Manchester Resturants

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WCZ said:

I was given a gift card to MH in March, I rang up to book using it and the next available slot was December - perhaps they treat those with gift cards as a lesser priority?

Quite possibly yeh

[Nezquick]

zarjaz1991 said:

Go somewhere other than Manchester.

What a ridiculous thing to say.

[Nezquick]

Australasia for pan Asian awesomeness.
Hawksmoor for steaks.
The French if you want to go really posh.

Don't forget to book yourself in at Cloud 23 for pre-dinner cocktails. It's not the best bar in Manchester but the view more than makes up for it.

[cirian75]

Nezquick said:

zarjaz1991 said:

Go somewhere other than Manchester.

What a ridiculous thing to say.

He has plainly never tasted a burger from Solita's.

[zarjaz1991]

Nezquick said:

What a ridiculous thing to say.

As someone who's lived down the road in Stockport (also a dump) for many years, I speak with some authority.

Manchester is bettered in the dump stakes by only a few places...such as Bradford, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds.

[Bit of a Unit]

zarjaz1991 said:

As someone who's lived down the road in Stockport (also a dump) for many years, I speak with some authority.

Manchester is bettered in the dump stakes by only a few places...such as Bradford, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds.

Well fking move then.

[Rollin]

zarjaz1991 said:

Nezquick said:

What a ridiculous thing to say.

As someone who's lived down the road in Stockport (also a dump) for many years, I speak with some authority.

Manchester is bettered in the dump stakes by only a few places...such as Bradford, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds.

Can we have your brief reviews of the above mentioned restaurants then?

[zarjaz1991]

Bit of a Unit said:

Well fking move then.

The bit of Stockport I'm in tolerable. My job is here. So I am stuck. it's not the end of the world.

[zarjaz1991]

Rollin said:

Can we have your brief reviews of the above mentioned restaurants then?

Sure.

"Located in a ghastly dump of a city, so I didn't even bother going in.

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BrewsterBear said:

I was at Michael Caine's place on Friday. Had the 8 course tasting menu with matched wines. Was a fantastic meal, but came to £150 each for the girlfriend and I.

+1

Its a special place for special occasions so I would +1 this idea.
The tasting menus are excellent - some of the best food in the UK let alone Manchester.

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zarjaz1991 said:

Nezquick said:

What a ridiculous thing to say.

As someone who's lived down the road in Stockport (also a dump) for many years, I speak with some authority.

Manchester is bettered in the dump stakes by only a few places...such as Bradford, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds.

As somebody who's worked there for 20+ years I'd disagree. Arndale is nice, Piccadilly Gardens and Northern Quarter are all lovely, metro link makes getting around a doddle, plenty of decent hotels and restaurants. There are certain areas which could do with sprucing up but that could be said for any city.

[Craphouserat]

Guys......

Thanks a lot for those recommendations.

I'm sure coming from St.Andrews, a relatively small town in Fife, Manchester will seem like a nice big city - I've never been - but I'm sure it'll be no dump. I like city breaks and all have their bad areas, I prefer spending my money in the UK.........nothing to do with a fear of flying.....honest !!

Thanks again all - I will look at all those.

[JQ]

zarjaz1991 said:

Rollin said:

Can we have your brief reviews of the above mentioned restaurants then?

Sure.

"Located in a ghastly dump of a city, so I didn't even bother going in.

What a miserable life you must lead.

[escargot]

Craphouserat said:

Guys......

Thanks a lot for those recommendations.

I'm sure coming from St.Andrews, a relatively small town in Fife, Manchester will seem like a nice big city - I've never been - but I'm sure it'll be no dump. I like city breaks and all have their bad areas, I prefer spending my money in the UK.........nothing to do with a fear of flying.....honest !!

Thanks again all - I will look at all those.

If you end up in or near spinningfields, try and pop into elixir for pre-dinner drinks!

[escargot]

JQ said:

zarjaz1991 said:

Rollin said:

Can we have your brief reviews of the above mentioned restaurants then?

Sure.

"Located in a ghastly dump of a city, so I didn't even bother going in.

What a miserable life you must lead.

Ignore him, he's from Stockport and is therefore definitely on benefits / heroin.

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Hi there,

I am lucky to be able to have some of the city's best restaurants as customers of mine so hopefully the below should be of some use.

Rosso - Italian food, great ambience and some of the best cocktails in the city. Definitely one to check out.

The French - my personal favourite for the wow factor, recently refurbished so am just waiting to go back and give it another try.

Manchester House - it was ok, a little to showy for my liking and very expensive. Some of the dishes were superb though.

47 King St West - only a small restaurant but family owned and with a great chef it really is a little gem

Solita - as mentioned above a great experience for a true 'dirty' burger

Reds True BBQ - again a bit like Solita but their Doughnut Burger is a true experience

Mr Coopers - another from the Simon Rogan stable and almost as good as The French

Fazenda - a great concept and superb venue, certainly one to do at some point if you get chance

James Martin - ignore the fact its at the rear of the casino and its superb. Been a couple of times and have not been disappointed.

San Carlo Fumo - another Italian but a slightly different concept from the traditional San Carlo sites.

Personally I am looking forward to sampling Tattu, Hawksmoor, Iberica, Wahaca, and Asha's (when it opens in September).

Hope this helps.

Regards

Tim

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And if all fails just go to This and That...

[WCZ]

zarjaz1991 said:

As someone who's lived down the road in Stockport (also a dump) for many years, I speak with some authority.

Manchester is bettered in the dump stakes by only a few places...such as Bradford, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds.

Maybe you haven't been to the city for 'many years' - it's improved st loads whereas stockport (I was born there and lived there for 20 years) as even stter than it's ever been in every aspect.

[cirian75]

WCZ said:

zarjaz1991 said:

As someone who's lived down the road in Stockport (also a dump) for many years, I speak with some authority.

Manchester is bettered in the dump stakes by only a few places...such as Bradford, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds.

Maybe you haven't been to the city for 'many years' - it's improved st loads whereas stockport (I was born there and lived there for 20 years) as even stter than it's ever been in every aspect.

shush, don't tell em that, we'll get invaded by them

[JQ]

red_slr said:

And if all fails just go to This and That...

FFS!!! It's 11:20am on a Wednesday, I'm feeling a bit peckish and someone on the internet mentions This and That. I absolutely guarantee I'll either be in there, "red chairs" or "green chairs" within the next hour. It's impossible to resist once the idea gets in my head. Rice and three with a chapati on the side, yum yum.