Choice

catsholiday

Choice - my choice 10th September 2008

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This restaurant has very recently had a new Head chef and is known for its fine dining.
The menu has a very unusual take on tradition food. For example on the starter menu - Bubble & Squeak Cake (V) £5.50
Vegetarian Bubble & Squeak Cake topped with a Free Range Poached Egg and Tomato Ketchup Vinaigrette.

They pride themselves for using only the best and as often as possible, locally sourced ingredients.
T
he list of awards received:
Manchester Tourism Awards Taste of Manchester 2007
Hi-Life Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year 2005
Manchester Food & Drink Restaurant of the Year 2003
Manchester Food & Drink Best Wine List 2002

The kitchen is on view to diners so you can see the staff preparing everything which is interesting and you can see each plate is individually prepared.
Presentation is perfect and the waiting on staff both efficient and friendly.

TimMancs

28th May 2007

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This place has been around for years and we used to go regularly and used it as the venue for one of my special birthdays as it was so good. However, it doesn't seem to have moved on at all and when we ate recently the food was not as good as it was years ago and I'll be finding somewhere else for my next special birthday dinner. It might of course have been that having been so fond of the place for many years I was expecting maybe a little more from it, but there's lots of competition out there and places need to evolve and continue to offer more to customers. It's still a good place though in a great location in the middle of Castlefield. Give it a go and see what you think.