survey result

Summary

£61
  £££
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Very promising but limited (too much so for a rating) feedback on the food at this funky new boutique hotel, which opened shortly before our annual diners’ poll concluded and inhabits a six-storey building near Chinatown. The Observer’s Jay Rayner was an early fan too, declaring in a May 2022 review that – “the kitchen… led by chef Iain Thomas, is cooking a truly delightful and admirably tight menu of diverting dishes, which reveal their joys a little at a time... and all at a price positioned to comfort rather than terrorise”.

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£7.00 £24.00 £9.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £21.00
Filter Coffee £2.00
Extras  
Bread £3.00
Service 10.00%
18 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 4LG
Opening hours
Monday7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm
Tuesday7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm
Wednesday7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm
Thursday7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm
Friday7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm
Saturday7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm
Sunday7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm

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