Simon Rogan will close his Manchester restaurant The French at the Midland Hotel in August in order to carry out a few upgrades. Among them is one that diners are sure to thank him – the addition of the restaurant’s own toilets (currently the dining room shares the hotel facilities). On top of that a […]
Jay Rayner weighs in on the north/south restaurant divide question The Observer’s critic-in-chief heads to Manchester to try out the new Hawksmoor and stumbles across a veggie dining room, 1847, serving great food – well, apart from the desserts. Read our roundup of restaurant news in Manchester and enter our Hawksmoor Manchester competition. Meanwhile the […]
You’ve read all the exciting food news from Manchester in our spotlight feature, now why not try one of the city’s hottest newcomers for yourself? Harden’s has teamed up with The Hawksmoor to offer one lucky reader (and their guest) the chance to win a meal for two at the brand new Deansgate restaurant. Hawksmoor […]
Manchester is a city on the rise when it comes to dining out. Last year, according to CGA Peach’s eye-catching figures, the capital of the north saw a 57% increase in food-led businesses. It seems almost too good to be true (London’s comparative growth was 32%), but just goes to show how vibrant the restaurant scene in Manchester […]
OK, this really is going to be interesting. The people of Manchester have, for the first time in living memory, been graced by the opening of a really hot upmarket restaurant concept straight from the capital. Hawksmoor unveiled plans to open an outpost there last year and since then the Mancunian blogosphere has been in high excitement. […]
Wahaca, Pho and Vapiano have all snapped up sites in Manchester’s Corn Exchange, which will reopen following a £30m refurb in June next year. Thomasina Miers’s chain of vibrant Mexican operations (pictured) has been confirmed as one of the development’s flagship tenants alongside restaurants opening their first Mancunian outposts. Continental-style food court Vapiano, which already has […]
It’s all happening in Manchester at the moment. No sooner have the duo behind trendy Hawksmoor announced plans to open an outpost there than the trendy(ish) Ibérica group unveils plans to join them. The tapas restaurant, with four sites already in London, has long been praised by reporters for its authentic Spanish dishes. Even as the […]
Macdonald Manchester Hotel & Spa has decided to celebrate the relaunch of its Scottish Steak Club with a collection of ‘unique’ savoury cocktails. The restaurant, which has been given a new look as part of a £2 million investment programme across 16 hotels, will serve up limited edition concoctions like the ‘Whisky Steak’ and the ‘Rosemary Gin […]
