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Review: The Pen and Pencil – vegetarian special

Review: The Pen and Pencil – vegetarian special

To celebrate National Vegetarian Week 2018, Kirstie O’Mahony tried The Pen and Pencil’s new veggie and vegan offerings, and was left reeling
Review: The Lowry Hotel – £15.95 three course Jan/Feb menu

Review: The Lowry Hotel – £15.95 three course Jan/Feb menu

It’s time to embrace the affordable glamour. Throughout January and February, the Lowry Hotel has launched a £15.95 three-course menu that is bathed in luxury
Review: 1761

Review: 1761

1761, an industrial Mancunian Eatery

Review: The Patron

This restaurant will certainly be receiving my patronage again

Review: Fazenda — A meat lover’s paradise!

Take a trip to Fazenda for some true Brazilian fine dining

Recipe: Broken-Ox-Hearted

A delicious recipe for getting over heartbreak

Review: Elnecot

Newly opened in Ancoats, Elnecot’s menu features an array of local craft ales and gins and period recipes using locally sourced, seasonal products

Review: Federal

Two experiences of Manchester’s coolest brunch bar

‘Vivid’ Dreams and Developments

Let’s talk about development. Developments in the food critic world, developments in the student union, and developments in east Manchester. Marina O’Loughlin has stepped into the shoes of the late, great, AA Gill. Perhaps the most accomplished voice in food writing, AA Gill has left some sizeably large shoes to fill, but if there was […]

Koreana: a quiet background murmur of the British dining scene

No Michelin stars? No fret

Recipe: Pickling

#pickletheting

Oké Poké

Northern Quarter’s newest eatery is put to the test in Felix Sander’s review

Restaurants For All Occasions

With Valentine’s Day soon, we thought it would be appropriate to offer a roundup of our favourite destinations for first daters, to long term relationships, to groups of friends who want a fun night out

Review: Bunzilla Burger

With a promise of Japanese flavours, Byron Burgers’ new creation challenges the traditional Western burger recipe

Lotus Vegetarian Kitchen

Kate and Gina on another whirlwind adventure as they turn to the veg side and head to the specialists on Wilmslow Rd: Lotus Kitchen. Ain’t no stopping them now

The Garratt

Hope, Sophie and Astrid check out local pub grub at The Garratt

Review: All Star Lanes

Adam Fearn and Lise Millerjord review All Star Lanes, a swanky new restaurant in the heart of Manchester

Ziferblat

Marcus Johns and Charlie Spargo explore the Northern Quarter’s newest concept café where you only pay for the time you spend

Pub of the week: Jackson’s Boat

Sam & Charlie review another South Manchester pub for those looking to try a new drinking venue.

Pub of the Week: The Railway, Didsbury

Sam Joyce and Charlie Filmer-Court review their Pub of the Week, The Railway in Didsbury