best places to eat in manchester

Flixton blue said:
This 'n' That. Soap St and Butter Lane.

Mmmmmm, Rice 'n' 3.
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I love the This n That near Blu bar - not posh but food is fantastic and cheap as chips.
 
SouthStand211 said:
The magnificent 7!

Tapas: El Rincon De Rafa (Footy memorabilia on the walls to boot)
Italian: Piccolinos (Near town hall, my fave restaurant in town)
Indian: Akbars (Near Castlefield)
English: Sams Chop House (Behind Boots on Market St)
Mexican: Panama Hattys
Argentinian(basically if your a steak connoisseur): Gaucho Grill.
American: Hard Rock is a safe bet.


PS:
Quick bite to eat in town at lunchtime: Blackdog Ballroom. NQ. Just for the burgers alone! Oh yes.
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Excellent taste Sir. I'd agree with almost all of that, but I'd throw in Cafe Istanbul on Bridge Street for Turkish and Pesto for some Italian tapas.

Not eaten in the Blackdog Ballroom, only had a drink there, but will pop in for a burger next time.
 
no one's mentioned ABDUL's of Oxford Road yet?

LMAO


all fresh flame grilled chicken kebab with chili sauce, yoghurt & veggies served in a naan; fit for a king!

(edit: chili not curry sauce - damn, how could I make such a culinary faux pas? I think I'll have to go fall on my carving sword now)
 
For a city the size of Manchester it is a culinary backwater in comparison to what it should be. Great for decent restaurants, but such a lack of real top notch quality eateries.

The Curry Mile is little more than a series of snack bars, and I can't believe that there isn't even one quality establishment there.

Chinatown is okay, but only probably two top places (Yang Sing and Cross Street), the rest is bargain bucket.

Apart from Kroma, the Italian stuff is all chain restaurants, although I hear San Carlos is good.

Not one real quality English restaurant, and even the hotels no longer cater for the higher end of the market.

Contrast that to the Ribble Valley where there must be 20 top notch eateries, Indian, English, Italian, the lot.

I rarely eat out in Manchester nowadays are there are far better places in the suburbs (the Chinese in Middleton Junction, the Indian on Cheetham Hill Road, etc.). It's all glass and chrome cafe bars... okay for the kids but piss-poor for us foodies!
 
MCFCinUSA said:
no one's mentioned ABDUL's of Oxford Road yet?

LMAO


all fresh flame grilled chicken kebab with chili sauce, yoghurt & veggies served in a naan; fit for a king!

(edit: chili not curry sauce - damn, how could I make such a culinary faux pas? I think I'll have to go fall on my carving sword now)
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A lot of people actually seem to like that place. I think it's fucking dreadful
 
Soulboy said:
For a city the size of Manchester it is a culinary backwater in comparison to what it should be. Great for decent restaurants, but such a lack of real top notch quality eateries.

The Curry Mile is little more than a series of snack bars, and I can't believe that there isn't even one quality establishment there.

Chinatown is okay, but only probably two top places (Yang Sing and Cross Street), the rest is bargain bucket.

Apart from Kroma, the Italian stuff is all chain restaurants, although I hear San Carlos is good.

Not one real quality English restaurant, and even the hotels no longer cater for the higher end of the market.

Contrast that to the Ribble Valley where there must be 20 top notch eateries, Indian, English, Italian, the lot.

I rarely eat out in Manchester nowadays are there are far better places in the suburbs (the Chinese in Middleton Junction, the Indian on Cheetham Hill Road, etc.). It's all glass and chrome cafe bars... okay for the kids but piss-poor for us foodies!
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have to agree, Manchester is 2nd only to London for the variety of cuisine you can get, but when it comes to top notch dining we've nothing.

Some places to head for....

Stock (Italian) in the city centre is good
Ramsons (italian) in Rammy is good (pricey)
San Minis (southern Indian) again in Rammy is very good
Persia Grill (opposite souther cem) very good persian food
Alborz (levenshulm) again good persian food
Northcote Manor (between Blackburn and Preston) good for fine dining.

and the most unlikely was The Drawing Room, good british food, nice restaurant on Moston lane..so you might want to think about where you go for pre-dinner drinks (;-)
 
OxBlue said:
Soulboy said:
For a city the size of Manchester it is a culinary backwater in comparison to what it should be. Great for decent restaurants, but such a lack of real top notch quality eateries.

The Curry Mile is little more than a series of snack bars, and I can't believe that there isn't even one quality establishment there.

Chinatown is okay, but only probably two top places (Yang Sing and Cross Street), the rest is bargain bucket.

Apart from Kroma, the Italian stuff is all chain restaurants, although I hear San Carlos is good.

Not one real quality English restaurant, and even the hotels no longer cater for the higher end of the market.

Contrast that to the Ribble Valley where there must be 20 top notch eateries, Indian, English, Italian, the lot.

I rarely eat out in Manchester nowadays are there are far better places in the suburbs (the Chinese in Middleton Junction, the Indian on Cheetham Hill Road, etc.). It's all glass and chrome cafe bars... okay for the kids but piss-poor for us foodies!
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have to agree, Manchester is 2nd only to London for the variety of cuisine you can get, but when it comes to top notch dining we've nothing.

Some places to head for....

Stock (Italian) in the city centre is good
Ramsons (italian) in Rammy is good (pricey)
San Minis (southern Indian) again in Rammy is very good
Persia Grill (opposite souther cem) very good persian food
Alborz (levenshulm) again good persian food
Northcote Manor (between Blackburn and Preston) good for fine dining.

and the most unlikely was The Drawing Room, good british food, nice restaurant on Moston lane..so you might want to think about where you go for pre-dinner drinks (;-)
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Stock is excellent as is Northcote.
The Drawing Room is no longer open. It closed a few years ago and became 'The Olive' which was as good if not better.
It's now some sort of African brothel like most of Moston Lane, sadly.
 
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