Tattu Restaurant and Bar will open its doors on Gartside Street, Spinningfields, on 9th May 2015, bringing a refreshing concept to Manchester’s thriving restaurant scene. The venue has been designed to take customers on a visual journey across three separate areas, each drawing decorative influence from different styles of body art.
Inspired by the strong conceptual restaurants found on America’s west coast, brothers Adam and Drew Jones have utilised this design model to build the foundation of their offering, with their inspiration influencing everything from the interior design to the menu itself. A captivating interior, created by designer Edwin Pickett, will provide customers with more than just a meal. Instead, they will follow a story.
Historically, the Orient has had a great influence on the progression of body art and the brothers looked to this part of the world to inspire the restaurant’s stimulating menu. Created by London-based executive chef, Andrew Lassetter, the menu will focus on expertly crafted dim sum and small plates with a contemporary twist.
Both the head chef and head dim sum chef have been sourced from the renowned Hakkasan Group, responsible for many of London’s premium and most celebrated Asian restaurants including Hakkasan, HKK, Yauatcha and Sake No Hana. A tempting array of bespoke cocktails designed to complement the food offering, along with a premium wine list, will offer customers the choice to enjoy the venue as a drinks destination, as well as a restaurant.
Tattu will open for its soft launch on Monday 27th April until the Wednesday 6th May leading up to its official launch on Saturday 9th May. A small selection of customers will be able to experience Tattu during this period with a 50% discount on all food. To register for a chance to be one of the first to dine head to www.tattu.co.uk for details.
Pan Asian is a concept which has been tried in the city several times over the last few years. Some have failed miserably, and some have blossomed into local success stories. Now, when the big hitting owners of places such as Red Chilli and Ocean Treasure 235 have a crack at the concept, you can feel pretty confident that they will give it more than a good shake. Their establishments are polished, well run, and the staff really know what they are doing. Add to that the financial backing which is given to their ventures and it all stacks up to being a formidable force in the restaurant game.
Set in the old Chicago Rock unit, which has been left dilapidated and run down following the demise of the general area a while ago, Sakana caused a lot of buzz before it even opened. The time seemed right to launch near the Great Northern Warehouse, following a sudden regeneration in the area over recent years, so up popped Sakana back in October hot on the heels of a multi-million quid fit out.
You can certainly see where that money has gone when you arrive, with a slick entry process, complete with the often nowadays forgotten cloak room service, along with a charming and glamorous hostess, set next to a great looking bar area. A great start and we were led though to the dining room to take our seats. Once seated in one of the comfy booths, you could see that no expense had been spare here either, whether it be the booths, the mid-room tables and chairs, or at Teppanyaki style seating which surrounds the cooking areas. Tables were lovely, with bright white décor giving the space a really open and vibrant feel. So, it was a visual success, and we were keen to see if the important bit, the food and drink, could back up the great first impression. [click here to read the full review]
Stevenson Square bar, restaurant and creative space opens its doors. PLY, Stevenson Square’s hotly anticipated new bar, restaurant and creative space, has fired up its mirror ball pizza oven and will open its doors this month with launch events planned for 25, 26 and 27 March.
A bright new venue for drinking, eating, meeting and socialising - from the minds behind the award-winning neighbourhood hangout, Kosmonaut - PLY features a book exchange, doodle wall and will host monthly exhibitions by international artists.
The bespoke wood-fired disco ball oven, imported directly from Naples, heats to 600C and will bake the venue’s selection of Neapolitan pizzas in 90 seconds flat, which will be served alongside a selection of antipasti. The menu features fresh ingredients from local suppliers and ethically sourced charcuterie meats.
PLY’s interior is a fresh new design-led concept, with a mixture of classic and crafted pieces with a European influence. The 5500 square foot space features locally sourced bespoke fittings including benches and lightboxes from Islington Mill’s Workroom Industries, interior styling and branding by PLY’s creative partner, Instruct Studio alongside permanent artwork by artist, Layla Sailor.
PLY was previewed in 2014 at the #PLYin90seconds exhibition, which featured seven internationally renowned creatives who each created a 90 second pizza themed film via their own artistic medium. Their work will drive the bar’s 2015 exhibition programme, with details to be released soon.
General Manager, Hana Kaczor-Dawson comments “We know it’s been a long time coming but PLY promises to be a special space. Materials and features have been sourced from all over the world including our disco ball pizza oven, which involved shipping a team over from Naples to build. We’ve taken the time to fine tune the food and drink menus, creating just the right balance of Italian know how and local produce. We’ll be releasing launch details via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram so stay tuned for tickets and treats.”.
Violet Hospitality have announced the opening of their debut restaurant, Urban Cookhouse: a new bar, restaurant and lounge that brings downtown New York-style casual dining, fusion dishes from around the world and a late night bar, serving fine and unique cocktails, to an old shipping warehouse on Princess Street.
The restaurant opened on Friday 13th March and is located on the edge of the Gay Village, bringing simple style and sophistication to an area of town that is seeing a rebirth in great dining and drinking venues. The menu includes diverse flavours, like Jerk Loin of Pork with Sweet Chilli Pineapple Noodles, Pak Choi and Jamaican Dumplings and Buttermilk Fried Whiskey Chicken with Bourbon Sauce and Sweet Potato Scallops.
The restaurant will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, with the lounge offering a relaxed space to enjoy music and drinks into the night, providing the perfect setting for a business lunch, a leisurely dinner or simply cocktails with friends after work.
This Easter weekend, The Lowry Outlet, MediaCityUK will host four days of family friendly fun with its Chocomania event at the Outlet shopping and leisure complex.
Across the four day event, children and parents are invited to immerse themselves in to a chocolate fuelled fantasy world, featuring an interactive Chocolate Factory experience with creative décor and effects and free stage shows for all to enjoy. Children will get the opportunity to pose for photos with characters inspired by Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas in the Chocolate Factory! In addition, families can enjoy the twists, turns and thrills on the 50ft high traditional lighthouse Helter Skelter which will be erected outside of the centre*.
Taking place from 3rd to 6th April, Lowry Outlet will also host its monthly Artisan market on the plaza, with a wide range offering visitors a delicious range of regional food and drink, cupcakes, chocolates, crafts, jewellery and more! Other sweet treats include live music on the bandstand, with brass performers, acoustic singer-songwriters and lots more bringing the outdoors to life on the open-air stage. What’s more, The Body Shop is offering visitors free chocolate-infused treatments in-store.
And that’s not it; visitors to Chocomania across the four days will be in with a chance of winning an incredible Easter hamper full of chocolate themed gifts, perfect for all of the family courtesy of retailers at The Lowry Outlet.
Take a look and you’ll see Lowry Outlet is the perfect place to make your money go further this Easter with stores offering savings of up to 70% off RRP, plus a selection of restau r ants to choose from including Pizza Express, Café Rouge and Nando’s. There is a huge selection of fashion, gifts and homeware plus an on-site mult i- screen Vue Cinema, a food court seating 400, and seven Plaza restaurants!
Any dedicated epicure will be aware that more often than not, London overwhelmingly ‘milks’ the limelight as far as the hottest restaurant openings and newest food concepts are concerned. Well the herd at Filthy Cow are bored of that and don’t believe the North should continue to be overshadowed as a foodie destination. Opening in late February 2015, Filthy Cow will take the bull by the horns and change the face of dining in Manchester once and for all.
Following months of covert undercover investigations into the existing burger scene, Filthy Cow has made it their mission to indulge the burger connoisseur’s wildest meat fantasies. They have gone to great lengths to make sure their well-hung, prime beef burgers are the ultimate guilty pleasure and promise quality and indulgence served up with genuine passion and an overriding sense of fun.
Filthy Cow will be alive and kicking seven days a week for lunch and dinner and will be the perfect venue to chew the cud with friends, enjoy a trendy date, a family treat or simply a solo burger marathon as well as a ‘speak-easy’ take-away service.
The menu is deliberately short and punchy but will satisfy the most carnal burger desires. The herd at Filthy Cow love their outdoor action and all their beef is locally sourced, outdoor reared and from the best farms in the country. Filthy Cow will set the benchmark for memorable dining in Manchester, with creamy milkshakes, local craft beers and weekly-changing wines from small independent local producers. These will accompany the main event and are served alongside rustic ‘skin on’ chips, authentic ‘slaw’ and onion rings.
The interior design is farmyard-industrial crossed with Soho-neon and the staff have undergone extensive training to ensure they are the finest burger connoisseurs in the land, no-one will know better than them to advise of what goes well with your Filthy Beast burger.
handmade burger Co’s new Fairground beef burger brings back an old classic using their handmade burgers which are made in restaurant with our 100% prime scotch beef. Everybody remembers a time when they visited a good old classic Fairground and the new Fairground beef burger is sure to bring all of those great memories flooding back.
The new menu has been released into the 22 restaurants with exciting new burgers and delicious new ranges for you to try, and include the exciting Extreme Infusion burgers and new Pitta burgers which have been added to the menu following the success of the Chicken Peri-Peri Pitta burger special. The NEW Fairground beef burger is simple but tasty and has that classic feel that will bring back great Fairground memories. The burger is exactly what you would expect with just 100% prime scotch beef burger served with cheese, fried white onions, ketchup and mayonnaise. This burger is proving to be popular with the handmade burger Co team who love the simplicity and flavour of this burger.
The Fairground has not only been inspired by those great Fairground days but also one loyal customer, Dean from Leeds. Last year handmade burger Co gave you the chance to tell them what you thought should be on the new menu and so all new burgers are inspired by you.
This is a burger you simply can't refuse... The new special pays homage to one of All Stars favourite flicks as March marks the 43rd anniversary of the release of the Godfather! Step aside for — The Don .
This serious 6oz patty packs a punch of flavour with roasted red peppers, sliced salami Milano, shredded baby gem lettuce, sliced onion & tomato, topped with a roasted garlic & basil mayo for just £9.50!
Wagamama has now confirmed that it will launch at the Trafford Centre. Its location in the centre has yet to be confirmed, and details are currently thin on the ground. _ Mar 2015
Following on from the success of the city centre restaurant all day eating purveyor; Bills, will soon open in The Trafford Centre. Its destination will be the former Exchange Bar and Grill unit, next to TGI Fridays on the upper floor. _ Mar 2015
Dockyard, the Salford Quays bar/restaurant, is taking up a second postion in the area. Work has begun to convert the former Café Rouge unit in Spinningfields, to convert it into The Dockyard. Operated by local foodie heavyweight. Steve Pilling owner of Damson MediaCityUK. _ Mar 2015
Loungers are launching their 10th Cosy Club site as the upcoming Corn Exchange in Manchester. £850k will be spent on the casual dining restaurant, which will launch in July, and will coincide with the opening of various other food and drink based outlets, as part of the full redevelopment of the Corn Exchange. _ Mar 2015
Manchester's iconic Roadhouse has shut its doors, to the dismay of music fans across the city. However, music lovers' loss seems to be food lovers' gain, as Mary-Ellen McTague has snapped up the lease on the properly, and will convert it into a new restaurant. Details of the new operation are currently little known, but it safe to assume that it will be a revamped and expanded Aumbry, following the Prestwich operations closing down last year. We eagerly await more news. _ Mar 2015
Lancashire foodie demi-God, Nigel Haworth, has suggested in an interview with the MEN that he is looking to broaden is operations to city centre Manchester. The Chef Patron of Northcote near Blackburn had long operated a string of gastropubs aswell as his fine dining operation, and is a concept which would without doubt be welcomed in the city. _ Mar 2015
Leeds based Mexican Restaurant and Bar Cielo Blanco are making their way over the Pennines to launch in Manchester. The new branch will be located in the impressive, former Masonic lodge on Bridge Street. Building and décor work is currently being planned, ready for a launch in the next few months. _ Mar 2015
London based, eclectic, all day eating and drinking specialists Foxlow are coming to Manchester, hot on the tail of other southern-based quality dining specialised who have recently made the move. Will Beckett, the boss at Hawksmoor, has suggested that a site is being sought at present. Based on the quality of Hawskmoor, another venue in a similar vein will be welcomed in Manchester . _ Mar 2015
MinaVina, which translates into 'Little Noodle', is launching on Portland Street, on the edge of Chinatown. Further details are at present, hard to come by. _ Mar 2015
Since gourmet burgers are a new and scarce thing in Manchester at the moment, Wanderlust Burgers have launched Whitworth Street West. The venture sells premium burgers to take away, and offers delivery too. _ Mar 2015
The now iconic Manchester food collective, Guerrilla Eats, are kicking off a 12 week street food dining event at The Wonder Inn. Entry is free and where is a wide range of food stalls and bars. _ Mar 2015
The now iconic Manchester food collective, Guerrilla Eats, are kicking off a 12 week street food dining event at The Wonder Inn. Entry is free and where is a wide range of food stalls and bars. _ Mar 2015
It has been confirmed that Busaba Eathai, the London based chain which specialises in Thai cuisine, has booked a spot for opening at the former Café Rouge unit in The Printworks, after previously being linked with both this location and a spot in the new Corn Exchange development. _ Mar 2015
Popular city centre Italian café/bar Salvis has submitted planning permission to Manchester City Council in order to obtain permission to launch what will be called Salvi's Rosticceria. If accepted, the new venture will be located at 17 John Dalton St close to Salvis Cucina. _ Mar 2015
Award winning El Gato Negro of Ripponden has announced it will be moving to King Street this Summer, once renovations are completed on the former retail outlet, creating an alfresco dining along with a large open kitchen. Since its opening nearly 10 years ago, the Spanish restaurant has received recognition from many sources including Hardens, The Good Food Guide and the Michelin guide has awarded them with a Bib Gourmand twice. _ Mar 2015
Grillstock Manchester , 30th – 31st May will be headlined by legendary New York DJ Grandmaster Flash as well as purveyors of sexy music, riotous comedy, and sensational dancing the Cuban Bros. Grillstock favourite, the inimitable Levi Roots will also be on hand, delivering some lunchtime reggae and soul whilst indie rock band, The Heavy headline the Sunday in Albert Square. _ Mar 2015
Following its recent forced closure, the legendary Manchester greasy spoon The Koffee Pot is set to re-launch on Oldham Street, in a new premises which is twice the size of its predecessor. _ Mar 2015
The popular Jamaican bar restaurant Turtle Bay is set to launch its second city centre outlet in the Northern Quarter, on Oldham St. based on the success of its elder sibling, it will be a great addition to the NQ. _ Mar 2015
Opening in March at 54 Princess Street, Urban Cookhouse will offer an eclecxtic array of cuisines, highlighting dishes such as Jerk Loin of Pork, Buttermilk Fried Whiskey Chicken with Bourbon sauce. In addition, their bar will be serving up the finest cocktails. After 11.30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the restaurant will transform in to a bar & lounge providing guests with music and drinks late into the night. _ Mar 2015
Northern Quarter institution Common is set to close its doors this March to spread out, spruce-up and blow your mind with a fresh new look. Since its inception just over a decade ago, Common has championed the city’s art and design scene, and this continues, with acclaimed local creative’s on board to develop the new incarnation. When it re-opens in the Spring, Common will have earlier opening times, and an extended square footage with 30 additional covers, making more time and room for a new all day food menu and next level coffee whilst maintaining the ace stuff they’ve always done . _ Mar 2015
