Harden's survey result
Summary
The dining room of this “elegant” two-year-old boutique hotel serves some “excellent” food – “it was all I could do to stop myself from licking the plate clean!”. Top Menu Tip – “A sort of slightly spicy shredded lamb special that was crispy to bite and just the right amount of dressing to make it not too dry. The Asparagus, Jersey Royals with duck egg was a spectacular triumph in mid-May. The cavatelli with crab was well done, if a bit rich”.
Summary
“A brilliant addition to the Manchester scene” – this boutique hotel yearling is already “a place to see and be seen” thanks in no small part to “excellent cooking of the sort that’s not often found in hotel restaurants”: “locally sourced and very high quality, with dishes that are well cooked and well presented”. But while “the space may be stunning, it can be difficult to please all of the guests all of the time in such a varied space (I went to dine, not to discover the playlist played at ear-splitting volume!)”
Summary
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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18 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 4LG
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 10.00% |
18 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 4LG
Opening hours
| Monday | 7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Friday | 7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am‑4 pm, 5 pm‑9:45 pm |
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