What’s the vibe?
A calm, cool and candlelit space, all minimalist wooden furniture, chilled out tunes, and wine bottles in the window.
What are the prices like?
Surprisingly reasonable for one of Manchester’s best loved restaurants. Prices range from flatbreads at six quid up to larger meaty plates around the £20 mark - there is the occasional full blowout sharing dish too.
What should I order?
Everything. The short menu changes regularly and it is possible – and affordable – to eat the lot between 2-3 people. If you insist on exercising restraint (spoilsport), the urfa chilli and beef fat flatbread is unmissable and there is always a ceviche style dish on the menu featuring whatever fish is at its best that week. Leave room for dessert which, depending on your star sign, might be a delicate pannacotta with sharp seasonal fruit or a big splodge of dense chocolate mousse topped with olive oil and sea salt.
What’s worth visiting nearby?
You’re in Ancoats, baby, Manchester’s most desirable neighbourhood. Hit one of the local wine bars (there are several within walking distance), stroll down picturesque Anita Street or assimilate with the locals and hole up in a coffee shop with your bestickered laptop. Whatever would Engels make of it?
