Welcome to Manchester Confidential

Reset Password

The Confidential websites will be undergoing routine updates. This may cause the sites to go offline. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience.

Food & Drink

NEW | The Wonder Inn | ShudehillL'Oréal Blackett talks to Gibraltan-born, MCR-based songwriter Kirsty Almeida about a new 'creative wellness centre'

Splendid Kitchen TakeoversMondays Will Never Be The Same Again

REVIEW | Hawksmoor | DeansgateJonathan Schofield loves the confidence, steak and scallops

GALLERY | Pita Pit Launch EventSee why Pita Pit should be your new lunch venue

REVIEW | Grill On The AlleyRuth Allan looks at an established restaurant in a city that's changing

SNEAK PEAK | Panacea's Refurbishment By Bernard CarrollManchester's continental designer gets his hands on a renowned Basement

FIRST LOOK: Urban Cookhouse | Princess StreetL'Oréal Blackett gets a sneak peak of the New York style loft diner doing fusion food

REVIEW: The White Swan, FenceNeil Sowerby finds Tom Parker bowls him over with superior pub grub

NEW: Hunt And Darton Art Café | PiccadillyL'Oréal Blackett finds herself apart of the art

REVIEW: Rogan & Company | CartmelGordo on great food and unscrupulous locals

FIRST LOOK: Iberica's £2m Spinningfields RestaurantConfidential gets the first nosey around Manchester's latest major restaurant

NEW: Northern Quarter Markets In Stevenson SquareThe team behind Levenshulme Markets to pilot three monthly markets from Sunday 15 March

Mother's Day At Tea 42A la carte or afternoon tea; either way, it's a treat to savour

Cook:Manchester Want To Butcher YouTrafford kitchen to launch a series of intensive six hour specialist cookery courses with local chefs and producers

London's Urban Food Fest Off To A Soggy Start In MCRL'Oréal Blackett thinks the new Shoreditch food party is three months early

REVEALED: El Gato Negro Secure King Street SiteCelebrated tapas restaurant confirm three floor city centre location

REVIEW: Ban Di Bul | St Peter's SquareLucy Tomlinson goes a gizzard too far in this Korean restaurant

BEST OF MCR: Northern Quarter Pub CrawlA series of classic pub crawls in Manchester and the suburbs - from Jonathan Schofield

NEW: London-Based Cocktail Bar Takes Former Circle ClubBe At One cocktail bar chain have applied for a licence down the Barton Arcade ginnel

NEW: Comptoir Libanais To Open In SpinningfieldsManchester bags another major London restaurant brand

"It's Not Just Cereal" Says MCR's New Cereal Bar Owner

"It's Not Just Cereal" Says MCR's New…Black Milk models itself on New York's Momofuku Milk Bar

Mums Eat For Free At Southern ElevenDitch the dishes and eat out for Mother's Day

Neil Sowerby’s February Wine PicksA trio of South American red varieties capture his fancy

REVIEW: The Round Restaurant | Royal ExchangeJonathan Schofield visits a vegetarian abattoir

Mother's Day At NeighbourhoodMum's dine for free on Sunday 15 March

NEW: London Food Party Hits Deansgate On SaturdayUrban Food Fest will launch on the Euro Car Park opposite the Hilton

REVIEW: Puccini's | SwintonDeanna Thomas follows Sly Stallone to Swinton

Barrel-Aged & Smoky Bacon CocktailsNeil Sowerby finds that oak aging is the new pulled pork

Is Hooters Heading For MCR?Controversial American 'breastaurant' chain lining-up sites in Manchester, London and Newcastle

REVIEW: Man Behind The Curtain | LeedsGordo hops on the bandwagon to Yorkshire

BEST OF MCR: Veggie RestaurantsBecause nut roasts and mushroom burgers just don't cut it anymore...

Taste Something Special At Tea 42Fine dining for everyone

Too Late!

Lily's Vegetarian RestaurantDiscover Lily's and you'll discover a hidden gem. A vegetarian Indian eatery where all the focus is on creating great tasting, exciting, affordable food.

NEW: Bar & Beef For Corn Exchange?London-based Glendola Leisure are reportedly bringing their steak and gin restaurant to Manchester

REVIEW: Dom's Tavola Calda | DeansgateJonathan Schofield admires a proper sturdy bean winter warmer

MCR Gears Up For IbericaManchester competitor takes 2nd place in Iberica competition

Rudimental To Launch Spinningfields Pop-Up Ice BarTemperatures at the Coors Light Ice Bar will reach -5°C

The £10 Lunch From By 1847It's vegetarian dining, but not as you know it

NEW: Guerrilla Eats & The Wonder InnThe street foodsters will set up camp in Grade II-listed former warehouse on Shudehill... and they've got a new pal

Showing 39 items.