j4ckos mate

myself and the wife have not been out in years on our own, and have become childminders for each other,


its high time we started going out again, can someone recommmend me a really nice restaurant in central manchester.

not mega bucks but not pizza express

thanks.

angrynorth

Don't know about the "not mega bucks" thing as I don't know what you consider mega bucks but here's a few of my favourites:

Most expensive at the top

Gaucho, next to Kendals. Absolutely the best steak in Manchester. Fairly pricey but worth every penny. Steak is about £18-£25, veg, potato's chips are all extra on top just so you know. Ask to see the steak board before you order I guarantee you will have a good meal.

Lounge 10, Tib Lane near the Town Hall. My favourite restaurant in Manchester. Top atmosphere, without a doubt the best place to take a potential date or even wife . It's totally unique and the top floor is very cool so you should request a table up there. It has a burlesque feel to it, with the top floor painted in quite graphic (pornographic) renaissance art. Very cool place. Excellent food, fairly priced and like I say, completely unique.

Restaurant Bar and Grill, John Dalton Street. Cool modern restaurant, number one destination for Manchester's "celebs". Great food, especially the fish and chips . There is one of these in Leeds too, so if you have been there you will know what to expect.

Stock - Norfolk Lane near Spring Gardens. Manchesters old stock exchange turned into a restaurant. Cool building, decent food, even if some of it is a bit pretentious.

Grill on the Alley, off John Dalton Street. Cheaper version of the restaurant bar and grill. Best thing I have had in there was a Kobe burger. Nice enough.

Picollino's near Albert Square. Good italian, all the staple stuff and always busy.

Room, top of King street. Part of the chain, worth going for the building alone. Food is pretty good and well priced.

If you fancy a Chinese, most people go for the Yang Sing, but Pearl City in China town is just as good and a little cheaper. For Indian it has to be Akbars but go early as it is always packed. There is a Sapporo Teppanyaki on Liverpool road that does good Japanese food. Sapporo has a great atmosphere as the food is cooked in front of you by a very talented ninja.

If you are after fish, then Livebait on Albert Square is good.

There are loads more worth trying, but these are my favourites. Pick any one of the top three and I am sure you will have a good night and a great meal.

j4ckos mate

I was thinking of panama hatties quite enjoyed the duvel in there!

jimmyv

second vote for Gaucho's.

j4ckos mate

wow lounge 10. can we have a whipround lads

Avi

Third vote for Gaucho's ... salivating thinking about it!

j4ckos mate

bit out of my price range still

sti-04!!

What about St Ann's Square, there is a cracking restaurant there.

Brendan Hughes

C'mon mate, if you haven't been out in years then make this a special one.

Robert Rosario

Agreed, push the boat out, you both deserve it!

The Zohan

Try chinatown, lot's of very good places to eat - if you like chinese food

However, i had my card cloned in chinatown in a very good eatery, pay cash would be my advice, sure not all are bent but a transient workforce or low paid staff.

NorthDave

Shimla Pinks.

Nice modern Indian. I love it - go for the lamb harry gosht (probably not spelt right!). I've never taken anyone there and been disappointed. Its great.

pete higham

its not central manchester but if you like italian i recommend isis in swinton, very good service and very friendly and the food is fantastic.

mamoon2

Panama Hatties has got a new chef, supposed to be a bit of a hot shot too.

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

Picollino's gets my vote, can be a bit too busy though at times

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

or you could try the trafford centre, loads of places there, the chinese in particular is rather nice

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Bear in mind that his idea of romance is to go out, get bladdered with me, get a kebab and take one home for his wife at 1 am !

Jamie

https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...anchester.html

gazza-uk

McDonlands ?

angrynorth

Definitely good advice, if you haven't been out for ages you should make it special, she will appreciate it and you might even get some special action for the extra effort.

Klaatu

McDonalds.

j4ckos mate

i went to eastzeast the other week,

it was ok, i thought a lot of it was quite sweet tasting tbh,

the manager was on gordan ramsey a c couple of weeks earlier, if you saw it it was the one wit the naan bread hooks. they have them at eastzeast now as well

angrynorth

And Akbars.

Which EastzEast did you go to, the one on Blackfriars is not quite as good as the one on Princess St for some reason, despite it being newer.

CaptainJohn

Toms or Sams chophouse are a good meal and something different for a change , make sure you are proper starving before you go :


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J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Sapporo, a Japanese on Liverpool st (next to Akbars) is pretty good, the chefs do a bit of a show, all good fun.

j4ckos mate

i went to blackfriars road,
it was ok, i have had nicer in rusholme though tbh.