‘Manchester’ Archives
Restaurant Review: Low Mark –The Mark Addy, Salford
Prettily accented with strategic candlelight, Salford’s The Mark Addy, on the banks of the Irwell, makes unlikely elegance out of its exposed brickwork arches. Those who have seen it in the daylight in the aftermath of one of the restaurant’s semi-frequent adventures in [Read More]
Med in Manchester – Restaurant Review: Twisted Med, Castlefield
Boasting a chef once of Manchester heavyweight Stock, and set on the Locks alongside populist money-spinner Albert's Shed, Twisted Med seems all set up for success. It's not quite there yet though. Squeezed in beneath one of Castlefield Locks’ distinctive railway arches, [Read More]
Manchester Fashion Weep – We Review Boohoo.com
Manchester newcomers Boohoo take on the online establishment. Nice clothes, shame about the service. After years of loyal patronage of ASOS.com, I made the switch to the Manchester-based online fashion retailer Boohoo.com in search of cheaper prices and a comparable [Read More]
A Simple Plan(e): We Review Strategic Airlines Flights
I'm not sure what the strategy is; shoddy, knackered planes and rude incompetence? Air travel can be a grisly business when you do it on a budget, something akin to the endurance sport of the rush hour commute, to be tolerated with a combination of Zen philosphy and [Read More]
Prince of Whales? – We Review Beluga Restaurant and Bar, Manchester
Underground Manchester restaurant Beluga is buried by a lack of ambition, and some poor fundamentals drive the nails in. Manchester's Mount Street restaurant Beluga comes as a surprise, an expansive dining area secreted underground beneath a modestly sized (shiny) bar. As a [Read More]
