Manchester Restaurants Guide

Selected Cuisine

Manchester Food and Drink Festival Winners

The 10th Annual Manchester Food and Drink Festival is over. We've stuffed ourselves on Mrs Kirkham's Cheeses, sampled a huge amount of dishes we've never tried, introduced squeamish friends to the delights of l'escargot and got drunk on locally brewed beer. All in all, we found this year's festival to be a resounding success.

To round off the festivities was the Gala Dinner, the glittering event where the city's biggest names in gastronomy come together to find out which venues were to win this year's awards.

These are the winners...

Restaurant of the Year Isinglass, Urmston River Restaurant, City Centre Luso, City Centre Gaucho Grill, City Centre Café Jem and I, City Centre Harvey Nichols 2nd Floor Restaurant & Brasserie, City Centre 2007 Winner: Gaucho Grill		Bar of the Year Odder, City Centre Trof, City Centre One Six One, Hale Cloud 23, City Centre River Room Bar, City Centre Common, City Centre 2007 Winner: Trof
Pub of the Year The Tandle Hill Tavern, Middleton Kings Arms, Salford Circus Tavern, City Centre Knott Bar, Hulme Arden Arms, Stockport 2007 Winner:The Tandle Hill Tavern		Newcomer of the Year Chaophraya, City Centre Numero, City Centre Odder, City Centre Trof, City Centre Akbars, City Centre City Café, City Centre 2007 Winner: Chaophraya
Family Friendly Giraffe, Trafford Centre The Olive Press, City Centre Jam St Café, Whalley Range Whitworth Art Gallery Café, Oxford Road Dinnerstone, Oldham Croma, Chorlton and City Centre 2007 Winner: Giraffe		Best Provision for Vegetarians Earth Café, City Centre Dilli, Altrincham Giraffe, Trafford Centre Barburrito, City Centre Samphire, Hale Chaophraya, City Centre 2007 Winner: Dilli
Chef of the Year Alison Seagrave, Harvey Nichols Jem O’Sullivan, Café Jem ‘n’ I Jason Wass, Northern Quarter Restaurant David Gale, City Café, City Inn and Selfridges David Bright, Luso Andrew Nutter, Nutters 2007 Winner: Alison Seagrave, Harvey Nichols		Best Wine List Evuna, City Centre Harvey Nichols 2nd Floor Restaurant & Brasserie, City Centre The French, City Centre Sams Chop House, City Centre White Hart, Oldham Luso, City Centre 2007 Winner:: Harvey Nichols
Coffee Bar and Casual Dining Venue of the Year North Star Deli, Chorlton Barburrito, City Centre Mai Bai, City Centre Slattery, Whitefield Jam St Café, Whalley Range Koffee Pot, Northern Quarter 2007 Winner: Slattery		Best Food and Drink Retail Outlet North Star Deli, Chorlton Barbakan, Chorlton Unicorn Grocery, Chorlton Out of the Blue Fishmongers, Chorlton Gastronomica, Chorlton W H Frost, Butchers, Chorlton 2007 Winner: Out Of The Blue
Award for Healthy and Sustainable Eating Earth Café, City Centre Tampopo, City Centre Malmaison Brasserie, City Centre Barburrito, City Centre Giraffe, City Centre Ramsons, Ramsbottom 2007 Winner: Barburrito

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TOP 10 RESTAURANTS IN MANCHESTER

 1. San Carlo (Italian)
 2. Gaucho Grill (Steaks)
 3. New Emperor (Chinese)
 4. Luso (Portuguese)
 5. Piccolino's (Italian)
 6. Dimitris (Greek)
 7. River Restaurant
 8. Yang Sing (Chinese)
 9. Bar & Grill (European)
10. eastZeast (Indian)

OUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANTS IN MANCHESTER

Italian Restaurants
San Carlo
Stock
Pizzeria Italia
Croma
Piccolino's
Steak Restaurants
Grill On The Alley
Gaucho Grill
French Restaurants
Brasserie Blanc
Midland French
Lounge Ten
Indian Restaurants
eastZeast
Shimla Pinks
Rajdoot
Chinese Restaurants
New Emperor
Pacific
Yang Sing
Seafood Restaurants
Livebait
Yo! Sushi
Sinclair's Oyster Bar
Portuguese
Luso
Family Friendly
River Restaurant
Shimla Pinks (Indian)
Pizzeria Italia (Italian)
Yang Sing (Chinese)
Great Value
Pizzeria Italia (Italian)
Shimla Pinks (Indian)

RECENT REVIEWS

Nawab (5/10)
"quality and quantity"

Fazz's (10/10)
"top notch!"

Fazz's (5/10)
"Outstanding Venue, Outstanding Food and Services"

Pacific (3/10)
"Misleading info on website"

Evuna (3/10)
"Losing their way"

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