THE Albert Square Chop House is now open, and they're inviting one lucky reader and a friend in for a complimentary dinner with wine.
If it's anything like the food and drink at the other chop houses, it's worth getting excited about. You'll choose your meal from an a la carte menu devised by group executive chef Ian Leadbetter and head chef Paul Faulkner – a kitchen duo to be reckoned with. Paul's impressive CV includes the Michelin-starred Chester Grosvenor Hotel, Piccolino, and The Modern where he trained under Bruno Loubet, former head chef for Raymond Blanc.
They were given free-reign to create a brand new a la carte menu for the Albert Square Chop House. It's classic British cooking with a modern twist – all cooked to order with fresh local ingredients.
Expect dishes such as High Peak mutton chop and braised shoulder, with celeriac, caper berries and slow-roast garlic, and Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese, potato and caramelized onion pie with cauliflower, lemon and marjoram salad.
See the menu here
The restaurant serving the a la carte menu is situated on the lower ground floor. Upstairs is the pub which has its own bar food menu including a selection of Chop House Classics.
The new chop house is in the grade II listed Memorial Hall on Albert Square – a landmark building that's regarded as one of the best examples of Venetian Gothic Revival architecture in the country.
Working closely with English Heritage, the chop house owners have given it a magnificent £3.5m refit. The Albert Square Chop House boasts a dining pub, an 80-cover restaurant, a private dining boardroom and a function room with state-of-the-art facilities. A boutique hotel is planned for the upper floors.
To enter the competition to win dinner for two at the Albert Square Chop House, please click the red button.
The prize includes a two-course dinner and a glass of wine each. It must be taken in the New Year.
