CHRISTMAS dining can too easily become about ticking boxes, for the restaurants and the customers. This year make sure you have at least one meal out that's about excellent food, rather than social obligations and rigid traditions.
At 63 Degrees in the Northern Quarter, they invite you to experience Christmas dining, Parisienne-style. The Moreau family who run this petite establishment on Church Street have created two menus – one is available to all, the other is for groups of six people or more.
Both look delightful. Classic French cooking with evocative seasonal elements such as chestnuts, venison, artichokes, and their signature champagne.
The setting is charming – subtle, quiet, soothing. Just the place to escape the pre-Christmas madness for an afternoon or evening.
63 Degrees is a small place so it's advisable to book in advance to secure a table on your preferred date. Contact them on 0161 832 5438, quoting Manchester Confidential.
Christmas Menu One
Three courses - £36 per person
Served with a glass of our signature Champagne
Starters
Foie gras
Foie Gras
Velouté de topinambour a la truffe
Jerusalem artichoke soup with truffle
Mains
Saint Jacques, fondue de poireaux
Scallops with leek fondue
Filet de biche, sauce grand veneur, purée de céleri et pomme confite
Fillet of deer, huntsman sauce, puree of celery and apple confit
Cheeses
Selection de fromages (£5 extra)
Selection of French cheeses
Desserts
Boule surprise de Noël
Christmas surprise sphere
63 Degrees cube de framboise
63 Degrees Raspberry cube
Christmas Menu Two
For groups of 6+
Three courses - £27.50 per person
Served with a glass of selected wine
Starters
Letilles du puy au petits légumes et espuma de foie gras
Puy Lentils with vegetables and foie gras foam
Capuccino de châtaigne (v)
Chestnut Cappuccino
Foie gras (£5 extra)
Foie gras
Mains
Dinde farcie, écrasé de pomme de terre à l’huile de truffe
Stuffed Turkey, potato puree with truffle oil
Dorade rôtie, jus de crustacé et légumes anciens
Roasted Sea Bream, Shellfish jus with root vegetables
Risotto aux châtaignes (v)
Chestnut Risotto
Desserts
Boule surprise de Noël
Christmas surprise sphere
Risotto au lait de coco et ananas
Risotto with coconut milk and pineapple
Bûche de Noël aux fruits de la passion
Christmas Log with passion fruit
