PROMOTION
CARNIVORE'S paradise and all-round dining institution, is now open in Manchester – the first Hawksmoor outside London.
Hawksmoor Manchester is a British Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar located in a beautiful building called The Courthouse on Deansgate, which was originally built in the late Victorian era by the Office of Woods and Forests. The sixth Hawksmoor is a 130-cover restaurant with an Edwardian interior and a menu revolving around steaks from ethically-reared native breed cattle along with sustainable seafood from around the British coast.
The interior takes its cue from the landmark Grade II listed Courthouse building the restaurant is located in. The menu, alongside Hawksmoor’s signature dictionary-thick steaks, features a number of new dishes created especially for the Manchester restaurant. New dishes include Shortrib Macaroni, Veal Rump with Fried Oysters, Cottage Pie Potato Skins and Maple Bacon. Joining old favourites on the bar menu, like the Kimchi Burger, Shortrib French Dip and Lobster Roll, is a Poutine Barm, a Montreal-meets-Manchester sandwich with triple cooked chips, chicken gravy and cheddar cheese curds stuffed in a traditional barm, with extra gravy for dipping.
Pastry Chef Carla Henriques has created new desserts including a Black Forest Pavlova, Sticky Orange Pudding, Custard Tart with Yorkshire Rhubarb and Honeycomb & Hot Chocolate Sundae. But it’s likely to be her gold leaf strewn ‘Ambassador’s Reception’, a pudding-sized tribute to an old favourite that must remain nameless for legal reasons (think dodgy 80s adverts), that gains the most Instagram snaps!
As with all the Hawksmoors, Manchester works with a number of sustainable suppliers, including Tim Wilson of The Ginger Pig in Yorkshire, whose grass-fed beef is widely acknowledged to be the best in the country and Mitch Tonks, a frequent Hawksmoor collaborator, restaurateur and ‘seafood champion’, who has helped perfect a number of new seafood dishes.
New cocktails include the Fitzpatrick’s Aviation, which uses a dash of Vimto-like Blood Tonic from Fitzpatrick’s Temperance Bar in Rawenstall in place of the Aviation’s customary crème de violette, and Deansgate No.2, bar manager Richie Lear’s take on the obscure 1930s Deansgate Cocktail (Honeycomb-infused Rye, Cocchi Rosa, Aperol and Orange Bitters).
As with all the Hawksmoor restaurants, wines are available at not-so-serious prices and Monday evenings will also see the continuation of Monday Wine Club, where customers can come armed with their own bottle (or more) and pay corkage at the handsome price of £5.
For those who want the Hawksmoor experience but don’t have the time for a full steak feast, the Bar Menu is available throughout the restaurant and there’s an Express Menu available daily between 12 Noon & 3pm and 5pm – 6:30pm with 2 courses for £24 and 3 courses for £27. On Sundays Hawksmoor’s slow roast rump of beef (which won an Observer Food Monthly Award for Best Sunday Lunch in the UK) is joined by a sharing Rib of Beef for 2-3 people.
To book a table call 0161 836 6980 or click here.
Hawksmoor Manchester
184 – 186 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3WB
0161 836 6980
www.thehawksmoor.com/Manchester
Twitter @HawksmoorMCR
Facebook www.facebook.com/HawksmoorManchester
