We look back to the best reviews from each month of this year

It's been a busy year in the life of food and drink in Manchester, and of course Confidentials have been busy each month reviewing new restaurants for you, our dear and dedicated readers. 

So here's our pick of the best reviews from each month of this year.

January 

'A beautiful butterfly': Restaurant Metamorphica, Haslingden, reviewed by Neil Sowerby

February

'Your whole palate lights up': The White Swan at Fence, Burnley, reviewed by Olivia Potts

'Elevated in every way': Climat, City centre, reviewed by Jonathan Schofield

March

'A real triumph': Higher Ground, City centre, reviewed by Mark Garner

April

‘A play on Northern food culture’: Adam Reid at The French, reviewed by Olivia Potts

‘Homely yet sophisticated’: The Edinburgh Castle, Ancoats, reviewed by Harley Young


May 

‘A dialogue of discovery’: MUSU, city centre, reviewed by Neil Sowerby

June 

‘Walk out stuffed as a duck for less than £40’: VietBowl, Wilmslow, reviewed by David Adamson

July 

‘Lucky Urmston, this is small but mighty’: Örme, reviewed by Harley Young

‘There’s no way I’m sharing these scallops’: Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay, City centre, reviewed by Mark Garner

August

‘Decked out like a space station bistro’: Madre, Kampus, reviewed by David Adamson

September 

'The finest eel and best advice': Maki & Ramen, Fountain Street, reviewed by Jonathan Schofield

‘The guys know how to use that grill’: 4 of Us, Didsbury, reviewed by Mark Garner

October 

‘Well-paced and thoroughly enjoyable’: Gaucho, City centre, reviewed by Harley Young

November 

'Baroque aquarium of nightlife': Sexy Fish, Spinningfields, reviewed by David Adamson

December

'': Fenix, City centre, reviewed by Neil Sowerby