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Restaurant Reviews

The Manchester Evening News' CityLife team pride ourselves on honest, impartial reviews - we want you to know where your money is worth spending. We don't accept invitations or freebies in exchange for reviews. We pay the bill ourselves and we don't let the restaurants know we're coming, to make sure we get the same treatment as any other customer. We review all kinds of restaurants, from the latest launches to long-standing Manchester institutions, alongside more casual pub grub reviews launched to coincide with the new M.E.N on Sunday.

I loved the new £7.50 Coronation Street Experience - but soap fans deserve better than what I found at the Corrie café
Coronation Street
A new visitor centre is open seven days a week at Corrie's Manchester TV studios - but don't be expecting food worthy of Roy's Rolls at the public cafe
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'The news makes me want to stay in and hide - it's important we don't'
Manchester Cafes
Welcome to M.E.N. Unwind - our selection of some of our favourite Manchester Evening News reads this Saturday morning to help you relax and reflect. Grab a brew, take some time for yourself and dive in - your weekend starts here
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We tried the Indian takeaway named best in the UK... there's something you should know
Restaurant Reviews
The family-run restaurant is a hit for a good reason
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‘I tried the fish and chip shop in one of Greater Manchester’s most picturesque villages and it’s a real gem’
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The Town Street Fryer reviewed
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'I ate the giant pizza the size of six heads that punters queue for'
Manchester restaurants
There's something about an extra, extra large pizza that puts a smile on your face, and a warm glow in your belly
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The café with a special view of the city that is quite literally the definition of a hidden gem
Manchester City Centre
SEESAW Cafe, on Princess Street, is a hidden gem with impressive soups and a chance to see the city's historic buildings from a new perspective
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‘I went to the charming country pub less than an hour from Manchester named the best in Britain and was blown away'
Cheshire
It may sit on a busy intersection, but once you step inside you’re quickly transported back to a Victorian school house - a feeling that must be deeply nostalgic to anyone who was taught in similar surroundings
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I visited my old high school food spot for lunch and it left a lot to be desired
Wigan
Cain’s Butchers is a family run business situated on Carr Lane in Wigan
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I tried the colourful Salford takeaway serving the UK's 'best Bangladeshi food' - it's not what you'd expect
Salford
It's a far cry from your typical Indian offering, and customers love it for that reason
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We tried the Japanese soul food spot bringing the freshest noodles to a city centre back alley
Manchester City Centre
"When New Wave say there are no gimmicks, they truly mean it - in the best possible way"
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'I tried the simple hack that promises to make restaurant quality pasta at home'
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"It's a big step up from the sad days of the student classic pesto pasta"
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Ancoats pub given glowing review and hailed as 'a great place to eat' by elite food critic
Ancoats
"Why eschew pepper, if you’re not going to make a point with its absence?"
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'We found some of the biggest sandwiches in a hidden Manchester bar - and they didn’t disappoint'
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There's some enormous sandwiches being served up in a Northern Quarter spot
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I tried the Parmo butty from Hatch and it was an oozy and naughty lunchtime delight
Oxford Road
It's a naughty lunchtime treat
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The incredible lunch spot in town nestled between a massage parlour and a bookmakers
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Kaya toast, Malaysian coffee and chicken rice make for a remarkable lunch or evening meal
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Inside the heavenly chocolate parlour serving up melt-in-the-mouth truffles and dreamy cakes
Didsbury
The award-wining chocolatiers has been open since 2012
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24 dumplings for under £14 - there can't be a better offer in Manchester
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Who wouldn't want to buy 24 dumplings?
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'This all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ spot is so good I don't want anyone else to find it'
Hulme
Azuma on Cavendish Road may look unassuming from the outside, but inside a feast for the senses awaits
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'I found one of Manchester's nicest lunches in one of the city's best kept secrets'
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The Portico Library's cafe is like nowhere else in Manchester
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'It cost me £120 for dinner on my own at Gordon Ramsay's new restaurant - and I only drank tap water'
Manchester restaurants
Lucky Cat is not cheap
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'We tried Manchester's La Casa restaurant adored by Love Island couples'
Manchester restaurants
We paid a visit to the Italian to see why it's pulling in the famous faces and the five-star reviews
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Tapas bar that's packed out on weeknights is the closest you can get to Spain without flying
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Bar San Juan has an avid following, and for good reason
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Manchester has a new restaurant that is world class
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Every dish that arrived came with a feeling of relief and satisfaction. ‘Yes, I’m in the right place’. ‘Yes, everything’s going to be alright’. ‘Yes, broad beans are the best vegetable.’
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I've got a horrible confession... I've never been to Katsouris until today
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We all have our skeletons in the closet
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