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Albert's Shed, three courses and Pr...
Jonathan Schofield gives handy hints whilst stuffing his face with a very generous and very tasty meal down in...
 
Sam's Chop House review
Jonathan Schofield takes a slow express to la-la land in a classic Manc restaurant
 
Table10 review, Sale
Flic Everett finds a nook and cranny in Sale that doesn't quite make the suburb cool
 
Arts Brasserie, Ramada Jarvis Hotel...
Flic Everett flies above the city to a floating motorway service station
The Alderley Restaurant not reviewed
Jonathan Schofield learns about the mouth watering injection of toast flavoured custard
 
Barbirolli review
Emma Unsworth sings along in a hit and miss newcomer in the city centre
 
Grenache, Walkden review
Jennifer Choi finds proof in the Grenache puddings, be they black or steamed treacle.
 
Mark Addy review
Emma Unsworth swans down to the river for a re-invented pub with sturdy British cooking
Horse and Jockey re-reviewed
Jonathan Schofield finds that for a pub which listened, a new chef can make all the difference
 
The Church Green re-reviewed
Gordo visits Aiden Byrne’s Lymm restaurant and gets his gums around some lovely plums
 
The Northern Quarter Restaurant and...
Gordo takes a tour of Northern Quarter pubs then falls in love with a sexy Cheshire lamb
 
Horse and Jockey, Chorlton: review
Jonathan Schofield on a necessary task that remains unfinished because of a space time dimensional problem
Ostara, Chorlton, review
Jonathan Schofield contemplates the Chorlton nation and enjoys a good addition to the suburban dining scene
 
The Rams Head review
Jonathan Schofield takes a trip out to a famous gastro-pub on t’hills between Greater Manchester and Yorkshire
 
Damson, Heaton Moor, review
Peter O’Grady (former co-proprietor of the Market Restaurant) takes a close look at Steve Pilling’s new place ...
 
River Restaurant, Sunday lunch, the...
Jonathan Schofield finds a real genuine deal of a lunch for £17.50
Gordo ‘Toasts the Roast’ at the Mal...
Gordo gets a roasting from the Mal but devours their new Sunday lunch anyway
 
The Church Green review
Jonathan Schofield gets dazed and confused by too much on his plate at Aiden Byrne’s Lymm venture
 
Mr Thomas’s Chop House review
Gordo and Sleuth go for a quick lunch and crawl away from Tom’s new menu five hours later
 
Gabriel’s Kitchen review
Jonathan Schofield finds a lovely little place just south of the city centre
London Road Restaurant, Alderley Ed...
Gordo devours food in open view of WAGs with salads
 
The Highwayman: an absolute steal
Susan Hall loves the Highwayman and wants to have his baa-lambs
 
Fifty7
Sarah Tierney thinks this bar-kitchen is worth the extra walk
 
Fat Loaf, Ashton-on-Mersey
Cat Johnson reviews the original shortly before the Didsbury Fat Loaf opens
The Glasshouse, Crowne Plaza
Ruth Allan debuts for Confidential with a review of the biggest, swishish new restaurant to arrive in the Nort...
 
Grill on the Alley
Jonathan Schofield keeps going back to a model of successful dining
 
The Mulberry Tree, Darkest Lancashi...
Jonathan Schofield enjoys the grub but not the view from his table
 
Restaurant Bar and Grill, city cent...
Jonathan Schofield has a bad time of it at a famous Manchester eaterie
The Modern, Urbis
Gordo goes back three times for the same review because, a) he loved it, b) he got pissed the first time and c...
 
Saints and Scholars, Didsbury
Laura Whitworth wonders why she keeps going back but enjoys it all the same
 
The Waggon, Birtle
Philip Hamer outs another hidden culinary gem in the hills
 
Moyles
Hebden Bridge's best bet for decent dining, decides Hazel Davies
Earle, Hale
Gordo goes to the outer Rimmer of Greater Manchester
 
The Angel and Robert Owen-Brown
Gordo has a right good meal on the wrong side of the tracks
 
Grinch
Cat Johnson goes to Grinch and finds herself in a mess
 
Five course fish extravaganza
Five course fish dinner at one of Manchester's loveliest pubs
Smiths, Eccles
Philip Hamer is captivated by a fine restaurant in the west of the city
 
The Marble Arch: best pub in the re...
Jonathan Schofield (already passionate about a brew-pub) falls head-over-heels for the new menu
 
Jam Street Cafe
Jonathan Schofield makes a choice about a lack of choice on a tumble-down parade in Whalley Range
 
Obsidian
Gordo heads downstairs and finds seafood
The Metropolitan
John Nuttall dines alfresco and finds the sun is still shining on this Didsbury favourite
 
The 39 Steps
Cat Johnson solves the mystery of a Cheshire classic
 
The Circle Club
Jonathan Schofield is surprised by the new lunch at The Circle Club
 
St John Restaurant and Fergus Hende...
Gordo goes nose to tail as part of Confidential's occasional excursions to classic restaurants elsewhere
The Market Restaurant
John McAuliffe has an unedifying meal in a Northern Quarter classic – has the change in ownership meant a slip...
 
MacDonald Manchester Restaurant
Susan Hall is neither shaken nor stirred by a hotel meal on the fringe of the city centre
 
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The Lime Tree, West Didsbury
Nicholas Royle falls truly, madly, deeply for the best known restaurant in South Manchester - again
Northern Quarter Restaurant and Bar
Susan Hall finds TNQ provides a charming destination for food and drink
 
Nutters Restaurant
Susan Hall, joins the Confidential team, and journeys to Rochdale to sample a bit of Pennine Gothic at Nutters
 
Breakfast mission
Philip Hamer goes in search of some the city centre café’s best breakfasts
 
MC Restaurant at Abode
Gordo and Schofield have their say at the launch of the bright new hope of Manchester fine dining
Jazz and grub at the TNQ
Fine food and gentle music combine at the Northern Quarter Restaurant and Bar
 
Harvey Nichols Second Floor Restaur...
Gordo goes up in the world at Harvey Nichols and enjoys the ride
 
Dukes Grill
Jonathan Schofield takes a trip to the burgeoning Dukes 92 and its latest addition
 
Velvet
Gordo takes off his velvet gloves, slaps a Village institution around and offers advice
The Living Room
Vanessa Lees attends the Night of the Living Dead on Deansgate
 
The Lowry
Mark Garner, the Confidential publisher, is a big fan of the Lowry’s private dining room and so are his POETS
 
Gastros
Cat Johnson finds somewhere to camp out in the Village for good food
 
Le Mont goes Modern
Jonathan Schofield enjoys Modern life - when he gets in
Food by Breda Murphy
Gordo sings a song for good cooking and happy, happy food in the Ribble Valley
 
Rhubarb
Sian Claire Owen discovers the secret of success for the small operator in the big restaurant world
 
St James Club
Gordo finds a hideaway away in which to enjoy a traditional meal
 
City Café
Gordo makes his mind up about David Gale’s City Café and City Inn
Panacea
Jonathan Schofield is underwhelmed by a lunchtime at Panacea
 
Zinc Bar and Grill
Gordo cries fowl after a tragic chicken at the overpriced Zinc Bar and Grill
 
Ha Ha
Vanessa Lees discovers life is all ha ha hee hee in Spinningfields
 
The Cedar Tree
Phil Hamer goes barking up the right tree in Newhey, near Milnrow, near Rochdale…er…near Manchester
Manchester Shed Canal
Flic Everett finds Albert’s Shed is nothing like its name
 
Northcote Manor Part II
Gordo sees the world though rosé tinted glasses
 
Northcote Manor
Gordo is doubtful about whether Northcote Manor warrants a Michelin star
 
Not quite Premier League
Gordo anticipates promotion at Waters Reach in Old Trafford
More than a number
Vanessa Lees writes the most romantic food review ever
 
Traditional values
Sous Chef Matt Ward rises to the challenge at the Young Chef Award Evening in Thomas’s Chop House
 
Gordo visits The Restaurant Bar and...
A longstanding firm favourite of the ‘Mancon’ crew, but more importantly, is The Restaurant Bar and Grill stil...
 
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