The aim of this bar is simple: to challenge the normal wine merchant model to create a wine retail, entertainment and social space that works from morning to night.Oxford Street: home to shoppers, tourists. Offering fine wines by the glass from a Coravin system, as well as local craft beers, classic cocktails, coffee from local roasters Grindsmith and deli plates, Blossom Street Social is one of the latest additions to Ancoats.īacked by the same knowledgeable team from the Hanging Ditch wine merchants, it's got a wall of wine as the focal point, and a focus on acoustics to make sure this is a perfect setting for a glass of vino and top music.
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The decor has been kept simple inside the 50-cover restaurant, with large windows on two sides, brushed concrete floors, and wooden tables and chairs with colourful painted legs. It's run by the owners of the popular Ancoats Panda Chinese takeaway (formerly known as Chop Chop) on Great Ancoats Street, who've brought with them a no-nonsense menu of Cantonese classics such as honey-glazed roast char siu pork and Szechuan staples such as hot poached beef in chilli oil.ĭiners can expect to find all their familiar favourites, from salt and pepper chicken to crispy chilli beef, alongside soup dumplings and other dim sum, and a selection of daily-changing specials. Henry St &, Blossom St, Manchester M4 5AW Pollenīlue Eyed Panda Chinese restaurant in Ancoats (Image: Publicity Picture)Įvery neighbourhood needs a good Chinese restaurant and Ancoats just got that, with the opening of Blue Eyed Panda. Upstairs, the pub has stepped up to match neighbouring establishments with a restaurant serving a smart menu of high-end small plates where words like caviar, truffle and roasted hay are bandied about. Pies, scotch eggs, Caesar salad, pork scratchings, bubble and squeak, sticky toffee pudding and rarebit all make their presence felt, while local ales and lagers pour from the taps at the bar.
The downstairs is split into two areas, with a small bar in the front of the building and a cosy saloon bar in the back, complete with mirrored walls, an antique coat of arms and a framed old map of Ancoats nodding to the area's heritage.Īs for food, it's a simpler, more familiar affair compared to much of the Ancoats area. The Victorian pub, which dates back to 1811, is the ideal local for the residents of Ancoats – a ‘proper boozer with a proper pint’. The historic Edinburgh Castle pub has been brought back to life by the team behind Cottonopolis. The back room at the Edinburgh Castle (Image: Manchester Evening News) A last-minute contender for Manchester's best meal of 2019 - Erst, Ancoats reviewed.The key thing to remember though is that this is a bar as much as a restaurant, so staff are happy for early arrivals and late stayers to cluster around the bar and shoot the breeze. The wine list showcases vintages from small producers who use organic and often biodynamic processes.
The name 'Erst' is an archaic word meaning 'formerly' or 'long ago', which has guided this restaurant's choice of wine and beer, and use of fire for cooking.ĭespite its trendy location, and a menu that's restrained to the point of looking spartan, Erst is not another shrine to minimalism but a warm, casual place with breathing space for an open bar and a host of small tables.ĭishes from the grill include naturally leavened flat breads made in house and served with whipped lardo (cured pork fat) and grilled whole mackerel with tomato and monk's beard (a green plant that looks like chives but tastes more like spinach) with wild garlic aioli.
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