Comments on: The Modern, Manchester http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2008/03/20/the-modern-manchester/ Deliciously Hedonistic Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: gabriel http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2008/03/20/the-modern-manchester/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 gabriel Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:40:31 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2008/03/20/the-modern-manchester/#comment-2051 We ate at the Modern last week. The food was excellent as was the wine bought by the glass. Considering we were eating mid-week and the place was at most half full the service was abysmally slow like in so many Manchester restaurants in my experience. Luckily we weren't in a hurry apart from being very hungry at the end of a long day, and our rather half-hearted complaint was rewarded with complimentary glasses of wine, so all in all that worked out well. I had the oven-roasted High Peak lamb and my partner had the wild mushroom tart. Both were superb as was the platter of local cheeses. It's a pity they don't provide much info on the menu about the sourcing of individual dishes, particularly as they major on their local provenance - Isinglass in Urmston is far better in that respect. Recommended, especially if you're not in a hurry. We ate at the Modern last week. The food was excellent as was the wine bought by the glass. Considering we were eating mid-week and the place was at most half full the service was abysmally slow like in so many Manchester restaurants in my experience. Luckily we weren’t in a hurry apart from being very hungry at the end of a long day, and our rather half-hearted complaint was rewarded with complimentary glasses of wine, so all in all that worked out well.

I had the oven-roasted High Peak lamb and my partner had the wild mushroom tart. Both were superb as was the platter of local cheeses. It’s a pity they don’t provide much info on the menu about the sourcing of individual dishes, particularly as they major on their local provenance - Isinglass in Urmston is far better in that respect.

Recommended, especially if you’re not in a hurry.

]]> By: Alastair Bathgate http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2008/03/20/the-modern-manchester/comment-page-1/#comment-2046 Alastair Bathgate Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:46:43 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2008/03/20/the-modern-manchester/#comment-2046 Malcolm I agree. The bar on the 6th floor has a much clearer view, strangely. Malcolm
I agree. The bar on the 6th floor has a much clearer view, strangely.

]]> By: malcolmwilliamson http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2008/03/20/the-modern-manchester/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 malcolmwilliamson Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:55:42 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2008/03/20/the-modern-manchester/#comment-2045 I've had lunch at the Modern twice on day trips to Manchester and would highly recommend the restaurant. For me the potentially superb view from the 5th floor is spoilt by the horizontal strips of frosted glass in the windows. Its rather like looking out of the rear window of a car before the screen heater has cleared the frost. I’ve had lunch at the Modern twice on day trips to Manchester and would highly recommend the restaurant.
For me the potentially superb view from the 5th floor is spoilt by the horizontal strips of frosted glass in the windows. Its rather like looking out of the rear window of a car before the screen heater has cleared the frost.

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