Bacon pledges to redefine fine dining at Manchester House

LEISURE entrepreneur Tim Bacon says his bold plan to bring a Michelin Star restaurant to Manchester will be about “redefining fine dining”.

The Manchester House Restaurant – a venture with renowned North West chef Aiden Byrne – the youngest person ever to be awarded a Michelin Star in the UK, will open in July.

Mr Bacon says the concept of the new restaurant in Tower 12, Spinningfields will be to offer diners an upmarket venue that is both “funky and informal”.

He said: “The reason Manchester hasn’t had a Michelin Star restaurant for so long is simply because Manchester doesn’t get the pomp that comes with traditional fine dining places.

“We’ve opened lots of places in Manchester and know the market and its people pretty well.

“So when we first talked about creating something like Manchester House we knew it had to redefine fine dine, have a bit of edge, a bit of swagger, a bit of do-it-different. The Manchester way of doing things I suppose.”

Mr Bacon’s Living Ventures investing around £2.5m in the fine dining concept. Of this sum  it is looking to raise £750,000 via the government’s  Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Manchester House will be located over two levels in the building. On the top 12th floor will be a lounge bar with a unique 360 degree floor-to-ceiling view, a 15-metre bar at one end and an external terrace on each corner. Guests will then go to the 76 -cover restaurant on the second floor.

Bookings are now being taken. The opening date has not yet been fixed beyond mid-July.