Covers off at Manchester House on September 17
THE ambitious new fine dining venue Manchester House, a £2.5m investment by Living Ventures, is opening its doors for the first time on September 17.
Interest in the 76-cover venue – based at Tower 12, Spinningfields – will be high given the previous lack of success high-end, stand-alone Manchester restaurants have previously experienced.
This will intensify further still as Manchester House will be the subject of a BBC documentary, to be screened early in 2014.
Living Ventures, which has part-funded the venture with through the EIS scheme, has teamed up with Aiden Byrne – the youngest ever chef to earn a Michelin star – to develop the concept and hopefully an award-winning menu.
Mr Byrne who has been experimenting with new menu ideas for the past 12 months, originally found fame as head chef at The Commons restaurant in Dublin and has also worked at a number of Michelin-Starred establishments alongside making numerous TV appearances.
Manchester House will be located centrally on two floors of Tower 12 in Avenue North Spinningfields. The restaurant is situated on the second floor set around an open kitchen. The 12th floor is a lounge bar with a unique 360-degree view of the city, floor to ceiling, and includes a 15 meter bar and external terraces.
Tim Bacon, chief executive of Living Ventures, said “It’s great to be doing something that is not being driven by commerciality. Manchester House is all about pushing the boundaries, delivering our interpretation of fine dining and staying true to that endeavour.
“I want people to come here and enjoy the experience in both the restaurant and lounge in a relaxed environment. I want our customers to feel as if they belong – and if we manage to get a star along the way that would be marvellous.”
Aiden Byrne added: “This is a fantastic new challenge for me and my team. We have been very working hard to ensure Manchester House will be a memorable dining experience and we’re excited to finally unveil it on the 17th.”
