What a Room!

Room Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, King Street, Manchester. 

 

As you walk up the stairs to the bar and restaurant you have an idea about what a spectacular building it is going to be. Housed in the old Liberal Party headquarters, the architecture is stunning and impressive. As you walk up the stairs and into the bar, you notice the restaurant situated behind it. The restaurant is divided into two by a long partition with tables with side. 

We arrived at 7.30pm and grabbed a few cocktails. We had a few long island iced tea, which were perfect. Along with these I ordered a ‘Room G&T’ which consisted of gin, red grapes, sage, lemon juice, splash of tonic. At first I was very sceptical about this as I am an avid gin and tonic drinker! However it was a refreshing twist on the normal G&T, and would highly recommend this to anyone. At £7.50 each, there are expensive but if you get there during ‘happy hour’ I believe you can get two for one. 

The room menu is based on classic retro dishes produced with a contemporary twist. When ordering the food they asked had we ordered this before due to there ‘own’ take on certain classic dishes. For starter, we had the fishcakes (£6.00), which came with cured salmon, and pickled golden beets. They were simply fantastic and perfect portion size. The kedgeree (£6.50) was also ordered which came with curried smoked haddock, and quail’s egg on top. I was told it was delightful, however the quail’s egg on top might not be to everyone’s taste! For main’s the Duck a l’orange (£17.00) was lovely, and presentation was outstanding. However I would recommend ordering a side to accompany this dish. My companion ordered the fish pie (£15.50), which definitely took the ‘retro dishes produced with a contemporary twist’ to a new level. It came with the components separately, with the Wester Ross Salmon, mash potato being divided into their own sections onto the plate. This may not be to everyone’s taste but we simply loved it. To supplement our meal we had a bottle of the ‘Hazy View Chenin Blanc (£18.00) which was South African, which was definitely witty & well groomed as the menu described. The wine list ranges from £13.75 a bottle to a more priced £120. 

 

Overall I would highly recommend Room to anyone. The stunning food and setting make it perfect for a date or even a large group of friends. Although it may be considered expensive, if you have a High Life Diners card (http://www.hi-life.co.uk) you can get 2 for 1 meal, which makes it much more affordable.

Hope you enjoy and have one for the dmcm team!

For more information on Room Manchester visit their website: http://www.roomrestaurants.com