The Bottom Line
- Lots of attentive waiting staff
- Good range of classic and modern Italian cuisine
- A great bar where you can watch the world go by
- Too big for romance
- This much service and style comes at a (big) price
Description
Guide Review - San Carlo Restaurant, Manchester City Center
Manchester Italian restaurant that welcomes a stylish crowd
Manchester loves the things that it’s famous for – football, television, music and business. And the people who make Manchester’s reputation love to eat at San Carlo Manchester Italian Restaurant. It’s a real "see and be seen" restaurant which even lists some of the celebrities it attracts on its website. You may not recognize all of the names and faces but you’ll love the buzz they create.Tucked down a quiet street by the side of the city’s top department store, Kendal Milne, there’s nothing quiet when you get inside this Manchester Italian Restaurant - part of a group that includes outposts in Birmingham, Bristol and Leicester.
There is space for up to 200 diners to enjoy Italian-style food in its slick, glossy dining room. The menu is extensive, with lots of classic Italian dishes, often presented with a modern twist. Do look at the daily specials, likely to include a good variety of fish and seafood.
This Manchester Italian restaurant is a great place to linger. Perch on a bar stool with an aperitif to watch the locals meeting-and-greeting. Or watch the chefs at work against the burnished copper backdrop of the theatre-style kitchen. In a city famed for its rain, there can be no better way to spend a wet afternoon.
