Manchester
& the Northwest Region of England
Papillon
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Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside,
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Restaurants in
Manchester and the Northwest region
Murillos, Chapel Walks
La Tasca, Deansgate
Chiquito, Pilsworth
El Macho
La Casona
Spanish, Mexican
& South American Restaurants in Manchester
NOTE:
Regrettably, restaurants come and go, and while the details shown
here were correct at the time of publication, there is no guarantee
that they still exist. Also, times and prices may have changed
- please check before setting out.
Alphabetically
listed:
Casa Tapas
704 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury. Manchester M20.
Tel: 0871 207 1767.
Chiquito
Pilsworth Retail Park, Bury.
Tel: 0161 796 2591.
Open Monday to Thursday 12 noon to 11.00pm, Friday/Saturday 12
noon to 12 midnight. Sunday 12 noon to 10.30pm. Recent addition
to the Mexican food chain, catering for cinema-goers (next door)
and Ten Pin Bowlers (other side). Pre-prepared food, and only
average quality. Fairly expensive for what you get.
El
Macho
103 Portland Street, Manchester 1.
Tel: 0161 236 9626.
Open Monday to Thursday 6.30pm to 11.00pm. Friday/Saturday 6.00pm
to 11.30pm. Reckoned by some to be the best Mexican food in Europe,
this good basement restaurant has been designed to fit the part
and looks authentic colonial in style. Food is very high quality,
large portions and very spicy. Good selection of beers.
El
Meson
404 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester 20.
Tel: 0161-434 3480.
Open Thursday/Friday 12 noon-2.00pm, Mon-Sat 6.00pm-11.00pm. Very
good food and drinks, reasonably priced. Authentic Spanish atmosphere,
with careful attention to detail.
El Rancho
Three Arrows Inn, Moss Hall Road,
Heywood, Manchester OL10 2RF.
Tel: 0871 811 4915.
T El Rancho you can expect a menu that blends Spanish and Chilean
dishes with Italian favourites. Steak fans are also well catered
to with all the steak on the menu prime Argentinian beef.
El
Rincon de Rafa
244 Deansgate, Manchester 3.
Tel: 0161-839 8819.
OpenMon-Sat 12noon-12midnight, except Sundays until 11.00pm. A
very popular restaurant with a nice atmosphere, good Spanish food
and reasonably priced drinks. Paella and fish dishes are their
speciality. Live guitar music.
Enrique's
Tapas Bar
The Prince Albert, Ribble Drive, Whitefield,
Manchester M45 8NA. Tel: 0871 2077297.
Boasts "Great tapas worth a visit. Fantastic food, and good
price wine. Very friendly service with authentic spanish music.
Excellent value for money".
Evuna
277-279 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EW
Tel: 0871 811 4931.
Website: www.evuna.co.uk.
Spanish wine merchant cum restaurant stocks more than 600 Spanish
wines as well as offering both tapas and a la carte menus. House
speciality is their Seabass baked in rock salt and you can enjoy
authentic queso manchego, chorizo and jamon iberico here. Evuna,
which is part of the Great Northern complex, also holds regular
wine tastings.
La
Casona
27 Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4AG.
Tel: 0161-442 5383.
Open Mon-Sat 6.00pm-11.00pm and Sundays 6.00pm-10.30pm.Small family
run restaurant with a genial host and cosy atmosphere. Good tapas
and regional Asturias dishes. Tapas set banquet and childrens
tapas meals available, as well as vegetarian options.
La
Mancha
9 School Road, Sale. Tel: 0161 962 1490
Open Mon-Sat 12noon to 2.00pm and 6.00pm to 11.00pm. A Spanish
Tapas bar and restaurant, with an interesting and varied menu,
with occasional specialities (shark, suckling pig, etc). Authentic
continental ambience. Also good for vegetarians.
La Rioja
28-30 Regent Road, Altrincham WA14 1RP.
Tel: 0871 811 4868.
Claimed to be Altrincham's first Spanish restaurant - opened in
1994. Recently refurbished and has retained its traditional Spanish
feel. One of the largest tapas selections in the north west. The
a la carte menu which includes Spanish classics like paella. La
Rioja is fully air-conditioned.
La
Tasca
76 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2FW.
Tel: 0871 811 4869.
A busy Spanish-type tapas bar and restaurant, with very authentic
food, and pavement tables. A gourmet's choice, with extensive
mix 'n match dishes. A disco club downstairs.
La
Tasca
School Lane, Didsbury, Manchester 20.
Tel: 0161-438 0044.
Note:
Entry in this listing does not in any way constitute a recommendation
from the authors - while every effort is made to keep information
contained herein as accurate and up-to-date as possible, we cannot
guarantee that this information will not change over time - therefore,
potential visitors must draw their own conclusions and make personal
judgements as to value and quality.
