"With our new offices
being next door, we've had a few meetings at MC Cafe, the informal
ground floor restaurant at the Abode Hotel from double Michelin star
chef, Michael Caines. With the exception of the 11% service charge
(what's that all about!?!), it's very hard to fault. The decor is
light and welcoming, the open plan layout making it ideal for business
meetings or catching up with friends. The choice of dishes is fantastic,
with an emphasis on regional dishes, produced with locally sourced
produce. The price of each dish is surprisingly cheap, with my excellent
Fish & Chips, for example, only £12.95 - a price, it should
be noted, cheaper than all the main courses at the inferior Brunswick
pub next door. It's still early days, each time we've called in Michael
Caines has been working there, although not in MC Cafe's theatre-style
open kitchen, and the staff are always very eager to please - it's
a far cry from the Rosetti Hotel which used to be here. Michael explained
to us that he wants the dishes to be accessible to everyone's budget
without sacrificing quality - the fine dining restaurant downstairs
offers a more expensive approach - and it's a concept that pays off.
With Piccadilly Station next door and the Apollo Theatre, the gay
village and the Market Street shops all a short walk away, there can't
be many better places to grab a top quality bite to eat."
- restaurants of manchester 15/3/07 (visited on a wednesday lunchtime)
"With our new offices
being next door, we've had a few meetings at MC Cafe, the informal
ground floor restaurant at the Abode Hotel from double Michelin star
chef, Michael Caines. With the exception of the 11% service charge
(what's that all about!?!), it's very hard to fault. The decor is
light and welcoming, the open plan layout making it ideal for business
meetings or catching up with friends. The choice of dishes is fantastic,
with an emphasis on regional dishes, produced with locally sourced
produce. The price of each dish is surprisingly cheap, with my excellent
Fish & Chips, for example, only £12.95 - a price, it should
be noted, cheaper than all the main courses at the inferior Brunswick
pub next door. It's still early days, each time we've called in Michael
Caines has been working there, although not in MC Cafe's theatre-style
open kitchen, and the staff are always very eager to please - it's
a far cry from the Rosetti Hotel which used to be here. Michael explained
to us that he wants the dishes to be accessible to everyone's budget
without sacrificing quality - the fine dining restaurant downstairs
offers a more expensive approach - and it's a concept that pays off.
With Piccadilly Station next door and the Apollo Theatre, the gay
village and the Market Street shops all a short walk away, there can't
be many better places to grab a top quality bite to eat."
- restaurants of manchester 15/3/07 (visited on a wednesday lunchtime)