May 23, 2013

The Elizabethan’s all set for summer

For the veggie in the family... Very tasty!

MOOR editor Melissa Marriott and her family head to Heatons favourite The Elizabethan to find out about its recent developments and to sample the new summer menu. Having been sent by MOOR to check out the results of The Elizabethan’s latest investment at first I could spot little other than the beautiful, newly painted exterior. [...]

Red Hot at Red Tikka

Fascia Sign

The sexy décor, soft lights and well-stocked bar are a welcome change from the tired, dull, style that was The Master Chef.  Coupled with poetic and colourful service from waiter Sid and there’s no doubt that you’re in for a treat at the recently opened Red Tikka. New owners Abdul and Nas have combined their [...]

Didn’t we have a lovely Thai’m By Sharon Byrne

Lana Thai - new to Shaw Road: the Heatons' own 'Restaurant Row'

MOOR’s Sharon Byrne reviews the newly opened Lana Thai on Shaw Road After much speculation it appeared practically overnight, and there it was:  the Thai restaurant we’d all been craving and the one cuisine not well represented in The Heatons. Could it live up to expectations? I set out to see, with trusty snapper Graham [...]

Going Al Fresco

The welcoming green lawns of The Hinds Head

By Amy Coombs Britain isn’t exactly renowned for its incredible beer garden weather, but we Brits certainly know how to make the most of it when the sun comes out.  There’s nothing quite like soaking up the rays and relishing the vibrant atmosphere that the warm weather creates. Unless you’re flying off to the exotic, [...]

Someone has to do it!

Tasting!

By Sharon Byrne In my quest to alert you to the best in food & drink that the Heatons has to offer, this month I was packed off to ‘The Beer Shop’ in Heaton Mersey. I disappointed many friends when I chose Lee Marriott as my drinking companion, but he does love a decent beer [...]

Easy like Wednesday morning….

Everything perfectly balanced

By Sharon Byrne To breakfast anywhere but your own kitchen table is, to me at least, self-indulgence beyond belief. And on a workday it’s so hedonistic as to be practically illegal. But guess what? We did it, we loved it, and we’re likely to do it many times again! When Easy Fish Café invited us [...]

The Yetis’ Retreat: Spice and all things (really) nice!

The awesome Lamb ‘Masobhaat’

By Sharon Byrne Opened in early December, The Yeti’s Retreat (cleverly named by Moor Magazine readers) is all set to relight the flame of culinary passion for Heaton Mersey folk.  Run by family members Steve, KC, Sunita and Saraj, (all of whom have years of experience in other local Nepalese restaurants), this brand new restaurant [...]

Class, Comfort & Coffee – A New Home from Home in the Heatons

Juniper interior

There’s a little piece of heaven that was created for the busy people of the four Heatons. Recently opened on Heaton Moor Road, Juniper coffee shop has been carefully created with you in mind. When the proprietor Amin Ammar conceived Juniper, his passion and attention to detail were instrumental in its success.  “I want everything [...]

Donatello’s: Italian style, with hugs and kisses too!

Donatello exterior

By Sharon Byrne Owner Robert took over this A6 restaurant more than 22 years ago (anyone remember its earlier life as, ‘The Tobermory’?) and has built it into a firm favourite with Heatonian families. After honing his hospitality skills in restaurants around Manchester, Robert took the plunge and landed in Heaton Chapel! His effervescent personality [...]

Our young food reviewers check out local cafes

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By Joseph and Erin Gaughan (both aged 11) The summer holidays….You wait all year for them to arrive then it rains solidly. Deciding we all (Mum included) needed an energy boost, we persuaded her to take us to try a selection of smoothies, milkshakes, ice creams and cupcakes on offer in the Heatons. Juniper: Juniper [...]

Easy Fish Co. – Review

Easy Fish Co store front - heaton moor

The recent opening of Easy Fish Co in Heaton Moor sent a wonderful, positive vibe through the Heatons…

Cocktails at Town Bar

Your sunshine on a rainy day!

  Town Bar has been around for such a long time now, in one guise or another, that there are Heatonites who’ve grown up with it! Not me though – I only know it in its Jo & Peter incarnation. And what a lot they’ve got! Lots of funk, lots of ambience (soak it up!), [...]