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Carnival Escape to Freight Island
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Escape to Freight Island, the dining destination, has introduced a new Sunday roast menu with a twist from Carnival. Guests can get cosied up on the intimate terrace inside Escape to Freight Island, adjacent to The Jane Eyre’s bar in the sky. Start with a choice of celery and Beenleigh Blue cheese with Waldorf salad; confit duck leg with red cabbage ketchup; or chilli and aged cheddar churros with pickle dip.
Followed by mains options of slow-roasted, 34-day aged rump of beef, served pink; roasted porchetta stuffed with peach, sage, and pancetta; Mrs Kirkhams cheese and onion pie; or share a 1kg Porterhouse steak and cauliflower cheese (surcharge applies). Roasts come served with all the trimmings, including orange-glazed carrots, summer greens, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Desserts include sticky toffee pudding (with clotted cream and miso toffee sauce) and grilled English strawberries with elderflower and honey mascarpone.
Additional snacks and sides are also available. Snacks include batard sourdough with caramelised cauliflower butter and short-rib nuggets with Ogleshield cheese and kimchi ketchup. Sides include cauliflower cheese topped with herb crumb, caramelised onions and Tunworth cheese; chargrilled Tenderstem broccoli with garlic butter; and Mrs Kirkhams Lancashire cheese mash potato.
There’s a choice of two courses for £25 or three courses for £29 and dinner is served 12 noon to 6pm every Sunday.
Carnival Escape to Freight Island / 11 Baring Street / Manchester M1 2PZ
El Rincon de Rafa Manchester
El Rincon de Rafa is Manchester’s longestrunning Spanish restaurant, having been in the city centre for 30 years, next year. Hidden away just off Deansgate in the city centre, this family-run Manchester institution offers a relaxed, authentic experience, brought to Manchester from Malaga by owner Rafael. The menu boasts an extensive selection of tapas and main courses, including paellas. We opted for the favourite’s – patatas bravas (£4.95), perfectly presented in a spicy sauce, and gambas pil pil (£8.25), succulent tiger prawns peeled and sauteed with olive oil, fresh chilli and garlic. It didn’t stop there as the croquetas (£6.25) arrived, which were fabulous, as was the tortilla española (£5.95). It’s hard to beat a traditional Spanish omelette when cooked well.
As you’d expect, El Rincon has a superbly stocked bar with some superb Spanish wines, beers and spirits and guests are as welcome to pop in for just a drink as they are for a full meal. Do say hi to owner Rafa, who can often be found in the restaurant, and you’ll be greeted with warmth and passion from this Manchester institute. The restaurant is difficult to find but is worth the effort. Close to The Hilton Hotel, turn down St John Street from Deansgate and take the first right.
