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Fifty Four and Counting

Fifty Four and Counting

Blogger, Photographer, Writer – just a good old honest opinion of restaurants, products, services and life in general

Tag: great food

Platzki Restaurant, Manchester – Where Genuine Polish Hospitality is Served

BistrofiftyfourandcountingSeptember 21, 2018

An area of Manchester that I rarely visit is The Great Northern. This now modern complex boasts some fabulous restaurants, bars and a cinema. It’s quite close to the Manchester GMex, a stone’s throw from Manchester’s Opera House and parallel to Deansgate ending just before the skyscraper Hilton Hotel. So my wife and I decided…

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AsianfiftyfourandcountingSeptember 5, 2018

Sunset by Australasia, Manchester – A Beach Bar in the City with a Refreshing Twist!

Spinningfields appears to be the hottest spot right now in the centre of Manchester. You can tell this by the new…
AirlinesfiftyfourandcountingMay 25, 2018

Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Greece – Where 5 Stars exceed your expectations

I’ve travelled to many places in my lifetime and confess often to feeling slightly underwhelmed. Generally the staff look harassed and…
BritishfiftyfourandcountingMay 13, 2018

Blackhouse, The Grill on the Alley, Manchester – Like Steaks? You need to try a Tomahawk!

All over the world specialists exist in every field; people who do something so well that they become well known for…
FoodfiftyfourandcountingApril 29, 2018

Manchester House, Spinningfields – Where flavour, texture and expectations get a reboot!

Manchester House where your expectation of flavours and textures gets a reboot!
BuryfiftyfourandcountingMarch 5, 2018

Dooties, Bury – Great food and more..

When I last visited this family run business on the edge of Bury I confess I was not as observant as…
EuropeanfiftyfourandcountingMarch 3, 2018

Artisan, Spinningfields, Manchester – Probably the Best Value Sunday Roast ever!

As sure as the British pillar box is red, the monarch appears on our pound, so too all over the UK…
BuryfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 26, 2018

Dooties, Bury – a family gem in an unlikely location

It’s an unlikely location to find a restaurant where little parking exists, where the road is narrow and situated at the…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingJanuary 14, 2018

Crowded House, Heap Bridge, Bury – And I can see why!

Had lunch with friends in this lovely quirky little place on the main road on the way into Bury. Already Whitefield…
Coffee shopsfiftyfourandcountingDecember 16, 2017

Flourish Craft Bakery, Watford – Fabulous food located in an unlikely industrial park!

So we drive from North London to Watford and enter an industrial park full of small business units. My daughter assured…
ChinesefiftyfourandcountingNovember 14, 2017

Pacifica Cantonese, Eccles, Manchester – The Place to get Genuine Cantonese

Manchester is a sprawling metropolis, with a diverse and wide range of places to eat. It’s exploding with nightlife, hotels and…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingSeptember 30, 2017

The Alchemist, Media City, Manchester – The Asgards have landed.. and they make great food!

Manchester, home of the industrial revolution and the northern powerhouse is located inland, so it was a remarkable feat of civil…
AustriafiftyfourandcountingSeptember 3, 2017

Restaurant Mini, Vienna – Hungarian Cuisine at its best

You just have to visit Vienna, not just for the sights, but for the food! It has a lot of Michelin…
FoodfiftyfourandcountingJuly 29, 2017

Croma, Prestwich – A draft with good food

When my oldest friend Simon recently paid us a welcome visit we decided to go out for a local bite to…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingJuly 24, 2017

Ta’am, Prestwich – Great food.. Anyone for coffee? Not here!

We met our friends for dinner at Ta’am a local kosher restaurant located in Prestwich. I’ve been meaning to go there…

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