{"id":5911,"date":"2019-11-22T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5911"},"modified":"2019-11-25T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T18:27:13","slug":"dakota-bar-grill-manchester-wow-i-was-not-expecting-this-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/dakota-bar-grill-manchester-wow-i-was-not-expecting-this-in-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakota Bar & Grill, Manchester – Wow! I was not expecting this in Manchester!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve heard great things about the Northern Quarter of Manchester. In fact the entire city seems to be on a roll. New restaurants, hotels and investment have been pouring into the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when I heard about a new boutique hotel located in an undeveloped area between the Northern Quarter and Piccadilly Rail Station I was intrigued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You see, this is not quite a part of the city that I have ever really thought about visiting. I’ve never known anything in this location until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After checking out the website, I decided this would make a special date night with my wife. So we dressed up and made our way to the Dakota Hotel where we had reserved a table for 7-30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is limited valet parking here and Scott welcomed us as we pulled up in front of the hotels’ main entrance and limited parking area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warm welcome, a comforting receipt for my car and introduction to Andrew the delightful doorman and hotel ambassador sets the scene for what awaits inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wow! This place is incredible! I was not expecting such a warm welcoming ambience, luxurious decor, furnishings or the uniquely quirky quality interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This boutique hotel was cleverly designed with flair and passion to indulge those that appreciate the finest of dining and surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are private dining rooms, lounges, bar area and for those that really like to satisfy their guilty pleasure… the finest cigars from their own humidor and two incredible smoking areas outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All this before we even sat down in the most intimate dining setting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n