The Mark Addy

Chef Robert Owen Brown’s residency at The Mark Addy has transformed what was a cheese-&-pate pub into something more foodie, though the decor remains thoroughly plain. On the Salford side of the River Irwell, the pub is named after the man who once fished flailing Victorians out of the water, & a riverside dining area is popular in the sunshine. A very rich, very British menu takes in starters like Morecambe Bay shrimp soup served under a puff-pastry dome or pressed tongue with piccalilli toasts, followed by steak & cowheel pie or pigeon with black pudding & clet. Eccles cake with Lancashire cheese or double cream is a safe way to finish, & three guest ales are offered alongside the well-priced wine list