Obsidian

Clever lighting enhances the smooth marble, wood & leather interior at this classy restaurant located beneath the Arora Hotel. It’s an appropriate backdrop for cooking that blends urban style with first-class produce – witness starters such as hand-dived Scottish scallops with an intense juniper & beetroot vinaigrette or whipped goats’ cheese mousse with cider caramel & onion purée. Mains could take in Cheshire sirloin & hand-cut chips with watercress & Café de Paris sauce, as well as gilthead bream with courgette, truffle & smoked chestnut. Also expect some elegantly fashioned desserts, say warm single-estate chocolate fondant with Tahitian vanilla ice cream or Manchester tart ‘trifle’ with coconut tuile.