Room

I have been awfully bad at blogging recently...forgive me? I have some great excuses...I was finishing my dissertation, studying and sitting my final exams, moving out of my university halls and finding myself a job.


Well, on a plus note I have LOTS to blog about.


Last week I found out my university results. My hard work paid off and I was awarded a First Class Honours Degree in Law. I celebrated with champagne and strawberries on the Friday night with my mum and dad. On Saturday, Sean took me to Room, on King Street in Manchester. A fabulous restaurant ranked the 5th best place to eat in the city.

The interior was superbly decorated to have a modern yet cosy feel. We landed a table completely by luck. Leaving reservations to the last minute, we were informed that Room was fully booked. The ever optimistic Sean took me there for a drink with hopes of securing a table...he was right (don't tell him I told you) and we jumped at the opportunity to take an unfulfilled table of some silly diners that never showed. They're loss and our gain.

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My delicious 'Room Gin and Tonic' complete with grapes and sage.

The menu boasted classic dishes with a contemporary twist. The menu was exquisite, meaning choosing what to eat was very difficult. After much humming and haaring, we settled on the following:

Crispy duck pancakes -Smoked Goosnargh duck, rhubarb, pickled ginger

Scotch egg -Rare breed pork, homemade black pudding, crispy hen's egg

For our main course, we chose Welsh Rarebit -Wild Scottish salmon, Cornish crab, Morecambe Bay shrimp

And Surf and Turf - Grange Farm pork, scallops, tandoori spice

For desert, we settled on Burnt English Cream - “Gooseberry fool”, hazelnut & ginger ice cream

And Chocolate Fudge Cake -Valhrona chocolate, honeycomb, amaretto

I know, right?! Truly and utterly delicious. We trailed off back home and continued drinking on the sofa in front of the TV...a perfect celebration night.

If you fancy a trip to Room, check out their site here. I recommend it to all my fellow foodies.