River Bar and Restaurant at The Lowry Hotel, The

Manchester's first five-star hotel, The Lowry Hotel, features a delightful restaurant within its fashionable interior, The River Restaurant, able to accommodate up to 126 diners, and providing customers with a wide selection of imaginative dishes in an atmospheric setting overlooking the river, but still within the heart of the city.

The menu changes with the seasons and is constantly evolving around the best-sourced British produce. The chefs' offers include an extremely tempting but relatively straightforward menu, allowing the natural flavours to shine through. The River Restaurant has a spirit of benevolent opportunism that takes happy traditional occasions, be they Mother's Day, Christmas or family gatherings and makes them into special treats, ensuring that guests return to somewhere in which they have trust, confidence and good memories.

As one would anticipate with any Rocco Forte restaurant, service is impeccable and the table settings and decor really cannot be faulted. The wine list leaves little to be desired with a well-mannered worldly selection that pays homage to the food and the perception of the guests. A delightful separate dining room, which can comfortably seat up to 22 people, enjoys natural daylight views along the River Irwell, making this an ideal venue for a special occasion where elegance and good taste draw inspiration from the surroundings that go to make up this very metropolitan hotel. For larger occasions, say a conference of up to 360 people, expect the same well-tuned attention to detail, the same high quality of food - yes, big is without any doubt beautiful at The Lowry Hotel.