North West Restaurant Guide

Capitol

For the last 11 years the Tam family have been the custodians of the torch in so far as Chinese cuisine at the Capitol is concerned. That they have been successful in doing this is borne out by the clutch of awards which have come their way.

• Address: 24 Argyle Street, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, CH41 6AE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Carlton Restaurant

• Address: The Washington Central Hotel, Washington Street, Workington, CA14 3JF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £37.00

Carluccio's - Spinningfields

Carluccio's was started by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio as a small café and shop stocking Italian food and ingredients in 1991, and grew into a restaurant serving authentic cuisine at sensible prices in 1999.

• Address: Unit 1, 3 Hardman Square, Manchester, M3 3EB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £28.00

Carluccio's - Trafford Centre

Carluccio's was started by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio as a small café and shop stocking Italian food and ingredients in 1991, and grew into a restaurant serving authentic cuisine at sensible prices in 1999.

• Address: The Great Hall, Manchester, M17 8AA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £28.00

Casa Italia

It's amazing what you can get up to in converted warehouses and Casa Italia is a case in point. A bit rough, but in the nicest possible way, this one provides the setting for a noisy, happy restaurant (if that's not too formal a word in this case - perhaps café would be better) where the real Italian stuff is served up with charm and hilarity.

• Address: 40 Stanley Street, Liverpool, L1 6AL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00

Casa Romana - Carlisle

• Address: 44 Warwick Road, Carlisle, CA1 1DN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £22.00

Casa Romana - Whitehaven

Casa Romana restaurant is set in an elegant Georgian town house and is smart, comfortable, friendly and unpretentious; like most fairly priced Italian restaurants it has a good local following and is particularly popular with families as it has a kids menu served till 8pm to make them feel really welcome.

• Address: 132 Queen Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7QF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £22.00

Cassis

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Stanley House is an attractive newly restored and developed complex only a short distance from the M6 and M65, easily accessible from Cumbria, Manchester, Yorkshire and Merseyside. Formerly an historic farmhouse built on manorial scale, with handsome stone farm buildings adjacent, it has been transformed into a boutique hotel in the farmhouse with all other facilities in the buildings.

• Address: Stanley House, Mellor, nr Blackburn , BB2 7NP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £30.00, Dinner: £47.00

Castra Brasserie

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This fully non-smoking modern brasserie is situated in The Dene Hotel in Chester, a town has is quite a mecca for visiting tourists with its combination of wonderful black and white buildings and a history that goes back to Roman times.

• Address: The Dene Hotel, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3ND (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Cedar Tree Restaurant

Cedar Tree is a valuable asset to Manchester city centre. Not only is it unique to the area, it also offers exceptionally well cooked and delicious food of Lebanese cuisine in surroundings that would not look out of place in the Middle East.

• Address: 69 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1LQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Lebanese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00