Alston Bar & Beef

Located in the triangle of the food, closed to the national football museum and in front of the Manchester cathedral. Very beauty place, good atmosphere, service was unexpected gentle. I've been served very well and so kindly. Quite big choice between wine, cocktails and few beers, not a great choose of dishes but very high quality instead. Meat was awesome, jucy and very tasty. Fries very good and you should tried the buttered onion. Price quite high but I think there are ok. Check, service charge is optional but they very deserved it. Highly recommended for special occasions and romantic one as well.

The first time we went we age from the lunch menu with the 3 courses for £18 option I really enjoyed my starter, the short rib had a beautiful barbecue taste and the pickeled mustard seeds added a fantastic texture and a beautifuly sharp contrast to the meat. I felt like the crispy shallots didn't add much other than texture, maybe more would've helped. Presentation-wise I loved the jar the ribs came in For the main course at @alstonmanchestr I opted the Tweed Valley 250g rump steak which was served with garlic butter and fries on the side. The rump was a £3 surcharge to the set menu, I could've had a flat iron steak for no extra charge but I couldn't do that to myself. The steak was so perfect, I asked for mine rare which did not disappoint. The meat was thick and tasty. I enjoyed the fries but I would've preferred chips, also if I wasn't having 3 courses I would've grabbed some veg on the side. For Dessert I enjoyed Dark berries and gin tart with almond ice cream. This was a great end to my meal, the gin undertoned the sharp Berry flavours and wasn't overpowering. The pastry was firm and sweet. and I enjoyed the dessicated almond on the ice cream provided a nice texture. ------------------ Our second visit we ate in the evening from the a la carte Starter - Courgette and corn fritters with chilli tzatziki did not disappoint, they smelt very aromatic and were nice and crispy. The flavours were great but the main event had to be the chilli tzatziki underneath, it tasted incredible Main - I had decided a few days before that I deserved a T-bone as it had been a while since I had one. This one was 500g and served with either chips, mash or veg, and a choice of sauce. I opted for chips and I decided to try the bone marrow butter which did not disappoint. All the Tweed Valley steaks at Alston are hand selected by a master butcher from the best cattle that's been fed grass and barley My steak, served rare, was perfect and in true T-bone fashion got less cooked in the center so I was pretty much eating a live cow..mmmmm. The seasoning on the seared meat was gorgeous and with that bone marrow butter spread on it was taken to a next level

I have never had a steak like it in years. We went to Alston on an £18 meal deal which I presumed was a January, get you in, special. Well it certainly was special. Great service from Matthew and a great selection of Gins. Our hostess was Olivia who was training Jack and both of them looked after us so well. If Jack learns from Olivia, he will do well. She was excellent. All under the watchful eye from Paul the General Manager who made us welcome in the secret bar. Superb day. We stayed hours.