Open-fire kitchen · Ancoats, Manchester

Cooked over fire. Served tonight.

One hearth, forty-six seats and a menu we write every afternoon after the market. When something runs out, it is gone until tomorrow.

Hold a tableTonight’s menu
Wed – SunKitchen open 18:00 – 22:30
46 seatsAround one open hearth
Walk-ins welcomeSix counter seats kept free each night
Tonight’s menu

What is on the fire

Written at 4pm, after the market and the fish delivery. Prices in pounds. Tell us about allergies when you book.

To start

Hearth flatbreadWhipped lardo, rosemary salt7
Charred leeksSmoked butter, hazelnut, egg yolk9
OystersFermented chilli, lime3.5
Beef tartareEmber-roasted shallot, rye crisp12

To finish

Burnt honey custardThyme shortbread8
Ember-baked appleBrown butter, cultured cream8

From the fire

Whole mackerelBurnt lemon, salsa verde19
Hispi cabbageMiso brown butter, crispy onions14
Lamb neckEmber onions, yoghurt, mint oil24
Dry-aged rib for twoBone marrow, dripping potatoes64

On the side

Coal-roast potatoesGarlic and chive cream6
Bitter leavesPear, blue cheese, walnut7

The menu changes daily. Dishes marked as sold out come back when the next delivery does.

Book

Hold a table in three taps

Pick the party, the night and the time. We text you to confirm within the hour. No card details needed.

1How many of you?
2Which night?
3What time?

Your table

Holding

Table for 2
Running late? We hold tables for 15 minutes.
Private dining

The long table, for your people.

Sixteen seats next to the hearth for birthdays, team dinners and the occasional wedding feast. The kitchen cooks a sharing menu just for your table.

  • Sharing menuFrom £55 per person, six courses
  • Whole roomUp to 46 guests, Monday and Tuesday
  • WinePairings chosen with you a week before
Ask about a date