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Alston Beef

Alston Beef

Cathedral Street, Manchester I-M4 3TR, United Kingdom

Pasta • British • Steakhouse • Vegetarian


"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"

Riverside At Macdonald Tickled Trout

Riverside At Macdonald Tickled Trout

Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston PR5 0UJ, United Kingdom

Steak • Pizza • British • European


"This was booked as a birthday treat. There was only one option at booking for price which said from £16.50. We got there and stood waiting for a while (the place was empty) to be seated. On the menu I had viewed it said there was salmon, and as neither of us liked that I asked if this could be changed. The lady never came back to us to ask what we would like in exchange in stead the next time we saw her she was bringing out the food. What we were given was nothing like what was on the menu but we didn't complain and ate it. It was no where near as good as what we were expecting. We never saw the waitress again and were there for 1.5 hours so didn't get asked if we would like any more drinks. When it came time to pay they advised it would be £75. I showed them the booking and the website along with the confirmation which they had received. At that point the waitress said they have never had salmon on their afternoon tea menu. So I showed her the website menu. They then told us to go to reception to get a resolution there. We were told a supervisor would be called. 20 minutes later still waiting. I asked for a manager to be called. 10 minutes later someone showed up. They agreed to paying £16pp. Back round to the restaurant to pay. This should have included the drinks but they decided to charge extra for them. By this point I was so stressed and it was ruining the birthday treat I just paid and we left. I will never recommend this place or return. The customer service is shocking."