North West Restaurant Guide

Aumbry is a gem of a neighbourhood restaurant located in Prestwich, just four miles north of Manchester's city centre and this intimate restaurant with just 26 covers is set in a converted cottage is one of Manchester's stars.

2 Church Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester

Voted Cheshire Dining Pub 2010 by the readers of The Good Pub Guide, The Roebuck in Mobberley is considered to be one of Cheshire's most attractive country inns which nowadays sits in a group of four, forward looking gastropubs that include The Holly Bush at Stockton Brook, The Windmill at Whiteley Green and The Sparrowhawk in Fence.

Mill Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire

Voted the Casual Dining Pub of the Year at the Cheshire Life Food & Wine Awards 2006-2007, The Windmill at Whiteley Green with its extensive landscaped gardens, is at the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands and nowadays sits in a group of four, forward looking gastropubs that include The Roebuck in Mobberley, The Hollybush at Stockton Brook and The Sparrowhawk in Fence.

Holehouse Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire

Easy, informal all-day dining is the thinking behind the MC Cafe Bar and Grill, set in the chic surroundings of the Abode Manchester Hotel.

107 Piccadilly, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Without doubt, one of the new stars of Britain's food world says Jay Rayner in The Observer about Chef Aiden Byrne who left the top London restaurant scene to take over The Church Green at Lymm in Cheshire, after a meteoric rise to fame and bagging a Michelin star at the age of 22.

Higher Lane, Lymm, Cheshire

It may bill itself as New Samsi, but this popular venue has been around since 1993 and has established itself as one of the most reliable Japanese joints in Manchester.

36 - 38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester

The Manchester branch of Michael Caines and Andrew Brownsword's evolving chain of boutique hotels occupies a striking nineteenth-century building that was once at the heart of the city's textile trade.

107 Piccadilly, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Billed as 'Wirral's country hotel', this substantial Victorian manor was voted 'Merseyside Hotel of the Year' back in 2006. It was originally built by a shipping magnate from Liverpool and the interior still has many marvellous original features: stained glass windows and impressive oak panelling are features of the public rooms, while the Italian Room restaurant (housed in the old music room) is famed for its hand-crafted leather ceiling inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Neston Road, Wirral, Merseyside

The Freemasons at Wiswell is located in the picturesque tiny village of the same name, just south of Clitheroe in the stunning Ribble Valley.

8 Vicarage Fold, Clitheroe, Lancashire

Kosmos brings echoes of the sunny Hellenic countryside and seascapes to the outer suburbs of Manchester, with its bright decor and hotpotch of Greek memorabilia.

248 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester