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"As we said in last year's review (below), 'Linen is a superb restaurant that ticks all the boxes and leaves you impressed enough to return as soon as you can, introducing different friends to its elegant dining arena each time'. This visit, and all of our others previously highlight the case in point. Whilst the restaurant is still as plush, the staff still as fantastic and the food equally as impressive, the prices have also been reduced massively to take into account the credit crunch. You can now get 2 courses for just £10 and the most expensive item on the menu is the 8oz Fillet Steak at a reasonable £21.50 with square cut chunky chips and a Portobello mushroom.

The Roast Rump of Lamb (only £14.95) melts in your mouth. Served with rosemary Dauphinoise potato, courgette timbale and red wine jus, it was cooked to perfection, pink and tender. The Honey Glazed Chili Chicken (£12.50) was superb value for money and had a great kick thanks to its chilli & coriander dressing.

Set inside the plush Manchester 235 casino, the restaurant is set both above and away from from the gambling area by a wide sweeping staircase, either side of the impressive cocktail bar. The decor is breathtaking - large expensive furniture is complemented by the brick walls of the Great Northern Warehouse, classy lighting and French style sideboards. There's a private dining room behind a glass window that was occupied by a birthday party on our visit and, it has to be said, there can't be many better venues to hold a celebration.

We thoroughly recommend Linen, at these prices you'd be hard pushed to find a restaurant in Manchester as good!" - Restaurants Of Manchester (18/8/09 - visited on a Saturday evening)

"Linen is a superb restaurant that ticks all the boxes and leaves you impressed enough to return as soon as you can, introducing different friends to its elegant dining arena each time. Set inside the plush Manchester 235 casino, the restaurant is set both above and away from the gambling area by a wide sweeping staircase, either side of the impressive cocktail bar. The decor is breathtaking - large expensive furniture is complemented by the brick walls of the Great Northern Warehouse, classy lighting and French style sideboards. The tables are that large they offer a feeling of self-importance, although you may have to shuffle closer to your partner if you're on a romantic night out. The service is amongst the best we have experienced in Manchester, and whilst our waitress for the night, Miriam, may have forgotten to bring out one of our side orders, she would still be top of our list of 'waitresses to employ' if we were to ever open our own restaurant.

Prices, it has to be said, aren't cheap (unless you take advantage of one of their many offers or use your Hi-Life card), however for the quality of the food you can't argue. The Venison was pefectly cooked and equally tender on taste, whilst the Lamb Shank was just as good, if not as meaty as the cuts we're used to eating in Germany and Switzerland. The presentation of the dishes was as impressive as the decor and the wine selection would certainly keep a real wine buff happy.

Linen is without doubt one of the best restaurants in Manchester and one we'd recommend wholeheartedly, although if you're looking for an intimate meal, ask to be sat in the smaller tables nearer the kitchens (the larger covers on the right can get quite rowdy with diners having to speak louder to be heard across the huge tables). All in all, this is an excellent restaurant that is certainly worth visiting!" - Restaurants Of Manchester (9/10/08 - visited on a Friday evening)

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