'I went to Manchester to hate Sexy Fish'... but national restaurant critic gets a surprise at glitzy celeb haunt
22.01.2024 - 11:43
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A national restaurant critic has admitted he wanted to "hate" Manchester's Sexy FIsh restaurant - but was won over by its "disco food" and "paradise of glowing pink onyx". Renowned Telegraph critic William Sitwell chose to dine alone at the glitzy venue on Spinningfields.
In his review published on Saturday in The Telegraph, the critic regaled the full experience of his £182 solo meal (excluding drinks and service). He described the multi-million pound venue as "a vast paradise of glowing pink onyx, glass, mosaics and fish."
Taking to Twitter to share his review, Mr Sitwell told his 17,000 followers: "I went to Manchester to hate Sexy Fish. Here's how it went..."
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But despite apparently thinking he'd hate it, it appears the food and the ambiance ultimately won over the solo diner. For he awarded it a four out of five star review after his experience saying: "context is everything".
Sexy Fish opened in Manchester amid a blaze of publicity and a star-studded launch in October. It became the third Sexy Fish to open after success in London and Miami and is based inside the former Armani store just off Deansgate.
While the food critic acknowledged its reputation as a celeb haunt, he said: "I spy no celebs on my visit but spot groups of well-honed men in tight, black T-shirts and others of rather un-honed men with large beards and baggy black T-shirts.
He swiped: "Other tables are filled with women who take selfies, interrogate their phones and don’t appear to talk to one another."
Describing his first impression on walking into the glitzy venue, which is adorned with giant fish and Damien Hirst artworks, he wrote: "The music pumps, the place heaves and there