Have you ever dined in Didsbury?
Yesterday ‘5things’ dined at Chalk Bar and Grill in Didsbury, South Manchester. This modern and contemporary restaurant has been open for just over a year and is gaining popularity by the day. Chalk was busy and bustling – always a good sign. It’s been featured in The Times and has won accolades such as best newcomer in South Manchester in the eat, drink and sleep awards.
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Choose a starter from the excellent eight on offer. These range from the exotic salt and pepper squid to the more traditional soup of the day served with artisan bread. We were quite tempted by the Confit Duck Leg With Hoi Sin Salad & Duck Crackling. The starters are all reasonable priced and start from about £5.00. We chose the liver parfait and the mushroom soup = both were excellent.
Soup Of The Day served with Artisan Bread
Smooth Chicken Liver Parfait, Chutney, Toast
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For main course we decided on the cheese and onion pie and the duck served with braised red cabbage. The cheese and onion pie was the nicest we’ve tasted and were pleasantly surprised to see it offered as a main – quite rare really. This was served with a lovely jacket potato and soured cream. The selection of main courses at Chalk are impressive with such things as slow roast game, mutton pudding and mushroom soufflé. Again all reasonably prices with the most expensive being £19. All mains could be complimented by a sides like roasted root vegetables or triple cooked chips.
Cheese & Onion Pie, With A Sour Cream Jacket Potato
Pan Roast Duck Breast With Pressed Potatoes, Braised Red Cabbage, Curly Kale & Redcurrant Jus
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For dessert we decided to try the treacle tart and the cheese board. The tart was served warm allowing the clotted cream to melt a little. We could have tried the ‘posh’ snickers! Desserts ranged from £1.75 for a scoop of ice cream to £7.25 for the melting chocolate fondant.
Cheese Board With Homemade Chutney & Crackers
Warm Treacle Tart, Clotted Cream Ice Cream
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Chalk also have an elaborate specials menu serving starters such as pan fried scallops and mains like blackened cod or ox cheek. You can also order from the grill menu which serves a range of streaks and fish. The chicken and king prawn skewer sounded excellent!
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Chalk Bar and Grill also have a loyalty scheme called ”slate club’. This scheme allows you to have 20% off you food bill and also gives you previews of new dishes on the menu. Chalk also has live music events and the club allows you to have early access to these.
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