Located in the heart of Manchester, Smoak Bar and Grill on Piccadilly offers an indulgent experience with superb grilled fare, skilled mixologists at the bar and chic interiors with cosy booths and banquettes. Housed in the Malmaison Manchester Hotel, Smoak Bar and Grill is minutes away from Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station and just a stone's throw from attractions such as the Royal Exchange and the Arndale Shopping Centre.

The à la carte menu begins with starters such as steamed gnocchi with spring onions, chestnut mushroom and parmesan shavings; chicken liver and foie gras parfait with toasted brioche and grape chutney or potted Whitby crab with deep fried oyster and sorrel potatoes also whet the appetite. There's also a raw and cured selection which includes Cornish oysters served with shallot vinegar, lemon and Tabasco; steak tartare with egg yolk and salmon gravlax with Bourbon and sour cherry.

From the Josper grill there's a choice of popular cuts including a 12 ½ oz flat iron steak; rib steak with belted galloway; whole baked lobster with glazed butter sauce and the house signature dish, a 225g burger handmade with naturally reared ground beef and served with gruyère, bacon and skinny chips. Favourites of Kansas City hot BBQ ribs with paprika frites and fried buttermilk chicken with sweetcorn pancake and romanesco sauce are equally tempting.

Other main course options could include a poached loin of lamb with a fine onion tart served with broad beans, peas and morels. Seafood lovers will rejoices in dishes such as collops of fried monkfish with smoked garlic mash potato and tarragon tomatoes or pan fried hake and chorizo risotto with clams, mussels and fennel pollen. Vegetarians are also catered for with choices that could include a vegetarian meatloaf with roasted root vegetables or spicy aubergine and goats' cheese curry.

The bar menu offers light bites of salt and pepper squid with oriental dressing; mussel and bacon chowder; Vietnamese duck salad and kung fu Josper chicken wings as well as sandwiches of pulled pork butt with coleslaw. Alternatively you could opt for the Smoak burger or hot dog served with relish, mustard and fries. There are also a number of substantial mains including traditional fish pie; Tuscan brick chicken served with sweet potatoes and Bourbon mayonnaise or the ever-popular mac and cheese. A Sunday brunch menu is also available.

To finish, consider a cheerfully decadent jam roly poly with jam syrup and custard, peach Melba with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sponge with chocolate custard or pineapple pannacotta.

The extensive drinks list offers cocktails ranging from classic martinis to contemporary favourites such as a White Cosmopolitan of lemon infused vodka with triple sec, lime juice and white cranberry juice; Vanilla Daiquiri and Pernelle which blends premium vodka, St-Germain elderflower liqueur and Poire William with fresh lemon juice topped with soda. The wine list offers a tempting selection of whites and reds including a Chenin Blanc from South Africa, a Gruner Veltliner from Austria, a Shiraz from Argentina and a Chateau Lugagnac from France.

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