One Foot in the Grapes As the first signs of spring appear, Jane Clare turns to crisp Spanish whites, characterful old vines and elegant English fizz – and shares details of a special tasting event inspired by Liverpool’s seafaring heritage I’ve just been out to the shops without a coat on. That’s ... Read More...
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Restaurant Review COSMO World Buffet Liverpool ONE, 8A Manesty’s Lane, L1 3DL By Robin Brown | Buffet| £ | Enter COSMO World Buffet on a Friday night and the first thing you notice is the noise. Clanking tureen lids and, every 15 minutes like an industrial cuckoo clock, cutlery dumped into a bin like ... Read More...
Liverpool Restaurant Week returns this spring, celebrating the city’s characterful hospitality offer. Now in its third year, it will run from 18-26 April. Organised and funded by Liverpool Business Improvement District, Liverpool Restaurant Week launched as an opportunity to cast a spotlight on the restaurants and eateries of Liverpool city centre. Each ... Read More...
DeLuca’s has opened in Concert Square - a 700-capacity venue combining live sport, competitive socialising and late-night entertainment across three floors. The Las Vegas-inspired venue has been designed to transition from daytime hospitality and sports screenings into evening events and nightclub activity. Its interiors draw on mid-century modern design, with 1970s ... Read More...
Restaurant Review Fozia’s at The Grand Central 35 Renshaw Street, L1 2SF By Robin Brown | Pakistani | £ | No-one knows what to do with Grand Central. The elaborate Art Nouveau building has been a church, a cinema and a concert hall in its 121 years on the thrumming Renshaw Street. In its ... Read More...
Il Forno, the long-established Italian restaurant on Duke Street, is set to reopen as Botanico next month, marking a shift in concept for the venue after more than two decades in the city. The transition reflects the next stage for the Cillo family, which has operated Il Forno since its opening. ... Read More...
Restaurant Review Aintree Racecourse Ormskirk Road, L9 5AS By Lawrence Saunders | Modern British | £££ | Racedays at Aintree are a spectacle in their own right – the roar of the crowd, the thunder of hooves, the thrill of picking a winner. But stepping inside the Papillion restaurant offers a different kind of ... Read More...
Acting on behalf of the Albery Gubay Charitable Foundation, Derwent Estates has submitted a planning application for the final phase of development at Liverpool Shopping Park. The £8 million expansion will deliver 40,000 sq ft of additional retail space, anchored by existing tenant M&S Food which is relocating to a larger ... Read More...
Parliament Square Coffee has unveiled plans for a major expansion with the opening of a new 3,500 sq ft site on Cook Street in early 2026. Founded by husband-and-wife team Christopher and Hayley Commerford, the brand launched its first site on Parliament Street in June 2023 and has since developed a ... Read More...
Maranto’s, the family-run restaurant that has been part of Lark Lane life since 1983, is preparing for its biggest refurbishment to date. Founded by husband-and-wife duo Steve and Ruth Maranto, the restaurant grew from a “labour of love” into one of South Liverpool’s most well-known family businesses. Salvaged pews, wrought iron ... Read More...