December in England (Bath, London, Liverpool, York)

[Harters (John Hartley - a culinary patriot, cooking and eating in northwest England)]

@efreed2000

What is the consensus about the Liverpool branch of Hawksmoor for a Sunday roast?

I can’t write about the Liverpool branch or their Sunday roast, as I’ve never been or eaten. But I have been to their Manchester branch on several occasions. Then we had two consecutive disappointing visits - tough, overly chewy, steaks on both occasions . Both comp’d by the restaurant. We vowed never to go back but relented last January -

[Manchester, city centre] Hawksmoor

When Hawksmoor opened in Manchester – their first outside London – we went several times. But, after two experiences with very tough meat (I complained about one and it was taken off the bill), we decided that they’d had a second chance and enough was enough. That was in 2018 and we’ve not been back since. I’m not quite sure why we decided to give it a third chance but, several years later, here we were. Reassuringly, the level of service and general hospitality is as before. Faultless. Everyon…