Any Southport Area Recs?

[bakerestates]

Will be spending 5 days in the Southport area in April. Had a table for Fraiche but unfortunately due to a change of plan, had to give it up. Can anyone suggest any restaurants/pubs?

Have found Bistrot Verit and Michael's, both in Birkdale/Southport.

Many thanks

Piers

[MaLO]

There is a MPW pub - http://www.mpwtheswan.co.uk/ not too far away.

This place used to get decent reviews http://www.warehousekitchenandbar.com/

Steven Gerrard of footbal fame is listed a co owner, I dont think he will be the pot wash though.

The vincent hotel has a sushi bar or used to - http://www.thevincenthotel.com/restaurant-bar/

Not eaten in any of these places but they tend to get mentioned by people from that end.

Away from southport - Liverpool the carriage works as listed recently can be nice. Mayur Indian. Hope St has a few ok options. You can also travel as far as Chester on Merseytravel it takes a while but Chester has some good eating. Abode and Simon Radley at the Grosvenor both have good offers at the moment. I will be giving the Grosvenors £50 tasting on Weds a go sometime soon. Manchester is also not too far and has an interesting thread with plenty of recs.

Others -

The Mulberry Tree Wrightington - http://www.themulberrytree.info/

Northcote - http://www.northcote.com/

Hastings Lytham - http://www.hastingslytham.com/eating-and-drinking/

Also mentioned on this forum the freemasons wiswell - http://www.freemasonswiswell.co.uk/

I will ask people from up that way about pubs and eating and post more if there is anything worth sharing.

[bakerestates]

Thanks very much for this, really helpful. We are staying at the Vincent and will be occupied on the links over lunch so all for dinner, don't want to drive too far.

Thanks again

Piers

[Gary Marshall]

maybe a trek and (a bit of a busmans hol!) but good write ups on here for Da Piero in Irby on the Wirral.

[MacD]

If you're willing to travel to Liverpool, it's worth searching this forum for recommendations. There aren't many threads, but one with my recommendations is:

[bakerestates]

maybe a trek and (a bit of a busmans hol!) but good write ups on here for Da Piero in Irby on the Wirral.

Yes had seen on another thread and are hoping to go on the Tuesday evening. I like busman's holidays!

Thanks for the pointers

[Harters]

Much as I liked Da Piero, I wouldnt have described it as "Southport area". Best part of 30 miles and an hours drive.

By the same token, then, let's throw in Northcote, the various places in Chester and Liverpool and, just about,the bright lights of Manchester.

[bakerestates]

Much as I liked Da Piero, I wouldnt have described it as "Southport area". Best part of 30 miles and an hours drive.

By the same token, then, let's throw in Northcote, the various places in Chester and Liverpool and, just about,the bright lights of Manchester.

True but follwing a day at Hoylake it works.

Otherwise Southport area is preferable as we like our wine.

[erica graham]

Southport is my home town, so I can honestly say there's not a lopt of choice, last time I went the busiest place looked like weatherspoons!

I was seriously underwhelmed by Warehouse Brasserie, more than underwhelmed actually.

Last time I went to visit my Dad we stayed at the Vincent and I really enjoyed my stay there. The cocktail bar was very glam, but we didn't really make the most of it as we were with my Dad celebrating his 75th birthday!!. Loved the rooms at the Vincent, great Japanese soaking tubs, and hilarious items in the mini bar!! (bumps the bill though!!)

The restaurant at the Vincent was a much higher standard than anywhere else in Southport town centre, so I would stick with that.

I used to enjoy Michaels in Birkdale, its a tiny place in the middle of a parade of shops, but haven't visited in about 5 years.

Enjoy your stay, are you playing at Royal Birkdale? (My childhood house overlooked it!!)

[bakerestates]

Thanks Erica, looking forward to the Vincent then -shame my wife will not be joining me!

Sadly won't be playing Birkdale - a new boiler, oven and wall at the pub means the £275 green fee is going elsewhere! Formby, West Lancs, Hillside and Hoylake after which a meal at dal piero.

[onrushpam]

I haven't been there in several years, but we always enjoyed Master McGraths pub in Scarisbrick.

[MacD]

I've just remembered that a colleague of mine used to eat at the Auberge in Southport every week and really rated it. I only went once, and thought it was pretty good - very straightforward French place, but ten years ago it was worth going to - not sure what it's like now (or if it even exists).

[bakerestates]

Just a quick report back on where we ended up going during our short break to the Northwest, staying in Southport.

Had sushi at the Vincent where we were staying. Prepared by a Japanese chef at a bar within the dining room, we had pretty much everything from the menu. Good miso soup and really good tom yam kai with chicken. Duck salad with mango dressing nice and clean. Then just lots of maki & temaki, sushie & sashimi. The fish included seabass, eel, yellowfin, flying fish roe, salmon, scallops and prawns. I haven't eaten Japanese food too much but I felt the sashimi could have been a touch fresher. And there was a weird sauce like concoction squirted over the soft shell crab temaki, one line of pink type mayo and one line of brown sauce. The effect made the thing quite moreish in a regretfull kind of way. Service was attentive and pleasant and while the wine list had some appealing bins, frustratingly the vintages didn't always match. 2004 Turkey Flat Shiraz on the list, 2008 offered. 2009 South African Rose on the list, first bottle 2010 (better), second bottle back to 2009. Finally, the bar made excellent cocktails and had a fine selection of malts, bourbons and we even managed to finish off a bottle of Kimil? (sp) which they had had for 5 years. Certainly worth a stop if you are in Southport.

The Chinese restaurant behind the Vincent, despite being packed on Sunday night, was beyond vile - words can not do justice to the awfullness of it. Cheese ball crisps offered while we sipped our Tsing Tao is all you need to know.

Unfortunately due to poor weather and bad golf on Monday allied to not much being open, meant we ate at the Vincent again. On Tuesday we dined at Da Piero which I'll post on its thred. A pre-meal beer was had at a pub in Liverpool called the Baltic Fleet - down on the main road opposite the Albert Docks. They brew their own beer from their cellar brewery (due to put a glass floor in so you can see it from above). A pint of 3.8% Wapping was hoppy, clean, slightly creamy and very refreshing.