Five Star Lowry Hotel Enters Competition with Gourmet Five Star Burger
Known for great food with a double AA rosette, The Lowry Hotel is putting its in-house restaurant to the test again as it is now a finalist in the National Burger Awards 2017.
After hundreds of entries, only 16 made it through to the final round, with The Lowry Hotel being the only hotel to make it through to the final. The final of the competition will be held live at the Islington Metal Works in London on the 22nd February, where the chef who is awarded overall winner will receive £1,000.
Finalists will compete in three separate challenges; The first being a signature round, where contestants will make the gourmet burger they entered with, for the judges to try. The second round will see contestants try a technical challenge where they make a burger out of selected ingredients. Finally, the third round will have contestants make a burger out of the Booker Mystery Box.
The Lowry Hotel has entered the competition with Sous Chef Ivo Pinto cooking his famous ‘Lowry Five Star’ Burger. The gourmet burger combines Cheshire beef brisket with caramelised onions, treacle cured streaky bacon and Godminster vintage cheddar, served with homemade mayonnaise and tomato ketchup, romaine lettuce, heirloom tomatoes and pickled baby cucumber.
Sous Chef Ivo Pinto said, “Entering the National Burger Awards is a fun way to showcase the great food available at The Lowry Hotel”.
“Our gourmet burger uses all North West local ingredients giving the best flavours. Being the only hotel in the competition really shows the dedication The Lowry Hotel puts into ensuring their restaurant matches the five-star experience of the hotel.”.
The gourmet Lowry Five Star Burger is available to try at the Lowry Hotel River Bar. To book a table at the bar and restaurant please call 0161 827 4000.
Posted: Wednesday 15th February 2017
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About River Restaurant
Executive Chef Dave Ashton’s menu uses the best local and seasonal produce that the hotel is famous for and creating classic British dishes to a high standard. His favourite starters include pan fried scallops with scallop ceviche, peanut, lime and avocado and A5 Wagyu beef with celeriac remoulade, ponzu and wasabi dressing. Mains include wild line caught sea bass with cockle minestrone, courgette and basil puree. Meat lovers will be delighted to see a Rump of lamb Cheshire Farm lamb with lamb fat carrot, roast onion, braised rib and mint sauce. Our famous sharing dishes of Beef Wellington and our 42oz Cheshire Farm Tomahawk steak.
The adjoining River Bar and Terrace encapsulates The Lowry Hotel’s fun-loving spirit at the confluence of city life. Here you’ll find in the intimate, informal surroundings a quiet place to network, drink and kick-back with a perfectly mixed cocktail, club sandwich, salad, or more substantial dish from our menu. The cosy Library is tucked away at one end. Open until late, this is a place to enjoy our signature cocktails.
Here you will also find Manchester’s longest bar terrace — an open-air first-floor terrace for al fresco dining where you can enjoy a drink or meal from the bar or restaurant. Open year-round, The Terrace is perfect for summer afternoon get-togethers in this urban suntrap overlooking the River Irwell.
The bar and restaurant at The Lowry Hotel provide the perfect place to relax and enjoy good food and drink, offering breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner on a daily basis, with a great Chefs Choice Menu offering 2 courses for £19.95 and three courses for £24.95 and a three course Sunday lunch for £22.50. Our Afternoon Tea is available for £22.50 per person or upgrade to our Champagne Afternoon Tea for £33.00.
On Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons you will also be entertained with live pianist and singer Kimm.
The River Bar and Restaurant as you know it will be closing in July but don’t worry, we will be back in September with a brand-new restaurant and bar, during this time we will be serving, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner in our grand ballroom during this period.
Here is a short video of the preparation of the Watermelon dessert on this month's Chef Choice Menu.
