Although sounding like a 70’s cop
show, Tariff
& Dale refers to its location on the corner of Tariff Street and
Dale Street.
Housed in a former cotton warehouse,
the Bar & Kitchen "fit out" impressed – I didn’t linger in the upstairs bar
area but from walking through, it seems a cool place to hang out and drink. The
restaurant is downstairs and ticks all the trendy boxes associated with
Northern Quarter design (I wont bore you with the details).
Heading up the open kitchen and
presiding over the showpiece wood fired pizza oven is local lad, Chef Chris Vernazza.
Vernazza was recently sous chef at Harvey Nichols 2nd Floor
Restaurant but has also spent time in the kitchens of The Hand & Flowers
and Five Fields.
I’ve visited on two occasions – the
fist time, not everything "wowed". The Beef
Tartare lacked a little something; although I liked the gimmick, the ‘éclair’
part of the Beef Shin & Marrow
didn’t quite work for me (the sticky glaze looked great but was cloying and so
sticky it stuck in place the flavour did not permeate the dish) and, worst of
all, I ended up taking to twitter to describe my ‘triple cooked’ chips as
‘barely cooked’.
There were positives though – I liked
the pizza and the beef shin itself and bone marrow mash were very good. When
asked if I enjoyed my meal, I gave what I hoped was “constructive” criticism.
On my return and week or so later, the
tartare had undergone a few tweaks and the Triple
Cooked Chips were worthy of their name.
On a low carb diet, my wife opted for the Charcuterie Board, which I’m pleased to say featured some quality
British produce from Woodall’s.
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Beef Tartare v1 |
To my mind, Honest Crust are the benchmark for
good pizzas in the North West. The Sourdough
Pizzas here, although enjoyable, are not contenders for the Honest Crust
crown – a hotter oven and dough proven for a little longer may remedy this. That
said, having not yet been to Ply, you may
struggle to find better in the city centre. Edit: apparently the crust needs more “leoparding”
(Thanks to @donkomaniac for the
terminology).
One more thing, the Pork Nuggets were great – I’ll be ordering two portions of
these little beauties on my next visit.
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Beef Tartare v2 |
Small Plate: Beef Tartare
Small Plate: Pork Nuggets
Wood Fired Sourdough Pizza: Anchovies & Charred Pepper
Wood Fired Sourdough Pizza: Nduja
Sides: Triple Cooked Chips
Sides: Broccoli & Chilli
Large plate: Beef Shin & Marrow
Charcuterie Board
Dessert: Big Kids Honeycomb
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