High-end contemporary Chinese Restaurant Tattu has revealed its all-new autumn winter Menu. Designed to take diners on an experiential journey from East to West, Tattu’s new menu celebrates traditional Chinese cuisine with modern cooking techniques.. The new menu will launch in Manchester on Tuesday 27th September.
In keeping with traditional Chinese custom, diners are encouraged to connect with one another over Tattu’s delicate sharing dishes. The new menu offers a Modern Sharing menu which allows diners to sit back and indulge in good company as ornately curated dishes arrive in timely waves. The Modern Sharing menu (£72.50pp) offers light dishes such as traditional Aromatic Crispy Duck Pancakes and luxurious Szechuan Rock Shrimp and hearty fragrant dishes such as Caramel Soy Aged Beef Fillet, Duck Egg and Sausage Fried Rice, Thai Style Monkfish. For the final wave, enjoy the Banana Fritter and White Chocolate Dragon Egg with coconut, passionfruit, and mango.
The Emperor’s Choice sharing menu (£97.50 pp) offers extravagant dishes which deliver a fusion of East meets West flavours. Standouts include the Seven Spiced Seared Tuna, a modern dish with a Mediterranean twist with truffle aioli, caviar and citrus ponzu, Shanghai Black Cod, and Xo Fried Rice with shrimp, chicken, and pancetta. To finish, try Tattu’s Cherry Blossom dessert. Visually replicating the iconic Eastern trees, light pink sweet candyfloss forms an elevated canopy balanced on a chocolate trunk which is rooted in a bed of chocolate and cherry dessert.
Ideal for sharing, dim sum and small plates include Chicken Xiao Long Bao, Salmon Sashimi Wantons, Sugar Salt Crispy Squid and Glazed Beef San Choy Bao. Tattu also offers a menu of the finest quality meats prepared in keeping with historic practice. Favourites include Black Pepper and Honey Ribs, Red Pepper Lamb Cutlet and boasting a melting pot of flavours, the Japanese Black Wagyu Sirloin served with green beans and truffle sesame soy. Wok dishes include Crispy Shredded Beef Fillet, Green Pepper Lobster and, a Tattu classic, Wok Fired Angry Bird – chicken served with roasted chilli peppers and sesame soy honey. Prepared with ample spice and flavour oriental-inspired seafood dishes include Balsamic Teriyaki Salmon prepared with a crispy black pepper skin and served with sweet, pickled cucumbers and Steamed Butterfly Sea Bass cooked in traditional Shaoxing wine, lemon soy and caramel chilli.
Vegetarian or plant-based diets are not forgotten with offerings such as Special Fried Sweet Potato served in a black vinegar glaze with spring onion and ichimi pepper, Sweet Tamarind Tofu Balls served with watermelon, candied chilli and mint and Beansprout Noodles.
In true Tattu style, an array of show-stopping cocktails are on offer. Taking centre stage, the Eastern Dragon is served on a raised platform encapsulated by an elegant glass dome which, once removed, reveals a graceful 135 East Gin cocktail with delicate notes of apple and raspberry. For those dining for two, indulge in the romantic Celestial Dragon – served in a delicate glass dragon, the Celestial Dragon offers Eastern notes of hibiscus partnered with citrous notes.
Located in Manchester’s high-end Spinningfields district, Tattu Manchester, the group’s first restaurant, was conceived in 2015 with the idea to bring something fresh and exciting to the UK culinary scene. Visually, the restaurant is inspired by body art and its historical journey from Eastern origins, dorned with creative wall and ceiling patterns. The design pays homage to the restaurant’s namesake taken from ‘Tatau’, an ancient word meaning ‘make a mark’ and Tattu’s unique standard for Chinese cuisine.
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