A London-born steakhouse chain is plotting a move to the north. Flat Iron has put in a licence application for a unit on Deansgate.
The application is for the premises formerly occupied by the Blacks outdoor supplies shop at 200 - 204 Deansgate. It’s requesting a 1am licence for live and recorded music, and for alcohol sales, with a 1.30am closing time.
Though not approved yet, the consultation for the licence goes on until mid-May. Founded by Charlie Carroll in 2012, the restaurants aim to make ‘remarkable steak available to everyone’, with affordable prices.
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Opening first in Shoreditch, the chain has grown rapidly. It now has 12 branches in all across the capital, from Kensington to Spitalfields. The Manchester restaurant would be only the second location outside London, with another branch opening in Cambridge in July.
Since launching, they have been named in the Top 100 Best Companies to work for in the country for three years running, offering good pay and training opportunities.
The restaurants generally focus on one kind of steak primarily - the flat iron, or chuck steak, which while less tender than ribeyes or fillets, are cheaper but still full of flavour. A flat iron is £13, with sides including beef dripping chips at £4 and a crispy bone marrow and garlic mash, also at £4.
Other steaks like sirloins or the equally robust bavette appear as specials, as does the Flat Iron burger. As yet, the Manchester branch has no planned opening date.
But it will be competing with the likes of nearby steakhouses Fazenda and Hawksmoor, which offers a rump and chips for £16 at lunchtime.
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