More than 30 years ago, two mates were putting the world to rights over a Nepalese curry and a couple of pints when they noticed a small vegetarian cafe on Lapwing Lane, just off Burton Road in West Didsbury. Though neither of them had run a restaurant before, something about it piqued their interest.
As luck would have it, when driving past the next day, a ‘For Sale’ sign was being put up. An offer, some paperwork and a set of keys later, Greens - one of Greater Manchester’s best loved restaurants and a veteran of the veggie scene - was born.
Those two friends were chef Simon Rimmer, who you might know from Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, and his business partner Simon Connolly. The pair have since opened a number of other restaurants, and undertaken other projects, but now are coming back to where it all started.
