The restaurant takes over two floors of an old 1950s office building in the pedestrian-only Bateman’s Buildings to house the 240-seater venue. As well as a main dining room on the first floor and a bar and less formal space on the ground floor, the restaurant also has a large outdoor terrace. Expect it to be very affordable and egalitarian and offer dishes such as moules marinière, a wide range of crustacea, a ‘catch of the day' and Dover sole.
Named in tribute to the long-lamented Leicester Square restaurant of the same name, "Manzi’s is very much about ‘nautical’ themes against the background of being a Seafood and Pescatarian restaurant".
Fresh-from-the-sea delights
Monkfish Wellington - monkfish encased in flaky, golden pastry served with a prawn mousse and dill beurre blanc; the Cioppino Fish Stew, combining the finest seafood with lightly poached fish and calamari in a hearty tomato sauce with grilled sourdough and rouille.
Old Cuban with aged rum, lime juice, sugar, angostura bitters and champagne; the Naked & Famous, with mezcal, fresh lime, aperol and yellow chartreuse and the Mediterranean Mary, with vodka, golden tomato juice, colatura di alici, wine vinegar, a hint of dijon mustard, olorosso sherry and a splash of tabasco.
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