Manchester Restaurants Gear Up For Restaurant Week 2009

Internet travel and leisure website Last Minute.com has announced that beginning on 2nd March 2009, its very popular Restaurant Week will begin. This year the event will take place in 3 UK cities, not only in London but Manchester restaurants and restaurants in Birmingham will also take part. The Restaurant Week is based on the New York Restaurant Week, that has been successful for a number of years now.

Last year in London around 100 restaurants took part in the week, including a variety of Michelin star establishments including Richard Corrigan’s Lindsay House, Almeida, Tamarind and Quilon. The decision to expand to include Manchester and Birmingham is a brilliant idea as both of these cities are well known for their fine eating facilities.

The brilliant thing about the event is that it benefits both the restaurants and consumers. The restaurant week gives visitors to Last Minute.com the chance to experience fine dining at a fraction of the cost, which will no doubt help with everyones finances. The cities themselves should benefit from the tourism expenditure and Birmingham and Manchester restaurant will benefit from bums on seats as well as added exposure from the press.

Last Minute.com has teamed up with Capital 95.8′s, Help a London Child appeal for the third year running and a percentage from each booking being donated to the charity. This year they are expecting the participation of about 40 restaurants in Manchester and Birmingham and over 150 in London. Hopefully next year the event will expand to include Liverpool restaurants and possibly some Scottish and North Wales restaurants.