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Ikan

Description: Chinese. 68 Sackville Street, Manchester. Tel = +44(0)161 2361313.

Newest Review: ... away above the Spar there. The Thai menu offers a different range from some of the Oriental restaurants I have been used to. We chose seafood tempura (lightly battered prawns, kalamari, and vegetables), and prawncakes, for starters. Then sea bass, which was served whole with a delicious nutty topping, and prawns and cashews - all very good. There is a reasonable selection of vegetarian ... more

... dishes, with, for example, tofu stir fries. I love the names of some of the dishes - Geo grab wontons sounded intriguing - maybe I'll try those next time. It can be a bit pricey if you go for the a la carte, as we did. But there's a 'happy ho...more

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Ikan: Good Thai food in Manchester (415 words)
by - written on 12/02/01 (Very useful, 249 readings)
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A very pleasant Manchester eaterie - Ikan has a modern feel, wooden floors and industrial pipework décor, and a bathtub in the middle with goldfish in it. (makes a change from a tank containing the poor lobsters that are going to end up as someone's dinner!) In the evening, twinkling lights in the windows and candlelight help to make it feel like a place for an intimate dinner for two. Incidentally, the name is pronounced eekan, or that's how they said the name when I rang to make my booking. It's at the UMIST end of Sackville Street, tucked away above the Spar there. The Thai menu offers a different range from some of the Oriental ... Read the complete review