Celia's Kitchen

On Tuesday, I celebrated my birthday.

There a very few kosher places in Manchester to eat, but one of them is my favourate, Celia's Kitchen.

The place has a homey feeling and creates an atmosphere of service like no other.

Due to my university class, we only entered at 8 pm and were promptly shown to a table.

I sat down, perused the menu and ordered our starters and drinks.

As we waited, the owner, Mark Clyne, came over to say hello. Mark is known for often going over to customers to say hi and to welcome them. Knowing it was my birthday, he wished me a nice happy birthday and told me to call him if I needed anything.

Our starters arrived. My wife had avocodo salad which was avocado and other vegs in a fried lettuce leaf, while I had chicken soup which comes with matzah balls and noodles. I was disapointed as they used to serve a massive matza ball, the size of a tennis ball, but Mark told me that in summer time, they don't serve it as it is too heavy.

Our mains then arrived.

Esther had a steak and ale pie with chips, which is a pastry pie with steak and gravy.

I had a medium cooked steak with mini-latkes and portobello mushrooms. It was perfectly cooked and delicious.

Mark came by again to see if we are alright, which shows his dedication to the clients. We then went the full monty for dessert: a chocolate brownie desert with mousse. They wrote on the plate a happy birthday message. They planned to have 'Happy Birthday' play on the speakers, but the speakers never worked.  When the waitresses saw that Esther was upset about it, they took inititive and actually sang to me happy birthday, going beyond their duties!

The chef came out to ask if the food was good and wished me a happy birthday too.

Overall, it was a great meal and an amazing place. It is lovely to feel so welcome, while eating out. If you're in Manchester, I highly recommend eating out at Celia's.

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