Stones

Walk into Stones and you're stepping into somewhere that takes itself seriously—but never pretentiously. The room has that elegant, understated feel you don't often find this side of Manchester, with the kind of service that anticipates what you need before you ask. You're looking at refined British cooking that changes with what's actually in season, which means the menu won't bore you on repeat visits. It's the sort of place locals dress up for—anniversary dinners, celebrating that promotion, impressing someone you actually want to impress. With a 4.8 rating from nearly 500 reviews, it's clearly doing something right.