A new restaurant on the former Delicatezze site has just opened. Bringing you all things musical theatre, Ruby\u2019s is the ultimate dining experience, combined with talented musical theatre performers, who are also the waiters and bartenders.<\/p>\n
\tThe Canal Street restaurant claims to offer \u2018top quality service\u2019, as well as an extensive cocktail menu, from their hand-picked staff. With over 30 combined years of experience in the musical theatre and hospitality industry, the staff will burst out into song at a moment\u2019s notice, from solo\u2019s, to full group numbers.<\/p>\n
Delicatezze was well known on Canal Street for their floating beer garden, which was a canal barge attached to the bridge leading to the restaurant.<\/p>\n
Ruby\u2019s is Manchester\u2019s only musical theatre restaurant, offering a singing and dining experience. Manchester is well known for its food, with many restaurants in Manchester going viral online for their quirky dishes.<\/p>\n
\tBock Bi\u00e8re Caf\u00e9 recently featured on LadBible, for their roast dinner fondue for two, reaching over a million people. They represent how diverse and innovative Manchester culinary culture can be.<\/p>\n
The unique new restaurant is only moments away from the famous Palace Theatre, and are aiming to be the place to go during an afternoon matinee.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe restaurant has a similar business idea to famed Broadway restaurant, Ellen\u2019s Stardust Diner, which has recently become a social media sensation for their impromptu performances from singing waiters.<\/p>\n
Jacob Stephenson, a 22-year-old bartender and Canal Street regular said, \u201cIf there had been a full refurbishment inside, it would be a different story, but it literally looks like the Italian restaurant that was there previously. Plus, we waited over 15 minutes after we ordered our drinks, and they hadn\u2019t even started to make them, wasn\u2019t even busy!\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrew Wallace, a social-media executive from Stoke told NQ, \u201cIt\u2019s lovely inside, the food was lovely and the concept is really cool and original, I\u2019d definitely go again\u201d.<\/p>\n
We are still yet to see whether the new venue has approached ATG theatres for a partnership, and they haven\u2019t released any deals yet, but it\u2019s still early days for the new singing diner.<\/p>\n
Many venues in the village that offer food have recently shut down, with Bandit, Mugger and Thief closing abruptly, and the well-loved Italian restaurant Vilaggio closing their doors for the last time mid-October.<\/p>\n
\n\tCanal Street is well known as the main strip of Manchester\u2019s famed gay village, with iconic bars lining the street, the most notable being G-A-Y. Canal Street has been seen as the centre of gay culture in the north, featuring in several TV series, such as Queer as Folk, and Channel 4\u2019s Cucumber.<\/p>\n
\tThe village has recently been criticised for not catering to the needs of the LGBT community, being more about student night outs and hen-parties.<\/p>\n