On Thursday, me and Matthew went out for the day in to the City Centre. We had planned to go to Dog Bowl and have some lunch and a game of bowling. Unfortunately, Matthew hurt his foot so we could only have the food.

The Dog Bowl is a bar and bowling venue across from the Ritz, near to Oxford Road train station.

Walking in, you immediately see the lanes at the back of the place, some very comfortable and roomy booths in the middle and looking around there are loads of tables around.

The bar itself is very stylish, and I like to think that the hooks are going to be used for dog leads and not drunk (or sober) women's handbags. Although I doubt they allow dogs in the place as they serve food.

For this visit, we used the Express Menu which is usually one course for £7 and two for £11. If you know me and Matthew, you will know which option we went for.... the two courses.

We both started with the Quesadillas filled with pulled pork. I opted for "slaw" on the side, and Matthew went for Skin on Fries so we could share the sides (it didn't really happen like that).

We were expecting a start size of food, but we weren't expecting the size that did come. It tasted absolutely excellent. Enough pulled pork and cheese inside the tortillas had excellent flavour. I hope that next time they have the boneless wings that are on the menu to go inside the quesadilla as they sounded lovely.

This is a painting of Manchester above the door inside the Dog Bowl

The bar of the Dog Bowl complete with dog lead hooks

Pulled Pork Quesadilla with Slaw. This was absolutely gorgeous and huge for a starter.

Burger with Fries. You can actually taste the meat in this burger, rather than the accompaniments that you do with most other burgers. The flavours were fantastic

Brisket with Fries. I've always wanted to try a proper American style brisket, and I think this is the closest I will get in the UK. The beef just pulled apart and the spicy sauce on the side was excellent (Matthew tried some and got a shock).My only thought was that their could have been a little more gravy on the beef.

For the mains, Matthew chose the burger, and I went for the Brisket. You can see the food and a little description below. The food however was excellent. The quality was fantastic and we will be back.

There is an offer currently on food for Tuesdays where you get 50% off. Although 2 courses for £11 I think is a bargain anyway (for the express menu).

Matthew will be back, if only to to the "D.B." burger, a 1 lb beef patty, pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked bacon, onion rings & BBQ sauce. It looks fabulous (you can see it on the website), but at £15.00, I think only on a Tuesday

I would highly recommend this place, and will be going back for a meal and bowling next time.

The Dog Bowl can be found at 57 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5WW