Salford is set to welcome a new Mediterranean cafe and wine bar this autumn with the opening of Kallos.
The beautiful new spot is taking shape in Cortland at Colliers Yard, a stylish new residential development near Manchester Victoria.
Kallos will be specialising in all-day, high-quality Greek and Mediterranean food, whether you’re after a relaxed brunch or an evening drink.
Founded by hospitality professionals Ionna Antoniou and Ivan Milchev, the restaurant will be decorated to feel like you’re sitting on a street-side restaurant in Mykonos.
White walls, stone floors, accents of blue, natural wood and vintage elements will do a good job of bringing Santorini to Salford.
ADVERTISEMENT
Kallos’ brunch menu will be split into sections, featuring traditional pastries like Spanakopita and Tiropita, dishes served on sourdough, and those on freshly in-house made pita bread.
As night falls there’ll be meze selections, from classic Greek dips to charcuterie boards to traditional dishes like feta in filo, Saganaki, and Keftedes.
ADVERTISEMENT
It’ll all be about simple small dishes using great products, served alongside wines from Greece and the Mediterranean basin.
Ioanna and Ivan collectively boast 20 years of experience in the industry, with Ivan having spent three years as a head sommelier.
Kallos is a stylish new Greek cafe and wine bar opening in Salford. Credit: Supplied
Ivan said: “The name Kallos was inspired by the ancient Greek word for beauty, which perfectly encapsulates the essence of this café and wine bar for us.
ADVERTISEMENT
“It’s not just about the aesthetics but also the experiences shared and the hospitality offered, which we see as a real priority.
“The beauty (Kallos) is about shared laughter, the stories exchanged and the connections made.”
Ioanna said: “Kallos Café & Wine Bar has been a dream of ours for a long time coming and we’re so excited to turn it into a reality this autumn.
“We wanted to create a venue focused on hospitality, a relaxed atmosphere, an all-day offering and a menu serving the authentic Greek and Mediterranean food.
“All-day cafes are incredibly popular in Greece, and we want to create that ambience in Manchester. We hope you like it as much as we do!”
Award-winning Manchester cocktail bar Red Light announces surprise return in new location
Daisy Jackson
Red Light, an award-winning cocktail bar that closed its doors earlier this year, has announced it’s making a grand return.
The celebrated watering hole had been at Kampus in the city centre for three years before it closed for good in August.
But now, in news that will thrill a lot of us in Manchester, the bar has announced it’s returning, with plenty of new ’surprises’ to come.
Announcing Red Light 2.0 this evening, they revealed a brand-new location, with all the cocktails we all loved before, plus a new bar snack offering.
Also new with its reopening will be a dedicated clubbing space (operating in a residential area was one of the reasons Red Light closed at Kampus) and the return of its legendary street parties.
They said: “Your love and support has meant the absolute world to us since we closed the doors to our Kampus venue.
“It’s been a tricky secret to keep but we’re thrilled to share that we’re back and in a brand new location!
“This one feels special, it’s not often you get a second chance at things in the current climate.”
They added: “We can’t wait to welcome you with open arms. Red Light NQ. LETS GO BABY!”
Although they’ve not announced the location, they have teased some pictures – and unless we’re very much mistaken, they’ll be moving into Tariff Street, in the old El Capo site.
Chinatown restaurant pleads for help after dine-and-dash customer leaves staff member in A&E
Daisy Jackson
A brilliant restaurant in Manchester’s Chinatown has shared CCTV and a heartfelt appeal after one of its staff members was left in A&E.
Noodle Alley shared that one of its young staff members chased after a group of dine-and-dash customers who’d left without paying for their meal.
The restaurant then said that she was ‘assaulted’ at some point in the chase and ended up in A&E.
In their statement, Noodle Alley said that the staff member ‘had treated them kindly and never expected that kindness to come back to her like this’.
They wrote: “What has this world come to? A violent man sent our staff to A&E over an unpaid meal.”
The CCTV shows a group of three young men, all carrying Selfridges shopping bags, entering the restaurant.
They sit and enjoy a meal, before two of them slip out of the restaurant. The third man then exits but is chased by a Noodle Alley staff member.
It’s at this point – out of the range of the restaurant’s CCTV – that they said she was assaulted ‘after going beyond her duty to try and recover what had been taken’.
The family business said that she has been ’emotionally affected’ by the incident.
The police are involved and the restaurant has appealed for anyone who can help with their investigation to get in touch.
It’s also the second time they’ve appealed about a dine-and-dash customer in the last few months, but this incident went ‘far beyond’ previous incidents.
In their full statement, Noodle Alley said: “We’re a small family business, and lately it feels like small businesses are being targeted again and again.
“But this time, it went far beyond anything we have experienced before.
“One of our young staff members — a girl simply doing her job — was assaulted after going beyond her duty to try to recover what had been taken from our restaurant. She ended up in A&E.
“What hurts us most is seeing how emotionally affected she has been by what happened. She told us she had treated them kindly and never expected that kindness to come back to her like this.
“We work hard to look after our staff and our customers, and nobody should have to go through this simply for doing their job.
“We have reported the incident to the police.
“If anyone recognises these individuals or has any information that could help the police with their investigation, please contact us or the police directly.
“We’re sharing this because we believe our staff deserve to feel safe at work.”
Daisy Jackson -
23rd September 2024 
