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Cafe Muse under new management

16 Jan 2013

A new year sees some exciting changes at the Museum’s popular cafe.

Adam Woof, Manager of Cafe Muse and Christie's Bistro, serves in Cafe Muse

The team behind Chancellors Hotel, Christie’s Bistro and Cafe at the Rylands are bringing their reputation for quality food and service to The Manchester Museum’s popular Cafe Muse.

Cafe Muse, a favourite of many staff and of course Museum visitors, re-opened on 9 January under their management.

The change of management brings with it an exciting new menu which aims to combine some of the old favourites with tasty new additions – some themed to Museum exhibits.

The current Museum Dish, available from 11.30am to 3pm, is the Egyptian Platter (£12.95), which is described as "A generous platter of Egyptian style food to further your experience of Ancient Egypt in the Museum". It includes:

  • Baked Tamiya (similar to Falafel but made with Broad Beans)
  • Boiled Free Range Eggs with a pot of Ful Medames (a dish similar to Hummus)
  • Smokey Baba Ganoush (roasted Aubergine flavoured with Tahini)
  • Lemon and Garlic Tabouleh Salad
  • Pan Baked Flat Breads and Dressed Salad Leaves (v)

There will also be fresh menus for the hospitality catering offer within the Museum.

William Utter has joined the team as Cafe Muse Manager and is working alongside Christie's Bistro Manager Adam Woof while he settles in.

Explaining why Museum catering has finally come into the University fold, Adam said: "The Museum wanted to freshen up its catering while retaining the improvements introduced by previous operators. As part of the Chancellors group, Cafe Muse will be able to forge a much closer relationship with the Museum.

"The team who used to work for Couture have stayed on, so there are still some familiar faces around to keep our regulars happy, but we also want to attract new customers.

"We plan to enhance both the menu and the surroundings to reflect what's going on in the galleries and provide a more enjoyable experience for all our customers."

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