Adding to the long list of big restaurant groups from the capital opening sites up north in Manchester such as Flat Iron, Blacklock and Caravan is Big Mamma Group. Famed for their viral restaurants, aesthetic interior design and Italian dishes, Big Mamma Group has now set it sights on Manchester to open its first restaurant outside of London.
Boasting five incredibly popular restaurants in London, their unbelievable interiors some spanning multiple floors and with quirky features like 20,000 bottles of booze on the walls and unreal Italian cuisine (think pasta cooked in a huge cheese wheel and humongous slices of lemon meringue pie) transport you to the trattorias of Italy without having to hop on a plane. Now, Manchester is the next city to experience the hype surrounding their restaurants.
Big Mamma Group intend to open their Manchester restaurant within the St Michael’s Development currently underway by Gary Neville’s development group Relentless. The restaurant is expected to join another highly-anticipated opening, Chotto Matte, an acclaimed Japanese-Peruvian dining experience.
Big Mamma Group has already submitted an licensing application to Manchester City Council for the provision of live music, the supply of alcohol and late night opening hours. According to the license, Big Mamma plans to open a new Italian restaurant and bar in the St Michaels Development, which will trade across two floors.
Big Mamma Group was founded in 2013 by Tigrane Seydoux and Victor Lugger with the aim to share the authenticity and warmth of traditional Italian trattorias abroad. The group currently has five restaurants in London – Circolo Populare, Gloria, Ave Mario, Jacuzzi and its latest opening Carlotta famed for its ten-tier chocolate fudge cake.
An opening date for the Manchester restaurant by Big Mamma Group is yet to be confirmed but stay tuned for updates.