Solita Didsbury, Didsbury

Converted 5/5/2023 to restaurant (Class E). Closed long-term 6/5/2022. Conversion to restaurant seemingly without planning permission. Council planning enforcement officer informed 1/3/2023. Council planning response was "The previous use of the property was granted as a mixed bar and restaurant, so this is a continuation of that use". Former owners sold out to restaurant chain, Shoot the Bull on closure date.

History: Previously, a Manchester-based burger chain restaurant with another outlet in the city centre. Mostly a restaurant, but two large tables in front of the bar were set aside for drinkers. The layout was over two floors, but the upper floor was only used on Fri and Sat for diners. It was a large space neatly broken up by a mix of dining and high tables, punctuated by a Manchester map mural at the spiral staircase end of the building. The other end of the building displayed large characatures of figures; these were repeated on the bar front too.