Beech Road is the heart of Chorlton, the leafy south Manchester suburb of organic supermarkets and wheatgrass smoothies. But unlike some of its Chorlton peers, the Parlour eschews pretension, defining itself as a "traditional local with a modern edge" rather than a gastropub with restaurant aspirations. It's run by husband and wife Jamie and Goska Langrish, and co-owned by Rupert Hill (who played Jamie Baldwin in Coronation Street for five years) and Jonny Booth, who previously updated the Castle pub in Manchester. You can't book, so there's usually a wait for a table, but with decent cask ales and the Sunday papers to sink into that's hardly a trial.

Suppliers are sourced as locally as possible, with meat from WH Frost, a family butcher now more than a century old; bread from 65-year-old JB Richardsons, and organic veg from Manchester Veg People co-operative; all found within a sustainably grown avocado stone's throw of Beech Road. The attention to detail shows on the plate, especially the slabs of perfectly pink beef, crunchy roasties that are fluffy white within, braised red cabbage from head chef Nicola Duncan's family recipe, carrot and swede mash, all topped with a dustbin-lid sized Yorkshire pudding, and gravy that rivals Hawksmoor's bone marrow version, all for £11.50. Such is the focus on Sundays, that Duncan starts the stock for next week's gravy on Monday morning, which tells you all you need to know.

The Parlour, 60 Beech Road, Chorlton, M21 9EG; 0161 881 4871; theparlour.info