Manchester food and drink news this week includes lunch for a fiver at Rosylee, a gin tasting at The Pilcrow, GRUB’s leaving party, supper clubs at Claire’s Market Cafe – plus check out our round up of Manchester Food and Drink Award winners here . It’s also National Curry Week this week, so we’ve rounded up our top 5 Manchester curries, including the thali at Indian Tiffin Room and dosa at Sanskruti. Read more here, and let us know if you agree on Twitter.
Beer festival: Manchester Oktoberfest in Albert Square
Lederhosen? Check. Dirndl? Yep. Rousing Bavarian singing voice? Uh-huh. Manchester Oktoberfest is returning to Albert Square for this year’s knees up. Now in its fourth year, the festival brings German food and beer to the city in a traditional tent as well an outdoor beer garden and plenty of room for dancing on the benches. To eat, expect brezel (twisted knot bread), bratwurst, schnitzel, hendl (chicken), and schweinebraten (German style roast pork) – there are rumoured veggie options available. There are various sessions this weekend, with different ticket tiers to be had – check out the link below for more information.
Wed 18-Sun 22 Oct, various time sessions, Manchester Oktoberfest, www.manchester-oktoberfest.co.uk
Pub crawl app: Beer Adventures
Yeast Berlin has brought a Manchester beer sightseeing tour to the city via their own app. When you’ve got it, you can choose one city for free, with the Manchester one offering three routes: Indy Man Beer Con 2017 tour: showcasing the best of the festival in the city’s bars, Manchester Beer tour: a list of great and solid venues, and Manchester Brewtaps: an itinerary to visit Manchester’s breweries and sample their wares. It’s a great tool to take the stress out of a group adventure, or perfect for a nosy around on your own.
www.beeradventuresapp.com
Offer: £5 lunch at Rosylee
It’s a rainy Monday after a sunny weekend and you need something tasty to get you on the right track. Northern Quarter bar and restaurant Rosylee has got your back. From Monday to Friday between noon and 3pm, head in to take them up on their offer of a sandwich and chips for £5. Choose from the likes of chargrilled chicken with pesto and rocket, or brie and tomato jam to make it all better.
Rosylee, 11 Stevenson Square, Manchester, M1 1DB, Tel: 0161 228 6629, offer available Mon-Fri, noon-3pm www.rosylee.com
Tasting: Traditional vs Modern Gin at The Pilcrow
Hosted at The Pilcrow Pub, a Thomas Dakin ambassador will be on hand to talk you through the history and profiles of traditional vs contemporary gins on the market. The ticket price not only includes a good bit of learning, but also a signature G&T, samples of both gins and a cocktail. Buy yours via the link below.
Wed 11 Oct, The Pilcrow Pub, Sadler’s Yard, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AB, 7.30-9pm, tickets are £9, www.eventbrite.co.uk
Nasi Lemak’s Malaysian Supper Club at Ancoats Coffee Co.
Local street food champions Nasi Lemak are bringing their Malaysian fare to create a supper club evening at Ancoats Coffee Co. The menu begins with penang chilli cod fillet with spicy bean paste glaze and a glass noodle salad, followed by prawn fritters with satay peanut sauce. A main course of rempah curry battered fried chicken, coconut rice, pickles and sambal is then rounded off with a dessert of Manchester Cheesecake Company’s chocolate orange cheesecake served with a shot of Alphabet Brewing Company’s Flat White milk stout. A vegan menu is available on request, plus it’s a BYOB event.
Fri 13 Oct, Ancoats Coffee Co., Unit 9 Royal Mills, 17 Redhill Street, Ancoats, M4 5BA, 7-10pm, tickets are £30 (£5 deposit now and remainder on the night), www.eventbrite.co.uk
GRUB: Leaving Party this weekend at Mayfield
This weekend will be the last time the food fair will be partying at their Mayfield residency. They are moving onto new digs just down the road, to Fairfield Social Club on Temperance Street. The website says that they’re ‘building a new place where all sorts of nice things are going to happen’ and that ‘everyone will have a nice time’. Nice. In the meantime – head down to Mayfield to give GRUB a leaving do they won’t forget. There will be…party hats! Craft beer! Street food! All the stuff you know and love them for, as well as the final 100% vegan Plant Powered Sunday.
Fri 13-Sun 15 Oct, GRUB Food Fair, Baring Street, Manchester, M1 2AD.
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Book tickets: Claire’s Market Café’s Don’t Go Summer English Supper Club
It’s a valiant effort to hold onto lighter nights but obviously futile, so let’s just all start eating wintery scran. Claire’s of Smithfield is celebrating that change in culinary seasons with a specially created menu, greeting guests with a Victoria plum and thyme smash aperitif on arrival. Email supperclub@clairesofsmithfield.uk with ‘Don’t Go Summer’ as the subject to buy tickets.
Sat 14 Oct, Claire’s Market Café, A27 New Smithfield Market, Manchester, M11 2WJ, 7-11pm, tickets are £35 per person, www.facebook.com
- Words:
- Kate Holmes
- Published on:
- Tue 10 Oct 2017
