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All the February Manchester restaurant deals, discounts and offers you need in 2023

A number of Manchester restaurants are extending their 50% off deals this February - with plenty more discounts and offers on top.

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant - 31st January 2023

This February, there are still plenty of great Manchester restaurant and dining deals to get stuck into.

Quite a few of the city’s bars and cafes have decided to extend their 50% off food deals from January into February, and we’re absolutely chuffed to see it.

Beyond that, there are some awesome set menus, lunch deals and general discounts going around – not to mention quite a lot of Valentine’s deals to take up if you’re looking to celebrate Cupid’s holiday with someone special this month.

Keep reading to discover the best Manchester restaurant deals, discounts and offers to try this February.

50% off food – Manchester February dining deals

Image: The Firehouse
Image: The Mews

Almost Famous

What is it: Legendary burger bar serving the original ‘dirty burgers’ as well as loaded fries and wings.

The offer: 50% off burgers

T&Cs: Offer available Sunday to Friday all day ending 3 February.

The Bay Horse Tavern

What is it: A brilliant little Northern Quarter gastropub famed for its pies, Sunday roasts and massive sandwiches.

The offer: 50% off food

T&Cs: Available Monday to Friday, 12-5pm. Booking recommended.

Cocoa Cabana

What is it: A dedicated chocolate cafe in Ancoats serving up indulgent hot chocolates, afternoon teas, martinis, brunch and more.

The offer: 50% off brunch and afternoon tea

T&Cs: Available Monday to Friday. To redeem must be booked in online in advance with code ‘50% off’ in comments. Offer only applies to food and afternoon tea. Not available 9-17 February. Further T&Cs apply.

Ducie Street Warehouse

What is it: A huge cultural hub serving small plates and disco brunches and good vibes.

The offer: 50% off food

T&Cs: Valid all day on Tuesdays only from the Something for Everyone menu between 1 and 28 February. Booking recommended.

Firefly

What is it: A glitzy spot across the water from Spinningfields, serving small plates influenced by south east Asia.

The offer: 50% off food and drinks

T&Cs: 50% off food available Wednesday to Friday. 50% off entire bill Sundays ONLY from 5pm. Maximum 6 guests, book in advance using code SUN50.

Provence

What is it: A gorgeous wine bar where you can wash down your natural wine with Manchester-made charcuterie and cheese boards.

The offer: 50% off food

T&Cs: Discount applies to grazing boards when purchasing a bottle of wine between until 7 February. Cannot be used with any other deal or experience.

The Firehouse

What is it: A cool Detroit-style restaurant and bar housed in a former MOT garage.

The offer: 50% off peri, plates and pitas.

T&Cs: Available until 10 February, Wednesday and Thursday between 4-9pm, Friday 12-9pm. Booking in advance is required.

Three Little Words

What is it: Sleek restaurant and bar in industrial railways arch with vaulted ceilings, with a neighbouring gin school and distillery attached.

The offer: 50% off food and selected drinks.

T&Cs: Available until 10 February, Wednesday and Thursday between 5pm-midnight, Friday 12-7pm. Anything ordered after these time periods will not be eligible for discount. Maximum party of six.

TNQ

What is it: A proper institution offering a little taste of bistro culture in the heart of the trendy Northern Quarter.

The offer: 50% off food

T&Cs: Available until 10 February. Applies to the A la Carte only Monday to Friday between 12-10pm. Maximum booking of six. Quote  ‘JanSale’ when making booking online to get the deal.

Image: The Manc Eats
Image: The Manc Eats

The Mews

What is it: A wine and charcuterie bar tucked away on Deansgate Mews.

The offer: 50% off food

T&Cs: Offer runs until 12 February. Available every day except Saturday, offer excludes fondue.

Trof

What is it: A Northern Quarter OG turned independent bar and restaurant, known for its Sunday roasts, tasty burgers and pub grub classics.

The offer: 50% off food

T&Cs: Available all day on Tuesdays only throughout February.

Wood

What is it: MasterChef Simon Wood’s high-end restaurant down at First Street, perfect for a pre-theatre treat.

The offer: 50% off Taste of Homage menu (five cheeses and five wines for £25 per person)

T&Cs: 50% off cheese and wine at Homage throughout February. Bookings via [email protected].

Other Manchester February dining deals

The Blues Kitchen is serving up bottomless chicken wings this month. / Image: The Blues Kitchen
You can get pies and a side for £10 all month at The Black Friar as its pub grub menu makes a return. / Image: The Black Friar

20 Stories

What is it: Ultra-glitzy restaurant and bar set way up amongst the city’s skyline.

The offer: Three courses and a glass of wine for £30.

T&Cs: Available Monday to Wednesday between 630-10pm. Available for groups of six people max.

Abeja

What is it: A Southern Spanish tapas kitchen serving up classic favourites alongside traditional dishes.

The offer: Three tapas plates for £15, add a bottle of sangria or wine for £15.

T&Cs: Available 5-9pm Wednesday and Thursday, until 5pm Friday and all day Sunday. Book a table in advance and ask for the February deal to get the saving.

The Black Friar

What is it: A classic pub reborn, with a huge new restaurant installed into a new glass extension.

The offer: £10 pie and mash.

T&Cs: Available all day Monday and 12-6pm Tuesday to Friday until the end of February.

The Blues Kitchen

What is it: Dedicated blues bar serving hickory-smoked comfort food, plus regular live music and DJs.

The offer: Bottomless chicken wings.

T&Cs: Available every Sunday throughout February between 12pm and 6pm. Available for £12 per person (£20 for two people), served with blue cheese dip and celery.  

The Beeswing

What is it: New Kampus wine bar with a sun-soaked terrace (probably not right now), sandwiches and small plates.

The offer: Meat or cheese board with bread and a carafe of wine for £25.

T&Cs: Available every Wednesday and Thursday between 4-9 pm.

Image: The Beeswing
Image: The Beeswing

Canto

What is it: A lovely Portuguese restaurant from the minds behind El Gato Negro.

The offer: Three courses for £18

T&Cs: Available Monday to Thursday evenings, 12-5pm Friday and all day Sunday throughout February.

Cane and Grain

What is it: New York-style style bar split of over three themed floors, serving ribs, burgers and cocktails.

The offer: Burger, fries and a drink for £10.

T&Cs: Offer available Monday to Friday between 12-4pm.

Image: Cane and Grain
Image: Cane and Grain

Cibo

What is it: Modern Italian cafe, restaurant and prosecco bar serving Italian pizzas, grill dishes and sharing plates.

The offer: One course £7, two courses £12.

T&Cs: Available 12-230pm Monday to Friday, 12-3pm Saturday and Sunday.

Ducie Street Warehouse

What is it: A huge cultural hub serving small plates and disco brunches and good vibes.

The offer: Bottomless pancakes

T&Cs: Available on Pancake Day only from 10am until 5pm.. 30 minutes of unlimited pancakes priced at £13.50.

Don Giovanni

What is it: Modern Italian restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bar and a large selection of traditional dishes.

The offer: Two courses £23.95, three courses £28.95.

T&Cs: Available 12-2pm and 4-6pm every day for a maximum of six people.

Edinburgh Castle

What is it: Another classic pub reborn – cosy vibes and pies downstairs, fancy small plates upstairs.

The offer: Two courses with a drink £30, three for £35.

T&Cs: Available Wednesday to Friday between 5 – 6.30pm throughout February.

El Gato Negro

What is it: Widely considered one of Manchester’s best restaurants thanks to its world-leading tapas menus.

The offer: 3 dishes for £18.

T&Cs: Available Monday to Friday 12-4 and all day Sunday throughout February.

Evelyn’s / The Daisy

What is it: More great brunches and roasts, plus an all-day menu that’s just had an overhaul and a charming bar underneath.

The offer: Roasts followed by £12 carafes at The Daisy

T&Cs: Enjoy a carafe of red or white wine for £12 at Evelyn’s subterannean bar The Daisy before or after your Sunday roast.

Greens

What is it: Manchester’s longest-standing vegetarian restaurant, from TV chef Simon Rimmer with two sites – one in Sale and the original in Didsbury.

The offer: Two courses for £15

T&Cs: Available Monday to Friday until 6.30pm.

Habas

What is it: The third restaurant from El Gato Negro’s Simon Shaw, this time celebrating the middle east.

The offer: Two courses for £20 or three for £24

T&Cs: Available between 5 and 10pm every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout February.

Hawksmoor

What is it: Premium British steakhouse serving the very best dry-aged beef, sustainable seafood and seasonal farm produce from the UK.

The offer: Two courses for £25, three for £28

T&Cs: Available for reservations made Monday-Saturday until 6.30pm and all day Sunday.

The Lawn Club

What is it: Airy cafe bar with wicker chairs, food served on wooden boards and an extensive cocktail menu.

The offer: Dine out for £50 (for two)

T&Cs: Available Valentine’s Day only. Offer includes a bottle of prosecco, any 2 mains and 2 sides from the main menu, between two people for £50. Walk-ins welcome.

Musu

What is it: High end Japanese restaurant serving quality sashimi, sushi, fine wines and a special Omakase chef’s choice menu.

The offer: Four courses for £35

T&Cs: Available as part of the Subayai (meaning ‘quick’) lunch tasting menu. 12-2pm Monday to Friday.

Mira

What is it: A grab-and-go sandwich dealer selling focaccia slabs and Naples-inspired cuzzetiellos, currently operating out of a hatch next to The Sadler’s Cat pub.

The offer: 15% off sandwiches

T&Cs: Available throughout February. Just rock up to get the deal.

Pastan

What is it: A new all-vegan pasta restaurant that has taken over the old Vertigo unit on Cross Street.

The offer: £10 mains

T&Cs: Offer available throughout February at lunchtime only. Further T&Cs may apply.

Provence

What is it: A relaxed, independent new wine bar serving quality cheese and charcuterie boards alongside low-intervention wines by the bottle and glass.

The offer: Free dessert boards and free prosecco.

T&Cs: Free dessert boards (chocolate brownies, blondies and cupcakes, all made by local baker ‘cupcakes by donna) offered with any bottle of wine purchased. Guests who pre-book will receive a complimentary glass of fizz. Available Valentine’s Day only.

The Shack

What is it: Laid back Northern Quarter bar and restaurant showing sports fixtures and serving cocktails.

The offer: Bottomless booze and pancakes.

T&Cs: Available from Pancake day, running 21-23 February. 90 minutes of unlimited pancakes (£12.50), unlimited drinks from £15.

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Drinking around the ‘Beermuda Triangle’ of brewery taprooms in Manchester

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Drinking around the Beermuda Triangle in Manchester

If you’re looking for the best pints in Manchester, turn your ass around at the door of the pub and head to the ‘Beermuda Triangle’, a corner of the city centre where taprooms are king.

Our city has a great rep for craft beer and microbreweries, and a lot of these are concentrated in one brilliant, unexpected stretch of industrial estate.

Head beyond Manchester Piccadilly and you’ll find yourself in an area nicknamed the ‘Beermuda Triangle’, where tucked among tool shops and warehouses are breweries welcoming in thirsty punters.

These are places where you can sip on the freshest lagers, ales and sours, straight from the source.

As you kick back in one of these taprooms, you can see the brewers hard at work on their next creation, and see beers being canned before your eyes.

There are, of course, plenty of other taprooms and brewery-operated bars all over Greater Manchester, but if you want to minimise your step count and maximise your drinking time, this is where to head.

So we’ve gone out exploring the current residents on the Beermuda Triangle (I know, tough job) to give you the low-down for your next pub crawl.

All the taprooms on Manchester’s Beermuda Triangle

Cloudwater

Cloudwater's Taproom on the Beermuda Triangle
Cloudwater's Taproom on the Beermuda Triangle

When you think of craft beer, you probably think of these guys.

Since being founded in 2014, Cloudwater has gone on huge things and is now listed among the largest craft beer brands in the UK.

They’ve got their own pub (The Sadler’s Cat), a taproom down in London, and a huge brewery next-door to their taproom on the Piccadilly Trading Estate.

In here, it’s a stripped-back, Scandi-style interior upstairs, with a few extra tables squeezed in amongst oak barrels downstairs, plus a decent suntrap terrace out the front.

Our order? A pint of Fuzzy pale ale.

Track

Track Taproom
Track Taproom
Track Taproom
Track Taproom

Another big player in the craft beer game, Track’s taproom is comfortably one of Manchester’s coolest bars.

It’s a huge space, split between the actual brewery and the taproom, where beers are displayed on a rainbow-hued menu board and their own merch lines the walls.

With loads of plants, a leafy little beer garden, and a small kitchen that’s home to Slice Culture pizzeria, this one is the least rough-and-ready of all the taprooms on the Beermuda Triangle.

The most logical order here has, and will always be, Sonoma, they’re easy-drinking session pale ale available on both cask and keg – but there are always tonnes of other beers beyond their core range that are worth your attention.

Sureshot

Sureshot taproom
Sureshot taproom
Sureshot taproom

Sureshot proves that you can take the art of brewing seriously but still have a laugh, with silly beer names and a giant bear mascot manically grinning at you as you sip your beer.

What’ll it be – a pint of ‘Wait… What?’, a schooner of ‘Small Man’s Wetsuit’, or a third of ‘Be Polite and Comb Your Hair?’.

They’re known for their hop-forward styles but are always dreaming up new creations and collaborations, like a recent sour with Bundobust, and collaboration with inclusive football club Manchester Lacesm with a donation of each ‘I Thought She Was A Pisces’ sold going to the club.

This one’s off the Piccadilly Trading Estate and is under the railway arches, handily with Nell’s next door who will deliver you a pizza while you’re on your taproom crawl.

Balance Brewing & Blending

Inside Balance Brewing's taproom in Manchester
Inside Balance Brewing's taproom in Manchester

The final stop on the Beermuda triangle is Balance, who specialise in barrel-fermented sours.

The taproom itself is a real looker, with fairy lights festooned overhead, a deep burgundy bar, and persian rugs thrown all over the concrete floors.

The beers here are all funky and punchy and well worth ordering a few testers of before you make your final decision.

Whatever you order, it’s going to have good British roots and a beautiful flavour.

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Five Manchester artists we’ve been listening to this month | July 2025

Danny Jones Danny Jones New Manchester music artists July 2025

Hello again, it’s us: The Manc, or more specifically, our Audio North arm – back to talk about the music coming out of Greater Manchester that we’ve been listening to over the past month.

If you’re new here, it really is as simple as that, and whether they’re revered veterans of the region’s music scene or what we think might be the next up-and-coming thing, as long as it’s from ’round our way, we’ll give it a chance.

Five native artists, three recommended tracks from each and hopefully hours of exciting new listening if you play your cards right.

Headphones and playlists at the ready. Here’s what we had on in July.

Manchester music we’ve been into recently

1. poor effort

We’re kicking things off with an experimental project from Salford-born and Manchester-based musician and writer, Matty Dagger, whose new outing in the spoken word space immediately caught our attention when it came down the grapevine. It’s a bit alternative, a bit punk and very Manc. We love it.

Some might say it’s reminiscent of Yard Act and Sleaford Mods, which would be fair, but more specifically, our first listens gave us Stockport’s very own Hello Cosmos with a sprinkling of Oldham’s Seb Lowe (both previous monthly picks). The lyrical/vocal delivery is charmingly casual and anecdotal.

Dagger’s poor effort couldn’t be anything less than; there seems to be a very considered approach to the more electronic style of spoken word and poetry-driven music. You can complete the discography already, but we’d start with ‘you’re wrong, i’m right (symphony)’, ‘HMRC’, and then ‘City of Hope’.

Cool visual aesthetics going on too.

2. Victoria Jane

Next up is a big knee-jerking turn in genre and overall temperament, as if Dagger has been making us pay microscopic attention to every word and Greater Mancunian reference, this local musician hooked us in with her somewhat quieter but inviting timbre of voice and smooth, almost sleepy melodies at times.

Victoria Jane may have been born in London, having previously collaborated as part of the Vibbar collective, but having moved to 0161 as a kid and falling in love with Man United, she’s always immersed herself in the Northern way. The R’n’B act also presents BBC Radio 1 ‘Future Soul’ show.

Her work really hits all the notes you want, from smooth and soulful singing, to not quite voice cracks but soft, intentional breaks that often feel nigh on agonising – as if she’s into you and welcoming you to slump back the other way. ‘The One’, ‘Voicenote Freestyle’ and ‘On My Own’ are our picks.

3. Phellotape

Number three is, admittedly, another big whiplash when it comes to overall experience, but it’s one of the most unique musical discoveries we’ve made in a hit minute. This musical duo is called Phellotape, conceived by double bassist Alice Phelps and multi-instrumentalist producer Thomas ‘Twem’ Twemlow.

They met while playing in the queer alt-rock outfit, The Irrepressibles, but this project could be branded as anything from alternative and/or experimental to maybe even art pop. All we know is the multi-talented mix of instruments within almost every section, and pulling from numerous styles is pretty staggering.

Rather fittingly, there are only two recorded tracks to their name so far; ‘Rain’ is a quiet, atmospheric song that puts you in mind of London Grammar with a mix of the xx and Massive Attack, while ‘Hungry Ghost’ is quite easily one of the most interesting tunes we’ve heard in the past decade. No exaggeration.

4. 10cc

Fancing something more familiar for number four? Well, as a born and bred Stopfordian myself, every now and again I go back and admire some of the incredible names that recorded at the town’s famous Strawberry Studios – one of which is Stockport‘s very own 10cc. Great name, great band.

The moment I heard my then-teenage brother play ‘Donna’, I was baffled as to why he was playing what I then just dismissed as “old music”, before it quickly got stuck in my head. Is it their best tune? No. Does it still hold a special place in my head and heart? Yes. Do they have other standouts? Absolutely.

For the record, while most people recognise the likes of the controversial ‘Dreadlock Holiday’, I’d argue ‘Good Morning Judge’ is their best track and the first time I listened to it, I thought it was one of the coolest sounding intros ever. Still do. ‘I’m Not In Love’ with them, but they are a core childhood memory.

A hugely undercelebrated of Greater Manchester music history (Credit: AVRO/Dirk Annemans (via Wikimedia Commons)

5. Oasis

Speaking of legends who evoke nothing but feelings of hometown pride, legacy and pure admiration, it’d be the most see-through lie ever to pretend that we haven’t spent most of this last month listening to the almighty Oasis amid their comeback tour.

We had the pleasure of being there at Heaton Park and up on ‘Gallagher Hill’, which now has its own precious place in British music history, and July as a whole still feels akin to a fever dream and similar to what we imagine Glastonbury is like for those nearby when it takes over their entire universe.

July 2025 really was “biblical” and we don’t think we’ll ever get over it, so, last but not least, we’d thought we’d give a special shout-out to some of our favourite tracks that didn’t make the setlist. ‘Don’t Go Away’, ‘Shock of the Lightning’, ‘Round Are Way’. Done.

As The Masterplan proved, everything from the so-called ‘filler’ album tracks to those B-sides is better than most other bands could dream of. As you were x

Oasis are clearly doing something very deliberate for the as-yet-unconfirmed Live ’25 reunion album
We can’t NOT get carried away as long as Live ’25 reunion season goes on, a.k.a. ‘Manchester Music Christmas’.

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