Browse British restaurants in Manchester

  • Albatross & Arnold

    Leftbank, M3 3AN

    Spinningfields, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Traditional, Tapas

    About Albatross & Arnold

    Albatross & Arnold serves small plates for sharing from lunchtime until late. You can find this stylish bar and lounge retreat on the first floor of The Leftbank Building on the banks of the river. This means that you can watch the hustle and bustle of Spinningfields while relaxing in pure luxury.

  • Amore Cucina and Bar

    14 Radcliffe New Road, M45 7GY

    City Centre, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Italian, Modern

    About Amore Cucina and Bar

    Amore Cucina serves contemporary Italian food in an airy, elegant restaurant space.

    Situated north of Manchester city centre in Whitefield, this is the ideal spot for dining that balances chic with relaxed. The restaurant showcases chef Jacques Hilton’s take on classic Italian dishes, both via the main menus and the ‘Venetian tapas’ (cicchetti) menu.

    While dining, you can enjoy the view from the curved floor-to-ceiling windows or watch waiters shake cocktails in the central bar.

  • Artisan

    Avenue North, M3 3BZ

    Spinningfields, Manchester

    Cuisine: British

    About Artisan

    Artisan on Bridge Street, Spinningfields, describes itself as an “artist’s loft studio meets concrete warehouse.” Its 12,000 square foot space is decorated in an industrial style, with an exposed timber beam ceiling and concrete flooring combined with plush velvet chairs and Persian rugs. The menu is made up of bistro style dishes such as fillet steak and mussels, along with flatbread pizzas baked in the restaurant’s wood fire oven. An open kitchen allows diners to watch the chefs in action.

  • Atlas Bar

    376 Deansgate, M3 4LY

    Deansgate, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Bar Food

    About Atlas Bar

    Atlas is a bar situated in the railway arches of Deansgate. It serves breakfast, soup, sandwich and main course dishes. All the dishes are made fresh in house and there is a strong focus on quality ingredients, with the meat coming from WH Frost butchers, bread from W.Thatcher, fish from Direct Fisheries and vegetables from R Noone & Son. Atlas Bar boasts a huge outdoor terrace which due to it being heated and covered can be enjoyed all year round. The bar specialises in gin and currently has 285 (and counting) variations of gin from around the world.

  • Cardoon

    78 Deansgate , M3 2FW

    Deansgate, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Modern

    About Cardoon

    Described as “the fantastical meets British whimsy” The Botanist’s decor features reclaimed wood, garden furniture, and quirky chandeliers made up of jumble of vintage lamps. Their menu features deli style dishes, a rotisserie, a barbecue, and main courses mostly made up of comfort food dishes, including fish and chips, gammon cutlet and Cumberland bangers and mash. Drinks offered include a well stocked cellar of cask-conditioned ales, more than 40 bottles beers and ciders from around the world, a selection of Champagnes, and cocktails.

  • Grafene

    Unit 6 , M2 4LQ

    City Centre, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Modern

    About Grafene

    Named after Graphene, the 2D material discovered at Manchester University, Grafene is a stylish, modern British restaurant and bar on King Street in Manchester city centre. With an open pastry kitchen, two private dining areas, cosy booths and an al fresco dining area, the 190 seat restaurant has a table for every occasion. Customers are welcome to drop by for an experimental cocktail at the island bar or settle in for the seven course tasting menu.

  • Impossible

    The Pavilion at The Great Northern Warehouse, M2 5QR

    Spinningfields, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Bar Food

    About Impossible

    Impossible is a £3 million bar, restaurant and theatre spread across three floors. Inside, you will be whisked away to another world that is one part speakeasy, one part fantasy laboratory and one part chic dining space. Highlights include a hidden gin palace on the mezzanine floor that’s accessed via a retro telephone booth; a machine spouting champagne bubbles and cryogenically frozen, edible cocktails. Impossible’s unusual layout also means that there are various private corners and booths to enjoy a whimsical cocktail or three after dining.

  • Missoula Piccadilly

    11 Portland St, M1 3HU

    Piccadilly, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Bar Food, American

    About Missoula Piccadilly

    Missoula serves a selection of burgers, pizzas, grill dishes and mains in Manchester city centre. By day it is a relaxed bar to grab a bite to eat while at night it becomes a stylish venue to party while still offering food until 10pm. Missoula also opens at 9am for breakfast. There is a outdoor terrace which is popular on sunny days. To accompany your meal you could choose one of Missoula’s much boasted of cocktails.

  • Mr Thomas’s Chop House

    52 Cross Street, M2 7AR

    Deansgate, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Traditional

    About Mr Thomas’s Chop House

    A genuine Manchester institution, Mr Thomas’s Chop House has been serving customers since 1867. Nowadays it focuses on classic cooking with a modern twist, resulting in a culinary voyage around the British isles. Inside the grade II listed Art Nouveau building you will find original jade green tiling, traditional light fixtures, and a gleaming bar, all adding to the Victorian charm. This would be a great spot for a business lunch, shopper’s stop-off or cheerful meal with family or friends.

  • Tariff and Dale

    2 Tariff Street,, M1 2FF

    Northern Quarter, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Modern, Bar Food

    About Tariff and Dale

    A former cotton spinners and warehouse, Tariff & Dale is a stylish bar and restaurant in the now thriving Tariff Street in the Northern Quarter. With exposed brick, stripped wooden flooring and metal beams, Tariff & Dale’s decor is both a nod to its history and an example of industrial chic. A woodfire oven cooks their sourdough pizzas. The menu also has a selection of salads, sides and bites, as well as Chef’s Plates, which include chicken and ham hock terrine with smoked tea mustard and pickled cauliflower, and wood-fired fig with goat’s cheese and port.

  • The Blue Pig

    69 High St, M4 1FS

    Northern Quarter, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Bar Food, Burgers

    About The Blue Pig

    The Blue Pig, a hip bar in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, serves a food menu filled with burgers, small plates and mains. It also includes a section of British classics with a twist: fish and chips is transformed into masala battered fish with Bombay spiced chips, and sausage and mash becomes Mexican chilli beef sausage with avocado mash and sour cream. The Blue Pig has an impressive drinks menu featuring cocktails, popular and lesser known spirits, and craft beers.

  • The Lime Tree

    8 Lapwing Ln, M20 2WS

    South, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Modern

    About The Lime Tree

    Owned by farmer Patrick Hennessy, The Lime Tree serves a regularly changing menu which focuses on seasonal and local produce, much of which comes from Patrick’s own farm in Macclesfield Forest. Patrick is joined in the kitchen by a long established team of chefs including his son Sam who has worked at Michelin star restaurants. The Lime Tree also have their own in house baker who bakes their fresh bread and pasta.

  • The Lost Dene

    144 Deansgate, M3 3EE

    Deansgate, Manchester

    Cuisine: British

    About The Lost Dene

    The Lost Dene is a homely British pub in Manchester city centre. Their food menu includes a range of pub classics, such as fish and chips, sausages and mash, and steak and ale pie. Their extensive main menu also includes sections for burgers, Mexican dishes, under 600 calorie dishes, vegetarian dishes, grill dishes, sandwiches, and more. There are also separate breakfast, buffet, Sunday roast, and children’s menus. The Lost Dene is ideal for sports fans as live sport is shown all day.

  • The Rose Garden

    218 Burton Rd, M20 2LW

    City Centre, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Modern

    About The Rose Garden

    The Rose Garden in West Didsbury serves menus that change with the seasons with ingredients sourced from local suppliers. Run by Emma and head chef William, the restaurant is very much a family affair, with William’s architect father designing the interior, his brother Tom constructing it, and his younger siblings waiting the tables. The seasonal menus showcase the best local produce on offer and may include dishes like wild garlic, spinach and feta filo, wild garlic pesto, broccoli cous cous and watercress veloute, or glazed pork cheek, ham wrapped fillet, spring onion emulsion, radish, spinach and potato puree with cider reduction.

  • The Slug and Lettuce - Albert Square

    Ground Floor, Heron House, M2 5HD

    Spinningfields, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Modern, Traditional

    About The Slug and Lettuce - Albert Square

    The Slug and Lettuce Albert Square is located in Manchester city centre just round the corner from St. Peter’s Metro-link stop, and a short walk from Manchester’s Arndale, Market Street and Piccadilly Gardens. The Slug and Lettuce serves a range of bar food favourites, which include British dishes like fish and chips and sausages and mash, as well as more global offerings like tostadas and Lebanese style chicken with couscous.

  • The Slug And Lettuce - Deansgate

    64-66 Deansgate, M3 2EN

    Deansgate, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, International, Modern

    About The Slug And Lettuce - Deansgate

    Manchester city centre’s Slug & Lettuce serves food from 10am to 10pm. The relaxed breakfasts and lunches make way for a stylish yet comfortable bar with a variety of drinks and great music come nighttime.

  • The Slug and Lettuce Didsbury

    651 Wilmslow Road, M20 6QZ

    Didsbury, Manchester

    Cuisine: British, Traditional, Bar Food

    About The Slug and Lettuce Didsbury

    The Manchester Didsbury branch of Slug & Lettuce is a smart contemporary bar which serves a wide range of dishes, including sandwiches, tostadas, main course dishes, burgers, and more. The food menu is accompanied by an extensive drinks menu which features regular promotions. Slug & Lettuce Didsbury has an outdoor terrace which is a welcome al fresco dining spot on sunny days. There is also a children’s menu with colouring in to keep little ones entertained.