Roc And Rye
Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor
This venue is permanently closed. Find other nearby venues.
Roc & Rye is now closed.
Roc & Rye is now closed.
The Portico Library holds a treasure trove of first editions by some of the most celebrated female writers of the nineteenth century, including Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot.
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from £39.95The Bridgewater Hall’s flagship concert series brings the best international orchestras, celebrated recitalists and world-renowned choirs to Manchester.
from £8A three-day celebration of living legend Philip Glass takes place in Manchester this February, courtesy of the Hallé and the RNCM.
from £23.00Six By Nico has launched the Nostalgia Menu: trips down culinary memory lane, repurposed into unforgettable fine dining dishes.
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Elegant cocktail bar in the centre of Manchester, with a relaxed atmosphere and wonderfully friendly staff.
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Jamie’s Italian is located in Edwin Lutyens’ soaringly elegant Midland Bank, one of the city’s treasures. The menu’s full of crowd-pleasing choices, with a huge selection of pastas, mains and bruschettas, and an appealing kids menu.The drinks range is broad and deep, with wine, beer and cocktails for all tastes and budgets.
Gordon Ramsey brings his fine-dining Asian-style restaurant Lucky Cat to Manchester in April 2023.
A hidden Manchester gem, The Portico Library is in fact open to the public every day. The events and exhibitions here are excellent and where else can you take tea in refined 19th century surrounds?
A busy pedestrianised street in Manchester city centre. Lined with well known shops and home to the Manchester Arndale.
Salut wines pride themselves in offering “wider horizons beyond the safe choices.” With 42 wines by the glass and a regularly changing selection of bottles in their Enomatic wine preservation machines (or “wine jukebox,” as they’re colloquially known), this is one of be best bars in Manchester for exploring new vintages.
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Quintessentially British food in an impressive Italian renaissance building dating back to 1872.
Darts and drinks, all in one stylish venue with equally stylish and upbeat staff.
New year, new you. Let us tell you exactly what food and drink you should consume over the coming weeks.
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