Food & Drink

The Refuge

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If you’re looking for a city centre restaurant in Manchester, with a friendly and trendy atmosphere, you’ll not choose wrong with The Refuge. With eclectic small plates to hearty Sunday roasts, head down for a weekly catch-up with a gathering of your nearest and dearest or simply a night out on the town.

The Refuge use the best ingredients the North West has to offer, the food takes inspiration from around the globe, with a few stops closer to home. With 10,000sq ft of drinking and dining for everyone and anyone, all under one roof. Come As You Are.

From small plates to Sunday roast, flavours from all over the globe influence their Dining Room menus. An informal, but informed setting, the Dining Room has proved to be hugely popular, so be sure to make a reservation for evening, weekend and Sunday lunch tables.

With no airs or graces, the Public Bar is the beating heart of The Refuge. Coffee and co-working in the morning, board games after lunch, and cocktails and craft ales into the early hours. The resident DJs curate the experience, Thursday through too Saturday with an eclectic mix of jazz, swing, funk, soul and house.

Nestled between the Public Bar and Dining Room is The Winter Garden, where we’ve brought the outside in. The perfect spot for lounging and socialising with friends. If you fancy a drink here be sure to book a table ahead of time on the website, or drop them an email on manchesterconference@ihg.com.

If you’re looking for somewhere to book for a special occasion then you can book The Den. The perfect spot for birthdays or work dos for you and up to 100 guests. The Den is their games room for gathering, with pool, foosball, sharing food and a private bar. To enquire about the Den, drop an email to manchesterconference@ihg.com.

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Opening Hours

Monday: 12:00 - 23:00

Tuesday: 12:00 - 23:00

Closed

Wednesday: 12:00 - 23:00

Thursday: 12:00 - 23:00

Friday: 12:00 - 00:00

Saturday: 12:00 - 00:00

Sunday: 12:00 - 22:30

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William Wilson

2 weeks ago

What an absolute legendary experience. The staff were all very friendly and helpful with the amazing choices this location offers. Had an afternoon tea in the solarium. As frequent travellers we look to enjoy the best possible experience and atmosphere when abroad, this place delivered in spades. The hospitality staff were exceptional, the drinks refined and all we had expected. The food was perfectly balanced and refined, above our expectations. Thankful to have had this wonderful opportunity and hope to return in the years ahead.

Matic Dajnko

a month ago

Excellent Sunday roast, both the beef and vegetarian versions! The deserts were amazing too, as well as the kind and attentive service - thanks Josie!

Sohini Dutta

a month ago

Lovely pub with absolutely gorgeous decor and amazing service. The food however, is not it. We only enjoyed our small plates and snacks, and the vegetarian options. The other plates were not very interesting for the price. I also ordered the steak done medium rare, and it was clearly rare (still pink on the outside). Will definitely go back for the drinks though, the cocktails are lovely and the vibes are immaculate.

Rob Mac

4 weeks ago

The food at refuge is always fantastic and this time was no different, shout out to the hispi cabbage with miso and duck fat crumble, it was unbelievable, also the beef cheek nugget soo very good. The service was ok but considering how quiet the restaurant was we had to wait quite a while to order food, once ordered it came quickly they also did not add all we had ordered so there was a few things missing but to be honest we would have orders too much if we had got it all. We orders cocktails at the end of the meal which were pretty disappointing, that’s the second time in a row where that has been the case now and expected it to be a blip last time. It’s such a shame as we have always loved going here for cocktails. It won’t stop us going for food as there are other drinks obviously but not sure we would order a cocktail again.

fredrick Hambleton

a month ago

This place restaurant is special to my partner and I. It’s been the restaurant of choice for a few momentous occasions, we love the architecture, the vibe and the food. We had family in town and decided to share our ‘happy spot’. We were shown to our table straight away and settled in. The menu has changed but it’s still a collection of small and large plates good for sharing or as a main with a side dish. Sadly I don’t think our waitress was ‘in the mood’ to work that evening… We had a few allergies within our group that needed some discussion, she clearly didn’t know the menu and seemed to be busy in her head with other things than the job at hand… We wanted to venture down the wine list but again there was no advice or knowledge. The food was delicious and side dishes abundant as usual but the lack of service continued, we had to find and even cajole our server every time we wanted to order additional items. We shared a few desserts and quickly left after begrudgingly paying service charge for no service! Working in the industry We hate to remove the service charge as the team need to tips…. Funny though, she was quick enough to write her name on the £250 bill when it arrived. We did e mail the hotel to give some feedback but sadly a month later still no reply. We love this place and the hospitality industry is a tough place to be right now. We take the time to feedback because we care. Thank you

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