Top Manchester Dining Experiences

For events at our venue, your ticket includes: • Welcome aperitivo cocktail • An interactive cocktail masterclass with our mixologist, featuring live demonstrations, tastings, and one cocktail personally crafted by each participant • Italian-style sharing dinner with a naturally vegan selection (including olives, arancini, mixed vegetables, bruschette and more) Please note: some cocktails are demonstrated by our mixologist and may be shared between participants depending on group size.

Start with a welcome drink and a reserved table before stepping behind the bar to craft your own cocktails. With expert guidance, you’ll shake, pour, and garnish two cocktails of your choice. Expect prosecco on arrival, hands-on fun, and plenty of laughs — it’s interactive, lively, and made for groups.

Enjoy a relaxed 90-minute Sicilian food and wine pairing experience in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The experience begins with a welcome glass of Prosecco and a Sicilian aperitivo, followed by a selection of four good-quality Sicilian wines—two white and two red—carefully paired with traditional regional dishes. Dessert is accompanied by a Sicilian liqueur. This is an informal dining experience, not a sommelier-led class, technical wine lesson or tutored tasting. The focus is on enjoying the relationship between authentic Sicilian food and carefully selected wines in a warm and relaxed atmosphere. The experience includes a chef-selected set menu. The same menu is served to the entire table, and guests do not select dishes from the à la carte menu. Food substitutions are not available. Please note: unfortunately, we cannot accommodate any food allergies or intolerances, including mild or trace-level sensitivities.

Food Escapes are for people who want a unique experience in the city. A lot of walking tours or food tours can feel like you're being shown around but a Food Escape will feel like you are discovering the city for yourself in a novel way, with your choices shaping the route you take as the game unfolds. You'll have easier and harder challenges along the way, all the satisfaction of cracking each clue, and the reward of great food waiting when you get there. Food Escapes was built by locals for locals, to explore and eat in their own city in a way they never otherwise would have seen, but is ideal for any visitors to the city who are food lovers too who want something more memorable than another table booking or generic activity. With eight themed Food Escapes now live in Manchester, each one has its own flavour, mood and route, so guests can come back for something completely different every time.

This is an excellent choice for travelers with limited time. Go on a whistle-stop walking tour of Manchester’s main attractions such as Piccadilly Gardens, Chinatown, the Vimto Sculpture, the Alan Turing Memorial, the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Cathedral, and much more. Exploring the city with a guide means you won’t have to worry about getting lost, and you’ll hear entertaining stories along the way.

Explore Manchester and Salford with a guide to show you around some of their best spots and top attractions on this private tour. Stop for food and drink tastings at a range of local establishments, and see The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Central Train Station, Aviva Studios, and more.

If you love the freedom of independent travel but don’t fancy driving 4.5 hours or more over unfamiliar roads, then this affordable day trip by comfortable Mercedes mini-coach is perfect for you. Enjoy stops at Conwy, famed for its 13th-century castle, Chester, with its Roman ruins and historic cathedral, and Betws-y-Coed, the gateway to beautiful Snowdonia National Park: you choose what to do.

Save yourself four hours or more of left-side driving and enjoy all the benefits of an expert guide with this great-value North Wales sightseeing tour. See highlights including the pretty seaside town of Llandudno, historic Conwy Castle (entrance at own expense), Swallow Falls, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, and cute little Betws-y-Coed, the area’s fairytale capital. Hidden roads and routes make Snowdonia National Park even more beautiful than you’d expect.

Food Escapes are for people who want a unique experience in the city. A lot of walking tours or food tours can feel like you're being shown around but a Food Escape will feel like you are discovering the city for yourself in a novel way, with your choices shaping the route you take as the game unfolds. You'll have easier and harder challenges along the way, all the satisfaction of cracking each clue, and the reward of great food waiting when you get there. Food Escapes was built by locals for locals, to explore and eat in their own city in a way they never otherwise would have seen, but is ideal for any visitors to the city who are food lovers too who want something more memorable than another table booking or generic activity. With eight themed Food Escapes now live in Manchester, each one has its own flavour, mood and route, so guests can come back for something completely different every time.

Whether you’re visiting Manchester for its musical heritage or its footballing legacy, this walking tour will fill you in on all the juicy secrets the city has to share. See famous streets and sets from TV and film on your way to visit places of historical importance—from women’s rights to ending slavery. If you’re into football, learn about how Manchester began the Premier League, and if you’re more of a music fan, see where live acts started out.

Gin-lovers visiting Manchester are in for a real treat with this small-group tour of a Stockport gin distillery. After a welcome G&T, you learn way more about your favorite tipple from your guide than you ever would by just reading the back of a bottle while you taste your way around the facility.

Go behind the scenes at Etihad Stadium, the home of Manchester City Football Club, on this guided tour. Interact with Pep Guardiola in the press room using state-of-the-art technology, walk out of the players' tunnel, see the home team dressing room, sit in the manager's seat in the dugouts, and other sites that are off-limits to the public. You also watch a thrilling audio-visual show to immerse yourself in the City story.

Discover Manchester with a private guide and enjoy a tour that’s tailor-made to you. Pick your own departure time, meeting point, and duration, then build an itinerary with a local guide whose interests match your own. Learn about the city’s musical, sporting, and historical significance. Admission tickets to Manchester attractions are at your own expense, but these can be arranged in advance via your guide.

In the heart of Stockport, an immersive experience awaits at the Gin School, where you’ll have the opportunity to craft your very own gin. Begin your journey with a welcome double gin and tonic, followed by a guided tour of the distillery. At your personal still, select from a variety of botanicals to create a unique gin recipe under the guidance of our expert distiller. While your gin distills, enjoy additional tastings of our full range, culminating in the bottling and labeling of your creation. This intimate session, limited to just six stills, ensures personalized attention and a memorable experience, complete with a final tasting of your handcrafted gin.

It sounds like an exceptional start to the week, doesn’t it? Enjoy a chef-selected three-course Sicilian dinner at Sicilian NQ, paired with unlimited glasses of house red, white or rosé wine for 90 minutes. The same chef-selected set menu is served to the entire table, creating a relaxed and authentic Sicilian wine experience in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Food substitutions are not available. For 90 minutes, guests can enjoy unlimited refills of house wine, choosing between red, white or rosé. Premium wines are not included. Perfect for wine lovers looking for a Bottomless Wine Dinner, Italian Wine Experience, Gift Voucher or Sicilian Wine Event in Manchester. Suitable for vegans and vegetarians. Please note: We cannot accommodate any food allergies or intolerances.

Food Escapes are for people who want a unique experience in the city. A lot of walking tours or food tours can feel like you're being shown around but a Food Escape will feel like you are discovering the city for yourself in a novel way, with your choices shaping the route you take as the game unfolds. You'll have easier and harder challenges along the way, all the satisfaction of cracking each clue, and the reward of great food waiting when you get there. Food Escapes was built by locals for locals, to explore and eat in their own city in a way they never otherwise would have seen, but is ideal for any visitors to the city who are food lovers too who want something more memorable than another table booking or generic activity. With eight themed Food Escapes now live in Manchester, each one has its own flavour, mood and route, so guests can come back for something completely different every time.

Getting to and around the Lake District from Manchester means relying on hiring cars or relying on public transport. Skip the effort with a full-day trip that makes things easy thanks to round-trip transport. Explore the region’s highlights and under-the-radar spots thanks to the local knowledge of your guide. In Bowness-on-Windermere, you have the option to take a cruise (own expense) across England's longest lake, then explore the pretty town of Ambleside, and visit Grasmere, known for delicious gingerbread.