Velvet - Menu

2 Canal Street Manchester, M1 3HE, United Kingdom

🛍 Bars, Pizza, Drinks, British

3.6 💬 566 Recensioni
Velvet

Telefono: +441612369003

Indirizzo: 2 Canal Street Manchester, M1 3HE, United Kingdom

Città: Manchester

Piatti: 35

Recensioni: 566

Sito Web: http://www.velvetmanchester.com/restaurant

"I cannot really decide how I feel about this one.. Anyhoo, thanks to Rach who offered to treat me for a birthday meal, we ended up here. Walking in, I thought it looked very lavish, with nice swish tables and chairs, emcompassed by world chart motifs on the wall. It was a nice dark and intimiate looking place. Immediately we were greeted by a lovely waitress who allowed us to choose our table. We chose a table near the stairwell which turned out to be wobbly. This was spotted immediately by a passing waiter who fixed it with some card. After the wobble, we scoured the cocktail menu, these were priced I average at £7..which is a nice expected price. It was refreshing for the cocktail maker to come over and ask us how we liked it , in my case if I wanted the mojito sweet or sour... or with a twist .. When the cocktails arrived, I have to admit I thought they were a bit weak, and did not blow my socks off.. Which was an anti climax considering he had especillay asked how we liked it prepared.. I just hoped the food would be better. The menu contains steaks, sandwiches, pasta, and various other gastro pub grub. I decided to choose the moules mussels with white wine sauce for a starter, to be followed by a goats cheese risotto after the waitress had recommeneded this. Rach had some beautiful meaty prawns and a steak. We did not wait long for our starters, and my mussels did look appetising. There were two things that I think they missed a trick on however. One , the bowl to place the discarded shells was too small and I had to balance them like jenga...and 2) the sauce was beautiful but I was not provided with a spoon to actually consume any of it. The prawns with chorizo that Rach had were really tasty, however there were not many of them.. Starters were soon whisked away and replaced with the mains. My risotto was really flavoursome, although I was still quite peckish after it. The steak Rach had was cooked perfectly rare as requested. Both of us still had room for dessert. I chose the lemon tart which was deceptively filling considering its delciate appearance, with a nice strawberry coulis to soften the blow from the zest. Rach's looked more impressive , it was a literally a chocolate tower which was soon demolished. Overall the level of service was impeccable, but I think the portions were slightly on the small side, and I think the bill wa expensive at £75 for a drink and 3 courses each.. The flavours were good but not good enough to reflect the price. I will come here again though with a steak eater due to the strong postivie feedback. I will just advise them not to order a cocktail."

Laura Laura

Velvet bar, restaurant and hotel has been an iconic place in MCR's gay village for a long time and I popped here yesterday for some drinks with friends. It's the same as I remember from a few years back, a great place to socialise and drink with friends. If not looking a little tired now, I think Velvet is in need of a little TLC but still there's a good day or night to be had here.

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Ashley
Ashley

Not been here for a long time but 'plus ça change ' as the say. It 's slightly vaudeville decor still has it 's appeal and it has an atmosphere (mid week at least) of an intimate speak easy. Happy Hour wine a Tempranillo adds to it 's charms. If you 've not been, try it. If you remember it 's heyday you might feel its run it 's course. It 's a little too dark and feels old fashioned for my current taste.


Chris
Chris

My favourite village drinky place. Not too expensive, decent atmosphere and great service. For extra pointage, it sells white Rioja by the glass which is both unusual and a massive winner. Went today in the sun and well, the team were on form and made sure we were well watered. I didn't eat there but the look (and smell) of the roast dinner was almost tempting to ditch my plans and eat there. Best place in the village for all round gayness. Love it.


Andy
Andy

Good selection of food, wine, cocktails, on Canal street in Manchester, has a happy hour wine for 10quid to match offers from other local bars, have a food menu though did not eat off it , the restaurant downstairs attached to it has a great reputation. Although the décor was lovely with the interesting addition of a mirror disco ball in the ceiling the bar itself was quiet, however it was mid week and early evening. Staff very friendly though with added benefit of chairs, tables outside and their own hotel too.


Pawel
Pawel

I love Velvet Bar 5* Amazing atmosphere with little posh side on Canal Street. Place is very modern and elegant, great for drink and chat with friends. Restaurant it is without spirit. My pizza was with out flavor and looking boring. I ask for extra spicy and waitress bring to me bottle of Tabasco lol This is not what you expecting dining in City Center and in Canal Street.My friend has roast lam and that was nice meal. Place nice and plenty of room. Staff nice, but this place is cold no spirit no passion. Starters are very nice. My recommendation is nice glass of vino upstairs and you can order some snack from downstairs.


Philip
Philip

When suggested by a good friend, on the last day of work before the Christmas vacation period, for us to go for Pizza Prosecco , I thought, why not! It sounded like the perfect way to end the working year, and t 'was the season, after all. It had been a fair few years since I last visited Velvet, which was six years ago or so, and probably a work related Christmas meal, but the décor hadn 't changed but still quite quirky. It was recommended to me to try the crispy duck pizza, which I had never tried before, and it was delicious! The pizza toppings were shredded duck with hoi sin sauce, cucumber spring onions. Splendid! The restaurant is in the basement area, but also has a bar on the ground...


Chris
Chris

Hmmmm i have a very mixed review over Velvet, it use to be one of the most nicest bars around, with awesome service and 5 star quality but over the past couple of years it seems a little run down and could do with a makeover, it still has quality about it,its all dark and intimate inside the bar, with all velvety chairs and backgrounds, its a bit like a 5 star luxury hotel bar, there is a spiral staircase which takes downstairs to the basement Velvet Restaurant, we have hit and miss meals in here sometimes they are fantastic sometimes not so good, thats the problem with this place one minute it will be really great the next time not so but its a lovely restaurant and a nice romantic place. T...


Angela
Angela

I can't really say enough good things about this bar. Located on Canal street, this establishment is everything you'd expect given its namesake. Lush, velvet upholstery and chaise longues perch on a backdrop of flocked wallpaper and decadent light fixtures. The music is laid back, the lighting is low, overall creating the ultimate boudoir experience. Don't let the fact that its in the Gay Village intimidate you should you be straight it's one of the most welcoming bars in the town centre: the doorstaff are very friendly and the bar staff are expert cocktail makers happy to indulge you in your every whim. Not only that, but the drinks remain reasonable with all cocktails at £5.45, Champagne c...


Hannah
Hannah

Visited here during December for a work Christmas lunch, chosen because the set menu seemed reasonably priced and had several choices to suit everyone. This was the first time I 'd eaten here and everything was ok, the key word being ok. My starter of smoked salmon and cream cheese parcel was tasty but the marinated ribbons of cucumber needed seasoning and the dish needed another texture. A few slices of melba toast would have been perfect. For main I 'd chosen steak which had been described as being served pink but yet somehow was still dry. Accompaniments of grilled tomatoes and roast potatoes were fine but chips seemed more of an obvious choice to go with steak and the roasties just weren...


Penny
Penny

I cannot really decide how I feel about this one.. Anyhoo, thanks to Rach who offered to treat me for a birthday meal, we ended up here. Walking in, I thought it looked very lavish, with nice swish tables and chairs, emcompassed by world chart motifs on the wall. It was a nice dark and intimiate looking place. Immediately we were greeted by a lovely waitress who allowed us to choose our table. We chose a table near the stairwell which turned out to be wobbly. This was spotted immediately by a passing waiter who fixed it with some card. After the wobble, we scoured the cocktail menu, these were priced I average at £7..which is a nice expected price. It was refreshing for the cocktail maker to...

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  • Bars Scopri la nostra selezione di cocktail sapientemente preparati, birre rinfrescanti e la nostra lista curata di vini pregiati. Perfetto per rilassarsi con gli amici o abbinare ai tuoi piatti preferiti del nostro menu. Salute!
  • Pizza Immergiti nelle nostre pizze perfettamente cotte, realizzate con impasto fatto a mano, salsa di pomodoro ricca e una miscela di formaggi gourmet. Ogni fetta esplode con condimenti freschi, garantendo un boccone delizioso ogni volta.
  • Drinks Dissetati con la nostra rinfrescante selezione di bevande, dai cocktail artigianali e vini pregiati alle delizie analcoliche, tra cui bibite, succhi e caffè e tè sapientemente preparati. Perfetti complementi al tuo pasto!
  • British Tradizionale e sostanzioso, il menu britannico offre classici di conforto come fish and chips, succulenti arrosti e torte salate. Riscopri i gusti familiari, amorevolmente realizzati con ricette senza tempo e ingredienti freschi e locali.

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