redlentils
02-27-2003, 10:19 AM
i used to live in manchester and have good memories of the place. i found the following list recently. purple and i still visit manchester regularly. i will post my favourite places for vegans soon.
The Greenhouse
331 Great Western Street, Rusholme, Manchester 14
Telephone : 0161-224 0730
Long established high class gourmet menu and impressive wine list. Not cheap, but worth a visit for vegetarians and carnivores alike.
Dr Livvy's (formerly the Olive Branch)
Manchester Craft Centre, Northern Quarter, Manchester 4
Telephone : 0161 832 8055
Open Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm.
Hidden in the Craft Centre in Smithfield, accessed via Tib Street, this restaurant serves excellent lunches and refreshments in most interesting surroundings. Not licensed - special blackboard dishes daily.
Woody's
5 King Street, Delph, Oldham.
Telephone : 0457 871197
Open Tuesday to Sunday 7.30pm-11pm.
Exceptional vegetarian cuisine in a delightful old mill village in the hills behind Oldham. Elegant and luxurious setting, nouvelle cuisine, non-organic wines, and excellent sweets.
On The Eighth Day
107-111 Oxford Road, All Saints, Manchester 1.
Telephone : 0161-273 4878 & 1850.
Open Mon-Fri 10.00am-7.00pm and Saturday 10.00am-4.30pm.
Immediately opposite the Manchester Metropolitan University, this is one of Manchester's oldest of co-operative vegetarian shops and restaurants. Licenced, and offering excellent lunches and a wide range of basic and exotic vegetarian provisions in the shop adjoining. Non-smoking, disabled access. No credit cards taken. Good for vegans.
Fallen Angels
263 Upper Brook Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock,
Manchester M13.
Tel : 0161-273 4327.
Open from Tues-Fri 5.30pm-10.30pm and Saturdays from 6.00pm-11.00pm. Located behind the Manchester Royal Infirmary, this vegetarian restaurant is only open in the evenings, and has a relaxed atmosphere. Good food at a modest price, where customers may bring their own alcoholic drinks. Families welcome, no credit cards, disabled access.
Café de Femmes
Pankhurst Centre, 60-62 Nelson Street,
Manchester 13.
Telephone : 0161-274 3525.
Part of the Pankhurst Centre Museum, dedicated to the women's suffragette movement, next to the Royal Infirmary A&E Department (so its a busy side street). Excellent vegetarian food, popular with nurses from the hospital opposite. Good menu, with changing daily specials.
Greens
43 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester M20.
Tel: 0161-434 4259.
Open every day but closed Monday and Saturday lunchtimes. A very busy restaurant (advisable to book in advance - especially at weekends). Not licenced, but you are invited to bring your own wine (at no extra charge). Dishes of various world cuisines, with half of the menu being vegan.
The Greenhouse
331 Great Western Street, Rusholme, Manchester 14
Telephone : 0161-224 0730
Long established high class gourmet menu and impressive wine list. Not cheap, but worth a visit for vegetarians and carnivores alike.
Dr Livvy's (formerly the Olive Branch)
Manchester Craft Centre, Northern Quarter, Manchester 4
Telephone : 0161 832 8055
Open Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm.
Hidden in the Craft Centre in Smithfield, accessed via Tib Street, this restaurant serves excellent lunches and refreshments in most interesting surroundings. Not licensed - special blackboard dishes daily.
Woody's
5 King Street, Delph, Oldham.
Telephone : 0457 871197
Open Tuesday to Sunday 7.30pm-11pm.
Exceptional vegetarian cuisine in a delightful old mill village in the hills behind Oldham. Elegant and luxurious setting, nouvelle cuisine, non-organic wines, and excellent sweets.
On The Eighth Day
107-111 Oxford Road, All Saints, Manchester 1.
Telephone : 0161-273 4878 & 1850.
Open Mon-Fri 10.00am-7.00pm and Saturday 10.00am-4.30pm.
Immediately opposite the Manchester Metropolitan University, this is one of Manchester's oldest of co-operative vegetarian shops and restaurants. Licenced, and offering excellent lunches and a wide range of basic and exotic vegetarian provisions in the shop adjoining. Non-smoking, disabled access. No credit cards taken. Good for vegans.
Fallen Angels
263 Upper Brook Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock,
Manchester M13.
Tel : 0161-273 4327.
Open from Tues-Fri 5.30pm-10.30pm and Saturdays from 6.00pm-11.00pm. Located behind the Manchester Royal Infirmary, this vegetarian restaurant is only open in the evenings, and has a relaxed atmosphere. Good food at a modest price, where customers may bring their own alcoholic drinks. Families welcome, no credit cards, disabled access.
Café de Femmes
Pankhurst Centre, 60-62 Nelson Street,
Manchester 13.
Telephone : 0161-274 3525.
Part of the Pankhurst Centre Museum, dedicated to the women's suffragette movement, next to the Royal Infirmary A&E Department (so its a busy side street). Excellent vegetarian food, popular with nurses from the hospital opposite. Good menu, with changing daily specials.
Greens
43 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester M20.
Tel: 0161-434 4259.
Open every day but closed Monday and Saturday lunchtimes. A very busy restaurant (advisable to book in advance - especially at weekends). Not licenced, but you are invited to bring your own wine (at no extra charge). Dishes of various world cuisines, with half of the menu being vegan.