Vegan Roast Dinner at The Refuge in Manchester
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at The Refuge in Manchester

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Opulent restaurant and bar. Good for pre and post theatre. Has some clearly labeled vegan dishes such as a Sunday roast, small plates, plus others that could possibly be made vegan upon request. Open Mon-Thu 10:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-00:00, Sun 10:00-22:30.

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5 Reviews

First Review by helen.herbivore

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keep_it_tdy

Points +30468

Vegan
16 Jul 2026

Baroque The Casbah

Having been fortunate enough to frequent some globally esteemed hotels, renowned for their lavish interiors and effortless style, it takes a special kind of place to truly make me revel in my surroundings. This was certainly one such place. An architectural gem of the city, this Victorian structure - with its baroque clock tower and interiors clad in traditional glazed brick and tile - evokes a genuine sense of wonder, and I felt privileged to dine within such a space.
However, aesthetics can only carry a restaurant so far. Regardless of its beauty, the most important element is, and always will be, the standard of what it serves.
Expectations for this breakfast, as you may have gathered, were bordering on astronomical. A cursory glance at the spread upon arrival gave me no reason to believe those aspirations wouldn’t be met. Yet, on closer inspection, my heart sank slightly. Yes, there were options, but nowhere near the breadth I had anticipated. Determined that the calibre of those available would make up for the relative scarcity, I forged ahead and took advantage of everything I could.
One item that received the lion’s share of my attention was the hash browns. By no means a novel addition to a breakfast buffet, these distinguished themselves from the usual offerings by virtue of their generous size and wonderfully crisp coating.
Though they were the pick of a relatively small bunch, there were a couple of other items worthy of note, chief among them the rather impressive porridge. The biggest surprise of all, however, was the fruit. Admittedly, this is such a ubiquitous feature of almost any breakfast spread that it rarely warrants a mention, but on this occasion it absolutely did. Fresh, juicy, and actually tasting of what it purported to be, it had been a very long time since I’d enjoyed fruit of this quality.
Unfortunately, surroundings of such grandeur inevitably invite equally lofty expectations of both the food and the service. While there was a smattering of positives, I don’t feel either quite lived up to their magnificent surroundings. Good, certainly, but capable of - and perhaps deserving of - being considerably better.

Oat milk porridge at The Refuge in Manchester

Bean flakes at The Refuge in Manchester

Herbed fried tomatoes at The Refuge in Manchester

Bloomer breads with vegan spread at The Refuge in Manchester

Sautéed mushrooms at The Refuge in Manchester +9

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TL2334

Points +6

Non Veg
13 Nov 2025

Terrible food. Made me ill. Cold food

Probable food poisoning issue. Our food arrived far too quickly. Within 5 to 10 minutes of ordering. Lukewarm at best. Steak pudding. We both ended up leaving half and the waitress commented on this. Told her it arrived not very warm. Got the usual sorry platitudes. We commented when it arrived so quick. Definitely been precooked and not heated properly. Within 3 hours I was violently ill whilst at the theatre opposite. Complained to the management about this, got a rather snippy and 'it's nothing to do with our food email', then received nothing after my reply. The manager knew this was a probable food poisoning issue, and didn't want to know. Told me to go to my GP and basically to 'prove it after seeing my GP'. Awful experience and totally ruined my long awaited theatre night.
Not even an offer of part refund, no apology, nothing. 100% my illness was caused by their poor food, ad I had eaten nothing else hardly all day.
Have reported it to Food standards Agency.

Pros: Building

Cons: Food , Prices

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TimorousBeasty

Points +258

Vegan
12 Jan 2025

Beautiful Vegan Sunday roast

Nipped in for a quick Sunday roast before the theatre next door. Lovely mushroom Wellington bigger than it looks In photos. Comes with carrots' cabbage and tasty toasties (about 3) covered in gravy. You can order a side of toasties and get another 10 or so. Comes in at around £18 and big portion. Really enjoyed. Friendly, efficient but not overpowering service and a beautiful big restaraunt.

Updated from previous review on 2025-01-12

Pros: Delicious food, Good portions, Friendly staff

Cons: None

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aheeley01

Points +520

Vegan
10 Nov 2024

Great Sunday roast

I think it’s quite hard to find a good Sunday roast but this one was delicious. The highlight was the roast potatoes (definitely order a few extra as they are so nice)! Lovely restaurant and atmosphere

Pros: Great roast, Beautiful restaurant

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Avatar helen.herbivore

helen.herbivore

Points +434

Vegan
07 Aug 2024

Vegan Sunday Roast

Gorgeous vegan roast dinner in the most beautiful of settings!!

Pros: Roasties

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