The Restaurant at The Refuge
Additional information
- Dining style
Casual Dining
- Cuisines
Global, International, Tapas / Small Plates, Vegetarian / Vegan
- Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Sun 1:00 pm–9:00 pm - Phone number
0161 233 5151
- Website
- Payment options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
- Dress code
Casual Dress
- Neighborhood
Manchester
- Cross street
Whitworth Street and Oxford Street
- Parking details
NCP, Manchester PalaceEuro Car Parks, Pritchard Street
- Public transit
Two-minute walk from Oxford Road Station. 15-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly & Manchester Victoria.
- Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Featured in
Popular dishes
Menu
Food for Thought
To Share
Local Sourdough£5.00
roasted garlic and chive butter
'Nduja£3.00
Olives£4.00
caperberries, piquillo peppers, borettane onions
Chorizo Ibérico Bellota£8.00
truffled acacia honey
Pittas£2.00
Padrón Peppers£6.00
satay, peanuts
Smoked Aubergine£5.00
red pepper and tomato, labneh, pine nuts, chives
Beetroot Muhammara£5.00
Aleppo pepper, black olives, seeds, pomegranate
Taramasalata£7.00
salt and vinegar potatoes, salmon roe
Small Plates
3-4 Small plated per person is a Good place to start
Gochujang-Glazed Pork Belly£6.00
Cactus Tacos£6.00
black beans, coconut yoghurt
Burrata£8.00
zhug, black olive, nigella, sundried tomato, chillies
Charred Radicchio and Endive£6.00
grapefruit, dill
Halibut Ceviche£9.50
red onion, lemon, crème fraîche, almond, sumac
Beer-Braised Mussels£7.50
cream, zhug
Tofu£11.00
choi sum, pickled enoki, soy, ginger
Chicken Thigh and Old Spot Pork Tagine£9.00
apricots, pistachios, mint
Lamb Shawarma£14.00
roasted garlic toum, zhug, slaw, green chilli, onions, lahuhua
Jackfruit Shawarma£9.00
zhug, slaw, green chilli, onions, lahuhua
Cauliflower£6.00
coconut yoghurt, harissa
Green Lentil Daal£5.50
ghee, ginger
Feijoada£5.50
coconut yoghurt, almond
Jacob's Ladder£15.00
kecap manis, peanut praline, sesame
Cod Loin£15.00
butter sauce
Tikka Octopus£13.00
saag, burnt tomato
8oz Onglet£15.00
confit garlic
Gem Lettuce£5.00
carrots, peppers, chicory, cucumber, sorrel
Triple-Cooked Chips£4.50
gochugaru salt, ssamjang mayo
Eat Well MCR
Stay all day, play all night
Ghost Fries£2.00
Adding this to your order a simple way to help our charity partner Eat Well MCR feed people in our city, each portion pays for a meal for someone in need
Refuge Roasts
On Sundays we do things differently. Step aside small plates, it's the platter that matters
Refuge Roast Platter for Two£39.00
Grass-fed rump of Lancashire beef, half a roast Cumbrian chicken, rare breed pork loin, thyme and salt roast potatoes, glazed carrot, Vimto-braised red cabbage, seasonal greens, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, pan gravy
Cocktails
Don't Leave Me This Way£14.00
Don Julio Reposado tequila, Disaronno amaretto, Martini Rosso
Like Clockwork£9.50
Ketel One orange vodka, limoncello, orgeat, lemon
The Queen's Peach£9.50
Takamaka spiced rum, peach liqueur, lime, mint, Prosecco
The Paul Bearer£11.50
Bulleit bourbon, lemon, egg white, gomme, red wine float
Mr Black's Forest£10.50
Olmeca reposado tequila, Mr Black coffee liqueur, cherry brandy, lemon, ginger ale
Salford Sling£9.00
Slingsby rhubarb gin, cherry brandy, Cointreau, pineapple, lemon, grenadine
The Glamour of Manchester£13.50
Plymouth gin, St Germain elderflower liqueur, Champagne
Classics
Classics
Sometimes you just want an Old Fashioned or a Negroni. Speak to us; we are nice. We will endeavour to make you any classic cocktail that we can
Softs
Belu Still / Sparkling
- 250ml£2.50
- 750ml£4.00
Coca-Cola£3.20
Diet Coke / Coca-Cola Zero£3.00
Appletiser£3.00
Sprite£3.20
Fever-Tree Ginger Ale / Ginger Beer£2.00
Fever-Tree Tonics£2.00
Indian tonic water / Refreshingly Light / Mediterranean / Elderflower
Champagne & Sparkling
Stelle d'Italia Prosecco NV Italy
- 125ml£6.50
- Bottle£31.00
Francesco Cirelli Wines of Anarchy Pet Nat Frizzante NV Italy
- Bottle£37.00
Hattingley Valley Classic Reserve Brut NV England
- Bottle£60.00
Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial NV France
- 125ml£12.00
- Bottle£65.00
Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial NV France
- 125ml£15.00
- Bottle£90.00
Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial NV France
- Bottle£80.00
Veuve Clicqout Yellow Label Brut NV France
- Bottle£75.00
Veuve Clicquot Rosé NV France
- Bottle£95.00
White
Care Blanco Sobre Lias, Spain
- 175ml£6.00
- 375ml£11.50
- Bottle£22.00
Quinta da Lixa QL Vinho Verde, Portugal
- 175ml£6.50
- 375ml£12.50
- Bottle£24.00
Sartori Pinot Grigio, Italy
- 175ml£7.25
- 375ml£14.00
- Bottle£27.00
Réserve Roquemolière Picpoul de Pinet, France
- 175ml£7.75
- 375ml£15.00
- Bottle£29.00
Martin Codax Alba Martin Albariño, Spain
- 175ml£9.25
- 375ml£18.00
- Bottle£35.00
Frost Pocket Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
- 175ml£9.50
- 375ml£18.50
- Bottle£36.00
Fazi Battaglia Passerina IGT Marche, Italy
- Bottle£34.00
Bodegas Verum Ulterior Albillo Real Parcela No.7 & 9 Spain
- Bottle£38.00
Ixsir Altitudes White, Lebanon
- Bottle£40.00
Joseph Drouhin Chablis, France
- Bottle£42.00
Rosé
Il Sospiro Pinot Grigio Blush, Italy
- 175ml£9.25
- 375ml£18.00
- Bottle£35.00
Planeta Rosé Sicilia DOC Italy
- 175ml£8.50
- 375ml£16.50
- Bottle£32.00
Château Léoube Organic Rosé, France
- 175ml£10.25
- 375ml£20.00
- Bottle£39.00
Red
Care Tinto Sobre Lias, Spain
- 175ml£6.00
- 375ml£11.50
- Bottle£22.00
Boheme Primitivo Salento, Italy
- 175ml£6.50
- 375ml£12.50
- Bottle£24.00
Ramón Bilbao Rioja Crianza, Spain
- 175ml£7.25
- 375ml£14.00
- Bottle£27.00
Trapiche Melodias Malbec, Argentina
- 175ml£7.50
- 375ml£14.50
- Bottle£28.00
Les Mougeottes Pinot Noir, France
- 175ml£7.50
- 375ml£14.50
- Bottle£28.00
Ken Forrester Petit Cabernet Sauvignon, South Africa
- 175ml£8.00
- 375ml£15.50
- Bottle£30.00
Quinta Do Crasto Douro Red, Portugal
- Bottle£32.00
Château Villegeorge L'Étoile de Villegeorge, France
- Bottle£34.00
Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley Syrah USA
- Bottle£37.00
Santadi Cannonau di Sardegna Noras, Italy
- Bottle£38.00
Ixsir Altitudes Red, Lebanon
- Bottle£40.00
Natural / Minimal Intervention
Orange
Verum Naranja Orange, Spain
- Bottle£35.00
Martín Códax Orange Wine Albariño, Spain
- Bottle£40.00
White
Vins Petxina Celler 9+ Blanc Vi Natural White Organic, Spain
- Bottle£35.00
Ottella Back to Silence Lugana, Italy
- Bottle£40.00
Erich Machherndl Pulp Fiction No.8 Green Label Organic, Austria
- Bottle£42.00
Red
Vins Petxina Blanc Vi Natural Negre Organic, Spain
- Bottle£32.00
Domaine Cazes Côtes du Roussillon Rouge 'John Wine', France
- Bottle£36.00
Chaffey Bros Pax Æterna Grenache, Australia
- Bottle£40.00
Refuge Loves
White
Ktima Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko, Greece
- Bottle£33.00
Mesquida Mora Sincronia Blanc Organic, Spain
- Bottle£38.00
Red
Ktima Kir-Yianni Kali Riza Xinomavro Vieilles Vignes PDO Amyndeon, Greece
- Bottle£39.00
Casa Valduga Terroir Cabernet Franc, Brazil
- Bottle£42.00
Kadarka 17 Sauska, Hungary
- Bottle£45.00
What 635 people are saying
Overall ratings and reviews
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- 4.5Food
- 4.4Service
- 4.6Ambience
- 4.2Value
Noise • Energetic
Loved For
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Good for Groups
Manchester
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Safety precautions
Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
FAQs
The Restaurant at The Refuge is rated 4.5 stars by 635 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
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Oxford Street Manchester, M60 7HA
Additional information
- Cross street
Whitworth Street and Oxford Street
- Neighborhood
Manchester
- Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Sun 1:00 pm–9:00 pm - Cuisines
Global, International, Tapas / Small Plates, Vegetarian / Vegan
- Dining style
Casual Dining
- Dress code
Casual Dress
- Parking details
NCP, Manchester PalaceEuro Car Parks, Pritchard Street
- Public transit
Two-minute walk from Oxford Road Station. 15-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly & Manchester Victoria.
- Payment options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
- Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Website
- Phone number
0161 233 5151