If you prefer to start the New Year with a bang, then last year might have been a bit of a disappointment. Fear not, many restaurants and bars are doubling their efforts this year with fantastic food, drink and entertainment. Many have extended their opening hours too so you can celebrate the launch of 2022 deep into New Year’s Day.
Here are a few places you might want to consider for your New Year’s Eve celebrations 2021/22.
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Get high above Manchester at 20 Stories
Manchester’s highest restaurant and bar is hosting a spectacular four-course dinner to bring in 2022 with 360-degree views of the city and live entertainment.
Guests will be welcomed at 8pm with a glass of Tattinger champagne followed by dinner at 8:30pm. The menu will consist of a Manchester Gin cured salmon roulade, Beef Wellington and a white chocolate fondant with lime and coconut sorbet. Vegetarian options are also available. General tickets are priced at £150 per person and wine flights can also be purchased at an additional £45 per person.
You can secure a guaranteed window spot with a VIP premium table which includes a glass of Dom Perignon on arrival, plus the four-course meal for £250 per person. There’s also the option for guests to dine in a Snow Globe overlooking the city under faux fur blankets from 9pm with a welcome glass of Tattinger, a sharing platter and a guaranteed seat for £100 per person.
If you and your guests really want to splash out, hire one of 20 Stories’ stunning Garden Houses for the evening with a £1,000 minimum spend as you say cheers to the New Year with your favourite cocktails and champagne to celebrate.
There will also be live music playing throughout the evening, counting down to midnight and celebrations will continue into the early morning with the restaurant and bar closing at 3am.
Tickets can be booked HERE
20 Stories, No 1 Spinningfields, 1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB
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Dine & Dance into the New Year with a riotous celebration at The Refuge
The Refuge by Volta will be welcoming in 2022 with a signature show stopping spectacle hosted in the Public Bar. Following a low-key New Year’s Eve last year, they intend to make up for lost time with an emphasis on togetherness, where everyone is welcome – to come as you are.
Resident Supernature Disco and DJ Paulette will be providing the soundtrack in the bar through to the Dining Room until late. “Let’s Dance” early bird tickets are priced from £20 per person and available to purchase online HERE.
The Refuge is offering “Dine & Dance” tickets which includes a very special New Year’s Eve dinner and a £25 bar tab, priced at £60 per person. The “Dine & Dance” tickets must be pre-booked by telephone on 0161 233 5151 or email on [email protected].
The menu is packed with delicious dishes inspired by Volta’s travels, including venison loin carpaccio, puffed potatoes and much more. The kitchen also offers vegetarian and vegan options that feature many favourite dishes, from smoked aubergine arancini, roasted figs to black bean tacos. For dessert, there’s ‘not your grandma’s trifle’ and finish the evening off with petits fours.
More info can be found HERE
The Refuge By Volta, Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Oxford St, Manchester M60 7HA
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See in the New Year in exceptional style at the Stock Exchange Hotel
Enjoy one of Manchester’s most stylish New Year’s Eve parties this year with a lavish black-tie event taking place in the stunning former trading venue.
The evening will start with Champagne and canapés before guests enjoy a five-course dinner served in Tom Kerridge’s Bull & Bear restaurant with live entertainment throughout (£120 per person). The New Year will be welcomed in the spectacular dining room followed by an after-party downstairs in The Vault (£25 per person.)
For those dining before 7.45pm The Bull & Bear has a stunning 3-course menu (£65 pp) - Perfect for those diners who may want to be at home to see in the New Year, yet still get the festive atmosphere of the city on this special night.
You don’t even have to drive home. Why not stay overnight ready to relax and recuperate with breakfast in the dining room on New Year’s Day. Packages including an overnight stay are priced at £675 per couple including a glass of champagne before check-in, The New Year’s Eve dinner and after party and breakfast on New Year’s Day.
Stock Exchange Hotel, 4 Norfolk Street, Manchester, M2 1DW
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New Years Eve at WOOD Manchester
For a unique and exclusive way to welcome the New Year in style, there are a limited number of tables available at WOOD Manchester. Chef owner Simon Wood, Masterchef Champion 2015, and his brigade will deliver his all-inclusive 9 course dinner menu. This will be paired with a selection of their favourite wines uniquely sourced throughout the year by General Manager and Head Sommelier James. Guests will also get to a sample of the new after dinner experience Homage at WOOD with a classic cheese and Port pairing.
Entertainment will be provided by magician Dominic Anthony who will be on site for part of the evening to bring an element of magic to guests. No doubt Simon Wood will have picked a signature playlist to accompany the meal as music is another passion of his.
Places are limited and advance pre-payment of £200 per person with each booking is essential. Contact the restaurant on 0161 236 5211 or email [email protected] to arrange a fantastic New Year’s Eve experience.
Wood Manchester, Jack Rosenthal Street, First Street, Manchester, M15 4RA
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Cabaret the night away at Escape to Freight Island
Escape To Freight Island is proud to be hosting a spectacular New Year’s Eve starting from 12 noon right through until the early hours of 2022. Expect an array of different options and events to choose from family friendly fun to late night frolics. Escape to Freight Island offers something to suit everyone from a visionary food market to a unique array of bars including craft beer tap room, neighbourhood cocktail bar and intimate wine bar.
The ticket hall inside will be transformed into Escape to Freight Island’s very own Revue – a cabaret from the ages for all ages, a selection of soul, funk, disco and house music. Also happening within the outside space, is Winter Island with festive offerings such as mulled wine, boozy hot chocolates and festive treats. Both inside and outside space will be sound-tracked by Manchester’s best DJs and selectors across the daytime.
To make the night extra special, there’s a range of VIP and Experience such as The Jane Eyre Cocktail Bar in the Sky priced at £40 per person (plus booking fee). This includes a welcome cocktail, canapés on arrival, and an elevated VIP view of the entertainment all night.
The Baratxuri Experience is priced at £60 per person plus fee and includes two course dinner, wine, your entry ticket and table for the evening.
From 7:30pm admission tickets are priced from £15 per person and are available to purchase online here.
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See in the New Year in True Blues Kitchen Style
The Blues Kitchen are offering a night of soulful celebration so can see the new year in true Blues style with cocktails, beers & bourbon.
From 9pm the legendary Blues Kitchen house band will be performing three live sets of funk and soul classics. Then, feel free to dance the night away with DJs playing classic grooves until 3am.
Tables after 9pm are available to book for £40 per person (food and drink not included) then yours for the entirety of the evening. If you fancy fuelling up beforehand, book in for food before 7.30pm, after which you are welcome to take your party to the bar and dancefloor to see in the New Year.
Tickets are available to purchase here now.
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A Magical Midland New Year’s Eve
To ring in the New Year in style, The Midland Hotel is hosting a celebration filled with live music, delicious food and champagne, ready for the big countdown to 2022.
Located in the luxurious Champagne Lounge on the ground floor, guests can enjoy a bottle of Pommery Champagne and graze on a a specially curated NYE Midland Charcuterie Platter for £55 per person. This includes house smoked salmon, baked Camembert with chorizo, hummus, piccalilli with quail eggs, sliced Parma ham, peppered salami, Milano salami, Gordal olives and more.
Live music and entertainment from The Midland Hotel’s very own DJ, the in-house butcher John, who will be playing from 10pm – 1am.
Reservations are available for a minimum of two people per party and can be booked via [email protected].
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A Catalan New Year at Tast
Tast on King Street are offering guests an opportunity to celebrate the New Year in a different way. Learn how Catalans say farewell to the year through this special tasting menu designed by multi-Michelin starred executive chef Paco Pérez in his very own creative style.
The seven course globally inspired extravaganza starts with a welcome glass of Cava followed by 'Hong Kong’ Oyster and New Year’s Wan Tong Soup. Diners can then feast on ‘Langoustine Tartar In Seabed’; Black Truffle Gnocchi in Périgord Sauce and Seasonal Mushrooms; Lemon Sole, Meniere and Gnocchi Sage; Duck Breast a L‘Orange and
Porto Sauce Chocolate Sahara to finish. This experience is available at £90 per person. Click HERE to find out more and to book.
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Book your NYE table at Flawd!
Celebrate New Year's Eve at neighbourhood natural wine bar & bottle shop Flawd which opened on Islington Marina in September. Joseph Otway (former head chef of Stockport’s Where The Light Gets In), Richard Cossins (from Relæ in Copenhagen and Fera at Claridges in London) and Daniel Craig Martin have put together an evening of grower Champagne and British seafood at £25 per person. The menu for the evening will focus on the pristine seafood from around the British Isles.Food will be served until midnight and the party will continue until 2am.
There are three opportunities to join the party which starts from 4pm and goes on until 2am. Seatings are 6pm / 8:15pm / or 10:30pm-Late (Tables reserved at either 6pm or 8:15pm are required back in two hours.)
A bottle of Champagne is included within each table reservation made but walk-ins are welcome. Click HERE for more information and to book.
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Spend New Year’s Eve in the gutter at Lane 7
You’ll be bowled over by Lane 7’s New Year’s Eve package. Book a lane for £200 and enjoy unlimited bowling for you and an unlimited number of friends, family or colleagues. The price includes a glass of fizz served on arrival and another one at midnight. The evening kicks off at 10pm, and there’s a DJ on all night until 2am close. More information on their opening times and Christmas packages and booking info can be found HERE.
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