IT’s refreshing to see a restaurant chain opening its first venture outside the south of England enlisting one of Manchester’s signature breweries for a unique collaboration.
Honest Burgers, whose 30 plus sites are mostly in London, chose Northern Monk’s NQ tap for a weeklong pop-up ahead of their permanent arrival in Manchester Hall following
Now they are showing brilliant good taste by linking up with our own Runaway. Mark Welsby’s Dantzic Street microbrewery will run a tap taproom residency on the top floor of the Bridge Street burger venue, due to open on Thursday, April 18.
In addition to offering four rotating Runaway beers on tap, the bar will also be pouring a Runaway collaboration brew with Honest Burgers. We are told that Top Drop – Honest Pale is “a soft, refreshing pale ale brewed to complement the menu, offering a light and refreshing counterpoint to Honest Burgers’ homemade burgers and rosemary salted chips.”
Mark (pictured above) told us: “When we heard Honest were coming to Manchester our mouths were already starting to water – but getting to join them in their new space on Bridge Street is a real privilege.
“The top floor is a cosy, intimate space, with a great outdoor terrace – really reminiscent of our tap room down at the brewery – so it's going to be a home from home! We're looking forward to sharing our modern British beers with even more people locally and can’t wait to be pouring some of our more seasonal specials regularly in the city centre.”
Honest Burgers co-founder Tom Barton added: “Wherever we’re lucky enough to open a new restaurant, collaboration with local, independent operators is key for us. We’re big fans of Mark and the team at Runaway and it felt like the perfect fit for the taproom.”
The taproom will be open Thursday and Friday 5pm-11pm and Saturday 12pm-11pm. As a fully licensed bar, customers are welcome to pop in just for a pint, with the bonus of ordering burgers, including the Manchester special, from downstairs. The taproom also benefits from a balcony with al fresco drinking under the big Manchester sky, when the weather permits.
Honest Burgers, 36 Bridge St, Manchester M3 3BT. 0161 359 4039.