Burns Night rolls around once a year on the 25th January and Manchester never misses the excuse to put on a proper good spread. Some spots keep it classic, others have a bit more fun with it, but all of them understand the brief. Good food, decent whisky, and enough ceremony to make it feel like an occasion.
Dishoom
Not a formal Burns Supper, but still one of the smartest ways to mark it. Dishoom’s Haggis Pau returns for a short breakfast-only run, layering pork haggis with eggs, bacon, chilli chutney and cream cheese inside soft, buttered pau. It’s rich, comforting and ideal before the day has any expectations. Available from 19th January to 15th February, priced at £12.90.
32 Bridge Street, M3 3BT
Browns
Browns sticks to the classics and does them well. Smoked salmon to start, haggis with neeps and tatties at the centre, cranachan to finish. You can dip in à la carte or go all in with a set menu, with whisky pairings chosen to behave themselves. Two courses cost £26, three courses £32, with an optional trio of whisky pairings for £15.
1 York Street, M2 2AW
Winsome
Winsome, Chef Shaun Moffat’s latest project, goes all in with a five-course Burns Night tasting menu priced at £75 per person. The menu pulls in playful details alongside tradition, with oysters and beetroot served with whisky chasers, Arbroath smokie with clapshot, and Irn-Bru pastilles making an appearance. A whisky pairing flight is available for an extra £45, taking place on Sunday, 25th January.
74 Princess Street, M1 6JD
Higher Ground x Timberyard
Higher Ground hosts a one-off collaboration with Michelin-starred Timberyard from Edinburgh on Sunday, 25th January. The £95 per person menu centres on classic Burns Supper dishes, backed by a wine list curated by Jo Radford using bottles from Timberyard’s cellar. Let your mouth water over Scottish seafood, ceremonial haggis moments, a fiddle player in the dining room and plenty of whisky.
Faulkner House, New York St, Manchester M1 4DY
10 Tib Lane
Burns Night falls on a Sunday this year, so 10 Tib Lane stretches the celebration across the whole weekend, starting Friday, 24th January. Alongside the usual menu, there’ll be limited-edition cocktails, including the Scotch Coffee made with salted Scotch whisky, coffee and shortbread cream. Special dishes feature too, such as Atlantic sea trout with beetroot terrine.
10 Tib Lane, M2 4JB
Reddish Ale
Reddish Ale's Burns Night offering looks pretty decent indeed. On Sunday, 25th January, small plates inspired by traditional Scottish dishes are served from 2 pm, designed to sit neatly alongside beers from Loch Lomond Brewery. From 3 pm, Dan from Magic Island DJs takes over with an all-Scottish vinyl soundtrack. Doors open from midday.
14 Broadstone Road, Reddish, Stockport SK5 7AE