[Closed] Manchester: reasonable lunch (or place to eat packed lunch) with children in tow

What type of food are you after?

Katsouris (on Deansgate) do a good selection of sandwiches from a selection of hot plate meats (gammon, beef joint etc) and breads and have a salad bar.

Curry ok?

One of the places in the Northern Quarter might fit the bill.
You'll struggle to spend a fiver per person.

This n That, Al Faisal etc.

Nice food court in the new bit of the Arndale too, where the Market uswd to be.
The Greek place is nice. Not pricey, good fun.

not really thought about what type of food to be honest. Will bear Katsouris in mind cheers

edit - Mrs NBT doesn't like Curry, sadly

Yes, as above, there are some food bars inside the Arndale Centre at the High Street entrance and not far from that on Thomas Street is a nice cafe called The Teacup. Both recommended.

The cafe at the top of Afflecks is reasonable and dirt cheap.

wagamama in the print works

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What's the weather forecast? Can you not just picnic in, say, Castlefield?

Failing that, I'd be looking at independent deli-type places.

I would second Katsouris on Deansgate.. can be quite busy at peak times though.

The salad bar is v nice (with, or without meat from the hot selection), and if you stuff your salad carton to the brim with the more filling stuff on offer (hummus, eggs, tuna, pasta, spuds etc.), it can feed two!

Also, if the weather is nice, you can get takeaway from there.

Oh, and in the Arndale market, there is a good burrito bar - think its called Panchos? They do a burrito which weighs about the same as a small baby, and think it costs less than £6 inc. extras like cheese, guacomole etc... I always struggle to eat the whole thing in one sitting, so its good VFM.

Hols.

edit - Mrs NBT doesn't like Curry, sadly

They do some great kebabs in those places too. Fran (now aged 8 ) is quite partial to a chicken tikka kebab from Hunters

Papa_Lazarou - The printworks? THE PRINTWORKS?!!!! I think you need to sit in the corner and have a think about what it is you've just said.

How about Tampopo for Noodles? Oooooooo - I've remembered where's good for a quick cafe lunch. [url= http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187069-d1317841-Reviews-Cafe_Metro-Manchester_Greater_Manchester_England.html ]Cafe Metro[/url] at the top of Market Street

my kids used to love the dutch pancake house in st peters square

Alas -thats long gone mr potatohead!

[i]wagamama in the print works[/i]

Wagamama near the High Court is where I once saw and congratulated a certain Bradley Wiggins after his fourth place in the tour that year. He has very big hands...

OOOOHHHHHH. Is there an abduls in That Manchester? Chicken Tikka Naan Bread Kebab, with everything on please. And a can of Irn Bru to wash it down

Sadly the weather id forecast to turn colder this weekend so don't really fancy an outdoor meal

I'm with family that day otherwise I would have had you over to mine! 😛
Maybe next time....

[i][s]my kids[/s][b]I[/b] used to love the dutch pancake house in st peters square [b]with my dad when I were a nipper[/b][/i]

🙁

There's Abduls on Oxford Road. NBT - the Chicken Tikka kebabs on Naan from the places in the Northern Quarter will be far superior to anything you'll get at Abduls.Hunters is fantastic for them!

[quote=solarpowered ]I'm with family that day otherwise I would have had you over to mine!
Maybe next time....

your house is about as far out of That Manchester as ours 🙂

nbt - Abduls!

the best chicken kebabs in the world

[i]Is there an abduls in That Manchester?[/i]

There used to be one on Oxford Road.

There is an Abduls out on Oxford Road, near the Mancunian Way.

Philpots do nice sarnies, and they usually have space to eat in.

The Arndale food court is great is you all want something different, Wings have an outlet there. Plus the sarnie shop do great roast pork/ ham/chicken/etc sarnies.

sotrry didn't know it had closed, IHN am I your dad ?

there are cheapo chinese buffets on portland street which are quite nice and they can pork out on the prawn crackers

The International Buffet in China Town is good. Exhibit 'A' m'lud.
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This was plate 1 of 3 for about £5 🙂

When we went to MOSI a couple of years ago, school holiday and the cafe was rammed, we walked along Liverpool Road toward Deansgate and there's a decent sandwich bar/greasy spoon about 150 yards along the road. Google streetview says it's at no 37, black and gold paintwork outside. Did the job for us.

your house is about as far out of That Manchester as ours

[i]IHN am I your dad?[/i]

Nope, he is:

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Arndale market for food.

Why not go to the Chip Cabin across the road from MOSI? You can sit upstairs to eat, and its a mighty fine chippy!!

binners - Do you mean Fish Hut? Comes recommended if so.

Then your Nephew can grow up looking just like...binners 😆

Thats the one doosuk!!! Great chippy!!

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I'm sure its of no interest to nbt, but its right next door to Cask - purveyors of a selection of fine ales 😉

I miss living in Manchester 🙁

Manchester Museum has a big "picnic area" on the top floor. Bit far out of town though.

Also partial to [url= http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Indian/Yadgar-Caf-Review ]Yadgar[/url]

Yadgar is fantastic! Mainly because its owned by the grumpiest man in the world, who quite literally throws the (exceptionally good) food at you while fixing you with a look of utter contempt

McDonalds, St Ann's Square
Subway, all over the place
Pizza Hut, Corporation Street. (I think).
Donut place in the Arndale
Cafe at the National Football Museum.
Nando's in the Printworks.

I call troll 🙂

binners - Member
Yadgar is fantastic! Mainly because its owned by the grumpiest man in the world, who quite literally throws the (exceptionally good) food at you while fixing you with a look of utter contempt

I used to work a few doors away and after months of eating there, one day he was a little bit friendly to me and I felt inordinately pleased.

You can bring your own picnic to the lunch area on the top mezzanine overlooking this...

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Rough and ready, but cheap. Great 7 year old territory...

EDIT: sorry Patrick, missed the fact you had already posted this!

hmm that Fish Hut always looks good, I pass it on my way home daily but never been in there.

OrmaanCheep - where is that?

santacruzsi - definitely worth stopping off at Fish Hut!

And the picture is the Manchester Museum (on Oxford Road next to the Precinct Centre/main University of Manchester building).

santacruzsi - its Manchester Museum, on Oxford Road...

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My kids would happily go there every weekend. Its great!

As is the Fish Hut. A mahoosive lunch that will have you dozing off in the afternoon

Another shout for Arndale Food Market here, if not the picnic areas at the museum's (which are ace). I would skip the Food Court on a Saturday, Teacup has gone downhill since the renovation in my opinion. Home Sweet Home in the Northern Quarter is good too, friendly service, good eats and milkshakes if you want to spoil the kids.

Nandos or Wagammas in Spinningfields.

Or, As alrady mentioned Katsouries on the corner of Deansgate and John Dalton Street

We've done the picnic area in the museum a few times now.
So far 'Abduls' is looking good, so is 'fish bar' and Hoops's 'Chinese' meal.

Luckily our nephew eats anything, however he does have standards Monksie 😉

Mrs nbt.

If you go early i.e. before 5pm you can get a really good value Bento box from Samsi on Whitworth Street - rice, noodles, Japanese pickles, chicken katsu that sort of thing - well under £10 per head

Arndale MArket

Panchos for mexican food as above 5.50/ 6.00 for the meal deal drink tortillas and burrito bowl.

Northern Quarter.....lots up there from teacup on Thomas Street expensive but wonderful shakes and cakes...Coffee2.95 ish and cakes upto £4.00 a shake £3.50 but tremendous

Koffee Pot retro/hipster grease cafe but about $5.00for a meal