Decent studenty food in Manchester

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I am (CV permitting) taking my 17 yr old daughter up to Manc to check out the Uni and student bits of town in a few weeks, she is a born and bred Londoner but she wants to get away from the SE and return to her (read my) northern roots so she is looking at Mcr, Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle. At least the accommodation will be cheaper than down here!

I'd like to take her for a decent studenty meal on Sat night, somewhere with a bit of atmosphere but where we won't get food poisoning or be fed curried Alsatian. Any suggestions? Is the curry mile still the place to go or are there other options now?

I was a student there myself but it was about 100 yrs ago, so although I know the layout of the town and where the main Uni bits are my knowledge of the places to go these days is zero. I used to love the Yang Sing, Chinese would be an option as she and I both like it but her Mum doesn't so we don't eat it much, but really what I am after first and foremost is a studenty vibe plus reasonable food rather than great food per se.

Tks

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KnackeredOldBanger said:

This & That on Soap Street, plus all the other three and rice spots dotted around Manchester.

Habesha on Sackville Street is an experience. Ethiopian restaurant up a spiral staircase in a kebab shop.

EDIT: Can probably assist with Leeds and Sheffield too, I'm positioned between all three!

Tks, Ethiopian above a kebab shop sounds like the Manchester I remember! Will check that out.

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Hugo Stiglitz said:

Don't go to Rusholme. It's alot more miss than hit.

Go to the northern Quarter. Plenty of stuff there.

Cheers, I might well check out the NQ as it didn't really exist when I was living there;)

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Hugo Stiglitz said:

When was that?

My first place in Manchester was 2004 I lived in the northern quarter. Then moved out a year later the suburbs.

I only really liked mylahore in Rusholme.

NQ now has some fantastic bars, diners, restaurants. Some hidden away

Early 90s. I am an old git. There was nothing there but derelict warehouses back then;)

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Hugo Stiglitz said:

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Hugo Stiglitz said:

When was that?

My first place in Manchester was 2004 I lived in the northern quarter. Then moved out a year later the suburbs.

I only really liked mylahore in Rusholme.

NQ now has some fantastic bars, diners, restaurants. Some hidden away

Early 90s. I am an old git. There was nothing there but derelict warehouses back then;)

I remember back then we drove over from Huddersfield in a XR3i (that broke down regularly) to go to alot of places. I remember hacienda pre knife/gun detector arch on the door. Gawd, I'm also old

Remember picadilly 21s?

Yes I do! And the Hacienda of course. Tony Wilson was my hero back then. There was a tiny club underneath a bar we used to go to- the Cypress Tavern? - that was really quite an experience. All human life was there, as they used to say.

Kebabs from the Babylon on Oxford Rd nr the Poly, or an Abduls chicken kebab from down by Whitworth Park if it was a special occasion. And beer only 50p a pint.

Kids today etc etc...

I need to get this out of my system because daughter won't put up with my reminiscences for more than 30 secs;)

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We are going to have to stay for a week to try all these places out;)

Thanks to all of you for your great suggestions and comments. Really hope the delta variant doesn't put the kibosh on it now...