As one of my best friends was finally turning 20 on Saturday, we decided to hit up Manchester and have a classy night of meal and drinks. It did however turn into a mini bar crawl and no, not your typical student bar crawl as I am used to of £2 shots and 3 for £5 trebles(oh how I miss the toon) no, we went to the classiest bars in Deansgate, my bank account must hate me.
Grill on the Alley
Located in a back alley, off the main street in Deansgate, it is quite literally a hidden gem. We were taken down the stairs and given the perfect table, a little booth for the four of us. The atmosphere was superb, the food yummy and in great company, what more could you ask for? I stupidly forgot to take pictures of the food, obviously my desire to eat was too strong, however, I did manage to get pictures of the cocktails.
Firstly I had the spiced Pineapple Mojito, Mojito’s are one of my fave drinks and I love pineapple so this combo was amazing!
We then all sipped on Pornstar Martini’s feeling ever so classy, these
were a staggering £10, but hey we were celebrating.
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| Passion fruit liqueur and Prosecco mmm |
Although the menu was a little on the pricey side, especially
for students like ourselves, it was definitely worth splashing the cash for a
special occasion.
Australasia
We then ventured onto this sleek underground cocktail bar
which also doubles as a restaurant. It was very busy in here and we were lucky
to grab one of the few tables, otherwise we would have been standing for the
night. The cocktails looked very impressive but I can’t say mine tasted that
incredible, especially for £8. I also felt very underdressed here as more and
more girls arrived in huge heels and mini dresses, definitely regretted my
outfit choice of jeans.
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| glowsticks in the cocktails! how cool? |
The Botanist
We moved onto The Botanist, which had a more relaxing
atmosphere and I really liked it here. The décor was slightly more quirky with
the garden theme and we got a nice table outside, where we could hear the live
music. The bartender here was lovely and also good looking which we all agreed
on very quickly.
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| yes more pornstar martini's |
Southern 11
Finally after walking around the ever popular Spinningfields
and attempting to go into Dukes92 which was a little packed for our liking, we
settled on southern 11 purely so we could get a seat. The guy behind the bar
was really friendly here as after my friend mistakenly ordered the strongest
cocktail in the bar and didn’t like it, he made her a free chocolate cocktail,
which was just like drinking toblerone, how nice?
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| whats a night out without a group selfie? |
As none of us were dressed to go on a proper night out and having
spent all of our money on fancy cocktails, we left feeling slightly tipsy, some
of us more so, and ended the night singing loudly to old school pussycat dolls
in the back of a cab. It was a fab night and I would recommend all these bars
if you are ever visiting Manchester.
Have you ever been to any of these bars? Anyone have any
other recommendations?
Mazzle xo
