Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, M1 6DP
Phone: 0871 376 9026 / +44 845 305 8326
Fax: 0871 376 9126 / +44 845 305 8365
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Restaurants and Bars
At Thistle Manchester you have a choice of dining right through the day and on into the night. Relaxed and welcoming, our Portland Street Restaurant has an enticing menu featuring home-cooked British and Continental dishes, complemented by an extensive wine list. Meanwhile, our Portland Street Bar serves a wide range of drinks, snacks and light meals in informal surroundings – perfect between meetings, after work or before dinner. And if you’re starting early, or staying up late, our full room service menu means you can always get hold of a drink, snack or light meal, even out of hours.
Portland Street Bar
Offering a wide selection of drinks, light refreshments and meals, our Portland Street Bar situated on the ground floor, is the perfect place to relax with views over Portland Street and all the major sporting events on our big screen.
Portland Street Restaurant
Dine in comfort in our Portland Street Restaurant offering a range of British and European cuisine to suit all occasions and appetites.
Today's Weather
in Manchester °C or °F16 Mar Tue
Cloudy
High Temperature:9
Low Temperature:4
17 Mar Wed
Partial sunshine
High Temperature:12
Low Temperature:3
18 Mar Thu
Clouds and sunshine
High Temperature:12
Low Temperature:5
What's on?
Facing East, at Manchester Art Gallery, is dedicated to outstanding contemporary paintings and sculptures from China, India and Japan. Featuring pieces from Frank Cohen's private collection, it's a rare opportunity to see works from some of Asia's most promising artists.
The Manchester Irish Festival, one of the biggest in Europe, celebrates the Emerald Isle with over two weeks of partying, music, comedy, theatre, sport and dance around the city.
Having last visited in 2005 Cirque du Soleil brings its 'Grand Chapiteau', or big top, back to Manchester's Trafford Centre for its show Varekai. An astounding mix of awe-inspiring acrobatics and polished circus skills, it's considered one of Cirque's most thrilling productions.
Negotiable Values, at Manchester's Chinese Arts Centre, invites seven artists from the UK and China to create works on the idea of ethics and moral choices. Examining themes of duality and difference, the exhibition showcases different artistic responses to common themes.
David Haye and John Ruiz take to the ring at Manchester's MEN Arena to fight for the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the world. Haye believes that "this is going to be one of the most dramatic heavyweight fights in years."
