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M60 7HA   Manchester ,  Oxford Street
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Whatever time of day you dine with us, there’s always something delicious on the menu.

All day

Wednesday and Thursday: 5-9pm
Friday and Saturday: 12 noon to 3pm and 5-9pm

While you wait

Snacks and small stuff while you decide on Voltini
  • Olives (Ve) 
     4
  • Bread for the table (V) 
     4.50
  • Fire-roasted Padrón peppers, Maldon salt (Ve) 
     5.50
  • Mutabal (Ve) 
     4.50
  • Smoked feta, beetroot, hazelnut, dill (V) 
     5.50
  • Manchego, quince 
     7
  • Parma ham, LeBlanc extra virgin olive oil 
     7
  • Flatbreads (Ve) 
     3

Voltini

Small plates inspired by Volta’s travels

Meat

  • Tamarind-glazed chicken wings 
     5.50
  • Spiced lamb flatbread, pomegranate, mint 
     8.50
  • Slow-cooked ox cheek, mole, crispy onions 
     11
  • Lamb shawarma, harissa, herb yoghurt 
     9.50
  • Gloucester Old Spot pork belly, apple, carrot, spring onion, Thai seven spice 
     8
  • 6oz chargrilled picanha steak, smoked Café de Paris butter 
     11.50

Seafood

  • Crispy whitebait, dill, aioli, lemon, fennel 
     5.50
  • Salt cod croquettes 
     6.50
  • Baby squid, chorizo, piperade, grilled corn 
     7.50
  • Grilled red prawns, garlic, chilli, lemon, parsley butter 
     11
  • Keralan fish curry 
     7.50

Vegetables

  • Broccoli, Romesco, garlic (Ve) 
     5.50
  • Chickpea daal, coconut milk, smoked almond, apricot, dates (Ve) 
     5.50
  • Chargrilled cauliflower, carraway, pomegranate (Ve) 
     5.50
  • Beetroot pakora, tamarind ketchup (Ve) 
     5
  • Curried sweet potato, spinach, toasted almonds (Ve) 
     5.50
  • Fattoush, tomato, cucumber, cauliflower, yoghurt (V) 
     5.50
  • Quinoa, charred kale, aubergine, red onion, pomegranate (Ve) 
     5.50

On the side

  • Triple-cooked Maris Pipers, aioli, bravas seasoning (V) 
     6
  • Fries (Ve) 
     4
  • Flatbreads (Ve) 
     3

Can't decide?

Let us make it easy for you - our Back to Refuge menu is available Wednesday and Thursday (5-9pm) and Friday (12 noon to 3pm and 5-6.45pm)
  • Back to Refuge 
     20
    Chef’s selection of seven Voltini - the perfect no fuss sharer for two. £20 per person, minimum of two people
Download Dining Menu

Puddings

Puddings

  • Salted caramel panna cotta, biscotti 
     6
  • Refuge cheesecake (V) 
     6
  • Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream (V) 
     6.50
  • Chocolate mousse, passion fruit, brownie (Ve) 
     6.50
  • Brûléed rhubarb and custard tart (V) 
     6
  • Selection of Voltini desserts (for two to share) 
     14
    Cheesecake, sticky toffee pudding, chocolate mousse, panna cotta, tart
  • Affogato 
     4.50
    Heart & Graft Barnraiser, ice cream
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All Day Sunday

Cocktails

On Sundays we serve our Refuge roasts all day long - turn up, kick back and tuck in
  • Bloody Mary 
     8
  • Mimosa 
     5
  • Negroni Sbagliato 
     6.50
  • White port and tonic 
     6

To start

  • Olives (V) 
     4
  • Parma ham, LeBlanc extra virgin olive oil 
     7
  • Bread for the table (V) 
     4.50
  • Smoked feta, beetroot, hazelnut, dill (V) 
     5.50
  • Salt cod croquettes, parsley aioli 
     6.50
  • Mutabal 
     4.50

Roasts

Roast platter for two

  • Grass-fed North Yorkshire rump of beef, half a roast chicken and rare breed pork loin with roast potatoes, maple-glazed carrots and parsnips, Vimto-braised red cabbage, buttered greens, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, pan gravy 
     39

Individual roasts

Individually served with roast potatoes, maple-glazed carrots and parsnips, Vimto-braised red cabbage, buttered greens, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, pan gravy
  • Grass-fed North Yorkshire rump of beef 
     17
  • Rare breed pork loin 
     17
  • Half roast chicken, garlic, thyme and butter 
     17
  • Vegan roast 
     15
    Individually served with roast potatoes, gravy, Yorkshire pudding and vegetable selection

Sides

Any three for £12
  • Roast potatoes 
     4
  • Bacon, sage and onion stuffing ball 
     4.50
  • Pigs in blankets 
     5
  • Cheese mashed potato (V) 
     4.50
  • Chargrilled tenderstem broccoli, hollandaise (V) 
     5.50
  • Vimto-braised red cabbage (Ve) 
     4
  • Cauliflower cheese (V) 
     4.50
  • Yorkshire pudding and pan gravy 
     3
  • Buttered greens (V) 
     4
  • Maple-glazed carrots (V) 
     4
Download Sunday Lunch Menu

BACK TO REFUGE

Can’t decide?
Let us make it easy for you with the perfect no fuss sharer for two.
Wednesday and Thursday: 5-9pm | Friday: 12 noon to 3pm and 5-6.45pm

Back to Refuge

Seven Voltini for £20pp (minimum two people)
  • Fire-roasted Padrón peppers, Maldon salt 
  • Mutabal, flatbread (V) 
  • Salt cod croquettes, aioli 
  • Beetroot pakora, taramind ketchup (V) 
  • Lamb shawarma, harissa, yoghurt 
  • Curried sweet potato, spinach, toasted almonds 
  • Fattoush: tomato, cucumber, cauliflower, yoghurt 

THE REFUGE EXPERIENCE

Make up for missed celebrations and forgotten festivities.
Our feasting menu is served sharing style.
Sleeves up, dig in – with separate servings spoons, of course!

 

£180 for four to six people to share

THE REFUGE EXPERIENCE MENU

  • Olives (Ve) 
  • Fire-roasted Padrón peppers, Maldon salt (Ve) 
  • Mutabal and flatbreads (V) 
  • Smoked feta, beetroot, hazelnuts, dill (V) 
  • Gloucester Old Spot pork belly, apple, carrot, spring onion, Thai seven spice 
  • Salt cod croquettes, aioli 
  • 1.2kg Persian spiced, slow-cooked lamb shoulder 
  • Fattoush: tomato, cucumber, cauliflower, yoghurt (V) 
  • Chickpea daal, coconut milk, smoked almond, apricot, dates (Ve) 
  • Curried sweet potato, spinach, toasted almonds (Ve) 
  • Quinoa, charred kale, aubergine, red onion, pomegranate (Ve) 
  • Triple-cooked Maris Pipers, aioli, bravas seasoning (V) 
DOWNLOAD MENU PDF

Public Bar Drinks

Cocktails

  • Rhubarb Crush 
     9
    Warner Edwards Rhubarb gin, redcurrant and honey purée, egg white, lemon, gomme
  • Tipsy Lemonade 
     9
    Virtuous Raspberry vodka, limoncello, lemon, pink sherbet, Prosecco
  • King's Refuge 
     9
    Jameson whiskey, King’s Ginger, lemon, gomme, rosemary, ginger ale
  • Cynar the Times 
     8.50
    Beefeater gin, Cynar, lemon, Schöfferhofer syrup, soda
  • Did It Matter 
     8.50
    Takamaka white rum, ginger, lime, orgeat, pineapple, cranberry
  • The Queen's Peach 
     8.50
    Takamaka spiced rum, peach, lime, gomme, mint, Prosecco, nutmeg
  • Day One Martini 
     10
    Absolut vodka, passion fruit, pineapple, gomme, Prosecco sorbet
  • The Glamour of Manchester 
     12.50
    Old Curiosity rose gin, Lemon, hibiscus syrup, Champagne

Non-alcoholic

  • Homemade Lemonade 
     2.50
    Lemon, lemon sherbet, soda
  • Seedlip Perfect Serve 
     6
    Seedlip non-alcoholic ‘spirit’, grapefruit, Fever-Tree tonic
  • Seedlip Sour 
     6
    Seedlip Spice non-alcoholic ‘spirit’, egg white, lemon and ginger syrup
  • Pineapple Nojito 
     4
    Pineapple, lime, sugar, mint, ginger ale

Wines

We always have a few high rollers and featured wines, but these are ever-changing so please ask if you’re looking for something special.

Sparkling

125ml / bottle
  • Vaporetto Prosecco 
     5.80 / 28
    Veneto, Italy
  • Belstar Cuvée Rosé 
     30
    Veneto, Italy
  • Taittinger Brut Reserve 
     12 / 70
    Champagne, France
  • Taittinger Prestige Rosé 
     15 / 90
    Champagne, France

White Wine

175ml / 375ml / bottle. All wines by the glass are available as 125ml measures
  • Pecorino Villa dei Fiori Terre di Chieti 
     5.50 / 10.50 / 19.50
    Abruzzo, Italy (Ve)
  • Citta dei Ponti Pinot Grigio 
     6.50 / 12.50 / 23
    Veneto, Italy
  • Le Versant Viognier 
     6.70 / 13 / 25
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Cap Cette Picpoul de Pinet 
     6.90 / 14 / 26
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Domingo Martin Albariño 
     7.20 / 15 / 28
    Rias Baixas, Spain
  • Weingut Mehrlein Mittelheimer Edelmann Trocken 
     7.20 / 15 / 28
    Rheingau, Germany
  • Lake Chalice ‘The Nest’ Sauvignon Blanc 
     7.80 / 15.50 / 29.50
    Marlborough, New Zealand

Red Wine

175ml / 375ml / bottle. All wines by the glass are available as 125ml measures
  • La Serre Merlot 
     5.50 / 10.50 / 19.50
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Lorosco Reserva Carménère 
     6.50 / 12.50 / 23
    Colchagua Valley, Chile
  • Terre di Vulcano Aglianico del Vulture 
     6.70 / 13 / 24
    Basilicata, Italy (Ve)
  • Tilia Malbec 
     6.90 / 14 / 26
    Mendoza, Argentina
  • Pasarisa Patagonia Pinot Noir 
     7.40 / 15 / 28
    Mendoza, Argentina
  • Quinta Milu La Bicicleta Voladora Rioja 
     7.80 / 15.50 / 30
    Rioja, Spain

Rosé Wine

175ml / 375ml / bottle. All wines by the glass are available as 125ml measures
  • Petit Papillon Grenache Rosé 
     6.30 / 12.50 / 23
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Domaine de La Pastoure Rosé 
     7.70 / 16 / 30
    Provence, France

Beer and Cider on Draught

Pint / ⅔
  • Estrella Damm 4.6% 
     5.30 / 3.60
  • Asahi Super Dry 5.2% 
     5.60 / 3.70
  • Manchester Union 4.8% 
     5.80 / 3.90
  • Meantime Anytime IPA 4.7% 
     5.50 / 3.70
  • Shindigger Mango Unchained 4.2% 
     5.70 / 3.70
  • Pomona Factotum Pale 4% 
     5.70 / 3.80
  • Shindigger IPA 5.6% 
     5.80 / 3.90
  • Friels cider 5.5% 
     5.40 / 3.60

Bottles and Cans

  • Modelo Especial 4.5% 330ml bottle 
     4.20
  • Peroni 4% 330ml bottle 
     4
  • Schnieder Weisse Tap 1 Meine Blonde 4.9% 500ml bottle 
     5.20
  • Vocation Life & Death IPA 6.5% 330ml can 
     4.50
  • Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Hefeweizen 2.5% can 500ml 
     4
  • Jupiler (non-alcoholic) 0.05% 250ml bottle 
     3.20
  • Rekorderlig Strawberry & Lime 4%/Pear 4.5% 500ml bottle 
     5.20
  • Kerisac Breton Cidre 5% 330ml bottle 
     4.30
  • Hoila cider (gluten free) 5.5% 275ml 
     5.25

Tea/Coffee

Tea

Our leaf teas come from Manchester-based The Brew Tea Company All served by the pot.
  • English Breakfast Tea 
     2.50
  • English peppermint 
     2.50
  • Earl Grey 
     2.50
  • China Green Leaf Tea 
     2.50
  • Jasmine 
     2.50
  • Camomile 
     2.50
  • Fresh mint tea 
     2
  • Builders' tea 
     1.90

Coffee

Our coffee is roasted in Manchester by Heart & Graft. All are available decaffeinated
  • Americano 
     2.20
  • Flat white 
     2.50
  • Latte 
     2.60
  • Cappuccino 
     2.60
  • Espresso/double 
     2.10 / 2.60
  • Macchiato/double 
     2.20 / 2.50
  • Mocha 
     2.40
  • Cortado 
     2.25
  • Iced coffee 
     2.60
  • Coldbrew 
     3
  • Hot chocolate 
     2.50

Sodas

  • Fritz Kola: kola/lemonade/orangeade 
     3.20
  • Fritz Kola no sugar 
     3
  • San Pellegrino aranciata/limonata 
     2.50
  • Fever-Tree ginger ale/ginger beer 
     2
  • Fever-Tree tonics 
     2
    Indian tonic water/naturally light/Mediterranean/elderflower

Water

  • Belu mineral water 250ml/750ml 
     2.50 / 4
    still/sparkling
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(V) = suitable for vegetarians, (Ve) = suitable for vegans

Food allergies and intolerances: we welcome enquiries from guests who wish to know whether dishes contain particular ingredients. Please note: before placing your order please inform a member of the team if anyone in your party has a food allergy. Game may contain shot. Prices include VAT.