Expired Pre-Conference Dinner – Manchester, 10 November 2022

Any members arriving in Manchester on Thursday 10 November for the next day’s conference are very welcome to join us for an informal dinner at No 1 Canal Street, at 7.00pm. The cost is £40 per head for three courses with wine.

The restaurant has provided us with its set menu (below). Please choose your starter, main and dessert when you book. Booking closes 5pm, Wednesday 2 November, as the restaurant requires the final numbers and food orders in advance.

No 1 Canal Street is a short walk (0.4 miles) from the conference venue, the MacDonald Manchester Hotel. The MacDonald Manchester Hotel is reserving 40 rooms for the night of Thursday 10 November, and include breakfast the next morning. These are single occupancy rooms at a reduced rate of £115.00, available to members on a first-come-first-served basis. To book the rooms please call the reservations team on 0161 272 3200, or email general.manchester@macdonald-hotels.co.uk and quote the code MENH111122.

Menu

Starters

Sticky mini chipolatas, mustard mayonnaise
Cauliflower Manchurian, indo style, soy, sesame, chilli, spring onion (VG)
Crispy squid, lemon balm, garlic & lemon mayonnaise
Beet & tomato bruschetta, beets, heritage tomato, balsamic, picked basil & toasted ciabatta

Mains

Beer battered cod, hand cut chips, buttered bloomer, crushed minted peas, tartare sauce
Wild mushroom & black truffle risotto, parmesan crisp, rocket (v/gf)
No1 double stacked cheeseburger, two 4oz hand pressed short rib & chuck steak patties, cos lettuce, red onion, tomato, relish, Monterey Jack cheese, gherkin, herb salted fries
Butternut squash & spinach pithivier, garlic & rosemary, chunky chips, mixed house salad & vegan gravy (VG)
Steak frites, herb salted fries, peppercorn sauce (gf) (pink or cooked through)

Desserts

No1 sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream
Chocolate brownie, raspberry sorbet (VG)
Cheese board, crackers, red onion chutney, celery, grapes (GF cracker alternative)

Venue Information

No 1 Canal Street is 0.2 miles away from Manchester Piccadilly Train Station and the Piccadilly tram stop. It’s 0.4 miles away from the conference venue, MacDonald Manchester Hotel; and 0.8 miles from Manchester Victoria Station.