GRUB

Fab quirky venue! We hired seats and Karaoke for a staff party at Grub. Great venue with indoor and outdoor seating and different levels and booths to sit in. Lovely touches like the mirror wall to let you know you are beautiful 😍 The pizza was delicious with lots of different options. The karaoke room was like your Nans living room at Christmas meets Taskmaster which just added to the fun and made everyone relax into singing and feel like they were at a house party. Staff were so lovely and went out of their way to make sure we had a fab time 💚

We hired GRUB's basement bar for a company social. They opened earlier just for us and accommodated external food provider for a party of 50. Zoe was a great contact and Jasper cared for us during the evening. Thank you!

I love the vibe outside, and there's plenty of places to sit. The street food vendors change each time I've been, and each one I've tried has been spot on. Usually get given a pager, so you can carry on enjoying your drinks whilst you wait. Great selection of beers on tap, although a little pricey.

Went for a board game event. Food 'options' were disappointing as there was only pizza and chips. Bar service was good. No AC or lights inside so difficult on a hot day.

I visited GRUB for a Saturday lunch: Double Cheese provided by Pizza Mutt, and Chicken & Cheese Sticks from Korean Grub Club. I left feeling very full! Be sure to check out the different vendors they have each week.

Great place! First time visiting yesterday and we will return. The bobo buns 😍 omg! So good. Fun place to visit, love the dog wall art and the picture wall of the dogs that visit.

A hidden gem. I bought some take away vegan cakes. Brilliant, the blueberry muffin cake was fab! Update 22/11 - Saw Andrew White in the comedy space. Excellent gig. 10/10 Hot drinks would have been great on this icy evening.

Went to a wedding there on Thursday, all staff were fabulous and friendly. Great space for a wedding, spacious. Ceremony was in the cinema room which later turned into the dance floor. Great cocktail and good service. Outside food vendors were great, despite us making them very busy and there was a wait for food they all worked so hard to get the food out as fast as they could.

TL;DR - New venue, still the same great food, drink and vibes. After a few years of moving back and forth between Mayfield in summer and Fairfield Street in winter, GRUB finally has a new year round home on Redbank. This should be their permanent home for the forseeable future, all year round. The new place has a bit of a different layout, since it's based in a two storey building - downstairs has an enlarged bar and seating area, a children's play area and the toilets; upstairs is a much larger seating area plus when we were there a wine bar, cakes and a DJ. Street food vendors are located outside, in the yard at the rear. Go out back and get some food, then head back inside to get some drinks and a seat. Other than the new venue though, this is still the same GRUB we know and love. Fantastic street food from an ever changing list of vendors, great local beers, great music and a relaxed vibe - and the whole place is family and dog friendly. Oh, and I nearly forgot - everything on Sundays is vegan!

Really enjoyed the vegan Sunday event here. I was surprised to find it fairly warm inside (was prepared for the arctic conditions of its former home, Alphabet Brewery) and the space is beautiful, especially the giant arched window letting on gorgeous yellowy light as the sun set in the late afternoon. Food-wise, the offerings were impressive. Oh Mei Dumpling was great, the only bummer was they vastly under-budgeted and ran out while they still had a large queue some hours before closing. Luckily I got in there quickly! Ottomen was very popular too but had a very lengthy queue, apparently they take a long time explaining the offerings to each customer to make sure they get the ideal combo which is nice customer service except for the fact that customer has had to spend 30 minutes in a queue while their friends drink elsewhere - maybe some sort of explanatory blackboard or better labelling could speed things up. Macdaddies also did an impressive vegan offering - you def wouldn't know it's not cheese. Vendor wise, the vegan pies and arancini were both great, would definitely recommend those to take away for some tasty lunches post your Sunday come down. Drinks options include a decent variety of local beers, of course local doesn't necessarily mean good and it's mostly keg here but you'll find something drinkable. They also have some fancy soft drinks of varying quality, at least they are a bit different though!

A new monthly food fair organised by GRUB at The Runaway Brewery, combining a brew tap with street food traders and a lively atmosphere, all under one railway arch (and several large marquee tents). Plenty of seating provided on benches (which were all built by GRUB within a few days apparently), as well as a few tables and cushioned pallets inside the brewery. As you can guess, all the beers are brewed in house and so you're getting them served as fresh as possible. If you're not a beer fan, there's a separate bar offering cider, spirits and soft drinks. The food for the inaugural event was provided by Boerewors Roll Bloke, Chaart Cart, No Tacos and Blawd Bakehouse; but due to an unexpectedly (but unsurprisingly) large attendance they were cleaned out by early evening. It's been announced that there'll be more food providers at forthcoming events to meet the demand. We spent about six or more hours here as the vibe was second-to-none. We were promised great tunes and good times and they certainly delivered - can't wait for next month! Tip: It's free entry to the fair but cash-only for the food and drink, so be sure to get some before you arrive otherwise it's a trip to the local Co-op.

If you haven't visited @grubmcr new home then you are missing out! These brilliant #streetfood from @fritto_uk and @southmannyflavaz (SMF)are so delicious and really got me in the mood of over indulgence ready for Christmas! SMF X'mas special (£7.00) consists of chicken fillets with really "flava-some" crispy coating lying on top of freshly made cinnamon and cranberry waffle along with chesnut chutney with spiced honey butter then drizzled with gingerbread syrup! This was eaten with rainbow fries ( beets, carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, potatoes) (£4.00) by fritto - cooked to perfection crispy on outside and fluffy on the inside but what I love is the rosemary seasoning that really makes me think of roast dinner! . .p.s Halal friendly too!!

Somehow its taken until now till I have written a review of GRUB. I have been many times. GRUB is located at Mayfield Depot - a former railway station. Its located just a few minutes from Manchester Piccadilly. (GRUB used to be based in Alphabet Brewery). Every weekend (Friday to Sunday), there are about 6 different street food vendors and GRUB also serving drinks including beers from local breweries. To find out what vendors are coming, keep an eye out on their social media such as their Twitter page. If you regularly go to street food events around Manchester, you will be familiar with some of the vendors such as Nasi Lemak, What's Your Beef, Holy Crab, Oh My Glaze and Ottomen (to name just a few). Also, every Sunday is their "Plant Powered Sunday" where all the food and drink is vegan friendly. Recommend going. Its a great place to go with friends and family, good food and drink and nice family friendly atmosphere - especially when the sun is shining. But even if it isn't, don't worry, as there is lots of cover! As Paul B has mentioned, wheelchair users should be aware about the floor. The area is a mixture of cobbles and rough ground/gravel/stones so this may be an issue for you. (The bar area is flat concrete). When summer is "over", which seems to have been for about a week now!, they will be moving to their "Winter venue" - which I believe is still in the Mayfield Depot somewhere.

It's the end of an era for GRUB at Runaway as they move to a weekly market at Alphabet Brewery - and they truly know how to put on a farewell party. A group of us visited for Michael B.'s birthday celebrations (how else would you expect Yelpers to celebrate?), taking over one of the benches early in the day so people could come and go as they pleased. It was pleasant weather throughout the day so we were able to stay outside for the duration but the cover was appreciated just in case; after all, it is Manchester. I can't fault the beer or food on this occasion. There was a great selection and we managed to make our way through most of it! Beer wise, I flitted between the Summer Saison, IPA and New Zealand Pale, and there were very few queues on my trips to the bar. Food wise, we were lucky enough to have Mumma Schnitzel back in our presence, so immediately went for the Mumma Burger. It was a messy but delicious eat, housed in a Pollen Bakery bun - very sturdy for the moist chicken and sauces. Naturally we also bought a loaf of Pollen Bakery sourdough 'for later', plus a brownie, which I ended up having for breakfast the following day! The Otto-Men were also excellent, with a selection of wraps and mezze available, one of my favourite ways to eat. Josh enjoyed his garlic sausage from Smak! but I wasn't too keen, preferring to pick at the potatoes instead. It's fair to say one of the highlights was the abundance of dogs in the general vicinity. All the snaps for dog friendly venues. An excellent day with lovely people. See you at Alphabet.

I thought I'd taken a wrong turn on my way to the runaway brewery until I saw the banner on the gate. I'd have never known there was a brewery there. The fish tacos from No Tacos were excellent, and the service was very friendly. They also do char sui, jerk, and halloumi so I had a hard time deciding which of their fusion tacos I wanted to try most. For dessert I headed to the Blawd cake stall for a strawberries and cream sponge cake. Usually I'm not a fan of sponge because I find it to dry, but this one was nice and moist. I was tempted to go back for one of their salted caramel doughnuts, but I was worried about what people would think. I'm looking forward to the next one.

I went to the GRUB Food Fair with a couple of friends, who also happen to be Yelpers, as I've been to brewtaps at Runaway before and I'm quite fond of their beer. I was excited to check out the food offering, as that was more the focus of the event and the advertising than the beers from Runaway. Over the course of the afternoon, I think I drank my way through all of the beers on offer from Runaway. There were four taps, though due to the pace at which the guests were getting through them two of these quickly became rotating IPAs, and I think I managed to sample each at least once. The food, though, was a bit of a mixed bag. My first innings was courtesy of Chaat Cart, and I went for the Chicken 65 Burger which I unfortunately missed out on at the Elite event at the Kitchens earlier in the year. It was nice enough, with plenty of flavour and a bit of a chilli kick, but the actual chicken component was two small pieces of fried chicken which were a tad dry. I suspect this is because they were partially cooked beforehand from what I could see, so they may be better fresh from the Kitchens. Still, it was a decent burger. I followed it up with a Boerewors from the Boerewors Guy. I was glad that I did. One large, meaty sausage stuffed into a jalapeno laced roll which had been brushed with melted butter before being topped off with grilled onions, grated cheese and sauce... Absolutely delicious. I luckily managed to nab one of the last 12 of these that they had on the day, and I regret nothing. For those who missed out, unlucky. The food vendors ran out of food about midway through the afternoon; I don't think they anticipated quite so many visitors as there were, but this is apparently being rectified for next time. A fun afternoon out with many beers and tasty food. Om nom nom. *hic*

The GRUB guys are passionate about what they do and it shows. They run their own street food trade in various forms such as Arepa Arepa Arepa but also coordinate bigger events like the Food Fairs where they pull together hearty street food vendors from the local area in interesting venues with good beer. Sounds good? Well that's because it is. This was the first in a new series of regular GRUB Food Fairs and was held at Runaway Brewery on Dantzic St. I've mentioned before that this brewery can be hard to find for a first timer and it seems they have really taken note of this and made a lot more clear signage to get the the brewery, which show because the Food Fair was very well attended so much that in fact all the vendor's ran out of food just over an hour before the advertised time. Due to it's slightly out of the way location they only do a cash bar so make sure to take plenty of money for there next event in only about a month's time. All the food looked great there was No Tacos which had interesting flavours all served up in soft tacos. Char Sui Pork (a favourite on the day), Indian Keema, Med Veg and battered Fish were on often (I feel I'm forgetting one though). Chaat Cart had some great indian offerings including a Samosa Chaat and a Chicken 65 Burger served with a bhaji on a skewer. Blawd Bakehouse had a selection of slices and cakes. Boerewors Roll Bloke was serving up spicy Boerewors hot dogs. My only note to the organisers and Runaway is that the placement of the bar just inside the brewery needs to be thought about. There was a decent queue for the bar at times which blocked entry into the building even though there was seating back behind the bar. Hopefully over the Summer they might even have a smaller bar outside to spread out people a bit more. The beer selection form Runaway was great. There was nothing I wouldn't happily drink. The bitter chocolate stout and the ESB were particularly good. There were only 4 beers on at once but because of the small size of key keg, these rotated fairly quickly so by the time you finished every second drink there was something else on to try.

Really good event hidden away in the centre of Manchester. Firstly we had the tour of the Runaway brewery and then had some of the food outside. The brewery tour was very interesting and we were given the opportunity to sample three of their own brewed beers. Personally they weren't to my taste however getting a thorough understanding of the craftsmanship that goes into what they do was excellent. The owners were very knowledgeable and to hear their story was inspiring! After that finished we got some of the food from outside, personally I went for the two tocos for £5, excellent choice! I went for Moroccan chicken and they were absolutely delicious and delivered a slight, and welcomed kick. Overall a great event, I just wish the beers were more to my personal taste.

The place is walk away from Manchester Picadilly under the railway arches. There are 5 food stalls selling catering for all including meat, veg, vegan. A lovely afternoon spent despite the it being cold and snowing. The food is delicious and reasonably priced. The staff all were lovely from security to the bear tenders.

I suggested trying out this GRUB foodie festival to my friend and as soon as I told him that there would be tacos, sausages, cake and other treats he was in! I kinda expected the whole event to be inside the brewery (kinda like the Food Fight used to be), but I was wrong, it was 50/50 inside and out, which sucked for me a bit because I didn't bring a jacket! Oops. Good job the beer was good, so I got myself a beer jacket instead! I had the soft shell tacos with char sui pork and oh my gosh they were brilliant. The pork was juicy, the spices and flavourings used were a taste sensation and the crisp salad gave it a good crunch. Absolute bargain for the price and I certainly didn't leave feeling hungry. A bit of a shame that they ran out of food, however I think that this can be forgiven due to the fact that this was their first event like this. It's all trial and error after all. I will definitely be heading back to more of their events in future - good food, good beer and great company, what more can you ask for on a Saturday afternoon?

We popped here recently for a Saturday afternoon of drinking many beers and eating far too many food. Doesn't get much better in my book. There were 4 beers on offer, all of which were pretty tasty. I drank far too much of all of them tbh as per usual. The food on offer was mostly pretty good. We tried the jerk chicken tacos (very nice), the fish tacos (again very nice), the South African sausage (very good) and the chicken burger which was average as best if I'm honest. We also had some fries but due to the aforementioned "many beers" these got dropped on the floor and unceremoniously swept a bit out of the way (sorry to any staff who had to clean that up!) Anyway a good time was had by all, the complaints I would have is a slightly bigger range of beer would definitely improved the situation, maybe with another person on drinks to reduce the wait. Also, mainly because I'm a fatty...maybe more food next time too :)

I had an excellent time at the recent GRUB event at Runaway Brewery. I'd visited the brewery for other events and brewtaps so knew it was a nice space, though sadly a bit cold. Thankfully my friends arrived before me and managed to grab a corner inside which we were able to stake out for the day (sorry everyone else...). Rich C did a pretty good job of summing up what we ate in his review - life is so much better now I've convinced him that sharing is the way forward. My favourite dish of the day was the jerk chicken tacos. No Tacos are a new kid on the block who I believe crowd-funded their taco van. I was really impressed with the quality, portion size and value of their offerings. Also they were super friendly and enthusiastic which is always great to see. My least favourite was the Chicken 65 burger from Chaat Cart. For me it was too sweet and the chicken lacked any discerning texture or flavour. I'm all for 'fusion food' (as evidenced by my love of the jerk chicken tacos) but this was a situation where I think Chaat Cart should stick to what they know and leave fried chicken burgers to others. By the time I got round to trying a cake from Blawd (I think that's their name?) they had almost sold out so I opted for a vanilla custard doughnut which was just the sweet treat I wanted. The beer was, as ever, very good. I'm a big fan of Runaway's beers. Perhaps due to drinking so many of them I can't remember what they were, but I basically worked my way through the list a few times. *hic* Looking forward to the next one already!

A genuinely fresh and excited place to eat drink and hear sounds . Hard to choose which of the many street food vendors to eat at . Recommended without reservation