Delicious food and plenty of choice to suit everyone, (not sure about vegans, but defo for veggies).
I recommend the Sunday lunch but I’d book or go early as it is very popular!

I have been going to Velvet for years. I always feel welcomed there, the staff, both waiting staff and bar staff are some of the best in Manchester, along with the staff of Taurus next door. The food in Velvet is always clean, fresh, well prepared and well presented. And tasty. There is a real mixture of food on the menu and something that will suit everybody. Very reasonably priced too.

As the previous reviewer David said, this end of Canal Street is a real treat to sit and enjoy on those long summer afternoons and evenings without the hassle of binge drinkers and stags and hens that seem to be attracted to the other end.

I love Velvet. Wonderful in the summer, where you can sit outside by the canal for food and drink; warm and cosy in the winter for intimate meals in the downstairs restaurant. Velvet always used to be a favourite of mine for dinner, and since they expanded upstairs (a couple of years ago) to create a bar, it is now one of my favourite places for an after-work drink or as a precursor to a night out.

The decoration is somewhat eclectic: the restaurant downstairs normally has art for sale on the walls by a local artist or two, and does indeed have a fish tank in the stairs and tellies in the loo! The restaurant serves modern dishes served promptly by friendly staff. Pizzas and sandwiches also feature on the daytime and early evening menu.

Upstairs in the bar, the décor is more on the decadent side. Flock wallpaper, a chaise longue or two, comfortable armchairs and a chandalier in the disabled loo all make for a warm, although sometimes a little dark, atmosphere. I have always found the bar staff friendly and attentive, and the door staff are some of the friendliest in the Village. Thankfully this end of Canal Street doesn’t seem to feature the binge-drinking teenagers that the other end of the street seems to attract.

In all, Velvet provides a very comfortable and grown-up night out. Brilliant by day, fantastic by night.