We round up some of the best places in Manchester to take your dad this Father’s Day
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It’s Father’s Day this Sunday and dads everywhere will be expecting the obligatory gifts of soap on a roap, socks and bottles of novelty beer. But if you fancy doing something a bit different for your dear dad there are plenty of fun activities to share in the city.
Here’s a round up of some of the best:
Free beer for your best dad jokes
Dad jokes at the ready? Suki Suki Street Food & Bar at Great Northern Warehouse will be giving away a free Asahi Superdry beer for every customer who tells their best dad joke in venue.
Limited-edition Asahi t-shirts are also up for grabs for anyone who manages to make the team laugh. It’s one free beer per joke and stock is limited on T-shirts, so head down this Father’s Day armed with funny one-liners and quips – the cringier, the better.
A feast fit for a king
Treat dad to a Spanish Father’s Day Feast at Deansgate’s Evuna, with authentic tasty tapas, perfect for sharing with the whole family. On the classic feasting menu, enjoy the likes of paprika chicken, Spanish omelette, calamari, patatas bravas, and a selection of fresh bread with chorizo, and Manchego Cheese PLUS a mixed Paella to share for £27.50pp.
Upgrade to the premium banquet for £34.95pp and enjoy all the tapas from the classic offering, with the addition of a seafood paella and Evuna’s famed sharing mixed grill of chicken skewers, lamb chops and chorizo served with patatas. Available for groups of six or more, pre-booking required.
Lucky burger! Your dad can eat for free if there is four or more...
For the meat-loving man in your life, look no further than Impossible’s succulent loaded burgers. Guests can enjoy a burger and a beer for £17pp, but dads receive the real treat – eat for free plus a complimentary pint of beer. This offer is available for tables of four or more, pre-booking is required and there is one father figure freebie per booking.
Festival loving fathers can head to Freight Island
Manchester’s cultural hub of food, drink and entertainment, Freight Island, is delighted to present a special Father’s Day programming with the return of its action-packed Better Days serieso on Sunday 18.
The city’s free to attend festival-inspired series continue to welcome world-class DJs. This Father’s Day, Better Days hosts Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) for a DJ set alongside Fat Tony, Raw Silk, Scarlett O’Malley, and Freight Island’s residents.
Celebrate Father’s Day at Freight Island with a stellar line-up of DJs, delicious food from the North West’s most celebrated independent traders, and a wide selection of craft beers from Manchester and beyond at The Tap Room. Plus, alfresco BBQ, festival vibes and family entertainment all day long.
Book Father’s Day at Freight Island here
Free pint with early booking
Book before tomorrow and get a free pint at much loved pub Oxnoble.
If you are looking for a more traditional pub to celebrate Father’s Day, Oxnoble at 71 Liverpool Road offer traditonal Sunday lunches among other food and if you book before tomorrow (June 14) there’s a free pint of Birra Moretti in it for your pa.
Swap socks for beer
MOTLEY Manchester, the vibrant bar and restaurant located in YOTEL Manchester Deansgate is offering all dads to ditch their unwanted socks and score a complimentary pint while indulging in MOTLEY’s mouthwatering menu. The socks will then be gifted to acclaimed local homeless charity, Coffee4Craig.
Recognising that fathers often receive socks as gifts, the Sock Swap initiative aims to provide a fun and lighthearted opportunity for dads to get rid of those unwanted socks in exchange for a well-deserved complimentary pint. Dads will also be given a voucher to receive 15% food and drink on their next visit to MOTLEY Manchester, which embodies MOTLEY’s pillars of eat, drink and hangout.
From June 16 to 18. Book now at www.MOTLEYmanchester.co.uk
Don’t go it alone – connect with other dads....
Mandem Meetup, which hosts meetup session every other Tuesday at The Village Hall at Great Northern Warehouse, is helping to combat loneliness, with a special Father’s Day meet-up.
On June 17, Mandem Meetup is inviting dads and their kids to meet at Longford Park in Stretford, simply to connect and enjoy each other’s company. The event will start at 11am lasting a couple of hours.