Steakhouse££££DeansgateOpened 2015 · Will Beckett & Huw Gott
"Will Beckett and Huw Gott put a charcoal-grilled Longhorn in a Victorian courthouse — book Hawksmoor to close a deal on Deansgate."
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About Hawksmoor Manchester
Most steakhouses outside London are a downgrade. Hawksmoor Manchester is not. Founders Will Beckett and Huw Gott opened it on 5 March 2015 in a grand former Victorian courthouse at 184-186 Deansgate, next to Spinningfields, as the group's first room beyond London. The kitchen grills dry-aged native-breed British beef over charcoal: the headline is the sharing Longhorn Feast, with the dry-aged rib-eye and Chateaubriand priced at £13 per 100g. Dinner lands roughly £55 to £90 a head before wine. The Observer has called its Sunday roast the best in the UK, which is the kind of claim Hawksmoor tends to earn rather than make.
The Kitchen
Will Beckett and Huw Gott built Hawksmoor in London on one idea: source British beef properly, age it, and cook it over charcoal without dressing it up. Manchester runs the same playbook. The beef is dry-aged native-breed cattle, sold by weight from the grill, and the cuts to know are the bone-in rib-eye, the porterhouse and the Chateaubriand at £13 per 100g. The sharing Longhorn Feast — a hefty dry-aged sharing cut carved at the table with bone marrow and onions — is the order for four or more, and the roasted bone marrow with onions is the starter regulars repeat.
A 350g rib-eye runs about £26.50, and a two- or three-course express menu is £25 to £30 at set times, which makes a weekday lunch meeting far gentler than a full grill dinner. On Sundays the kitchen carves a whole rump of dry-aged beef with beef-dripping potatoes and a bone-marrow gravy that The Observer rated the country's best. For how it sits among the world's beef rooms, see the best steakhouses worldwide, and for another marquee Manchester table, Adam Reid at The French.
The Room
The room does a lot of the selling. Hawksmoor took over a former courthouse and kept the bones — high ceilings, oak panelling, Edwardian detailing — so a table feels like an occasion before the food arrives. It is a 130-cover dining room with a separate 44-cover bar, the spacing is generous enough that a conversation stays at your table, and the lighting is low without going dim. Dress lands smart-casual to smart; a jacket reads right but is not demanded. The bar, which mixes the house Shaky Pete's Ginger Brew, has won Best Restaurant Bar at the Manchester Bar Awards, and it is the right place to start or to wait out a late guest.
Best for Closing a Deal
Book this room to close a deal because it does the persuading for you. The courthouse height and oak signal seriousness without a word, the tables are spaced so numbers stay between you and your guest, and ordering a sharing cut like the Longhorn Feast keeps the table together instead of heads-down over separate plates. Picture two principals across a panelled corner, the marrow gone, the rib-eye carved, terms agreed before the cheese board. Reserve a corner of the 130-cover room a week ahead and let the bar handle the wait. For the rest of the city's deal tables, see the Manchester deal-dinner guide or other rooms to close a deal.
Not for
Not for vegetarians or a quiet date for two — this is a charcoal beef room built around sharing cuts, and a full grill dinner runs past most Manchester mains.
Frequently Asked
Is Hawksmoor Manchester worth it?
Yes, for dry-aged native-breed beef in one of the city's best rooms. Will Beckett and Huw Gott brought Hawksmoor north of London in 2015 to a former Victorian courthouse on Deansgate, and the charcoal-grilled steaks and the sharing Longhorn Feast back it up. Dinner runs about £55 to £90 a head before wine. For an early deal, the express menu is £25 to £30.
What should I order at Hawksmoor Manchester?
Start with the roasted bone marrow and onions, then go to the grill. The dry-aged rib-eye and the Chateaubriand, priced at £13 per 100g, are the headline cuts; the sharing Longhorn Feast is the move for a table of four or more. On a Sunday, the roast rump that The Observer called the best in the UK is the order. Finish with a Shaky Pete's Ginger Brew.
How much does dinner cost at Hawksmoor Manchester?
Expect roughly £55 to £90 per person for three courses with a steak, before drinks. Individual cuts such as a 350g rib-eye run about £26.50, and Chateaubriand is £13 per 100g. A two- or three-course express menu is £25 to £30 at set times, which makes a weekday lunch meeting far gentler on the bill than a full grill dinner.
Is Hawksmoor Manchester good for a business dinner?
Yes, it is one of Manchester's strongest rooms to close a deal. The former courthouse gives you height, oak and space between tables, the service is unhurried, and ordering a sharing cut keeps the table together rather than heads-down over separate plates. Book a corner of the 130-cover dining room a week ahead. See the Manchester deal-dinner guide for the full set.
When did Hawksmoor Manchester open?
Hawksmoor Manchester opened on 5 March 2015 at 184-186 Deansgate, the group's first restaurant outside London. Founders Will Beckett and Huw Gott took over a grand former Victorian courthouse next to Spinningfields, keeping the Edwardian detailing while adding a 44-cover bar that has since won Best Restaurant Bar at the Manchester Bar Awards.
Book a corner of the dining room a week ahead for weekends and deal dinners.
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