Soup Kitchen in Manchester

Shambles, there's no soup here...

Lovely large portion sizes and authentic taste! Been three times!

Wouldn’t go here again. Bouncers and staff unfriendly. The bar area not much of a vibe, the club downstairs completely empty, but they let you pay to find out for yourself.

Was a big fan of the venue so I thought I’d go in for a pint of Guinness. Didn’t let me in as I was on my own, reason: “it’s to prevent drink spiking”

Girl with oversized hair scrunchie needs a tutorial in customer service

Intimate gig venue. Great selection of beers on tap. Good sighting of stage apart from one post in the way about a quarter of the way back.

Bouncer with black hair refused to let us in after queuing for 10 minutes. He claimed it was because we were a group of 6 even though he let in a group of 6 people after us. We were trying to meet some friends inside a place we’ve been loads of times before. Sad to leave this place a bad review as it’s a great place inside, the world would be a better place without power hungry bouncers! He also refused to give us his security number, we won’t be going there again.

⚛️ Superb album launch gig with m/cr's finest funkateers a certain ratio, nice intimate venue with a great atmosphere. ⚛️

We especially liked our £10 bottle of wine!

Went in on Saturday afternoon and it was happy hour. 2 x pilsners and a g&t was around £10 - phenomenal value. The staff were really nice and chatty too. Plenty of room and a good vibe.

Cool bar nice ambiance and decor, prices standard for city centre so expectedly a bit expensive. Sometimes they host club nights which are good and i recommend going to

Dead friendly staff, mega soundsystem in the basement

Great staff behind bar and on the door. Sound for gig was not good though, sadly.

I’d just like to say a big thank you to Ben working there Friday night, for being so accommodating and helping one of my friends who wasn’t in the best of shapes 🫶🏼🙏🏽

Service is relatively fast, staffs are friendly. Had a fun night out here.

There are lots of places in the northern Quarter to endure an outdoor beer or two when the Sun is shining. As we walked into Stevenson Square, we were spoilt for choice really and chose the soup kitchen. This proved to be a great idea for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they have a pretty good lager. I'm happy hour at £3.50 which helps! Also, they had seating right on the other side of the square that we didn't know about, but this enjoyed waiter service and a lot of late afternoon sunshine. The service was quick and friendly and the inside of the bar is nice enough, but this was definitely a day to be out in the Sun!

Drinks ok, music terrible. Can’t even hear my thoughts. Music is just all over the place sadly.

Me and my 4 friends who are all 19-22 got turned away for what we presume was the way we dressed or because we looked young, they didn’t even give us the chance to show our ID’s and instantly turned us away - would not recommend at all.

Good lil gaff next to the main club for pre-drinks. Open late for those wanting to extend their evening

Small venue but too packed and hot

Buen ambiente, pero a esa hora no daban de comer, solo beber.

Everything you could want from a basement gig venue!

I was scared there. My wife asked me to buy a soup, and I found good variety of tasty soups. As soon as I arrived there, I noticed a junk bar with weird guys .... loud music. And, finally I ordered a soup and I received a kind of barbecue. At least, I left there alive.

Always enjoy visiting here but have your opening hours changed from advertised. Arrived today just after noon, told you were opening at 4pm...just for future reference thanks

A vegan pub, love love love their potatoes!!! Would definitely come back for more hahahah. The music is not really my type but the food and beer are great

Absolutely brilliant place with great staff, if you manage to make it past the bouncer without: A) being refused entry so they can exercise a massive power trip to make themselves feel good. B) being told something creepy and inappropriate. Don’t worry though boys, luckily this one only applies to you if you’re a woman!!

Wow the food is amazing. Small but amazing menu. Staff warm and friendly. Did I mention how good the food was?

Great vibe and music with some of the best vegan food in the city

Really great vibe. Tunes were brilliant. Would definitely go back

Great little venue downstairs for an amazing atmosphere with reasonable prices and drinks. The toilet situation need serious work!

Horrendous place. Me and my friends are all 19. We all showed our IDs to get in. When we got to the bar the “manager” approached us and said “you’re all under 18 get out” and we had no choice but to leave. All of us are genuinely 19 and have never owned fake IDs if that’s what they were getting at? A place for only millenials and actual old people don’t go here.

Cool place and amazing food from the ramen club

Too loud to talk but too cramped to dance. It may be better during the day or on a weeknight.

Not been and want to go but they dont reply to any of my messages about general questions i have :(

Nice club, bar is sometimes weird.

The name 'Soup Kitchen' says it all, full of tramps, well, more like middle class children who come to Manchester to study and think it's cool to not wash for four weeks, look and dress like they've been pushed through the XXL department at COW or Oxfam and say how much they love the labour party. Bar staff and manager incredibly rude and dismissive too.

Great ambience, amazing DJs and one of the best sound systems in all of Manchester. Highly recommend! No wonder it's one of the best rated clubs in all of city centre.

Great underground gig venue which doesn't feel gentrified.

Excelente pra drinks! Ambiente agradável com happy hours até às 19h nos dias de semana com alguns drinks por £5. Staff muito simpático e gentil. Tem música com dj e também um espaço que funciona como balada.

A Decent bar to visit that does some great cocktails too.

Getting sick of watered down cocktails that claim to have measures of x, y and z in them, but have no material alcohol impact?! Then SOUP is the place for you! This place has a decent selection of cocktails that deliver. It's not a tiki bar, so you're not going to get your cocktail served in a tiki mug with an umbrella and massive slice of pineapple with hula dancers. But you will get the alcohol you're paying for! Cocktails aside, the venue feels a little mixed in terms of style and feel. It's not plush, and it's not a traditional pub. It feels like a pho/wagamma bench style setting, but has more of a bar vibe to it, so a bit of a mixed message. We didn't have food here, but I have heard the food is good for the price paid.

probably best club in the world, can't go wrong with soupy

A place that sells soup but is a bar and a club downstairs what's not to love!!!

I came here to the dark small smoky basement dance floor on Saturday night to listen to some great techno and was not disappointed. Really good DJs (Pluralist was amazing), quick bar service, relaxed vibe and great crowd. Upstairs beforehand was cool too but quite a queue for the bathroom as it was really busy but I cant wait to come back here. No cloakroom though.

The toilets were very unpleasant (full of flies and no toilet roll). The bar seemed well stocked with choices of ales.

Nice selection of beers, nice food but loud dj/music makes it difficult to talk inside

Beautiful as always. Today I had Tom Yum soup and Mexican Beef brisket sandwich (and a cheeky lager)

One bog to its name and they call it gender neutral. Swivel!

Busy on a Saturday night, great vibe though and good staff, would definitely recommend a visit.

Had a very fun night for 5 quid, good music and not too crammed

Great lineup of beers and good selection of light snacks

Superchaud, cool and nice place with a great atmosphere. Not your typical, commercial night out. Hence, a would recommend to people who are more into techno, house, ... cool place.

Lots of seats, good selection of drinks. Wouldn't describe it as cosy but not so noisy you can't have a chat

Upstairs peaked about 7 years ago when they used to just do soup and sandwich. Downstairs peaked prior to club being rearranged, removing the stage and placing the DJ booth next to the exit, rendering half the club unusable. Still good.

Great atmosphere, good choice of beers and good happy hour prices. Food was very good quality.

Can't comment on the soup as I was there purely for the drinks. Lovely Mango IPA though!

Came here for a bite to eat and a drink. Very busy filled with students. Sat in the window and enjoyed a couple gins and some flatbreads and sides. Very tasty. Guy behind the bar was helpful and polite.

We visited for lunch and had a mixture of soups, chips and sandwiches. The food was tasty but portion sizes were small and a couple of things weren’t as described on the menu. We felt it was a little bit expensive for what we got. Had a nice atmosphere though!

Been to the basement venue a few times, one of my favourites in Manc. but decided to try upstairs for some soup and drinks, excellent service, great chill atmosphere and music, the soup was divine and reasonably priced. Highly recommend. 💕

Never disappointing. Great place to have a drink and listen to good tunes.

Great food in a great place with a great atmosphere, brilliant soup and a good range of sandwiches, will be back again.

Set just on the edge of Stevenson Square this isn’t your average bar. We’ve not eaten there but go for drinks quite often and always enjoy our time. It is done out in a minimalist style but it suits the area. Staff are friendly and it was nice that they offered us samples of the drinks we are ordering as we’ve not had them before. That is a good sign on its own as it means you can try different beer and so on. As a result, we got to drink a mango bitter which was a lot better than it sounds. Take a table by the window and watch as Manchester moves by whilst enjoying a drink.

Consistently the best music in Manchester

Great venue and great music however the bouncers were throwing their weight around and shouting at people, unprovoked. Came here for the music, not to be squared up to by a load of ugly wifebeaters. Threw the night off a bit.

Soup kitchen is one of the best bars/venues in Manchester but has recently changed quite a bit, I miss the upstairs DJ booth and the old interior as well as the cask ales. However the staff are all friendly and relaxed and it remains a place that feels warm and welcoming as soon as you enter, the low key vibe is soup's USP and what makes it so addictive, its a place where anyone can go and enjoy a drink, alone, or with friends and feel comfortable. Its obvious that staff shortages are affecting many hospitality places at the moment and Soup is clearly feeling the strain of this also as there simply were not enough staff to serve the queue on a busy Friday night however the venue was still clean and staff were efficient.

Great as always, love the extra space in the basement

Friendly staff. Chilled out vibe. Clean. Not a massive selection of drinks but most have been thought about and don't just follow mainstream trends. Good place to start a Saturday night at.

Friendly and helpful staff but drinks well above what you would pay at somewhere else and the venue itself was unwelcoming. Toilets were good, mind. Wouldn't go again unless I was desperate.

Good little club. Often have good night's with a good sound system. Let's dance guys.

Very compact, friendly venue. Good acoustics.

Good fun for both daytime and night drinks.

Great place in a fantastic part of Manchester

Soup is a Manchester stalwart and always a joy!

One of my favourite places to get a drink in town, friendly staff, fantastic selection of beers, great food and a great music venue!

They've really thought about how to create a low risk environment. Everything is clear, staff are friendly and efficient and the food was good value.

Great food. Great atmosphere. Love this place!!

Great gigs all the time in the (unfortunately very stuffy) basement.

Good place to have a drink. Great venue to go for a gig.

A hub for the arts, up-and-coming musical talent and host of great performance art. Soup has been supportive in so many ways over the past 7 years I've lived in Manchester. Keep on supporting this great place and the people who work so hard to make it this special.

Come here often for drinks and always liked the vibe and staff. Came to see Luka State in the basement recently and have to say it was a great venue. Provided a toilet, bar and anything else you might need. Want to come try the soup & sandwich combo soon!

One of our favourite places on the planet, kebabs are legendary.

£10 soup sandwich and pint great stuff

We shared a soup+sandwich+beer combo for £10 and it was fine for two not very hungry people. I thought the staff were okay but seemed a little uninterested. Pretty basic interior but that's part of it's charm.

Great little venue ......love this place!!!!!!

I was blackout drunk so i think i had a good time

Great little venue..Prices reasonable for a central Manchester venue. Fantastic BAND on GOSPELBEACH.

Great sound. Small venue no seating to speak of. It is down steps so not disability accessible.

Had a great lunch here and all three of us enjoyed the dishes we selected. There's four types of food served: soups, sandwiches, kebabs and one-pot meals, and there's also a soup + sandwich special. There's a good choice for vegetarians too, as I would day more than half the dishes were veggie. The ambiance was great - very chilled and the waiting staff were lovely. There was a decent selection of good beers too though we didn't actually try any! Would definitely go again.

Tried selling me a dodgy wiskey which tasted like medical supplies!!!! Certainly not the drink I asked for!

A great place with great food. Perfect for a rainy Sunday afternoon

Only been in once with a friend to get a sandwich quite early in the afternoon but the music was so loud that we could hardly hear each other. Apart from that the food and coffee was good.

Really nice place. Food was well priced and there was a good selection of beer.

Great venue for gigs, food and drink. Recommended for a great night

Great gig venue, decent enough bar, nice staff

Fantastic venue, Had a great time Headlining Manchesters Off The Record Festival with SCARLET.

Fun place, bartender was helpful

Amazing place staff and atmosphere.

Dived in to Soup Kitchen on my first ever visit to Manchester, partly to get out of the driving rain. What a cool place. Relaxed industrial-style vibe, healthy menu and looks like it morphs into a multi-level entertainment venue when the sun goes down. Excellent homemade herby tomato soup with fresh focaccia bread, served in a simple enamel bowl. Sit on a stool by the huge windows, or on a bench at communal trestle tables. £4.00 and a fine intro to the funky Northern Quarter of the city and my first Mancunian adventure.

Beautiful and authentic Thai food.

Music is too loud and full of hipsters