Had a really great time. The clues and trail were interesting. The food was delicious. When we contacted the company to ask about accessibility, they were super helpful and made sure the route would work for a wheelchair user. I really appreciate that they took the time out to check that for us. Will definitely be doing another one!
Had so much fun today! We booked for my partners birthday and admittedly we really took our time taking in all the sights and enjoying it to the fullest! This did mean we’re bottom of the leaderboard but we had a great time - especially seeing other people also doing the dumpling trail running around whilst we were leisurely strolling!
Food was amazing, thankfully the last stop had takeaway boxes as we ate so many good dumplings.
An absolute must if you love Manchester, food and laughing 😃, actually even if you don't you'll still have a good time!! Even on a very rainy day we had THE best time and started off strong with a wrong answer 🤦♀️😁. It became very clear that we would not be competing for the win, but would enjoy every minute.
The food was excellent and plentiful, especially at our last location 😋 no spoilers but you may need to do the Dumpling Trail 👌.
We saw places that we'd never seen and gained lots of new info about our wonderful city, and had so much fun solving (or not solving) the clues.
I believe most people finish in around 1-2 hours, we managed to be active for at least 4, which didn't matter at all. Surprisingly though the highlight of the whole trail was the WhatsApp conversation, there was sarcasm, interesting facts, little tricks which had us swearing at you 😉 and made the whole thing so entertaining, thankyou Food Escapes for making our shared 60th Birthday treat an unforgettable experience.
No complaints but maybe the restaurants could be informed a little more about what's going on 😁, our last stop although fabulous, got our order a bit mixed up and didn't seem to know much about the Trail 😊
Enjoyed today, some of the clues are a bit co fusing but we got there with the help on offer . Lovely to support independent restaurants and cafes as well
Hi Julie, we're glad you enjoyed the experience and appreciated supporting independent eateries! We do by design try to make the clues somewhere between simple instructions and cryptic clues - we'll take a look at your game logs to see how we might improve also, thank you for playing!
Really fun and great way to find out about the city and new places to eat. Food was really good in all three locations
Enjoyable day out, good food!
Cryptic clues and only mild confusion
A great way to travel and eat your way around a small part of Manchester. Clues were engaging and achievable. The food was authentic, excellent quality and plentiful.
This wasn't our initial choice of food escape, however communication when we had to change our choice at the last minute was excellent and everything ran smoothly.
Would definitely book again 😁
Had the best time out and about. We've done something similar, but never with food, and this made us find places we would never have gone to before. Would definitely do it again!
Awesome, engaging, fun, challenging. Really fun way to have some competitive vibes with friends
Really good balance of clues, walking and eating good food. Had a really good day and would definitely do another - thanks!
Awesome trail and food. Well worth the money. I wish the Puzzles were more creative however and required more exploration. At current, the Puzzles are just advanced direction giving
Great family fun! Exploring parts of town that wouldn’t be first choice and restaurants we didn’t know existed was such a perfect adventure! Perfect day out and we all loved it!!
Great fun, relatively easy to follow but still challenging.
SO MUCH FUN! The clues were the perfect level of challenge. We’ve lived in Manchester nearly 10 years and even we learnt something new about our city. The food was stunning and great value for the quality and quantity. We were very well supported by Food Escapes as well. We’ll definitely be back and just hope this amazing idea grows and grows. Wish there were food escapes in every city in the world, it would be a great thing to do on holiday as well. Thanks so much for this start up & excited to see what the future holds for Food Escapes!
I had to reschedule our trail twice because of the kids, and the "unlimited changes" policy was a lifesaver. Finally did it yesterday and it was worth the wait. Very seamless experience.
Would definitely do it again!
Dumplings were 10/10. Clues were 10/10. Do it.
I’ve lived in Manchester for five years and thought I knew the food scene, but Food Escapes proved me wrong. The three spots were genuinely independent and offered totally different styles of dumplings. The WhatsApp clue system worked flawlessly. It felt like a high-tech scavenger hunt. Highly recommend for a Saturday afternoon activity that isn't just sitting in a pub.
Visiting from London and this was the highlight of our trip. It takes you into corners of the city you’d usually walk right past.
Loved the leaderboard element. We were sprinting between the second and third stops to beat the clock. The dumplings at the 60-year-old spot were legendary.
My boyfriend and I did this for our anniversary. It was so much better than just a standard dinner. It gave us something to talk about and solve together. Plus, the dumplings were delicious!
A brilliant way to see Manchester and eat amazing food. The clues were just the right amount of tricky.
