Fun way to see Manchester and visit new restaurants
Did the southeast Asian escape on Saturday. What a fabulous day we had saw parts of Manchester I didn’t know existed & couldnt believe our stating point was actually Manchester I will definitely be looking up down & around more it’s amazing what you see. Great food at each stop & smashed my steps for the day. If you’re thinking of booking just do it we will be booking again 😍
Had a great time yesterday, really enjoyed the food and solving the clues. Food was great in all the restaurants, was slightly disappointed that two places were based on cuisine from the same country but but was delicious nonetheless. Done three of these now so hoping more routes or cities are made available in future as can’t wait to do more!
So much fun! You’re right there was a lot of food, maybe slightly smaller portions would be better as had to take away at our final stop. First and third restaurants were our fave and enjoyed the quick for rounds. It was challenging in 30 degree but would defo do another food escape.
This Food Escape was a gift for my 50th. The WhatsApp clues and guidance were great. The food was also excellent. Just about managed to fit it all in. Definitely one to start on an empty stomach.
Excellent day, got to see bits of manchester normally overlooked, learnt things and the food was fantastic.
Will be doing more and will recommend.
Brilliant game. Restaurant’s really good & food. A few clues we got right eg Newton street. But because we wrote street not just Newton, the answer was deemed incorrect. This happened a few times. Our only criticism. Really great idea and loved it. Would do another!
Thanks for the feedback Heather. We always try to make sure every viable version of the answer is included in our accepted answers, though sometimes we miss a few! Feedback like this helps us correct that. I've checked your logs and added in the answer you're talking about for future players as you're right, it should have been deemed correct - my apologies, and also thank you! Aaron - Founder of Food Escapes
Good fun and nice food! 2 of the 3 food places were Thai though so more variety would have been good
Hey Dave, glad the food was nice and the game was fun! As I'm sure you tasted yesterday, our priority is delicious food from independently owned restaurants and the 2 Thai places are regionally different with one serving food with Indonesian roots and one more traditionally Thai. However if you know of a any Indonesian, Cambodian, Laotian, Singaporean, Malay, Burmese, Filipino, Timorese or Bruneian restaurants in central Manchester (the only other 2 countries in Southeast Asia being Thailand and Vietnam) - we'd would LOVE to hear about it because from all of those countries, we only know of a single restaurant and it doesn't quite work for what we're doing on Food Escapes!
- Aaron, Founder of Food Escapes
Really fun evening! Great clues and delicious food.
A great concept and a good way to explore the city but there were a few too many clues and not enough food. Annoyingly the last restaurant on our trail closed earlier than planned and despite arriving in time for last orders they refused to serve us, (chairs were stacked and chef had gone) and we went home hungry. This also made it very poor value for money.
We had a great time seeing the city and eating delicious food! The escape didn’t require any previous knowledge of the city so anyone could enjoy!
We had a great time exploring Manchester from and different perspective and enjoyed some fantastic food! The last spot was 10/10 so make sure you leave some room 🙌🏼
Puzzle was fun but not particularly challenging.
Walk distance was just right. Was walking for about an hour total.
Restaurants were nice. Service was very good at all venues. Food was very nice but nothing exceptional.
Thanks for the comments Ed, Aaron here, founder of food escapes. Really glad you enjoyed the experience (thank you!) but sorry the food wasn't quite up to your standards! Each of the 3 restaurants you ate at on this route is owned/run by people who have immigrated from that respective country in their lives to setup shop in Manchester. I know them all personally from setting up these routes and guarantee every single one would love to hear if there was something in particular you didn't think was exceptional, because they are always looking to improve and adapt to local palettes. Would be happy to share feedback to them it you could send us more info to support@foodescapes.com. Thanks!
Great food, great puzzle.
We all had a great time - great food, places we’ve never been to and will definitely go back to
So much fun, the clues are a good level of challenging but still enjoyable and went to spots never been to before but would definitely go again
Such a fun thing to do. Was a surprise for me so did this with friends. Enjoyed the treasure hunt, the mix of history and facts and the eating!
We’ve had a fab afternoon doing the South East Asia Food Escapes! Really fun and lovely food. Thank you. I’m keen to try another one!
What a fun way to explore Manchester whilst eating at new unique niche places I would never have even known about.
It was fun and delicious
Really good fun
Questions were a good difficulty & food was great
A fun and unusual way to.explore the City. Great food too!
Great fun to explore the city and enjoy yummy food
We had the most amazing day out. It was the perfect 2nd date and we know a lot more about each other other sharing this experience! The clues kept us engaged and enabled us to see the city through a fresh lens. All the food was delicious and the staff at each of the restaurants were very welcoming. We've passed your link onto to several friends and look forward to doing another one. Highly recommended 👌
What an amazing experience. So much food!! Have already booked our next one!!
Wow! We bought this experience for a friend's birthday... something a little different, and it did not disappoint! We've been to Manchester a couple of times before, but this experience took us away from the tourist spots and into the heart of Manchester. The clues were good fun and, after a bit of arguing about clockwise and anti clockwise, we found our way to each location well.
We've already booked our next adventure and would recommend it to anyone wanting a different experience to your normal day out.
Loved our first experience of a ‘Food Escape’ lived in Mcr for over 40yrs and saw places we’d never seen. All three restaurants were great and made our experience even better. So much food, laughs and steps completed- Wear comfy shoes :)
Opened our eyes to trying smaller independent restaurants - A great experience and would highly recommend
We were stuuufed by the end of it. It was fun and the food was so tasty. We now found new places to go back too :)
Loved it. Great idea for date night. Left absolutely stuffed
Really fun - the puzzles did feel actually a little challenging which was surprising. The app also told you some fun facts about the restaurants involved - such as the founders etc and also some facts about Manchester itself. We saw ourselves going to bits of Manchester we'd not have gone by ourselves.
There was a LOT of food, which is a good bang for your buck. Although, it would have been nice to get a Starter / Main / Dessert kind of vibe but that is personal preference.
