Serves meat, vegan options available. Local street food events company working to build the profile of veganism in Manchester. The traders vary week on week but there is always vegan food on offer, labeled clearly. There is a dog bar for pet dogs that gives out free vegan dog biscuits. The bar includes vegan wine and spirits. Incorporates 'Plant Powered Sundays' when the event is completely vegan and hosted by an eclectic mix of food vendors offering vegan food from around the world. Previously at Fairfield Social Club. Open Wed-Fri 16:00-22:00, Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-18:00.


Venue map for GRUB
© OpenStreetMap contributors

19 Reviews

First Review by Hoggy

Hiddenlavender

Points +308

Vegan
28 May 2023

Loved it

Amazing for everyone.
Brilliant for kids and delicious food vendors.

Amyyyyy

Points +2362

Vegan
28 Jan 2023

Ninas taco truck - Vegan

Amazing! Fresh and tasty food. Friendly staff. #Veganuary

Pros: 100% vegan

KathrinLizKru

Points +654

Vegan
26 Jun 2022

Vegan Sunday

We were impressed by the atmosphere at first sight, everything was very relaxed. We tried food from three different food trucks. Everything was very tasty and there were some things we hadn't tried before, like Japanese pancakes. The beer was also really good. :-)

Pros: All vegan bar, Vegan Sunday

AmeliaSumner

Points +27

Vegetarian
22 May 2022

Vegan Sunday

We try to go once a month for there vegan Sundays! We love the different stalls and how dog friendly they are

Pros: Variety

Cons: Dependent on weather

LittleAliceFell

Points +1835

Vegan
06 Apr 2022

Vegan Sundays are amazing!

Fully vegan on a Sunday! Always a great selection of different vendors, most with GF options. Had the pleasure of visiting when the Gluten Free Pie Company were there and it was HEAVENLY. Honestly couldn’t remember the last time I had pie & chips and it was the best I’ve ever eaten. A proper event and definitely worth heading into Manchester on a Sunday for!

Pros: Tons of different vendors , Fully-vegan Sundays , GF options

VickiWanSlattery

Points +1396

Vegan
15 Aug 2021

Plant powered Sunday!

Love the fact that Grub is fully vegan on Sundays! @gwafuvegan @yesdoughnuts @veganhousefoods @sababichmcr were the 4 food stalls today - there are different stalls every week.

I had the @gwafuvegan puff puff with beans and the plantain plus they gave me some rice to try as I was torn between dishes! My husband got @veganhousefoods dirty fries and hot dog. We got @yesdoughnuts milk n’ cookies and salted caramel biscoff bomb.

Got apple juice, ginger beer, chai latte (cold in a can) and lemonade from the bar there.

It’s a cool venue with sheltered outdoor seating, you can sit inside too if you choose but outside is much lovelier.

Would definitely go back and highly recommend!

Tigs

Points +110

Vegetarian
17 Jan 2021

Plant based Sundays.

Check out their Instagram for news on who will be there that weekend. Vendors are always delicious. A personal favourite of ours is Oh Mei Dumplings. Be quick. By evening, many have sold out!

dairyfreehelen

Points +82

Vegan
02 Jan 2020

Vegan Sundays!

A fantastic, friendly place for a beer and some food. They are open Fri-Sun weekly with different traders every weekend, there are always multiple vegan options and every Sunday is 100% vegan. The location is just a few minutes from the centre and has a very relaxed vibe.

Pros: Lots of vegan food, great decor, friendly staff

Saraquel

Points +395

Vegan
26 May 2019

Plant Powered Sundays

Vegan ice cream, pizza y some other nice things. Hope it just gets bigger and bigger.

romily1

Points +467

Vegan
20 Jan 2019

Plant Powered Sundays!

Head down on a Sunday between 12-6pm for an afternoon of all vegan stalls 😋 - it’s free entry
Get there early before things run out!
Stalls are always changing!
Wrap up warm in the winter as this is an outdoor venue with raincovers

CharlieMills

Points +4057

Vegan
16 Jan 2019

Amazing!

Love this! Every Sunday they have fully vegan food stalls and it changes every week so you can always try something new

linzilake

Points +25

Vegetarian
30 Oct 2018

A must visit ..

A most wonderful venue for vegan drinks and guilt free grub. Super cozy atmosphere too ! Child friendly / Pet friendly

Pros: Loads of options for everyone , Supports local breweries, Secret nintendo corner (upstairs)

Cons: None !

jstig

Points +203

Vegan
03 Jun 2018

Great little vegan food fair.

Went on a Sunday, sat outside drinking beers and trying the different types of food. Good time

RachelRoberts

Points +37

Vegan
07 Apr 2018

One of our favourite places

There's always vegan options on Friday & Saturday but Sunday is all vegan ❤

Pinkie

Points +272

Vegan
04 Apr 2018

Amazing little surprise

This place could be a little hard to find but when you do it's amazing! Full of fairy lights and comfy sofas, great food and drink and fun atmosphere, especially for families. And plenty of vegan food on offer. We had an amazing vegan Cuban sandwich from Press de Cuba. Then a selection from Wholesome Junkies, which included Jay Jay skewers and some delicious Jackfruit nuggets. Bloody lovely!

Pros: Super tasty food , lots of variety

Cons: Bit out of the way

jennyc32

Points +3277

Vegan
17 Mar 2018

Great vegan grub!

I've only been to their ExtraVEGANza events which are all vegan, and I was blown away! The Hip Hop Chip Shop provided incredible vegan fish and chips, battered sausage, and deep-fried gherkins. We managed to find room was a calzone, but couldn't squeeze in any of the delicious looking donuts. It's a lovely space, with picnic tables and comfy chairs, and blankets to wrap up in during the colder months. Just a really good collection of vegan food under one roof.

OliverHarryWeight

Points +79

Vegan
14 Mar 2018

Best food in Manchester

Grub is a street food fair open every weekend, with the Sunday being entirely vegan (including a 100% vegan bar with like 20 ales from independent breweries). The people are amazing, the doorman is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and the vibes are well chilled.
The food is different every week, with different vendors from around the UK on rotation so you'll never get bored. It's also always delicious. There's usually 2-3 savoury stalls and a couple of cake stands, and however much money you take you'll end up spending it.
They occasionally put on a 3 day festival called the ExtraVEGANza, where all the food is vegan across the weekend. I believe there's also a DJ at night playing bare tunes but I like to get there early on to avoid the crowds - it does get rather busy as every vegan in Manc seems to appear on a Sunday.
Oh and they also have vegan dog biscuits, so bring your animals xo

Pros: So much food, So much Beer, There's always a dog somewhere in there

Cons: Can get a bit busy but never that bad.

Veganolive1

Points +4437

Vegan
06 Aug 2017

Vegan Heaven

Grub is a street food events company, who organise events in Manchester at Mayfield, a disused railway station, undergoing massive investment, to bring back to life this iconic site. Grub introduced Plant Powered Sundays to Mayfield awhile back, offering 100% vegan food from an eclectic mix of street food vendors, a vegan friendly bar, with gardening and wildlife activities for everyone to enjoy.

I loved the use of shipping containers to house the vendors, the creative wooden planters and the whole concept of the place, a chilled out atmosphere, great music, very friendly vendors and awesome vegan food.

I kicked off with a vegan friendly ESB beer from The Runaway Brewery, whilst hubby had a pint of Smash from Manchester Brewing Company, there were so many vegan beers, it was hard to make a choice.

I kicked off with a jackfruit Po' Boy from Mama Sues, who offer food from the deep south. This was a cracking sandwich absolutely perfect, packed with flavour with a proper chilli kick, absolutely delicious. They also had jambalaya, gumbo or 'Mish Mash' a bit of everything.

Hubby fancied a chickpea Kati roll and masala fries from Vaso Kitchen, who serve Indian street food, it was delicious with plenty filling and perfectly spiced chickpeas, vegan raita and loads of fresh coriander, red chillies and red cabbage. The fries were so good, we had two portions.

We could not resist the vegan cakes on offer, from Drizzle City Bakes, the display was quite breathtaking and knocks into a cocked hat the idea that vegans cannot eat cake.
I chose rocky road and hubby had the banana peanut butter brownie and we were not disappointed, the cakes were lush and so tasty.

We were way too full to partake of the delicious selection of Arancini from Artisam maybe next time.

We so enjoyed ourselves and by the number of people flocking in, this event is proving very popular with all age groups having a great time. I hope the concept continues to expand and impress and although I am sure not everyone was vegan, with food this good, it certainly dispels the myth that vegan food is bland, boring and just salad. The vendors can be proud of their cooking, I love my food and I was impressed.

Pros: 100% vegan food, Vegan beers, Family friendly

Hoggy

Points +1234

Vegan
23 Jul 2017

Good GRUB

So far I’ve managed to visit two GRUB events and been welcomed each time by lovely greeters. The locations that GRUB choose are fantastic, the atmosphere is brilliant, and the setting is really eclectic and modern. There’s always a wide array of hot food, at least one sweet treat trader, and vegan alcohol. I’m trying to avoid writing about specific traders, as I don’t want to outshine other stallholders that I’ve not visited yet, as they’re all absolutely brilliant. Whenever I can I make an effort to visit the vegan GRUB events, and I recommend others to do the same. It’s also a great environment for people transitioning to veganism, those who are interested in it, or for general omnivores too as there’s plenty to try, something for everyone!

Pros: Traders changes each event, Variety of traders at each event, Fantastic location

Cons: Nothing!




This page has been viewed 3631 times.