Fuel

Reviews

• Dominic H.

  star star star star star 26 July 2026

  Best place in Withington for a drink out!!
  
  I am a big fan of the decor in Fuel, it is  interesting, quirky and unique. The also serve a great combination of real ales and craft beer more typical of the northern quarter or Chorlton.
  
  I know they are also a very highly rated vegetarian cafe and so will 100% be coming back here for lunch and/or a coffee.

• Oonagh C.

  star star star star star_border 24 July 2026

  Fuel me up!
  
  This place is great. A veggie cafe/bar serving really tasty food in a cute and quirky cafe. There's also music nights put on upstairs.
  
  I had a halloumi 'fish finger' sandwich which was really tasty. It came with some salad and some excellent hand cut chips. I was a happy woman.
  
  My friend got a big bowl of regular and sweet potato chips with a houmous dip and sweet chilli dip. Again, excellent.
  
  I found the food good value and the booze about standard. A bottle of Rekorderlig is £3.80. My halloumi and chips was £5.50.
  
  They also do a really good (but hard) pub quiz on Wednesday with free chips!

• Jack H.

  star star star star star_border 14 July 2026

  Great food , drinks and sounds. Been coming here since it was called 60/40 in the 1990s . Love it. My only sticking point is it's not dog friendly .  My favourite dish is the halloumi and chips . The burrito is good too.

• Amelia I.

  star star star star star 8 July 2026

  What do you call it when you have a mistress, but you're a straight woman? A mister? Anyhow, whatever the word may be--Fuel is it for me. When I am not home around meal time my man knows that this is where I am likely to be.
  
  As a vegetarian Fuel has fulfilled my affordable-meets-quality choices fantasies. You can dine in, and you can get take away. If it's a night where there is music happening upstairs it might be a little loud and less cozy, but if you time it right then it's also a nice place to sit down for some romance.
  
  The staff here is friendly. I have pretty high customer service standards and, I'll be honest, Manchester hasn't really tickled me in that regard since moving here a couple of months back. However, this place ticks all those boxes.
  
  Fave mains so far are:
  Veggie fish and chips.  I love you genius person who decided to make fried cheese "fish."
  
  Goats Cheese and field mushroom ciabatta.
  
  Starter of choice: spicy sweet potato wedges are delish.  
  
  Working my way through the rest of the menu. Say hi if you see me. I'll be the short blonde in the corner with five meals in front of me.

• S H.

  star star star star star_border 6 July 2026

  Great Vegan breakfast.
  
  Pros: Quality food and lots of it plus very good value. We haven't tried the rest of the menu but it looked good with lots of Vegan options including desserts. The staff were very friendly.
  
  Cons: I'm all for "shabby chic" but it is bordering on "tatty" plus the toilets were minging. The jazz muzak also gets very annoying.