Christmas 2025

Join us at Higher Ground this Christmas! Bookings are now live!

To celebrate the festive season we’ll be serving a seasonal feast sharing menu from 12th November – 20th December 2025 for parties of all sizes.

The seasonal feast sharing menu is £65 per guest at dinner and £40 per guest at lunchtime. Parties of six and over will be served the seasonal feast sharing menu. Parties of five or less will have the option of choosing either the seasonal feast sharing menu or the à la carte menu.

Dietary preferences and allergies can be accommodated within the seasonal feast sharing menu. We can cater for those who eat vegan, vegetarian and pescatarian.

You can make a reservation for parties of up to twelve guests below via OpenTable. We welcome parties of over twelve guests, please email hello@highergroundmcr.co.uk – alternatively, please call 01614709821

You can view a sample seasonal feast sharing menu below:

Lunch Menu

Dinner Menu

We look forward to welcoming you!

Higher Ground will be closed for a winter break from Sunday 21st December, reopening on Wednesday 7th January. The restaurant will not be open on New Year’s Eve but Bar Shrimp and Flawd will be!

You can view our booking policies below.*

Book a table

Thurs lunch: 12:30pm-1:30pm (last booking)
Fri-Sat lunch: 12:30pm-2pm (last booking)
Wed-Thurs: 5pm-8:30pm (last booking)
Fri-Sat: 5:30pm-9:30pm (last booking)

Higher Ground, Faulkner House,
New York St, Manchester M1 4DY

LATEST NEWS: Bar Shrimp, our new bar next door to Higher Ground, is now open!

Higher Ground is closed over Christmas and New Year’s Eve, from Sunday 21st December, reopening on Wednesday 7th January.

At lunch a £40pp seasonal sharing menu is offered alongside an à la carte menu. At dinner, both an à la carte and a seasonal sharing menu at £60pp are available. Both menus are available when sat at the kitchen bar counter.

Reservations of 7x guests and over will be served the seasonal sharing menu. Dietary requirements and allergies can be accommodated. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free and pescatarian seasonal sharing menus are available.

For larger bookings and for private hire/events, please contact hello@highergroundmcr.co.uk

Closest car park: Piccadilly Plaza, New York St, Manchester M1 4AJ

Higher Ground is wheelchair accessible. We do not allow dogs in the restaurant, only registered guide dogs. Card payments only.

Give the perfect Christmas gift!

If you’re seeking the perfect Christmas gift for a family member, friend or work colleague, you can purchase an e-gift card via our website.

You can order one here

Booking info

*Our Christmas booking policies and guidelines

All prices are inclusive of VAT at the current rate and do not include service charge.

In order to secure and fully confirm your reservation we will kindly require credit card details. We keep these details on file in case of late cancellations and no-shows. We do not take a deposit.

For parties of six and over:

What happens if you wish to cancel your reservation?

We fully appreciate that plans in and around the festive period can change. A cancellation fee of £35 per guest will be charged if reservations are cancelled within seven days of the reservation date. Outside of the seven day period, no cancellation charge applies.

What happens if you need to amend your party size?

A cancellation fee of £35 per guest will be charged if reservations are reduced in size within 24hrs of the reservation time.

For parties of five or less:

What happens if you wish to cancel your reservation?

If you cancel your reservation within 48hrs of the reservation time, a £35 cancellation fee per guest will be applied. Outside of the 48hr period, no cancellation charge applies.

What happens if you need to amend your party size?

You will be charged a fee of £35 per guest if your reservation party decreases in size within 24hrs of the reservation time.