BAB is a bar and kitchen at 14 Little Lever Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Its speciality is a contemporary interpretation of the kebab, served in a relaxed restaurant setting where freshly made flatbreads and carefully prepared toppings replace the usual late night takeaway format.
The kitchen makes sauces and marinades in house, using them across meat, seafood and vegetable kebabs. Lamb adana and other grilled fillings sit alongside plant based combinations, allowing guests to choose familiar flavours or a less conventional approach to the format.
Small plates, bowls and burgers broaden the menu beyond flatbreads and make sharing easy. Hummus, halloumi, seasoned fries and vegetable dishes can be combined into a table meal, while desserts provide a more complete restaurant experience.
Cocktails, beer, wine and soft drinks support both casual dining and group bookings. The restaurant states that its food is not halal and cannot cater safely for coeliac guests because bread is made in the kitchen, so anyone with allergies should discuss the current menu directly with staff.
Address: 14 Little Lever Street, Manchester M1 1HR, England
Bab Menu
BABS
All served on homemade flatbread
LAMB DONER
Mixed salad / house chilli sauce / pickled red cabbage / juicy chillies
CHICKEN SOUVLAKI
Mixed salad / lemon yoghurt / pickled red cabbage / juicy chillies
BEEF KOFTA
Mixed salad / tzatziki / pickled red cabbage / juicy chillies
VEGAN DONER
Mixed salad / house chilli sauce / pickled red cabbage / juicy chillies
HOT HONEY HALLOUMI
Mixed salad / red onion / ranch / candied jalapenos
CHILLI STEAK
Chilli, garlic & ginger marinated steak / wok fried veg / Szechuan chilli mayo
SURF & TURF
Rocket / skinny fries / flat iron steak / garlic prawns / chimichurri
MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN
Rocket / lemon cous cous / roquito peppers / chipotle sour cream
SALT & PEPPER TOFU
Rocket / wok fried veg / Szechuan chilli mayo
ROASTED TIGER PRAWNS & SPICED CALAMARI
Rocket / nduja / lemon pepper mayo
MEATBALL BAB
Beef meatballs / rocket & parmesan salad / marinara / mozzarella / crispy onions
MIXED PLATTER
Chilli steak / lamb doner / chicken souvlaki / beef keftedes / Mediterranean chicken / chilli chipolatas / tzatziki / mixed salad / juicy chillies / roquito peppers / flatbreads / fries. Upgrade to salt & pepper or Greek fries +2 / add calamari +5 / add extra flat bread +1.5. Add a homemade sauce £1 each.
MIXED PLATTER
Chilli steak / lamb doner / chicken souvlaki / beef keftedes / Mediterranean chicken / chilli chipolatas / tzatziki / mixed salad / juicy chillies / roquito peppers / flatbreads / fries
BURGERS
Served with seasoned fries and BAB slaw. Upgrade for £2: Greek Fries (v) or Salt & Pepper Fries (vg). Add a homemade sauce £1 each.
BAB BEEF BURGER
Salad / tomato / pickles / chilli cheese / BAB ketchup
SPICED LAMB BURGER
Salad / tomato / zhoug mayo
HOT HONEY CHICKEN BURGER
Salad / tomato / ranch
FALAFEL SMASH BURGER
Salad / vg cheese / pickles / house chilli sauce
SIDES & FRIES
SEASONED FRIES
GREEK FRIES
House chilli / garlic mayo / tzatziki / feta / crushed olives
SALT & PEPPER FRIES
Salt & pepper seasoning / chilli / onion / peppers
SPICED HALLOUMI BITES
FATTOUSH
Mixed salad / spring onions / pomegranate dressing / crispy pita chips
LAMB KOFTAS
Minted mayo / rocket
BAKED FETA
Hot honey sauce / sesame seeds
HUMMUS OR TZATZIKI
Warm flatbread
MIXED OLIVES
Oregano & chilli / add feta for £1
BAB SLAW
PADRON PEPPERS
Chilli & lime salt
SPICED CALAMARI
Lemon pepper mayo / peashoots
CHILLI CHIPOLATAS
Grandads Old English pork / house chilli sauce
BEEF KEFTEDES
Feta & yoghurt sauce / mint
GYROS BOWLS
Salad Bowl: flatbread / mixed salad / red onion / beef tomatoes / tzatziki (v) or hummus (vg) / fries. Choose one of the following. Add a homemade sauce £1 each.
Chicken Souvlaki
Chilli Steak
Smashed Falafel
Spiced Halloumi
SAUCES
£1 each. Mild, Medium, Hot.
House Chilli
Chimichurri
Zhoug Mayo
House Garlic Mayo
Szechuan Chilli Mayo
Lemon Pepper Mayo
BAB Ketchup
Tzatziki
Chilli Jam
Chipotle Sour Cream
Hot Honey
Feta & Yoghurt
Lemon Yoghurt
Ranch
Minted Mayo
£10 LUNCH SPECIAL
Daily, 12pm – 3pm. Offer available with the purchase of any drink.
CHICKEN SOUVLAKI
mixed salad / lemon yoghurt / fries
BEEF KOFTA
mixed salad / tzatziki / fries
HOT HONEY HALLOUMI
BAB salad / ranch / fries
SALT & PEPPER TOFU
mixed salad / szechuan chilli mayo / fries
BAB BEEF BURGER
salad / chilli cheese / BAB ketchup / fries
HOT HONEY CHICKEN BURGER
salad / ranch / fries
FALAFEL SMASH BURGER
salad / vegan cheese / house chilli / fries
BAB BOWL
flatbread / mixed salad / red onion / beef tomato / tzatziki (v) or hummus (vg) / fries. Choose from: chicken souvlaki / halloumi (v) / smashed falafel (vg)
CHILDREN'S MENU
Includes fruit juice.
Build your own BAB
flat bread / salad / fries / sauce of your choice / chicken, falafel (vg) or halloumi bites (v)
SOFTS
Fentimans GingerBeer
Fentimans Dandelion & Burdock
Frobishers
apple / orange / pineapple / cranberry
Frobishers
orange & passionfruit / apple & mango
Belvoir Raspberry Lemonade
Fanta Orange (bottle)
Appletiser
Still / Sparkling Water
Tonic / Slim Tonic / Elderflower Tonic
Pepsi / Pepsi Max / Lemonade
HOT DRINKS
Latte
Cappuccino
Mocha
Selection of Teas
ICED COFFEE
Black
Vanilla / Butterscotch / Caramel
Mocha
DRAUGHT BEER
Half and Pint prices.
Red Stripe 4.7%
Cruz Campo 4.4%
Gamma Ray 5.4%
Guinness 4.2%
Birra Moretti 4.6%
BOTTLES & CANS
Sol 4.2% (330ml)
Heineken 5% (330ml)
Beavertown Neck Oil 4.3% (330ml)
Inch's Apple Cider 4.5% (500ml)
Old Mout Pineapple & Raspberry 4% (500ml)
Old Mout Berries & Cherries 4% (500ml)
Old Mout Mango & Passionfruit 4% (500ml)
ALCOHOL FREE
Heineken 0%
Corona 0%
Beavertown Lazer Crush 0%
Guinness 0%
Old Mout Berries and Cherries 0%
WINE LIST – WHITE
Bottle, 175ml, 250ml prices.
Parini – Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie
Soft, fresh, and lively with notes of ripe pear
Klein Zalze – Chenin Blanc
Melon, peach, guava, and a hint of minerality
Vidal – Sauvignon Blanc
Crisp herbaceous passionfruit and melon
Enrico Serafino – Gavi De Gavi
Floral and citrus aromas, minerally and dry
SPIRITS – VODKA
Ketel One
JJ Whitley Rapsberry
Sphere Coffee Vodka
Sphere Tonka Vodka
SPIRITS – RUM
El Dorado 3
El Dorado 5
Kraken
Kraken Roast Coffee
Kraken Black Cherry
SPIRITS – WHISKEY
Bulleit
Johnnie Walker Red Label
Roe & Co
Woodford Reserve
Singleton 12
SPIRITS – BRANDY
Courvoisier
SHOTS
Cascabel Coffee
Cascabel Honey
Tequila Rose
Fireball
BAB COCKTAILS
£12 each.
Espresso Rumtini
Kraken roast coffee, kahlua, vanilla, espresso
Pornstar Martini
Sphere tonka vodka, passoa, vanilla, pineapple juice, passionfruit, prosecco
Wet and Rainy
Kraken black cherry, vanilla, lime, ginger beer
Manchester Negroni
Manchester hacienda gin, campari, red vermouth
MARGARITAS
£12 each.
Classic Margarita
1800 Tequila, cointreau, lime, sugar syrup, salt
Chilli Margarita
1800 Tequila, licor 43, agave syrup, lime, chilli, tajin salt
Passionfruit Margarita
1800 Tequila, cointreau, lime, agave, passionfruit
FIZZ
£12 each.
Classic Aperol Spritz
Aperol, soda, prosecco
Tequila Sunrise Spritz
1800 Tequila, orange juice, prosecco, grenadine
Limoncello Spritz
Limoncello, lemon, soda, prosecco
Lychee Fizz
Manchester gin, lychee liqueur, lychee juice, lemon, grenadine, prosecco
ALCOHOL FREE COCKTAILS
£10 each. All cocktails are vegan friendly.
Raspberry Passion
Passionfruit, raspberry, pineapple juice, lime, vanilla
Dark & Sober
Caleño spiced rum 0.0, ginger beer, agave, lemon
Cranberry Gin Fizz
Tanqueray 0.0, cranberry juice, sugar syrup, soda
WINE LIST – RED
Bottle, 175ml, 250ml prices.
Panuelo- Temperanillo-Cabernet Sauvignon
Ripe and dark berry fruit flavours, with a smooth finish
Tekena – Merlot
Raspberry and blueberry fruit
Luis Felipe – Pinot Noir
Refreshing red berry and cherry
Brazos – Malbec
Ripe red and black fruits, cherries, plums, and blackberries
ROSE & SPARKLING
Bottle and 125ml prices.
Le Alante – Prosecco
Crisp, fresh fizz with green apples and citrus notes
Galanti Prosecco Spumante Rosato
A vibrant pale pink Prosecco with light summer fruits and a hint of white peach
Moet & Chandon Brut
A sparkling bouquet of vibrant apple and citrus fruit, mineral nuances, white flowers, brioche and nuts
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut – Champagne
Rich and dry with great depth