The Taphouse Manchester is a bar and restaurant at 17 Symphony Park. It combines a self-serve drinks system with Saffa Soul, a kitchen serving bold food inspired by South African street cooking and braai culture.
The menu is designed for hearty eating and sharing, drawing on the smoke, spice and direct flavours associated with a South African barbecue. Smaller plates and substantial mains allow guests to match the amount of food to a quick visit or a longer evening.
Twenty four self-serve beer taps and twenty four self-serve wine taps let visitors pour a taste or a full glass at their own pace. That flexible format encourages diners to try different pairings as they move through the food menu.
Regular events and live sport give the venue a lively social character that shifts from relaxed afternoons to busier nights. Guests with allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements should confirm the current food and drink details with staff before ordering.
Address: 17 Symphony Park, Manchester M1 7FS, England
The Tap House Manchester Menu
From the Braai
Award-Winning Flakey Roti Wrap
Tender chicken thighs, fresh roti, pickled carrot salad, raita, and masala slap chips.
6" Boerewors
Homemade Boerewors sausage made from mutton, lamb, and beef brisket.
Braai Box
A little of each, 1 Chicken thigh ½ boerewors, 1 Chop, 1 wing pickled carrot salad.
Masala Lamb Chops
Lamb chops marinated for 48hrs in our family secret masala blend.
Chicken Thighs
24hr marinated chicken thighs, with garlic, ginger and lemon.
Bushfire Chicken Wings
Grilled fresh on the braai for added char, tossed in our signature bushfire sauce.
Sides + Bites
Soft Pap + Chakalaka
Creamy soft and buttery pap with lightly spiced chakalaka sauce.
Chilli Bites
A Durban favourite, spiced veggie fritter, like a Bhaji but better!
Masala Slap Chips
Soft chips, masala vinegar & Ma’s masala sauce.
Yellow Rice
Aromatic cardamon rice baked to fluffy perfection.
House Seasoned Chips
Chunky cut fries, tossed in house soul seasoning.
Homemade Sauces
Bushfire
Sweet, sticky & spicy.
Greenfire
Extra hot, minty & fresh.
Ma’s Masala
Grandma’s curry sauce.
Smokey Jozi
Peri-peri done properly.
Curries + Bunny's
Butter Bean Bunny Chow
Comforting, creamy, mildly spiced, served in a homemade hollow loaf.
Butter Bean Curry + Rice
Slow cooked with potatoes and coconut, it’s creamy and mild in heat.
Award-Winning Mutton Bunny Chow
Hollowed mini loaf, rich spiced mutton curry, cooked on the bone.
Award-Winning Mutton Curry + Rice
Slow cooked on the bone its spicy and big on flavour. Served with raita and sambal
Mum’s Yellow Daal + Rice
Cooked with love and whole spices — a recipe passed down from my mother.
Add a Flakey Roti
Layered, handmade, buttery perfection, great for mopping up sauce.
Padkos
12-6PM. Full taste of Saffa Soul in a bowl.
Boerewors Roll + Chips
Homemade Boerewors sausage, served on a soft bread roll with chakalaka.
Ama Bokke Chicken Roll + Chips
Boneless thighs cooked over coals, toasted roll, raita, lettuce and pickled carrot salad.
Ma’s Kebab Roll + Chips
Ma’s secret spiced chicken mince, lettuce, greenfire sauce served on a soft white roll.
Chicken + Rice
Coal-grilled thighs, zesty lemon rice, pickled carrot salad and cucumber raita.
Vetkoek + Mince + Chips
Crispy, fluffy dumplings, savoury spiced beef, carrot salad.
Mum’s Yellow Daal + Rice
Cooked with love and whole spices — a recipe passed down from my mother.
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