Blacklock Manchester is a steak and chop house hidden beneath a Grade II listed former textile warehouse on Peter Street. The basement setting gives the restaurant a cosy, characterful feel that connects naturally with the building’s industrial history. Its central position beside Albert Hall also makes it a convenient choice before a show or an evening elsewhere in the city.
The kitchen works closely with British farmers and uses dry ageing to develop flavour in its beef. Steaks range from leaner cuts to richly marbled options, while pork and lamb chops are cooked over charcoal using vintage Blacklock irons. A whole animal approach means trimmings and less obvious cuts are used across dishes rather than allowing the menu to revolve only around premium steaks.
Sharing is a major part of the format. The All In combines beef, pork and lamb chops over grilled flatbread, while large prime rib, porterhouse and bone in sirloin cuts can anchor a meal for two or more. Lighter starters, flame cooked vegetables, salads, beef dripping chips and a choice of sauces give diners room to build a balanced table.
Sunday changes the rhythm entirely, with whole joints roasted over open coals and served with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and gravy. Cocktails, wine on tap and nostalgic puddings add to the chophouse atmosphere throughout the week. The result is generous British cooking presented with knowledgeable service and relatively little formality.
Address: 37 Peter Street, Manchester M2 5GB, United Kingdom
Blacklock Manchester Menu
Pre-Chop Bites
2 each
Potted Meats & Kimchi
Egg & Anchovy
Cheese & Pickle
Starters
Mushrooms on Toast
Creamy on sourdough
Pig's Head on Toast
Pickled chillies and Blacklock Gravy
Smoked Beef Ribs
With Summer Slaw
Crayfish Cocktail
With Soldiers for mopping
Particularly Good at Lunch (Dinner Too)
Swiftly served to be lunch-break-friendly.
Blacklock Burger
A double cheeseburger Blacklocked with onions caramelised in a healthy glug of vermouth.
Steak Sarnie
Our take on the classic “Steak-On-White” with a mustard kick, first served at Louis’ Lunch in New Haven in 1895.
Steak and Stout Pie
Trimmings from our morning butchery, fuelled by a hearty stout. A handful made a day so catch them while they’re hot.
Chops
8 per chop. Grilled blushing pink – with the help of vintage Blacklock irons.
Lamb Cutlet
T-Bone
Pork Loin
Rib
Big Chops
Door-stop-thick and fit for two-to-share.
Lamb Rump
Bone in Sirloin
Prime Rib
Porterhouse
All In
This is for you, dear sharers. Pre-chop bites followed by a heady mix of beef, pork and lamb chops piled high on charcoal-grilled flatbreads with a choice of side each. 28 per person (2 people or more)
All In
Pre-chop bites followed by a heady mix of beef, pork and lamb chops piled high on charcoal-grilled flatbreads with a choice of side each.
Steaks
Dry Aged up to 55 days − we use the whole animal to make something of everything.
Denver
Bavette
Rump Cap
Sirloin
Sixth Rib-eye
Blacklock Fillet
Butcher’s Cuts
See pillars for sizes
Mains
We love the best of British veg, too.
The (Steak) Caesar
Barbecued Cauliflower Chop
Sides
5 each
Beef Dripping Chips
10 Hour Ash Roasted Sweet Potato
Summer Slaw
Roy’s Summer Leaf Salad
Broccoli & Walnut Salad
Chop House Salad
Sauces & Table Pleasers
Chilli Hollandaise
Green Sauce
Bearnaise
Blacklock Gravy
Chop Sauce
Bread & Gravy
Garlic Bone Marrow
Sundays – Meat-Free
We love the very best of British veg, too. Especially with a lick of flame from the grill.
Barbecued Cauliflower Chop
Served with all the Sunday Roast trimmings – meat-free of course.
Sundays – Roasts
Whole joints are roasted over open coals and English oak – the traditional way. Served with Yorkshire pudding, duck fat roast potatoes, a selection of seasonal vegetables and an unsparing amount of Blacklock Gravy.
55 Day Aged Beef Rump
28 Day Aged Lamb Leg
21 Day Aged Pork Loin
Sundays – All In
This is for you, dear sharers. A heady mix of Beef, Lamb and Pork Roasts with all of the above trimmings. 28 per person (2 people or more)
All In
A heady mix of Beef, Lamb and Pork Roasts with all of the above trimmings.
Sundays – Sides
Cauliflower & Four Cheeses
Arriving to the table bubbling like Mt. Vesuvius.
Creamed Leeks
Meltingly tender and gloriously comforting.
Extra Trimmings
If one yorkie won’t suffice or you can’t get enough of the carrots!
Puddings and Other After Dinner Delights
White Chocolate Cheesecake with Seasonal Berries
Our take on the nostalgic classic served tableside with a loving “say when” approach just like Granny used to.
Apple & Rhubarb Crumble
A quintessentially British crumble with a healthy dollop of ice cream or custard.
Cheese plate 3 seasonal cheeses
With sourdough crackers & chutney
A Bowl of Ice Cream
Have a chat with one of our team for today’s flavours.
Cocktails
Mixed drinks fit for (a proper) lunch, supper – and where one folds into the other.
English Riviera No.5
Coupette. Beefeater Gin, lavender, elderflower & Prosecco. A floral spritz taking us back to the sunny shores of the Costa del Margate.
Old Fashioned*
Rocks. Evan Williams Bourbon, sugar & bitters. The favourite of Don Draper and all the Mad Men at Sterling Cooper in 1960’s New York.
Summer Negroni*
Rocks. Beefeater Gin, Beesou honey aperitif, strawberry & bitters. The bitters are excellent for your liver, the gin less so, but then they balance each other.
Lemon Drop Collins
Highball. Absolut Vodka, lemon sherbet, lemon & soda. This childhood-throwback is sure to whet one’s whistle with sweet-shop lip puckering joy!
Off The Sauce
For those looking for all the fun but none of the alcohol or fuzzy mornings.
Hedgerow Cooler
Everleaf Forest Aperitif, raspberry, apple & lemon
Kiwi Mock-a-Rita
Everleaf Marine Aperitif, kiwi, apple & lime
Nogroni
Three Spirit Livener, berry shrub, verjus & orange
Wavelength Spritz
Wavelength Aperitif, redcurrant, raspberries, pomegranate & basil
Bar Keep’s
Guaranteed to pack a punch. Hoppy, creamy and full bodied. Please check with the team for what’s on tap this season.
Rhubarb & Raspberry Cream Sour
5.2%
Blacklock Session Pale (Gluten Free)
3.4%
Blacklock Lager
4%
Sureshot IPA
6.0%
Wine On Tap
125ml | 175ml | 500ml | 700ml | LITRE
White Blend, Domus
Veneto, Italy NV
Sauvignon Blanc, Vinexplore
Languedoc, France 2024
Chardonnay, Tacherons
Limoux, France 2023
Cinsault, Chateau Pesquie ‘Paradou’
Ventoux, France 2024
Our Favourite Wines
We’re not ones for a Fine Wine or Reserve List so here are a selection of our favourite wines picked up from many travels abroad and smuggled home for you to enjoy.
Trebbiano/Pecorino, Saladini Pilastri
Marche, Italy 2024
Riesling, Stefan Winter
Rheinhessen, Germany 2024
Mâcon-Villages, Famille Paquet
Burgundy, France 2025
Rioja Blanco, Finca Allende
Rioja, Spain 2022
Dessert Wines
Sweetened in the late summer sun or fortified to perfection.
Monbazillac, Ancienne Cure
Monbazillac, France 2023
Brachetto, Marco Porello “Birbet”
Piemonte, Italy NV
Ruby Port, Niepoort “Ruby Dum”
Douro, Portugal NV
Pedro Ximénez, Toro Albalá
Jerez, Spain 2023
A Strong Finish
Glenkinchie Dist. Edition
Lowland
Balvenie Doublewood
Speyside
Clynelish
Highland
A Strong Finish – Cocktails
Delaplane Coffee
straight up. Our subtle take on the classic adds rum with cold brew and maraschino cherry to soften the walk home.
Lowpresso Martini
off the booze. Three Spirit Social Elixir, coffee & maraschino cherry. All the kick with no impact on the morning after, depending what else you do.
Negroni
Made tableside off the cocktail trolley.