The best graduation offers in Manchester 2026

20 Stories is helping Manchester’s Class of 2026 celebrate with a complimentary glass of bubbles when quoting ‘Graduation’ at booking. Alongside sweeping city views, graduates can enjoy a dedicated menu priced at £35 for two courses or £40 for three, making it a fitting spot to mark the occasion with family and friends.

Albert’s Schloss is turning graduation season into a full-scale celebration, with Cook Haus feasts, signature cocktails, flowing steins and live entertainment every day of the week. Whether you’re gathering family after the ceremony or heading out with friends, graduates can also enjoy a complimentary glass of fizz as they toast the end of university in true Schloss style.

Chotto Matte is marking graduation season with a special Nikkei sharing menu and a complimentary glass of Pommery Champagne for every graduate dining throughout July. Expect signature dishes including spicy tuna crispy sushi, sea bass ceviche, prawn tempura and pollo den miso, plus the option to elevate the celebration further with wagyu A5 and champagne upgrades. Guests booking in will need to select the ‘Graduation Offer’ tag when reserving their table.

The Cut & Craft on Moseley Street is arguably Manchester’s most high-glam restaurants. The former bank is full of pillars, lavish booths, chandeliers, and some of the ritziest lavatories we’ve ever seen. The menu is steak-lead, but with lots of fish dishes, salads and bistro classics too, and for graduation season they’re offering three courses and a glass of prosecco for £55 per person. Available Monday to Friday all day throughout the month of July.

FENIX is celebrating graduation season with its Feast of the Wise menus, bringing together Greek-Mediterranean dishes made for sharing alongside a complimentary glass of prosecco. Available throughout July, it’s an ideal excuse to gather family and friends around the table and mark the occasion in style. You can also pre-order your engraved champagne bottle before you dine, available to take away as a gift or enjoy at the table.

Hawksmoor is helping Manchester’s newest graduates celebrate in style this July with a special three-course menu built around some of the restaurant’s signature dishes. Expect starters like beef fillet carpaccio and smoked salmon, mains including fillet steak, ribeye and monkfish, plus sticky toffee pudding or blueberry and basil whipped cheesecake to finish. Every guest dining from the menu will also receive a complimentary glass of champagne as part of the celebration.

The Ivy Collection is helping graduates celebrate in style with a special set menu available throughout graduation season. Choose from two or three courses and enjoy a complimentary glass of Nyetimber Classic Cuvée or Wild Idol sparkling wine as you toast your achievement with family and friends in one of the city’s most elegant dining rooms. Available throughout graduation season, the menu is priced at £44.95 for two courses or £51.95 for three.

This graduation celebration takes inspiration from the classic American yearbook, combining a red carpet welcome, live entertainment and a special two-course menu from £45.50. Every guest dining from the graduation menu receives a complimentary glass of EPC Champagne served from a trolley, while graduates also take home a Polaroid keepsake, with personalised engraved champagne bottles available to make the occasion even more special.

If you’re looking to stretch the celebrations beyond dinner, The Lowry Hotel is offering graduates the chance to turn the occasion into a proper city escape. Expect a complimentary bottle of champagne, an elegant overnight stay, breakfast the next morning, plus 10% off your room, 15% off food and drink, and 50% off a second room for family joining the celebrations.

Lucky Cat is marking graduation season by treating graduates to a complimentary glass of champagne alongside their curated £55 tasting menu, giving families and friends another reason to celebrate in one of the city’s most atmospheric dining rooms. Expect Japanese-inspired sharing plates, cocktails, theatrical touches aplenty in one of King Street’s grandest buildings.

Mollie’s is giving graduates and their families an excuse to extend the celebrations with a comfortable overnight stay, good food and a complimentary drink on arrival. Book using the code GRADUATION and you’ll receive a drinks voucher at check-in, making it an easy option for anyone who would rather celebrate properly than rush home after the ceremony.

Set inside the former Free Trade Hall, Peter Street Kitchen is offering graduates an extra reason to raise a glass this summer. Groups dining to celebrate can enjoy a complimentary bottle of Moët & Chandon Brut for the table, alongside the restaurant’s signature Japanese and Mexican small plates, creative cocktails, or its six-course Omakase experience. Valid 13-27 July, Wednesday to Saturday. Be sure to show graduation robes or certificate. Champagne is for the table and not valid with the 3-course set menu.

Throughout graduation season, graduates can get a free glass of fizz at The Refuge. Just pop in and tell them that you’re celebrating. We couldn’t think of a more stunning – and conveniently located – destination to toast the occasion.

San Carlo is marking graduation season with a dedicated three-course menu featuring arancini, calamari, slow-cooked beef ragù, grilled sea bass, Prosecco salmon and classic Italian desserts. The menu costs £35 per person, with the option to add a £5 glass of prosecco on arrival or share a £60 bottle of Veuve Clicquot with the table.

Sexy Fish Manchester is helping graduates celebrate in style this summer with the launch of an exclusive graduation menu, designed to mark one of life’s biggest milestones with family and friends. Available Monday-Friday throughout graduation season, the £55 per person sharing-style menu showcases some of the restaurant’s most-loved signature dishes, complemented by a series of personalised touches to make the occasion truly memorable.

Graduates can mark the occasion in style at tender this summer, where every graduate dining with family and friends will receive a complimentary glass of cava throughout Manchester’s graduation season. Led by Michelin-starred chef Niall Keating and set inside the spectacular former trading hall of Stock Exchange Hotel, it’s a restaurant extremely fitting for a celebration.

Zouk is celebrating the Class of 2026 with a complimentary welcome drink for every graduate dining this July and August. Alongside mango daiquiris, dragon fruit cooler mocktails and prosecco, there are generous sharing banquets, flame-grilled BBQ platters and a special graduation dessert featuring a chocolate mortarboard hat and a swiss roll shaped like a scroll. Make sure you add ‘graduation dessert’ to your booking notes to pre-order this special treat.