Manchester Marriott V&A Hotel

Christmas Through The Decades...

Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel

V&A Manchester

Celebrate the festive season with us “As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.”

- Eric Sevareid Let the V&A Hotel take your hearts and minds back to an era of

traditional Christmas charm… where timeless elegance and magical moments combined to create perfect festive memories!

A warm

welcome awaits you in our beautiful Grade II Listed Hotel, complete with traditional twinkling lights, enchanting decorations and

where the scents of mulled wine and gingerbread will gracefully ease you into the Festive

Spirit.

The early bird catches the Christmas treat!

Be super organised and get super rewarded...

Book your Christmas party before 31st May 2014 and pick one of the following Christmas treats: • Receive 10% discount per person • Double Marriott Reward Points • Organiser goes free

’Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale, ’Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;

Let the glorious festivities begin...

The V&A Hotel offers you the perfect opportunity to spend the

Christmas season in the timeless elegance of our warm and welcoming surroundings – your Festive home from home!

We offer a wide range of bedroom

packages for your relaxing break; so whether you are in the city to pay a visit to the worldfamous Christmas markets, are simply looking to indulge yourself in the retail delights of Manchester or attending one of our fabulous Christmas party nights, we have the perfect package for you!

Not enough room at the Inn...? After a long day spent with friends and family, an overnight

stay in one of our newly refurbished

bedrooms will be the ideal way to end a perfect day. Slip into our

undeniably comfortable beds, complete with plush designer

bedding, to gently lull you into a glorious night’s sleep...

Special festive accommodation rates Sunday to Friday Saturday Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

from £89.00 Single and Double occupancy* from £109.00 Single and Double occupancy* from £85.00 Single and Double occupancy*

Check in time from 4pm. Check out at 12noon. For further information or to make a booking call 0161 832 1188 or visit ManchesterMarriottVA.co.uk. *All rates are per room per night including breakfast. Rates are applicable to Christmas packages only and are subject to availability.

‘Twas the Night before Christmas, when all through the House Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…

Midweek festive party nights Enjoy a fun

filled evening with friends or colleagues this December,

with fabulous food, fine wines and dancing to our resident DJ. The

perfect recipe for your Christmas Party night out.

John Logie Baird Suite and Victoria Suite

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from December 1st to December 23rd 2014.

7.30pm Arrival and Pre-Dinner Drinks 8.00pm Dinner 1.00am Carriages Dress code: Party wear, no jeans or trainers Themed nights available on request Price Price includes: • 2 course festive dinner • Dancing to our resident DJ • Christmas novelties and crackers • Christmas table centre pieces • Exclusive bar • Red Carpet • Service and VAT at the current rate

£19.95 per person

Menu Main Roasted Garlic and Sage Chicken Supreme Pork and Chestnut Stuffing, Rich Chicken Gravy or Pumpkin and Mushroom Strudel Puy Lentil and Onion Sauce (v)

Dessert Christmas Pudding Cheesecake Blackberry coulis, vanilla tuille Coffee and Mince Pies

All accompanied with roasted potatoes, glazed sprouts, fine beans and roasted parsnips

(v) Suitable for vegetarians.

If you have any dietary requirements or are concerned about food allergies, e.g. nuts, you are invited to ask one of our team members for assistance when selecting menu items. All prices include VAT at the current rate. Gratuities are discretionary.

Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh‌

Thursday is the new Friday Why not break from tradition and start your weekend early!

Our Thursday party nights are guaranteed to be a hit with those who know how to work

hard and play hard; a perfect way to celebrate

with your friends and colleagues.

Price Price includes: • A glass of hot mulled wine on arrival • 3 course festive dinner • A glass of wine per person served during dinner • Dancing to our resident DJ • Christmas novelties and crackers • Christmas table centre pieces • Exclusive bar • Red carpet • Service and VAT at the current rate

£39.00 per person

Menu Starter Chicken Liver Parfait Cranberry and Red Onion Jam, Herb Toasts

Dessert Christmas Pudding Cheesecake Blackberry Coulis, Vanilla Tuille

Main Roasted Garlic and Sage Chicken Supreme Pork and Chestnut Stuffing, Rich Chicken Gravy or Pumpkin and Mushroom Strudel Puy Lentil and Onion Sauce (v)

Coffee and Mince Pies

All accompanied with roasted potatoes, glazed sprouts, fine beans and roasted parsnips

(v) Suitable for vegetarians.

Vegetarian starter is available on request only. If you have any dietary requirements or are concerned about food allergies, e.g. nuts, you are invited to ask one of our team members for assistance when selecting menu items. All prices include VAT at the current rate.

Gratuities are discretionary.

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?

In the lane, snow is glistening‌

Christmas through the decades Let us take you back in time; along a nostalgic journey of music and film where you will experience the story of Christmas

magically brought to life. We will capture your imagination with our unique appreciation of Christmas from the 1840’s to the present

day… delighting your senses along the way with our sumptuous

menu, specially selected wines and entertainment to honour these iconic decades.

Price

£49.00 per person

Price includes: • A glass of hot mulled wine on arrival • 3 course festive dinner • A glass of wine per person served during dinner • Dancing to our resident DJ • Christmas novelties and crackers • Christmas table centre pieces • Exclusive bar • Red carpet • Service and VAT at the current rate • Entertainment with festive songs through the decades

Menu Starter Chicken Liver Parfait Cranberry and Red Onion Jam, Herb Toasts

Dessert Christmas Pudding Cheesecake Blackberry Coulis, Vanilla Tuille

Main Roasted Garlic and Sage Chicken Supreme Pork and Chestnut Stuffing, Rich Chicken Gravy or Pumpkin and Mushroom Strudel Puy Lentil and Onion Sauce (v)

Coffee and Mince Pies

All accompanied with roasted potatoes, glazed sprouts, fine beans and roasted parsnips

(v) Suitable for vegetarians.

Vegetarian starter is available on request only. If you have any dietary requirements or are concerned about food allergies, e.g. nuts, you are invited to ask one of our team members for assistance when selecting menu items. All prices include VAT at the current rate.

Gratuities are discretionary.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones I used to know‌

Christmas Day Lunch Take time on Christmas Day to enjoy good

food and good company! Meet friends and family at the V&A Restaurant for a

festive feast.

V&A Restaurant Thursday 25th December 2014.

Dining time between 1.00pm to 3.00pm Dress code: Smart wear Prices

£87.00 per person £45.00 per child ages 5-12

Price includes: • A glass of champagne on arrival • Sumptuous 4 course Christmas lunch • A visit from Father Christmas and a gift for the children • Table magician • Christmas table decorations • Service and VAT at the current rate

Menu Starter Winter Spiced Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup Maple Croutons and Pumpkin Seeds (v) Intermediary Savoury Lancashire Cheesecake Green Tomato Chutney, Herb Leaves (v) Mains Roast ‘Norfolk Bronze’ Turkey Pigs in Blankets, Pork and Sage Stuffing, Rich Roasting Gravy or Pumpkin and Mushroom Strudel Puy Lentil and Onion Sauce (v)

Dessert Traditional Christmas Pudding Creamy Brandy Sauce and Redcurrants or Bitter Chocolate Parfait Blackberry and Cassis Compote, Chocolate Tuille Coffee and Mince Pies

All accompanied with goose fat roasted potatoes, glazed sprouts, fine beans and roasted parsnips (v) Suitable for vegetarians.

If you have any dietary requirements or are concerned about food allergies, e.g. nuts, you are invited to ask one of our team members for assistance when selecting menu items. All prices include VAT at the current rate. Gratuities are discretionary.

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop…

Christmas Day Private Lunch Enjoy Christmas Day with your family in one of our private suites and get the opportunity to carve your own roast.

Private Dining Rooms: 1844, Victoria, Albert, Boardroom or Irwell Suites Thursday 25th December 2014 Dining time between 1.00pm to 3.00pm Dress code: Smart wear Prices*

£99.00 per person £49.00 per child ages 5-12

Price includes: • Private dining room • A glass of champagne on arrival • Sumptuous 4 course Christmas lunch • A visit from Father Christmas and a gift for the children • Table magician • Christmas table decorations • Service and VAT at the current rate

*Room hire charges may apply.

Menu Starter Winter Spiced Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup Maple Croutons and Pumpkin Seeds (v)

Dessert Traditional Christmas Pudding Creamy Brandy Sauce and Redcurrants

Mains Carve Your Own Roast ‘Norfolk Bronze’ Turkey Pigs in Blankets, Pork and Sage Stuffing, Rich Roasting Gravy or Pumpkin and Mushroom Strudel Puy Lentil and Onion Sauce (v)

To Conclude...

Lancashire and Cheshire Cheeseboard Organic Grapes and Celery, Plum Chutney, Biscuits Coffee and Mince Pies

All accompanied with goose fat roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes glazed sprouts, fine beans and roasted parsnips

(v) Suitable for vegetarians.

If you have any dietary requirements or are concerned about food allergies, e.g. nuts, you are invited to ask one of our team members for assistance when selecting menu items. All prices include VAT at the current rate. Gratuities are discretionary.

He’s makin’ a list, checking it twice; Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice…

New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner... “A night on the Orient Express” Step back into a golden age of elegance and luxury, experience

fine dining and everything that was fabulous about entertainment from the roaring 1920s and 1930s to the present day.

There is simply no better way to bring in the New Year, along with your friends and family. So why not join us on a stylish journey

of exquisite food and drink, dedicated personal service all

complemented with a vintage touch with our Orient Express themed evening!

Prices

New Year’s Eve Ball £99.00 per person New Year’s Eve Ball accommodation package £270.00 per couple*

Price includes: • A glass of champagne on arrival • 5 course New Year’s Eve gala dinner • Dancing to our resident DJ • Live Band • New Year’s Eve novelties and crackers • New Year’s table decorations • Exclusive bar • Red carpet • Service and VAT at the current rate *New Year’s Eve Ball Accommodation Package includes - overnight accommodation for two people sharing a double room with breakfast in our V&A Restaurant.

Menu Starter Plum Tomato and Basil Terrine Lancashire Brie Mousse, Asparagus Tips Intermediary Granny Smith Granita Apple Crisps

Dessert Open Valhrona Chocolate Brulee Salted Chocolate and Caramel Macaroon, Tuille, Blackberries To Conclude‌ Coffee and Chocolate Truffles

Mains Seared Fillet of Beef, Braised Cheek Horseradish Mash Potato, Glazed Carrot and Swede, Port and Thyme Jus

(v) Suitable for vegetarians.

Vegetarian starter is available on request only. If you have any dietary requirements or are concerned about food allergies, e.g. nuts, you are invited to ask one of our team members for assistance when selecting menu items. All prices include VAT at the current rate.

Gratuities are discretionary.

For auld lang syne my dear, for auld lang syne...

New Year’s Eve Buffet Dinner For a relaxing way to welcome in the New Year with loved ones, join

us for a Champagne Reception and a delicious Buffet Dinner.

V&A Restaurant Wednesday 31st December 2014.

7.30pm Champagne Reception 8.00pm Buffet Dinner with Entertainment 1.00am Carriages Dress code: Party wear, no jeans or trainers New Year’s Eve Buffet Dinner New Year’s Eve Buffet Dinner and Accommodation Package

£69.00 per person £210.00 per couple*

Prices include: • A glass of champagne on arrival • New Year’s Eve Buffet Dinner • New Year’s Eve novelties and crackers • New Year table decorations • DJ and Disco • Service and VAT at the current rate

*New Year’s Eve Ball Accommodation Package includes - overnight accommodation for two people sharing a double room with breakfast in our V&A Restaurant. This event is available for over 12’s only.

Menu Starter Winter Spiced Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup (v) Maple Croutons and Pumpkin Seeds Extensive Array of Salads Fish & Seafood Selection Prawns, Lemons, Marie Rose Platters of Roasted, Smoked and Cured Local Meats Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes and Dressing

Mains Roasted Topside of Lancashire Beef, Yorkshire Pudding Treacle Glazed Ham Roasted Goosnargh Duck, SautĂŠed Spinach and Clementines Grilled Sea Trout, Braised Fennel and Curly Kale Creamy Fettuccini, Leeks and Smoked Cheddar Roasted Potatoes, Creamy Mash, Cauliflower Cheese and Assorted Steamed Vegetables Desserts Array of Puddings, Tarts and Chocolate Lancashire & Cheshire Cheeses Ice Creams and Sorbets Coffee and Truffles

(v) Suitable for vegetarians.

If you have any dietary requirements or are concerned about food allergies, e.g. nuts, you are invited to ask one of our team members for assistance when selecting menu items. All prices include VAT at the current rate. Gratuities are discretionary.

We’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne

Festive Afternoon Tea A perfect way to start your Christmas celebrations is with our Festive Afternoon Tea.

This is a wonderful time to catch up with friends and spend time with family before the Christmas rush begins. Served in our home

themed afternoon

from home lounge bar, our festive tea combines some classic Christmas dishes with a modern twist

to create perfect treats; and of course, no afternoon tea would be complete without a hot cup of speciality tea or coffee.

Price

£19.95 per person

Price includes: • Includes Hot Mulled Wine • A choice of speciality Teas and Coffees • Cider Baked Ham • Hot Crusty Bread • Chipolatas wrapped in Bacon • Turkey Fritters served with Cranberry Jam • Parsnip Chips • Individual Sherry Trifles • Miniature Christmas Pudding served with Brandy Butter • Pannetone with an Egg Nog Shot

Are you hangin’ up your stocking on your wall?

Is it time that every Santa has a ball

Christmas Weddings at the V&A Christmas is such a special time of year; a time when friends and family come together to celebrate the festive season when we are precious of time during the year.

Christmas also serves as the perfect time to bring your loved ones together to witness you

exchanging vows and make Christmas an extra special time to remember.

Choosing the Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel will mean your wedding day will be the most memorable and unique occasion, a day that all of your guests will remember. Being licensed for civil ceremonies you can celebrate every aspect of you big day in one place. With a 16 ft Christmas

tree in our lobby area and traditional

Christmas decorations aplenty in the hotel; your special memories can be captured in our event rooms, which retain many of the original details reflecting the hotel’s

Victorian façade; the perfect backdrop to a festive themed wedding.

From your initial enquiry until the moment your new

life together starts, our certified in

house wedding planner will use their expert knowledge to create a day unique to you. We have a wonderful array of menus for your wedding breakfast, from traditional banquets to a choice of fine buffets or even a traditional

Christmas banquet. We speciailise in international cuisine as well as vegetarian and child friendly

options.

Our bespoke wedding packages start from £60.00 per person, so get in touch with our wedding planner to discuss your options on 0161 838 4127 or email elissa.baker@thevandamanchester.co.uk

I don’t want a lot for Christmas, There is just one thing I need, I don’t care about the presents, underneath the Christmas Tree…

Booking Form Please complete and return to our Christmas Co-ordinator, along with the appropriate deposit or full payment as stated. Please ensure that you have read the Terms and Conditions on page 26.

Contact Name Company or Party Name (if applicable) Address*

Postcode

Daytime Tel Evening Tel Email* Date of Event Number of Adults

Number of Children

Children’s Name and Ages

Number of Vegetarians/Special Dietary Requirements

If you would like to pre-order your wine please tick the box and we will send you our wine list. *If you do not want to hear about our special offers and updates please tick here.

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Please select your event from the list below

Date of event

No. of people

Total (£)

Midweek Festive Party Nights Thursday Is The New Friday Christmas Through the Decades Party Night Christmas Day Lunch Christmas Day Private Lunch A Night on the Orient Express New Year’s Eve Ball A Night on the Orient Express New Year’s Eve Ball Accommodation Package New Year’s Eve Buffet Dinner New Year’s Eve Buffer Dinner Accomodation Package January Private Party I have read and understood the enclosed Terms and Conditions (on page 26).

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Terms & Conditions • • •

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£15 per person deposit required on return of the booking form. £50 per person deposit for Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve bookings.

All payments including deposits are strictly NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE. New Year’s Eve Celebration in the JLB Suite for over 18’s only.

New Year’s Eve Package is based on 2 people sharing a standard bedroom. A single supplement of £40 will apply if on a single occupancy basis.

Full prepayment is required 21 days prior to the event date booked.

All reservations, dates and rates are subject to availability.

The hotel reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event or accommodation reservation.

Published rates cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

All prices shown are inclusive of VAT at current rate.

Please note that Service Charge is not included.

Deposits will not be accepted unless accompanied by a completed booking form.

All prices and information were correct at the time of going to press and are subject to change without notice.

Payment details Please complete booking form on pages 23/24 and either send a cheque or call the hotel to guarantee your booking by credit card.

Cheques to be crossed and made payable to Newstay Manchester Trading LTD and sent to the Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ. Please send this booking form together with your deposit of £15 per person within 7 days of making your booking. The full balance due date is no later than 21 days prior to your party.

We regret that deposits and full prepayments are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Please retain a copy of these terms and conditions for your reference.

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For more information or to book please call 0161 832 1188 or email events@thevandamanchester.co.uk Website: www.manchestermarriottva.co.uk Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel, Water Street, Manchester, M3 4JQ