An underground bar with dark wood finishes, banquette seating, and ambient wall lighting at Foundry Project.
An underground bar with dark wood finishes, brick flooring, and velvet booth seating at Foundry Project.
A pub with mustard leather banquette seating, framed wall art, and low lighting at Foundry Project.
A pub with wooden tables, padded chairs, a small potted plant, and exposed brick at Foundry Project.

Basement Bar at Foundry Project

Basement in a Restaurant
·
Private space
22 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1DH –
Northern Quarter, Manchester
Up to 15
seats
Up to 50
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

Our unique and stylish Basement Bar is filled with poser tables and chairs and booth seating.

Our space is perfect to hire for numerous kinds of events, such as private after work office drinks, networking events, fun birthday parties, intimate hen parties, and Christmas celebrations for up to 50 people.

The Basement Bar is a completely private space, which is located on the lower ground floor.

Event offers and packages

Meeting Offers

£1000 min. spend
Run your team session in the private Basement Bar with our Silver buffet menu; add drinks packages to suit.
Meeting Silver Buffet Package – Basement Bar
£22.25 per person
• Silver buffet selection (includes Bronze and Silver items)

BRONZE ITEMS
1. Breaded mushrooms
2. Smashed avocado & flatbread
3. Crispy BBQ chicken strips

SILVER ITEMS
1. Caramelised shallot tart
2. Sticky maple pigs
3. Mini steak & Malbec pie
4. Halloumi fries
5. Tomato & mozzarella flatbread pizza

SIDES
1. Skin-on triple-cooked fries
2. Dressed house salad

Prices

Monday
12:00 – 23:00
from £1000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 – 23:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
12:00 – 23:00
from £1000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 – 23:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
12:00 – 23:00
from £1000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 – 23:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
12:00 – 23:00
from £1000 min. spend
Per session
12:00 – 23:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
12:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Per session
12:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
12:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Per session
12:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
12:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Per session
12:00 – 1:00
from £1500 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
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Pricing updated by venue 1 month ago
Pricing rated as accurate by 3 verified users

Capacity

Standing
up to 50
Dining
up to 15
Boardroom
up to 10

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available
Extensive vegan menu
Extensive vegetarian menu
Extensive gluten-free menu
British cuisine
No external catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol
Alcohol licence until 0:00
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi available
Flatscreen TV
PA system / speakers
Quiet space
Paid parking facilities available nearby
Unavailable: Projector
Unavailable: Whiteboard
Unavailable: Flipchart
Unavailable: Conference call facilities
Unavailable: Air conditioner
Unavailable: Photo equipment
Unavailable: Natural light
Unavailable: Video equipment
Unavailable: Lighting equipment
Unavailable: Greenscreen
Unavailable: Backdrops
Unavailable: Storage space
Unavailable: Dance floor
Unavailable: Soundproof
Unavailable: Mirrors
Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

Play your own music
Bring your own DJ not allowed
No noise restrictions

Accessibility

Unavailable: Accessible toilets
Unavailable: Ground level
Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
Unavailable: Lift to all floors
Unavailable: Cargo lift
Unavailable: Wheelchair accessible

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
No wedding licence
No Temporary Event Notice (TENs) available

Age policy

Guests under 18 are not allowed after 21:00

Host rules

Dog Friendly

Reviews and ratings

(69 reviews and ratings - )

Verified reviews come from Tagvenue users. All reviews are checked by our team to uphold our trust and safety standards.
MW
Megan W.
Verified review
Birthday Party · 45 guests · September 2025
The space was perfect for our event and the bar staff were always on hand, food was delicious. Would absolutely go again! Met the minimum spend as we pre ordered food then the drinks on the night made up the difference so great value.
5.0
CC
Conor C.
Verified review
Bar · 40 guests · February 2025
Great venue. Hired the basement bar for an event and staff were really communicative throughout. On the night the bar staff were really on the ball, friendly and professional. Venue was very clean and well looked after. Great experience.
5.0
DW
Donna W.
Verified review
Party · 20 guests · August 2024
Good food .good service
Locks were missing off the toilet doors and had to ask toilet roll in the booths .
5.0
JA
Jasmine A.
Verified review
Party · 30 guests · June 2024
The basement bar was the perfect venue for the hen do we organised. It's a great sized space for our 30 person event. Jonny was really professional and helpful from first point of enquiry to answering any questions I had along the way. He allowed me to dress the space the day before as there was no private hire on, which made my life so much easier and was much appreciated. The food was lovely - fresh, varied and catered to everyone including Gluten free. The drinks vouchers and really good venue for money. Staff on the night were friendly and helpful. I was really impressed by my first private hire experience. Thank you :)
5.0

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Response time: within couple of hours
Response rate: 99%

About Foundry Project

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