There's just over a week to go until Mother's Day arrives again (and if you haven't got your bouquets ordered now's the time to do it).
For many, there's no better way to celebrate than with a luxurious afternoon tea, working your way through a tower of mini sandwiches and cakes and pots of tea.
Many Manchester bars and restaurants are pulling out all the stops for the occasion, with special desserts, bottomless drinks deals, and plenty of fizz.
Malmaison
It's fairly standard procedure to expect a glass of bubbles to accompany your afternoon tea, especially for a special occasion like Mother's Day - but bottomless prosecco is really stepping things up a gear.
There'll be live entertainment throughout the day at Malmaison, with the option to have free-flowing Heineken instead of fizz for the two-hour sitting.
Sweet treats include scones, bakewell tarts, and salted caramel chocolate brownies.
£35 per person, £10 deposit required / 1 - 3 Piccadilly, M1 3AW / malmaison.com
M Cafe by Mamucium at Hotel Indigo
Mum a proud Manc? Addicted to Vimto and always championing local produce? This'll be the afternoon tea for her.
Available in the M Cafe by Mamucium (close to Victoria Station), there are Vimto macarons and Manchester tart, plus mini Lancashire oven bottom muffins filled with honey roasted ham and pickle, and open sandwiches with Manchester Smokehouse salmon on rye bread.
Less Manchester-centric dishes include scones, lemon choux buns, chocolate orange opera cake, and tuna and feta wraps.
Wash it all down with Salford Roasters coffee, loose leaf teas, or add in a Pankhurst's Revolution cocktail (Zymurgorium cherry bakewell gin, Vimto and prosecco).
£14.95 per person (£19.45 with a glass of fizz) / 6 Todd Street, M3 1WU / mamuciummcr.com
Cocoa Cabana
Got a chocoholic for a mum? There's an afternoon tea in West Didsbury that has chocolate at its heart.
Cocoa Cabana's spread includes a selection of finger sandwiches and scones with clotted cream - so far, so normal - but serves the scones with a pot of salted caramel in place of jam.
Other sweet treats include a white chocolate, raspberry and pistachio tart, brownies, chocolate strawberries and macarons.
£17.50 per person (£19.95 with prosecco) / 168 Burton Road, M20 1LH / cocoa-cabana.co.uk
Cloud 23 at The Hilton
If you've never taken your mum/nan/aunt up to Cloud 23, you're missing a trick. The views from this point high above the Manchester skylline are unparalleled.
Cloud 23's signature afternoon tea boasts seasonal sandwiches, handmade cakes and tarts (including traditional scones with jam and cream) and the option to add a class of champagne.
You could also tag on one of the cocktail bar's extravagant cocktails - or just make do with the unlimited tea and coffee.
£25 per person, £33 with a cocktail or £37 with champagne / 303 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ / cloud23bar.com
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Banyan
Hold up - it's the sound of the free gin klazon.
Banyan, which now has two sites in Manchester, has an indulgent afternoon tea offering with sweet and savoury bites, and will be giving mums a complimentary glass of Hendrick's gin.
Sandwiches include smoked salmon and cream cheese and Wiltshire ham and mustard, with sweeter items including a raspberry and white chocolate brownie and a selection of macarons.
You can even upgrade to free-flowing prosecco.
£14.95 per person, extra £5 for glass of prosecco, £7 for gin copa, £15.95 for bottomless prosecco / Corn Exchange, M4 3TR OR Vantage Point, Spinningfields, M3 3PL / arcinspirations.com/banyan-manchester
Sunset by Australasia
Arguably Manchester's prettiest bar (though we don't know how anyone could argue with it), Sunset is an ideal setting for a mother-daughter afternoon tea date.
With a DJ playing Motown all afternoon, the Maribeau Rose Afternoon Tea involves a sweet and savoury bento box, with a glass of rose wine included on arrival.
Meanwhile, in Australasia just next door, Mums dining from the a la carte menu will receive a gift voucher for a massage, facial or manicure worth up to £90 to be spent at KLINIK in Cheshire.
£30 per person / 1 The Avenue, M3 3AP / 0161 831 0288 to book / sunset.uk.com
Lowry Hotel
The Lowry Hotel recently announced a very special afternoon tea for Mother's Day- and it feature bottomless cake.
Hosted in the Grand Ballroom, with a magician on hand for entertainment, there's unlimited sandwiches, scones and cakes.
Plates include honey roasted gammon, sundried tomato and feta cheese, lamb sausage rolls and mini Malteaser cheesecake.
£30 per adult, £15 for children / 12pm-4pm / 50 Dearmans Place, Salford, M3 5LH / Book here: thelowryhotel.com
Sky Lounge at DoubleTree by Hilton
Up on the 11th floor of the DoubleTree Hilton, close to Piccadilly train station, there's a very traditional afternoon tea taking place.
Your usual spread of finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream and jam, and homemade cakes, are all presented with a backdrop of the city's rooftops.
£25 per person, £30 with a glass of fizz / 1 Auburn Street, M1 3DG / doubletree3.hilton.com
Great John Street Hotel
If your mum has always drilled into you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, she'll probably be a fan of Great John Street Hotel's offering.
Their afternoon tea actually takes place in the morning - the High Brunch features miniature brunch favourites all presented on a three tiered stand.
Each diner will receive a glass of champagne on arrival, then sit down in the Oyster bar and Library to a mini eggs Benedict, bacon muffins, French toast, pancakes, granola with yoghurt, a strawberry smoothie, and bottomless tea.
There will be showings of Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again! in the luxurious cinema room throughout the day.
£30 per person / Call 0161 831 3211 (ext. 2) to book a table / Great John Street, M3 4FD / eclectichotels.co.uk/great-john-street
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