HAVE you seen a cracking deal around Manchester that we've missed? Or are you a restaurant owner with an offer you'd like to shout about? If so, let us know@mcrconfidential or by email.
THE FRENCH - 6 courses £65, 10 courses £85
It's not often you get the chance to experience a Michelin-starred chef’s cooking - Simon Rogan in this case - for around£10 a course, so now’s the time to take advantage. A sample six-course menu includes the likes of Cornish mackerel with rhubarb celeriac and raw scallop and caviar with summer herb broth. Really want to push the boat out? They have ten courses for £85 too. We wouldn’t blame you...
Book here or call 0161 932 4301 - The French, The Midland Hotel, Peter Street, M60 2DS
HARVEY NICHOLS - Three courses + cocktail for £22 from 4 July
Harvey Nichols’ ‘wine, dine & sunshine’ deal is back, with a generous three courses and Martini Royale cocktail for £22. Begin with the likes of jasper-grilled mackerel with panzanella and orange barbecue sauce, followed by garlic and parsley pork sirloin and - lastly - charred apricot with burnt butter mousse and French toast. Now you’re talking.
Book here - 21 New Cathedral Street, M1 1AD
LUNYA - 3 tapas for £14.95 at lunchtimes
Add a splash of Catalan colour to your lunchtimes with Lunya’s great new deal: three tapas and homemade sourdough bread for less than a fiver each. Choose from the likes of stuffed piquillo peppers, Catalan hotdogs or calamari cooked in beer batter with allioli...perfect for sharing (or hogging). Available Sunday to Friday, midday-5pm.
Drop in or call 0161 413 3317 to book - Lunya, 7 Barton Square, M3 2BB
LunyaTARIFF & DALE - 50% off on Mondays
How better to shake off the Monday blues than with 50% off T&D’s fancy sausage rolls or big sourdough pizzas? We don’t know either - except perhaps with the tempting chef’s plates, which are also half price. In fact, the whole main menu is; just make sure to go after 5pm.
Best to book, call 0161 710 2233 - 2 Tariff Street, M1 2FN
CAU - Steak + wine for £20
There’s plenty of Monday deals to beat of the blues but what about combating the midweek slump? Enter Cau with their Wednesday Meat Up: a juicy Argentinean steak, thin chips, salad and a red wine jus - with matching Malbec for £20. Available at their Wilmslow, Disbury and MediaCity branches.
Book here - various locations
ARTISAN - 40% off food on Mondays when booking online
A good one for selfie lovers - get down to Artisan on ‘Mugshot Mondays’, where you can make use of their vintage photobooth for free all night; the winning shot earns a free bottle of champagne. Not only that, it’s 40% off food. Know someone who’s graduating/recently graduated? This lot have that covered too.
Book here - Avenue North, 18-22 Bridge Street, M3 3BZ
ArtisanASHA’S - Two courses £16.95 / Three courses £20.95
Asha’s Executive menu just got better with a great new Curry in a Hurry option, including the likes of Murg Makhani and Dakshin Korma - all within ten minutes of your order been placed. Really hungry? Get two courses for £16.95 and three for just £4 extra. Start off with a juicy kebab, cooked in traditional tandoor, and perhaps finish off with a chilli chocolate tart.
Book here or call 0161 832 5309 - 47 Peter Street, M2 3NG
47 KING STREET WEST - Three courses + glass of prosecco for £25
As well as one course for £12.95, two for £16.95 and three for £21.95, 47 King Street West’s new Table d’Hote menu (that’s ‘fixed price’ to us) also offers a rather decent three courses and a glass of bubbles for £25. Options include tempura sardines, jerk chicken breast and, of course, traditional steak frites.
Call 0161 839 1929 to book - 47 King Street West, M3 2PW
NEIGHBOURHOOD - 3 courses for £25 on Tuesdays
Neighbourhood’s Frugal Feasts allow guests to try some of their most decadent dishes for less . A sample menu includes chef’s sushi platter to start, followed by a fillet steak or lobster thermidor and baked cheesecake or doughnut box to finish. Nought frugal about that. Places limited so advance booking advised.
Call 0161 832 6334 - The Avenue North, Spinningfields, M3 3BZ
NeighbourhoodSAKANA - 50% off sushi on Mondays
Japanese people are amongst the world’s longest living - and sushi (we reckon) has a lot to do with it. Tasty and healthy, you don’t see those together too often. Get your week off to a hearty start with half off Sakana’s sushi creations when you pre-book: from Loch Duart salmon to yellowfish tuna to smoked eel and sea bass.
Book here - 23 Peter Street, M2 5QR
THE CHOP HOUSES - Two courses for £13.95 / Three courses for £17.95
The Victorian Chop Houses are still tempting weary office workers with their superb new express menus, focusing on traditional British fare with local ingredients. All are slightly different: Albert's boasts spring ham hock & spinach salad, Sam's devilled duck hearts and Thomas's the famous corned beef hash cake. Our advice? Try all three.
More info here - Albert Square, Back Pool Fold and Cross Street, respectively.
HAWKSMOOR - £15 Rump-n-Chips
Though Hawksmoor rightly didn't modify their menu or prices when hightailing it to Manchester from that there London, what they did do was stick a 55-day aged rump steak with chips on the Mancunian lunch menu for £15. Bargain. And you did know rump is the steak-eaters steak, right?
Walk-in at lunchtime (12-3pm) seven days a week - 186, 184 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3WB
HawksmoorABODE - Steak, lobster and Prosecco for two £45
Another fizzing deal, Abode’s hotel restaurant is offering lobster with garlic & lemon butter, two 10oz flat iron steaks, peppercorn sauce, fries and a bottle of prosecco for under 50 quid. The bottle is from a ‘set selection’ and it excludes Sundays - otherwise, tuck in until the end of July.
Booking advised on 0161 247 7744 - 107 Piccadilly, M1 2DB
PODIUM - Two courses + half bottle of wine £25 until 31 August
The Hilton’s Podium may not command the citywide views of its Cloud 23 counterpart but it knows how to put on a good deal. Typical dishes include walnut and maple roasted duck breast with raspberry and elderflower jam, or spiced monkfish with Bombay potatoes.
Book here - 303 Deansgate, M3 4LQ
DON GIOVANNI - Various deals
Following an impressive refit last year and the recent welcoming of Jean Christophe Novelli, Manchester’s ‘most romantic restaurant’ is sharing its good fortune with a comprehensive host of deals, including: three courses for under £20 on the pre-theatre dining menu, champagne weekends and a £28 graduation menu.
Book here - Peter House, 1-2 Oxford Street, M1 5AN
Don GiovanniPER TUTTI - Two courses for £10
A stalwart deal from Liverpool Road’s stalwart Mediterranean bar and grill: any two courses from the set menu for a tenner. Expect mains like cod fillet and a selection of delicious desserts (the sticky toffee pudding is a Confidential winner). Available from midday until 7pm Monday to Friday and midday until 5pm Saturday.
Book here - 3-11 Liverpool Road, M3 4NW
INDIAN TIFFIN ROOM - Lunchtime thali + free soft drink on Tuesdays
We’re not the only fans of First Street’s new venue - for quality Indian dishes in the city centre, they’re hard to beat. A thali platter combining some of ITR’s best bits, therefore, makes for a very satisfying midday meal. What’s more, order a lunchtime thali on Tuesdays between 12 and 2.30 and they’ll give you a free soft beverage to wash it all down.
Book here or call 0161 228 1000 - First Street, M15 4RL
GUSTO - 40% off food for dining club members
Join the Gusto dining club to receive 40% off pizzas, pastas and other Italian delights all day Sunday and Monday from 5pm Tues-Thurs. All other times get 20% off, excluding bank holidays and after 5pm Saturdays. Maximum of six diners, online booking applies.
Mailing list here - 4 Lloyd Street, M2 5AB
GustoODD - 50% off food on Thursdays
Odd are getting weekends started with an extended half price food menu, now including their burgers and sandwiches - all served with fries or house salad - as well as fish & chips and Dog of the Day. After discount, they’re all under a fiver. Available Thursdays 12-9pm.
No need to book - 30-32 Thomas Street, M4 1ER
BAY HORSE - 50% off on Monday
Another one to enter the half price Monday melee, Bay Horse are offering 50% off their recently revamped menu. This includes 12” ‘knackerbrod’ pizzas, the You Decide sandwich and a hearty selection of pies with creamy mash or skinny fries and greens. Available midday - 8pm.
Trot in - 35-37 Thomas Street, M4 1NA
DIVE - 5 at £5 lunch deal
It’s hard to keep up with Dive; one minute they’re launching another weekly event, the next a revamped sharing menu and the most indulgent shakes we’ve ever seen. On top of all that, the subterranean spot has a new lunchtime offer. For £5 get a big burger & fries or go healthy with a nicoise salad. Add an extra £2.50 on your bill to get a glass of wine or bottle of beer to wash down your lunch.
Dive in - Tib Street, M4 1SH
DivePIE & ALE - 2-4-1 pies on Mondays
Because you can never have too many, here’s another pie-related deal - again involving Mondays. Pay for one pie and get two at Pie & Ale, with choices like Mouflon Tamatie Bredie (South African apparently), Rabbit Stifado (Greek) and Chicken & Duck Fesenjan (Persian). Or just go for Steak & Ale...
No need to book - Unit 1 & 2, The Hive, 47 Lever Street, M1 1FN
RICHMOND TEA ROOMS - 25% off afternoon tea for Manchester Confidential readers
An exclusive offer for our readers - get a quarter off afternoon tea at this Tim Burtonesque institution when booking online and quoting Man Con. Choose the classic Richmond Tea or go for an Alice in Wonderland version; whether Queen’s, Hatter’s or Alice herself. There are both meat and veggie options too. Available Mon-Thurs.
Book here - 15 Richmond Street, M1 3HZ
BANDIT, MUGGER & THIEF - Free cheese board with any bottle of wine on Wednesdays
For criminally low offers throughout the week, you’d do well to beat Bandit. Not only do they boast the Great Cheese Heist on Wednesdays, they’re also offering a stonking 25% off food on Mondays and Tuesdays plus Fizzin Eck on Fridays, with 20% off bubbles all day and discounted house champagne.
Book here - Canal Street, M1 3HE
Bandit, Mugger & ThiefCANE & GRAIN - £5 lunch
Not only have Cane & Grain shaken up their £5 lunch offer - now including the Mexican bean burger and boneless roll - they’re also getting us salivating with a new food menu featuring pimped up fries, pork and beef ribs and signature dessert shakes. Don’t miss their new monthly Hip Hop Swap Shop either, where - along with a quirky fashion swap and independent traders - there’ll be a special menu with ribs and burgers for as little as £5.
No need to book - 49 -51 Thomas Street, M4 1NA
DOG BOWL - Three courses + drink + bowling for £25
Not content with one deal, Dog Bowl is going for a hat-trick with a triple-strike deal that promises the full Dog Bowl experience. For just £25, enjoy a game of bowling, alcoholic or soft drink and an indulgent three-course Tex Mex feast; with options like vegetable quesadillas, baby back ribs and pancake stack.
Book here - Whitworth Street West, M1 5WW
NO 1 WATSON STREET - 2-4-1 pizza
Why have one pizza when you can have two? Particularly when they’ve craft pizzas like Porky’s Hog Roast. From 5-9pm Tuesday to Friday, No 1 Watson Street are offering two of their craft pizzas for the price of one, capped off with a host of Happy Hour drink offers. Sounds like our kind of evening...
Drop in or call 0161 819 5167 - No. 1 Watson Street, Great Northern Square, M3 4EE
No1 Watson StreetBLACK DOG BALLROOM - 50% off food on Mondays / 2-4-1 Pizza on Tuesdays
Black Dog Ballroom is following their sister venue Dog Bowl's lead (geddit?) with more purse-pleasing deals. Tuck into 2-4-1 Pizza Twosdays at Black Dog NWS (excludes Calzone and Brucie Bonus), a £5 lunch Tues-Fri noon-3pm at Black Dog NQ, and 50% off food on Mondays at both venues.
More info here - 11-13 New Wakefield Street, M1 5NP / Basement Affleck’s Palace, Church Street, M4 1PW
CRAZY PEDRO’S - £5 lunch
From 12-3pm Monday to Friday, bonkers ‘part time pizza parlour’ Pedro’s offers two pizza slices, large nachos or a hoagie with any soft drink for a fiver. Want a beer? Give them an extra squid. For later in the day, the neighbouring Liar’s Club has a very happy Happy Hour (it lasts four hours).
No need to book - 55–57 Bridge Street, M3 3BQ
ROSYLEE - Afternoon tea for two £25 / £3 Prosecco... when it rains
Yeh it’s a good offer but, on the sly, we’re more interested in Rosylee’s other new deal: half price prosecco - wait for it - when it rains. Yes, you did read that right. They’re going to be selling a blimmin’ lot of it, the way this summer’s going on. A bottle is £15, a glass £3...although whether a drizzle or a shower counts, we’re still not sure. Otherwise you can add a glass of bubbles to the afternoon tea deal for £6. T&Cs apply.
Call 0161 228 6629 and quote ‘tea25’ to book - 11 Stevenson Square, M1 1DB
RosyleeFILTHY COW - Classic burger + soft drink for £5
From Tues-Fri 2-6pm, take advantage of The Filthy Fiver and get your hooves on a classic burger and soft drink for just five squid. That’s beef patty, pickled gherkin, tomato and lettuce smothered in sauce and slapped in a crisp bun. What an udderly brilliant idea.
No need to book, just trot in - 10 Tib Lane, M2 4JB
EL CAPO - Deals all week inc. £1 tacos
Not content with one deal, or two, or three for that matter, this Northern Quarter tequila bar and Mexican cantina are offering great deals throughout the week: from steak, sides and wine for two for £25 to £1 tacos on Tuesdays and 50p wings on Wednesdays - keep an eye on their twitter for all the deals.
Call 0161 237 3154 or email to book - 12 Tariff St, Manchester M1 2FF
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