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JAMES MARTIN - Six courses for £30
With the advent of a new season comes a new (great value) tasting menu from James Martin. Sample autumn specials include veal tartare with aged parmesan, fig and olive oil; sea trout with cured pork loin, romesco and razor clam ceviche; and gazpacho with basil sorbet. Add matching wines for £15. Don't mind if we do...
Book here - Manchester235, Great Northern, 2 Watson Street, M3 4LP
HARVEY NICHOLS - Three courses + cocktail for £22 until 10 October
You’ve only got until 10 October for this one, as it runs alongside Manchester Food & Drink Festival. The generous ‘Festival Feast’ comprises three courses for just £22 - and customers who quote ‘MFDF’ can also bag a complimentary cocktail. Available Tues-Sat 5-9.45pm and Mondays 5-6.45pm.
Call 0161 410 0270 to book - 21 Cathedral Approach, M1 1AD
ROSSO - Two-course lunch + free bottle of wine per couple for £16.95
For a limited time only, Rosso’s two-course menu includes a bottle of wine per two people on the house. Enjoy your beverage with the likes of pork and fennel sausage and bream fillet grilled with lemon and rosemary. Talking of tipples, it's your last chance to enjoy their champagne summer too.
Book here - 43 Spring Gardens, M2 2BG
NEIGHBOURHOOD - Three courses for £25 on Tuesdays
Every Tuesday Spinningfields' all day social hub-slash-eatery offers punters the chance to dine from the ‘Frugal Feasts’ menu; some of the venue’s finer dishes for a fraction of the cost. For just £25 per person, sample the chef’s sushi platter, 8oz fillet steak, whole lobster thermidor and a cheesecake or doughnut box to finish. Neighbourly indeed.
Book in advance as places are limited - The Avenue North, Spinningfields, M3 3BT
PER TUTTI - 50% off new menu from 10-23 October
Happily for diners, Per Tutti is celebrating the launch of its new autumn menu with 50% off for a limited time only - and you can even take advantage on Saturday evenings. With a medley of stone-baked pizzas, sharing boards, meat, fish and chargrilled dishes on offer, you can see where they got the title (‘for all’ in English). Get stuck in.
Book here - 3-11 Liverpool Road, M3 4NW
TAPEO - £10 lunch
Tapeo’s ‘Almuerzo’ (that’s Spanish for lunch, while we're on the translations) brings the Mediterranean to Manchester with a midday meal that’s typical of Spain. You’ll be served an artisan baguette, fresh salad, coffee and a choice of soft drink, wine or beer. Viva la siesta. Other weekly deals include complimentary pintxos and BOGOF cocktails.
Book here - 209 Deansgate, M3 3NW
LA BANDERA - Three starters for £15.95 / Starter + main for £23.95
Flagging of lunch al desko? Escape to La Bandera for the likes of Catalan-style prawns, pig cheeks in a Pedro Ximenez sauce and stuffed wild hake in a seafood consommé. Lunchers can choose from two options: three starters for under £16 or a starter plus main for under £24. With over 25 starters on the menu, it might be a tough decision...
More info here - La Bandera, 2 Ridgefield, M2 6EQ
CAU - Two courses for £10.95 / Three courses for £12.95
Argentinean steakhouse Cau has a juicy new offer on its weekday set menu. Get two courses for £10.95 or add another for just £2. Think fish tacos, spatchcock chicken and pina-cau-lada (grilled pineapple, coconut sorbet lime & rum caramel). And yes, plenty of streak too. Plus, don’t miss the Wednesday Meat Up: a premium steak, thin chips, salad and a red wine jus - with matching Malbec for £20.
Book here - MediaCityUK and Didsbury
STREET ON FIRST - 20% off food and drink for Manchester Confidential readers
The cosmopolitan First Street dining spot is offering a fifth off food and drink when you quote ‘Manchester Confidential’ on your booking. From the Med to the Mekong, Street on First offers a taste of the globe; with an emphasis on ‘food for a social mood’. With 20% off, no doubt it’ll be a good mood and all.
Book here - Innside Manchester, 1 First Street, M15 4RP
ARTISAN - 40% off on Mondays
Warehouse bistro Artisan is endeavouring to make Mondays more bearable, with 40% off the main food menu. Mains include confit duck leg with spiced chickepea cassoulet, seared tuna with spiced lentils and harissa and baked mussels with white wine coriander, fregula and tomato. It may be called 'Mugshot Mondays' but you'd be a mug not to take advantage.
Book here - Avenue North, 18-22 Bridge Street, M3 3BZ
BLUE PIG - £5 lunch
Pig out for just a fiver at this popular NQ watering hole, with a stonking burger and fries. Choose from maple-smoked bacon and cheese burger or falafel and guacamole burger - or, for those aiming to be (slightly) healthier, a build-your-own ciabatta and salad. Available weekdays noon-3pm.
Book here - 69 High Street, M4 1FS
SAKANA - 2-4-1 dim sum on Sundays
Fed up of Sunday lunch? Whisk your taste buds off to Asia instead with a dim sum collection spanning Vietnam to Japan. Perfect for sharing, these flavoursome boards originated in China and no doubt contributed to the popularity of Cantonese cuisine in Blighty. The likes of steamed buns, rice noodle rolls and steaming dumplings are hard to resist - even more so when they’re 2-4-1. Available until 7pm.
Book here - 23 Peter Street, M2 5QR
GRAFENE - Bar treats from £4
Keen to prove it can do casual, with dropping in for a drink at the bar encouraged, Grafene has concocted a menu of gourmet bar treats for as little as £4. And no, it doesn’t include pork scratchings - more like ham and wensleysale croquette, venison sausage roll and Lancashire cheese rarebit on sourdough toast. All a fiver or less.
More info here - 55 King Street, M2 4LQ
MFDF Festival Feasts (until 10 October)
It’s the Manchester Food and Drink Festival until 10 October (see our roundup here). Fortunately for us, some of the city’s finest restaurants are getting in on the MFDF action, with special ‘feasts’ for the duration. Partake in the likes of three-course lunch and a glass of wine for £50 at The French and three tapas and a beer or wine for £18 at Iberica.
Full list here
CANE & GRAIN - £5 lunch
Forget squashed butties or last night’s leftovers - Cane & Grain can set you up properly for the afternoon with its very decent £5 lunch. Choose from a half rack of baby back ribs, boneless roll, single bacon cheeseburger or Mexican bean burger - all with fries or salad. Available weekdays 12-4pm.
More info here - 49-51 Thomas Street, M4 1NA
RIVER RESTAURANT - Fifteen courses for £59 on 6 October
For one night only, you can enjoy a whopping fifteen courses as The Lowry Hotel celebrates its fifteenth anniversary. The generous price (less than £4 a course) belies a quality menu, showcasing the best of the North. Dishes include Garstang mousseline, venison tortellini and Loch Duart gin-cured salmon.
More info here - 50 Dearmans Place, Chapel Wharf, M3 5LH
TARIFF & DALE - Two courses for £14 / Three courses for £17
It’s perhaps becoming best known for Giro Pizza - all-you-can-eat freshly baked sourdough pizza every Friday between 12.30 and 2.30pm - but T&D has even more up its sizeable sleeve. The prix fixe menu (a fancy way of saying ‘fixed price’) offers two courses for £14 and three for £3 extra. With dishes like smoked salmon risotto and croissant bread and butter pudding, you’ll probably be wanting that extra course.
Book here - 2 Tariff Street, M1 2FN
PEN AND PENCIL – 50% off food on Mondays
One to make a note of... Every Monday get your fill of Manhattan-style burgers, sliders, steaks and ribs (we’d suggest going for the full rack), with a whopping half off. It’s available all day, from brunch to lunch and dinner. If Gordo’s a fan...
Email info@thepenandpencilnq.co.uk to book - Fourways House, 57 Hilton Street, M1 2EJ
ODD - 50% off on Thursdays
Not only is Odd still offering half price food every Thursday, it has a brand new menu to boot; featuring bestsellers like the Looney Halloumi sarnie, alongside small plates like crispy pulled pork parcels with sesame - plus mains such as sweet potato, chickpea and spinach curry. Nought peculiar about that.
Book here - 30-32 Thomas Street, M4 1ER
CRAZY PEDRO’S - £5 lunch
A loony lunch deal from Señor Pedro’s part time pizza parlour - two slices, large nachos or a hoagie for a just five smackaroons. They’ll even chuck in a soft drink (or a beer for an extra quid). Hoagies, by the way, are sub rolls baked fresh every day; served with nachos, guacamole, sour cream and salsa.
More info here - 55-57 Bridge Street, M3 3BQ
47 KING STREET WEST - 47% off a la carte
Fortunately for those who missed out last month, 47 King Street West has extended its (nearly) half price offer until the end of October. Sample a la carte dishes include escargots with crusty bread, duck liver and cognac parfait and asiette of sweet treats. Available Sun-Thurs 12-9.30pm and Fri-Sat 12-6pm.
Book here - you can probably guess the address...
DIVE - Various offers
Not content with one offer, Dive has a phalanx of them: from beer can chicken for £20 on Sundays, including sides, to the likes of chilli tacos and NY club sandwich from Tues-Fri 12-5pm. Then there’s the Dive Card, which has its own host of deals - including nifty discounts and free weekend entry to CTRL and Pitcher & Pong.
More info here - Tib Street, M4 1SH
PIE & ALE - 2-4-1 pies on Monday
These aren’t any old pies either. Flavours include Game & Smoked Porter, Pork & Somerset Elderflower Cider - and even Mouflon Tikka Masala. Yes, that really is a curry pie. Plus, now you can even order ‘em to your door via Deliveroo; can’t say fairer than that.
No need to book - Unit 1 & 2, The Hive, Lever Street, M1 1FN
BUSABA - 50% off on Mondays
Celebrating the Thai tradition of ‘half moon day’, Busaba eathai boasts 50% off food all day every Monday. From light noodle soups to stir-fry with jasmine rice and small plates like chicken satay and soft shell crab, there’s something for every appetite. Give Mondays a Bang-kick up the backside. Other 50% off Monday food deals include The Bay Horse and 1847.
Call 0161 672 4640 to book - 1, The Printworks, 27 Withy Grove, M4 2BS
TROF - BOGOF mains on Mondays
Trof is also helping diners beat the Monday blues with two mains for the price of one when buying a pint (or anything else that's boozy). Options include sweet potato falafel, flat iron spiced chermoula chicken and ‘sammiches’. It’s available from 5pm so why not forget cooking and head there after the office?
Call 0161 833 3197 to book - 8 Thomas Street, M4 1EU
BANDIT, MUGGER & THIEF - Various offers
For cooking up great offers, Bandit is hard to beat. Longstanding deals include 25% off Monday and Tuesday while newcomers include two pizzas for £13 plus two burgers and two beers for £20. Happy hour, meanwhile, is happy indeed: it lasts from 3-7pm every day and all day Monday and Tuesday.
Book here - 1 Canal Street, M1 3HE
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, it's 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
DON GIOVANNI - Two courses £15.95 / Three courses £19.95
With so much great theatre on at the moment, why not make the most of the evening and pair it with a meal out? Don Giovanni’s pre-theatre menu is designed especially for the occasion. Tuck into courses like wild mushroom risotto and homemade lasagne and, voila, mid-show popcorn pangs are a thing of the past.
Book here - Peter House, 1-2 Oxford Street, M1 5AN
MAD GROUP - Various deals
Including free pizza and lots of boozy deals at Tusk; unlimited pizza on Thursdays and half price Sundays at Walrus; 25% off Sundays at Infamous; weekly offers at Chalk; and half price prosecco when it rains at Rosylee...mad indeed. T&Cs apply.
Booking advised for some offers - various venues
DOUGH - Buy one pizza, get another for £1
A crust above this - Ok, no more cheesy puns... Seriously though, we think this deal’s rather handy if you’re running low on dough. The offer applies to main menu pizzas only but there are over twenty to choose from nevertheless, from steak & parsnip to pesto chicken and classics like Florentina.
Call 0161 834 9411 to book - 75-77 High Street, M4 1FS
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