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.
ABEL HEYWOOD - Two courses for £12.95
NQ’s Abel Heywood is ‘not your ordinary pub’ and this isn’t your ordinary deal, with two courses under £13 weekdays 12-7pm. Start off with the likes of buttermilk chicken wings in a lemon and ginger sticky sauce, before a main event including Steak Frites with Béarnaise sauce. Got a sweet tooth? Puds include warm chocolate fudge brownie and Bakewell sponge. If you’re there a little earlier, they’re also offering a free tea of coffee with every breakfast dish weekdays from 7am to noon.
Call 0161 819 1441 to book - Abel Heywood, 38 Turner Street, M4 1DZ
THE CHOP HOUSES - Two courses for £13.95 / Three courses for £17.95
Time to banish the boring butty. Now you can enjoy the best of British flavours in your lunch break with brand new express menus at the Chop Houses. 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.
BUSABA - 50% off on Mondays
Mondays at Busaba mean Half Moon Day parties, which for us means half price food. Our kind of celebration. Other promotions include Fizz for 4 Fridays, on which you can receive a bottle of prosecco when sharing four small plates, and the Bangkok lunch thali for £9.95 from 12-4pm. Need some evening sustenance? Go for a Taste of Thailand, featuring a small plate and a main for just £12.95.
Book here - 1, The Printworks, 27 Withy Grove, M4 2BS
INDIAN TIFFIN ROOM – 15% off lunch Mon-Wed for Confidential readers
Confidential recently scored Indian Tiffin Room a high score of 17/20 in its latest review, so we’d urge foodies to take advantage of this lunch deal. With 15% off the lunch menu throughout May (available Monday to Wednesday) you can enjoy everything from the tiffin to the thali to the delicious shahi tukda dessert.
Sign up here - 1 First Street, M15 4RL
63 DEGREES - Two courses for £16 / Three courses for £20
NQ’s celebrated French dining venue has extended its set lunch offer: two courses at £16, with £4 more bagging you an extra course. Chestnut and pink grapefruit coupe perhaps? Or maybe artichoke velouté with truffle oil... Available Tues-Fri 12-2.30pm and Sat-Sun 12-5pm.
Book here or call 0161 823 5438 - 104 High St, Manchester M4 1HQ
TNQ - Three courses + unlimited house wine for £29.50 on Mondays and Thursdays
For under £30, enjoy a starter, main and dessert plus - lethally - unlimited wine on Mondays and Thursdays. Choose from starters like mouclade and ham hock, followed by the likes of confit Goosnargh duck legs and a sweet to round off. TNQ also offer two courses for £13.95 and three courses for £16.95 12-6.30pm Mon-Sat and 12-7pm on Sunday.
Book here or call 0161 832 7115 - 108 High Street, M4 1HQ
GRAY’S LARDER – Two-course lunch for £11.95
This lunch deal is certainly worth a leisurely tram trip to the 'burbs. Enjoy a delicious two-course lunch menu for just £11.95 between midday and 3pm, Tuesday to Friday.
Book here - 123 Manchester Road, M21 9PG
THE FRENCH - Six courses for £65
You don’t normally get the chance to experience a Michelin-starred chef’s cooking - Simon Rogan in this case - for just over £10 a course so now’s the time to take advantage. A sample six-course menu includes the likes of crispy pig trotter and belly with hay emulsion, and smoked eel in cultured cream with potato, lovage and sea herbs. 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
SAKANA - 50% off sushi on Mondays
On Mondays get your sushi fill at Sakana with their generous half-price deal. All day and all evening guests can saunter over to Sakana’s sushi counter for a ‘hand-rolled work of art’, whether it be Loch Duart salmon to yellowfish tuna, smoked eel to sea bass. Must be pre-booked.
Book here - 23 Peter Street, M2 5QR
ARTISAN - 50% off food from 6-12 May
Artisan’s new menu launches this Friday and, to celebrate, they’re happily offering 50% off when booked online using the link. What can you expect? Pan-fried gnocchi with radish, broad beans & edamame; beef short rib burger with matchstick fries; and lavender egg custard tart with raspberry coulis & spanish orange curd...
Book here - Avenue North, 18-22 Bridge Street, M3 3BZ
THE PEN & PENCIL - 50% off food on Mondays
Mondays just got a lot more bearable with 50% off at Pen & Pencil. Whether brunching or lunching, that’s half off delights such as pizzetta, surf and turf and garlic ciabatta with a runny poached egg. They have some other cracking offers too: three small plates for £12 noon-5pm on Sundays, and free coffee with any brunch dish 10am-noon Tuesday to Friday.
More info here - Fourways House, 57 Hilton Street, M1 2EJ
STREET ON FIRST – Takeaway lunches from £4
Rescue your lunchtimes at Street on First, who are now offering healthy takeaway lunches from £4. Slurp up a steaming bowl of roasted tomato soup or, if you really must scurry back to your desk, grab some meatballs and penne pasta while you’re at it.
More info here - Innside Hotel, 1 First Street, M15 4RP
JAMES MARTIN – Five courses + cocktail for £35
Enjoy the spring pickings at James Martin this May, as the restaurant serves up five delicious courses of seasonal dishes and a cocktail of choice for just £35. Available Monday – Thursday, further treat yourself by adding a bottle of wine for just £15 per person. Must be booked in advance.
Book here - Manchester235, Great Northern, 2 Watson Street, M3 4LP
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; £1 tacos on Tuesdays; 50p wings on Wednesdays; two cocktails for £10 on Thursday; and nachos, wings, tapadas, burrito/quesadilla and two sides for £14pp on Sundays. You get all that?
Call 0161 237 3154 or email to book - 12 Tariff St, Manchester M1 2FF
ROSSO – Two-course lunch for £14.95. Add wine for £9.95
To satisfy lunchtime hunger pangs, ever-popular Italian restaurant Rosso is luring in the midday crowd with a great deal. Between 12-6pm Monday to Thursday and 12pm-4pm Saturday to Sunday, dine on two courses of Italian speciality dishes for just £14.95.
Book here - 43 Spring Gardens, M2 2BG
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
BLACK DOG BALLROOM - 50% off food on Mondays / 2-4-1 Pizza on Tuesdays
Black Dog Ballroom is following their 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. Man’s best friend indeed.
More info here - 11-13 New Wakefield Street, M1 5NP / Basement Affleck’s Palace, Church Street, M4 1PW
CANE & GRAIN - £5 lunch menu
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.
More info here - 49 -51 Thomas Street, M4 1NA
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).
More info here - 55–57 Bridge Street, M3 3BQ
NO 1 WATSON STREET - 2-4-1 pizza
Why have one pizza when you can have two? From 5-9pm Tuesday to Friday, No 1 Watson Street are offering two of their craft pizzas for the price of one. Go home and cook your own meal after work or drop in for chicken waffle pizza or the ‘magical’ Shangri-La? We know which we’d choose...
More info here - No. 1 Watson Street, Great Northern Square, M3 4EE
QUILL – Five courses £65/ two-course lunch for £19.95
Despite the city's modest response to King Street's new fine-dining restaurant, Quill's talented young head chef, Curtis Stewart, has begun to make a name for himself carving out novel tasting plates such as scallops, salt cod and chococlate, and stone bass, miso, seaweed and corn. May provides plenty of opportunities to get stuck into Stewart's handiwork, with choice between the five course signature tasting menu (£65) or the luxury lunchtime offer at two courses for 19.95 or three courses for 24.50.
Book here - 20/22 King Street, M2 6AG
PER TUTTI - Two courses for £10
Liverpool Road’s stalwart Mediterranean bar and grill, Per Tutti, offers up a popular two for £10 deal worth taking a look at. Serving up Mediterranean dishes, Per Tutti’s set menu changes every day. Expect dishes such as cod and salmon fishcakes or classic bruschetta to start, and mains like roast cod fillet curry or chargrilled chicken penne pasta. The offer is available from midday until 7pm Monday to Friday and midday until 5pm Saturday.
Book here – 3-11 Liverpool Road, M3 4NW
TARIFF & DALE - 25% off food when you sign up to the newsletter
Recently voted one of The Times’ ‘25 Coolest Restaurants’ in Britain, Tarriff and Dale isn’t resting on its laurels. To celebrate the launch of their new menu, they’re offering a quarter off food when you sign up to the newsletter.
Sign up here - 2 Tariff Street, M1 2FN
DIVE BAR - 55% off food for Dive Card Holders
For a limited time only, you can get stuck into this sweet deal by new Northern Quarter spot, Dive. They’re offering 55% off food from midday until 10pm every day for anyone signing up to their new Dive Card (which gets you discounts, offers, treats and freebies).
More info here - Dive Bar, Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1SH
FILTHY 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
BOURBON AND BLACK - 40% off food Sun-Thur, 25% off food Fri-Sat for Confidential readers
Thought this offer ended in April? It did - but luckily for you it’s been extended. Feast on American classics with a B&B edge, from succulent steaks to fresh seafood and vegetarian roasts - perhaps topped off with a chocolate pave pud. Max 6 people, city centre only.
Book here - City Centre, 2 Mount Street, M2 5WQ
GUSTO - 25% off your next visit when joining the mailing list
Join Gusto’s mailing list and receive a quarter off Italian classics like baked rosemary focaccia, hand-rolled meatballs and lobster and truffle risotto. Mailing list here.
Book here - 4 Lloyd Street, M2 5AB
1847 - Any main + glass of wine for £10
1847 have a new lunch menu, which happily includes wine and a main for £10. Voted the best vegetarian restaurant outside London, dishes include pakora with coriander yoghurt and shaved fennel and spring pie served on a bed of marjoram pesto.
Call 0161 236 1811 - 58 Mosley Street, M2 3HZ
COMMON - 2-4-1 Burgers
Sign up to become a 'Super Special Member' of Common and receive exclusive deals including 2-4-1 burgers every Tuesday and free fries every Wednesday when you spend £10 on drinks. You can also score 10% off beer and cider all day all week. Meaning, should you order say, 200 pints this year, you could be in line to save £80, which you could then out towards a new liver on the black market.
No need to book but you do need to sign-up - 39-41 Edge Street, M4 1HW
BANDIT, MUGGER & THIEF - 25% off food on Mondays and Tuesdays
Bandit may have joined the Monday discount club but they’re going one further with a quarter off on Tuesdays as well. More steals throughout the week include the Great Cheese Heist and Friday’s Fizzin Eck, with 20% off bubbles all day plus discounted house champagne.
Book here - Canal Street, M1 3HE
CHANGOS – Get a free burrito with the golden sticker
It’s like the famous Willy Wonka tale, except meatier and much more Mexican. Changos burrito bar is urging is customers to call in and pick up one of their delicious, heaped-up burritos, and if your meal has a golden sticker on, then it's free. They say there could be any number of winners every single day: it's all down to the fickle finger of fate...
More info here - St James Building, 91-93 Oxford Street, M1 6ET
CABANA - Free street food when ordering a main
Cabana are gearing up for the Rio Olympics with a explosive new #RoadToRio menu, featuring additions like spicy malagueta ribs and lula squid burger. If that wasn’t enough incentive to pay a visit, sign up using the link here and they’ll give you a complimentary street food treat.
Sign-up here - The Corn Exchange, Exchange Square, M4 3TR
Seen a cracking deal around Manchester that we've missed? If so, let us know @mcrconfidential or by email.
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