IT'S August, and if you're still not wearing a coat then it's generally a bad time to be a restaurant.
Still, no skin off your nose, because you're a punter, and slow months = deals.
Here's the best Manchester has to offer this month...
SMOAK - 50% OFF
This month's best offer comes from the Malmaison hotel's Smoak Bar and Grill, who are offering 50% off food including steak and lobster until August 24 - menu here
BOOK HERE or call 0161 278 1000 - 1-3 Piccadilly, M1 1LZ.
Smoak.GRILL ON NEW YORK STREET - 40% OFF
Blackhouse are offering 40% off food at the Grill on New York Street when you sign up on the website and book online. The restaurant has a capped number of 40% slots each day so best to book in advance. Menu here (some items excluded)
APPLY HERE - New York Street, M1 4BD. 0161 228 1444.
MR COOPER'S HOUSE & GARDEN - Two courses £16, three courses £20
This month Mr Cooper's by Simon Rogan is offering a surprisingly reasonable lunch deal (12-2.30pm), with three courses including pan fried chicken livers, hot smoked salmon and Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire cheese for only twenty quid.
MORE HERE - The Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS. 0161 932 4128.
HAWKSMOOR - TWO COURSES FOR £24
It's doesn't need to cost half your rent to dine at Hawksmoor, their express menu (available until 6pm and after 10pm Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday) offers two courses for £24 or three for £27 including a bang-on rump steak. Can't knock that...
MENU HERE - 184 Deansgate, M3 3WB. 0161 836 6980.
HawksmoorSAM'S CHOP HOUSE - 30% OFF A LA CARTE
Down in the belly of this traditional Victorian tavern you can score 30% off the a la carte menu (see here) - but only until 31 August.
CLICK HERE - Back Pool Fold off Cross Street, Manchester M2 1HN. 0161 834 3210.
SAKANA - £5 LUNCH & PRE-THEATRE MENU
Sakana are introducing a new £5 small plates menu including sushi maki rolls, hirata buns and Japanese BBQ rice bowls - menu here
BOOK HERE or call 0161 884 1292 - 23 Peter Street, Manchester M2 5QR
SakanaROSSO - TWO COURSES FOR £14.95 OR THREE SUNDAY COURSES FOR £20
Order two courses from the lunch menu on Monday to Thurday (12-6pm) or Friday to Saturday (12-4pm) for £14.95 and get a bottle a bottle of wine for £9.95 (min. two people). You can also enjoy three Sunday courses for £20 all day long.
BOOK HERE or call 0161 832 1400 - 43 Spring Gardens, Manchester M2 2BG.
RossoPER TUTTI - TWO COURSES FOR £10
Cracking deal this month at Castlefield's Mediterranean joint with two courses for only £10 from Monday to Friday (midday to 7pm) from 10 August to 10 September.
MENUS HERE - Call 0161 410 0274 to book - 3-11 Liverpool Road, M3 4NW
GUSTO - 40% OFF EVERY SUNDAY
Deansgate's high-end Italian Gusto are offering 40% off food on Sundays when you sign-up and book online (offer does not apply after 5pm on Saturdays) - menu here.
SIGN-UP HERE - 4 Lloyd Street (just off Deansgate), M2 5AB. 0161 832 2866.
GustoTNQ - THREE COURSES & UNLIMITED WINE... UNLIMITED?
Northern Quarter's best restaurant, TNQ, are playing a dangerous game. They're offering unlimited wine with three courses for £29.50 per person on Mondays and Thursdays. The unlimited boozing is for a maximum of two hours... plenty of time.
Call 0161 832 7115 and inquire about the deal to book - 108 High Street, M4 1HQ.
HARVEY NICHOLS - THREE COURSES AND COCKTAIL FOR £20
Returning to the Second Floor this August, enjoy three courses from a new summery set menu, alongside a welcome cocktail for just £20. Available Mon to Sat (Mon: 17.00 - 18.30 & Tue to Sat: 17.00 - 21.30)
BOOK HERE or call 0161 828 8898 - 21 New Cathedral Street, Manchester M1 1AD.
Harvey NicholsTHE LOWRY - 25% OFF
Get 25% discount on a three-course meal at lunchtime or dinnertime in The River Grill at The Lowry. Available 7 days a week throughout August.
MORE HERE - 50 Dearmans Place, Chapel Wharf, M3 5LH. 0161 827 4034
BLACK DOG - 50% OFF & 2-4-1 PIZZAS
Black Dog Northern Quarter and Black Dog New Wakefield Street are offering 50% off food on Mondays and 2-4-1 pizzas on Tuesdays.
MORE HERE or call 0161 839 0664 - Church Street, M4 1PW (NQ) and 11 New Wakefield Street, M1 5NP (NWS).
ALBERT'S SHED - TWO COURSES FOR £11.95
From Monday to Friday (12-6pm) and Saturday (12-4pm) you can enjoy two courses for less than twelve quid this month by the banks of the Castlefield basin - menu here
Email reservations@albertsshed.com or call 0161 839 9818. 20 Castle Street, Manchester, M3 4LZ
MICHAEL CAINES - TWO COURSES, COCKTAIL & 1/2 BOTTLE OF WINE FOR £25pp
The MC Cafe, Bar & Grill at Piccadilly's Abode Hotel are offering two courses, including pan fired hake and coq au vin, plus a cocktail and half a bottle of wine all day Monday to Sunday for £25 per head until September.
Call 0161 200 5665 and mention the deal to book - 107 Piccadilly, M1 2DB
Michael Caines - AbodePANAMA HATTY'S - £13.95 SET MENU, 30% OFF FOOD OR 1/2 PRICE STEAK
Latin/Americana/Steakhouse Panama Hatty's are offering a bumper three deals this month: two set menu course for £13.95; 30% off food when you produce a cinema, theatre or arena ticket; and Rib-eyes and sirloin steaks for less than a tenner all day Sunday when you purchase a starter.
MORE HERE - Call 0161 832 8688 to book - 43a Brown Street (just off King Street), M2 2JJ.
JAMIE'S ITALIAN - THREE COURSES FOR £20
Jamie Oliver's Italian on King Street are offering three courses from the new summer set menu for £20 including baked chestnut mushrooms, prawn linguine and Jamie's 'epic brownie'.
DEAL HERE - 100 King Street, M2 4WU.
Jamie's1847 - FREE BOTTLE OF WINE
Manchester's award-winning veggie restaurant are offering a free bottle of wine when you order three courses from the a la carte menu (one bottle between two - 6 person max). Not available Fridays and Saturdays from 5pm.
BOOK HERE - 58 Mosley St, Manchester M2 3LQ. 0161 236 1811.
1847CHAOPHRAYA - TWO COURSES FOR £13.95
Manchester's high-end Thai restaurant Chaophraya are offering two courses for £13.95 every day from 12-6pm throughout August. You can also enjoy two cocktails for £10 until 6.30pm (except Saturdays 'til 4pm).
Call 0161 832 8342 and inquire about the deal to book - 19 Chapel Walks, M2 1HN
ALBERT'S CHOP HOUSE - 30% OFF
From the famous Chop House Corned Beef Hash Cake and Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese, potato & caramelised onion pie to their 28-day aged rib of beef chop and fish'n'chips, Albert's are offering 30% off grub until the end of August.
GET THE VOUCHER - 14 Albert Square, M2 5PF
FILTHY COW - 2-4-1 on all food
Any burgers, any sides, any day, any time, just mention this tweet - 2-4-1 until 31st August.
MORE HERE - 10 Tib Lane, Manchester M2 4JB. 0161 839 5498.
Filthy CowCRAZY PEDRO'S - 16" Pizza for £7.50
Sunday to Friday between 5pm to 9pm is Happy Hour at Crazy Pedro's, where you can pick up a 16" whopper, usually £12.50, for £7.50. It's 2-4-1 on cocktails too - just what you need on a Monday.
MORE HERE - 55–57 Bridge St, Manchester M3 3BQ. 0161 359 3000.
Crazy PedroDON GIOVANNIS - 50% OFF
Manchester's three decade old Italian restaurant are offering 50% off the a la carte menu until 10 September.
BOOK HERE or call 0161 228 2482 citing 'Discount50' - 1-2 Oxford Street, M1 5AN
SCULPTURE HALL - 20% of the new menu
Sculpture Hall? What's that? Well, it's in the Town Hall and is arguably the finest dining room in Manchester. The perfect opportunity then to drop in with 20% off the new menu. Until 23rd August.
VOUCHER HERE - Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester M60 2LA
TARIFF & DALE - 50% off on Mondays
Try out Northern Quarter's latest new opening on Mondays and get half price grub.
MENU HERE - 2 Tariff Street, Manchester, M1 2FN
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