A pub in Manchester has answered our prayers by dropping the prices of some of its drinks to just £2 a pint.
The Quarter House in the Northern Quarter has got hard-up drinkers all excited this week after eagle-eyed foodies spotted an A-board outside advertising £2 pints on Wednesday.
Posting the news to Instagram, local food and drink publisher Eatmcr shared a picture of the Stevenson Square venue’s teal-framed Beavertown A-board advertising pints of Pravha, Madri and Aspall’s at £2 a pint.
Describing the venue as a ‘cost of living crisis hero’, Eatmcr wrote that the pints are available at £2 all day, every day of the week ‘except Saturday’ throughout October before signing off with ‘God bless you @quarterhousemcr”.
Since being shared yesterday, the post has received over 6,000 likes with skint Mancs flooding into the comments to share their appreciation.
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The venue has also already sold out of Madri, so it is now selling Pravha and Aspall’s only at £2 for the rest of the month, or until they run out.
Image: The Manc Eats
Image: The Manc Eats
However, the post also led to some confusion as the venue wasn’t open yesterday evening – meaning that quite a few people turned up for cheap beers only to find that The Quarter House was closed, despite its Google Business listing advertising it as open.
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The venue later shared a post explaining that it had closed from 5pm for some filming, but would be open from Thursday at 12pm as usual for £2 pints.
The beer and BBQ joint is also known for its award-winning food, which is served from opening until 9pm in the week, 10pm on Saturdays and 6pm on Sundays.
Drinkers can also order food from the bar to take home with them at the end of the night, offering a twist on the usual late night dash to the kebab shop.
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Image: The Manc Eats
Image: The Manc Eats
On the menu, you’ll find loaded nachos, burgers and a host of BBQ favourites including smoked Korean pork belly slices, al pastor pork belly, smoked brisket birria with raspberry chipotle hot sauce, and baskets of wings in a whopping 13 different flavours.
To find out more and see the full menu, visit The Quarter House’s website here.
Feature image – Google Maps / The Manc Eats
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Hawksmoor issues statement after ‘kicking out’ Tommy Robinson from one of its restaurants
Daisy Jackson
Hawksmoor has issued a statement after a viral video captured far-right activist Tommy Robinson being asked to leave one of its restaurants.
In the video, staff at the acclaimed British steak house told Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – that he would have to go because members of staff feel uncomfortable serving you’.
The supervisor then politely told the party not to worry about the drinks and that they had been paid for, also handing over a business card for Hawksmoor CEO Will Beckett in case they wanted to discuss the matter further.
Robinson was dining in one of the group’s London restaurants with former prominent EDL member Guramit Singh Kalirai who challenged the staff and asked: “Is it because of the colour of my skin?”
The supervisor responded: “No, no, no. We have a duty of care to our members of staff. We like to look after our people, as I’m sure you can understand.”
After the video went viral on X, Hawksmoor went on to share a statement in response, saying that guests and staff ‘felt uncomfortable and complained’.
The statement, signed by CEO Will Beckett, added that the Hawksmoor team has faced ‘a huge amount’ of ‘quite concerning’ fallout from the Tommy Robinson incident.
He added that ‘this was not about politics or beliefs’.
Hawksmoor’s statement reads: “Our focus is always to give the best restaurant experience to the most people possible.
“On Thursday, a public figure was asked to leave one of our restaurants because guests and staff felt uncomfortable and had complained. The party left peacefully and politely on request.
“This was not about politics or beliefs. Hawksmoor is not a political organisation; we’re a group of restaurants. We want to welcome as many people as possible, regardless of background or views, to our teams or as our guests.
“We’re not trying to engage in a public debate. The team has had to deal with a huge amount of fallout from this, some of which is quite concerning. We would like to get back to focussing on looking after those people, and our guests. Thank you to them, and the many of you who have been so supportive.”
Police release footage of missing Manchester man Adeo Alston-Ekpei’s last-known movements
Emily Sergeant
Video footage showing the last-known movements of a Manchester man who’s been missing for three weeks now has been released.
Detectives at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are continuing to search for Adeo Alston-Ekpei, who has not been seen since Friday 16 May.
The 25-year-old was seen in Fletcher Moss Park in Didsbury at around 3pm, before later being seen walking down Kingsway away from Manchester and close to the River Mersey, at around 5.20pm that same day.
Multiple lines of enquiry being explored by police at present, but anyone who believes they may have seen him from around this time, is asked to get in touch.
Adeo is described as being a mixed-race male, with long curly black hair and a long singular dreadlock, and bleached eyebrows. He has a cupid’s bow piercing and a right eyebrow piercing. He also has an ‘AKA’ tattoo on his right wrist, and a ‘24’ tattoo in the right side of his chest.
He was last seen wearing long blue denim shorts, an undone green short-sleeved button-up shirt, and white Adidas trainers.
Friends have also recently set up a public fundraiser to help with the search for Adeo.
Adeo Alston-Ekpei has been missing for almost three weeks / Credit: GMP
“We are dedicated to finding Adeo and getting much-needed answers for his family,” commented Detective Inspector Kelly, from GMP’s Manchester district, as the footage was released to the public this week.
“I would ask any residents around the Kingsway area, and surrounding housing estates off Kingsway into Gately, and who may have dashcam or CCTV footage from around this time, to please check and get in touch if you have any information.
“Likewise, if anyone believes they have seen Adeo, please get in touch with one of our officers. Any information is appreciated and investigated as we continue our work.”
#MISSING | We are continuing to ask for information relating to missing Adeo, who was last seen on May 16.
We have additionally released CCTV footage showing Adeo’s last known movements on Kingsway, Manchester.
— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) June 5, 2025
A spokesperson for Adeo’s family described the missing man as ‘kind, funny, and intelligent’ with a ‘huge heart’, but they say he ‘wasn’t himself when he disappeared’.
“He may have come across as agitated, lost, or confused,” the spokesperson admitted. “In his last call to his mum, he was in a very vulnerable state.”
Anyone with any information regarding Adeo’s whereabouts is urged to contact South Manchester CID directly on 0161 856 6051 or 0161 856 6063, or you can use the LiveChat function on GMP’s website and quote log number 838 of 18/05/25.
Alternatively, you can report information to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Georgina Pellant -
13th October 2022 
