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New Manchester chop house Blacklock announces 50% off deal and launch date
'Hearty fare and rowdy comfort'
Daisy Jackson -
3rd September 2024 
Blacklock, a brand-new chop house for Manchester, has announced its opening date AND a hefty discount ahead of its big launch.
The highly-anticipated restaurant, a popular name down in London, is currently transforming a Grade II listed building on Peter Street.
When it launches, Blacklock will bring its beloved and meat-heavy menu of reasonably-priced British classics, as well as affordable cocktails.
The modern take on a traditional British chop house promises ‘hearty fare and rowdy comfort’ and will open right in time to provide shelter from the typical Northern winter.
Ahead of its opening in a former textile merchants, Blacklock has announced a 50% off soft launch period from 20 September – and all you need to do is sign up here.
On the menu you’ll find dishes like Blacklock’s much-loved ‘All In’ platter, where chops are piled high on charcoal-grilled flatbread which soaks up the meat juices.
There are also cuts of steak that use the whole animal, such as the ‘Sixth Rib-eye’, a cut they’ve worked to develop with long-time farmer and butcher Philip Warren, which is packed with flavour at a snip of the price.
And a real crowd favourite is their white chocolate cheesecake, which is generously scooped out of the dish tableside and plopped onto your plate, served with berry coulis on the side.
You’d be a fool to leave without a visit from their vintage cocktail trolley and a hearty old fashioned to end your night with.
On Mondays the restaurant offers Butcher Price Monday deals, where their ‘Big Chops’ are priced the same they would be in the butchers.
You’d be right to assume that a chop house will take roast dinners seriously – Blacklock’s will feature whole joints roasted over open coals, served with Yorkshire puddings, duck fat roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables and an unsparing amount of Blacklock gravy.
The new lovingly restored Manchester restaurant – its first outside of London – will have space for 115 customers including spacious booths, as well as a 25-seat cocktail bar.
Original features like Accrington brickwork and a striking factory-beamed ceiling are being revealed as part of the building’s transformation.
Blacklock was founded in 2014 by Gordon Ker, who abandoned a corporate life to pursue his love of hospitality, launching the first restaurant in an ex-Soho brothel in 2015.
Gordon said: “Getting to know the City more and more over the past six months we’ve all totally fallen for the place and cannot thank everyone enough for the support and welcome so far.
“We can’t wait to warmly welcome Manchester to Blacklock and become part of this great city and its amazing hospitality scene.”
Blacklock Manchester will officially open on Friday 27 September, following the soft launch from 20 September. Sign up for your 50% off here.
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Featured image: The Manc Group
