August has arrived, and with it, we’ve unearthed some cracking Manchester restaurant and bar deals.
Plenty of local bars seem to be capitalising on the terrible weather we’ve been having by launching rain-specific happy hours, and the proliferation of 50% off dining deals doesn’t seem to have slowed down at all.
There is also a pub in Salford giving its diners the chance to win £72,000 worth of prizes when they dine from its £22 set menu this month that is well worth a look-in.
Keep reading to discover the best dining deals and drink offers in Manchester this August.
50% off food and drink – Manchester August dining deals
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Corbieres
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The offer: Free pizza
T&Cs: Free pizza when you buy a drink, every Tuesday to Friday from 4-7pm
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Disorder
The offer: 50% off bottles of prosecco, 50p wings
T&Cs: Drinks offer only available when it’s pouring down with rain. Say ‘If it rains, it pours’ at the bar to get the deal. 50p wings every Wednesday.
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Ducie Street Warehouse
The offer: £5.55 selected drinks and dishes
T&Cs: Available Monday to Thursday from 5 to 5.55pm.
Elnecot
The offer: Soup and sandwich £8
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T&Cs: Available Monday to Friday, 11am to 3pm.
Italiana Fifty Five
The offer: 50% off food
T&Cs: Available Sunday to Thursday throughout August, booking required.
La Bandera
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The offer: 50% off food
T&Cs: Mondays and Tuesdays, maximum six per booking. Booking required.
Muse Uppermill
The offer: 50% off the menu*
T&Cs: *some exclusions apply. Available every Thursday
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On The Hush
The offer: 50% off food
T&Cs: Available to walk-ins 12pm to 2pm, Thursday and Friday
The offer: Three small plates £17.50, five for £27.50
T&Cs: Available Wednesday to Saturday, 4 to 10pm.
El Gato Negro
The offer: Three dishes for £18
T&Cs: Available Monday to Friday 12 to 4pm, all day Sunday.
Exhibition
The offer: A dish and a drink for £10
T&Cs: Available Wednesday to Friday, 12 to 4pm.
Habas
The offer: Main, side and a drink for £15.
T&Cs: Available Tuesday to Friday, 12 to 5pm.
Hawksmoor
The offer: Two courses for £26, £15 steak and frites ‘strike offer.
T&Cs: Set menu available for reservations made Monday-Saturday until 6.30pm and all day Sunday. Steak and frites offer applies whenever there is a rail strike (book quoting ‘strike steak’).
Henry C
The offer: £5 negronis (from a choice of ten)
T&Cs: Available Thursdays 4pm-late.
Juice Box
The offer: £5 negronis
T&Cs: All day every day, 12-10pm.
Our Neighbourhood Bar
The offer: 30% off pizza
T&Cs: Available every Monday in August
The Black Friar
The offer: Two courses for £22
T&Cs: Available from a set menu all day Monday, 12 to 6pm Tuesday-Friday. Walk-ins and bookings welcome
The Famous Crown
The offer: Four bar snacks for £22
T&Cs: Available throughout August.
The Jane Eyre Ancoats
The offer: £7 cocktails, £30 house wine with two snacks, £8 classic cocktails on Sundays
T&Cs: Tues – Thurs 3 to 6pm ongoing, every Thursday throughout summer, Sundays from 6pm.
The Jane Eyre Chorlton
The offer: Lunch menu 3 for £15
T&Cs: Tuesday to Friday, 12 to 5pm.
Public
The offer: £4 pints and wine, £6 daiquiris
T&Cs: Available only when it’s raining, weekdays until 8pm.
Santé
The offer: £15 for 3 small plates or tapas
T&Cs: Available weekly, starting from 4pm Tuesdays and finishing at 5pm Fridays.
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A brand-new beer bar has opened in Manchester’s legendary ‘Beermuda Triangle’
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Yes, you heard us right, there’s a brand new edition under the arches on Sheffield Street, in Manchester’s Piccadilly East neighborhood.
This new venue is fully equipped for summer with an outdoor terrace, a screen for the footy, pizza from Nell’s – AND they’re giving away 1,000 free pints.
Now I’ve got your attention, let me introduce you to Pigeon Beer Wanderer, a specialist beer parlour and bottle shop boasting ‘Europe’s finest beers,’ which has opened this week.
This welcome addition to Manchester’s beer scene is situated within the ever-growing ‘Beermuda Triangle,’ a corner of the city where craft beer is king, amongst some of our favourite independents including Track, Cloudwater, Balance and Sureshot.
Founder and Northern beer specialist, Joshua Lightfoot, has one clear aim – ‘to celebrate beer with the same care, craft, provenance and ceremony traditionally associated with wine.’
Pigeon aims to provide a nest/welcome space for beer enthusiasts and newbies alike, to land and come together in a venue that facilitates the discovery of the world-class brewing culture on offer here in Manchester.
He says: “Every beer has its own provenance, its own character and its own ideal way of being served. Pigeon is about celebrating that in a way that feels exciting, welcoming and social.
“We want people to discover styles, breweries and serving traditions they may never have experienced before.”
Pigeon beer bar in ManchesterIt’s joined the many taprooms in the ‘Beermuda Triangle’The bar at Pigeon Beer Wanderer
The team at Pigeon pride themselves on their carefully curated and constantly rotating selection of craft beers, that push boundaries and reward exploration, from some very well-known breweries including Weihenstephan, Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, Fürstenberg and Kasteel.
Pigeon is home to a variety of rare fermentations and small-batch independent releases, from heritage pilsners, weisse beers and saisons to aged wild ales and lambics – so there’s always something new to try. Not to mention they also supply a great range of natural wines from Vibeyard, if that’s more your thing.
What’s more is that guests can click and collect some top-notch, New York inspired, pizza from the well-known and loved Nell’s Pizza, located only a few doors down.
The menu will supply all of our favourites including ‘Double Down Pepperoni,’ Do You ‘Roni Honey?’ and ‘Little Caesar,’ available by the slice or as a whole, accompanied by their sauces all made in house and all carefully selected to pair perfectly with the world-class pints available at Pigeon.
We can’t think of a better combination, can you?
This venue is kicking off its opening with a summer long festival atmosphere, screening FIFA World Cup games on their big screen, creating the perfect destination for footy fans on the hunt for a great atmosphere, without having to compromise on the quality of food and drink.
There really is no time like the present – Pigeon are set to give out 250 free pints a day, between Thursday 4 June until Sunday 7 June.
Simply give @pigeon_beer_wanderer a follow on Instagram and head on down to celebrate the launch this week, to get your hands on your complimentary crisp pints. Don’t hesitate – visit the venue while stocks last or you could miss out.
40-year-old Chinatown restaurant warns ‘we won’t last another decade’ in defiant statement
Daisy Jackson
There are some businesses that feel so much a part of the fabric of Manchester, it’s hard to imagine the city without them.
But a defiant statement from Happy Seasons, a decades-old family-run restaurant in Chinatown, has said that it’s ‘not sure how businesses like ours will survive in this new world’.
They wrote that is ‘feels like everything is stacked against small businesses’ and said ‘we won’t last another 5-10 years’.
Happy Seasons has been a cornerstone of Chinatown for more than 40 years, famed for its roast meats (proudly hung in the windows) and traditional Cantonese dishes.
Everyone who works in the restaurant has been in the trade for more than 20 years, they wrote, adding ‘it’s all they’ve ever known’.
Happy Seasons has said that their type of business – where everything is made fresh, from scratch, daily – is ‘slowly fading’.
They wrote: “Younger generations are slowly stepping away from hospitality. The government continues to increase costs on our industry, while bills, rent, and even basic stock keep rising. Sometimes it feels like everything is stacked against small businesses.”
Roast meats in the windows of Happy SeasonsHappy Seasons has been in Chinatown for more than 40 years
The restaurant added: “We don’t think places like ours will last another decade if things continue the way they are.”
But in their defiant video shared to customers, the Chinese restaurant said: “We’re not going to let that stop us.
“We’re still going to put the hours in. We’re still going to make everything fresh. We’re still not going to cut corners.
“From our sauces and roasted meats to our soy sauce and sweet and sour sauce, so much of what we serve is made from scratch. The time, effort, and cost that go into these everyday dishes are much higher than they used to be.
“Even though it’s costing us more and more to operate, we’re going to do our best to stick around for as long as we can. Because there may come a day when traditional Chinese food, made the old fashioned way, becomes much harder to find here in the UK.
“So let’s make this one hell of a decade. Thank you for all the support over the years. It truly means the world to us.”
Georgina Pellant -
5th August 2023 
