Rudy’s is bringing its award-winning Neapolitan pizza to the South Manchester suburbs later on this year after securing a new restaurant venue in Sale.
The new site is set to open on Northenden Road, close to the Sale tram stop, and next door to the J.P. Poule Wetherspoons pub, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Pencilled in to open in October, the new site will have 80 covers – making it only slightly smaller than the 100-cover Peter Street city centre restaurant – and is also set to bring around 20 new jobs to the area too.
Rudy’s first opened doors in Ancoats back in 2015.
Following the success of its first location, it opened up shop on Peter Street in the heart of the city centre in 2018, and has since expanded across the UK to Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham, but the Sale restaurant will be Rudy’s first venture to a suburban area.
The decision to open in Sale is believed to come after the South Manchester suburb was highlighted as a popular area for sales of Rudy’s ‘bake-at-home’ nationwide pizza delivery service – launched in June – during the past few months of lockdown.
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Speaking on the intention to open in Sale, Neal Bates – Managing Director of Rudy’s – said: “The heat map from our delivery services, our overnight chilled option, showed that plenty residents of Sale seem to be fans of Rudy’s and their feedback has given us great heart.”
“So we thought we’d get some good news going and open in the neighbourhood.”
Rudy’s is also planning to open up more restaurants across the Greater Manchester boroughs in the future.
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“Over the next two years we aim to open a further five restaurants in the satellite towns of Manchester serving local communities with informal family dining and delivery services” continued Neal.
“If you know of a premises or site that might be suitable, we would be delighted to hear from you.”
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A restaurant in Manchester is hosting a bottomless carbonara night
Daisy Jackson
A restaurant in Manchester has announced its first-ever ‘Carbonara Night’, with unlimited helpings of the popular pasta dish.
The Pasta Factory on Shudehill will be inviting diners to tuck into bottomless carbonara, with the chance to eat it all for free.
The restaurant recently celebrated its 10th birthday in the city, where it’s been serving fresh pasta dishes made by hand every single day.
When The Pasta Factory first opened, it chose not to sell carbonara, worried that the traditional recipe (guanciale, egg yolk, cheese – and absolutely no cream) wouldn’t be to the taste of diners in Manchester.
But realising there was an appetite for authentic Italian cooking, carbonara has made its way onto the menu and become a firm favourite.
And now The Pasta Factory is hosting an entire night dedicated to this delicious pasta dish.
There’ll be bottomless carbonara being served up in this cosy corner of Manchester, for one night only this month.
Your booking will get you a table for 90 minutes, during which time you can order unlimited portions of carbonara.
And if you manage to eat more than five carbonaras, Pasta Factory will give you your meal for free.
The bottomless carbonara night at Pasta Factory in Manchester will take place on Wednesday 18 February, with tickets priced at £30 per night.
Inside Kouba, Deansgate Square’s stunning new Lebanese restaurant and shisha bar
Daisy Jackson
A stunning new Lebanese restaurant and shisha bar has opened at the foot of the Deansgate Square towers, with an iced latte tap, shisha bar, and all-day dining.
Kouba has taken over the former Salvi’s site in the glamorous neighbourhood, and just days after opening, it’s packed to the rafters.
The space has been transformed from family-style Italian restaurant into a Middle Eastern oasis.
Kouba operates as a three-in-one concept, doing coffees and brunches in the daytimes before transforming to a lively Lebanese restaurant by night.
It also has a sizeable terrace (blissfully weather-proof) which doubles up as a late-night shisha lounge, open into the early hours.
This newcomer to the city has already found fame online with moments like an indulgent iced salted brown butter oat latte, served from a tap (plus the whole menu of other iced drinks).
There’s also a sharing cheesecake for two that’s built before your eyes, and hot cookies with soft serve, alongside pastries from the award-winning La Chouquette bakery.
Brunch menu dishes will include signatures like the ‘Pocket Toast’, with fillings including smash burger, bacon and egg, and avocado and egg, alongside smoothies, juices and matchas.
As for the restaurant menu, there’ll be a full Lebanese food offering that includes hot and cold mezze, and Lebanese favourites like meshwi, lamb chops, and moussaka.
Click or swipe through the gallery below to see inside
Inside Kouba at Deansgate SquareThe iced latte tapThe private dining roomThe shisha loungeA full spread of foodThe coffee shop section of KoubaIced matcha and pastries from La ChouquetteDinner at KoubaCookies and soft serve
Kouba is now open and will be operational seven days a week from 8am-2am.
Emily Sergeant -
3rd August 2020 
