A popular restaurant in Ancoats has shared a gut-wrenching statement after being hit by a fourth break-in.
Blue Eyed Panda on Jersey Street said that the burglars once again only made off with ‘a few bottles’, with no cash or valuables left in the restaurant overnight.
They say the break-in happened at around 6.15am on Tuesday 2 April, just one day after they celebrated their fifth anniversary.
The restaurant has been the victim of multiple break-ins over the years, each time leaving them with costly repairs.
And Blue Eyed Panda has once again pleaded with those who are breaking in to ‘just leave us alone’.
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They slammed the people who broke in for causing so much damage and heartache even though they ‘get nothing’, saying: “We do not keep any valuables or money in the restaurant!!! We have also eaten all the cake from last night!!!”
The Blue Eyed Panda in Ancoats has shared a heartbreaking statement after yet another break-in. Credit: Instagram, @blueeyedpanda
Blue Eyed Panda also stressed ‘how difficult is it for local family business is at the moment to be alive in this industry’.
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Their heartfelt statement said: “Do you know how many staff are depending on our restaurant jobs to feed their families? Of course you don’t!”
The Chinese favourite has been able to remain open for business as usual but told followers it feels ‘very angry and frustrated’ to have been targeted again.
Their full post titled ‘Break In No. 4’, reads: “To the guys who like to visit us out of hours:
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“YESTERDAY(1 April): We were very very happy and thankful to be able to survive and celebrate the 5th Anniversary of our Blue Eyed Panda!! Hooray!!
“Then, TODAY (2 April) 6:15am: ‘’YOU’’ Yes!! ‘’YOU’’ decided to break into our restaurant again!!!!!! Come on, it is not the FIRST, SECOND or THIRD TIME!!! You came for the FORTH times now, and EVERYTIME you guys come in, you get NOTHING!! We say it again: ‘We do not keep any valuables or money in the restaurant!!! We have also eaten all the cake from last night!!!’’
“The only thing I could think of is that you enjoy making damages to our shop and get few bottles on the way out!! Thanks to you we have to do repairs again!!!
“Please STOP!! We have enough pressure already everyday and night…….Do you know how difficult is it for local family business is at the moment to be alive in this industry? Do you know how many staff are depending on our restaurant jobs to feed their families? Of course you don’t! Please just leave us alone and let us breath!!!”
The restaurant’s customers have suggested they start up a crowd funder to help pay for repairs and for shutters to protect it from future break-ins.
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One person wrote: “So sorry to hear this has happened again. How brain dead do they need to be to not realise most people pay by card and that restaurants don’t keep cash on the premises nowadays.”
Another said: “Really sorry to hear this. You’re a great local business, and it’s horrible that you’re being put under this pressure. Hope that’s the last time.”
Someone else posted: “This is awful, nobody deserves this and its shocking that people think its okay to destroy somebody else’s hard work. I’m so sorry to hear this!”
Manchester’s viral sandwich shop Ad Maiora is selling HUGE butties for only 9p through Deliveroo
Daisy Jackson
Ad Maiora, the Italian sandwich shop that’s loved by Manchester City stars (and everyone else who’s sunk their teeth into one), is selling butties for only 9p this week.
The local business is famed for its authentic sandwiches filled with quality imported Italian ingredients, and for its super-sized versions of its delicious lunches.
And this week only, you’ll be able to pick up a hefty sandwich, called the Scran-wich, for only 9 English pence.
The limited-edition Schiacciata will have nine different components and weighs in at a whopping 500g (though it’s nothing on their 1kg beast we’ve tried before…)
Owners and couple Enrico and Daniela have spent weeks developing the perfect balance of flavours.
Each ingredient is sourced in Italy but inspired by places and sayings from Manchester.
So you’ll find spicy ‘supersonic’ salami, nowt better N’duja, mozzarella ‘footballs’, sliced Haçienda heritage tomatoes, ‘r kid Italian wild rocket, 0161 olives, lashings of mad fer it mayonnaise, ‘buzzing bee’ basil leaves and ‘let’s ave it’ red onions – all sandwiched between fresh homemade Scran-worthy Schiacciata bread.
The Scran-wich and its 9p sale have been created to celebrate Deliveroo’s ninth birthday, and there’ll be 300 available to order through Deliveroo.
The limited edition 9p ‘Scran-Wich’, available at Ad Maiora in Manchester through Deliveroo. Credit: Deliveroo/Dominic LipinskiAd Maiora is one of Manchester’s best sandwich shops and loved by celebs and locals
Enrico and Daniela, owners of Ad Maiora, said: “We’ve had so much support from the local community since we launched, so we were very excited when Deliveroo asked us to create a special Ad Maiora sandwich dedicated to the city of Manchester in celebration of their 9th birthday.
“We hope our customers love the limited-edition ‘Scran-wich’ – we’ve really enjoyed creating a sandwich that celebrates our city which makes this SUPER limited edition and special!”
Steffi Morel, Deliveroo city manager for Manchester, said: “It has been an absolute honour connecting Manc foodies to the best local restaurants at the click of a button for the last nine years.
“To celebrate, we’ve partnered with one of Manchester’s new local favourites, Ad Maiora, who’ve created the ultimate birthday ‘Scran-wich’, which pays homage to the city with every delicious bite! Deliveroo customers will need to be quick, as there are only 300 available!”
Ad Maiora’s Scran-wich is available for just 9p from Tuesday 30 April until Thursday 2 May through Deliveroo.
Medlock Canteen receives rave Guardian review from Jay Rayner just one month after opening
Daisy Jackson
Medlock Canteen, a new Manchester restaurant, has received a rave review in the Guardian just weeks after it opened.
National critic Jay Rayner has heaped praise upon the restaurant at Deansgate Square, describing it as ‘so special’.
The restaurant only opened its doors at the end of March, taking its inspiration from opposite sides of the pond – the laid-back style of American diners and the hospitality of Parisian bistros.
Rayner said it’s ‘a welcome haven for all’ and applauded its menu packed with ‘appealing, familiar dishes that are the best versions of themselves’.
Medlock Canteen comes from the team behind Madre (the Mexican restaurant at Kampus) and Belzan (one of Liverpool’s top restaurants).
But unlike those two restaurants, things are much simpler at their newest venture – this is a restaurant where you can order a fried egg with any meal, drink bottomless coffee, and even order the day’s ‘staff dinner’ for just a tenner.
Rayner dedicated almost an entire paragraph of his review to Medlock Canteen’s gravy (‘dark and sticky and deeply savoury’), which he said is so good you should just ‘order that and pour it over everything. Pour it over a friend’.
He also waxed lyrical about their rotisserie chicken (there are rows of the things rotating in the city’s first in-restaurant rotisserie chicken oven), of which he said: “It is everything those words promise and don’t always deliver. No special rubs or sauces. Just roast chicken, rested long enough for the meat to start shrugging itself off the bones. The skin is crisp and salty.”
Inside Medlock Canteen in Manchester, which just received a rave review in The Guardian. Credit: The Manc Group
Other dishes that were celebrated in the Guardian’s review of Medlock Canteen included a rhubarb pie, charcoal-grilled fish of the day, duck rillettes and pistachio frangipane tart.
The restaurant itself said there were ‘happy faces’ after the review was published over the weekend.
Medlock Canteen wrote on Instagram: “Manchester may be grey this Sunday, but let us tell you, there are a few happy faces both on and behind the scenes as we enjoy our morning brew, reading through the kind words of @jayrayner1 in the @guardian.
“Thanks go to our team and our guests for all the hard work, dedication, and pure passion that has made Medlock Canteen ‘a welcome haven for one and all.’
“Anyway, enough of that. Just another day. Just another ‘set of appealing, familiar dishes that are the best versions of themselves.’
“Caution: gravy jus may be thrown. Let Sunday service commence.”
Daisy Jackson -
4th April 2024 
