One of Manchester’s best-loved restaurants for cheap eats is slashing its prices even further today, with meals for just a quid.
Bundobust has announced a promotion where you can get a pot of their delicious Indian street food for £1.
It’s in honour of Indian Independence Day, marking 76 years since the country became independent of the UK.
You’ll have to be quick though – the £1 pots are only available to the first 76 customers dining from 12pm on Tuesday 15 August, The Hoot Leeds reports.
Indian Independence Day is a public holiday celebrated annually to commemorate the end of a fight for freedom, honouring the sacrifices of those who fought, and celebrating non-violent civil action.
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Celebrated across India, the important day is filled with joyous ceremonies, singing, dancing and of course, heaps of delicious food and drink.
And now, the wonderful team at Bundobust are inviting you to join in on the celebrations and offering £1 pots to the first 76 customers through the door from 12pm.
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Taking place at every Bundobust location, customers can get stuck into classic dishes such as Bundo Chaat, Tarka Dhal and Rice, Okra Fries, Egg Bhurji and Bhel Puri.
Basically, if it’s served in the iconic Bundobust branded pot, then it will be sold to you for a measly £1.
This might just be the best Tuesday ever, don’t you think?
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Announcing the brilliant news on social media, Bundobust wrote: “This Tuesday, India celebrates 76 years of freedom from British Colonial rule in 1947 – Since then, August 15th has symbolised the end of a fight for freedom, honouring the sacrifices of those who fought, and celebrating non-violent civil action.
“Independence Day is a massive deal all over the country – recognised as a public holiday and celebrated with a packed day of ceremonies, singing, dance, and naturally, food and drink, with plenty of the Bundo team holding great memories of celebrating it in-person.”
So from 12pm today, if you fancy a cheap but incredibly tasty lunch then head to Bundobust on Piccadilly Gardens or on Oxford Road and cheers to Indian Independence Day with some traditional street food.
Society is offering Mancs a chance to win free dinner and drinks if they share their best breakup texts
Danny Jones
Ever hoped that a crushing breakup text from a few years back would one day come in handy and bring you some joy?
Well, you’re in luck because that day is almost here.
Popular Manchester city centre food and drink venue, Society, is putting itself out there for all those who have been ghosted, left on read, or just plain dumped this Valentine’s Day with an exciting trade: some of your romantic moments for free scran and drinks.
That’s right, Society are inviting foodies from all over Greater Manchester to share their best (or worst) breakup texts to be in with a chance of winning dinner and drinks at the food hall along with a plus one of your choice – be a bit of a gamble if they picked them in some kind weird blind date situation.
Breakup texts finally making us feel good. (Credit: Society)
With reports finding that as many as 45% of breakups take place just before the 14 February – as partners look to avoid pricey dinners and gifts – and up to 88% of these happening over a mere text, Society is stepping in to provide solace for the those on the wrong side of the ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ text.
So how does it work? Well, it’s all rather simple: submit a memorable breakup text that you’ve received to be in with a chance of winning a free Valentine’s dinner and drinks at Society for you and your equally lucky plus one.
Texts can be submitted via Society’s Instagram, TikTok DMs, or by email; you can enter from Monday, 3 February until Tuesday 11 Feb 2025.
The team will then choose the most iconic/unbelievable/heartbreaking/downright hilarious entries to win prizes from the on-site food traders and bar team, and, with your consent, may even share some of the best to their social media channels.
The food and drinks selection and Society is top-notch, so that’s a good start. (Credit: The Manc Eats)
Now, before you get all panicked that you have to air your dirty laundry, don’t worry: all entries will remain anonymous unless you say otherwise.
Best of luck to all those submitting their breakup text entries and we sincerely hope we get to see a corker or two.
Love you, Society – you’re one of the most stable relationships in our lives x
New Manchester restaurant ‘couldn’t be happier’ after ALREADY receiving glowing national review
Daisy Jackson
Stow in Manchester is already making waves beyond the city, just weeks after it opened, receiving a glowing review in The Sunday Times.
The new restaurant on Bridge Street is a cosy space with a ‘supercool bar’ in front and a white-bricked dining room out back.
And what sets it apart from the others is that everything – desserts, breads, meat and more – is cooked over fire. No ovens, no hobs.
It’s this theatrical element that’s earned it its first (and surely not last) glowing review in a national title, impressing restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers in a dazzling review in The Sunday Times.
She raved about Stow’s potatoes, particularly, but also about the cosy restaurant’s service, theatre, decor, atmosphere, and basically everything they touched.
In the column, she said: “Particularly good restaurants make you feel as if you are at the centre of the world when you walk in… Stow is one of these restaurants.”
The Sunday Times piece continued to say that Matt Nellany and Jamie Pickles are creating food that is ‘far more exciting’ than their roots, down the road at much-loved Northern Quarter bar Trof.
She heaped praise on their milk bread, served with salty onion butter, the ricotta and beetroots which are roasted overnight on the embers of that huge grill, and the pork and fennel sausage with creme fraiche and tomato sauce.
The review then added that she will think of the ratte potatoes, topped with fat slices of garlic and shavings of Corra Linn cheese, ‘on my deathbed’.
Since the review went to print, Stow has said: “This day goes down as a big one for the Stow team – we couldn’t be any happier.”
Congratulations to the whole team. If you haven’t checked Stow out yet, make sure you do HERE.
Clementine Hall -
15th August 2023 
