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The Manchester bottomless brunch with endless rum punch and chicken wings

90 minutes of non-stop cocktails, fizz and chicken wings from £31.95

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant - 23rd May 2023

There’s a bottomless brunch in Manchester where you can drink endless cups of rum punch and eat unlimited portions of chicken wings, and it sounds like absolute heaven.

Launched by the hit BBQ restaurant, bar, and music venue The Blues Kitchen, chicken wing fans can enjoy 90 minutes of non-stop munching for £12 per person (or £20 for two people).

Served with a tasty blue cheese dip and celery, those heading down can expect to find giant platters of The Blues Kitchen’s legendary buffalo (or Korean) wings on offer every Sunday.

First launched in February this year, it has been described by the venue as ‘the ultimate wing-eating challenge.’

Of course, when you’re eating that much buffalo sauce chances are you’re going to want a few drinks to wash all that spice down. This is where The Blues Kitchen’s bottomless drinks deal comes in.

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Image: The Blues Kitchen
Image: The Blues Kitchen

Only available to order with food, there are two 90 minutes bottomless drinks options to choose from: unlimited rum punch and mimosas for £19.95 or unlimited glasses of prosecco for £21.96.

As the drinks and food packages are available to order separately, if you don’t feel like housing down a hundred chicken wings but still want to go bottomless there are plenty of other options here too.

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From hot buffalo chicken and buttermilk fried shrimp sandwiches to double bacon cheese smash burgers, plates of huevos rancheros, smoked baby back ribs, cajun blackened salmon and smoked salmon and eggs, there’s a huge range of tempting choices to pick from.

Image: The Blues Kitchen
Image: The Blues Kitchen

Small plates, meanwhile, include the likes of cheeseburger spring rolls, smashed avocado tostadas and Szechuan baby back ribs, with prices starting from just £7.50.

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As of June, the team has also introduced Korean wings to its bottomless deal. Available every Sunday throughout the month between 12pm – 6pm, guests can feast on bottomless Korean wings coated in sweet and lightly-spiced Guochang sauce for only £12.

First launched in Manchester two summers ago, the BBQ, bourbon and blues music venue doesn’t just boast a brilliant kitchen but also a a star-studded lineup of music performers in its upstairs venue.

To find out more and book a table for its weekend brunch, visit The Blues Kitchen’s website here.

Featured image – The Blues Kitchen

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Inside The Black Friar as Salford pub unveils incredible floral display

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Inside The Black Friar as Salford pub unveils incredible floral display

Spring has really sprung in Salford – legendary pub The Black Friar has just revealed a sensational makeover, with gigantic flowers sprawled across its frontage and a new seasonal menu to go with it. 

The historic pub is celebrating the changing of the seasons with both a striking floral installation and a menu that celebrates spring and Salford in equal measure. 

Most Mancs will by now have spotted the 4,000 flower-strong installation that now adorns the front of The Black Friar, with bright pink, yellow and purple flowers spilling from a gigantic pink tap. 

And all those florals continue inside, with the pub’s Tavern – previously a cosy winter hideaway – now filled with trailing blooms and woodland installations, just off their award-winning garden.

Cheshire-based artist Kelly Louise Chapman is the woman behind this sensational transformation of the much-loved gastropub. 

As for the pub’s kitchen, they’ve crafted a new very seasonal and very British menu, with plenty of nods to Black Friar’s Salford roots. 

There are dishes like a Boddingtons braised ox cheek (the pub still proudly displays its Boddingtons sign outside), aged beef tartare, butternut squash and ricotta tortellini, and pan-roasted cod fillet. 

Spring small plates at The Black Friar pub
Spring small plates at The Black Friar pub
Delicious spring drinks
Delicious spring drinks
Inside The Tavern at The Black Friar
Inside The Tavern at The Black Friar

A popular item from the Valentine’s Day menu – the Cornish crab vol-au-vent – will be sticking around on the spring menu, along with an enhanced grill section that includes a lamb Barnsley chop cooked over coals. 

Then for desserts, you’ll be spoilt with a banoffee knickerbocker glory, and passionfruit panna cotta. 

And for drinks (because this is a pub, after all), The Black Friar has put together a range of seasonal drinks like a rose sangria sharer, and non-alcoholic sodas like kaffir lime and coconut. 

Ben Chaplin, head chef at The Black Friar, said: “This new menu is all about celebrating the best of spring produce. 

“We’ve carefully crafted each dish to highlight fresh, seasonal ingredients and bold flavours, adding new depth to our offerings while still delivering the comfort that will always be associated with The Black Friar. 

“My top recommendation and personal favourite dish is the Slow-Cooked Boddingtons Braised Ox Cheek.”

Neil Burke, owner of The Black Friar, commented: “We wanted to bring a taste of spring to The Black Friar, inside and out. This floral installation will transform the space and bring sunshine and smiles, whatever the weather! 

“My top recommendation on the new menu is the Cumbrian Spiced Lamb Scotch Egg. It’s EXCEPTIONAL.”

To find out more about The Black Friar and to book a table, visit HERE. 

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Featured image: The Manc Group

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Team behind award-winning Higher Ground to open new Bar Shrimp seafood bar in Manchester

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Team behind award-winning Higher Ground to open new seafood bar, Bar Shrimp, in Manchester

Higher Ground, one of Manchester’s very top restaurants, is to open a brand-new seafood bar later this year.

With Bar Shrimp, they’ll be bringing a brand-new offering to town, with cocktails, beers on tap, British seafood and snacks.

Bar Shrimp will come from Daniel Craig Martin, Joseph Otway and Richard Cossins, who at this point are a well-oiled operational machine.

They’re the team behind proudly British bistro Higher Ground, which grows much of its own produce at its Cinderwood Market Garden and earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand within a year of opening.

The same team are also behind Flawd, the beautiful waterside wine bar at Ancoats Marina.

And they’ve cemented themselves as one of Manchester’s most widely acclaimed hospitality teams – even Rick Stein says Higher Ground is one of the best places to eat in the entire country, which is high praise indeed.

Bar Shrimp, set to open in Manchester this winter, aims to be a ‘relaxed and focused bar with delicious food’.

They say: “Whether it’s a beer after work, some food with friends or after dinner drinks late into the night, Bar Shrimp will be a dynamic space where the music and energy evolves throughout the evening where everyone and anyone can come together for a memorable experience.”

They announced the news this morning on Cerys Matthews’ BBC 6Music Show.

British seafood with a side of cocktails? Sounds alright to us.

A location, opening date and more info on Bar Shrimp will follow – stay up to date with their latest HERE.

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