Manchester rock bar Jimmy’s has launched a new fried chicken bottomless brunch deal and it features the most epic chip butty we’ve seen in some time.
Combining skin-on chips with serrated waffle fries – all piled high inside a soft white bun – it’s absolute carb-fest, served with even more chips on the side and a pot of sauce of your choosing (we went for chip shop curry sauce, and don’t mind telling you it’s up there with the best we’ve ever had).
The perfect stodgy filler-upper for a 90 minute session of non-stop cocktails, beer and spirit mixers, according to Jimmy’s owners this is a proper ‘working men’s’ chip butty – the antithesis of the much-lauded offering at their next door neighbours The Edinburgh Castle.
Image: The Manc Eats
This mega butty is priced at £5 on its own, but to make the most of it order it as part of the new fried chicken bottomless deal: which gives diners 90 minutes of non-stop drinks and any large dish of their choice for £35.
Served every Saturday between 12-5pm, drinks choices on the bottomless include the likes of Pornstar and espresso martinis, Aperol spritz and Jimmy’s lager, plus cider, pale ale, prosecco, and vodka, gin, whiskey and rum spirit mixers.
ADVERTISEMENT
Further mains options, meanwhile, include various sandwiches stuffed with buttermilk fried chicken and sauces like hot honey and blue cheese, plus a vegan-friendly ‘magic mushrooms’ version with karaage oyster mushroom, house slaw and Mrs Elwood pickles.
Doubling down on the fried chicken concept, there is also a dish of fried chicken, ice cream and waffles, plus a ‘light bites’ section with ‘chicken nugs’, ‘popcorn shrooms’, buttermilk fried chicken tenders and ‘cauliflower candy’.
All bottomless meals come served with skin-on fries, and if you’ve got room you can also opt to pay extra for a deep-fried chocolate bar pudding.
Bakery chain Gail’s is attempting to win over Prestwich after spelling mishap
Daisy Jackson
Gail’s has announced a plan to try and make amends with Prestwich after spelling the village’s name wrong on the new bakery’s signs.
The massive bakery chain finally confirmed that it would be moving into the suburb on the fringes of Bury and Manchester, but made a fatal flaw at the first step.
The huge posters are missing the letter ‘T’, instead saying ‘Hello Preswich’.
More than a few eyebrows were raised locally, with people saying it’s ‘not a great first impression for the locals…’.
And now Gail’s is attempting to put things right by offering free tea to Prestwich residents.
In new material released today, they wrote: “Oops… people of Prestwich, we owe you a ‘T’.
“You may have seen how we missed out a ‘t’ in our new bakery signage.
“We’re sorry for the mistake, and to make up for it we’d like to brew you a tea when we open.”
The new advertising has a QR code which people can scan to claim their free cuppa.
Gail’s has also passed its thanks on to ‘local resident Clair’, who actually came up with the suggestion on The Manc’s LinkedIn post here.
With this development, Gail’s has now confirmed it’ll be opening in Prestwich – directly opposite the new Rudy’s – in early 2025, with free tea served then to those who scan the QR code.
Gail’s will hand out free tea in Prestwich to apologise for spelling the village’s name wrongHuge bakery chain Gail’s confirms move to Prestwich – but spells village’s name wrong in signage
Salon Madre – A new tequila bar and pool hall is opening in Manchester
Daisy Jackson
A new tequila bar and pool hall is set to open in Manchester in a couple of weeks, from the same team behind Madre.
The huge new space, Salon Madre, will be serving up the tacos and burritos that have made the Mexican restaurant at Kampus so well-loved.
And all that’s alongside a drinks menu that centres around tequila, including frozen, classic and flavoured margaritas and palomas.
Can’t stomach tequila? There’ll also be wines on draft, Corona and local beers.
The food menu will show off signature dishes like al pastor tacos, with daily rotating specials, plus Gringas, nachos and Madre’s huge burritos.
Salon Madre has taken over a spot just off Kampus’s lush garden that was previously home to a Seven Brothers taproom, right next door to Madre itself.
Salon Madre is a new Mexican pool hall and tequila bar in Manchester. Credit: The Manc GroupSalon Madre is a new Mexican pool hall and tequila bar in Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group
As well as all the Mexican food and drink goodness, the bar will have four pool tables and will be screening Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling) and American sports.
The dream is to bring the fun and liveliness of a Mexican pool hall to the heart of Manchester, in this beautiful spot right near Piccadilly and Canal Street.
Salon Madre will open on 6 December at Kampus, with bookings for Christmas groups and parties now available.
Georgina Pellant -
30th March 2023 
