Manchester’s cult-favourite burger joint Almost Famous is offering an unbelievable meal deal for only £10 this month and it’s really worth checking out.
It’s part of the restaurant’s participation in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
Announcing the deal across social media platforms, Almost Famous have called it “the best Monday of 2020 so far – possibly ever” and people are quite understandably getting giddy about it.
The deal offers Mancunians the chance to get their hands on any burger + any fries + wings + large drink for just £10 per person on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays up until 31st August.
This means that fan-favourite famous burgers Ultra Famous, Crack Shack, Phoenix 2.0, Vegan Famous and the brand new 2020stk “best ever stake burger” – which is a double cheeseburger “from Rishi with love” featuring wonderbuttered peppered rump steak – are all available to tuck into as part of the new deal.
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There’s also a mouthwatering selection of wings, loaded fries and soft drinks to choose from too.
Both of Almost Famous’ Manchester locations – Great Northern and Northern Quarter – have now reopened to the public following temporary closure amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Speaking ahead of reopening doors last month, Beau Myers – Owner of Almost Famous – said: “Having been cooking burgers at home during lockdown – stripping it back to basics with awesome hand pressed freshly ground beef, amazing brioche, melty cheese, creamy smacky sauces, simple builds and the best quality ingredients cooked perfect and juicy every time – I’ve been remembering what Almost Famous was all about.”
If you are planning on heading to Almost Famous whilst the Eat Out to Help Out scheme is running this month, then booking in advance is always advised as walk-ins may be hard to guarantee availability.
Almost Famous has said that if you are thinking of chancing it though, it’s best to “get here early”.
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You can find menus and more information via the Almost Famous website here.
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A tiny new train station pub is set to open at Manchester Oxford Road
Daisy Jackson
A tiny craft beer pub is set to open at Manchester Oxford Road, making all those inevitable train cancellations a little sweeter.
The new boozer will come from the same team behind some of the UK’s best train station pubs, who already have bars at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria.
A licensing application has now been submitted by Bloomsbury Leisure Holdings Limited to take over the former cycle hub at Manchester Oxford Road.
The small building is directly opposite the entrance to the busy train station on the southern side of the city centre.
If approved, it will be the third site for the pub group in Manchester.
They already operate the Piccadilly Tap, that two-storey beer bar on Piccadilly Approach with a heated rooftop space and outdoor patio.
The team are also responsible for the more recently-opened Victoria Tap, which took over the former bin store at Manchester Victoria.
That particular pub has a heated beer garden constructed just inches away from where the trams tootle past and has a departures board where time is measured by pints (got 10 mins til your train leaves? That’s one pint, sir!)
As for the Oxford Road Tap, a new account on X appeared a few weeks ago that appears to confirm the imminent arrival of a new pub.
The Oxford Road Tap have applied to have opening hours through to half-past-midnight Sunday to Thursday, and until 1.30am on Fridays and Saturdays.
They teased a mocked-up photo of posters outside the station with the new pub logo, plus a slogan of ‘Great beer is just a few steps away…’
They later shared ‘Triple threat incoming’ with all three pub brands lined up as a deck of cards.
Northern Quarter favourite Pie and Ale has sadly closed down
Danny Jones
Beloved Northern Quarter eatery and pub Pie and Ale has sadly and quietly closed its doors this week in yet another gutting bit of news for the Manc hospitality sector.
Known for its legendary homemade pies, great selections of ales, craft beers and lagers, not to mention a great little pub when it comes to watching live sport, it’s long been considered an NQ institution.
Unfortunately, however, as confirmed by a sign posted in the window, Pie and Ale has now closed for business after more than a decade.
Safe to say, we’re absolutely gutted, as we’re sure everyone else is.
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While no official announcement has been made on their social media as yet, which will no doubt receive love and sadness from its loyal following, the sign in the window simply reads: “Pie and Ale has unfortunately ceased trading. Apologies for any inconvenience.”
The local favourite which was always hailed for being great value for money – celebrated especially for its popular pie and a pint for under a tenner deal – also served up great nibbles and light bites as well as dessert specials.
Although the Lever Street spot previously shut down for a short spell back in 2018 due to what they labelled as “unforeseen circumstances” before reopening just two months later, this latest update looks pretty definitive.
Sister-site Bakerie also ceased trading back in April 2019, with husband and wife founders, Alyson Doocey and David Cook, admitting that all independents had been “feeling the squeeze”.
While we have few other details at this stage, it does look like Pie and Ale has indeed closed down for the foreseeable future.
A mainstay on our list of the best pies in Manchester since day dot and just the latest in the list of losses in 2024 so far, they will be sorely missed.
We sincerely hope this is like last time and will keep our fingers crossed that we see the pie pros and expert pourers back in business at some point.
Emily Sergeant -
10th August 2020 
