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This Manchester curry house is serving a bottomless curry menu

£20 for all-you-can-eat curry, naan and rice, with a choice of beer, cocktails or wine

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant - 29th September 2022

One of Manchester’s favourite curry houses has just introduced a bottomless curry menu, and we’re all here for it.

Costing just £20 a head, for that you’ll get to enjoy endless plates of curry, with freshly baked naans and rice and an alcoholic drink of your choice – be that beer, wine, a gin and tonic, or a cocktail – at Zouk Tea Bar & Grill.

There will be a choice of eight different curries on offer, all varying in spice levels with a mix of veggie and meat options to ensure that everyone can get stuck in no matter their dietary requirements.

The deal has been introduced to celebrate National Curry Week, which runs from 3 to 9 October. Each day between 3 and 6, the restaurant will serve a different menu of curries to keep diners on their toes.

Image: Zouk Tea Bar & Grill
Image: Zouk Tea Bar & Grill

On Monday, guests can expect to find vegetarian chole masala (a tangy curry made with chickpeas) and Zouk’s chicken karahi, a dish that is believed to originate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly the northern frontier of Pakistan.

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Then on Tuesday, the restaurant will dish up bottomless plates of chicken jalfrezi and tarka dal (a popular north Indian dish made with split chickpeas or other dried split pulses).

Come Wednesday, Zouk will then round things off with a rich spinach and chicken curry. For vegetarians and vegans, meanwhile, its chefs will be cooking up aloo palak, a super simple yet hearty dish of fried spinach and potato with a low spice level.

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Drinks-wise, guests are welcome to order any drink they like from Zouk’s list – with the chance to opt for one of its fabulous cocktails, wines, beers or spirit mixers.

In order to get the deal, diners need to book in advance through Zouk’s website and make the note ‘bottomless’ on the booking to alert the restaurant that they want to dine on the offer.

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To reserve a table and enjoy this bottomless curry deal next week, click here.

Feature image – Zouik Tea Bar & Grill

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The Lawn Club closes temporarily after bar brawl at event leaves ‘trail of blood’ on floor

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson

The Lawn Club has been temporarily instructed to close after a fight last weekend left a trail of blood on the floor outside.

The popular Spinningfields sun-trap bar has said that it’s cooperating fully with Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council while the incident is investigated.

A report from GMP said that ‘a large group of people’ were fighting at the city centre bar, one of whom reportedly was seen with a gun, which was thankfully not fired.

At 10.25pm on Sunday 4 June, North West Ambulance service reported that a male had been stabbed in the leg but ‘the knife was no longer in his leg and they didn’t know where it was’.

The victim got up and walked away, and has still not been traced.

The incident happened during an event that was organised by a third party promoter.

The Lawn Club provided CCTV footage to officers, which showed two males arguing before a third appeared with a black handgun.

A spokesperson for the venue said: “On Sunday 4th June, an incident occurred at The Lawn Club, the premises operated by Hardman Bars. This was during an event organised by a third party promoter.

The Lawn Club is temporarily closed. Credit:The Manc Group

“As a result of this incident, we have been instructed to close the premises temporarily. We also recognise and fully comply with the request by GMP and Manchester City Council, received at a hearing on 07.06.23, for a temporary suspension of our licence while the incident is investigated and reviewed in full.

“We are cooperating entirely with GMP and Manchester City Council to provide any information they require in relation to the incident.

“We’d like to reassure our customers and the community that this is an isolated incident. But nevertheless, the safety of our team, customers and the community is of the highest importance to us. As such, during this period of closure, we will be actively working with the authorities and relevant parties to review all policies and procedures in place at the premises.”

Featured image: The Manc Group

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The Stockport farm supper club where you eat outside in the fields

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant

There’s a supper club on a community farm in Stockport where you can dine outside in the very fields where your food has grown.

Hosted by Manchester food waste cafe Open Kitchen in partnership with The Kindling Trust, the journey from plot to plate has never been shorter.

The pair have joined forces to celebrate local, seasonal and sustainably produced food in the most delicious way possible – with a three-course vegan menu designed to show off the organic produce grown at The Kindling Trust’s site in Woodbank Memorial Park.

The supper will be served outside in the fields as part of a unique ‘pop-up restaurant’ experience, accompanied by paired organic wines designed to complement each dish.

Full bar service will also be provided, with provisions made for cover from the ‘Manchester weather’ if required.

Corin Bell, Exec Director of Open Kitchen said, “Messages about sustainability can sometimes feel like
they are all about going without…. Don’t fly, don’t drive, etc.

Image: Supplied
Image: Supplied

“We want to focus on positive messages about sustainability, that focus on shifts in behaviour that are kinder to planet and people.

“The event with Kindling will showcase beautiful food and drink, and also be supporting local, sustainable, independent and ethical business, all of which are really core values for both open Kitchen and Kindling”.

Chris Walsh from the Kindling Trust said: “Events like fine dining in the fields are really important to us,
because they open up the farm to members of the public, and help to really bring the message home
about why local and sustainable produce is so important for our planet and our local economy”.

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Located just a mile east of Stockport town centre, Woodbank Community Food Hub is an urban horticulture hub co-ordinated by the Kindling Trust that joins up inclusive community gardening with commercial organic food production.

The size of one and a half football pitches, it includes several large polytunnels for under-cover veg growing as well as three field blocks, apple trees and a community garden.

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As well as hosting the dinner in the fields, it is also a place to collect fresh organic veg bags delivered by the Veg Box People, who make sure farmers get regular demand and a fair price for their produce.

Taking place from 6 to 9pm on Wednesday 21 June 2023, to find out more about the dinner and purchase tickets click here.

Featured image – Supplied

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