A popular Mexican restaurant chain is giving away 500,000 burritos across the UK today, and Manchester can get in on the action.
Today is National Burrito Day, and so, in a bid to properly celebrate the national holiday in what is a very fitting way, Mexicanrestaurant chain, Tortilla, has decided to dish out half a million burritos to hungry Brits nationwide this afternoon.
The best bit? You won’t have to pay a single penny to tuck into one.
The company – which has 77 sites across the UK, including three here in Manchester city centre on Oxford Street, inside the Arndale, and at Manchester Piccadilly station too – is giving visitors at its restaurants the chance to claim a medium burrito or naked burrito bowl for free after 2pm today (Thursday 4 April).
You can get FREE burritos at this Mexican restaurant in Manchester today / Credit: Tortilla UK
To claim your freebie, you’ll just need sign up to ‘Club Tortilla’ on the Tortilla website here, and once your account is validated, you’ll then receive an email with instructions to download your loyalty card onto your Apple or Android phone wallet.
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Then you’ll be able to pop down to your nearest Tortilla restaurant after 2pm today, put your order in, and scan your loyalty card at the till to apply the discount and enjoy the free treat.
One free burrito not quite enough for you though?
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Tortilla is handing out half a million burritos to celebrate National Burrito Day / Credit: Tortilla UK
Well you’re in luck, because Tortilla has announced it’s also offering one extra-special diner a ‘Tortilla Black Card’, which will them free burritos for the rest of the year.
Running in collaboration with @greatbritish.memes, the competition is going live this morning, and to be in with a shot of winning, you’ll just need to head on over to the @greatbritish.memes Instagram page here to enter.
Keep your eyes peeled for when the post goes live, as you’ll need to like it, tag a friend in the comments, and follow @tortillauk to get your entry in.
You’ll have just over a week to enter, as the competition closes at 12pm next Friday (12 April).
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Inside Manchester’s new padel club with a Pot Kettle Black cafe and courtside cocktail bar
Daisy Jackson
Padel is the fastest-growing sport in the world, and it’s really picking up speed in Manchester now too with another city centre club opening this month.
The Pollen Club is a little different to the others, in that it’s fully undercover and protected from Manchester’s less-than-favourable weather.
And another thing that makes it a must-visit is the cafe attached to it – a third site for the beloved Pot Kettle Black.
The Pollen Club and Pot Kettle Black have both taken over a prominent city centre spot just off Deansgate, at the foot of the recently-opened Treehouse Hotel.
There are two state-of-the-art padel courts inside, with a mezzanine terrace for enjoy Pot Kettle Black’s offerings.
In summer, there are plans to launch a bar downstairs too, where you can sip spritzes courtside from loungers and swing seats.
The exciting new Manchester padel club will host pop up events, DJ takeovers and an extended evening food offering.
Pot Kettle Black are part of the new padel clubInside Manchester’s new padel club, The Pollen ClubPot Kettle Black are part of the new padel club
And even if you’re not heading inside The Pollen Club, Pot Kettle Black has a grab-and-go hatch facing onto Blackfriars Street, making their delicious coffees, sandwiches and pastries (from their own bakery Half Dozen Other) even more accessible.
Commenting on the opening of the new site, Pot Kettle Black co-owner, Mark Flanagan said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have opened our third Pot Kettle Black site at The Padel Club. This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the team.
“After ten years in the city we’ve been enjoying seeing some familiar faces stopping by for a coffee and we can’t wait to get started on our programme of summer events!”
Insomnia Cookies is giving away FREE cookies to anyone with these two names
Emily Sergeant
Manchester’s late-night sweet treat spot Insomnia Cookies is dishing out freebies this week… but there’s a catch.
You have to be called one of two specific names to get one.
With the long bank holiday weekend upon us, those in-the-know will also have noticed that this Sunday isn’t just Easter Sunday, it also happens to be 4/20… and that means Insomnia Cookies is back with its ‘blazing’ £4.20 deal, giving you the chance to bag a box of four warm cookies while saving nearly £7 at the same time.
But even better still, if you happen to have either the first or middle name ‘Mary’ or ‘Jane’, then you can also get yourself a warm tasty cookie for free.
To mark both 4/20, and celebrate the launch of its newest strain of mouthwatering cookie, the Mary Jane, anyone called Mary or Jane can pop into either of Insomnia Cookies’ two Manchester city centre sites – Cross Street and University Green – show their valid ID with their name on, and walk alway with a cookie free of charge.
If you want to try the new Mary Jane cookie, then this limited-edition special is made up of a cookies n cream dough base, packed with rainbow sprinkles.
The freebie deal has been running all week, and you have up until 3am on Monday 21 April to take advantage of it.
Customers will be limited to one free cookie per day.
Insomnia Cookies is giving away free cookies to anyone with these two names / Credit: Insomnia Cookies UK
If you aren’t lucky enough to be called one of those two names though, then thankfully you can still make some great savings on a classic four-pack of cookies over the spring bank holiday weekend, and for every four-pack sold, £1 will be donated to Groundwork – a charity helping make Manchester greener for nature and for local people.
“We’re calling for Marys and Janes to join us to live the high life with free cookies all week,” commented Millie Ralston, Head of Marketing at Insomnia Cookies.
Emily Sergeant -
4th April 2024 
