Manchester’s first wunderbar has taken to the street with the opening of its brand new outdoor terrace.
Now that ‘Step Two’ in the government’s roadmap to lifting England’s current national lockdown has commenced – which crucially allowed hospitality businesses to reopen for outdoor service only – Manchester’s iconic bier palace, Albert’s Schloss, has unveiled a glorious Alpine-inspired outdoor terrace in the heart of the city centre – Schloss Straße.
Inspired by Alpine summers and al fresco dining of continental Europe, Schloss Straße is a 100-cover, partially-heated terrace situated on Peter Street directly outside the venue.
There’ll be a summer-themed drinks menu, biers and Alpine cook haus delights.
For drinks, Schloss Straße will serve a range of Bavarian tap biers, Fresh Unpasteurised Pilsner Urquell, plus Schloss’ very own Manchester Rein, highballs, spritz and Sommer cocktails – including Strawberry Spritz, Pear Old Fashioned, Chinotto White Negroni and Alpina Colada.
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‘Gülden Hour’ boozing will take place every Monday to Friday 4-7pm, with highballs and spritz for £5, Kozel for £4, and bottles of prosecco for only £20.
Albert’s Schloss
The acclaimed cook haus will serve a range of Alpine-inspired delights, from small plates including meatballs and cambozola, garlic bread and hummus and flatbread, to classics like fish fritz and pan-fried Schnitzel.
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The Cook Haus will also be serving up a rotating sandwich of the week, a Cook Haus special, and a selection of classic burgers and wursts.
As night falls, Schloss Straße will welcome live entertainment, DJs and promenaders.
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, some of Manchester’s finest DJ’s will be on the Straße decks, including Jonjo Williams, Hattie Pearson and DJ Paulette, and this weekend will see the return of the infamous ‘Sunday Service’ with a selection of Sunday roasts available throughout the day and DJ Paulette DJ’ing in the afternoon to keep your weekend hanging on as long as possible.
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Albert’s Schloss
Advanced booking is required, with drinks bookings available all day from 12-9:45pm and food bookings available from 12-9:15pm up until Sunday 16th May.
After this date, outdoor tables will operate on a first-come-first-served basis.
Hidden Manchester bar Mala to offer unique ‘movie night’ experiences inside private cabins
Thomas Melia
You can have your own private film experience inside little wooden cabins at a popular Northern Quarter bar this summer.
Manchester city centre secret garden spot Mala is hosting an event where you and your friends can enjoy a private movie night with food, themed drinks, and bucket loads of free popcorn.
Listed as the ‘Cabin Movie Night’, get ready to sit back, relax and watch a cult classic, all from the comfort of your own personal wooden hut.
The film you’ll be watching is very on-brand too, as it’s none other than none than ‘Labyrinth’.
This secret garden spot is hiding right in plain sight over on Dale Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, and as well as hosting events such as these, they’re also home to some top tier eateries too.
Currently El Jefe, Doodles, Wok Bros, Christakis, D&X Caribbean, and Gulf are all serving up some cross-continental delights for you to enjoy in this marvellous space.
Some mouth-watering scran from El Jefe.Wok Bros have some delicious noodle boxes. Credit: The Manc Group
The Cabin Movie Night’ is the perfect way to round up your friends and watch a classic with a cocktail in hand.
There’s a handful of group packages available too at an additional charge, ranging from £30 to £50, which includes themed cocktails for each guest in the booking, and the cost of the ticket.
You can get FREE sandwiches in Manchester this weekend – but only if you have certain names
Emily Sergeant
Hungry Mancs can help themselves to free sandwiches this bank holiday weekend… but there’s a bit of a catch.
You can only get yourself a sandwich if you have one of these particular names.
We’ve been enjoying some absolutely stunning sunshine across Greater Manchester and much of the UK over the past couple of months, and nothing says sunny days more than taking a packed lunch or grabbing a meal deal and taking it to your local park or greenspace for a picnic.
This is why Pret A Manger has decided to make picnics easier for those who are lucky enough to have a certain type of name.
This late May bank holiday weekend, the popular high street coffee shop chain will be dishing out hundreds of free sandwiches across the UK – including here in Manchester – to anyone whose name happens to start with ‘Nic’.
That means people called Nick, Nicholas, Nicola, Nicole, Nico, Nicolette, and plenty of others could be in with a chance of some free feasting over these next couple of days.
You can get FREE sandwiches in Manchester this weekend / Credit: Wikimedia Commons | Supplied
Here in Manchester, it’s the chain’s Portland Street site, just off Piccadilly Gardens, that’s participating in the free giveaway this weekend, and there’ll be 50 sandwiches a day given out, so you’ll need to be quick if your name starts with ‘Nic’ and you’re feeling peckish.
The offer is only limited to Pret’s freshly-made sandwiches, and unfortunately excludes baguettes, wraps, or rye rolls… but free food is better than no food, after all.
All you’ll need to do to grab a freebie is show your ID at the tills of participating stores this Saturday (24 May) to prove your name, and you’ll get to walk out with your lunch in hand, all without having to spend a penny.
Manchester’s Portland Street Pret A Manger will be giving out 50 free sandwiches to ‘Nics’ this Saturday, and they’re on a first-come-first-served basis.
Emily Sergeant -
21st April 2021 
