One of Manchester’s best-loved Indian street food restaurants is set to open a new site inside the Trafford Centre.
The Trafford Centre has always been known for its extensive offering of food and drink outlets, often leaving shoppers spoilt for choice – with popular coffee chain Blank Street, Asian food hall Hello Oriental, and beloved Manc Caribbean spot Jerk Junction, being just a handful of the new openings and announcements as of late.
And now, Chit ‘n’ Chaat is set to fling open its doors this autumn.
Unfamiliar with Chit ‘n’ Chaat? This Manchester born and bred brand has gone from strength to strength since its humble beginnings, and already has a number of popular locations across Greater Manchester in places like Cheadle, and Rusholme, as well as the newest addition over at Deansgate Square.
The new Trafford Centre location, however, is the first time the brand is opening a restaurant inside a shopping centre.
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Promising to offer an “exceptional dining experience at an affordable price” when its doors open in the Upper Orient in a few weeks time, Chit ‘n’ Chaat’s new Trafford Centre menu will offer a vast choice of street-food inspired small plates, curries, noodle dishes, breads and more.
Owners say they have a “vision” to bring vibrant Indian street flavours to new markets.
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Beloved Indian street food restaurant Chit ‘n’ Chaat is opening a new Trafford Centre site / Credit: The Manc Group
“The Trafford Centre is a dream location for our brand,” admitted Sagar Modha, who is the co-founder of Chit ‘n’ Chaat.
“After nearly two years of planning, we are proud to achieve this milestone and look forward to welcoming customers. Our vision has always been to bring the vibrant flavours of Indian street food to new markets, and Trafford Centre provides the ideal platform to do just that.
“We’re eager to share our culinary heritage with our customers and look forward to the exciting journey ahead.”
To properly celebrate the opening of the new restaurant, Chit ‘n’ Chaat diners can enjoy live Bollywood entertainment – with guests invited to sample a variety of dishes throughout the day, and enjoy 25% off their bill while they’re at it.
Keep your eyes peeled for confirmations of the exact opening date.
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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.
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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.
Emily Sergeant -
19th August 2024 
