Food & Drink

First look as Rudy’s opens SEVENTH Greater Manchester pizzeria

The empire keeps on growing.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 22nd July 2024

Rudy’s has opened the doors to yet another pizza restaurant in Greater Manchester, this time launching a new site in Altrincham.

The wildly popular, Manchester-born brand has taken over the former OneCentral food court in the heart of the town.

It’s been kitted out in classic Rudy’s style, filled with hanging plants, exposed brick, chalkboard menus, and colourful wooden tables.

The restaurant sprawls out over several levels, with a light-flooded mezzanine beneath a huge skylight, plus outside, heated seating.

And of course, the menu shows off classic Neapolitan pizzas – floppy, chewy crusts topped with San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella, and top-quality meats and veggies.

Favourites include classics like Marinara, Margherita and Calabrese, plus more modern combos like triple pepperoni with burrata and hot honey, as well as rotating specials.

Pizzas are cooked fast and hot, spending just 60 seconds in a Stefano Ferrara oven.

Rudy's in Altrincham is serving up classic Neapolitan pizzas. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy’s is serving up classic Neapolitan pizzas. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy's in Altrincham. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy’s in Altrincham. Credit: The Manc Group
Antipasti platters at the new Rudy's Altrincham. Credit: The Manc Group
Antipasti platters at the new Rudy’s. Credit: The Manc Group
There's a full menu of Italian Spritzes, beers and wines. Credit: The Manc Group
There’s a full menu of Italian Spritzes, beers and wines. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy's in Altrincham. Credit: The Manc Group
Rudy’s in Altrincham. Credit: The Manc Group

As for drinks, it’s a well-stocked list of Italian spritzes, crisp Italian and local lagers, and stirred cocktails.

This new Rudy’s in Altrincham is the 27th in the country and the seventh in Greater Manchester, joining three existing locations in the city centre plus pizzerias in Sale, Chorlton and Didsbury.

Rudy’s also has plans to open another restaurant in Prestwich in the near future.

Bambi Homayoun-Fekri, General Manager of Rudy’s Altrincham said: “After months of hard work behind the scenes, we’re excited to announce the opening of Rudy’s Altrincham on 22nd July.

“Our team can’t wait to bring Rudy’s signature pizzas to this vibrant suburb and become a proud member of Altrincham’s ever-growing hospitality community.”

Rudy’s is open in Charis House on Central Way in Altrincham now.

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Food & Drink

Upcoming Manc food hall House of Social confirms final kitchen ahead of opening

Danny Jones Danny Jones new final kitchen manchester food hall house of social

House of Social, another new food hall in Manchester city centre, has confirmed the latest and last edition ahead of its launch this summer.

The soon-to-open student block and its upcoming culinary offerings will be here before you know, and now, just over a month out from the grand unveiling, the fifth and final foodie resident has been revealed.

We’ll give you a hint: it’s pizza… very pretty-looking pizza.

Courtesy of Dough Religion (DR), a new Manc pizza restaurant, they’ll soon be slinging out stonebaked pies that already have a strong reputation and a very cool backstory in the local area.

Co-conceived by Chef Chris Edwards, who first began his venture during quarantine from the cult lockdown project dubbed ‘The Waltzing Matilda‘ – a floating pizza place serving slices from a cute little canal boat – and Matt Butcher, who created Dough Religion, the brand and idea have grown much bigger.

Teaming up with House of Social’s Jake Atkinson, who is heading up food and drink at the building,

Waltzing Matilda can be found cruising around Greater Manchester, Macclesfield, the Peak Forest Canal, other parts of Cheshire and out into the North West, but now that established, wood-fired spirit Chris set up with his dad, Paul, is being translated into a proper brick-and-mortar venue here in the city centre.

Dough Religion will serve up giant 18-inch pizzas, whole or by the slice, alongside a full lineup of house-made subs, bagels, and a rotating lineup of desserts and bakes.

Those eating at House of Social (HoS) can expect burrata-topped slices, vodka sauce pizza and fried-chicken Caesar hoagies; New York-inspired bakes, showstopping cheesecakes, standout ingredients from the UK and imported from Italy, as well as plenty more.

Its arrival comes after a Mexican and LA street food spot was named as the fourth tenant at HoS.

A new ‘Mexicali’ food concept is the latest vendor confirmed for the upcoming House of Social food hall
The House of Social food lineup is looking stacked.

Speaking on the announcement, Edwards said: “This dough’s been years in the making – tested, tweaked, and obsessively perfected. The pizza is a hybrid of Neapolitan softness and New York chew and crisp; we’re focusing on long fermentation and the best flour available to really maximise the dough.

“The boat was magic, but it had its limits. With Dough Religion, we’ve got the space, the kit, and the crew to go all in. This isn’t going to be your traditional pizza place– it’s bold, loud, and built to share.”

With Dough Religion completing things on the kitchen front, House of Social’s hospitality lineup promises plenty of variety and quality. Roll on August, we say.

The team are hoping for it to become a go-to destination for diners throughout Manchester and beyond, with the food hall craze not showing any signs of slowing down. Case and point:

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Food & Drink

Jet2 and Greggs is offering Mancs the chance to win a luxury holiday for the price of a sausage roll

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia

Jet2 has teamed up with Greggs to announce a new competition where you can win a holiday for the price of a sausage roll.

If you didn’t know by now, ‘Nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday’, and as the British budget airline launches its latest collaboration where you can win a holiday for the same price as a sausage roll, we’d say that’s pretty accurate.

Fancy laying down in the scorching heat and baking yourself just like a trusty Greggs sausage roll? Well it’s a good thing these two iconic companies have teamed up then, because now you can do just that.

Jet2 and Greggs are giving away a three-night all-inclusive holiday to Marbella for the same price as everyone’s flaky-pastry favourite priced at £1.30.

In a video shared to social media, internet personalities Charley Marlowe and Luke Hamnett announced this brand-new offer in an extremely on-brand way.

The video sees the pair taking on very different roles, quite literally, as Hamnett dresses as a sausage roll while Marlowe tries her hand as a cabin crew member.

This exclusive campaign sees you in with the chance of winning a three-night all-inclusive holiday to the luxury Spanish destination, staying at Iberostar Selection Marbella Coral Beach from 2 October – 5 October 2025.

Jet2 and Greggs is offering a luxury holiday for the price of a sausage roll / Credit: Laura Barry (via Unsplash) | Greggs

On top of this, you’ll also get a handful of Jet2 and Greggs co-branded goodies sent to your door before take-off, and there may even be a present or two in your hotel room as well.

I think it’s safe to say there certainly will be carbs in Marbs.

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For all the T&Cs, as well as your chance to enter this Jet2 and Greggs holiday competition, visit the official Jet2 website HERE.

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