Several restaurants and takeaways in Greater Manchester are taking part in Deliveroo’s new Veganuary give-away.
The delivery platform is giving away £10,000-worth of vegan food vouchers to boost people’s efforts to go plant-based in January.
They say they’ve timed the deal to land just after ‘Quitter’s Day’, the day of the year that people are most likely to abandon New Year’s resolutions like going vegan or giving up alcohol.
From tomorrow, Wednesday January 19, customers will be able to take £5 off their order from selected vegan restaurants.
Credit: Purezza
There are 2000 codes up for grabs – but once they’re gone, they’re gone.
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188 different restaurants are taking part in the deal, including several here in Greater Manchester.
Takeaway favourites Go Falafel and What The Pitta are both included in the deal, alongside newcomers like JJ’s Vish and Chips and Four Side pizza.
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Credit: What The Pitta
Purezza, the award-winning plant-based pizzeria that opened in the Northern Quarter last year, is also joining in with the Ve-CAN-uary giveaway.
Deliveroo says it wants to help people through the last leg of Veganuary with its £5 credit codes.
The company has reported a 153% rise in searches for ‘vegan’ food in the app compared to the month before.
The deal is running from January 19 until stocks last, with 2000 codes up for grabs for new and existing customers.
Greater Manchester restaurants where you can get £5 off
Oowee Vegan
What The Pitta
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Go Falafel – Rusholme
Go Falafel – Deansgate
JJ’s Vish & Chips
Purezza
A Burgers – Dirty Vegan Burgers
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Four Side
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A tiny new train station pub has opened at Manchester Oxford Road
Daisy Jackson
A tiny craft beer pub has opened at Manchester Oxford Road, making all those inevitable train cancellations a little sweeter.
The new boozer comes from the same team behind some of the UK’s best train station pubs, who already have bars at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria.
The Oxford Road Tap has plenty of charming nods to its proximity to the great British rail network.
There’s the big red National Rail sign that they’ve restored and turned into a beer tap, an arch over the bar that mimics the shape of the station, and even a departures board so you can work out how many more pints you can squeeze in.
You’ll find plenty of British craft beers behind the bar as well as a great selection of European lagers, plus spirits and wines.
The bar from Bloomsbury Leisure Holdings Limited has taken over the former cycle hub at Manchester Oxford Road.
The small building is directly opposite the entrance to the busy train station on the southern side of the city centre.
The Oxford Road Tap pub is now open in Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group
This will be the third site for the pub group in Manchester.
They already operate the Piccadilly Tap, that two-storey beer bar on Piccadilly Approach with a heated rooftop space and outdoor patio.
The team are also responsible for the more recently-opened Victoria Tap, which took over the former bin store at Manchester Victoria.
That particular pub has a heated beer garden constructed just inches away from where the trams tootle past and has a departures board where time is measured by pints (got 10 mins til your train leaves? That’s one pint, sir!)
Oslo-born Doug’s Hamburgers is opening in Manchester, serving adult ‘Happier Meals’
Daisy Jackson
Critically acclaimed burger joint Doug’s is heading to Manchester for the first time, serving up grown-up ‘Happier Meals’.
The burger brand started life in Norway but is led by a very northern team – they’re also behind Madre, Medlock Canteen and London’s Breddos tacos.
Doug’s is an Oklahoma-style burger restaurant with a menu of classic burgers made with hand-pressed patties from premium dry-aged beef (it’s the thinly-sliced onions inside each patty that makes it Oklahama style).
A classic cheeseburger is the brand’s signature dish, featuring a smashed patty, onions, cheese, mustard, ketchup, pickles and Doug’s special sauce.
There’ll also be fried chicken sandwiches, hot tenders and fries, plus breakfast buns served all day.
The ‘Happier Meal’ is an adult twist on a fast food favourite – you get a burger, fries, and a martini.
You can get deep-fried pickles with your burger at Doug’s in Manchester.Doug’s Hamburgers is coming to ManchesterCredit: The Manc Group
Doug’s spot in Manchester will be its fourth restaurant.
It’s set to open on Oxford Road above the recently-announced Amber’s nightclub, open seven days a week from 11am until midnight.
The flagship restaurant on Oxford Road is designed by R2A studio and will be opening this December in Circle Square for eat in and take-out.
Doug’s is opening on Friday 20 December and will be handing out free burgers – just head down from 12pm to claim one.
Daisy Jackson -
18th January 2022 
