McDonald’s announced last week it would be re-opening a small number of restaurants for delivery, but people have noticed a lot of the iconic products are missing.
It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for, McDonald’s is finally reopening some of its doors across the UK.
15 select branches will reopen to the public on May 13th but the restaurants will be offering a reduced menu.
Platform 15 at Freight Island is set to reopen from April 12th.
The first step in Boris’ lockdown easing plans involves allowing restaurants to open again and serve if they have an outside area.
This means the massive Escape to Freight Island can reopen!
The safe and secure outdoor area features the likes of Baratxuri, Belzan Pasta Kitchen, Madre, Mi+Pho, Voodoo Rays, Patty Queen, Krum and a brand-new sweet addition, Sundae the in-house ice cream brand.
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Platform 15 will reopen seven days a week, Monday to Friday from 4pm to 12am and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 12am.
The site will continue to operate under the world leading ‘Safe + Social Manifesto’, meaning Escape to Freight Island is committed to maintaining a safe environment for everyone.
This means it’s: “A space where you are able to socialise safely with your party, maintaining social distance from others and remaining alert to the risks of coronavirus, while being part of the overall urban festival atmosphere of Freight Island”.
There’s a brand new entirely-plant based fish and chip shop open in Manchester!
Founded by 31-year-old Jess Jones, JJ’s Vish and Chips is already massively popular in Leeds. Now, Jess is bringing her vegan chippy to Manchester.
For now, you can grab vegan fish and chips for takeaway with plans to open her dream shop in the future.
Opening up a dark kitchen in Ardwick, the menu boasts chippy classics such as scampi, calamari, battered sausages, chicken nuggets and of course fish and chips – but all vegan!
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Instead of the usual ingredients, Vish and Chips uses ingredients like banana blossom and tofu with nori sheets to create a fishy taste and texture.
Jess told the Manchester Evening News: “A lot of fish and chip shops cook their chips in beef dripping, so you can’t even get chips as a vegetarian or a vegan.
“I try to make it as like-for-like as I can as a traditional chip shop, just with a twist that there’s no meat and no fish.
“Our products are quite good replicas, I promise!”
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Jess said they’ve received really good feedback so far, adding: “We get customers in who eat fish and meat but they come to us for a nice change.
“There are a lot of questions around it. People thought it’s a bit of a bizarre idea, but actually when it opened we’ve been very very busy.
“It’s a bit of a crazy feeling and kind of bittersweet because I know there are so many people in the hospitality industry who can’t open their businesses.
“But it’s a really good feeling to open in a new city and to do it safely.”
Wetherspoons has confirmed that it will be reopening hundreds of pubs next month. The pub chain announced that 394 venues would open their doors on April 12th, after the government’s roadmap out of lockdown was revealed. Stage two of this roadmap will see pubs and restaurants open for outdoor service, although customers will still have to follow the rules around mixing households.
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Spoons is only opening a limited number of its 875 UK pubs, as not all of them are equipped for outdoor drinking and eating. This includes plenty across Greater Manchester and the North West, like the Castle in the Air at Trafford Park, the Bishop Blaize in Stretford, the Gateway in Didsbury, and Chorlton’s Sedge Lynn.
Spoons owner Tim Martin confirmed the news today, Thursday March 4th, releasing a statement. The full list of Wetherspoons pubs reopening on April 12th: