NEW OPENING: The deep-fried dumpling restaurant serving up huge salt & pepper boxes

A restaurant dedicated to all things dumplings is coming to Manchester this month for a limited time only. 

Desert Island Dumplings comes from humble beginnings, with founder Lucy starting the business by taking orders via Instagram and pedalling her dumplings across Liverpool on her push bike.

Following the initial success of Desert Island Dumplings, Lucy was able to secure a spot in Liverpool’s Kazimier Garden and, more recently, was even nominated in the ‘Best Dumpling’ category at this year’s Golden Chopstick Awards.

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So now, it only makes sense for Desert Island Dumplings to make the next big step and bring its dumpling goodness to the people of Manchester.

And lo and behold, Lucy has managed to bag herself a month-long residency inside one of the city’s most iconic boozers, Cloudwater’s very own Sadler’s Cat in NOMA.

The deep-fried dumplings – all of which are entirely plant based – come with a number of different fillings, including salt and pepper ‘Chikn’, Hoisin ‘Mock Duck’ and the more adventurous flavours such as the Fried Breakfast Dumplings, Smokey Cheez Pizza and Cheezburger.

And on potential new fillings, Lucy hinted: “For the Kaz we made a Kazimier Katsu dumpling, I think at Sadler’s it’d be fun to do like a spicy sausage recipe… but I’ve also been itching to do a lasagna one for a while now too.”

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But overall, she is confident that her dumplings will be a big hit at Sadler’s this summer, with her noting: “Whether you’re plant-based or not, the dumplings are really special.

“I’m passionate that good veggie food doesn’t need to compromise on flavour or choice.”

Desert Island Dumplings will be taking over Sadler’s on Thursday May 12th, and will run from Thursday to Sunday until the end of the month.

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