Food & Drink
The full list of Wetherspoons pubs reopening on April 12th
Is your local Spoons on the list?
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:
- Tollemache Inn, Grantham
- Ritz, Lincoln
- Sugar Loaf, Market Harborough
- Samuel Lloyd, Corby
- Kettleby Cross, Melton Mowbray
- Saxon Crown, Corby
- Stamford Post, Stamford
- Captain Noel Newton, Oakham
- Temeraire, Saffron Walden
- Standing Order, Stevenage
- Six Templars, Hertford
- Battesford Court, Witham
- William Aylmer, Harlow
- Harpsfield Hall, Hatfield
- Port Jackson, Bishops Stortford
- Angel Vaults, Hitchin
- Manor House, Royston
- Bottle Kiln, Harwich
- Wouldhave, Southshields
- Sir William De Wessyngton, Washington
- Ward Jackson, Hartlepool
- Bishop’s Mill, Durham (Lloyds)
- Wicket Gate, Chester Le Street (Lloyds)
- Harry Clasper, Whickham
- Last Post, Beeston
- Red Lion, Ripley
- Waggon and Horses, Alfreton
- Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, Nottingham
- William Peverel, Bulwell
- Woodthorpe Top, Nottingham
- Free Man, Nottingham
- Six Chimneys, Wakefield
- Richard Oastler, Brighouse
- Obediah Brooke, Cleckheaton
- Union Rooms, Batley
- Horse Shoe, Wombwell
- Turls Green, Bradford
- Joseph Bramah, Barnsley (Lloyds)
- Picture House, Morley
- Crossed Shuttle, Pudsey
- Commercial Inn, Sowerby Bridge
- Winter Gardens, Harrogate
- Devonshire Inn, Skipton
- Postern Gate, York
- Livery Rooms, Keighley
- Bowling Green, Otley
- Plimsoll Line, Redcar
- Ralph Fitz Randal, Richmond
- Stanley Jefferson, Bishop Auckland
- Grand Electric Hall, Spennymoor
- Angel Hotel, Whitby
- Swatter’s Carr, Middlesbrough
- Half Moon Inn, Billingham
- Ironstone Miner, Guisborough
- Three Hulats, Chaple Allerton
- Glass Blower, Castleford
- Winter Seam, Castleford
- Cuthbert Brodrick, Leeds
- Blue Bell, Pontefract
- Old Unicorn, Bramley
- Briggate, Leeds
- Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield
- Church House, Wath Upon Dearne
- Blue Coat, Rotherham
- Sheffield Waterworks Company, Sheffield (Lloyds)
- Rawson Spring, Hillsborough
- Sheaf Island, Sheffield
- Francis Newton, Sheffield
- Queens Hotel, Maltby
- Wagon and Horses, Sheffield
- Steel Foundry, Sheffield
- Standing Order, Derby
- Portland Hotel, Chesterfield
- Red Lion, Doncaster
- Dominie Cross, Retford
- Pillar of Rock, Bolsover
- Company Row, Consett
- Rohan Kanhai, Ashington
- Fire Station, Whitley Bay
- Quayside, Newcastle
- Mile Castle, Newcastle Upon Tyne (Lloyds)
- Five Swans, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Red Lion, Bedlington
- Ritz, Wallsend
- Bell Hotel, Norwich
- Troll Cart, Great Yarmouth
- Cricketers, Ipswich
- Glass House, Norwich
- Whiffler, Norwich
- Queen of Iceni, Norwich (Lloyds)
- Grover & Allen, Sudbury
- Willow Tree, Stowmarket
- Romany Rye, East Dereham
- Joseph Conrad, Lowestoft
- Kings Head Hotel, Beccles
- Limes, Fakenham
- William Adams, Gorleston
- Yarborough Hotel, Grimsby
- Sweyn Forkbeard, Gainsborough
- Blue Bell Inn, Scunthorpe
- Prior John, Bridlington
- Three John Scotts, Kingston Upon Hull
- Admiral Of the Humbar, Kingston Upon Hull
- City and County, Goole
- Joseph Morton, Louth
- White Horse, Brigg
- Cross Keys, Beverley
- Giant Bellflower, Selby
- Coliseum Picture Theatre, Cleethorpes
- High Cross, Leicester
- Moon and Bell, Loughborough
- White House, Leicester
- Gooseberry Bush, Nottingham
- College Arms, Peterborough (Lloyds)
- Regal, Cambridge (Lloyds)
- Golden Lion, Newmarket
- Globe Hotel, Kings Lynn
- Draper’s Arms, Peterborough
- Sandford House, Huntingdon
- George Hotel, Whittlesey
- Hippodrome, March
- Whalebone, Downham Market
- Regal Moon, Rochdale
- Ash Tree, Ashton-Under Lyne
- Calverts Court, Stockport
- Society Rooms, Macclesfield
- Society Rooms, Stalybridge
- Wilfred Wood, Stockport
- White Hart, Todmorden
- Kingfisher, Poynton
- Sir Henry Segrave, Southport
- Willow Grove, Southport
- Leyland Lion, Leyland
- Court Leet, Ormskirk
- Commercial Hotel, Accrington
- Old Chapel, Darwen
- Twelve Tellers, Preston (Lloyds)
- Lifeboat, Formby
- Woodrow Wilson, Carlisle
- Furness Railway, Barrow
- Trawl Boat Inn, Lytham St. Annes
- Miles Thompson, Kendal
- William Rufus, Carlisle (Lloyds)
- Layton Rakes, Blackpool (Lloyds)
- Jolly Tars, Cleveleys
- Railway Hotel, Lytham
- Dog Beck, Penrith
- Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Keswick
- Poulton Elk, Poulton le Fylde
- Velvet Coaster, Blackpool
- Picture House, Stafford
- Lord Burton, Burton On Trent
- Plaza, Rugeley
- Wye Bridge House, Buxton
- Bradley Green, Biddulph
- Arnold Machin, Newcastle under Lyme
- Hippodrome, Market Drayton
- Wheatsheaf, Cheadle
- Buttler’s Bell, Stafford
- Shoulder of Mutton, Ashby De La Zouch
- Green Dragon, Leek
- Eccles Cross, Eccles
- Sedge Lynn, Chorlton
- Tim Bobbin, Urmston
- Bishop Blaize, Stretford
- Robert Shaw, Westhoughton
- Wallace Hartley, Colne
- Boot Inn, Burnley
- Bull’s Head, Walkden
- Sir Thomas Gerard, Ashton
- Premier, Widnes
- Brocket Arms, Wigan
- Ferry Boat, Runcorn
- Looking Glass, Warrington
- Nine Arches, Newton le Willows
- Raven, Liverpool
- Navigator, Liverpool
- Childwall Fiveways Hotel, Liverpool
- Barkers Brewery, Huyton
- Captain Alexander, Liverpool
- Frank Hornby, Maghull
- Penny Black, Northwich
- Counting House, Congleton
- Brass Balance, Birkenhead
- Dee Hotel, West Kirkby
- Wheatsheaf, Ellesmere Port
- Queens Arms, Winsford
- Master Mariner, New Brighton (Lloyds)
- Bull and Stirrup Hotel, Chester
- Castle in the Air, Manchester
- Gateway, East Didsbury
- Moon and Stars, Romford
- Elms, Leigh on Sea
- Blue Boar, Billericay
- Parsons Barn, Shoeburyness
- Cornfield Garage, Eastbourne
- Oxted Inn, West Oxted
- Lynd Cross, Horsham
- Jack Fairman, Horley
- George Hotel, Hailsham
- Crowborough Cross, Crowborough
- Standing Order, Southampton
- Giddy Bridge, Southampton
- Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
- Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
- Wagon Works, Eastleigh
- Crown Inn, Fareham
- Six Bells, Lymington
- Red Lion, Southampton
- Railway Bell, New Barnet
- Moon and Sixpence, Hatch End
- Admiral Byng, Potters Bar
- Ice Wharf, Camden (Lloyds)
- Mossy Well, Muswell Hill
- MUW, Watford
- Catherine Wheel, Henley on Thames
- King and Castle, Windsor (Lloyds)
- Bear, Maidenhead
- Red Lion and Pineapple, Acton
- Moon on the Hill, Sutton
- George, Staines
- William Morris, Hammersmith
- Botwell Inn, Hayes
- Rocket, Putney
- Tollgate, Haringey
- MUW, Enfield
- Spouters Corner, Wood Green
- Moon and Cross, Waltham Cross
- Waterend Barn, St Albans
- Star, Hoddesdon
- Leading Light, Faversham
- County Hotel, Ashford
- Golden Lion, Rochester
- Saxon Shore, Herne Bay
- Royal Victoria Pavilion, Ramsgate
- Peter Cushing, Whitstable
- Sir Norman Wisdom, Deal
- Thomas Waghorn, Chatham
- Belle and Lion, Sheerness
- Golden Hope, Sittingbourne
- Old Manor, Bracknell
- Back of Beyond, Reading
- John Russell Fox, Andover
- Angel, Basingstoke (Lloyds)
- Dockle Farmhouse, Swindon (Lloyds)
- Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon (Lloyds)
- Ivy House, Alton
- Bridgehouse, Chippenham
- Hatchet Inn, Newbury
- Bell, Amesbury
- J J Moons, Wembley
- J J Moons, Ruislip Manor
- Village Inn, Pinner
- Greenwood Hotel, Northolt
- Crown, Berkhamsted
- Penny Black, Bicester
- Golden Bee, Stratford upon Avon
- Swan and Castle, Oxford
- White Hart, Aylesbury (Lloyds)
- Moon and Stars, Penge
- Harvest Moon, Orpington
- Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood
- Surrey Docks, Rotherhithe
- Richmal Crompton, Bromley
- New Cross, Welling
- Brockley Barge, Brockley
- Furze Wren, Bexleyheath
- Flying Boat, Dartford
- Greyhound, Bromley
- New Fairlop Oak, Barkingside
- George, Wanstead
- Great Spoon of Ilford, Ilford
- Goldengrove, Stratford
- Eva Hart, Chadwell Heath
- Half Moon, Mile End
- Hudson Bay, Forest Gate
- Ledger Building, Docklands
- Fox on the Hill, Denmark Hill
- Asparagus, Battersea
- Capitol, Forest Hill
- MUW, Norbury
- Assembly Rooms, Epsom
- Sir Julian Huxley, Selsdon
- Watchman, New Malden
- Prince Arthur, Fleet
- Queens Hotel, Aldershot
- Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge
- Society Rooms, Maidstone
- West Quay, Brighton
- Picture Playhouse, Bexhill on Sea
- Hatters Inn, Bognor Regis
- Parchment Makers, Havant
- Star, Gosport
- Sir Alec Rose, Port Solent
- Man in the Moon, Newport IOW
- Red Lion, Petersfield
- Denmead Queen, Waterlooville
- Lord Palmerston, Southsea (Lloyds)
- Union Rooms, Plymouth (Lloyds)
- Panniers, Barnstaple
- Britannia Inn, Plymouth
- Duke of Wellington, Minehead
- Admiral Colingwood, Ilfracombe
- Talk of the Town, Paignton
- Stannary Court, Plympton
- White Hart Hotel, Okehampton
- Jolie Brise, Teignmouth
- White House, Luton
- Red Well, Wellingborough
- Earl of Dalkeith, Kettering
- Pilgrim’s Progress, Bedford
- MUW, Milton Keynes
- Saracen’s Head, Daventry
- Gary Cooper, Dunstable
- Swan Hotel, Leighton Buzzard
- Cordwainer, Northampton
- Railway Inn, Rushden
- Crown Hotel, Biggleswade
- Captain Ridleys Shooting Party, Bletchley
- Rann Wartha, St.Austell
- Green Parrot, Perranporth
- King Doniert, Liskeard
- Coinage Hall, Helston
- Bottle Of Sack, Sutton Coldfield
- Bellwether, Wednesbury
- Bole Bridge, Tamworth
- Mare Pool, Mere Green
- St Matthews Hall, Walsall
- Bloxwich Showman, Bloxwich
- Avion, Aldridge
- Hedgford Lodge, Hednesford
- Perkin Warbeck, Taunton
- Imperial, Exeter
- Powder Monkey, Exmouth
- George’s Meeting House, Exeter
- Lantokay, Street
- Cerdic, Chard
- Carnival Inn, Bridgwater
- White Ball Inn, Tiverton
- Reeds Arms, Burnham on Sea
- Sawyer’s Arms, Exeter
- Chevalier Inn, Exeter (Lloyds)
- Cabot Court Hotel, Weston Super Mare
- Quarter Jack, Wells
- Star Inn, Honiton
- Figure of Eight, Birmingham
- Bishop Vesey, Sutton Coldfield
- White Swan, Solihull
- Dragon Inn, Birmingham
- Regal, Gloucester (Lloyds)
- MUW, Cheltenham (Lloyds)
- Waterfront Inn, Brierley Hill
- Britannia, Rowley Regis
- Crown, Worcester
- Abraham Darby, Dudley
- Royal Hop Pole, Tewkesbury
- Foley Arms Hotel, Great Malvern
- Chequers Inn, Stourbridge
- Lord High Constable of England, Gloucester
- Flying Standard, Coventry
- Golden Cross Hotel, Bromsgrove
- Old Swanne Inne, Evesham
- City Arms, Coventry
- Thomas Lloyd, Warwick
- Black Horse, Birmingham
- Spon Gate, Coventry (Lloyds)
- Royal Enfield, Redditch (Lloyds)
- Pump House, Shirley
- Moon in the Square, Bournemouth
- Lord Wimbourne, Poole
- Royal Oak, Dorchester
- Kings Head Inn, Salisbury
- Quay, Poole
- Blackwater Stream, Broadstone
- Kingswood Collier, Bristol
- Staple Hill Oak, Bristol
- St George’s Hall, Redfield
- V Shed, Bristol (Lloyds)
- Knight’s Templar, Bristol
- Glassmaker, Nailsea
- Thorn’s Farm, Yate
- Jolly Sailor, Hanham
- Bear, Melksham
- Palladium Electric, Midsomer Norton
- Bath Arms, Warminster
- Posset Cup, Portishead
Food & Drink
Wetherspoons selling cheap pints from as little as £2.15 starting this week
Calling all beer lovers!
Pub chain Wetherspoons has announced it is hosting a 12-day celebration of all things ale — with pints costing as little as £2.15, starting this week.
The chain’s Real Ale Festival runs from Wednesday March 22nd to Sunday April 2nd, just in time for beer garden season. Exact prices will depend on where you live but the average cost is still expected to be below £3.
A range of 30 ales will be included in the deal, which is part of the pub chain’s real ale festival, from citrusy IPAs to deep dark rubies, available at extremely tempting prices across all of its pubs.
Some of those beers – 24 in total – will also have been brewed especially for the Wetherspoons event. Vegan and gluten free beers will also be on sale as part of the festival collection. Included in the selection of tipples will be offerings from leading British breweries as well as brewers in countries such as Switzerland, USA and Belgium.
Wetherspoon operations director, Martin Geoghegan said: “The festival is a great celebration of real ale. It will allow our pubs to showcase a selection of superb beers over a 12-day period, at great value for money prices.
“It will also give our customers the opportunity to enjoy a number of beers which have not previously been served in the pub, including those from overseas.”
The annual festival arrives as Spoons prices have risen by around 7.5 percent and a number of its venues have been put up for sale. Despite this, boss Tim Martin said that he remains ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the brand’s future.
The full list of ales is:
- Robinsons Brewery, Citra Pale Ale 3.4% ABV
- Rooster’s Brewery, Blind Jack 3.7% ABV
- Wainwright, Amber 4.0% ABV
- Butcombe Brewery, Vincent 4.0% ABV
- JW Lees Brewery, Vanilla Cream Pale 4.0% ABV
- Vale Brewery, Brass Monkey 4.0% ABV
- Exmoor Ales, Upside Brown 4.2% ABV
- Hook Norton Brewery, Merula Stout 4.2% ABV
- Theakston Brewery, Double Cross IPA 4.2% ABV
- Adnams Brewery, Extra 4.3% ABV
- Daleside Brewery, Seafever 4.3% ABV
- Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery, 1822 4.3% ABV
- Greene King Brewery, Spring Break 4.4% ABV
- Sudwerk Brewery, Reeds Ale 4.4% ABV
- Glamorgan Brewery, Fresh 4.5% ABV
- Redemption Brewery, Steam 4.5% ABV
- Brombeer Compagnie, Freddy Export 4.6% ABV
- Titanic Brewery, EBA 4.6% ABV
- Cairngorm Brewery, White Lady 4.7% ABV
- Orkney Brewery, Cliff Edge 4.7% ABV
- Liberation Brewery, Defiant ESB 4.8% ABV
- Moorhouse’s Brewery, Totemic 4.8% ABV
- Saltaire Brewery, Triple Choc 4.8% ABV
- Batemans Brewery, Spring Breeze 5.0% ABV
- Hawkshead Brewery, Five Hop 5.0% ABV
- Nethergate Brewery, Umbel Magna 5.0% ABV
- Sambrook’s Brewery, Valhalla 5.0% ABV
- Oakham Ales, Buckle Up! 5.2% ABV
- Otter Brewery, Head 5.8% ABV
- Cambridge Brewing, Flower Child IPA 6.0% ABV
Food & Drink
Zouk’s bottomless curry buffet is back for Ramadan with an entire stuffed lamb
It will be available for everyone throughout the entirety of Ramadan — Zouk have it covered!
Zouk is bringing back its epic bottomless buffet, available throughout the whole of Ramadan, consisting of their best-loved dishes — including a whole stuffed lamb.
Every evening starting from Thursday March 23rd, the colossal all-you-can-eat buffet will be open for everyone to feast on — the perfect way for families to celebrate Iftar and break their fast.
Guests will be greeted with a gift of stuffed dates on arrival plus fruit chaat, dates and water on the table. Once seated, customers can go up to the buffet and enjoy the daily selection of food which will include salads, starters, curries, lamb raan and a selection of accompaniments.
Zouk have created two sittings this year, so the Ramadan buffet is available for a longer period of time each evening — with a rotating menu in case you want to come back for more.
There will be one sitting at Iftar with a second sitting an hour earlier or later, depending on BST. All you have to do is simply select the time that best suits you and your fellow diners when booking.
The Ramadan buffet is £25 per person for adults, £12.50 per child (under 12s) and free for children under five. Throughout the month, Zouk will also be supporting a number of local charities by donating both meals and money to help with the homelessness crisis across Manchester.
While walk-ins are welcome, it is advised to make a reservation to avoid disappointment. Get booked in here.
The rotating menu is as follows:
Salads (a choice of three every day including)
Mango
Kachumber
Tabbouleh
Mint & Cucumber
Starters (a choice of five every day)
Vegetable Samosas
Mixed Vegetable Pakora
Dhai Balahi (yoghurt based dish served chilled)
Chicken Tikka
Seekh Kebab
Chicken 65
Live Carvey
Whole Stuffed Lamb Raan (weekends)
Leg Lamb Raan (weekdays)
Curry (a choice of four every day)
Chicken Sindhi Biryani
Chicken & Spinach
Lamb & Potatoes
Dall Makhani
Tarka Dall
Accompaniments
Assorted Naan breads
Roti
Basmati Rice
Desserts
Mango Mumbai Mess
Raspberry Mumbai Mess
Gulab Jamon
Chocolate Brownies
Fresh Fruit
Food & Drink
This Manchester food hall has been named best in entire UK
Three Manchester food halls made it into the top 10 list
A food hall in Manchester has been named as the best in the UK for its ‘exceptional’ food.
Mackie Mayor, based in the Northern Quarter, beat competition from London, Liverpool and Sheffield as it was voted best in the whole of the UK. Two other Greater Manchester food halls also made it to the top 10; Altrincham Market House and Society food hall, coming in fourth and eighth respectively.
Mackie Mayor scooped the top spot and was praised for the ‘exceptional’ food from its many food and drink operators, while second place went to Italian-inspired concept Eataly in London.
The news was announced by global travel site Big 7 Travel and hospitality specialists Enjoy Travel, who teamed up to find the best food halls in the UK. Venues were ranked on several factors including range of cuisines, selection of vendors, unique and special events and overall atmosphere.
Mackie Mayor food hall is located inside an 1858 Grade II-listed market building that was once Smithfield Market Hall. The site reopened as Mackie Mayor following a huge refurbishment in 2017.
The Swan Street plot was given a total revamp by the same team behind Altrincham Market — led by Nick Johnson — after lying empty for years. The team behind both food halls also run the Picturedrome food hall in Macclesfield.
Featuring a range of food and drink operators, all under its huge glass roof, Mackie Mayor holds the capacity for almost 500 people. The current line-up of vendors includes Tender Cow, Eagle Street Coffee, Honest Crust, Pico’s, New Wave Ramen, Mumma’s, Chilli B and BlackJack Brewtap.
Taking top position above Eataly in London and Cutlery Works in Sheffield, the description for Mackie Mayor said it was ‘crammed full of top-notch food and drink vendors’ and one of Manchester’s ‘most popular spots’.
It added: “Honest Crust serves exceptional seasonal sourdough pizzas, FIN Fish Bar is beloved for its sustainable day-boat fish cooked whole over a chargrill and Baohouse serves up the steamiest little Taiwanese buns. At Tender Cow, punters can tuck into lesser-known cuts of beef from some of the best producers and farms in Britain. Groups of 10 or more people can book a table too.”
The other Manchester food hall making the top ten was Society, located in the long-vacated bar site next to Bridgewater Hall on Barbirolli Square, serving up a range of street food, craft beers and cocktails.
Current traders at the food hall include Chaat Cart, Yoki Social Table and Vocation brewery.
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