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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
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Popular Italian launches new menu with fresh cheesy pesto pasta and king prawns
If you’re in search of an authentic Italian dining experience in Manchester, look no further than Italiana Fifty Five
A popular Italian restaurant in Manchester has launched a new A La Carte menu.
Italiana Fifty Five has added some appetising new dishes to its menu to expand its offering this spring.
Diners can sample the newly added seasonal items and its authentic classic Italian favourites at all three of its Manchester sites – at the Great Northern, Liverpool Road and Didsbury.
The new A La Carte dishes include Gamberoni Grigliata which is tiger prawns cooked in garlic, butter, lemon and fresh chilli and served with toasted altamura bread for £13.95.
Also new to the menu is the Zoupa which is a hearty seafood soup with king scallops, king prawns, and muscles for £13.95.
Brand new appetisers include the Insalata Tricolore with avocado, beef tomato and buffalo mozzarella for £9.50, and the Bruschetta Speciale made with toasted sourdough bread and buffalo mozzarella spread, roasted heritage cherry tomatoes, garlic, onion, fresh basil and pesto for £9.75.
And if that’s not enough to entice you, diners can also tuck in to the new risotto and pasta dishes, including Risotto Zafferano which is a saffron risotto with parsley, garlic, onion and pecorino cheese for £14.95.
And the Trofie ala Pesto made with trofie pasta in homemade pesto sauce, finished with buffalo mozzarella for £14.95.
Complete your visit on a sweet note and indulge in one of Italiana Fifty Five’s best-loved desserts such as the Tiramisu or panna cotta.
To find out more or book a table at Italiana Fifty Five, click HERE.
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Restaurant famed for ‘cheese wheel pasta’ and ‘towering lasagnas’ looking to come to Manchester
A taste of la dolce vita could be coming to Manchester
The ‘OTT’ group famous for its pasta served in a wheel of cheese and 10-level lasagnas is reportedly looking to open a new Italian restaurant in Manchester city centre.
French-based Big Mamma Group, which owns over-the-top Italian restaurants in London – Gloria, Carlotta, Jacuzzi, Ave Mario and Circolo Popolare – will open a new venue in Gary Neville’s under-construction St Michael’s development off Deansgate.
Its restaurants are known for their flamboyant, retro interiors, resembling vintage maximalism Italian eateries, as well as US-style red sauce joints.
The regularly changing menus feature a variety of Italian classics, including fettuccine alfredo al tartufo, spaghetti with meatballs, a famous ’10 level’ lasagne and carbonara served in a huge cheese wheel.
The Manchester restaurant will be the first UK venue to be located outside of London and will – sit alongside the also announced Japanese-Peruvian restaurant Chotto Matte, also to be built at St Michael’s.
The move follows a host of other operators in the capital choosing to open new sites in Manchester.
Soon to arrive in the city will be the likes of Caravan, Flat Iron, Soho House and Blacklock.
Big Mamma – which was founded in 2013 by French entrepreneurs Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux – has more than 20 restaurants across Europe including Paris, Monaco, Milan, Madrid and Berlin.
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High-end Japanese restaurant MUSU offering 30% off in March
Take advantage of vibrant Japanese dining experience
High-end Japanese restaurant MUSU is offering 30% off in March for customers who sign up to its new free rewards programme.
The contemporary Japanese eatery, nestled in the heart of the city centre on Bridge Street, is launching its own membership rewards programme.
The scheme is free to join and will give members 30% off their food bill throughout March upon signing up.
Rewards customers can enjoy discounted prices on menus including the Omakase – the theatrical, educational sushi experience which is served individually to diners at the restaurant’s six–seat omakase counter.
This also includes the full Land of the Rising Sun tasting menus, which take in a range of cooking styles from all over Japan, devised by chef-patron Mike Shaw.
Then from April, members of the programme will be able to take advantage of a series of other rewards, including 30% off any food bill when dining at lunch time, 10% off when dining at dinner on any menu, and a 10% discount on private hire and private dining.
The restaurant has a closed-off area for its private dining experience for guests to enjoy, which is regularly used by celebrities and food critics alike.
On top of this, members celebrating their birthdays at MUSU will receive a complimentary drink, and every reward programme member will be entered into a monthly prize draw to win a 12-course Land of the Rising Sun experience, complete with wine pairings.
You can get early access to the restaurant’s special events, like its live tuna cutting experience, where a whole bluefin tuna is carved in front of diners, while its expert sushi chefs talk you through the provenance of the fish and the skills displayed in this ancient craft.
You can sign up to MUSU’s free rewards scheme, HERE.
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