Manchester’s very own chicken connoisseurs, Yard and Coop, have long offered their very popular Kids Eat Free deal, but now they’re making things even more enticing by giving parents the chance to win their little ones a trip to Legoland too.
Time to rope in the nieces and nephews and pretend to be dad again — joking, of course.
But yes, even if you are a big kid who’d still love an excuse to go to Legoland, you can treat your children with a free trip to the amusement park’s Manchester location over at the Discovery Centre in Trafford Palazzo this school holiday, so no long drives down to Windsor are needed either.
And the best of all is, it’s pretty simple win the giveaway: all you need to do is let them play and come up with the best creations their imaginations can muster.
As you can see, not only are Yard and Coop offering parents the chance to take their pride and joys to Legoland but they’ve also extended their Kids Eat Free deal to cover Sunday as well, meaning you’ve got another day of great value to make the most of and an extra chance at winning the tickets.
Now, what’s the catch? Well, there isn’t one real, only proof that your kid has come and had some fun whilst feeling their bellies with a quick post on socials.
Once they’ve built their masterpiece, simply tag the restaurant in the photo on Instagram and use the hashtag #CoopKidsEatFree.
Oh, and not to give you too much of a clue, but a little bird told us that “creations relating to Yard and Coop, chickens, foxes and food will certainly be favourable…
So, as well as scoring a free meal for the kids – which includes a main, drink and an ice cream dessert to boot – why not try and take along for one of the best activity-filled days families can find anywhere in Greater Manchester?
There is, of course, plenty for them to do at the Northern Quarter spot beyond just assembling bricks, as Yard and Coop always guarantees a family-friendly atmosphere with free pots of crayons and designs for them to colour in, arcade machines to play on too, as well as
The kids’ menu deal is available from 12pm-6pm Sunday to Friday, the closing date for entries is 1 September, and the prize categories are split from 11 and under to12 and above.
Lively Irish pub Nancy Spains set to open in Manchester for the first time
Daisy Jackson
An Irish bar famed for its live music is heading up to Manchester for the first time, and is promising £2.50 pints to lure us in.
Nancy Spains will be venturing out of London for the first time promising to bring the ‘ultimate traditional Irish pub experience’ to the Northern Quarter.
If you were to ask what the hottest trend in hospitality is right now the answer would, apparently, be Guinness. We’re drowning in the stuff.
This latest opening is more about Murphy’s, another Irish stout, than Guinness (they actually won’t serve Guinness at all) but the craic will be much the same.
Nancy Spains is actually set to open almost directly opposite the aforementioned Salmon of Knowledge, taking over the former Corner Boy unit on Stevenson Square in the heart of Manchester.
To celebrate its opening, the pub will be serving its first 5000 pints of Murphy’s for just £2.50, so that it can show off the atmosphere that’s established it as ‘one of London’s favourite pubs’.
They’re promising an array of Irish whiskeys behind the bar, live music performances, and a lively late-night setting.
Nancy Spains was set up by three brothers who travelled all over their home county of rural Kerry researching Irish pubs, before launching two venues down in London.
They want it to balance a traditional pub with the vibrancy of the city.
Peter O’Halloran, co-founder of Nancy Spains commented, “We’re so excited to be launching in Manchester, bringing Nancy Spains to the heart of the Northern Quarter.
“After the success of our two venues in London, it was only right to bring Nancy Spains’ infectious spirit and Irish pride to Manchester. Slainte!”
Nancy Spains will open its first Manchester pub on Saturday 15 March at 21 Hilton Street.
Lucky Mama’s – The Italian restaurant serving pasta in a dough bowl and ‘pregnant’ pizzas
Daisy Jackson
Lucky Mama’s is a local sensation, thanks to its slightly whacky but delicious Italian creations like pasta served in a bowl made of pizza dough and its latest offering, a ‘pregnant’ pizza.
What on Earth is a pregnant pizza, you ask? Firstly we should stress this is a nickname we’ve bestowed upon the dish, rather than Lucky Mama’s chosen branding.
But essentially it’s a helping of fresh pasta that’s folded into the bubble crust of the pizza, like a half-calzone.
Lucky Mama’s started life when founders Mamadou Dhiam and Gaby Santos set up a trailer in their backyard in Eccles in the depths of lockdown.
But thanks to a formidably loyal following that’s spread the word of Lucky Mama’s far and wide, it now has two pretty pink restaurants in Greater Manchester.
Back in 2022, they threw open the doors to their Chorlton restaurant, before returning back to home turf for spot number two in Monton in 2024.
The recipes are fresh and pretty authentically Italian up until the last step, when they throw a curveball by loading their pasta into unconventional vessels.
‘Pregnant’ pizzas at Lucky Mama’sTraditional Roman pizzasLucky Mama’s pink restaurant in Chorlton
Their pasta pizza bowls are what they’re best known for and they fly out of the kitchen – this is where pizza dough is placed around a metal bowl before being baked in an oven.
Then it’s piled high with freshly made pasta, with popular flavours like cacio e pepe, mushroom alfredo, and rasta pasta.
Pasta is available in a regular ceramic bowl too.
You’ll find Lucky Mama’s at 565 Barlow Moor Road in Chorlton; and 217 Monton Road in Eccles.
Danny Jones -
19th July 2024 
