Hello Oriental, the bakery, food hall and supermarket, is knocking half off its whole menu tomorrow (September 28). To celebrate six months of business, it will be selling everything at half price from 8am until it closes at 10pm.
That means everything from the bakery on the first floor, down to the baos and Chinese roast meats in the basement, via the Vietnamese dishes on the middle mezzanine floor. It will also encompass the recent controversial addition to the menu - salt and pepper fries with soft serve ice cream.
Co-founder Ricky Yip said: “We’ve been open for more than six months now and we’ve been overwhelmed by the support and positivity from the people of Manchester. Hello Oriental Day is about celebrating that and saying a big thank you to our customers.” The offer runs the whole day and is for walk-ins only.
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The subterranean food hall, which is spread across three floors, opened in February this year, at the Circle Square development on the site of the old BBC building on Oxford Road. Last month, it scored a rave review in The Times, with national critic Marina O’Loughlin calling it ‘a northern powerhouse of Asian street food’.
It’s also hit headlines for serving ice cream made from the divisive durian fruit. Popular in South East Asia, it’s known for its powerful odour, and is banned from being taken on public transport in many countries.
Despite the odour, the ice cream, which is sold only on the weekends, always sells out.
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