As Ramadan arrives soon (March 10), one Manchester restaurant is pulling out all of the stops with a beautiful buffet to kick off the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Bringing back their show-stopping Ramadan buffet from Monday 11th March, Zouk is offering the perfect way to celebrate Iftar with friends and family.
Every day throughout Ramadan, the Chester Street restaurant will be welcoming customers to come and break their fast with a fabulous spread of much-loved dishes. Zouk will also be taking care of customers by greeting them with a gift of stuffed dates post-meal as well as fruit chaat, dates, traditional Jallab (a hydrating drink made with grape molasses, dates and rose water) and water on arrival.
Once seated, guests 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. Diners can tuck into the likes of vegetable samosas, chicken tikka, seekh kebabs, spinach rolls and kachumber salad to start, followed by curries such as chicken jalfrezi, lamb karahi, butter chicken, mutter paneer, lamb and potatoes, dall makhani and tarka dall.
The buffet also includes an assortment of naan breads, roti and basmati rice, plus there will be a live carvery of leg of lamb raan during the weekdays and a whole stuffed lamb raan on the weekends. To finish their evening meal during Ramadan, guests can also enjoy chocolate samosas, baklava, date cake, cheesecake, rice pudding, Gulab Jamun, chocolate brownies, red velvet cake, fruit kebabs, assorted pastries and fruit tarts plus a chocolate fountain as part of the buffet at Zouk.
Zouk will host one sitting at Iftar every day but note the time of Iftar changes slightly as the month goes on. This is because the timing of the daily Iftar prayer follows the changing sunset times throughout Ramadan.
As well as spending time together, Ramadan is also about giving back and stepping into the shoes of the less fortunate so Zouk will be working to support local charities by donating meals and funds to the homeless of Manchester. The restaurant will also be donating meals to the Islamic Society of Britain in Manchester to feed the homeless. They will also continue to donate weekly meals to local charity, Two Brews, who do outreach to vulnerable and homeless people every day of the year.
The Ramadan buffet is £30 per person for adults, £15 per child (under 12s) and free for children under the age of five. Zouk will also be accepting walk ins, but booking in advance is highly recommended.
A £10 deposit is required per person and will be deducted from the final bill. Simply add the word ‘buffet’ to the notes when booking your table.