Mackie Mayor

Just so you lovely folks know... We’re now serving #breakfast from 9am! The kitchens will be whipping up freshly baked #croissants, trout benedict, smoked #bacon sarnies, tomatoes & #avocado & poached eggs, ricotta on toast, & raspberry Bircher muesli, amongst others... @MackieMayor‬ #manchester

Heads up folks! Mackie will be closed for lunchtime service on Tues 19th June, so if your planning on heading out to see us, we apologise in advance. We will be open at teatime from 6.00pm we promise! Essential works planned for Mon will now run over so we just thought we’d give you advanced notice.

Despite what the @Google machine may say... We are definitely open tomorrow! 9am-6pm for good #food, good #drink, good #coffee, #goodvibes #BankHolidayMonday @MackieMayor #Manchester. Perfect for family, kids, dogs & grown ups 🙌🏼

Poochie Moochie
Final call for boarding folks! This Sunday, the sun will have its hat you need your sunscreen on and your pooch needs to hear the word “walkies”…all in aid of charity!
Last year was a hoot, and this year Jenny Powell, Gordon Burns and BBC breakfast host Phil Trow are the celebrity judging panel that will be handing out the rosettes for best dressed; scruffiest and trickster.
... Walkies start at a 10.30am gathering in John Leigh Park with 3 route options S,M,L
http://www.trafford.gov.uk/‚Ķ/parks-in-‚ Ķ/john-leigh-park.aspx
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mooch-with -ya-pooch-2018-tic…
You can book online, tickets are available at Market House Coffee, you can turn up on the day at the park and we’ll take a cash donation or you can make a donation by buying a ticket and staying at home (not much fun tho’!).
Charities supported are www.reverserett.org that supports research into Rett Syndrome the debilitating neurological disorder that affects only girls www.caft.co.uk the Children’s Farm Adventure Trust in Lymm that supports holidays for children with severe learning difficulties, terminal illnesses and disadvantaged children from the North West and www.dogshome.net Manchester and Cheshire Dogs home.
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Claire Harrison is an Altrincham resident. She happens to be a professional photographer that has a knack of making the world look a better, brighter place. We give her free reign at Alty Market, Market House and Mackie just to go out and make a record of what she sees through her eyes. Over the last 3 years we must have thousands of her images that document our story and the story of the traders, customers and characters that make our every-day lives a little more interestin...g.
We don’t spend a lot of time deliberating over these, we fit out social media posting in around everything else we do on a daily basis, usually from a phone on a tram or whilst eating something nice, so they’re not overly considered and quite random, which we’re okay with.
We though this last batch Claire took at Mackie were particularly nice, they tell their own story in a kind of photo essay form from a photographer who is one of ‘us’ and cares passionately about what we all do.
Claire Harrison Photography
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MOOCH WITH YOUR POOCH 2018 – SUNDAY 27th MAY
If you’ve been to Mackie Mayor you’re sure to know a couple of things. First that we’re very dog friendly, second that Mackie has a sister called Altrincham Market.
The two things collide at the end of the month when we have our annual doggy celebration Mooch with Ya Pooch in aid of charity. So, if you’re a Mackie regular and you have a pooch, why not join in the fun 20 minutes away at the Alt. end of the Metrolink.
... Last year was a great event that brought together all our four-legged friends with their families for a sublime Sunday morning stroll.
3 routes – Small Medium and Large to suit all abilities, starting off in John Leigh Park at 10.30am Sunday morning and finishing in Alty Market’s New Market Square.
At 1.30pm we’ll have our very own Crufts – a dog show hosted by BBC Radio Manchester’s Phil Trow and judged by a gaggle of canine loving celebs.
You can enter your pooch into one (or all!) of our categories – Best Dressed, Scruffiest and ‘Trickster’. Last year saw dogs dressed as Darth Vader and the Lion from Wizard of Oz – so, beware....the doggy dressing ante is pretty ‘upped’!
Clink on the Eventbrite link below and register to join in. 100% of all the proceeds will be donated to charity including www.reverserett.org researching into cures for the debilitating neurological condition that affects only girls - Rett Syndrome.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mooch-with -ya-pooch-2018-tic…
Passionately regional. Fiercely independent. Not available online.
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Plastic, not quite so fantastic…
Okay so plastic is hitting the headlines right now and rightly so. And having ditched their plastic bags in favour of a handy holdall, people are now turning their attention to all the unnecessary packaging and sanitised shrink wrapping that seems to accompany everything you buy these days.
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PRONTO PLATE!
Slow Food is a movement made in Italy. It defends regional traditions and seeks to define time to enjoy good food. There’s a lot to like about that, but sometimes the pressures of everyday time mean it's a struggle.
At Mackie all the food is hand made real slow, but now with your Pronto Plate you can get your slow food real fast. Eat in or take-away the changing pronto plates from each of the kitchens will allow you to grab-and-go so you can enjoy good food in a... flash.
Look out for the daily Pronto Plate on the counters of each kitchen : STARTING TUESDAY 13TH MARCH üëç
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Jack Black Black Jack. Jack-in-the-Box is the offshoot of Manchester’s malty micro-brew heroes (actually they’re not that micro anymore) Black Jack brewery. Owned and run by Jon Hartley and Rich Fowler, Jack-in-the-Box started life in Alty’s Market House. Named by Rich’s mum by virtue of the fact that they were trying to fit a proverbial quart into a pint pot.
Jack-in-the Box came about from a conversation with pizza ‘Don’ Rich Carver at Honest Crust who used to pitch up wit...
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The wines they are a changin...
Kate Goodman knows a thing or three about wine. So do all the people who work for her... They all know their stuff and are passionate about their vin, vino, wein, wijn or vinho. You see Kate Goodman used to be the wine critic on the BBC Food and Drink programme alongside Michel Roux Jr. She’s also big mates with larger than life Oz Clarke who you may have seen in Alty or at Mackie from time to time.
All the wines that are served in Market House... and Mackie Mayor have been through the team taste test before they go on the shelves. They are all hand-picked using a tricky balance of criteria, taste, price point and exclusivity – The thing is Kate and her team go to great lengths to try and source stuff that isn’t available everywhere else. And it’s not just wine, Reserve have a massive selection of Gin’s – Some hand-made and flavoured, Ports, Madeira and much more. When you drink wines from Reserve at Market House or Mackie you also get a really good deal. Kate charges a flat rate corkage so you will get it loads cheaper than in a restaurant or you can choose a better quality wine for the same price.
Some of you may have seen wine being served by the cask at Mackie which will be coming soon to Alty – that way you get better quality wine and there’s less packaging so it’s a win-win-win deal… better quality wine that’s cheaper pound-for-pound than it’s bottle equivalent and that’s better for the environment too.
Here's Kate's Q&A :