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It's happened to us all: payday is just too far away and although you really want to head out and visit one of Manchester's restaurants, your bank balance says otherwise. But there's many ways of eating out without spending too much with a variety of great food offers in the city. Here's just five to visit when you're counting down the days until your next paycheck. Yard and Coop Yard and Coop are the recently-launched chicken specialists in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. If you want to taste fried chicken on a budget you don’t just have to head to your nearest fast food spot, instead you can head down to the NQ on a Sunday to take advantage of Dirty Bird Sundays. A basket full of chips, bacon, cheese, chicken thighs, blue cheese sauce, BBQ and bees' knees sauce are all served for £8 or £10 with a pint of Yard Pilsner. An entire new take on your Sunday lunch and a hearty portion for the price you’re paying. As it comes the dish has a bit of a kick but if spice isn’t your thing just ask for it without the bees' knees sauce and you’ll be fine.Yard and Coop, Dirty Bird Sundays, £8 or £10 with a beer. All day Sunday.  TNQWith the Northern Quarter’s mash up of quirky style restaurants and ultra cool bars it can be hard to know where to turn/try next. From the outside TNQ doesn’t jump out but once inside you’ll notice the sophisticated, low key cool that they have on offer. And speaking of which they have one hell of an offer; unlimited house wine and a three course meal - all for

With so many great places to eat here in Manchester, it can be harder than you think choosing where to visit for dinner. But what if location was no object and you could flit between the city's best to sample a starter, main and dessert at three different spots? Here's two suggestions of dream three-course meals (and an after-dinner tipple) in Manchester. For the meat lovers… Start with some crispy and delicious pork crackling from Artisan, followed by a rack of tender ribs smothered in rum sauce courtesy of Cane and Grain, with Solita's sweet potato fries on the side. Finished with the famous secret of Home Sweet Home, the Cookie Skillet (it isn’t on the menu, you just order from your waiter) and then the smoky old fashioned from The Alchemist is the perfect after dinner tipple.       For the not so meaty lovers… Gone are the days where not being a meat eater meant you had to stick to a specific list of restaurants if you wanted top quality grub. Salvi's Aranchini is a great way to begin your meal, before tucking into a goats' cheese pizza from our new favourite Ply. Mojito battered onion rings at Revolucion de Cuba are a great side dish, or if you aren’t cheesed out, some truffled mac and cheese from All Star Lanes makes great company for any dish! If not completely stuffed, then Richmond Tea Rooms' Boston cream cake will round off your meal perfectly, along with the cocktail take on the childhood classic Screwball, also courtesy of The Alchemist.     What would be your d