Chef Tom Kerridge launches £15 lunch menu that 'makes no money' in wake of cost of living crisis

Chef Tom Kerridge is launching a £15 lunch menu at his Bull & Bear restaurant in Manchester to give people an opportunity to dine out during the cost of living crisis without spending too much money.

The chef, who admits the offering will make him ‘no money at all’, is launching the special menu at three of his restaurants nationwide from Monday (September 5) including the Michelin-starred The Coach in Marlow and Kerridge's Bar & Grill in London.

The two-course deal, which is initially set to run throughout September, will feature a range of classic pub favourites and school dinner puds, such as jam roly poly and cake and custard. Diners will be able to add a third course to their meal for an extra £7.50.

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Kerridge said the menu, which also features caramelised onion sausage with mash, lasagne and cottage pie, alongside original takes on spotted dick and crumble, was created to bring ‘the excitement’ back to restaurants all while allowing diners to pay a fraction of the cost for their meal.

“It’s going back to school day on Monday, so the idea was to bring back some of our favourite childhood memories and what we all enjoyed as part of school dinners and do them in our own special way,” Kerridge told the M.E.N.

“It’s about getting the buzz back into restaurants, giving people an offer that’s too good to be true and helping them out as they go back to school. People are under a lot of pressure at the moment, so it’s nice to be able to give people the chance to go out to a restaurant without necessarily having to break the bank.

“It’s not going to make us any money but we’re hoping it will also help to motivate our staff. When you have a full