I tried Hungry Horse's bonkers new menu - with a 2,300-calorie Vimto Camembert loaf and a 'cheesecake kebab'

Vimto is a Mancunian staple and the fruity drink has now become the unlikely star of a national pub chain’s bonkers new food menu.

Hungry Horse has become notorious for its calorific creations over the years and its newest offerings are no exception, with delights such as a cheesy chip butty with a jug of gravy, a 'crown of burgers' and a 'sweet cheesecake kebab'.

Two other options that jump out straight away are those incorporating the unmistakable flavour of Vimto.

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The most eye-catching is, without doubt, a multi-coloured burger titled ‘The Berry Cheesy Vimto One’, consisting of a bizarre-looking rainbow bun, two beef patties, bacon, a baked Camembert, jalapenos, red onion, tomato, baby gem lettuce, and Vimto onion BBQ chutney.

Customers can also treat themselves and a date to a ‘Loaded Cheesy Vimto Loaf’ sharer - a full Coberg loaf drizzled with garlic glaze, filled with a whole Camembert and topped with Vimto onion chutney.

As a Vimto fan and a sucker for getting out and trying weird and wonderful foods, it only seemed right that I go down and see how they actually taste.

It has been a long time since I last visited a Hungry Horse pub as I still have flashbacks to spending the entire day in one, severely hungover, after a friend’s birthday.

In total, there are 10 of the pubs in Greater Manchester and my local is The Red Lion, in the Over Hulton area of Bolton.

As a child, I spent countless hours in the adjoining Wacky Warehouse but have not really visited the pub many times as an adult - instead opting to head into Bolton town centre or Manchester.

Despite this, upon entering there was a comforting sense of familiarity about the place.

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