Much-loved Northern Quarter restaurant forced to cut opening hours due to rising energy bills

A Manchester restaurant has taken the decision to reduce its opening hours due to the ‘rising costs of utilities and stock’ amid the cost of living crisis. Vegan restaurant, V Rev Vegan Diner said they ‘were no longer able to operate in the same way’ due to the soaring costs.

The 100 percent vegan restaurant will now only open Thursday through Sunday, operating 12-8pm on Thursday and Sunday, and 12-9pm on Friday and Saturday. Offering up a selection of animal friendly burgers as well as ‘buttermilk’ seitan and jumbo hotdogs, the much-loved diner opened on Edge Street in Manchester in 2016, after moving from a smaller premises on Oldham Street.

In a post shared to social media, V Rev owners explained the decision and thanked its customers for their “continued support” in what they described as a “difficult time”. The vegan diner has amassed an impressive following since opening, thanks to its traditional American-style comfort food including mac and cheese, loaded nachos and fries.

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A number of fans of the vegan diner left messages of support following the announcement on Instagram, with one saying “so sad…we have booked a visit to Manchester on the 19th and 20th hoping to eat with you guys”. Another said: “Hang in there! You make the best vegan food in the country! Can’t wait to be back soon and will be there every day…twice a day.”

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News , Dominic Moss said: “It wasn’t a decision we came to lightly. Obviously we’ve been open seven days a week for most of the time we’ve been operating over the last 10 years.

“Essentially, any cost you can think of has gone up