Great British Doner, a restaurant and takeaway on Deansgate in Manchester city centre, has announced it will go fully vegan for one day only, offering free food to the first 20 customers and a 20% discount to everyone else.
What is the change?
On Friday, July 10, to mark World Kebab Day, Great British Doner will not serve any meat. All items on the menu, including boxes, wraps, and doners, will be vegan. The restaurant made the announcement on Instagram, stating: "In collaboration with @petauk we are turning the whole restaurant vegan for World Kebab Day! Free vegan doner for the first 20 customers, plus 20% off the entire menu all day. Available for one day only – 10th July at GBD Deansgate."
Background on the restaurant
When it opened, Great British Doner claimed to be the first restaurant in the UK to offer a vegan doner on a spit. However, this claim sparked an online dispute with a kebab shop in Brighton that said it had been offering a vegan doner since 2014. The restaurant acknowledged the criticism in a video shared on Instagram, where a staff member said: "We have got a lot of hate for this. And we have listened to your comments. But you know what we have done? We are going completely vegan for World Kebab Day."
Details of the offer
The offer is valid only at the Great British Doner location at 61 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW, on July 10. The first 20 customers will receive a free vegan doner, and all customers will enjoy 20% off the entire menu for the whole day. The restaurant encourages customers to come early to take advantage of the free offer.
