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Welcome to 2024!
We had a wonderful Christmas period, thank you so much for all of your support. It's a lovely time of year. We are at our busiest, we get to see so many of our loyal and regular customers over December - there is nothing better - and this year was no different. When you are privileged enough to own a restaurant, there is nothing better than a full room, full of families and groups of friends and the sound of people enjoying themselves, plus the opportunity to meet them.
Our online warehouse team were nice and busy, dispatching all over the country, and our own Christmas canapes proved very popular again. Our deli was constantly busy, too. Thank you so much for choosing us as a place to dine, drink or shop.
We had gone into 2023 not being too sure if it would be the year that would finish us off. A year when our own costs kept on rising to what could have been unsustainable levels. We cannot increase our own prices by this much and have to try and absorb these. At one time, we thought that 2024 would be easier and better, but pigs might fly! New Year for us, was spent digesting a notice from Liverpool One that the service charge on our site was increasing by 59% (that is not a typo!). As well as rent and rates, we pay service charge, too. So just for Hanover Street, that is another £24,000 we need to find (a total of a quarter of million pounds just to be here!). And don't get us started on the rises coming our way on olive oil! Together with the absolute rip off from utility companies.
But the important thing is, we are still here. Fighting our corner and determined to survive. Trying everything we can to do so. The early news last week for our sector was the very sad closures of some iconic restaurants across the UK as they were unable to get through these challenging times. We still have our work cut out, but know we get so much incredible support and we can never thank you enough for that. We are doing everything we can to keep our price rises as low as we can - and survive at the same time!
We have some fabulous events coming up from next week -and for the rest of 2024. You can read about some of them below. Plus we have our best ever menu with so much more coming this year. Our deli is full of fabulous food and drink (all available online). We can't wait to see you!
Elaine and I, and our whole team, would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. We're still here and determined to stay around and do what we do best. Thank you and happy new year!
Peter, Elaine, Churros and our whole team x
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Whole Roast Chicken in a Moritz Beer Can
This is still available every Sunday in Hanover street, pre-order only. Since it's launch in October, it has proved hugely popular and is superb value. Our great friends at Moritz brewery in Barcelona have shared with us their recipe of a whole marinated chicken roasted in the oven over a Moritz beer can. This has been taking Barcelona by storm over the last 10 years at their superb Fabrica Moritz restaurant and bar.
Served whole at the table, accompanied by your choice of tapas. It can be for two to share (half a chicken each), or up to eight (portioned up into small tapas sized portions). You just choose what accompaniments you want from our extensive tapas menu. We suggest patatas bravas, broccoli with Romesco sauce and sauteed mushrooms and asparagus, but you choose your favourites. A real Catalan meat and two veg! Book online here
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Eat well and live well night - 18th January
Perfect for those wanting to do something about Christmas excess or just years of build up! This is a repeat of our two sensational sell out events last year. You may have heard that Peter has lost nearly 10 stone in a year and got type 2 Diabetes into remission by leading a low carb and low calorie diet (and plenty of exercise). On this special night you can hear all about how he did that, get plenty of tips, taste some of the great food he made, see some of it made in front of you and all matched with some fabulous drinks too. A night to have some great fun, hear a little and taste some sensational food. Plus, you will get a copy of all the recipe sheets to recreate at home.
Peter will be demonstrating some of the dishes he made to help lose all the weight, talking about how he did, the ups and downs, giving plenty of tips from experience and matching this with some great drinks too.
If you’re worried about your weight, are concerned about Pre-Diabetes or Diabetes and would like some ideas for a healthier lifestyle, have some great fun on the night, eat sensational food, all matched with a great selection of drinks, then this is the night for you. You won’t go home hungry and may be just motivated to shed some pounds and live a little healthier, too! Lots of great food and drink on this brilliant night. Full details here
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Burns night - Scottish themed tapas and whisky tasting - 25th January
An exclusive evening with some very special whisky from Scotland and Spain, including the uber-exclusive (and uber expensive!) 2006 Mortlach 16 year old and Nomad Whisky, matured in old PX Sherry barrels. We have a unique range of Scottish inspired tapas to complement the night including:
- Selection of artisan Scottish and Spanish cheese
- Cullen skink with chipirones
- Haggis, Neeps & Tatties Bomba
- Arbroath smoky croquetas
- Scottish Dirty Bravas with Stornoway black pudding
- Turron Cranachan with deep fried Rabitos
We have just 6 places left - full details here
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This month's food, drink and music quiz - reggae and ska themed! 26th January
Our legendary quizzes have been a huge success for the last fourteen years. Our first one of 2024 is on Friday 26th January 2024 at Lunyalita, with the live music round themed around reggae and ska hits. If you like a bit of Bob Marley or the Specials, then this is the party night for you. Food and drink to taste and answer questions on; live music round with 10 Classics from a fabulous range of reggae and ska hits. This is a great party night. Get a group of friends, family or work colleagues together for the best quiz night going. Full details here
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Rum tasting - 1st February
Still a few places left. An exclusive evening with David Marsland, the North West's premier rum specialist showcasing his unique range of exquisite, artisan St Lucian Artisan rums. Paired with a sensational range of Caribbean influenced tapas, developed by our Executive Chef for this unique event. This is a repeat of our event in 2023. It was hugely popular and great fun, too. Don't delay if you want one of the last few places. Details here
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Ham Carving Masterclass - 7th February
We've been running these now for nearly 14 years. A night where you get to learn how to carve ham, look after a whole leg, plus loads of ham and tapitas to taste and drinks to try, too. This is a great night where you will learn all about how special Spanish ham is, as well as learn how to carve it like the professionals with some tutored practice. A great night. Perfect if you have a leg of ham or would like to develop enough skill and know how to get one and do justice to it. Very limited places. Details here
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2024 Events Programme
Book your place on your favourite on enow. Places sell out very quickly! We are famous for our events. We have a lot coming up for the rest of the year. Treat yourself, or buy a place as a gift - they make wonderful presents. Check out the details below. All will be held in the picturesque Lunyalita, overlooking the water in the Royal Albert Dock. Perfect to book and forward on as a gift. Click here for the full list of 2024 events - we have over 30. Here are some over the next few months
Eat well, drink well, live well – 18th January 2024
The very popular night where you get to hear Peter's 10 stone weight loss story and try some superb low calory and low carb food and drink. A great healthy start to the new year.
A first for us. Some incredible Scottish inspired tapas with an exquisite range of whisky. Come and celebrate Burn's night Lunya style.
It will be the end of the month, and time to party again. Our food, drink and music quizzes are legendary. Take yourself back to the 70's and 80's for a music round of reggae and ska.
Speciality Rum Tasting - 1st February 2024 at Lunyalita
Dry January will be well and truly over, with this exquisite range of St Lucian rum all matched with chef's bespoke Caribbean inspired tapas
A great opportunity to learn how to carve that whole leg of ham that you got at Christmas. Talk ham, carve ham and eat ham, plus have some tapas and a wine tasting too - what a night!
A night for the cheese lover, with over 10 cheeses to try, wines matched to them, lots of accompaniments and some cheeses cooked up into very tasty tapas
A night of great fun. Our food, drink and music quizzes are legendary. Take yourself back to the 90's and early 00's for a music round of Britpop hits, plus food and drink to taste.
A night of great fun, where you will get to try and range of cocktails, shown how to make them, helped to make one yourself and have a superb range of food to go with them. It is one fun, party night.
This will be our 14th. A day to celebrate the unique and fabulous Catalan onion, the Calçot. weather permitting, we will be grilling on our terrace in the Albert Dock and having a traditional feast, including drinking cava from Porons. One of the best days of the year, for us. Full details here.
A night of great fun. Our food, drink and music quizzes are legendary. Take yourself back to the 70's for a music round of Rock hits, plus food and drink to taste.
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Moritz 0.0 - the world's best alcohol free beer.
Are you trying dry January? We have the world's best alcohol free beer from Barcelona. Made by the superb Moritz, this tastes just like a great lager, but has no alcohol and is zero sugar (so very low carbs too). We have a special offer on at the moment, with it available by the case (24 bottles) or half case (12). Details here
Plus, we have the truly superb Vichy Catalan Lima and a range of glorious Luscombe Farm drinks.
I am afraid we haven't found any great alcohol free wine - they all taste disgusting! But we keep on looking.
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And finally .....
Thank you again so much for all your incredible support, especially during these very tough times. Like all hospitality businesses, right now, we are in a fight for survival. Our team really appreciate the support you give us.
From all of us at Lunya, thank you and hopefully see you soon or we're packing one of your internet orders
Peter & Elaine x
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