City Arms, Manchester

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user reviews of the City Arms, Manchester

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Beautiful & newly refurbished little back street pub, right in the heart of the city.
Tucked away gem of a boozer, friendly atmosphere, good choice of ales & now the smoking ban is in force a pleasant atmosphere.
a must see if you are visiting the city
gunninm - 16 Jul 2008 11:32
Excellent boozer; always a good range of real ales and a friendly atmosphere and pleasant decor.

The pub itself is on the small side and it doesn't take many patrons to make it crowded. Still, highly recommended.
EFC1878 - 29 Jun 2008 14:03
Friendly two roomed traditional City Centre pub with a fine tiled exterior.

I enjoyed a good pint of Moorhouses Premium Bitter in this cosy pub.

Its best avoided at lunchtimes apparently, when it gets taken over by the office crowd.

Notably, there's a pub also on either side ( The Vine and The Waterhouse ), neither of which I visited, although the Vine looked tempting.

In conclusion, the City Arms is not a must visit pub, but well worth seeking out if in the area
JohnBonser - 7 Apr 2008 17:49
Decent city centre boozer. It always seems to be busy
Beer good, always a few guest ales. Good atmosphere
Scottie_chorlton - 11 Mar 2008 17:59
Good, traditional city centre pub, with well-kept ales.
wobblybob - 18 Dec 2007 23:02
A traditional pub with a very good selection of well kept ales. Gets very busy at times as it's only a small pub.
alexw - 6 Dec 2007 18:55
Certainly not closed & positively thriving on our recent Saturday early evening visit. Cosy layout & decor, 7 wide-ranging & varied ales from Punch Taverns' approved shortlist of regionals & microbreweries. Decent quality too.

An ideal haven away from the horror of weekend Christmas shopping.
young_camra_collectiv - 6 Nov 2007 16:45
Yep - the City Arms is definitely still open and serving an excellent, ever-changing range of real ales in a quiet street of the city centre. Always loved this pub although it did use to get very smoky - obviously that's not the case any more.
NellySays - 28 Oct 2007 17:58
I FIRST WENT INTO THIS PUB WHEN I CAME DOWN FROM SCOTLAND, AND IT WAS OK, EVENTUALLY I WENT THROUGH THE BACK ROOM+SPOKE TO A LAD WITH HIS WIFE+HAD A WE BLETHER, THANK GOD FOR A WE CHAT, THEN WENT TO PUB NEXT DOOR THE VINE INN, WHICH I LIKED OK, IF I EVER GO BACK TO MANCHESTER I WOULD GO BACK TO BOTH THESE PUBS. "STEVIE FAE BONNIE SCOTLAND"
anonymous - 10 Oct 2007 23:34
This pub is not closed and was very much open last night.
fairport79 - 10 Oct 2007 23:27

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