My only complaint is against myself - I love the Marble's own beers too much to try the guests most of the time. Excellent food (black pudding salad last time) to soak up the ever more excellent ales - Janine's One my current favourite. Why am I only allowed to mark it 10 out of 10 and not 11 or 12? Well worth the trip every single timeBeing a hardened southern beer drinker I took the advice of my brother to seek out this boozer as I didn't know Manchester, and have to agree that the 7.3 rating looks considerably low to me. Marvellous building, brilliant own-brewery beer (Ginger Marble definitely better than the southern Blandford Fly from Dorset) and good guests - the Abbeydale Larceny was luvverly. We had lunch and were so impressed with the whole event that we had the chef over to yield the secrets of the sauce on the spare ribs...
Magic pub, great atmosphere. Can't recommend highly enough.Quite simply, Manchesters best boozer.
Quality micro-brewery onsite, well kept ales.
Lovely interesting old building, well maintained.
always doing good trade.
Nice outside area now too.

7.3 rating does not tell the whole story

Great range - and a varying one - of well-kept ales. Unusual range of Belgian beers on tap and bottled. Manages to combine being a friendly local with a sense of sophisticated city pub. Accordingly, a wide spectrum of customer types and ages. Pity no food in evenings.I can only echo other writers here -its a real success story since it opened a couple of years ago. Its won several awards and its not hard to see why! Well worth combining this one with the Crescent up the road.What a great place. Another recommendation that came up trumps. Great choice of well kept beer served by an extremely knowledgable and friendly landlady. Managed to get there more than once during our holiday, and will call again any time I am in the area.

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.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 areaDecent city centre boozer. It always seems to be busy
Beer good, always a few guest ales. Good atmosphere

20 of us met in here for a Spurs game at man.city last season from as far afield as Belfast, Newcastle and London. We went in there on a recommendation and it didnt disappoint. Will be back as soon as Spurs are.For what used to be a very hit-and-miss affair it's improved vastly. The environment has always been its selling point and, weekends apart, it's always been a comfortable experience but you could be playing Russian roulette with the beers. Not anymore. There's nearly always something adventurous in the real ale line and, if nothing there's to your taste, there are plenty of alternatives. Good selection of whisky, too. I criticise this pub on 25th March, and have been back twice since and it is back on track as a superb boozer!
Good range of beers this time, Black Sheep, Deuchers IPA, and Brains Bitter all tried two pints of each and bob on! Star product though Bank Top Mild, fantastic. I don't drink mild normally but had to stay for 3 pints.
Food back on and delicious.
Fantastic to report the pub is back up there and the pubs comments about my march visit appreciated.
Well done "Lass" lads and lasses!

Great tradition pub. I counted four real ales and it claims to serve 200 different whiskies. Could only stay for one but enjoyed my brief visit.Great tradition pub. I counted four real ales and it claims to serve 200 different whiskies. Could only stay for one but enjoyed my brief visit.Superb old school pub, great choice of ales and I think I counted eight different choices of Jack D last time I looked. Nice untouched interior and a decent garden to the rear, pretty busy in the evening.

This is a pub I always read rave reviews for and thought I would never visit, but this year we made it and what a great place. Excellent choice of well kept beers. Echo yamato's comments - a great range of good quality beers in a friendly, atmospheric pub. Might not look much from the outside but well worth a visit.
About 5 mins walk from Salford Crescent station (along A6 toward Manchester).The Crescent lives on! This tremendous pub is back to
the top of its game. All the elements are there, great
beer, friendly staff and authentic surroundings that
create a lively atmosphere. This is the type of pub
that all others should aspire to. Keep up the good work.

Paid my usual yearly visit. Pub looks fantastic. 4 real ales. Well worth a visit. With the Britons Protection just up the road, this isnt a bad place for someone who likes their ales. A pub full of character, a real pub as stated below, better in the afternoon in my opinion as it's always busy at night, great for a post film pint after a visit to the Cornerhouse nearby.

Pics on the wall suggest plenty of famous people have visited this place.I'm very fond of Victorian/Edwardian city pubs and it is heart warming to find a superb example such as this,that appears authentic inside and out. If you like real ales and real city pubs this is a "must visit". I went back on a Sunday evening but, unfortunately, it was closed. A "for sale" sign looms ominously over the wall. I hope this pub survives unscathed for a long, long time.An absolute Gem.Oh, the beer was nice too!!

Beer good but far too cold. intersting building and will try again next time i am in manchester. Worth a visit but not quite sure what rating to give it after my first visit.As well as super real ales, this pub also has Sky and does Sunday roasts until 3pm!glad they reopened this pub..always something intresting to drink in here...cider served from a barrell on the back of the bar..always feels damp in here wen i walk in but nether the less a big plus for the owners reopening this pub on the N4 trail..beer as good as always served here.

This is an excellent bar and one I always try to visit when I am in manchester.

The range of real ales is good and they are always well kept. Service is friendly. I haven't had a reason to eat there, but the menu looks good.

Excellent musical tates as well.Sister pub to the excellent 'The Bar' in Chorlton.
Best place in the vicinity by a long way. It does attract the deansgate crowd though. Brilliant beer choice both in bottles and real ale. Nice roof terrace in summerAnother excellant place in Manchester, and another place I visit when in the city. Good foreign beers and real ales (usually always from Manchester brewers). Opens late. Never tried the food but it looks n smells good.
Have found some of the staff a bit upselves at times.

Not one of Chorlton's better bars. The beer choice is poor - there is no real ale. The bottle choice is inferior to many pubs in the area too. The interior is cold and loud. They do decent food though. Excellent bar food; best in Chorlton and most varied I know of. Pity they don't serve real alethe licensing hours have changed now so the place is open later and it has the best quiz night in chorlton by far. great place and great food.

Packed. Need i say more? Although i did go in on Friday night. Seriously though, it was alright, i wouldn't recommend it but i also wouldn't tell people not to go.Great boozer when it's quiet and when the TV isn't on full volume. Fun pub quizes, and nice locals when it's not too busy. The ales are okay too, although one we tried (can't remember which) tasted like it hadn't moved for a while. But a good pub, all in all. I was in here just after Christmas for a pint, I'd better set the record straight; the beer is horrendous, nothing resembling a decent pint. In this place you are reduced to drinking guiness or cider, a most depressing scenario since there is decent ale to be had in didsbury. I was also fortunate enough to meet some of the local scum, but they are harmless enough and coexist in this place happily alongside the decent crowd. on a more positive note the darts was on tv, but was obscured from view by a right fat b*stard pie man, which for once, wasn't me.

Visited again recently for a gig and have to say the quality of the real ale had definately improved. It was good to see although there was only one hand pump available, it wasn't one of the more run of the mill real ales which was being servedsh*t tip i went in here once and will never return,there was a little bald guy dealing in the loos and no one seemed to give a tossRough pub/bar.
Doesn't really know if it wants to be a trendy bar or a pub.
Often trying new promotions etc but usually unsuccessful.
Have just started serving real ales; although were off on the day I visited - pipes hadn't been cleaned.
Another customer asked which real ale they were selling and was nearly given an off pint by a clueless bar person, even though the pump clip had been turned around.

i go here reg.it great little friendly bar.staff n drinkers small yes but thats what make it friendly it more like a house party atmosphere but with out the family argues.i rate it the best pub in radcliffeprobably the best nite out you will have. variety of music played every weekend catering for all tastes and all ages, from 18 to 80. with thousands of karaoke tracks to choose from for those brave enough to take the mic. everyone is homely and friendly. full of characters if you like to people watch!!!!Two-roomed local pub en route from the Metrolink to Radcliffe Borough FC. Has 2 handpumps but does no real ale anymore

Been in on Fri and Sat nights and was good experience.
Top singers on Sat night, had a laugh with locals, seem pretty friendly. Proper beer - cask (my b/f says??) I stuck to wine which was nice. All dancing on stage when singer was on. Def make reg visits at weekend. Not been in in week, so don't know about that. Staff seemed nice and helpful, prices for drinks ok considering all the entertainment. I've been in a couple of times, it's a nice pub, good atmosphere, although it was on a Friday night and they have a disco and i usually don't really like them but it was a nice enough pub.Big pub, great friendly atmosphere, live entertainment every Saturday night and disco every Friday. I hired the Function room there, lovely ambience and nice staff too.
Massive 10ft screen in lounge and large one in vault for sports and music. Sells Hydes cask ales, has become my local over the last 6 months, regulars are really welcoming.

Kevin is a good Landlord, though bitter choice is uninspired. Guinness is top notch, and a good quiz night on a monday. Friendly staff. Great locals boozerPretty good for watching football at, despite being a Reds pub! As Scottie says, Kevin the landlord is giving it a go with real ales. Apart from Boddingtons, only ever seems to have one of the two real ale pumps on, whic is usually something quite unusual, but of an average quality and not particularly interesting to taste.The new landlord was giving it a go, but unfortunately keeps running out of proper beer on my last few visits
This doesn't affect the football shirts that frequent this very average boozer (they drink carling or magners)