The Kings Arms, Salford - pub details
Address: 11, Bloom St, Salford, Manchester, M3 6AN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 20538) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Salford Central (0.1 miles), Manchester Victoria (0.7 miles), Deansgate (0.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Live music, Jukebox
- Food served, Real ale
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> Current user rating: 7.5/10 (rated by 26 users)
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user reviews of the Kings Arms, Salford
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| http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Competitions/Paul-Heaton-To-Take-Over-Kings-Arms-Salford churchyboy - 30 Nov 2011 21:34 |
| decent Howard Town Bleaklow the other day. 3 other ales available juninhocrunch - 20 Nov 2011 23:41 |
| Quite a bit has written about this pub already so it's difficult to add much, but from a first impressions stand point I'll have a go: Firstly, despite the demise of so many local pub, this place is somehow managing to buck the trend? (and has done for some years by all accounts) For the life of me I don't know how, because as pubs go, aside from the real ale it hasn't got much else going for it..or has it? This huge old pub has an upstairs function room and two rooms downstairs, the main bar/room itself is large, but I couldn't help but think it must be a cold place in winter as the ceilings are 10ft high! On the day of my visit, the rest of the pub appeared to be out of use as there was evidence of work on going, painting? The front snug is a comfy little room with a brighter, fresher appearance and is popular with a local knitting club of all things? They also hold mid week music nights (Wed/Thurs) and regular live events are held upstairs in the function room. At the rear/side of the pub is also a small, but really quirky beer garden which I can imagine generates a good atmosphere on warm dry evenings. The beers on offer were sadly limited to just two (from Bazens & Northern) as the other pumps were off. I must have caught it on a bad day as early reports indicate there are often five on tap. I can concur with an earlier comment in that the owner/landlord seems a little confused as to the clientèle he's trying to attract here. Despite the economic climate, the pub continues to hang in there, but how I don't know, the lack of investment is clear for all to see. From my stand point, beer is the common denominator, but that alone is not enough to save any pub. I hope I'm wrong, but personally, unless a great deal of money is spent, I think "The Kings" long term prospects are very gloomy indeed. Finally...the toilets! The less said about these the better, grubby, tatty, graffiti strewn, no locks on the door, toilet seat falling off...quite frankly disgusting. One saving grace, someone had at least tried to freshen the place up with bleach. I can't help but think a hand grenade might have been the better option! In a nut shell...A pub lacking identity & direction. Money & investment is the key, but seems unlikely. To me, it's future looks pretty bleak. OK, good beers, but not a place I'd take my Mrs. Les Walker Pub/Beer Critic (BeerNorthWestUK) - Twitter lwalker101 - 27 Jul 2011 12:44 |
| Not a bad place to call into between other nearby pubs (like the New Oxford) and Manchester city centre. A decent selection of real ales available. Ver mixed decor - seems to have a confused personality! alexw - 13 May 2011 18:44 |
| The best thing about this place is the beer garden! If you have never seen it it is definately worth having a mooch. I sampled the gwatkins medium cider at a whopping 7.5 %! Excellent stuff but on the expensive side. A real hidden gem in Salfords chappel street district. realalerules1983 - 10 Aug 2010 21:40 |
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