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I liked this Wetherspoon pub. I ate here and had a pint of Rudgate Brobek which was very nice. The place was crowded and I had to search all of the small rooms and alcoves in order to find a free table. Worth a visit.
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I would say as Wetherspoins go this one is quite characterful. It's almost like a maze to get to the bar. I think because of the location (not that close to any clubs or late night bars), it doesn't get too busy on a weekend, I have never been forced to stand up when I have come to this place. Prices are decent and the ale has usually been decent when I have come in.
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Still a very cramped bar, the beer is normally excellent and you can normally find a chair. Wetherspoons City Centre prices-which aren't too bad.
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HS2 can't arrive quickly enough, had to change (not my clothes) 3 times to get here. Beeching = Drinking. And I quote : Choo choo
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Unusual Wetherspoon pub with lots of small rooms. Pleasant and with friendly and efficient service. A bit pricey for a Wetherspoon pub, but neat and tidy.
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Large building with many rooms and a main bar serving a good range of local beers as well as the usual Spoons standard ales. We came for food an had a very acceptable curry for £3.99 each (manager's special). It is probably one of Wetherspoons more intersting buildings as it is not simply one huge drinking vault and was very busy with a good mix of people (apart from screaming kids).
This part of town has three pubs next door to each other - this one; The City Arms and The Vine so worth a visit to try them all.
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went in mid-week lunch time.on the 3 occasions i went to the bar got served straight away which is not always the case with wetherspoons pubs.the 3 pints of phoenix beer i had was very good pints.also the curry i had was good and great price which also include a pint of strongbow.one of the best wetherspoons i have been in
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A unsual Wetherspoons - lots of small interconnected rooms a much mor preferable drinking experience. One of the few Wetherspoons I would go back to
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Nothing special here, only 3 or 4 beers on and 3 were strong. They were good enough tasting though.
Presumably there was something (Planning? Structural?) to stop Wetherspoons from gutting the place like they usually do, consequently it's loads of rooms opening into each other through loads of doorways with no doors. Could have been cosy individual rooms but no, a bit lacking in character and ruined by the massive aircon duct � another 'Spoons speciality.
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Busy pub - had a nice pint of Gathering Storm stout from Elland Brewery - rather small bar for such a large pub - nice pleasant staff though and the crowd seemed alright.
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A Lovely Wetherspoons that is in the GBG for a reason. The beer is good as is the food. A must for bargain hunters in busy old Manchester
anonymous - 30 Sep 2011 18:47 |
Quite enjoyable with a few in after 11pm on a Wednesday night, with City at home.
Pint of Thwaites Wainright and a Moor Top from the Buxton Brewery were both excellent washed down with a wee Glenmorangie.
Nice enough atmosphere. There were a few loud 'uns in, but the layout means you can avoid the noise if y6ou wish.
I'm a big fan of the City Arms round the corner, but this place really impressed me.
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Sampled a cracking pint from the Elland Brewery in here. I can't remember the name of it as I was rather intoxicated by this point. Friendly bar staff were keen and polite. One of the best spoons in MCR.
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One of the better Wetherspoons. It's multi-roomed, and thus far cosier than some of the large 'spoons conversions. Good beer range, and fine quality, at Wetherspoons prices.
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Visited on a Sunday evening, what a lovely surprise to see such a wide range of real ciders including Thatchers Old Rascal! Also had one of the Pheonix real ales from the Heywood brewery on tap.
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I thought this is one of the better �spoons conversions and was fit for purpose when we needed to find somewhere comfortable for Sunday lunch and a decent pint.
It wasn�t overly busy, so had no problem getting served. I did not realise at first that the bar was in two parts in separate rooms and was under the impression that there were only five beers on offer, before I discovered the second section. Fortunately Thornbridge Chiron and Jailpur IPA were on in the right hand bar and both these were well kept pints to complement the usual paint by numbers �spoons Sunday roast.
I also thought the multi room layout worked well and gave several areas of differing character, where you could sit and have a civilised conversation without shouting, which is the norm in most of the Wetherspoon drinking barns. And the upstairs toilets were some of the best I have come across for this chain.
So all in all, one of the better �spoons experiences for me...
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Deft and intimate for this chain, the various little rooms being cosy and reassuring. Today i had the Dublin Stout from Saltaire brewery, a refreshing and palatable drink costing �1.99.
In many ways Wetherspoons represents the British class structure, the proles drinking at a discount and the great unwashed knowing their place!!
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One of,if not,the best Wetherspoons pubs around.
Great beer selection usually.
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I always end up in here. The curry club is always bustling with hungry customers including myself! Without doubt the best wetherspoons in Manchester city centre. Other spoons in the centre attract 'chavs'.
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Peerless Triple Blond, Black Hole Brewery (BHB) Star Gazer, Hawkshead Red, Bradfield Farmers Stout, Moorhouse�s Leaky Roof (�brewed for Waterhouse�), Phoenix Wobbly Bob (6%), Elland Waterhouse IPA (�exclusive to JDW�) x2, Ruddles, Abbot. Not been here before but impressive beer line up across 10 handpumps � note that the 2nd bank of 5 pumps is obscured by a pillar toward the �coffee shop� � an area to which, pleasingly, most of the post-work crowd wanting to order food were directed. Unusual for a spoons, the Waterhouse has lots of separate areas & rooms, I was almost tempted to write nooks! Using the Kennedy St entrance I wandered a little before finding the bar, an area which is tiled with the rest carpeted. Not too busy, but very good service, and �1.95pp. Loos are upstairs and are even better than jdw�s usual good standard � stand alone granite(-esque) hand basins & airforce dryers (the only ones worth a fig, after airblade). The landing has a bookcase, and you almost feel as if you�ve been for a leak in a country house. Yes, all round impressed.
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Not your typical 'Spoon. Small rooms. Nice fireplaces. Art on the walls. Bar *is* too small but it has a good mix of folk in there and is a nice place for a pint.
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Completely different to the typical 'Spoons; instead of the usual cavernous open plan layout this place is a warren of separate rooms in what looks like a large converted house. I popped in two mornings running, primarily for breakfast, so it was fairly quiet but there was a good range of ales and they were well kept.
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My abiding memory of this place was of trying to get a lunchtime drink at the ridiculously small bar and having to queue up McDonalds style while all the girlies from the local offices decided what dressing they wanted on their avocado and rocket salads. Decent pint from what I can recall and a veritable labyrinth of rooms in which to drink it.
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The improvements may be due to the new bar manager?
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Following several recent visits, this pub has improved over the last few months and the real ales are now consistently excellent.
Service can be an issue when loads of people are ordering food and coffee's (typical wetherspoon problem) but the strange queueing system seems to work,
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Good Wetherspoons pub offering decent choiuce of real ales and a smart multi roomed layout -
Clean and comfortable - One of the better offerings from this chain.
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This is my favourite Pub in Manchester. Great atmosphere, normally really good ales. An all-round nice place to be. Spent a lot of important hours in there!
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Large rambling Wetherspoons with multiple rooms. It's a great place to go for a beer if you can actually get any. The bar design means that you can't get many people at the bar and it's got a post halfway along it. When you add that to the usual barstaff problems at Wetherspoons it means that we sometimes have to leave and go for a beer elsewhere. When you can get a beer though it's well kept and a pleasant place to sit and drink.
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As has been stated, probably the best of the numerous Wetherspoons in Manchester, not that that's saying too much. Multi-roomed and a decent selection of beers, but that can't help shake that chain bar feeling. Not one to avoid, unless you hate Wetherspoons, but pub connoisseurs would be happier in the City Arms or Vine even, just next door.
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Went last night (Thursday) for the first time and although impressed with the building and room, service was a bit poor - staff taking too long to serve you - one barmaid chose to chat to her mate rather than serve customers.
Food was warm when it arrived as opposed to hot. Aside from that, Ok - i'd probably give it another chance.
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Nicer than your average Wetherspoon, but at the end of the day it remains a Wetherspoon.
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Smart, professionally run, multi-roomed city centre Spoons. Service swift & friendly, burgers were lovely & the ales (particularly B&T Edwin Taylor Stout) during the current ale fest extremely well kept.
The toilets are from the luxury end of JD's range too. Very Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen.
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Homely wetherspoons, much upmarket from Paramount, Moon under water and the other in Piccadilly gardens.
Regular visitor, better food than other spoons (I know same frozen food supplier it's juxt cooked better).
Limited range of hand pulled beers but normally pretty much up to scratch. Why the Waterhouse in the centre of Manchester when there's no water closeby, he was the guy who designed the Town Hall opposite of course. Bet you didn't know that!
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I ate there yesterday and, like three weeks ago, the choices we had were fine, considering the prices. There are always decent guest beers on, to suit most tastes, dark or light.I find it the best of the bunch of five WSpooons in Manchester, with the Moon under Water and the Paramount also acceptable. The other two I just do not like due to ignorant staff, beer clips advertising beers that are not on and staff who say they are not allowed to turn the clip round. Where is the sense here?
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For a chain pub, it's remarkably good. The food isn't amazing, but for the price is decent. The cask beers are cheap and tasty. The atmosphere is good, it's not too loud, and there are lots of little nooks and crannies in which to chat with others.
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Not the usual Wetherspoon's cavern. The d�cor's tolerable (if you can stomach purple) and there's usually something drinkable in the real ales. It can get heaving with City centre workers especially Friday evening. The food's nothing special but reasonably edible for a chain. Worth a visit if the City Arms is full or you need a slash when visiting the Christmas Markets.
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Have eaten here before and always had really good value for money but will not be returning;two of us had fish and when telling the waitress that it smelt off she replied "our fish always smells strong,because its fresh". Presumably townies only ever eat the frozen variety! We were refunded/exchanged without a fuss but the waitress did seem a little offended which I found strange so I did'nt eat anything else. One of our parties' sirloin steak was so gristley he only ate half but he just left it in case we were accused of not being used to fresh meat! A shame, as their steak nights used to be a good offer.
anonymous - 8 Aug 2006 12:10 |
The most upmarket Wethers in Manchester...Bet you'd never seen three of them words in the same sentence before!...A fair few sculptures & paintings in what used to be a solicitors office(don't ask why I know that...)Small bar space for the size of pub.The service is usually quite slow-but they have decent staff at present & yesterday they had 5 Moorhouses ales on draught.The Pendle Witch was spot on.Usual Wethers fare-not burnt to cinders like Edinburghs brekkys.Unlike most wethers-you actual feel comfortable,eating in this pub.
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This is the strangest wetherspoons Ive ever been in - Which is definately not a bad thing as it actually has an atmosphere,and a good one at that.The beer is poorly kept as per usual for wetherspoons but nevertheless its knobhead free usually and the toilets have to be the finest pub toilets in the land!
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This place is like a big house, lots of little rooms. New menu with specials, although u can get the same food for about a quid cheaper at any of the other wetherspoons round the corner. Its a good little find and never any chavvy types in here
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No need to worry about getting a seat now it`s no smoking.Hope the food is profitable for them,because it`s the only reason most people will go in now.
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Just about the most pleasantly presented toilet area (gents) I have seen - spacious and clean and with newspapers - if they had a bar in there too it would be perfect. Food standard varies in quality of finish but is generally good and bar prices very cometitive with a decent red wine for �8. Now all non smoking.
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Called in here last month (Oasis Concert) and was bitterly disappionted by the so called managers attitude. I asked for a pint of bitter which turned out to be cloudy so I asked for diferent ale which was duly given, alas this was also cloudy. When I asked for it to be exchanged the Gobby Young Manager decided I was being the arkward one and refused to serve me. What a Godsh!te...............
..........wont be going in there again!!
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A group of us from all over the Uk arranged to meet here - beautiful building - spotlessly clean toilets and wonderful food - friendly staff - we are coming back again!!!
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I agree that the place has let itself go a bit. Service at the bar was very slow and the standards for the food have declined dramatically. The Mixed Grill was dry and uninspiring. My companions cottage pie was unrecognisable!
Needs to pull it's socks up!
Andy Axon - 24 Oct 2004 20:44 |
This place has gone downhill a bit. I had my newspaper stolen in the first 2 minutes of being there, then we were swarmed by flies as we ate our lunch. We went to leave via the rear exit but found it locked - I hate to think what would have happened had there been a fire.
Nige - 19 Oct 2004 20:45 |
One of wethers best pubs, good beer and good prices.
I had a mixed grill and it was bloody marvelous.
Austin - 3 Jul 2004 08:47 |
Better than average Wetherspoons, though best avoided when the office workers pour in or it becomes a case of hunt the seat
Bernard - 13 Feb 2004 15:52 |
Very bizarre. When going to the toilet it's best to tie some string to your chair so you don't get lost on the return journey.
Nige - 23 Nov 2003 19:47 |
