CAMRA
- Campaign for Real Ale
North manchester Branch website at:
www.northmanchestercamra.org.uk
The
City Pub
133
Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LN. Tel: 0161-834 2954.
The City Pub has been serving quality ales and hospitality
to the community for over 200 years.
The
Sawyers Arms
138 Deansgate, Manchester. Tel: 0161-834 2133.
The Sawyers Arms boasts having been Manchester's first licenced
premises. A spacious airy interior, with real ales on tap
and frequent promotions of "guest" ales. Traditional pub food
menus served from lunchtime through to early evening. Children
not permitted. Karaoke night every Thursday, and occasional
live music. Available for private functions.
Peveril
of the Peak
127 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester. Tel: 0161-236 6364.
The Peveril of the Peak is a famous traditional Manchester pub
dating from about 1829 and named after the stagecoach which
made the run to London. Distinctive green ceramic tiles adorn
its exterior, and as a Grade II Listed Building, it is fortunate
to survive the new building taking place around it (the Bridgewater
Concert Hall is immediately next door). The interior has 3 rooms
around a central bar displaying more ceramic tiles, mahogany
and leaded stained glass. It is a friendly pub of some character,
and offers lunches between 12noon and 2.30pm, and serves Real
Ales, with one or two guest ales. Traditional Irish and Scottish
music and dancing every Tuesday night. Games Room, bar football,
and darts. Claimed to be haunted by a local ghost.
Rosie's
Café Bar
11 York Street, Manchester. Tel: 0161-834 1208
Situated amid the financial institutions of central Manchester,
Rosie's serves real ales and a good selection of premium bottled
lagers. Regular "Happy Hours", CD Juke Box. Attractive stylish
interior, stained ceiling lights and fans, with wall pictures
of movie stars. Breakfasts served from 7.30-11.00am. Lunch 12noon-2.00pm
(4.00pm on Saturdays). Also a selection of hot dishes and original
sandwiches.
The
Marble Arch
79 Rochdale Road, Manchester. Tel: 0161 832 5914
Open Fri-Sat 12noon-11.00pm, Sunday 12noon-3.00pm and 7.00pm-10.30pm.
Marstons, Oak, Green King Abbott, Moorhouse, and other quaint
and interesting beers. Extremely over-the-top ornate interiors,
with decorative tiles and floor mosaics. Well stocked bar. Back
room food and live music.
The
Moon Under Water
68-74 Deansgate, Manchester M3. Tel: 0161-834 5882.
Part of the Wetherspoon's chain, this is a large classy pub
in a former cinema, with 8,000 square feet of floor space. There
are no smoking areas and a wide selection of ales on offer.
Food available. Good disabled access.
Queens
Arms
6 Honey St, Red Bank, Manchester 8. Tel: 0161-834 4239.
Usually this pub has a variety of real ales on offer, including
Timothy Taylors and Bantam Bitter, as well as a wide range of
quality bottled beers from around the world, especially Belgian.
Food available. Garden with play facilities for children. Saturday
and Sunday roasts are worth a visit at very inexpensive prices.
Villa
Fossa
Canal Street, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-236 6523.
Given the "City Life" Magazine's Pub of the Year Award
in 1995. Several rooms at different levels, with a character
of intimacy. Good value food available.
Ape
& Apple
28-30 John Dalton Street, Manchester M2. Tel: 0161-839-9624.
Open every Day: 11.00am to 11.00pm. A former City Life Pub of
the Year and one of the newer pubs in the city centre. It serves
good quality beer, including Real Ales, Holts Bitter and Mild,
with traditional pub food available at lunchtime from Monday
to Saturday. A warm plush environment. Inexpensive and unpretentious
value for money
Yates's
Wine Lodge
Portland Street, Manchester. Tel: 0161-228 0162.
Open Monday to Thursday 11.00am to midnight; Friday & Saturday
11.00am-1.00am; Sunday from noon to 10.30pm Specialities include
Boddingtons Bitter, John Smith, and its famous "blob" drink.
Hefty Beef Sandwiches available. Originally converted in the
1960s from a former banking hall.
Bull's
Head
84 London Road, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-236-1724.
Open from Mon-Sat 11.00am-11.30pm; Sundays from noon-10.30pm.
Beers, include cask ales, Burtonwood Bitter & Mild, Buccaneers,
Forshaws, Top Hat, as well as guest beers. Popular pub with
UMIST staff and students. Refurbished in 1996 but retaining
its stained glass. Food available, including their "famous
Sunday roasts" - vegetarian dishes available here. Tuesday
night is Quiz Night and other regular entertainments are frequently
available.
See their website at: www.bullsheadpub.co.uk
Email: bullsheadpub@aol.com
The Sawyers
Arms
