Manchester Pubs
Dining and drinking in Manchester City Centre

• The Cathedral Arches
  1A Chapel Street, Manchester.
  Tel: 0161-832 0069
  The Cathedral Arches is a relatively new pub, built in the arches of the old Exchange Rail Station and the Victoria Bus Station in a former garage premises. This bar and restaurant has a strong thematic flavour with rooms each devoted to a different theme. It has TV (including Satellite TV), and Pool available. A free house which hosts numerous "guest" ales and real ales which change frequently. Weekly live Discos. Restaurant area with traditional home-cooked dishes of high quality, available all day. Childrens, vegetarian menus and bar snacks.
  
  
• The Old Nag's Head
  Jackson's Row (off Deansgate), Manchester.
  Telephone: 0161-832 4315.
  Located on the site of an old 1704 coaching inn, the present building was rebuilt in 1880. A traditional inn with access from 2 sides (and 2 streets). Real ales on tap and weekly "guest" ales, as well as a selection of wines and spirits. Pub food available at lunchtimes, with highly recommended curries. Jukebox with Rock music. Sky sport on TV in the bar, 4 pool tables. Ceiling baseball cap collection which visitors may contribute to. Function room available to hire for up to 100 people.
  
  
• Sinclair's Oyster Bar
  Shambles Square, Manchester.
  Tel: 0161-834 0430.
  One of the two surviving buildings of the original Shambles (the other being the Wellington Inn next door), it was almost demolished in the early 1970s to make way for the Arndale Centre redevelopment in central Manchester. The building was raised 15 feet and reopened by Samuel Smiths brewery in 1981,On this site a pub or inn has stood since the 14th century. Specialising in Oysters since the 1860s, fresh oysters are always available, as well as beef and oyster pie. Meals served every day from lunchtime to early evening. Food is home-made and traditional. Sunday roasts, children's dishes and vegetarian dishes available. Quiz nights every Wednesday. Wheelchair access, no smoking areas, outside (in the Square) drinking, and Sky Sports viewing. Open 11.00am - 11.00pm Monday-Saturday, and from 12noon - 10.30pm Sundays.

The Cathedral Arches

Sinclair's Oyster Bar

City Road Inn

Courtney's

• Joshua Brooks
  106 Princess Street, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-273 7543.
  A conversion of an older building to produce a 2 floor pub with stone flagged floors and seasoned wood, overlooking the River Medlock. Good beers and food at reasonable prices. Jabez Clegg 2 Portsmouth Street, Manchester M13. Telephone : 0161-2772 8612. Another pub named after a character from "The Manchester Man". Its proximity to the University makes this popular with students, and this pub claims to sell more beer a week than any other Manchester pub!
  
  
• City Road Inn
  Whitworth Street, Manchester. Tel: 0161-236 3820.
  A large imposing Inn, built in 1898, with dark timber interior. Open all day with traditional home-cooked lunches and bar snacks all day. Real ale and "guest" ales. Bed & Breakfast facilities. Games room with darts, pool table, and pin ball machine. Occasional live bands. Friday and Saturday DJ playing "house" and "garage" music. Claims to have Manchester's loudest Jukebox (1500 watts!).
  
  
• Jolly Angler
  Ducie Street (behind Piccadilly Rail Station) Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-236 5307.
  Open Mon-Fri from 12noon - 3.30pm and from 5.00pm - 11.00pm; Saturday from 11.00am -11.00pm; Sunday from 12noon - 4.00pm and from 7.30pm - 10.30pm. Real ales available, including Hydes Bitter and Dark Mild, plus other occasional brews. Absolutely unaffected by any trace of modernism, this traditional old city centre pub has a faithful local clientele, though welcomes newcomers with open arms. Plenty of Irish music here.
  
  
• Pot of Beer
  36 New Mount Street, Manchester M4. Tel: 0161-834 8579.
  Open Mon-Fri from 12noon - 9.00pm, Saturday from 12noon - 4.00pm, and closed on Sundays. Real ales available including Robinson's Dark Mild, plus several guest beers. This pub was formerly known as the Harp & Shamrock prior to near fatal decline, before loving restoration by beer-lovers. Real bricks, real wood, real fires and real ales. Polish food a speciality.