Blackdog Ballroom in Manchester

One of the best dog friendly places in Manchester. We had amazing service and beautiful cocktails. A special thanks has to go out to Paul who not only went above and beyond to make our experience special but also made great tasting cocktails. Thank you to the team for the great experience and thank you Paul.

Visited here yesterday with work colleagues. Would highly recommend. Food was fab and plentiful, staff were really friendly and accomodating. We were a large group and an area had been reserved for us which was great as it got really busy later on. Highly recommend.

Glad I found this place, great selection of beers on tap, good atmosphere, friendly staff, really good food, all in all a great place to go for a beer and grub

Blackdog has teamed up with Salt & Pepper Kitchen from the Arndale now and the food is fantastic, really tasty. It operates like a takeaway: you order and collect from the kitchen hatch and the food comes in (paper) takeaway trays but you can still sit inside to eat.

When visiting this bar with friends, a staff member working on the bar called Natalia was very rude to my friend and I. After ordering the same drinks we had been drinking in the past hour, they brought us out the wrong drink. After politely asking for a new drink we were treated in a rude, unfriendly and standoffish manner which made me feel very uncomfortable after Natalia tasted our drink and offered us no help. Aside from this, all other staff members were lovely and helpful.

One of the few places in Manchester that you can’t book so if you either get here early or late you should be able to get in. I was in the queue for about 30 mins at around 1am (so kinda normal pre Covid). Once in good vibe and decent service.

And the winner is the Head Door supervisor who needs to get his own door in order before crying about others... have you read the reviews on here you sausage

Me and the girlfriend popped into the blackdog ballroom for a drink after visiting the local cat cafe. The pub had a nice atmosphere and was well equipped and spacious. The pub had four pool tables at a charge of £5 per hour plus a ten pound deposit which was a good price.

I went after work for some pool with friends great service, some boys were harassing us and when continuing to do so the bar staff dealt with it professionally, lovely team and drinks will visit again, especially for Jonny the bar staffs great work

Great food for all the family pizza is amazing burgers are really nice and great prices aswell clean and staff are lovely

Nice for drinks, friendly staff and pool tables. Drinks are quite expensive though unless you happen to be there for their 'happy hour'. Bit too quiet and dark for my liking though.

Not easy in a city centre to find dog friendly places. First hour of pool was free, it was happy hour and I could take my dog in.

Booked the bottomless brunch on 4th August with a friend. Had not visited before so wasn’t sure what to expect. Couldn’t fault it from the quality full English breakfasts which were huge to the amazing friendly and attentive service by all the staff who served us. The bottomless brunch itself is great value for money and the environment really chilled. Will be recommending and I’ll definitely be back.

We went to the king of casual dining black dog ball room on free pool Wednesday to find a relaxed atmosphere with people having a good time while enjoying their food. We started with flatbread and nachos which are perfect for sharing. The flat bread is among the best we have had with it being super soft and full of flavour and with the nachos covered in real gooey cheese it’s brilliant sharing food. Blackdog specialises in its burgers but being unable to try their meat options we chose the chickpea and halloumi burger which is definitely worth a try even for meat eaters as it may win over a few people. They have a great selection of desserts on offer but the standout dessert for us was the Oreo cheesecake and the extra cream on hand is perfect for cream lovers like us. Blackdog have 50% off on Mondays so it’s the ideal way to try out the food while bowling or playing pool.

Ganske stort og fint sted for å se fotball. Betjeningen var meget oppmerksomme, og hjelpsomme. Fint med skikkelig storskjerm for å se fotballkamper.

This is the second time we have been for brunch and both times have been amazing. The food is delicious, the service was friendly and fast. Bruce is bae. Amy and Becca were the perfect servers. They re a credit to your business. We will definitely be back.

Fui allí para ponerse al día con mi amigo y pedí algo de comida y un cóctel. (Probablemente demasiada comida) pero fue tan encantador y lo dejó lleno y feliz.El ambiente pero genial y la música no era demasiado ruidosa como suele ser y el servicio de atención al cliente fue excelente.Definitivamente estará allí de nuevo!

Just popped in for a bite to eat taking full advantage of the Mondays half price food deal! Always a cool place to meet friends and grab a drink and a bite to eat!

Spent Sunday afternoon there. Always plenty of offers on making it good value. The ginger cocktail was lovely but maybe I had a few too many!! Very nice staff. Will be returning soon!

Visitamos la última noche del viernes alrededor de las 9 y había una buena selección de cócteles y era tranquilo, así que nos dieron un asiento fácilmente.

Vino en una noche mondya para la happy hour y 50% de descuento en comida en lunes. Realmente disfruté de mi cócteles y el happy hour es probablemente uno de los mejores de la ciudad. Pidió la hamburguesa nachos, y preguntó si ya que la cebolla que contenían absolutamente detestan y me aseguraron por el personal que me atendió no me. Nachos llegó no mucho después, y probablemente me volvería a pagar el precio completo para ellos, muy triste parte, pero bastante sabrosa. Hasta que me encontré con varias, cebollas durante todo el nachos. Dejo que mis amigos comer después que el resto. Por suerte yo no soy alérgico, pero sé que son personas, así que quizás el personal debe ser consciente de que? Mis amigos ordenados Pizzas más tarde y eran muy buenas, así que se pegaba a ellos en el futuro! Sólo un lunes aunque, hay mejores lugares para comer en la ciudad por el mismo precio completo, en mi opinión

He estado aquí un par de veces - servicio no siempre es la mejor, pero las porciones son grandes y a un precio muy razonable. Yo diría que la comida es buena, no excelente, y las pizzas no son nada a destacar. Sin embargo, todo lo demás es decente para el precio que pagas. Hacen un muy buen precio los lunes donde es 50% de descuento en alimentos.

comí una hamburguesa con papas fritas, la hamburgesa doble con queso, lechuga y tomate, estaba increiblemente deliciosa, además era de...

Most bottomless brunches tie you into a two hour sitting. Not at Blackdog. For £25 you have as long as you like between 12 and 4 with a meal from the brunch menu and selected drinks. We had mimosas most of the time, and luckily...

Excellent evening for a game of pool and a meal. Wednesday evening the first hour of your game is free then after that it is £5.00 per hour. Lovely atmosphere with a cross section of ages. Opens until 5 am but I didn't last that...

El lugar en sí está bien, con las bebidas habituales y un par de mesas de billar. Había ido allí con ganas de pasar una agradable velada con mi hermana. Hubo un pequeño problema que se puso de relieve que el personal del bar al poco de llegar, el personal del bar no parecía importarle demasiado, pero no que escalarlo a su gerente. Sin embargo, el servicio al cliente recibido del Director era pésima; él era grosero y condescendiente desde el comienzo y no escuchar lo que tenían que decir. Nunca me volvería basado en esto, hay muchos otros lugares para visitar en el Barrio Norte.

We have been to black dog many times for food and until our most recent visit it has been great, but we went for bacon and egg muffins and first of all they FORGOT to put the bacon on after getting home and opening them up, secondly when they did make us new ones with the bacon we had paid £6 each for it was so burnt it was inedible and the muffins were hard. Overall it was greatly disappointing, we will be going other food places near by for breakfast in the future unless the old breakfast sandwich returns to its original standard.

Came here this afternoon to treat my 13 yr old god daughter Emily to food and some mock tails after a shopping trip. Was welcomed by a really nice happy girl ( Emilys words) shown to a table straight away. Emily was asked what flavours she liked so they could work out what kind of mocktail she would like so she was not disappointed. The drinks and food was delicious and an absolute bargain especially 50% off Mondays. When we left the venue she immediately asked when can we come back so 5 stars from Emily and myself

we had a few drinks and two home made pizzas mid afternoon on a weekday, good service and good food/drinks.

Called in for a few games of pool and some food before heading to a concert. The bar has been done up since last time we were in and the pool tables have been re covered. We came on a Monday and food was cheaper so we ordered a Graceland burger a chilli and nacho pizza and some polenta chips, the burger was really nice, and the sweet potato chips that came with it were fantastic. I wasn't keen on the polenta chips, I thought they were quite bland but my other half enjoyed them. The pizza was nice but would have been even nicer if there was more chilli

Had a few games of pool here to go with our ciders and food enjoyed it in here. Had two pizzas which were really nice an some nachos which were lovely. Would recommend on a night out or for an afternoon drink.

I visited on a Monday evening after work with a friend. I was aware of the 50% discount menu on a Monday and expected a busy atmosphere. On arrival which was approx 7ish, we were told there was a 30 minute wait, which we decided was fine and ordered our food. 60 minutes later we queried the wait with the waitress who advised that due to the number of orders placed the kitchen had stopped taking orders for the time being but that she would ensure our order had been processed, and were provided with complimentary drinks. One and a half hours after we'd placed our order it still had not arrived! ...baring in mind this was only Burger and sweet potato fries..! By 8.45 we had decided that we would prefer to leave, and advised the manager at the bar. He chased through our order and advised they could place it in take away boxes, which we happily accepted. The manager also apologised and provided us with a complimentary bottle of wine. Food was actually very nice however the waiting spoilt the overall experience.

We decided to go to black dog for a few games of pool, when we arrived one of the staff told us it was fully booked for a couple of hours, so we asked to book a table and left to go and get some food at 'almost famous' "we do exactly the same food, but better" we were told by the manager in a huff. When we returned he hadn't booked us a table, so we had to wait for one to become available. Such a shame because we have been a few times with no problems whatsoever, unfortunately this member of staff has let the whole place down and we will not be returning. 1 star as 0 was not an option.

Came with my 3 month old son and friends. Was greeted by a lovely lady who met all our requirements and sorted out our vouchercloud deal we had. I then had to change my son and they let us use the private ballroom which was fab and then helped my brother carry the pram back upstairs. Couldn't ask for better service, food was yummy and very decent sized portions :) defo recommend and will be 100% coming back!!

I visited this place last night with my partner and another couple. We are quite friendly people so my partner made friends with another couple from Manchester, chatting away and having laugh.As I paid for our drinks at the bar, the bartender said we would have to leave if we continued to make other people in the bar feel 'uncomfortable'.As an educational practitioner, this is obviously not in my nature and I was, more than anything, hurt that we had been accused of such a thing. The women, who we made friends with, went straight to the bar and explained that she in fact, wanted to hang around with us.Following this, the manager was exceptionally rude saying that we were affecting people's nights and that we were too heavily intoxicated. A few minutes later, we were dancing with a few tables of people, having a right laugh and probably, providing the bar with more custom than normal. If there is anyway of contacting someone higher up, I would like to make a formal complaint. #thecustomerisalwaysright

Central Manchester location and a great atmosphere for after work get togethers.Friendly staff, Good Food and pretty good value

I orgainised a Hen party cocktail masterclass at New Wakefield Blackdog Manchester. Josh was very knowledgeable about cocktails and gave us an afternoon to remember, lots of opportunities to make and try cocktails. We made them on the rooftop terrace and would strongly recommend for a truly fabulous time!! Thank You! x

Unlike a lot of people posting reviews here, I visited black dog not for the food, but for the excellent pool environment! As someone who enjoys playing pool with friends and wanted a more chic experience rather then the local Riley's, Blackdog ball room provides for that need in abundance! Cool decor and a nice relaxed environment makes for the perfect place to impress a first date or to come for a few rounds of pool with friends on a night out!

Lovely place for food with 50% of on a monday only down side for me is that the bacon is very crispy as I had a cooked breakfast. Burgars look lovely as my partner had one

Really tasty food, have visited both Blackdog Ballrooms and both are as equally good, however the terrace on NWS is a great feature. Love the 50% off Mondays can get amazing, well presented food for a great price! The meals are worth the full price so 50% off is a bonus! A great place if you just want a few beers and a game of pool or something to eat

I recently visited the Dogbowl site for some food and a game of bowling.I was very pleased with both the food and the service. The burgers are awesome and the service was very friendly.Only draw back was after we bought two of the Burger,beer and bowling deals, we were only given one game of bowling. Im sure this was an honest mistake as to be honest i didn't even notice myself until we had left.

Food was excellent. I had the biggest pizza ever. Hubby had beef sandwich and said it was the tastiest he has had in a long time. Cosy atmosphere and very friendly staff.

We booked Blackdog Ballroom for a private event on Sat 31st Jan. Bargain as room hire free in Jan and 50% off food. The room is perfect - we had about 50 people there. The addition of the pool table was great, we had our own bar staff and loos. Music can be plugged in from your own devices so you can take your own playlists. It is a private members area though so after 12 it was opened to others which wasn't a problem for us as we'd been there since 4. Would definitely recommend as a party venue.

As above...we were in there until well after 4am!! The music and atmosphere were both top notch. Plenty of seating areas bit it can get a bit crowded. Overall though a cracking destination for a night out!

Booked in on Saturday time for a Stag party of 18 only to be told on the door that NO entrance will be granted this was after waiting 10 mins outside in the snow. We had a copy of the email sent to us with proof and on this it offered us 2 pool tables for free. And what a surprise the lady who booked this wasn't available.. We ended up in another bar locally who welcomed all our business.Joke.com

Great thin pizza's & great pool table. Cheap enough hourly rate for the table. Great barman who really knew his stuff. Will be back shortly and that's for certain!!!

Veggie burger - meany greeny was great , sweet potato chips- sweeeeet - pool was great... Exactly what it was meant to be a good Monday night! Well done Black Dog.

Tried this location after the usual Black Dog NWS off oxford road for the 50% off monday special. Had a meat platter which was cooked very well and well presented and tasted exceptional. The staff were prompt, very friendly and helpful. The chairs have recently been redesigned and the interior and atmopshere is excellent.

Decided to rest a little bit and ordered a burger with a milkshake. Pleasantly surprises about the quality of both the shake and the burger. The bar itself looks like a really fun and outgoing place and the staff is friendly

Decided to see what the fuss was about with the 50% off food on Mondays. Whilst the whole meal for both of us was probably cheaper than buying meals at McDonald's I feel that it wasn't really worth the visit. We both decided upon burgers from their menu, yet neither the double cheeseburger or blackdog quarter pounder had any taste!! The burgers crumbled and could have benefited from basic seasoning. The blackdog special burger didn't come with any cheese that was an extra £1. Although the cheeseburger didn't really garner any flavour from the cheese layer.I also have to say the service was incredibly slow! I feel cheated by this place with it's hyped up menu and shall not be returning or recommending!

Absolutely love this place. The manager is fantastic and all the staff are friendly. Food is 50% off all day on Mondays and they have pool tables.

TashaI would like to thank you and your staff for organising such a great evening, Apart from the result of the football everything else was fantastic. The venue and the Food couldn’t have been any better, everyone who attended the evening with us had nothing but positive comments to make on everything that was laid on for them. As a company we will definitely be returning to The Blackdog in the very near future, and we would not hesitate in recommending your company to any of our commercial partners.Thank YouDavid McBrideBranch Manager WF Senate

I hired out the upstairs ballroom of blackdog new Wakefield street for my 30th birthday. The venue was a perfect size for about 60 people and you get your own bar maid and cocktail menu. For £150 you get the whole room from whatever time you want till about 4am! You can also decorate and take your own dj and buffet. You can also use the adjoining kareoke booth and pool table. Very friendly helpful staff make it really easy and stress free. Wonderful night to remember!