Brewdog Manchester Outpost in Manchester

Bottomless brunch. SHOCKING. Most of the already limited menu wasn’t available. One of the only savoury meals you can choose (chicken) was rock hard & inedible. Sourdough bread was tiny & had giant holes in middle (was basically sourdough crust). It took 1hour to bring x4 pieces of burnt chicken & x4 unbuttered bread slices (we still can’t believe the chef had the nerve to call that a meal & serve it). We asked for butter for bread to be brought with our sides- which then took a further 30mins for chips to arrive (tiniest portion possible)- to still never receive the butter. Far from what we expected when travelling all the way to Manchester & paying £85 for the voucher! Feeling ripped off is an understatement.

Waited over 1 hour for food, went to check on the order to be told the order hadn't gone through (despite being charged) then when food arrived, it was wrong. Finally got the right order, nearly 30 mins after chasing it, and it was rock hard and so salty, had to leave it. The server also tried to get us to take a refund as they couldn't prioritise our order when it was first identified that the original order hadn't gone through. Honestly one of the worst meals I've ever had and 100% will never return.

The Beer School was a really fun evening, good cheeseboard as well. Great night, thanks

Came in 6pm on Saturday, 80% of the menu was not being served, staff incredibly rude and not helpful to show what was and wasn’t in stock instead just waited for us to ask for something for them to tell us no! Chef came over the radio and said they couldn’t guarantee the table upstairs food wasn’t cross contaminated (the person who ordered was allergic to gluten) because they were so busy. The bar was literally 25-30% full. Absolute joke

Ate here this afternoon and ordered a sharing platter for £16.95. Plus 2 rounds of drinks. I don't normally leave reviews but this was so measly and such poor value I've decided to look this up to do so. Not sure what sort of sharing platter offers 3 of each item? Who gets one?? 3 small chicken wings, 3 small overcooked potatoes (how cheap are potatoes??) Which looked like they had been in the oven all afternoon. I thought the few straps of buttermilk goujons were "off" or I wondered if they'd substituted them some quite gristly pork without mentioning it. Also at £3.95 for half a draught coke?. They offer 25% discount for students but nothing for NHS /blue light . Really disappointing, waste of hard earned cash. Won't be going back I'd have fed this back to the staff at the time but no one asked or seemed to care .

Beer is decent, but excessive wait for food is ridiculous, 50 minutes is not acceptable off a "snacks" menu

Meet with family there to have food and some beers. They stop serving food 7pm to give preference to upcaming reservations that night. We had to go somewhere else.

Excellent food and service here. We hired a space for a large corporate event, Gaby and Conner were extremely helpful. They gave us a range of choices and provided drinks tokens for us to use at the bar. First class.

The service was ok but took over an hour for one order of wings which were almost cold. Although it was wings Wednesday there was no way we could wait for take two.

Draft beer is good especially the local brew beer. The Patriot burger is nicely done and the portion is not too large good for one person to eat, however the seasoning is a bit on the salty side. The wings are really strange in terms of flavor.

Always love it here. So welcoming & kind staff. Love Wings Weds! Never Change

Nice boutique beers and tasty burgers. Good service and attentive staff.

Lovely place , great food ,staff , atmosphere and beer

London prices in student Manchester? You're having a laugh, pal

Really nice place... great atmosphere could of stayed all day..lots of beer to choose from and great food and very friendly staff

Really good variety of new things to choose from. Good service, food was lovely

Great location, amazing choice of beers I would definitely recommend you grab a drink and chill out.

Just want to thank Jamie.we we're bought a beer school session and didn't really know what to expect. Jamie is so interesting and made the whole experience great fun. I would recommend it as a great way to try different beers and enjoy cheese. Who knew cheese went with beer.

It was a busy night. We had booked a table shortly before coming but were told that was impossible and that other people had tables because they paid - I had to point out that we had also paid. They did however find us space. After the England game had finished and the pub emptied, we ordered food using the QR code on the table. A server came out to tell us that fries were no longer available so they had cancelled the entire order as they couldn’t cancel individual items and she was not in the least apologetic. We had to reorder from scratch again replacing the fries. The order came out and was dumped on the table by another server and we were told that the coleslaw wasn’t available so what did we want instead. We asked what else there was available and he told us to look at the menu - but this was the second item not available despite being able to order it. He then said the potatoes were easiest to fry, so that’s what we had. Not very happy with the service from the staff.

What a lovely hidden gem! Staff are absolutely wonderful, hard working and the food was so good! Thank you!

Worth the walk out of town to get to the outpost. Nice decor and own brewing facility on site.

Went there for wing Wednesdays and honestly it didn’t live up to the hype. All wing flavours were too salty and over-fried. The Korean BBQ in particular was terrible and tasted nothing like Korean bbq. Pretty slow service too, ended up waiting a while between each plate of wings. Then had the cheek to charge extra £1 per pot of dip.

My experience at Brewdog was terrible. 3 of us attended before a gig at O2 Apollo. Arrived in plenty of time to ordering before. I ordered first, my friends around 5mins after. 40mins later, their food had arrived & mine was nowhere to be seen yet other tables were having theirs being brought out. The staff could not care less about service, asked where it was & it was ‘it’s on its way’. By this time, we needed to leave for the gig. I went up to ask for a refund as I would not be able to eat, they did not even ask why I wanted a refund or the fact the food might even been made. Weird staff, weird venue & horrendous service.

Disappointed! Safe to say that the drink we were first served was the worst we had for the whole day. (and we had been in a train station bar) Asked for a Wingman and was given a flat and not very chilled drink! We were then informed that we would not be able to order food for 90 minutes due to an event. While I understand that places do take bookings for large parties and events, why allow me to book for food at a time on the website and be told different when we get there? Thankfully the place does have a massive variety of drinks which we went on to sample. (Which was very good and what we expected from the website and stories we had been told) We then were allowed to order food after being there for nearly 2 hours. Which the colleague did give great service when ordering. The food was prompt, but we ordered 2 burgers and loaded fries to share. The burgers came without issue (and we're very good, hence the 4 star rating) but were told there was a wait on the fries. 20 minutes later still nothing. We were told it was due to the chef dropping them! We then left it another 15 minutes but then had to leave due to other planned activities. We went to pay the tab and the guy behind the bar then had the audacity to say they were removing the charge for the fries as a gesture of goodwill for the wait!!! Why would I pay for something I never received?! Overall there were good parts to the bar and on another day it may be fantastic, although our visit was far from that and if it wasn't for a couple of good colleagues and the food that we actually received. It would have been even worse!

It was an amazing time spent in the premise.

Normal brewdog with a good choice of beers. Had a few beers on tap from outer half brewery in USA Cracking beers. Some beers are brewed onsite. Staff very friendly and helpful. Its about a mile walk south of city centre but well worth the walk (or bus) didn't have food bit it looked good

Went here for dinner with 4 work colleagues. Service was good and food very tasty. Food choice for burgers etc with a great range of drinks.

Atmosphere always pretty good here and obviously a great selection of good beers, however on this occasion - despite specifically booking in advance to eat - there was a minimum wait of 1 hour just to order food. Had they have declined the booking, it would have been no problem. However I booked there to eat before heading to the Ritz to a gig. Ended up with a Tesco meal deal. Should mention that the service from staff here is usually pretty ace so don’t be deterred from visiting. Cheers.

The food was very poor for the price. Not sure I’d eat there again as there are so many nice food places around. Beer was great though.

Booked a table for food before a gig but was told food would be a 40 order time minute wait from arriving. Staff were great but didn't seem to know about the table booking or wait time in advance.

Lovely food, fantastic choice of ale. Friendly, attentive service.

Nice bar with pleasant staff. Good place to sit down and have a chat with a drink. The menu, when the kitchen is closed, is a bit cheeky. Be aware that a 'cheese platter' is literally a small bag of cheese bits, not a sharing platter or any 'real' cheese.

What happened to Brewdog, this place has gone massively downhill. The food is rancid and greasy, what used to be some of the best chicken wings out there are now coated in this horrid thick breadcrumb layer and dripping with grease, barely any chicken or flavour at all. Beer is flat and unexciting. The place had a dead atmosphere, but no surprise no one was there given the poor quality of both food and drink. Won’t be coming back here.

Food was really good. Drinks were decent. Staff were friendly. Definitely worth popping in.

Booked because I was going to a gig at Manchester Academy. Pre gig party was advertised on socials saying music would be played etc. Despite there being quite a few people in who were obviously going to the gig there was no sign of a "party" or any Stiff Little Fingers tunes! Not an issue albeit this was the reason I was there. Service was good and there was a problem with my wifes meal - some of the ingredients were missing. We were offered a replacement meal but instead we had it removed from the bill and were given free drinks so very happy with how that was dealt with. Burger was excellent. So a positive experience but care re advertising "events" that dont materialise

First round of wings were bountiful and tasty. Second round felt like smaller wings were given. The Buffalo and Korean spice flavours were lovely, however, the dragon spice was like a salt and pepper vibe but far too heavy on the salt, almost like they'd been drowned in saxa table salt. No complaints about service, although we felt like if you were trying to break an all you can eat it record it would've been impossible with the time between wing deliveries. Only real feedback would be please offer a sauce for people who don't like spicy, but don't want dry wings. Really loved the prickly pear sour beer brewed on site.

We booked a table for 6 people at 6.30 as a pre gig meal on Saturday. We ordered food and were told no vegetarian burger option. The vegetarian in the group had to have chips only. We were not told there would be a wait. An hour and a half later we got our food, cold chips and not very special burgers after the wait. The reason given was they were down a fryer and grill ! Missed the support act and right at the back 😒 Won't be going there again. They quite rightly gave us a discount on the bill.

Gluten free option not available. Salad smothered in salad area like dressing which wasn't very pleasant in itself and swamped the taste of the other ingredients.

We had 4 different types of beers which is difficult to find somewhere else. This place deserves 5*

Think this bar is better than the original Brewdog in the centre of Manchester. Nice atmosphere, great staff, good food and beer.

Great burger. Wingman was a great pint

An excellent restaurant and workplace for coffees and other meals while working for hours there!

Had come out for a birthday lunch. When we got there we were told the kitchen had been closed. They said staff illness, bit disappointing that the kitchen isn't resilient enough to cope. They offered us a table in town but by then everyone was parked up and hungry so we went elsewhere.

Jamie provided us with an excellent experience on the Beer School and the location is superb.

Very poor customer service, although I realise that if the place had ran out of food, they booked us into brewdog in deansgate, when we got there the staff were dismissive, and said they were full even though we had booked a table through Oxford road branch. Generally just bad communication between branches, otherwise food is good there

Food was slow and average at best. They forgot 2 people's orders and we missed the first support act at a gig next door because of it. Mac and cheese was bland and we all felt a bit stomach ill for the next couple of days afterwards. They took 1 hour and 45 to serve 2 of our table of 4. Didn't think to apologise or anything. On a plus side the lady at the bar was great, she was fast, efficient and was happy to serve us our espresso martinis.

Always a lovely place for a pre gig burger and pint but it does get very busy on a gig night.

Staff very welcoming and friendly. Food great.

Came in for food for my partners birthday, Dwayne behind the bar was great at recommending us some different craft beers to try which surprisingly I enjoyed more than I thought. Food was also great, thinking of coming back for the bottomless wings one day after recommendation. Well worth the visit!

The venue is great good service and beers but you need to look at installing a few permanent TVs above the walls or something similar.

Had a great time booked in to watch the Six Nations. Duanne was an excellent host and regularly checked on our group. Food was top tier!

Came in to watch the Superbowl, what a brilliant atmosphere, being a stout girl myself I was introduced to Black Heart! Tried my hardest to 'split the heart'. Duanne was a great help to us and made our visit so welcoming and I will definitely be returning to try and split the heart once more!

Cracking time watching the 6 nations here! A lad called Duanne told me to get the wings and I wasn't let down. Will be back on a Wednesday for the bottomless wings

Great spot near University of Manchester. Staffs were friendly and food was good. Will be back next time!

Great friendly service and the burgers were amazing.

A great Brewdog bar - they even brew in house and the beers brewed here are excellent. Staff warm and friendly and happy to give tasters of anything on the menu. Well worth a visit.

This place is unnecessarily expensive for no apparent reason. The burgers cost £78.23 with a cheap Coke for £24.90. Cocktails require your entire life's savings including your nan's left kidney. You'd have to be a student with a net worth of £12,000,000 as well as an NHS Blue Light card to apply for a 38p discount. Although the food is nice, don't be fooled - their entertainment is the equivalent of a primary school assembly.

Booked a table for 16 adults and kids on New Year's Eve. The staff were amazing and couldn't do enough for us. Food was really prompt and generous portions. Drinks were delicious as ever. We felt very welcome and will definitely go again.

Needs more staff in our opinion, food and drinks excellent but level of service not as good as the one fountain street due to only two members of staff at the time we were there .

Jamie was great behind the bar. Friendly, attentive, willing to engage and knowledgeable. (He got three of those service stars for you!).The food took ages and was either raw or cold. The guy who brought it did not seem bothered! Lots of families in - so it felt nice and ‘homely’. I’m beginning to consider avoiding this BD bar for food - and as a brunch bar that serves my faves … this is dire!

Guy behind bar with grey brewdog jumper on was mint! Visited 27th for bottomless wings!

After a terrible experience due to Just Eat, the manager Jamie was super helpful and understanding (I think they have had a couple of orders messed up by Just Eat) and he offered to sort out a meal for us to the value of the order Just Eat cancelled. The staff at BrewDog were all really friendly and the food was incredible. Thanks a lot! :)

I had dinner here a few days ago and it was one of the best meals I've had in a long time. The food was sooo good, highly recommend trying the Korean loaded fries!

Thank you to the team for looking after us on a family pre-Christmas meetup. They had run out of a few items but Ella and the team made suitable substitutions and recommendations to make it all work.

One person in our party didn’t receive their food. No one asked us if all of our food was delivered. Had they asked that question they would have been able to escalate where her meal was. She had to get food elsewhere which gave a great loss of mood to our Christmas meal

Great food, the wing Wednesday deal is great value and lovely good quality wings

Friendly staff. The food is pricy and not a good value for the money.(£14 for a burger)

The food was nice but the service really disorganised. The atmosphere was pretty awful as Well.

Great space, staff are super helpful and give advice on beers and food if you need. Visited multiple times over last year, had one meal I couldn’t enjoy but we all have an off day. It’s great seeing the brewing rigs all setup…I haven’t tried but apparently there are opportunities to try and brew a batch. Great place, great location and plenty of choices.

Really good service. Got the table early. The burgers was really good!

John our server was exceptional even if the food was disappointing. Burgers where very dense. chichen overcooked. The sides dried out Seemed like they had been under a heat lamp at the pass for a while. But great beer.

This is a great little place with good beer, food and ethos. Staff are variable to be fair with some who are lovely and some who aren't. Let's face it that's life. Google asks if it's on the ground floor or first floor. It's on both, wow who knew that a place wasn't limited to a single level. If you want decent beer, sustainable food a noise level to be able to chat and an edge of town venue then this is a good place to go to.

Food portions and quality was awful for the price

Not an overwhelming experience. Food was cold, even after I sent it back and the chicken was discoloured. Poor selection of beers given the variety that Brewdog actually has

If your going for dinner, order breakfast at the same time,as you'll wait all night for it to come. Our wait was 1hr 20 mins, and after that one of the burgers was wrong. They gave us free deserts due to the time, but everyone was too fed up by then.

Went in but weren’t greeted despite there being a full area near the door (not in use but how would you know) only to be seen by a member of staff who walked off when he could have said head to the bar. Eventually went to the bar was sent to our table but wasn’t asked if we wanted drinks, we sat at the table for nearly 10 minutes before I went to get a waitress who said oh I didn’t see you there. We had booked for a birthday for the wings Wednesday but when we ordered wings we were told they had ran out (on unlimited wings Wednesday). We ended up heading somewhere else feeling deflated that we 1, weren’t looked after as guests any way (the waitress said we could have some chips if we wanted to wait for someone to go get wings) and 2, we felt let down by the fact that we booked but they still ran out all the wing Wednesday customers have to book so you should know how many wings your likely to need.

Really welcoming and the Protein Salad was amazing. Thank you x

The food took 50 minutes to arrive & we had to ask the staff where it was. The venue was approximately a third of its capacity so there was no excuse for this. Staff were friendly.

Food was amazing and great service. Really enjoyed our visit

Our order via the app didn’t go through so ordered at the bar leaving us in a rush. The staff were great, helpful and friendly. The food was very poor, not even average. Not sure if it was how it was prepared or just the menu but we won’t be rushing back to spend £150 again.

A short walk out of the city centre, but well worth it. A great choice of beer at the Collabfest.

Stopped in here when we was in the area going to a gig, staff great, table ordering system works very well quick service, food was amazing had the Korean fries, loved the atmosphere and the addition of the beer pong and table tennis tables, will definitely be back next time we're in the area!

Booked a big table of 28 people for bottomless wings quite last minute & the staff were absolutely amazing. Thank you so so much for looking after us! XX

Sadly my visit was short but not very sweet. After emailing a few days ahead to check on vegan & gluten free food options, of which I was assured were plentiful, I was duly informed by our server these would in fact be sharing the same fryer as non-gluten and meat items. So neither vegan nor gluten free after all. Certainly not safe for coeliacs. A disappointing and wasted visit, as I’m sure the beer would have been excellent.

Visited for the Brewdog Beer Pong tournament. Graeme was an excellent host!!

Went for a beer pong tournament. Guy that hosted was brilliant, had a great night here thanks to him

Went to beer pong tournament hosted by Graham. Fantastic night and amazing host. Kept everything engaging and running smooth. Looking forward to coming back and to visiting pub quizzes that he mentioned. Well done :)

Mediocre food. Everything is very expensive. Also they use a sneaky card machine that makes it easy to tip and slyly hides the no tip bit as a piece of underlined text.

Card machines have aggressive tip prompt that minimises the ‘no tip’ option. Tipping for an already expensive pint is ridiculous!

Came in for a little munch & a pint. Asked which ipa is best out of ‘hazy Jane’ & ‘wingman’ & the barman let me try them out first. Wingman is a class pint. Had a small portion of buffalo wings & they were delicious!! Staff seemed very friendly. Highly recommended. 8.5/10.

I really wanted to like this place more. But there is little variety in the food (mainly a variations on burgers or wings) and drinks (lots of IPA beers) offerings. Given that it's a little pricier than other options in the area it just doesn't stand out though, which is a shame. That said, it seems to be busy most of the time, so there is a good atmosphere here and if the offerings that they have suit you then it's worth consideration.

The independent cafe that comes with small scale brewery machin. The staffs were nice when I asked for a vegan option for my hot chocolate.

We went for the Brewdog beer school experience and our crew member Ellie was fantastic. Great company, very knowledgeable and friendly. She helped to make the whole experience a very pleasant and engaging time.

Love Brewdog, and Manchester outpost did not disappoint. Food is delicious and the staff are always friendly and welcoming. And it is dog friendly which is always great!

Elle was a brilliant teacher in the beer school!

Almost went to Five Guys with the kids, so glad we didn't. Very friendly service, great kids options, good prices.

Fab food and service as always! Staff brilliant and huge portions! Had to get box for what we couldn't eat ! Keep up the standards! 🐕

Good was excellent. Served were very welcome and friendly. Will definitely be playing the rock, paper, scissors game next time to win dessert!!

Lovely staff, prices what I expect to pay in a city centre. Quality of the food was passable but fries and potatoes on our meal had been severely overdone. Saw other meals going out which looked good too, so likely to return to retry.

We booked a large event at Brewdog and the team couldn't have been more helpful! They set up a microphone for us last minute and went above and beyond, would definitely recommend for events!