Cane & Grain in Manchester

We’d booked a table to introduce friends to the upstairs cocktail bar, Science and Industry, and were greeted brilliantly on arrival. A great selection of cocktails, all at good prices too. We weren’t very adventurous and stuck to margaritas and espresso martinis, both strong and actually tasting of alcohol. Considering it was a Saturday night, the place wasn’t very busy but if you know, you know ….

Birthday drinks me and the misses came yesterday 10th oct hi so ive not been before what are the best cocktails or what are your favarite ones to make can we have two of them please...lady replied erm nah menu's there then walked off 👍👍👍 cheers so we went to alchemist and 20 stories instead and the service was amazing had a great birthday...avoid this place staff clearly think they are something special and very rude

Staff are kind and very helpful, good is amazing and had a good spread of beers, spirits and IPAs, lovely food

Visited this three-floored bar in Manchester yesterday and sampled their tasty BBQ meat tray, wings, burgers and drinks. We had the following: 》House Bones Tray | 1/2 Baby Back Ribs, 6 Chicken Wings, Smoked Pork Links, Maple Bacon, Pit Beans, Seasoned Fries, Cornbread, Pickles + House Slaw and BBQ Sauce 》Maple Bacon Double Cheese Burger | Double Smash Burger, Streaky Maple Bacon, House Burger Sauce, American Cheese, Pickles, Iceberg Lettuce, On A Seeded Brioche Bun 》Mojito | El Dorado 3 year Rum, Lime, Mint, Sugar, Soda The quality of the tender meats was on point and well seasoned. The lovely char on the flavourful baby back ribs and lightly battered wings certainly did not disappoint. The meat platter was complimented by the various sides like the addictive fries, pit beans, Cornbread, pickles, house slaw and BBQ sauce. The scrumptious Cheese Burger was bangin' with its juicy double smashed patties, maple bacon and moreish house sauce. Washed these all down with a nicely concocted Mojito and a Grapefruit bevvy. Attentive service, cosy ambiance and a satisfying feast which me and my husband really enjoyed. Please do check them out if you're in the area.

Visited this three-floored bar in Manchester and sampled their tasty bbq meat tray, wings, burgers and drinks. We had the following: 》House Bones Tray | 1/2 Baby Back Ribs, 6 Chicken Wings, Smoked Pork Links, Maple Bacon, Pit Beans Seasoned Fries, Cornbread, Pickles + House Slaw and BBQ Sauce 》Maple Bacon Double Cheese Burger | Double Smash Burger, Streaky Maple Bacon, House Burger Sauce, American Cheese, Pickles, Iceberg Lettuce, On A Seeded Brioche Bun 》Mojito | El Dorado 3 year Rum, Lime, Mint, Sugar, Soda The quality of the tender meats was on point plus well seasoned and the lovely char on the baby back ribs certainly did not disappoint. The meat platter was complimented by the various sides like the Pit beans, Seasoned Fries, Cornbread, Pickles, House Slaw and BBQ Sauce. Washed these all down with a perfectly concocted mojito and a grapefruit bevvy. Great service, cosy ambiance and a satisfying feast which me and my husband really enjoyed. Please do check them out if you're in the Northen Quarter.

I have been here a few times over the years and always been meaning to leave a review. I have just been for lunch taking advantage of their £10 lunches & drink offer. I believe it was cheeseburger, chicken burger, half rack of ribs or 8 wings, from memory. Which is a great price in comparison to places around and it was deelicious! Highly recommend for lunch. It was very quiet as we arrived just after opening at midday, so a very fast service and great music.

The service is terrible. Found hair in my cocktail and when I took it back the waiter was so sassy.

This is a place that is a little different from other bars. It is, to say the least, curious because of the decor and the way the food is served. Although it has a welcoming and fun atmosphere, it is not very comfortable. But it gets a 10 for the food and drinks. I recommend it.

Great place in the northern quarter. Lovely beer. Lovely people. You can also sit outside in the sun and watch the world go by.

Situated in a street of many bars

The staff were great and absolutely made our visit and would make us come back again. Super dog friendly, bartender grabbed a treat for our dog and a bowl, which is just such a kind little detail and gesture that doesn’t go unnoticed by dog owners. Thanks for being awesome guys - pints were delicious too 😜

Esthetic cute must visit when in city

We spent the night at the cocktail bar upstairs. It was lovely everyone was so nice the place had a good atmosphere and the drinks were really delicious.

The food is nothing similar to the photos. Maybe years ago was nice but now is not recommended. Ribs was very dry with no sauce at all and even no hot. Spears ribs very small and we ask for the large. Is served with one gherkin and one spoon of coleslaw. Very poor. Definitely avoid the ribs only for drinks

Myself and a friend had been followed by a guy from another pub. He had been harassing us and we could not figure out how to get him to leave us alone. Staff noticed, had him removed and made us feel so comfortable afterwards, explaining that most bars in the are have the ask for Angela protocol. Absolutely love the staff and another past staff member Nadia who also checked in on us multiple times although she no longer works for the pub. Amazing place with even more amazing staff✨🤍

We ordered the BBQ ribs and chicken meat platter. As others have said, the Ribs weren't too juicy and relatively dry. More sauce is definitely needed. I wasn't keen on the bean thing you get with it, too. The chicken wings, chips and coleslaw were good. For £25, you can eat at much better places in town. It is a good place for drinks, but I am unsure about the food.

A nice place to take a break. Beer, ribs, burgers.... ideal for sitting down and chilling outside if the sun is out, surrounded by a beautiful array of street art :) Half price food on Monday! Yeahhhh 😘

Great little pub in NQ. We go there every time we're in Manchester. Staff are so nice, food is amazing & it's dog friendly! Definitely recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cool looking place but the service was not good and the bartenders were rude. Won't be back.

Food was good, really slow service l and not enough staff

Only went for drinks but what a class place for a dance.

used to come here for food ALL the time & it was always amazing, came today though and the mac & cheese was so bad :( it was just like watery plain pasta with no cheese. none of the staff asked how the food were either, the upstairs section of the restaurant is 10x better.

Tasty food, good service, what's not to like.

Horrible experience. Throwing a group of international people out. Not recommendable at all.

After a disappointing experience at another Manchester BBQ restaurant I was reluctant to order another Texas BBQ dish, however the beef ribs here were highly authentic and very tasty. The routine fries were also great Service was good

Friendly bar with a good selection of drinks and cocktails.

Nice place for a beer and wings in the Northern Quarters!

Null. Dear. No atmosphere. Scam. Tourist trap. Do not go. The waitress only spoke to us to collect £25 for 5 shots. Very disappointed.

Lovely welcoming staff. Ok/decent beer selection. The sun was out.

Great place to get food and a drink: loved the ribs and the chicken tray was ace! Especially loved the half-price food on Monday, and service was lovely.

Great place, great music, great selection of Bourbons

Came here for a birthday meal out with friends. Saturday night about 7:30pm -was reasonably busy , but the service was good. Food was okay, although they were out of the baby back pork ribs which was disappointing. But I guess they must be good to sell out so soon in the evening. Would come again

One of the bouncers on 16/3 was so aggressive and rude. He was there to start fights, not to be a bouncer. Been here multiple times and usually end up here by the end of a night out, never again. The bouncer started on someone in our group who was outside the premises, the person straight armed the bouncer as he charged at them which made them stumble back. He then continued to shout abuse and ask the person in our group to come back, wanting to fight him FOR NO REASON. The other bouncer on the door was telling him to stop and calm down (this bouncer was nice, shame about the other one). Very aggressive. Very insecure. Disgusting behaviour. Definitely wasn’t the first time it had happened either.

Wicked little place. With some amazing beef ribs, the mac and cheese is pretty special too. Monday is a win with 50% off food. Defo worth a visit.

The best chicken tenders ever! Service and beer was also very good. We had a nice time there!

Excellent location and fun and amicable staff, thank you!

Cracking BBQ place, good food, was a bit disappointed in portion sizing but had a 50% off deal so actually all told was a bargain

Definitely don't remember going in here...

Nice place but burgers overpriced for portion size and macaroni cheese tasteless. Good bourbon selection but again expensive for bottle price. Good service

We called in here on our way home. Had the pulled beef dirty fries and chicken wings. Both were very good! Also a good selection of beers! The music was good too! The venue seemed a little worn and needed some TLC!

Great pub, good atmosphere especially upstairs. Cocktails highly recommended

Absolutely lovely place making great cocktails! A bit pricey at 22 squid for sharing zombi but it was very nice and theatrically delivered with fire and dusting of sparks

Stopped in for some lunch during the January offer period Food was excellent Staff were attentative and efficient Would definitely visit again

There's a food place upstairs. The best thing for me was the service. The waiters were very attentive and very friendly. They've got a great team there. Wasn't rushed at all. Food came out on time. Food was delicious. Some January promo on so it was even cheaper. Without the promo it would have been about £20/person or less. Cornbread was very nice

Came here by chance. We went upstairs to the science and industry bar. It looked very cool! The bartender with the tattoos and red hair had one of the worst attitudes. We came here on our late Xmas party from a cocktail bar in a different city and the attitude really put a dampener on our night. She was sniggering and judging us the whole time. We are nothing but polite as we work in the industry. We all work in a cocktail bar and have seen this kind of thing too many times. I wouldn’t mind some arrogance, but having to check the recipe for a paloma and churning out something awful whilst asking for a tip was astounding. At least be able to walk the walk. Stella coming out the wall was also a little odd for such a pretentious attitude. None of the group liked the cocktails. The paloma was like cheap puree (she only put 50ml in a highball glass), it was like tequila and soda rather than a paloma. Another colleague didn’t finish his drink either which was a shame at £11. We would have said something but I feel like trying to raise an issue with her would have created more. Shame as it looked like a really nice place. The other bartender was very polite however.

Easy little place to grab a snack and drink .

The venue was busy on the Friday night, people were ordering food, the flaming zombie cocktails are entertaining to be seen made as they torch the flammable lime halve, music was cool, toilets and decor were very unique, quite urban graffiti wall art style.

I m afraid to say our experience here has not been what we expected. There is a large sogn outside the door that says “50% off food in January”. After we sat down, we were handed the menus. After we ordered our food, we were told that they apply a “surcharge” to almost all main dish items on the menu of ~5£. None of this is disclosed on the sign outside, neither were we informed of this when we were shown to our table, or when we were handed out menus. It was only disclosed after we made the full order! We do not believe that this is good business practice as it is very deceiving. We felt pressured to complete our order despite our dismay, now that we spent time looking at the menu and choosing what to eat. I think all customers would appreciate a bit more transparency. We would have been happy to pay full price no questions asked if they did not have this sign outside their door in giant font. We can not help but feel deceived!

Staff seemed like they didn’t want to be there and felt like there was an attitude when I got served. The cocktail I got- blue Monday 88 - was absolutely vile. Nothing like described on the cocktail list and was a big waste of £11.

Last visited January 2024. Good cosy bar. Good selection of beers and knowledgeable staff to help with selection. I've been here a few times, will return.

i really like the vibes in here the drinks are a little pricey but music always good

Delicious food and some of the best chips, nice and crispy paired nicely with well seasoned tenders. Prices are a steal too.

Food was not good, tasted like cardboardy school dinner 🤢😴

I used to love this place but slightly disappointed this time round. The past few times I’ve had the beef ribs and bbq ribs they were so juicy, this time round it was slightly dry. Also the meat tray platter needed a bit more sauce for the amount of meat you get on it. The coleslaw and chips were nice though, wasn’t a fan of the cornbread as that was dry too.

I very much enjoyed the apple strudel cocktail.

Great bar, we had a few cocktails before going for a meal elsewhere, staff were friendly and the drinks were excellent. Well worth a visit!

Manky cold tasteless pizza 🍕 door staff are rude

Was upstairs at the 1st floor bar which was quiet - nice for conversation. Ground floor bar was busy. Nice ambiance and friendly staff … great food and drinks

We didn't eat here but the food that was coming out looked great. There is another bar upstairs that is a speakeasy theme, beautiful bar. Downstairs is great, lots of salvage for that industrial look. Loved it in here. Will definitely return

Drinks a bit dear and card only

In the nightclub, got to time it right to get in but decent tunes

Never been treated so poorly by door staff in my life. Contempt before I'd even stepped through the door. Will never revisit this place.

Brilliant pub Shame they don't take cash, I'm old school 😔

Fui de despedida con 6 amigos y nos atendieron estupendamente

Cheese and potato and lagers Cheese was melted Potato were yummy Lagers were numbered All in all in wonderful establishment

🇬🇧Cane and Grain, located in the heart of the Northern Quarter, boasts stylish decor reminiscent of the roaring twenties. The menu features an extensive selection of burgers and potatoes. Despite the delicious food, our experience was marred by a prolonged wait for service during the rush hour, slightly impacting the overall value for money 🇪🇦Cane and Grain, ubicado en el corazón del Northern Quarter, cuenta con una decoración elegante que recuerda a los locos años veinte. El menú incluye una amplia selección de hamburguesas y patatas. A pesar de la deliciosa comida, nuestra experiencia se vio empañada por una espera prolongada por el servicio durante la hora pico, lo que afectó ligeramente la relación calidad-precio general.

Not bad place, nice bar staff but over supplied with bouncers which is a bit intimidating.

Decent food and beer. Good place to stop in for lunch with a wide selection. Burger was a bit dry and small in the bun for the price paid.

Good range of drinks and food. Food was a bit messy for me and I wouldn’t order ribs again. Wasn’t a fan of my smokey cocktail. There were better options I just felt like I didn’t make great choices. Nice atmosphere upstairs. Downstairs was crazy busy by the time we left!

Short beef rib on the bone nice it could be better with some extra bbq sauce, extra bbq sauce was £1.50. The pulled beef fries were good and a large size portion.

Shocking service, waited 30 mins before being asked for drinks and food orders, and after 50 mins only one of the burgers came, and had to wait another 20 for another burger. Would be understandable if the burgers were actually decent, but they were completely average. Save 2 hours of your life and £20 by just making one at home or going somewhere else.

Sehr leckerer Cheeseburger mit Pommes! Schon lange keinen so guten Burger mehr gegessen!

Great bar!!! Friendly staff and great food and reasonable prices! Absolutely recommend if you find yourself in Manchester!

Went in for my dinner 26 September 23 walked in and asked the lad can I have the burger and chips and drink deal £11. No problem. Food came had to ask for salt and vinegar and red sauce. The bun was tasted but still frozen. Chips were nice tho. The lad stood at is little desk and watched me all the time eating my food as soon as finished he said can you pay now as if I was going to do a runner won’t be going in there again!!!!!!!!

Love this bar. Whenever I'm in Manchester I always go for a meal and a drink. The food is amazing, the staff are lovely and the atmosphere is great

Seth made a fab negroni, great vibes on a Saturday night. Came back on a Tuesday and still great service - fast, friendly and clean.

Fab food, good prices on drinks. Staff are friendly too! If you're sat outside you can order using a QR code on the tables. Food and drinks arrive quickly :)

Busy and unusual decor. Music, mostly alternative rock and goth/ emo on the ground floor, apologies if I am wrong on that. I am not sure. Lively mix of clientele on my visit.

Refused entry because of the colour of my skin. Disgraceful. The bouncer clearly had a chip on his shoulder.

Love this place. Great atmosphere, friendly staff Excellent food and great vibe

Really good food, service and overall vibe

Probably the best ribs and barbecue food in Manchester! Big variety to choose from with generous portions and quality was top notch. Have also been here for drinks in the night and it has a chill vibe for a night out.

Nice bar tried their own beer is very tasty but we were disappointed with the food. Had the chicken tray but it was overcooked and dry

Great place! We tried the £10 lunch deal and 100% worth the money because food portions are large and a soft drink is included. Gabriel who was looking after us was fantastic and went above and beyond. Food was superb!

I’ve just been to cain and grain. Went to the bar and the service was absolutely fine. The problem started when I stood outside with my family and the bouncers told me that we had to separately when there was obviously enough room for the 4 of us, as apparently we were stood at a ‘2 person’ table. Two of us had to sit at the original table, which was covered (it was raining) and two had to stand six foot away in the rain when the space was not at full capacity. There seemed to be no reason to intervene as we were a small family group. This made us all feel very uncomfortable. The doorman continued to make us feel uncomfortable when I tried to talk to the other half of my family and told me that I had to go back to my seat. The manner in which we were spoken to made us feel very unwelcome as a group and I will certainly be letting people know that this is not a family friendly location. It is a shame, as we found the service inside absolutely fine. It seems that the way in which your doormen articulate the rules of your venue need to be reviewed, as it does not come across as customer friendly.

4 drinks for £28 and adding a sneaky £4 tip on top at the bar. Out of order that. If you like being ripped off this place is for you, if you don't don't bother

Food has gone downhill whilst the drink prices have gone massively up hill.

Worst staff I’ve ever come across. Stopped by for a drink with friends, never have I come across staff so arrogant, won’t be calling in again.

Afternoon drinks and food turned into a night out, fantastic place

Worst staff I’ve ever come across. Stopped by for a drink with friends, never have I come across staff so arrogant. Beer was also flat & the place wasn’t even clean. Won’t be calling in again.

We had a few different pints and cocktails but didn't get food. Just wish I could have paid with cash and not only on card.

Out with a few friends for a 22nd birthday. We were refused entry because we were all male. I feel as though especially in this day and age no one should be refused entry because of their gender. The policy is very backwards.

Really creepy bouncer that accused me of vaping then proceeded to ask me if I had a vape which I did not and then when I proved I didn’t followed me round the top floor. Would recommend a check in your so called security as they are very strange and argumentative.

Went for lunch so didn't get the night atmosphere or cocktails. Food over hyped. Had the beef rib and was crazy tough. Poutine was fine.

Amazing service and drinks. We were really looked after by a bartender from Bradford who was lovely

Spicy wings are really something… Its a really nice place if you are a skater like person… love it!!! Surely coming back here tomorrow ;)

Wonderful selection of drinks on offer, even a few sours on there.

Loved the food, staff are very nice and just a cool place to hang out. Would recommend

The tiki chips are most amazing

Had the beef ribs and chicken wing’s absolutely amazing, great service as well, definitely worth a visit, very nice, my partner had the chicken wings as well very tasty