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Nº 2073 in 3448 in Manchester

Nº 169 of 248 British in Manchester

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Been here several times, always enjoyed a lovely meal

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james dobson . 2025-04-15

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Lively bar with variety of real ales and lager

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anthony duggan . 2025-04-11

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Couple of pints then some nosebag with my mate Tommy, Steak & Ale pie for me and a Bratwurst for him. Staff very good and attentive, food great. Thanks 👍🏼

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Nick Lebbon . 2025-04-10

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Had a wonderful Roast Dinner the other week, very flavourful, roasties nice and soft (not dried out as it is so often the case), great ratio of meat and veg, and unlimited yummy gravy. Been to many places for a roast around Manchester, and this one's up there, so good. Burgers were very much enjoyed in our party too! Staff were really sound and attentive.

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Lisa Oberladstaetter . 2025-04-08

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We booked a table for 4 people on a busy Saturday afternoon. The tables, inside and out, had a great atmosphere. The service was friendly and efficient. The great choice of ales pleased everyone, as did the variety of food on the menu. Food was tasty too.

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c holland . 2025-04-07

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Just ok if not for Manchester craft the slug and lettuce next door much better

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Anthony A . 2025-04-01

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Relaxed atmosphere. Great drinks selection, especially the speciality beers. Not tried the food yet, but it looks/smells good so will be trying it soon!

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Lauren Moorfield . 2025-03-31

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Great spot in Albert Square, decent pub grub/bar snacks and a good atmosphere. Service was really fast and friendly.

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Chris Berry . 2025-03-30

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Slightly upmarket JWLees pub. Good choice of beer & food looks good.

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Andy Donley . 2025-03-22

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Popped in for a glass of wine while waiting for someone. Reasonable price £6.40. But too many high seats. 4 tables with low seats reserved at 1430 i was there at 1600 and no one came. Other seating area roped off. Went outside but chairs uncomfortable. Came back and asked to share a table. Ask staff for key to accessible toliet. Otherwise lots of stairs.

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Linda POTTS . 2025-03-22

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Was only passing by but had a drink and rest it was quiet as near closing time nice inside

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Clifford Wood . 2025-03-19

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My dish was not bad but not that great neither. There was good variety of beer's.

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Turmiola Tommi . 2025-03-15

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First time visitor on Thursday 27th. What a discovery. Chose the thirds flight for beers and enjoyed lovely food. Staff really welcoming. Atmosphere only got 3 because it was lunchtime on a Thursday!!!

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Stephen Little . 2025-02-28

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A pleasant place with good food and beverage selection

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Marcus Marland . 2025-02-27

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Went in for food and drinks only had 1 drink as staff were very rude

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Claire Walker . 2025-02-27

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Bradley was amazing. The food was lovely. We had a mix up within our group but they handled it so professionally and fixed it the best way possible. Highly recommend

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Laura Whatmough . 2025-02-20

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Excellent Manchester pub. Beer only from Manchester. Perfect for eating with a typical English menu.

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Jérôme Steffenino . 2025-02-16

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Didn't have food but menu looked great. Lots of draft beer on tap and great seating over looking town hall.

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Mr Tomlinson . 2025-02-11

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First time eating and drinking here. Love it will be back. Had steak pie ...delicious. pudding was apple waffle, yummy. The bar staff and waiting staff were really friendly.

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Lynda Kehoe . 2025-02-07

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It's a little like a Wetherspoons but expensive

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GEOFF . 2025-01-25

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Special, beautifully decorated and attractive pub, located on Albert Square, opposite the historic Town Hall in the heart of Manchester. They have an extensive range of cask beers, lager beers and traditional beers. Lovely place to relax and enjoy a few pints. You can also eat there, but I found the menu a bit simple (for me more of a lunch or pub snack). Unfortunately, during my visit they were renovating the square and Town Hall.

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Reinald Dijkstra . 2025-01-23

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It was an amazing experience. We preferred Loaded fries, Brewery Tower Burger and Buttermilk chicken breast burger. As beer, we wanted to try Manchester Craft Lager. Everything was great. I can easily say that it is the best burger I have ever eaten in my life. Thanks to the whole team.

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Berk B. . 2025-01-12

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We regularly visit on a Sunday afternoon and the chef makes the dogs very welcome!

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Graeme Watson . 2025-01-05

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Good wine and beer. Nice atmosphere.

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Eybe Sim . 2025-01-04

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Wonderful food, service and atmosphere. Lovely way to spend the afternoon of New Years Eve. Definitely return.

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Joanne Pinner . 2024-12-31

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Nice place. Not a massive fan of JW Lees beer and would normally avoid their spots but a friend wanted to give this one a try. Reasonably priced for its location. Plenty of seating and a good atmosphere

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Richard Brewster . 2024-12-30

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I went for the Sunday roast and also got two different ales on tap. The roast was delicious, and I plan to go again in the near future. This is my favorite pub in the St. Peter's Square area because of the excellent ales on tap along with good food. It is also reasonably priced considering its location.

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sbourgeois87 . 2024-12-30

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Quick pint before heading home, quick service and decent beer

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Michael Anderson . 2024-12-30

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Didn't eat. Service very good, drinks were drinks but offered taste test which was good on beer. I'd recommend and return

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Rob H . 2024-12-27

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Beautiful pub with a superb range of draft ales. Smart and clean and quite large too. Enjoyed it so much we stopped for another. Recommended.

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David Fairey . 2024-12-22

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Cocktails were to die for !!! Took advantage of the 2 for £15 🤩

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Leanne Roberts . 2024-12-22

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Had a wonderful Roast Dinner the other week, very flavourful, roasties nice and soft (not dried out as it is so often the case), great ratio of meat and veg, and unlimited yummy gravy. Been to many places for a roast around Manchester, and this one's up there, so good. Burgers were very much enjoyed in our party too! Staff were really sound and attentive.

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Lisa . 2024-12-15

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Not a bad option for a quick beer. Interior design is confused and lacking coherency. Reasonable selection of beers though.

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Rory . 2024-12-15

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Nice pub Fabulous selection of drink/food

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Helen Lynne West . 2024-12-11

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Great pub, great food and friendly staff

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Lyndon Duarte . 2024-12-08

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Last visited August 2024 Nice place, good selection of food and beers. Give another update as planning on doing again (Dec).

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JGM . 2024-12-06

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Drinks are moderately priced, the bar has been renovated very nicely and service is always up to standard. This place is ideal for social meet-ups and private events.

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Samoyed Fan . 2024-11-30

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Great pub! I had a working lunch here on a Friday. The fish and chips was tasty, a nice light batter. Good quality fish. Highly recommend the MPA ale and I also had a taste of the Christmassy plum beer. Again very tasty. Great place If you like your ale. Service was friendly throughout. Was asked how my meal was mid meal which was good. Collected the plates too when we had finished. Pub has a good atmosphere, good for groups or just for a night out. The decor is comfy and stylish. They had a refurb last year. Awesome pub. Will definitely go back.

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Tom . 2024-11-29

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Only had one beer. It was cold and tasty. Place was clean.

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keith lees . 2024-11-28

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Great pub and once Albert square is finished this will be a great place to have a drink and sit outside

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Darren Hardie . 2024-11-20

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Nice small plate food in a lovely atmosphere.

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Tracy Butterfield . 2024-11-17

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Great selections of beers and a good atmosphere for a drink with friends.

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Andy K . 2024-11-12

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Great place , nice food, good choice of drinks. Friendly staff.

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Irene Reid . 2024-11-12

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We've just had a meal each, the pastry on the pies are rock hard. One of the worst meals we've had in a long long time. Don't think we'll be going again.

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stu fo . 2024-11-11

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3pm on a weekday good food. It's a JW LEES Pub, so the origin Lager may not be to every bodys taste. The brewery is less than 6 miles away, So good and local.

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Able Kane . 2024-10-25

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Great spot in town. Food, live music and great atmosphere!

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TheGet BackBeats . 2024-10-21

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Very good restaurant. Good food and even better beers. If you're in Manchester you should definitely stop by if you appreciate good beers.

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Orlando 233 . 2024-10-20

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Great choice of drinks and food!

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Paul Bourne . 2024-10-14

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First time at Founders, just had drinks, the atmosphere was wonderful and I could have stayed there all day, will definitely be going back.

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Susan Burke . 2024-10-12

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I previous left a 5* review (summarised below) but reposting a review following our second visit here, and giving a very generous 4* because a) I like local breweries which prioritise good beer and b) I'm hoping they'll take this feedback on board and improve. My first review said: - The beer selection is impressive (see photo for an idea), with various strength lagers, a whole host of regular casks and a few interesting kegs - The food was okay (we had pies). Unremarkable, but fine. - Friendly service and staff I finished by saying we'd come back for Sunday roast, which we did last week. And it's probably the worst roast dinner we've had, certainly in Manchester. First of all, it wasn't a roast. We had the 'roast' beef and 'roast' chicken. The beef was braised. It wasn't a joint of beef. It was falling apart, and not in a melt-in-the-mouth way. It was tough, bland and not a fantastic few slices of perfectly cooked roast beef. The chicken was just a couple of breasts which seemed to be chargrilled. No thigh, no leg. I don't know how they prepare their Sunday lunches, but I'd be surprised if it's anything other than pre-prepared bagged meat which is then cooked in some way. It was not a roast dinner. The veg was fine. Standard mixed veg. Overcooked, a bit watery. The potatoes were bigged up as roasted in duck fat. They were just average. The yorkshires were big and not the worst we've had, but pretty close to certain that they weren't actually made in the kitchen. We got the shared roast platter for two, and it was just a pretty messy big plate of food. Not very generous portions for two people, and really really underwhelming. And not cheap! The prices are comparable to other half decent indy Sunday lunch places: Home is 5 minutes away, tons better and they charge the same price. The Marble Arch is way better and is pretty much the same price. 10 Tib Lane is only a couple of quid more and miles better. All of them serve a genuine roast dinner, prepared *from scratch* and roasted on site. A real shame, as this pub has been done out to be a half-decent gastropub. The beer selection and quality matches that description, and I genuinely hope it does well as good cask in city centre isn't very common. But the food is not up to scratch and I hope they quickly rectify it, get a proper head chef in and give them the resources and control to put on a proper independent menu that's actually prepared and cooked on site.

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Craig Johnson . 2024-10-08

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Great place to meet family and friends

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Louise scott thompson . 2024-10-06

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Truly a great beer selection. Enjoyed a large flight with really interesting beers. The staff were great! So friendly and helpful. However, the food was at max a 3.5/10. We ordered the steak pie and the burger. Both dishes should be solid slam dunks for a pub, but both were flavorless and poor quality. The pie was made with a rather sweet pastry and was essentially just stewed meat in a shop bought gravy. Not at all as lovely as advertised. The burger sounded amazing but was actually so flavorless I couldn’t understand it. The chips and fries were perfect though.

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Olivia Gibson . 2024-10-05

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Nice place with a nice relaxed atmosphere.

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Bradley Thorpe . 2024-09-23

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£50 for this. The food was really good tbh but I am not the target audience, this place is for people who make bank. Servers were great

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April Blakey . 2024-09-16

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One of the top 3 burgers I've ever tasted. Friendly staff, reasonable prices, great location. Good choice of beers on offer, (sadly was a driving day for me). Only downside was nipped in for a quick and quiet bite to eat but inadvertently chose quiz night so volume levels high. That said it certainly added to the atmosphere.

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Martin Harvey . 2024-09-16

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Decent spot with variety of beer.

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Fred Carter . 2024-08-29

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Love this place, beers are great and change often and the food is brilliant eaten here a few times and its always been very good plenty of it and very tasty, the staff are very friendly too

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Adele Taylor . 2024-08-28

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Very nice pub, very pretty, with a terrace. There is a lively atmosphere during the week, much calmer on Sunday and Monday.

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Michaël GILBERT . 2024-08-21

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This place is wonderful. We sat outside as it was a beautiful day. There's a really lovely vibe here, with the music creating a nice back drop. Shame about the works going on in front of the bar. Staff were really friendly. Definitely be back.

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viki a . 2024-08-06

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After being in town watching a show, we needed somewhere for food , found this place by walking past, by how good it looked outside we went inside for food and drinks. We are glad we did. Everything was good, food tasty, and not bad prices either. Staff were super friendly to! It's defo on my do list the next time I'm in town again :)

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Jack Thompson . 2024-08-04

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Lovely food and easy to get served

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Christine Amyes . 2024-08-02

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Clare, Alex and the team couldn’t do enough to accommodate our large group booking. We changed the booking several times at short notice but they were so helpful every time, even sending us a seating layout so we could arrange a seating chart. We provided a food pre-order and there wasn’t a single mistake, the food was served quickly and it was delicious. The restaurant is very well managed, the staff are friendly and the atmosphere is great, we didn’t want to leave! Thank you for having us, we’re looking forward to coming again!

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Joni . 2024-08-02

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Had a few beers in here, nice bar, good beer.

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Dave Elder . 2024-07-30

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What a great place, lovely lovely staff.

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Joanne Murphy . 2024-07-28

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Good choice of beer and they do beer flights so you can try a few different ones without getting too tipsy. Great atmosphere inside and plenty of seating outside. Didn't try the food so can't comment on that.

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Susan Kent . 2024-07-13

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Really nice place. Recently renovated I believe. Pairs the industrial vibe of Manchester with the modern bar. My wife and I ate here with our 3 month old baby. I had the pie and chips and she had the burger. The selection of beers was excellent. The food was very nice. The staff were brilliant from the greeting from the bouncers on the way in to the bar staff and attentive wait staff. I don’t understand why it wasn’t busier.

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Jerome Kilbride . 2024-07-12

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Nice selection of drinks and lovely to sit outside

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Laura Flanagan . 2024-07-10

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Decent bar, will be really good when all the work on the Town Hall is complete.

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Brian Johnson . 2024-07-09

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Really big place with plenty of beers on tap 😁

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Phil Brown . 2024-07-06

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I was only there for couple of hours to meet friends who I hadn't seen for a long time. Was there from midday so it was quiet. Staff were brilliant. I say that because when I explained my son's requirements from the menu (which is really nice for a pub, and reasonably priced), they were more than happy to adapt for what he wanted. No problem. With a smile. And more suggestions. Also, the food was very good . Would very happily go back next time I'm in Manchester. Thank you to the staff 👍

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Phil Adams . 2024-07-06

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It's a nice spot this with reasonably priced drinks!!! Good food selection also

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Adam James . 2024-06-26

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All round great experience. The food was really nice and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Will definitely be returning!

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Nicole Regan . 2024-06-16

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Had a cracking Early evening friendly staff

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Alan Stewardson . 2024-06-10

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Great craft beers and a good price food reasonable priced and great service

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Geoff mosby . 2024-06-03

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Not been here before as we tend to stick to traditional style pubs. Quite spacious inside, and quick polite service. We sat outside as it was sunny. Pavement seating was plentiful, and good to see that smokers and bakers were politely shuffled outside the drinking area. It's quite noisy both inside and out,which doesn't always suit for conversation amongst older folk with diminishing hearing. However, it'll be added to our itinerary for future crawls nevertheless. Reccomended.

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Philip Gregson . 2024-06-01

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The beers that we have was spot on and the service was good what not to like 👍

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Ian Cooper . 2024-05-29

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only sampled a couple of drinks so can't judge the food, seemed a decent place, service was good

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ian . 2024-05-28

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Very busy, but staff kept a smile on their face. Love the place and will return

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Graham Parry . 2024-05-26

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Nice place with outside space for the odd sunny day in MCR 😉

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Paul Thompson . 2024-05-26

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Not overly keen on the refurbishment, seems to be like you are sitting at kitchen tables now. And the music was awful

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Nij Scott . 2024-05-25

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The food took 40 to 50 minutes to arrive. The Lancashire hot pot was 80 per cent potato.

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Robert Wigelsworth . 2024-05-24

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Friendly staff and good food. The pies are very good.

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Angela Baker . 2024-05-24

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Excellent beer and great company

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Jane Bradley . 2024-05-20

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Nice new JW Lees pub in the centre of Manchester. Good good options and a nice selection of their cask and keg beers with some different seasonal variety.

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Andy Topham . 2024-05-13

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Great place for some traditional English food and some craft beers.

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Blake Danner . 2024-05-11

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Lovely place very helpful staff who offer assistance for beer choices should you require. Lovely day sat outside

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Carol Glossop . 2024-05-05

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Nice pub, nice food, staff were friendly. View slightly let down by the construction work opposite. Could be easily missed due to that construction,

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Tony Coleman . 2024-05-03

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Since the upgrade from Duttons to Founder's Hall as it is now, they have really stepped up in terms of the atmosphere and design of the pub. Great location, loads of seating inside and outside. It all feels very modern with a great range of food and drinks. Love coming here!

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Ryan Warr . 2024-04-27

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Decent drinks, cheap for the city centre

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Adam Pemberton . 2024-04-21

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What a disappointment! We had booked a table of 5 for food based on photos of the interior, we were ignored 3 times by different members of staff before having to get their attention to order food. One waitress spilt half of my mates cider on him, didn't apologise and he had to ask for blue roll to wipe it up. The food portions were small and unimaginative, no real value for money and overheard other table bookings complaining about problems they encountered. One saving grace, a huge selection of cask beers available. May be back but only for drinks.

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Deano Law . 2024-04-20

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We had great starters, and a lovely Sunday roast , with unlimited yorkshire puddings, and gravy . Then we shared sticky toffee pudding , and shared a bottle of red - nice atmosphere and great service .

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Baker Gill . 2024-04-19

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Fantastic place in town to visit. Love the offer for the three third pints for £5.70. Greate place in town to visit. Ground are always welcome

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Franks George . 2024-04-13

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Could do with a bit more salad selection or lighter snacks

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Sandra Mclennon . 2024-04-11

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Fabulous evening -food was amazing, served hot and on time. Everything was presented well and all our group really enjoyed the evening. We were a group of 30+. All the small plates were really tasty.

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Julie Johnston . 2024-04-10

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Really enjoyed the newly refurbished JW Lees flagship bar. (Used to be Duttons) Lots more choice of their own ales available and great decor with pictures showing JW Lees from many years ago.

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ali7890iam . 2024-04-08

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Didn't eat here but it's a nice place to stop for a drink

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Neil Mort . 2024-04-07

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New venue, further visit needed !!

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Ray McCulloch . 2024-04-03

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Great pub, lovely choice of Manchester beers, good food and great service

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David Rogers . 2024-04-01

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Outstanding JWL bitter. Didn't eat but definitely an option next time we go.

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Victor Stone . 2024-04-01

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Excellent food, Excellent service would definitely recommend going

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Tony Burrell . 2024-03-30

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