Night & Day Cafe Bar in Manchester

Bit boring at Sunday evening with no live music, but staff is nice and value for money.

Arrived at 6pm on a Thursday and they left me sitting at the bar for 10 minutes before telling me they were closed for a ticket only event. Offered to buy a ticket so I could get one drink while I waited to meet a friend. Told me if was sold out and refused to serve me even though the place was empty. Rude. I was stone cold sober by the way.

Not from Manc but occasionally make it over when I can, dude on the bar was an absolute refreshment after the previous 3 or so bars we had been in, working in hospitality myself I appreciate the engagement when it's steady and not just stood around uninterested. Legend. Much love ❤️

We love going a little earlier on a Friday or Saturday evening and soaking up the atmosphere. Just a real Manchester tradition

What a great venue! Great beer and an intimate atmosphere.

First time there to see Uncle Lucius,, really enjoyed the place, great friendly atmospheric, accoustics were pretty damn good too,, late bar & good selection of beers,, only gripe was shortage of bar staff,, But had a fantastic evening, will definitely be back soon,,

Fantastic venue, great beer, and brilliant bands! Particularly good when top bands like Public Service Broadcasting come round to launch their latest album...amazing!

Buzzing, especially when live music is on.

Great live music venue, great sound, and great venue staff. And drink is reasonable prices too

Had a great experience on our way home from a gig. Friendly staff and pleasant surroundings

Great music venue. Great atmosphere, needs cask beer.

Friendly locals. Great venue to listen to music. Definitely return.

We visited as part of the Beyond The Music festival. Acoustics are pretty decent given the awkward long-and-thin shape of the venue and pillars that block the view. There’s stage height is good for a small venue, and probably a necessity given the room shape to allow those at the back to see the acts. There’s some bench seating at the edges and then full seating at the bar/cafe behind. Drinks are reasonable, and the atmosphere is decent resulting in a space that’s great both in the day and night

Always a good night at Night & Day. Friendly staff, decent sound and never too long a wait at the bar. Prices are fairly steep, but not out of step for Mcr city centre.

Great little venue right opposite Piccadilly Records. Friendly staff. Would be perfect with a good real ale.

Went here to see Tenille Arts & Niamh McCrystal. Great little venue for small gigs as it gets you up close and personal to the bands. Drinks are expensive though so make sure you rob a bank before coming. Toilets & venue is clean, staff are friendly which is how you want it. Manchester is how you’d expect it of a night though afterwards so get in, then get home asap afterwards. Taxis and Uber’s everywhere outside so not a problem for transport. We had a great parking space using the app, you pay a couple of ££ more (£8 ) but worth it as only 5 mins walk, rather than £5 for 20 min walk , no thanks not through manchester of a night.

Cafe by day, bar and live music venue by night. A Manchester institution. What's not to like?

Decent place and always nice staff!

Loved the DJ with the banana maraca

Haley Blais gig, first time for me at iconic venue, didn't disappoint. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, brilliant performances, fab time!

Le Night & Day Cafe est un bar très confortable et très agréable. Quasiment tous les soirs, il est possible de voir s'y produire différents groupes, locaux ou non, de différents styles. À visiter, qu'il y ait ou non un concert

Arrived at midnight on a Saturday night, already well oiled. Great atmosphere and the DJs were playing some really eclectic stuff. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The The, Kirsty MacColl and The Cure as examples. We had a great hour or so in there.

My first visit and I wasn’t disappointed. A lovely welcome at the door. Seats I’d reserved, but honestly wasn’t expecting to be there, were waiting and marked. A well stocked bar with reasonable prices. But most importantly the music was first rate. Better than some gigs I’ve seen at bigger local venues. The room has a great atmosphere and I’m looking forward to returning. The only downside is they only do food at the weekend.

Amazing venue . Long may it stand

Didn't eat, just a flying visit, couple of beers very pricey, but quality beer.

Needs mirror in the men's toilet.

Always a great atmosphere here. I was hoping it was a band that'd be on, instead it was a DJ pretending they weren't just using spotify 😉. Great fun tho and a lovely crowd

This is not a café, as you might think, but a small club. We were here for a concert. Good beer!

Saturday night 7pm. Starting to pick up. I paid £7 for a session ale. It was nice and seems more like the average price for a pint now but still hurts paying that much. Decent atmosphere, good place to start a night out or have a chilled one.

Brilliant venue for gigs, have been going there for years.

We had so much fun here , good atmosphere

Fantastic gig venue, long may it continue.

This place has such a great vibe. The bar staff are great and very welcoming. Got served probably the best White Russian I've had so far. The shindigger IPA on draught is a favourite of mine as well. Always got time for this place whenever I'm on a visit to Manchester 😊

Went to see Ben Ottlewell of Gomez, when we walked in the venue look amazing, very intermit Unfortunately even though we had paid for our tickets nobody checked them and about halfway through the gig you could not hear Bens music and singing due to people chatting and laughing. People who obviously had no interest in seeing him and who had obviously not paid to be there. An amazing evening spoilt by the staff who also appeared not to care about the people who had paid or the internationaly world recognised singer who was performing at there venue. Definitely see Ben again but not at this venue!

We have been here a few times over the years and either we pick the right shows or it is actually awesome here every night. An ideal size for a band on the rise, great sound system, nice staff and atmosphere and reasonable price for drinks and admission. Will no doubt be back in the future, pump up the volume.

the breakfast food was incredible but it took a while to come

More expensive than you'd expect, but nice vibes.

Great venue, always good gigs , great djs proper indie club

One of the best bars in town. Been coming here for years. Never get bored of it.

This is a great venue. Took a while to liven up but once it did the place was wild

Absolutely disgusted by the way a member of bar staff spoke to my friend who was being nothing but polite. This member of staff was throwing her arms up, snarling and swearing at my friend even after she politely responded to the fact it was last orders and simply needed what would have been a few seconds to order. Completely ruined our experience and gave a very unwelcome energy to our evening. As a hospitality worker myself, my blood boiled from the second it happened to the second I left, and I am further irritated that I didn’t say something and complain to management.

Didn't eat here, but it's one of the best live music venues in the north, great sound and amazing atmosphere!

Dirty tables, uncomfortable seats and overpriced drinks.

Rude staff and dismissive manager. Ordered and paid for a drink, were mistakenly given the wrong drink and politely asked for it to be swapped and replaced for the correct order. Was refused this by member of bar staff who wouldn’t check if the drink was correct. Manager poured the drink down the drain and accused us of trying to get a free drink and was incredibly rude. After ten minutes of explaining the situation we left with no drink after having payed for a double and mixer.

My favourite Colin Vearncombe used to perform here - and that says it all...

Enjoyed the acts, Craig Finn, but the venue abit too narrow and cramped.

Good music bar. Didn't eat and only drank soft drinks, but everything seemed good!

Saw Arm's Length here a couple of weeks ago. Great venue, friendly staff and an awesome atmosphere.

Come here every time I’m in Manchester. Thanks especially to Lily for helping me when I lost my phone

My favourite bar in town. Nice atmosphere and music

Suberb music venue death of guitar pop were amazing

Such an institution for the NQ, excellent place to visit for a drink and see new artists it's a must visit place for us every time I'm in Manchester...keep up the good work and don't let the court case get your down ❤️

Brilliant LIVE music venue We would definitely come again to support other acts 🎶

Great venue, decent beers at night and even good for a coffee in the day.

This venue is 18+ only and the venue needs to list this on Google and their website clearly.

We'd heard about this place so popped in for a few drinks and really enjoyed it. Decided to buy tickets for New Year's Eve - glad we did. The place was sold out on the night and we had a really good friendly time here. Bar staff are lovely and so is the crowd. Will definitely go back next time we're in town.

Absolutely love this venue. Always have to pop in at least once when I’m in Manchester. Great vibes and such an important part of the local community / music scene. Long live Night & Day!

Amazing breakfast. Everything was piping hot and absolutely spot on.

I popped in on a whim looking for a coffee + honestly probably had the best Oat Vanilla Latte of my life. £3.30 too! Comfy seats outside under cover - lovely place to sit and watch the world go by 🌟

Ine of the best live music Venus in manchester .

Fantastic venue, famous for its love music. Saw Eric Paslay here lady night, and he didn't disappoint. Great venue. Lost a star as, for some reason, they don't sell 0% alcohol. This is the first place I've been to in a long time that doesn't. N&D, sort this out, please!!

The difference between this bar and the rest of manchester is, well, refer to name

Great venue to see The Inspector Cluzo.

Loved the vibe in here. The toilets were hanging though.

Here for the Inspector Cluzo show Great venue

friendly staff and lovely little place. unfortunately the loo roll dispensers had been left open in the toilets and were quite sharp - i ended up cutting my arm on the edge of it

Good pint, friendly service..Nice atmosphere..well recommended.

Great vibes as always. Beer is steep though

Nursed me back to health through the worst hangover I've ever experienced.

Great cocktails and really friendly staff. Good atmosphere, but suspect it gets a lot better as we were there quite early, about 7pm.

Another good gig , watching English Teacher. The sound was a little off but in line with expectations. Reasonable selection of beer at the bar and a friendly crowd.

We Came here for breakfast on Sunday morning and ordered breakfast and breakfast sandwich 2 orange juices the drinks arrived quickly but food never arrived We went to ask if food was on its way and was told its on its way we had been waiting a hour already and the place was not busy after waiting another 20 mins we gave up I asked for a refund which was sorted the smiley lady behind the bar didn't seem bothered the fact we had been waiting for so long waste of a morning no time to eat anywhere else as we had a train home to catch very annoying!!

Great vibes, nice atmosphere. Bloody expensive lol

An institution of epic proportions. Never let the twatty millennial fwucktards take away the right for them to play music

Second time coming here for breakfast and this was just as great as the first time. Such a cool place, great food, and friendly staff

Really loud for a Sunday morning. I understand this is a cool hipster spot but having breakfast with blasting Ravey music is a bit much. The food was ok.. the menu didn’t say beans and the plate was soaked in them..

Great little bar with fantastic art displays on the walls. Great atmosphere !!

Love night and day, long may it live.

Brilliant pub and venue. Great music choice by barman Callum

Love night and day, a manchester institution.

Excellent service, music, and good atmosphere

Went for a pint on the sunny terrace. Very nice woman working there. Great spot

I'd give this 4/5 during the day but 5/5 when a band is on. So, its 5/5 for me.

such a cool atmosphere, drinks were really good and a good price. always come here when i visit manchester

Eclectic vibe and their with big crowd for mates stag drinks👆

Good little venue, nice vibe and friendly staff

Cult bar. Good for a late night beer and bands

Went to watch the Reverend Big Damn band, cracking venue 😎

Great venue, watched Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band - fabulous as ever!

Ellie was excellent but clumsy. Let’s go team night n day ! 😎🙈🍸

Nice vibes and the staff were really friendly Guinness was excellent

Fantastic late night venue for drinks and a dance. Cannot recommend enough.

Lovely friendly vibe with live music

Having attempted a breakfast just round the corner a couple of weeks ago, and not even getting it, Thought to give Night & Day a go, and was very pleasantly surprised, Really good full English at a decent price for city centre, the coffee was a good brew too Well worth a visit imo

I've loved night and day for twenty odd years, not changed much, aside from the faces...

We had the worst experience at Night and Day. We are 4 female international students who were visiting Manchester from London and were denied entry at the door due to our BRP’s (biometric residence permits) not being recognised as a “government issued ID” - which they are. When we questioned the security he said any club or bar in Manchester would only accept a passport or driving licence, which is untrue as we walked into another bar 5 minutes later and had no problem. Keeping in mind we’ve been living in London for over 3 years and have never had issues and were completely sober during this interaction it was extremely surprising and as we were treated extremely rudely. He also mentioned that any venue accepting a BRP should not be allowed. This interaction would never let me recommend Night and Day cafe to anyone and it was quite disappointing to be treated with so much disrespect during the interaction. Please educate your bouncers on what ID’s they should be accepting.

Surprised that the place was relatively quiet on a beautiful Friday evening. DJ was good, dance floor was bare, tap selection was lager-heavy, staff was attentive, crowd seemed pretty chill, would like to see an actual gig in the admittedly very funky space.

Great bar with a fantastic range of drinks. Could do with a bit of TLC as looking a bit shabby. The artwork in the walls is superb

Love this place, always feel at home and welcome.

I’m not a big fan of this place as a pub or as a music venue (when they put the prices of their beer up, and into plastics) — also, this is the only venue in Manchester where I have ever had vertigo due to their weird disco balls or whatever they were