Pie & Ale in Manchester

Ceased trading signs were on the doors when called on Saturday 27 April 2024 😩

Just went to visit and there's a sign on the window saying permanently closed - save yourself a trip. Must have literally just closed down as there were still empty kegs outside.

Looks to be permanently closed, please say it ain't so

Really good value lunch. Great service awesome pigs in blanket toppers

Delicious pies and super friendly staff, on top of this the music was just perfect 😃

Food is good but service is always a bit unclear whether it's table or bar service. Took a long time.

Just left, nothing like Pie and Mash on a cold evening, but this was just gorgeous. Add to that, Dan fills a pint of Guinness that would put loads of Irish pubs to shame. Great place.

I visited the restaurant on Monday evening and as expected it was quiet. The number of types of beer on offer is great. Very good mashed potatoes and the gravy sauce was out of this world. Thank you for the good food!

We wanted something to eat not far from the AO arena and as pie lovers thought this fitted the bill. I booked online so we had a table but there were plenty available had we just walked in. The staff were friendly and the steak & ale pie we had didn't disappoint. They have happy hour on select drinks 4-7 Mon to Fri and we were told show all the main sporting events which is a crowd pleaser. It was quiet when we visited, probably due to it's location, tucked away in a quiet back street, if you are in the vicinity it's worth a visit

Pie was quite dry and whole thing could have come with more gravy. Beer choice was pretty poor

Really good pies and selection of ales. Would definitely recommend

Good beer and excellent different pies

Went to watch the rugby here, had pie and ale. Best pies I've had in a long time too, brilliant food. I don't drink so I can't comment on the ale but nobody else was complaining. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, all nice and clean. Service was quick too. Would be great if they had more AF options but that's no different to anywhere else. Definitely going back.

Can tell that Dani is back, customer service has gone straight back up. The six months she's been off we've had rude staff, management not wanting to respect their promises on bookings, as they were made with other staff. We're glad she's back and hopefully the standard will increase again.

What a find! The best pies in Manchester matched with the best local beers. Love it here

Great ale, fantastic food that’s great value for money (the pig dog is epic), nice bunch of lads behind the bar, will definitely be back again soon!

Faultless, great ale selection and well kept, fantastic food, just the right level of ambience banging tunes, but not in your face, booths to hide in, immaculate toilets, friendly staff, without being over bearing. Seriously, couldn’t fault it -fab! Loaded nachos, pig in blanket hot dog and loaded roast potatoes with chilli were consumed with (we’re only staying for one!) 4 very decent pints of well kept ale. We will definitely be back well done guys. Keep it up. Front door hard to find, but I’m glad because once you find it, you won’t want to leave x

Wow !! We came here 12 pm Saturday lunchtime. The food is amazing. We got the Chicken pie with mash and stuffing and pigs in blankets large hotdog. Really fresh and tasty and if we lived nearby we would come here regularly. I was really surprised it was a bit quiet and cold when we visited but it deserves to be jammed. If you fancy hearty food you won't be disappointed.

Superb pie and mash which offered post pub soakage.

Great place, great food and great booze.

Great pie. Great ale. What more can you expect.

Food was great service was a little slow

Ate there on a Saturday night, 5 friends. Tables and benches sticky and serious problem with fruit flies in December as well ! The pies were good though our order was messed up and one of my friends did t receive his order until we asked for it. Barman brought his order and literally threw it at him , no apology or anything , even though he had made zero fuss and politely chased up his order . The food was good but place needs a really deep clean and retraining for at least one of the bar staff ! Beardy long hair man, you know who you are !!

Great food and great staff serving on. Massive range of pies. 😋

Great pies, great service lovely atmosphere

Well, this is no pie and mash place, as I have eaten at in London; and in Oldham when we had pie and mash as supper playing darts, provided by the landlady of the Shepherd's Boy in Oldham [Lancashire] in 1969. So, we were in at lunchtime, and the offer was £9.95 for a pie and a pint. The beer was great but we did not eat, my Down son and I. It is a cold warehouse, in sense that the ceilings are very high and being down a side alley is not sunlit! Same in the Summer? In the evening I had the three cheese and potato pie; well I presume there were three cheeses, but goat's cheese seemed to dominate. The few pieces of potato were undercooked, that id HARD! Response from unsmiling waitress when I told her: "I'll tell 'em." No offer of refund. My son who had pie and mash, though we had not ordered mash, but roast spuds, as chip are verboten! He enjoyed his bacon and chicken etc pie. The roast spuds were cold. Only one member of staff that we actually interlocuted with, was friendly. The others did not speak or were reticent, If you go wear plenty of insulating garments!!!!!

Great selection of beers. Didn't eat.

After being seated for about 20 minutes our order was taken. We were told that there'd be a longer wait than usual for food, about 30 minutes. That was fine; we were a large group and not in too much of a hurry. But 45 minutes passed and food hadn't arrived. Food arrived around 50 minutes after ordering. The pie arrived with a dollop of mash on top - not how I'd serve it but that seems to be their thing. The pie crust was extremely hard, at times I thought I was actually trying to cut through the plate by accident. Not sure if the pastry had been overworked or not enough fat in the mix. Filling was OK. Peas (extra charge) seemed under seasoned. We also ordered chicken wings, which had been boiled but not finished off on the grill, so a bit of a mess with the sauce on top. Perhaps that's the way they do them. All in all, food was at best average and quite pricey considering.

A delight! A few more ciders to choose from wouldn't hurt and very good they have a non football side to sit in.

Extraordinary pies! I was recommended this place and say down to a vegan 'mushroom and Guinness', which comes served with mash and gravy, plus a pint of guest ale. Pies are inherently good, but this was the best pie I've ever eaten! So delicious, and perfect with its side dishes. I was totally bowled over.

Trovato casualmente, abbiamo scelto di fermarci a cena per assaggiare le loro famose pie. Nonostante l'aspetto fosse invitante ed esteticamente ben impiattato, entrambe le pie mancavano di sale, il sugo era buono ma eccessivo, il ripieno era ben cotto. Il purè non è stato invece molto apprezzato. I prezzi delle pie sono adeguati mentre il personale è stato poco sorridente e disponibile.

Great twist on a Sunday Roast. Chilled space, large portion and highly recommended. And a return visit for their Steak and Ale pie with a pint for just a tenner!

Wonderful pie, good beer and an awesome price for lunch. Very happy campers.

Dose what it says pie's and ale's and does them well

Went on a Tuesday afternoon. Good was excellent but the venue was not very busy

Food was excellent, but the atmosphere lets it down a bit. We booked the beer hall but they put us upstairs, which was obviously a problem for our wheelchair-using attendees.

Overall a really good experience. Lovely steak and ale pie, (a little burned in places, but not really noticeable in the taste), good mash, great pigs in blankets, and an ok cheesecake for dessert. It didn't feel like an actual New York cheesecake, but it was nice enough. The only thing that bugged me was the 10% mandatory service charge that we weren't made aware of until the bill arrived. Normally, when we go out, we would tip 15% for an average service, and 20% for good service. However, because it bugged me about the service charge being mandatory, I didn't tip extra. I feel we should have been made aware of this at some point during the meal - either on the menu, or from the server, but we weren't.

Nice hideaway with a cover for those who like a smoke with their beer

Great selection of rotating beers. Very good pies.

Guinness is delicious and I was treated to a rendition of Natasha Beddingfield by the only woman who works here. It was bloody lovely.

I recommend giving it a try. I did not expect a chicken pie to be like this! It is nice that the chicken is not coated by oily white source, but the chicken is marinaded. So far, the pies I had were all white cream with plain chicken, but this one is in a reverse way. They did well on the chicken meat. The pie wall was also hard enough that the juicy did not split everywhere. You can image the texture. Having such quality at the city center with this price is totally worth it. I put a 4 star here because the curry coat pie my wife had was not spicy enough, may be they remove the chill to address more customers. But I can smell they put good enough amout of spice there. The mash is also good. I can taste potato sweetness instead of loads of butter in other restaurants. The service there is friendly and quick.

Sadly got my order wrong (meat not veggie option) but got a refund as no time for another order. Will revisit as the pie looked good.

Visited on Sunday evening before catching a flight from Manchester airport. Bad experience overall, food was awful and looked nothing like it was described. Nachos came without both sour cream & guacamole, and was smothered in a disgusting liquid cheese, nothing like the pictures on website!! Sunday roast pie was served without Yorkshire pudding and seasonal veg plus the pie casing was black, burnt beyond recognition…..beware reviews on their site, they only publish the good ones

Went to a cheese tasting event there. Good fun

We really enjoyed our pie and a pint lunch with lovely quirky side orders and mash toppers. The service was very welcoming and friendly. The food was really good and the bill for 3 of us came to under £50 which was excellent considering we were all stuffed full of food by the time we left!

No better place to settle in for a long daytime session and have a pie.

Excellent reception when we said we'd booked online. Extremely good/quick service - we were going to a show after and when we asked for the bill, we got it within seconds; something other restaurants should learn to do. The food was decently priced, but the steak & ale pie . . . OK, made in-house is lovely, but borrow an idea from Japan. Go buy a steak and ale pie from Greenhalgh's bakers and reverse engineer it so you can make it. It's better than yours and sometimes you just have to admit it and learn. Plus side, great mash, good gravy, and a brilliant Yorkshire pudding (they can so often be chewy & dull).

Parched and starving, struggling to barely function, blistered from the heat, we saw it. A small sign, an A frame chalk board full of amazing insights, it simply said "PIE+ALE" and underneath it there was an arrow pointing to the right. Overwhelmed by this flurry of information and our general condition at this point, we stood still for several minutes. Our eyes opened wide, we had our Uerika moment, we both loved PIE... and ALE!!! Like a shot we raced towards the establishment. The sign did not lie, there was both savoury pastry goods and fermented vegetable liquids served cold in pint glasses. Amazing pies, amazing beer, awesome staff. Absolute gem of a place tucked away. Keep you eye out for it.

Amazing little find tucked away in northern quarter. I had a traditional steak and ale pie! Delicious. The gravy is to die for and the selection of craft beers and ales to go with your pie is just a treat!

Nice place, haven't eaten there yet but hope to try out the pies 😀

The BEST gravy in MCR! Unreal atmosphere and the staff were amazing!

Staff were lovely, food was 10/10! The gravy was soo good!👌👌👌

Beef Sunday roast was tasty. Big portion, could not finish it off.

Great pies!!! We really enjoyed to watch a football match while having a delicious pie and a pint. Totally recommend the visit!

Love that bulgogi pork pie with dirty mash oh my!!

I’ve come here with a very big group (60 plus) for an event after work. Very well organized and good food. The chicken wings were pretty terrible, but the nachos, the pies, the potatoes, the grilled cheese was awesome ❤️ Nice poured beer and a very good place and Environment. Come for a beer and pie ☺️ No idea on the prices, as the event was sponsored.

Bel locale composto da più sale con un sacco di schermi per vedere le partite. Birre ottime e di qualità e le pie sono speciali!

The food was absolutely brilliant and the staff were wonderful. The pub's atmosphere was just a little bit too hectic for me because the volume of the football game being shown on the big screens was so loud! I'll definitely come back when there's no footy matches on.

Probably the best food I've ever had in England, and the ale's not half bad.

A tucked away little gem for watching the sport and getting a good meal. Plenty of screens snd seating for big matches.

Family outing & we had seen this place on line so decided to give it a try & was not disappointed. We had the light bites to graze on, pigs in blankets, nachos, chicken wings & cheesey roast potatoes all went down well. We then had a pie each, wild boar, 3 cheese, minted lamb , chicken & chorizo all excellent with gorgeous gravy, we left nothing! We will definitely be returning.

A party of 9 men on our Christmas outing and we all enjoyed the food. The service was excellent and they had a good selection of cask beers. We were surprised it wasn’t busier but the atmosphere was fine.

3 of us visited on matchday versus USA. Very well-presented pies and lovely mash. Boar pie and cheese pie lovely but steak pie tough and chewy. Would try again as might have just been an off day for the steak pie. "Yippee" ale fine and pie and ale inclusive price of £10 reasonable. Liked the place.

I'd never been here before and my fiance and her sister recommended it. The selection of beers was phenomenal, the menu was big enough to entertain all appetites and specials were present. Staff were knowledgeable and attentive, nothing was too much trouble. I will be making multiple return trips here when my antics take me through Manchester! Vegan options were generous and I had the special Tokyo Ghoul pie, an anime I've not seen, but a pie I would eat time and time again! See you all soon!

I visited pie and ale for fist time with my family and I can honestly say it was the nicest steak and ale pie with mash and Yorkshire pudding I’ve ever had.Anyone who likes pie you have to visit here it’s amazing and the staff are so friendly.Thankyou for a lovely experience.Would recommend to anyone.

Wow! The pie (steak and ale) was AMAZING and the service was great. I had a Tastecard, so was an absolute bargain on 2 for 1. Will definitely be back 🤩

Visited the Pie and Ale with a group of friends and the service and food were flawless. A great choice of Pies and drinks. Will be returning!

We came across Pie and Ale through Meercat vouchers. We were not disappointed and would have been happy paying full price. Superb service which could not be faulted and excellent pie and ale. We will certainly be back and would highly recommend.

Absolutely delicious, we both had steak and ale pie and it was amazing! The service was excellent and staff were lovely.

Fantastic place - a great selection of drinks and the pies are out of this world! Love the Sunday dinner pies as well! Also the staff here are absolutely lovely. I've never had a bad experience or bad food. Get here!! Can't recommend this place...

Review - Pie And Ale - Manchester A favourite bar with real ale fans, though actually quite hard to locate on a first visit. Not only does the pub offer a great range of real ales including its in-house exclusive Yippee Pie Ale. The bar...

Excellent service, great beer selection, really good atmosphere, and the vegan sunday lunch pie was absolutely amazing. Loved it

Food was amazing, really good portion! Selection of food was brilliant, lots for meat eaters, veggies and vegans. Selection of alcohol was top notch. Loved the fact there were some quality German ale on tap. Music in the background was cool, football was on big...

Booked a table whilst visiting Manchester and glad we did. Its tucked away off the street so not the easiest to find but once we did we were given a very warm welcome and that great service lasted til we left. Pie menu is really...

7 lads visited over the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. We’d booked ahead but it was pretty quiet anyway (3pm Saturday). We all thoroughly enjoyed our visit - it does exactly what it says on the tin. Quality selection of beers, fantastic pies and...

Lovely place and yet another restaurant decimated by Covid cancellations, which is somewhat puzzling, considering the masses of people outside and in the shopping centres. We received a warm welcome and were seated in a very comfortable booth. Other restaurants could learn a lot from...

We had visited here a few years back before it closed for a bit but it hasn’t changed. It’s still a great place that cooks great pies. I particularly like the different fillings that are on offer such as oxtail, rabbit, mouflon (type of sheep)...

I found this on tripadvisor and do love a good pie, so it was a must try for me. We did struggle a little finding it but Google maps saved us. We sat down and were promptly given menus. We both ordered the pork belly...

What a hidden gem this is! Great selection of beers. Really good food. And the friendliest staff. Dan and Danielle really looked after us. Answered our questions about the beers and the food with enthusiasm. The food was tasty and filling and really good value...

INCREDIBLE food and brilliant service. A wide selection of drinks so no matter what you like you’ll find something here! Dan and Danielle were so helpful and went above and beyond!

We found this place when we were looking for somewhere to sit and have a drink, ended up eating here and so glad we did! The food was lovely and such good value, also the waitress was lovely and really helpful. We will definitely be...

First time back for a year or so and still as great as before. Bigger menu and great choice for lighter snacks. We had the homity pie and steak mushroom and ale pie with dirty mash, both absolutely gorgeous. Lovely ales and really nice service...

There is a new chef with a new vision. Yorkshire puddings aren’t just for Sunday’s anymore! Ollie, Danielle and a mysterious geordie lass were very attentive. I will be here for all sporting events. Especially the Tokyo Olympic biathalon 2022.

Sunday roast pie is superb! Creamy leaks just amazing. Great work. Only thing is wish you had more pie based puddings on the pudding menu. More pie the better! Staff friendly and helpful as well and got the footie on the big screen. Top stuff!

Excellent food and cocktails. The food was very good portion sized and the cocktails were delicious , set out in a covid safe way. Well done

Bonito lugar, personal muy amable¿Pedimos pollo y pastel de ternera? muy sabroso y con la textura adecuada, junto con un muy buen cóctel refrescante? y jugo de naranja sanguina? cerramos el correo con una increíble tarta de manzana con helado encima, deliciosa (no me suelen gustar las tartas de manzana, ¡así que levanta el pulgar!)Servicio rápido y buena comida. El lugar ofrece dos espacios: una sala más grande con tv para las noches de fútbol como ayer, y otra más pequeña con menos mesas lejos de la tv para quien quiera quedarse en un lugar más tranquilo.Recomendado ??

From the peach shagliato to the shakey P’s the new menu has the flair of a swanky uptown bar with the atmosphere of the hometown local. The bar staff are well sexy. Best lockdown pint ever. Guinness even had a smiley face. 10/10 would recommend.

Seek this one out. Tucked away down a side street in the Northern Quarter, I found this on a business trip to Manchester using CAMRA’s WhatPub website. Good range of 6 well-kept cask beers on the bar. I had a venison pie which was excellent- served with gravy and mash. I opted for additional mushy peas. The pie was tasty with plenty of filling. Prices were what you’d expect from central Manchester. Would certainly go again. Worth a visit for either the ale or food - or both!

We always call in here for drinks. Its in a quiet backwater but only yards from everywhere. It does get busy but sometimes you can be lucky and have a quiet pint with friends away from the general hustle. It has a great beer hall with big screens for all the big games or a smaller bar room next door and an upstairs so its bigger than you think. The bar staff are always on the ball and best of all is the drinks selection with real ale Erdinger and (hard to find) Hoegaarden on tap along with all the usual brands.The outside space can be a bit dark and a wind tunnel and gets no sun but still a great place to go.

What a hidden gem this place is!! bIn Manchester northern quarter 200 yards up from Piccadilly Gardens. Superb home made pies baked to order with unusual and quality fillings. Mon - Fri until 5.00pm any pie and a pint of one of their nominated beers (Abbot's Ale for us) for £9.99. Menu price of my pie alone was £11.99 so great deal.

One of the best meals I’ve had out in a long time and the best Sunday roast I’ve had in Manchester! Went for the vegan nut roast and it was really really good! Unbelievable value for money. Great service too!

Ottimo cibo tipico ingleseEnglish pie spaziali ripiene di ogni genere di carne e spezie.Vi sono anche ottimi scelte di piatti vegetariani e veganiDolci molto buoni Personale molto gentile!

My 5 mates an I had only 3 hours left to board the plane at the airport. But we really wanted to try a Steak & Ale Pie. We explained our situation an recieved & consumed the Pie in 20 minutes. They where really helpfull and tailord everything to our needs. Next to that we had a really good traditional steak & ale Pie. In iddition, we alse where on time for the plane. I recommend this place to everyone that is looking for: fast service, really good Pie, nice modern place.

Found this via "Meerkat" 2 for 1.Booked Thursday pm for the evening and the staff member and waitress at night were really friendly,cheerful and efficient.Had 2 main courses of steak pie and mash which wqs plenty for us plus a bottle of house wine (£12 for happy hour up to 8.00).Meal was really delicious and quirky atmosphere was brilliant. With 2 for 1 discount the 2 mains ,wine and a tip came to £26!!!Can't go wrong.Definately on our list for our next visit to Manchester.

Have been coming back to pie and ale for 4 years. It never fails to disappoint. Perfect for a Saturday watching sport with pints and pies. Vegan options are amazing too.

We’ve been going to pie and ale for years and it has always been one of our favourite spots. Unfortunately the menu has changed, and not for the better. Today we had the vegan Sunday roast pie. This was a small square of puff pastry, topped with a single roasted carrot and mash. On the menu this meal was stated to come with a nut roast (which we didn’t get) creamed leaks (which we didn’t get) vegan stuffing balls (came with only one), and a vegan Yorkshire pudding (which was a flat undercooked pancake). Essentially we paid £10 for a slice of puff pastry with carrot and mash. It was really sad to see the lack of effort in the meal when we have loved this place in the past. On the plus side, the mash was lovely and the beer selection was nice.

This restaurant located at the Hive in Manchester offers traditional English pubfood. The food is decent but nothing more and there are other options in Machester if you are looking for English pubfood.

Un gran bar con excelentes cervezas y siempre acogedor con personal en la pelota. Muy bueno para una bebida tranquila la mayoría de las veces, pero se llena al final de la tarde. Está escondido en la planta baja de un edificio de oficinas. Al lado tienen una cervecería que muestra todos los grandes juegos que bien merecen una visita.

Mi amigo y yo tuvimos una muy buena comida. Tengo una tarjeta de sabor, lo que hace que nuestra comida tenga una muy buena relación calidad-precio. ¡La factura total llegó a poco menos de 22 por dos comidas principales y una botella de vino tinto!

Large group of boisterous lads welcomed and kept well stocked with beer, delicious pies and attentive and good-humoured service. Even a gluten free pie available which is a rare treat! Option to eat in bar with large screen for sport or in the restaurant.