SCHOFIELD'S BAR in Manchester

Absolutely adore this bar, the service is exceptional and the atmosphere is magic. Every single member of the team is a credit to the place, extra thanks to Aidan and Kalon for looking after us so well for my Dad’s birthday last night!

Connor was splendid Amazing drinks (some of the best I have had) amazing service and atmosphere. A world class bar

Delicious cocktails in dark, cosy surroundings with excellent service Schofield’s is mostly walk-ins and we only waited a few moments for a table for 4 at 6pm. Staff were pleasant & helpful, my friend was unsure whether to order a negroni & our waiter said they would make something else if she didn’t like it. I had a Sunflower & a Matador, both really good. There is plenty of choice on the menu including wine so you aren’t forced to choose a cocktail if you don’t really want one The only thing I would change is the music which for me was right on the edge of being too loud. It was distracting & made it difficult (though not impossible) to have a conversation. It was Friday night so music is to be expected, & I’m mid-50s so maybe I’m just too old, but if I went back I’d definitely ask for a quieter table or just sit outside

Attentive staff who made off the menu drinks when picking up on our conservation about other cocktails. Easy 5 stars!

Second visit - good music, great drinks & awesome service. Nothing to add but make sure you book.🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹

What can you say? There are no words to describe this bar! Daniel is a very hospitable owner and allows you to create a personal connection with the bar. His own creations are complex and playful but always well balanced. If you're looking for a dark, cozy atmosphere, this is the place to be (it's worth queuing).

What a gem of a bar. It's worth waiting in line to enjoy the great atmosphere and the top staff. Best drinks - try the signature drinks! Greetings to Daniel from the 2 guys from Zug.

Cracking little cocktail bar with excellent service, definitely worth a visit, book to avoid disappointment

Brilliant place! Love to recommend to my guests! I work in hospitality…. Definitely sweet manhattan and sazerac but if you’re a coffee lover you should try the Irish coffee.

I attended Schofields today and the service was immaculate Connor provided excellent service and was very attentive would definitely recommend thankyou for the wonderful service.

Connor created an impeccable atmosphere and the service was unbelievable. The building itself is another level

Great range, good drinks & exceptional service. Thankyou jay for a great evening

Great cocktails, attentive service from the lovely staff

Place to go! SO highly recommend! Fantastic drinks and atmosphere! Amazing service!

Excellent drinks, top quality service, lovely olives, a bit of a queue on busy nights but well worth the wait. Truely excellent. Had the Irish coffee, was strong, tasty and not too sweet. Will be happy to try again in future

Absolutely love it in here! One of Manchester’s hidden gems. I say hidden, it’s not far off Deansgate, but we’ve never come across it until now. We visited on a Saturday in Feb, in the early afternoon. We hadn’t booked ahead, but they were able to accommodate four of us for drinks. I would absolutely recommend booking though to save disappointment since there were quite a few people turned away after us, that didn’t have bookings. Fantastic atmosphere and amazing staff. The “door staff” were some of the best I’ve ever seen. They were absolutely on it. Straight to the customer as soon as anyone walked down the path. Firm but very polite. The team waiting on, and the bar staff were also very attentive, professional, yet still very warm and welcoming. Some of the best service we’ve had in a bar recently. Cocktails were bang on - tasty and well presented - and I thought Schofield’s was reasonably priced for the high quality and location. Love the fact the beer is served in Schooners, much preferred to pints, but you do have to drink more of them. 😂 The Guinness was on good form the day we visited. 🤪 There were plenty of bottles of tap water around too without having to ask. Hoping to revisit again soon … but will book first! 🍻

As Schofield’s, we love Schofields bar. Every 5 star review below is a truly accurate description of what the brothers have created. Amazing place.

Incredible venue Solid and super friendly team ! Incredible cocktails and music… What else ?

Clearly deserving of their spot as the best bar in Manchester. Had the most amazing clover club there and we came back a day later to try another round of drinks, which was delicious as well. If you go to Manchester and you want to drink a high end cocktail (not tourist stuff or for the view, but actually great cocktails) -> go here!

Callum era increíble! Súper amable y accesible, mantuvo nuestras aguas llenas y súper agradable. Sin duda volveremos, gracias Callum y el resto del equipo < 3

Anything with a fat wash and that Irish Coffee. Jesus!

came from Scotand after a concert on wednesday, very nice place inside. friendly and helpful staff, relaxing and a great white russian, would try here again if ever in manchester again

Exceptional service, delicious cocktails

Vi este bar siendo anunciado en Facebook así que nos reservé una mesa. El lugar no decepcionó. Es un acogedor bar encantador ubicado en un lugar tranquilo justo al lado de Deansgate. Los cócteles eran preciosos y es servicio de camarero. El personal es amable y encantador. Volveré.

Gran bar y el personal era muy amable. Nunca dejes que el agua caiga por debajo de la mitad del vaso también. Era casi un juego para ver si podíamos beber agua antes de recargarla. Hice conversación con nosotros y realmente se preocupó por asegurarse de que nuestra experiencia fuera agradable. Las bebidas eran buenas. Sin duda volvería!

Excellent drinks selection, great atmosphere and brilliant service. Can't wait to go back again, thanks!

Jack was amazing 100% will be returning

One of the best bars in the country. Cocktails are dope, service is to the level you just don’t see anymore. Really great. Only room for improvement would be the music, but that’s personal taste plus they played James Brown as we were leaving so balance was restored…This place made our annuversary very special. A must visit in Manchester

Great ambience and fantastic attentive and friendly staff. Hidden gem. Thank you to David (Ivy) for recommending it to us.

Can't rate food as I didn't have any Excellent service though

The staff here are the best bar staff I've been served by ever. They are attentive to your wants and ready to find something to recommend to you. The cocktails were divine and some of the best I've ever had. The vibes and atmosphere are dark and moody but elegant and classy

I cannot believe I’ve never been here before, the most attentive staff, the music was incredible. Low lighting changing during our visit to suit the atmosphere which was gorgeous, my drinks were chosen on recommendations and I loved them all. ( sore head this morning from the Singapore sling) Alcohol free options and coffee also available - I’m not sure how to describe this place but it felt very special & romantic. A must visit.

In a word: extraordinary! Hands down, my favorite cocktail bar in Manchester! I’ve been here countless times, and I’ve left happy after every single visit. It’s one of those rare places I can comfortably go with both my family and friends, knowing it’ll never disappoint. The staff? Absolutely wonderful—so kind and cheerful that, over time, they’ve started to feel like family. The menu changes frequently, but every single cocktail is a masterpiece. Most drinks are priced around £12-£15, but they’re worth every penny. The atmosphere is just unbeatable, with great music and a vibe that keeps you coming back for more. It’s no surprise this place has been named the best bar in the UK! Don’t forget to grab one of the coasters under your drinks; the little cartoons on them are a highlight for me. Oh, and the mint chocolates they serve with the bill? A perfect touch! Lastly, shoutout to my guy Joshua—if you’re reading this, just know you’re appreciated!

Lovely relaxing atmosphere, great music, the cocktails were excellent and the staff very friendly, polite and knowledgeable

I am worried everyone will find out about it . Amazing service paired with fantastic drinks and knowledgeable staff amazing job

Great chilled bar with an extensive cocktail menu of incredible drinks. Staff are very friendly and knowledgeable

Stumbled upon by accident, but enjoyed some amazing cocktails. Staff are extremely friendly and cocktails are delicious. Just make sure you like ginger if you're going to order penicillin

We had a GREAT night and experience at this bar. We had a cosy table in the corner and was a walk in on a Friday night before Christmas and didn’t have a problem. Drinks menu was vast and priced extremely reasonable. 2 toilets nice and clean. Servers friendly and have recommendations. Would go back any time !

Superb cocktails and the staff could not have been anymore charming or accommodating. They kindly squeezed us in after I had messed up the booking online (a massive thank you again). Knowledgeable service when we asked if we could have a Corpse Riviver, we were asked " No.1 or No.2?)! Naturally we went for the No.2 which was delicious. The Aviaition was easy on the violet and beautifully balanced. Thank you all at Schofields. You made for a wonderful night for us both.

Best experience at a cocktail bar. Wonderful drinks and staff

Delicious drinks and great, refined, service.

Very select, stylish bar. Excellent service. Decor and design is well appointed. Prices are expected given the setting you're in. Lovely place

Brilliant bar staff and a warm welcoming atmosphere

Thirst is me favourite bar in Manchester

Unreal! What a premium experience, the drinks are incredible and the service is second to none. Highly recommended for something special

From walk up with a friendly welcoming entrance that engaged, to making me and my brother contact the bar. The mixologist was vibrant and chatty along with a professional and theatre in crafting elegant stables but also their own creation such as the envoy that was designed in house and has layers of complexity- if you live a fig give it a go- it’s a sipper! Great atmosphere and sophisticated , a drop in bar that will captivate you to come back time and time again. Thanks very much

One of my favourite places to visit thanks to the welcoming staff, amazing drinks and delicious food. The Bloody Mary tartare being one of my favourite dishes. Plus the fact you can normally hear Kentucky Rain by Elvis on the playlist always add a bonus!

Can be annoyingly difficult to get a table. And it's not cheap. But the drinks are excellent, service is always very good. Their sister bar Stirling has more seats/better chance of a table but Schofield's original site is my favourite.

Brilliant cocktail bar. Just booked again.

A very classy cocktail bar in the heart of Manchester. Service was absolutely top notch and very helpful. The menu and their style definitely leans toward your classic cocktails and styles, but they execute everything well.

Incredible cocktails and great atmosphere. We started with a couple of cocktails from the menu and then the staff were able to take a few tastes and styles that we like to bring us to outstanding off menu cocktails. Will definitely be going back!

Perfect cocktails in a brilliant atmosphere

Cocktails are mega don’t get me wrong, service good but accommodating customers could be looked into which would leave a better experience.

This space is gorgeous. Art deco inspired, low lighting, sultry mood, low tables. Service was impeccable: charming, friendly & helpful. The music was spot on (lots of Mancunian bands). As you may know, it is rated as one of the top 100 bars in the world (it fully derserves it). Even the doorman was welcoming. Our drinks were delicious (one was an old school dark & stormy). Everyone really appeared to be enjoying themselves (but please refrain from singing in the future). Some places that are highly rated do not live up to the hype. But full marks to this outstanding cocktail lounge.

Amazing place, well worth a visit

What Ana amazing find! Great cocktail and exemplary service

I sparingly say that some places are annoyingly good as somebody that runs a bar. This is one of them! We had to wait a short period before being let in but this could only be a good thing. The staff were super nice and clearly having fun. The joint was classy without at all being pretentious which is what I thought it could be originally. The music was a brilliant choice, some throwback hits in there. It’s exactly our kind of night. The cocktails were incredible too. We didn’t sample one that we didn’t like! I finished the night with an old fashioned and it was absolutely perfect. Easily one of if not the best I’ve had. We also got to try one of their coffee tequila shots in house which was a nice touch and super tasty. I would recommend the Mama Flo! Thanks for a great night guys

Great service, good cocktails. Expensive but worth it. And a brilliant playlist on.

Best bar so far I’ve been in uk. Amazing chill atmosphere with the best cocktails in town, high standard and friendly service. You should go there and try Irish coffee for sure one of the best fine and classic cocktail.

Best bar I've been to in Manchester. Staff is super friendly, attentive and the whole atmosphere is very intimate and magic (there was no big groups) and we really enjoyed our cocktails and the music. Hope to be back soon 😊

Schofields is a place when you first visit you think how have I not been here before. It’s got a brilliant speakeasy vibe, the staff are brilliant and the music is too. Considering it was voted No1 in the UK it’s not pretentious. The cocktails are first class with the best Bloody Mary in Manchester. Love it

Best bar in Manchester by far - drinks amazing, service unreal, atmosphere perfect. New favourite place

Top quality bar in Deansgate. Tucked away from the main road in a preserved old building Schofields offers a great selection of classic cocktails. From the minute you walk up you are attended to at every step with very attentive and chatty staff. Came for a few cocktails and they were incredible. A well worth addition to the cocktail bar scene in Manchester.

Friendly accommodating staff who were willing to offer help with picking drinks, nice chilled and relaxing setting that was both intimate whilst having a buzz to it The drinks were amazing and a great range of flavours on offer

Unbelievable Guinness & cocktails- Cameron made our visit unforgettable !

One of the best cocktail bar in Manchester if you can get it. Lovely staff and large selection of cocktails.

We just popped in for cocktails but would definitely go back. Would definitely recommend booking as it was busy. Fantastic service. I left a birthday card, and a team member rushed it round to our restaurant with it. That is going the extra mile and was really appreciated, thank you.

Very stylish. Easily one of the best cocktail bars in the UK.

Delicious drinks from skilled bar keepers. Very attentive service.

Have been coming here the last few weekends, the drinks and service have been consistently stop on. I wouldn't say the prices are high at all, considering it's city centre location.

Tom, Connor and Liza, were amazing for service (0 for food because we didn't eat anything) Liza made some of the best cocktails I've ever had, and Tom & Connor gave the most amazing service. Highly recommend!!!!

Drinks are really, really good. Best cocktails I’ve had in Manchester. Service is phenomenal and it’s a great vibe.

Far too easy to miss in the backstreet this cosy bar hides in, even standing outside for the first time I was slightly uncertain it was where I was looking for or was even open however once greeted and lead inside I was immediately at home in the perfectly dark surroundings with pools of disparate light. For the size of the place there were quite a few staff working and I soon realised that this gave everyone a few precious extra seconds to be so essentially personable, to chat through the menu and offer advice. The key thing here is that the cocktails are good. Not about theatrics that cover up sweet and unchallenging long drinks like so many other nearby places but more classic style cocktails that manifest the ingredients with more satisfying detail. The fact that they make two of their own vermouths (which you may buy here too) reveals a further need to satisfy a very particular dimension and I applaud that. The piped music is worthy of a mention too. It hit a very satisfying vibe and apart from it perhaps being about 20% too loud for easy conversation without leaning in to speak it finished the tone to the darkened bar well. A must visit place of a night in Manchester

Hidden gem! Had the best afternoon here. Gorgeous staff, beautiful drinks, fab atmosphere loved it thank you 🤩

Managed to get in without booking ahead, and they were super helpful and friendly. Little expensive, but that’s what you’re going in for anyway, and the Schofield’s Revolver blew me away. Probably the best drink I’ve had, like, in ever.

Wonderful cocktails and brilliant staff

We visited this place for the 1st time last night and we absolutely loved it! It’s a very small intimate bar which was so popular, we had to queue to get in, but it was so worth it. The doorman was a joy to chat to while we waited and time soon passed by. Once inside our host was so welcoming he was a pleasure to chat to. In fact all the staff were so friendly they really made our night. We enjoyed delicious cocktails and a cheese/charcuterie sharing plate. We can’t wait to comeback thank you ‘sweetheart’ (a conversation had with our host so hopefully he knows it’s him I’m writing about )! We would highly recommend this bar.

We have now celebrated two anniversaries at Schofield’s and it’s always amazing. The cocktails are absolutely fabulous but nothing outdoes the service. They really take care of you and even provided us complimentary champagne to celebrate. We love this bar and would recommend to anyone looking for amazing cocktails and service in a lovely place!

A fantastic bar with a very good cocktail choice. The gentleman named Connor was a true master at his craft. Thank you

Visited Schofield’s bar on Saturday for the first time and had a great afternoon. All the staff were friendly and attentive which made the experience what it was. The cocktails and schooner’s of beer were excellent. Well worth a visit!

Jack was an absolute legend, hands down the best service from anyone I’ve ever seen. Thank you and see you soon.

Best cocktails in town. Could be. Could be. Just go.

The exterior of this bar is a mix of modern office block and history, but once you’re past the very friendly and welcoming door staff the atmosphere is incredible, perfectly blending traditional sophistication and modern culture. The bar staff are clearly so knowledgeable with the menu and able to handle multiple tasks at once, and sitting at the bar you feel truly welcome and always looked after. The menu is extensive but there’s no problem making drinks which aren’t listed, and everything is prepared from scratch. The library selection is a neat touch - pairing cocktails for books available to read. Highly rated and for obvious reasons - I’ll be adding to the list of recommendations and will be back soon!

Exquisite service. This place has delicious drinks but the service makes it a wonderful experience.... Have been back again and many thanks to Cameron and Tom for looking after us.

The exterior of this bar is a mix of modern office block and history, but once you’re past the very friendly and welcoming door staff the atmosphere is incredible, perfectly blending traditional sophistication and modern culture. The bar staff are clearly so knowledgeable with the menu and able to handle multiple tasks at once, and sitting at the bar you feel truly welcome and always looked after. The menu is extensive but there’s no problem making drinks which aren’t listed, and everything is prepared from scratch. The library selection is a neat touch - pairing cocktails for books available to read. Highly rated and for obvious reasons - I’ll be adding to the list of recommendations and will be back soon!

Visited on Sunday evening. The drinks are of course fantastic but the hospitality, service, finesse and friendliness of the staff is the real showstopper. Ambience and atmosphere was spot on too.

Great cocktails and good service sat at the bar chatting with the barman who I believe runs it. Will definitely return for more

Absolutely amazing experience. The staff is very welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable. The drinks made even better !! Huge thanks to everyone we interacted with….Tony, Lucy, Jay and everyone else that made me go back every day of my stay and visit to Manchester from Chicago!!

Unfriendly woman at the door. Not the attitude I would expect. What shame as I heard this place was nice. Still writing but it was awful.

Ranked as 1st bar in the UK by Timeout. It took me 3 hours from London to Manchester, just for this bar and......WORTH IT!!! The bartenders are very knowledgeable on cocktails and treated everyone nicely. And the Schofield's Revolver is absolutely amazing! Smokey, bitter, funky, it's exactly what I want! Amazing! Oh, watch out if you are 190+cm, the door is very low, lol

I was very pleasantly surprised by this venue. Very chill, not pretentious atmosphere. The service was great, everyone is very attentive and gives really good recommendations. The cocktails were amazing. It's a rare occasion when I actually like a cocktail but here the ones that I had were perfect for me.

Incredible service right from through from from of house to wait staff and bar staff. We. visited on the evening of Sat July, 20th We enjoyed two incredible drinks and then went to leave to pick up our Uber home. Our Uber cancelled just as we were leaving and we were looking at having to stand outside in the pouring rain. Staff quickly gave us a new seat to wait while our new Uber arrived and brought us a jug of water while we waited. 10 out of 10. 👏

Cocktails were lovely and I thoroughly enjoyed! My kind of venue, small and intimate. Look forward to visiting again soon.

My wife told me to write a review, without complaining they my favourite cocktail is no longer on the menu. This bar was really great, the staff were friendly and attentive. Drinks were great. Occasionally a phantom arm replenished our water. Strongly recommend visiting.

Brilliant little gem in the heart of the city. Drop in here for the exceptional service and the grown-up yet fun atmosphere - oh and their superb cocktails!

Cocktails and service 10/10! Made to feel at home in a lively bar with amazing drinks. Thanks to lovely rachel for getting us a table and helping us out!

The bar is a great vibe, I love the music, staff are very attentive and the cocktails were amazing. Jay’s recommendations were spot on !

Visited today and so disappointed. The cocktail glasses were half the normal size, very badly presented and super expensive. Seats were crammed in, felt almost on next persons lap. Absolutely nothing to like, oh and on top of that they charged us 12.5% service charge!

Table service as the venue was small. Staff were friendly and attentive

We loved this place. The welcome was warm and friendly and the Mixologist was brilliant. She was very attentive and gave great recommendations. We will 100% be back.