The Corner Boy in Manchester

A great pint of Guinness ! Was a difficult find in Manchester but they know how to make a good pour ! 2024 update: Visited again this weekend, still not changed, personally I think it’s the best Guinness in Manchester.

Unreal comedy every night of the week, what more can you want x x x

The door man Rick is amazing. Feel safe and secure with him around. His hula necklace made him approachable. Amazing bar with even better vibes definitely recommend for any occasion.

I found myself on my own pretty drunk after night out with a broken Uber app, and the bouncers Rick and Ryan were SO lovely to me, kept me safe and helped me get my uber app working and were chatting to me for SO long making sure I didn’t go off alone. Rare to find genuinely caring bouncers thank you so much !!!

Great bar, great vibes, the live music tonight was fantastic. Also a plus the doorman rich was absolutely amazing! Very welcoming, the only reason I came in, and why I will be coming back

First experience of a comedy show 10/10 dedo recommended

Nice place needs more advertisement though wouldn't have seen this place

Had a fantastic night going in for the comedy set, which I'd say the most new interesting comedy night I've been to in some time, if comedy is for you, just go. I went on a Wednesday but it is 7 nights a week. I was mainly drinking Guinness at around £6 per pint which for the area is what is to be expected. I was super surprised by the quality of their Guinness, really knocked anyone nearby out of the water. If you're like me and Guinness is your thing it's simply a must-visit bar Happy hour looked to be 2 for £8 on pints of corona which is pretty solid for Stevenson square/northern quarter (I only saw this on a sign downstairs so may not be the case) I'll need to go back and try some other comedy nights more drinks or food that I've seen posted. I'd say the corner boy is a good place for a date, going with your mates or anything in between, really friendly, warm, cozy, candles and good music.

Comedy was good! The bald Canadian was a bit much but the comics were generally funny and it was good value for money

We loved this pub but we only stayed for one drink as the lager was Camden Hells which my boyfriend says tastes like stingy nettles!!! The bar staff were lovely and the atmosphere good. The band were decent but not sure if they were playing the instruments haha

A free comedy gig at 11pm on a Sunday night. Hard to complain. Good variety of acts and nobody in the audience was safe

We were there quite early. Staff seemed uninterested in our presence. It was chilly out, but the air con was running.

Great place, cheeky dance while you're at it.

This was the worst excuse for an Irish pub I have ever experienced - other than the word “Craic” above the bar what the is Irish about this place - they don’t even sell Taytos for gods sake - every Irish pub sells Taytos. We didn’t hear one Irish sounding tune no Irish staff - rubbish.

This is a review of the Wednesday night improv evening. The area in the bar basement is very cool with a eclectic crowd. You never quite know what you'll get on Wednesdays, but I really enjoyed our evening there. The bar above was being refurbished so the drink selection was dire. Last week we'd be able to go up to the bar.

Pub looked ok but shocking toilets without a lock on the door and utterly disgusting, not seen toilets this bad since I've been abroad in a McDonald's in Tenerife 22 years ago, two women in our group saw them and refused to use them and I don't blame them shocking for somewhere that seems to serve food during the day 😕

It was on the final night of my honeymoon when my wife and I stopped in at the Corner Boy. We had been traveling all day, we were beat, and searching for a cold pint & bite to eat being an early morning flight. Wow, the good people here truly went above and beyond to take care of a couple Yanks from across the Pond. Thank you for everything. Someday, we hope to very happily return!

This place is so poorly managed it's unbelievable Saturday night. 1 member of staff behind the about a 15 min wait for drinks. They hand 8 beers on tap, 6 of which were off. The remaining 2 where flat and tasted weirdly off like they were bottom of the barrel. Several other people also returned there pints to the bar claiming the same reason.Lemonade/coke etc were also completely flat. The only thing saving the experience was the cost low light atmosphere, until the guy who I'm assuming was the manager with his cap backward looking all cool, decided to crank the music up as loud as he could. piercing is the only way I could describe it. A large amount of people left from there on including ourselves . The only thing stopping me from a one star review is the girl behind the bar was visibly stressed but was kind despite everything going wrong and it wasn't here fault, it was whoever is supposed to be the "manager"

The toilets are behind frosted glass so everyone can see you doing your business. Awful.

Guinness served Corner Boy style. Taste is no better than the look. This is no “Irish Bar” that’s for sure! Disappointed 😳

There was no stock in the fridges/shelves. This poor bar is in dire strait of a makeover, and i can imagine it will not be open for much longer. Staff were all lovely but told us 6 changing suppliers, and that was the reason for no stock. No Guinness in the tap, drank dry🙈 This does not happen to a well run bar, and clearly, the owners do not care about their poor employees, which were all great people. Id like to go back in a couple of months and see if its been revamped or closed down completely.

Want to shout out Josh for being the nicest human. Josh went out of his way to make a weird situation with a customer comfortable by making sure all parties felt okay. Josh deserves all the credit for how he handled the situation with kindness. Can’t thank Josh enough

Cosy pub, excellent music, and friendly staff. The first public house I was genuinely asked how my day had been. Even impressed the barman remembered me chilling reading a book. So yes 2 thumbs up.

Came here for a pit stop after shopping with my girlfriend. Just shy of £20 for 2 drinks and 2 shots....thought it Was ok until the smack heads that sit outside drinking cans on the pubs tables blowing kisses to my girlfriend through the window caused an issue. My girlfriend sufferers from major anxiety and PTSD so was very uncomfortable, i asked them to stop and almost turned into a fight. Staff should move crack heads like that away from the premises, i know northern quarter you can expect to see druggies around but not sat at the pubs tables abusing customers.....woman shouldn't be made to feel uncomfortable when out trying to relax. Terrible bar, Terrible staff won't be coming back

Breakfast is great but there's just not enough staff. Manager turned us away after a 15 minute wait saying "it's mayhem" literally 6 tables quietly enjoying their breakfast. This could be a great place if it was well staffed

Brilliant bar with a brilliant atmosphere

Went to Both Emotions/Creatures of Comedy night, great fun!

A great compare who dealt with all issues thrown at him. However an intensely racist final act who caused several groups to leave. Reply disappointing as a whole experience.

Arguably my most favourite bar in NQ maybe even Manchester!! Great Irish pub, amazing Guinness on draught. Friendly staff and customers. Even has an outside area in summer perfect for a pint outside. Will be making effort to come here again when in the city centre.

Left door open was freezing . Beer was good ,the band that was on was OK too

Decent pub in northern quarter.

Great selection of drinks. Nice staff.

We enjoyed it in here and they have Paulaner lager on draught, when we visited they had a great band or so the atmosphere was great 😎

It says Irish bar outside but the only Irish thing about it was they sell Guinness, nó other Irish drink. Taps in male bathrooms are broke as well

Great little bar. Fantastic music!

Doesn't accept cash money, so we weren't welcome :'(

We popped in here for a quick drink whilst walking around the city and to be honest I think we all regretted it as soon as we got to the bar. The place seemed very outdated, although I realise that may be the aesthetic they are trying to achieve, but it wasn’t for me! Very basic inside, no exceptional service and limited seating all put together for a poor experience. I also got the vibe it was more for locals than people visiting the city.

Awesome find, was just walking through the northern quarter and popped in for a beer and whisky on my travels. Calum bar man great guy great conversation, working a long shift alone still has a happy welcoming smile 5star to him and the job he does thankyou pal.

Great atmosphere, good priced drinks, friendly staff

Great spot for breakfast, had pancakes with bacon yummy !

Nice place good service Toilets need some attention though

I got trapped in the men's toilet cubicle, maybe because I'm an invalid, maybe because the lock was jammed we will never know

Called in for a quick drink while out in Manchester, "quirky" Northern Quarter Irish bar, with for some reason a 1960's American cinema / diner style decor. Went in because it was quiet , Ordered a pint of ipa and a bottle of cider , cost 11 quid odd but that's probably standard for NQ. Beer was OK . Wouldn't really be tempted to return but then we are probably not the right demographic they are aiming for

Excellent pint of guinness, the best pint of the black stuff I've had in Manchester. Music was pumping and atmosphere was class, even at 5pm on a Friday. Perfect warm up before Everything Everything

Just had one post-work drink for a friend's birthday celebration. Described as an "Irish" pub it's in a nice location

The Guinness is spot on, the best I've had in Manchester.

Pints were relatively expensive (aprox £5.50) compared to knowing that £2 pints can be bought from Weatherspoons. Also this venue was maybe even less impressive than a typical Weatherspoons. However presumably they benefit from a very central location in Manchester.

Not an Irish pub in my opinion (I'm Irish). I thought it was awful absolutely no character and the dearest pint I've ever paid in Manchester.

A good pint of Guinness here at Corner Boy, not the best in Manchester, but definitely a good one. Has the potential to be a great Irish Bar, but feel like it may have identity issues at the moment. If passing would definitely go in again. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Went on a Wednesday evening late on, and it wasn't too busy. Staff were nice enough but they ran out of wine glasses so had to reuse ours, and the wine wasn't chilled. Overall, quite average and wouldn't avoid the place, but recommend either.

Brilliant place, great atmosphere and proper Guiness!

Another great place to meet your pals before swaggering to the next location.

Mark is fantastic! Very attentive and just a lovely bloke.

Nice little venue in the Northern Quarter, old-fashioned style pub that goes cocktails and dancing late.

Ah this place slipped my mind... I believe I stopped here for a couple of cocktails between my starting location at the Foundry and my final destination of Rain Bar (see reviews) again the fresh air enhanced intoxication however, I vaguely remember it being decent (I think)

Liked that we got a seat n drinks relatively easily. We were turned away once. I think its because we are a bit older. When we returned the door staff were fine. Really great atmosphere though. I would go back

This is my favourite Manc pub. Nice, cold Guinness. Groovy music. Delicious food. Original style lavatories. What else could you ask for?

Unfortunately really poor service gave us a really poor evening. Table service only, but no online ordering and really disinterested staff.

Went for some casual drinks with a couple friend and honestly received the worst service I’ve ever experienced, drinks took 1hr to arrive.

It's a cracking pint of Guinness and dog friendly, by the looks of it, never a bad thing!

dirt and stench inside! I waited after 40 minutes of waiting for a drink, ! Never back again !

Went with my friends, the staff were so friendly and the atmosphere was great. The music was fantastic and the manager was so friendly. Will definitely come back! (Also the drinks were amazing x)

Bouncer chucked us out for now reason, please avoid at all costs, especially if you are a girl, its not worth it X

Nice city bar with an Irish theme. Very helpful bar man call Ben.

Cosy small pub with good variety of ales and beers. Good atmosphere

Well... What can I say, couldn't wait to try the parmos here... Tasted great until... I realised I was eating melted cheese, and PAPER! clearly the chef has no idea how to cook a dish with grilled cheese. I nearly puked once I realised I was actually eating paper with cheese. Not good

Parmogeddon has arrived here and the food is amazing - worth a visit just to eat this amazing chicken dish- all the food we had was freshly made and really hot. The parmo croquettes are amazing. If you have never heard of a Parmo get down here and try one - all the sauces we had were home made too and the chips are to die for.

atmosphere is nice, friendly staff but best for a pint than food

Nice big pub reasonable prices. Ok for Academics and the like

Me and a few girls went for breakfast here after a brilliant night in Manchester. The place was lovely and some of the staff was really nice, 3 of us ordered poached egg on toast. 1 cooked breakfast. The poached egg was hard and bread was dry. So we nicely brought it to there attention and was happy to swop, but yet again the eggs were hard and dry toast. They offered to make again but we had a train to catch. When we asked for the bill we thought it was abit expensive and sure we was being over charged. We asked for a menu again to check the price against the bill. And they had added a extra £10 to our bill. We was so mad without any explanation they just said they have amended it. Imagine if we had left a tip they would of got a fair bit of extra money from us. I don't know if the pray on people after a night out. So double check bill against menu.

Set nicely on Stevenson Square we wanted to give this place a try. Having been there now I don’t think we will be going back. It is ostensibly an Irish bar but I’m not sure why this is the case – I couldn’t see anything about it that was Irish! True, it serves Guinness which was pretty good but quite a short measure I’m afraid. The larger was put into a glass straight from the dishwasher so it was not very cold at all. The lighting is very bright and we had to move to get somewhere a bit more comfortable. The music when we were in there was 80s disco and certainly, again, had nothing Irish about it.

Hadn't checked the system so didn't have our reservation. Got seated but then our food was undercooked. They wouldn't have it and were adamant it was fine. Nearly every chicken wing was bloody. I'm not s fussy eater and will litterly eat anything. I wouldn't eat them. Left hungry and out of pocket as they refused to have it

Reserved a seat, told we hadn't reserved anything, still managed to get a seat then was served severely undercooked chicken wings. Disappointing.

The place it nice but depends of the day you can take the coffe or not , yesterday I been in the same time and I taked a coffe. I don't understand anything.

Excellent bar friendly & reasonably priced.

I am sure we have all visited a "fake" Irish bar and generally it is had to find an authentic one outside of Ireland but this bar ticks all the boxes. From a cracking pint of Guiness to very good Irish gins this bar ticks all the boxes and if you close your eyes and listen to the music you could be easily across the water. The staff are friendly and attentive and the pub comfortable. One slight disappoinyment is the price of the Guiness which obviously merits a 50% price rice over its equivalent in Belfast !

Decent choices of beer/lager. Reasonably priced. Good music.

El sitio tiene mucho ambiente, buenas sidras y cervezas y además muy buen servicio! La verdad que muy atentos y amigables

Myself, my sister and cousin had the best night in here. We were only supposed to be calling in for food on a Friday teatime before going on a bar crawl but we loved it so much we stayed until past midnight. The staff are so pleasant and friendly, food was awesome and the cocktails and wine were fab and reasonably priced, too. The DJ was great! She was part of the reason we didn't want to leave because there was such a brilliant mix of tunes that kept us dancing all night. Fab atmosphere all night, reminded me of the Irish bars in New York (only with more dancing). We love Manchester anyway but now we have definitely found our new favourite bar! We will be back.

Dropped by on the recommendation of a friend. Old fashioned pub layout, friendly staff and decent atmosphere. Beer selection isn't as much as you'd get at a franchised pub but still varied. food menu looked small.

Great place for a drink. Really good location. Will def visit again.

Lovely location and looks suave. Felt the salt-beef bagel wasn't so well thought out and lacks any particular flavour other than salt. But staff are friendly and seating outside is a pleasant spot.

Went here last night just for a drink. Great atmosphere but when I requested a song I was told "I don't play that kind of music" , "I don't play Beyonce", I don't play RnB, I don't play..etc etc. Having decided on a song he would play I thought, fair enough. Well I waited and I waited and when I asked him when he would be playing it he said "Oh I'm not gonna bother now" !! When I used to DJ, I would play certain suggestions from the punters (unless of course it was so way off the vibe of the place that you couldn't ) Someone else asked him for several songs to which he flatly refused. He did state that he played what he wanted to...surely that's not right? He then told me he usually played acid house gigs...well that explains the lack of music knowledge and customer service. Nice bar, great atmosphere, good staff but spoilt by the arrogance of the DJ I'm afraid, although to be fair he did play some good songs in the end...maybe a sign stating"We don't do requests" needs to be displayed to save him having to interact with the customers ! Will I be back? Probably, to give it another try cos it was a good bar.

Yeah, I quite like it here actually.

I love this place. Probably the best pint of guinness in Manchester! Fridays and Saturdays have a very nice dancy atmosphere and the staff is very friendly.

Walked in for lunch, staff very rude and blanked us completely because to busy looking for lost keys.

Food was alright but had to remind bartenders couple times that I actually ordered it.

Nice staff, but scotch eggs are straight out of the fridge and a bit soggy. Not on.

Okay food. Friendly staff but not sure that they've got the restaurant part right.

There was a very bad smell downstairs in this place. Not much room upstairs. On certain days they only serve chicken wings which were decent & tasty but they messed up our order. We wanted half buffalo & half bbq. They said they’d have to...

We visited The Corner Boy last night. The man who served us was charming. He was quick to serve us and very chatty. The place was very clean and the drinks were very nice.

An excellent Irish bar ideally situated in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The Guinness is served perfectly and there is an appetising cocktail menu to hand. We enjoy coming here for the Wednesday special which changes once a month. Pre-booking is essential and closes the day before.

Stumbled upon this place on Saturday had a great music playing like 70s soul , enjoyed a nice Guinness, staff were friendly good place to visit

This bar is one of my locals and on the whole I like it. It has great decor, nice atmosphere and good music. I've never really ate here but I did order some onion rings as a snack and I don't know how it's even...

Really cool decor. We came for brunch and ordered the breakfast sandwich and veggie breakfast. They were both amazing, massive and good value, however there was a bit of a lack of customer service generally and it took 45 minutes for our food to arrive...

Staff very unfriendly. We sat on a table that wasnt clean and took them 10minutes to clean the table. Only two other tables were occupied and still had to wait an hour for our food. Food wasnt worth the wait.

This place is absolutely awesome! Came here for a hungover brunch on Saturday morning after a night on the town on the Friday and it was just what we needed. The girl behind the bar (I'm so sorry I didn't catch her name, but she...

Used to be West Corner, which was styled after a 50s American Diner, which was cool and slick. Is now an "Irish" pub which means they've stuck a wood-panelled box in the middle of the place, put some netting up at the windows without removing any trace of the previous design. Oh and they serve Guinness. Odd place.

Love the irish themed cocktails and generally a good all round pub with fair prices (for the area). The DJ(s) that they sometimes have in are somewhat questionable. Wouldn't recommend them for music.

Love this bar. We had a great night here....the bar staff are funny and you're not waiting all night to be served which is great. The manager on shift, Samantha, was very welcoming and made it feel like we were daily regulars to the bar...