The Salisbury in Manchester

Was in Manchester last Friday for a gig. Went in here with my brother and I absolutely loved it. I'm from Hull so not much of a nightlife. The atmosphere in here was absolutely brilliant, great choice of cask ales and like someone has already mentioned, it has a rock and role vibe. I love my rock music and it was fitting to end up in here after seeing a rock band play at the 02 arena. Staff very friendly and despite it been heaving service was quick and efficient. Honestly I don't get much further then Hull, and the pubs in Manchester are just worlds apart from what I'm used to, the Salisbury has left a very positive effect on me. Can't wait to visit again when I'm next in Manchester.

Great beer, great pizza, great music, great vibes

Met Barry bethel the slim fast dj there .very nice chap gave me a cream egg

An old haunt of mine going back to my early rock days . A great juke box with some quality rock tunes. Great beers at very competitive prices. Small but friendly. Pool table . Easy access to buses & Oxford Road train station & 5 mins walk to the Metro. It's a great traditional pub . No airs or graces but quick friendly staff . Well worth a pint or two when in town.

Staff are absolutely fantastic and went out of their way to accommodate some allergens with the food menu. Willing to take the extra time to make sure everything was right. Very much appreciated. Very cool vibe with good music and good drinks

Great pub, noisy but good atmosphere and good beer selection.

Great pub with character. Friendly knowledgeable bar staff. 7 real ales available. Very enjoyable experience. Highly Recommended

Fairly new discovery for us, absolutely love it, great drink choices, really good staff. Love the music choices too. Pizza always looks great, not tried it yet though..... Perfect excuse to revisit 🤩

Excellent service and a very good pint food was good as well.

Great victorian pub in central Manchester. Some people say fred engels drank in the salisbury.

Pizza was amazing .And great value. Great choice of beers .chilled out atmosphere

Stopped in for a few pints.What a good Saturday night experience. People were having a great time. Loud music and louder women. Tasty pints😁 Didn't have any pizza

I've called here a few times now and I'm always glad I did. Lovely pub, friendly atmosphere, pool,darts,great jukebox,good service and a fine selection of beer. Not eaten here but plenty were and the food looked good. And really handy for the station. Recommend to anyone

Great staff, classic pub but utterly awful tuneless, crap, heavy (death?) metal music. Had to leave - the music was loud & awful.

Friendly staff, good selection of ales, great music and cracking value delicious pizza!

Was mobbed when we were in but service was swift and friendly and pizza was magic. Lovely place.

Awesome and very cool pub, with a nice selection of beers!

Really nice old historic pub. Quick service. Be aware this pub does not accept cash, and is card only. Really good pool table.

Great pub serving a great choice of drinks, and it has a great jukebox. It serves pizza, but we didn't eat.

This is always a decent go to pub. Very warm, friendly atmosphere with a good rotating beer selection. Handy for Oxford Road station too!

Great place to go pre-gig. In fact a great place to go anytime.

Great pub. Cheap beers (if you compare to London prices!) quick service and great music.

Very busy but served relatively quickly. Good selection of drinks and the pizzas were very good.

Always the best place to go if your into Rock/Heavy Metal banging jukebox and delish pizzas too.

Always visit this pub when I'm in Manchester.

Great rock pub, friendly staff and had lots of fantastic nights here.

Packed out great open time closing late good cider good fibes chilled out but cudnt find the smoking area lol

Fantastic pub. Good music. Clean toilets. Clean glasses and good tastic beer

Brilliant rock pub, open late. Great music, nice people.

Always go for drinks when there's a concert. One of the go to places in Manchester

Nipped in here as an extra on our list of Old Fashioned pubs to visit, enjoyed it, a good straight up, old fashioned pub to go to for a pint. Staff were decent, atmosphere good, enjoyed the Catch Up with my pal, just what was needed. Good location, no probs.

Great atmosphere, very friendly people.

Love that I stumbled across The Salisbury! This traditional pub may look small from the outside but don't be deceived! Great atmosphere and a bold selection of cask ales! Waiting for a train at Oxford and got a few minutes to spare then I'd highly recommend you bob down to The Salisbury!

Super place, super staff. Hadn't been in for 30+ years but it felt like coming home. Can't rate the food 'cos I didn't have any but the beer was first class.

Great little traditional pub, always nice to have a drink in here before a gig

Fantastic place for lead up to a gig. Discount when you show tickets. Dough strips are huge but really good.

A good pub right by Oxford station. Very busy on weekends.

Traditional pub with great selection of cask ales

Ok it's a thrash metal pub, but decent beer and open late

Make a fabulous espresso martini 😁 we only had drinks so can't comment on food.

Great pub with a fantastic beer selection a land awesome music choices.

A lovely pub with friendly staff and some great tunes on the juke box

Great bar that offers discounts on food and drinks if you have a gig ticket for the same day

one of the best places in terms of price for spirit and mixer

A piece of Mancunian history. Quite cosy and sweet. Nice outside area downstairs

So, I've been going to this pub on and off for about sixteen years now, and 8 can definitely say I love the place. The staff are fantastic. The atmosphere is always enjoyable, and the fact that it is waking distance from Manchester Oxford Road Station is a blessing. I would recommend this pub to friends and family.

Best pre drinks pub before gigs for rock music

A proper pub! Great selection of whiskey and Ales, I will return next time I'm in Manchester.

My personal favourite alt pub in Manchester. The drinks are good and well priced, the staff are really nice and most of the other customers are chill too.

Good beers, friendly welcome. Nice pub. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Good vibes and one of the only places I've ever found that has old peculiar on tap Also they now do pizza and money off food & drink if you have a local gig ticket

Beautiful, very clean apartment with a comfortable bed in a prime location. We felt very comfortable and contact with the host was uncomplicated. Fast response times and good tips.

Great selection of ales and great music, friendly service too. Didn't have food but many others were having pizza which looked good so will try it next time.

Great traditional boozer. One of the rare places you'll find Murphy's Stout on draught.

Great pub with a wide selection of good beer. Now doing good pizzas too

Great little pub right around the corner from the train station. Excellent choice of ales and a welcoming atmosphere.

Excellent outdoor seating. Excellent staff. Quality ales and beers to choose from. Located ideally for Manchester Oxford Road train station.

What a superb place! Great choice of beers; pizzas were delicious (served in boxes so the pub still felt more like a drinking pub than a dining place, which is good!) Best of all, we’d just been to an event at the O2 Ritz & by showing our ticket we got a huge discount (I believe any city event would be valid) Superb atmosphere too. We'll come again 👍

Pizzas amazing always friendly staff and chill atmosphere.

Excellent selection of beers. Fast, efficient service.

Always loved this pub, it's a bit annoying that it's card payment only, but the choice of ales and the friendly staff still makes it one of my favourite pubs in Manchester.

Great place for drinks and good music

Great rock bar with lovely pizza at reasonable prices. Staff were all friendly too.

Great time before a gig , staff were boss , drank trooper it was F-ing amazing, Morgan our bartender was great, very friendly and helpful. Was really amazing, great atmosphere, good for people who enjoy good music and good beer. Pool table was a pound, great pub all around , not enough praise given to the staff , Morgan was very very friendly and was great to chat too , highly recommend!!!

Such a good pub, best in manc perfect after a gig

It's a fantastic Rock Pub, been going in on and off for years. Great place to call for a quiet drink if you're nearby in the day or a really good place at night with a great atmosphere. Good food (Pizzas) great beer and discounts if your off to a gig. It's card-only

Possibly my favourite pub in the Northwest of England. Stellar jukebox pumping out some of my personal favourites, great beer selection and friendly bar staff and patrons.... Highly recommended 🤘

This is a pub with a wide choice of beer that is kept very well. Probably the best beer you'll get. We got a few pizzas to help soak up the several pints we had.

Awesome classical rock pub with great selection of Beers and awesome staff 👍🏻✌🏻

Traditional English pub, authentic and with a great atmosphere. Pints ​​at a reasonable price and great variety. Personal, attentive and good music

Didn't eat so can't speak for the food, but the beer selection was really good and the place was as vibrant and friendly as ever.

Not much of a pub but beer to die for. A tribute to Camera! Try their spicy cheesy nachos sharer. They are hot! Nice and cool interior on a hot day.

Staff are great, laid back atmosphere for alternatives. Drinks are cheap and plenty of seats

Great pub with lovely, down to earth folk 😺

Favourite bar in Manchester. Great music and cracking pizzas

Great music (rock focused), drinks & pool table

Best pre gig pizza and beer anywhere

Great Rock pub, very busy with a atmosphere.

Love the Sal, much better than the local competitors

I'm here now, it's lively, friendly, trouble free. The beer is great, the prices are good. The Salisbury is an absolute gem for the rock/metal/alternative Manchester community. I've been a customer here for 34 years, and counting.

Great juke box. The staff are fab. Been coming here for over 30 years. May be should reinstate cash payment as one or 10 friends won't come in now, which is a shame.

Called into this pub on the offs chance whilst heading down Oxford Street. Ordered a pint and a 14 inch pizza. This was on a cheaper mid week offer, I think. The barman was very pleasant and attentive. The food was excellent. A well enjoyed visit. I would definitely return. A nice old pub as well with good decor. A good place to visit for a nice pint and pizza.

Great place . Friendly staff ..happy to serve and gave us discount because we were attending a gig in Manchester

No cash, no serve. WRONG on every level.

Great pub supporting the music industry.

Greta place for rock music and great food and drink

I've always enjoyed The Salisbury over the years because of the great vibe and music played there.

Basic pub pizza. Quite busy at bar. No real atmosphere tbh. Used to go regularly for rock atmosphere but that seems to have gone now. Not sure if they are looking to appeal to everyone and not just the rock niche they had nailed

Our go to pub before and after live music in Manchester. Friendly staff and our kind of people in the bar.

Good selection of beers, great music ( walked in and one minute silence was playing). We had pizza (food served after 1500) and they were really good Great pub

Always a great atmosphere and eclectic crowd

Left my phone here Friday 24 May on a rare night out. Phoned them Saturday and was told, yes they have my phone. Went to pick it up from a lovely staff member who had put my phone on charge. To the person who handed my phone in, thank you. To the staff at the Salisbury, thank you so much for for everything.

Brilliant little pub. Well kept ales including Old Peculiar 🍻 Decent pizza and plays good music! 🎶

Don’t come here if you are Asian. The short bartender will make it clear you are not welcome by racially abusing you. This bar has made it clear it is not an ally of the Asian community and the community is aware of its racist staff member which will be taken further. The community is tight and does not stand for this kind of behaviour.

Short greasy long haired man behind the bar told my foreign friend to “speak English” when he tried to order a pint and impersonated his accent and laughed at him in a derogatory way. Will never come here again while he works here. Absolutely appalling and have contacted head office with no response yet hence the review.

Great meeting place, good selection of beers on draft too!

Brilliant rock pub near Oxford Road railway station, cracking staff, brilliant jukebox

Lovely staff and tasty food!!! Reasonable drinks and good music. Always a good night out here

Probably one of my favourite pubs in Manchester, the vibe is always so friendly in The Salisbury. Really good selection of drinks in a great location too.

If you love heavy rock then this is the place to come to in Manchester. Very busy with a mixed crowd. Bar service was quick even when so busy.