The Sawyers Arms in Manchester

Great location, great music and best pint of draft Hobgoblin I've had in a long time. Jess and the team were really welcoming, helpful, and quick even on a busy Saturday evening!

Popped in yesterday for a drink with my partner. First young bar person very friendly, welcoming and kind. 1 pint of Guinness, 1 small merlot £10.15 paid on card. Second older bar person very rude and sour faced. Exactly the same round £ 11.85 when I mentioned it she was extremely rude to me and said "well what wine did you have?" I said exactly the same as my partner ordered, which was 1 small Merlot. She then said oh you'll have to wait for the refund I can't do it now. She offered no apology or explanation. My partner, he's much more forgiving than I am, even tried to make light of it with her but she ignored him and walked off in a huff. Not the best way to treat customers. Lovely old building though.

Well that’s a surprise. We are regular visitors to Manchester and dropped into the Sawyers as a usual shopping stop. Love the refurb the place looks great and the staff were friendly and helpful as always. I wanted to say a special thank you to Jessica - great recommendations on the beer and gin - thank you. We will be back when we come to the Christmas markets.

A fantastic spot for a drink while exploring Manchester! They offer an impressive selection of draft beers. The service is fair, the atmosphere, relaxed, and the setting is beautifully designed, making it a great place to unwind. Highly recommended for a casual stop!

Lovely traditional pub , fab food and service

Yet another great afternoon in the Sawyers. Great staff. Always welcoming. Special mention for the afternoon team. Jess and Cat. 👍

Didnt eat there, but cssk beer was good & pleasent atmosphere.

Ok place for a pint, but way too expensive and no smiles from the waiters...

Popped in for a pint, proper pub good people good service good beer

Great experience! Wonderful pub. Special thanks to Alex our server! :)

1st time here and will be back, great place,buzzing atmosphere and decent drinks,what's not to like

Great pub, good selection of beers and friendly staff, would recommend 🍻

Good boozer. Handy for watching football.

Amazing pub. Great service and amazing team :)

Nice pub, great atmosphere inside. Tasty Beers from the tap. Nice food in great location close to city centre.

The perfect spot for a catch-up with friends. Always a relaxed atmosphere and excellent service from Marie! Good food and drinks, always clean, friendly patrons.

We go in fairly regular and its always a warm and friendly environment. Marie behind the bar is very welcoming and pours a great pint.

Marie gave us a lovely welcoming and poured the perfect pint. Highly recommend for anybody in the area looking for a quick and pleasant break

On entering the pub, smelt very musty

Popped in for a drink with an old friend, lovely pub, very spacious. Nice atmosphere. Staff were lovely, I got recommended a Pomelo Spritz cocktail by Katia which I enjoyed. And the food selection is prefect for a midday lunch spot. Would recommend visiting.

Stopped by for drinks before dinner and was a really pleasant experience all round. The pub is lovely with an equally lovely team of staff. In particular, the service was fabulous from Katia, she was very helpful with recommending new drinks to try from the large selection on offer. Will definitely be visiting again.

Lovely little pub, with very good positioned screens to watch the game. But the food value for money is not worth it.

My partner and I visited this pub for a relaxed drink on a Saturday afternoon. Lovely clientele and the bar staff were so friendly. The bar snacks menu caught our eye, and with 3 snacks for £16 we decided to give it a try. All the food in the pic was only £16 and everything was so fresh and delicious. We'll definitely be back.

Nice old pub with delicious food, good selection of drinks and very nice staff. If I'm in Manchester again, I'll be back. Greetings from Germany. Nice old pub with delicious food, good drinks selection and very nice staff. When I'm back in Manchester I'll come back. greetings from Germany

What a lovely staff & environment

Went in last weekend, had a few really tasty pints with friends, service was great and was just a really cool setting, will go again

Great offer- Spend £50 on drinks and get £30 off your bill ! 😊 We had 2 bottles of Picpoul de Pinet at £26.50 a bottle and 2 Negroni cocktails to start with.The bill came to £42, instead of £72 😊😊😊

Not interested in passive aggressive service.

Really traditional English pub great atmosphere and excellent selection of Gin etc alround lovely visit thankyou😊🍹definitley will be back when I next visit Manchester

Sawyers arms is always a decent pint. Good for the sport too and central to everything.

One of my favourite pubs in my favourite city. Beautiful from the in- and outside, fair prices, a great atmosphere and friendly staff.

One of my new Manchester favourites! Great vibe and lovely staff. Ended up staying for much longer than planned. Love the bar snacks too

Lovely cold beer here on one of the hottest days of the year so far, recommended.

Had a lovely afternoon in the sawyers arm, its been refurbished and its really nice, great place.

Stunning pub! Looks beautiful since it's remodel. Fabulous service from Charlotte and her team.

Amazing service and lovely pub! Had Kat as our server and she made us feel really welcome, definitely will be visiting again!

Absolutely packed out when there's an England game on. Unless you're going to watch the match, I would avoid.

We love this bar and always pop in when we go to Manchester, especially at christmas when we've done the markets, but after our recent visit, we will no longer be calling in. I know prices are going up on everything, but £16.95 for a pint and a glass of red wine (and we travel abroad at least a dozen times a year!), this is now the most expensive round we have ever bought in Europe! Including Paris and Norway!

Just popped in for a quick pint.

I had a fab experience here, came with my friends for drinks and dinner and everything was top tier especially the veggie Shepard's pie, thank you everyone !

Great pub, good selection, amazing service - staff were lovely, especially Cat who gave us some great recommendations!!!

Steak and ale pie was inedible and the chicken dish was dry as a bone and had poorly cooked potatoes with no taste at all

Great pub with high ceilings and stucco. Good food and best ales

Nice airy pub, clean and has a nice feel to it. The Guinness was good there.

Had Bangers & Mash but unfortunately the sausages were not freshly cooked and obviously reheated as sausages were hard at the end and skin very tough. Sent it back and came back freshly done and enjoyable.

Went here for drinks,bought pint of Amstel (average lager) and a eperol spritz, came to £15.75 and about a cap full of procecco went in it and loads of ice and lemonade,not a patch on dukes 92 who used half a glass of procecco and for £1.40 cheaper and nicer venue,disappointed so left after the one drink.

Food was incredible and Kat was an amazing server. Thoroughly enjoyed the pub and people. We ordered the chicken and mushroom pie & mash, amazing food would definitely go again.

Ordered tapas after waiting 45 mins decided to call it a day and get our money back another couple at the side of us also had waited so long to they we were about to leave just as their food arrived

Went in at a lunch time was very quite . Doesn't seem to have changed much since I was last there which must have been twenty years ago.

Molly and Alicia were unbelievable at their service. Made us feel very welcome. Would recommend 110% Well done Served us quickly and great beers on

Nice Pub, busy during the Weekend and has lots of TVs to watch Sports 👍 Friendly crowd

Was hoping to see the famous Carmel Wilson still serving in there. Still good after nearly 40 years

Popped in to watch the lunchtime football and have a couple of pints. Great pub with plenty of seats. Staff were helpful but unfortunately a poor selection of whisky 😔. Other than that I can't fault it.

Would not go to this pub if you want beer only. Bought pint and half pint of bitter and was charged £10.80 on 7th February 2024 @ 2.00pm. DEFINITELY NOT A DRINKERS PUB WILL NEVER RETURN

Nice bar in the centre. Busy during game day. Good service, but it would benefit from a few more tables to the ground floor.

Overpriced food and overpriced alcohol, wouldn't bother going here, find somewhere else.

Pub with ample space and screens to watch sports, but it doesn't have the charm of older pubs. Prices in line with the rest of the city

Not an old pub but suitably comfortable

Lovely pub, friendly staff. Nice atmosphere. Wine selection & beer selection excellent.

Beautiful pub,lovely gin & busy with a great vibe.

Nice pub, good atmosphere, reasonably prices, friendly staff, can get busy, but no trouble getting served. Very good position, easy to find

We were a group of 5 Norwegian guys we had very fun at this establishment. Only criticism i have is that after the servers friends(maybe coworkers) came the tapping of the beer to alittle bit longer else everyone were nice and friendly. The beer was delicious and atmosphere was good 😊 would recommend and visit again next time we are in town.

Nice pub, just had a quick pint to relax and I enjoyed it.

Overall great time, lovely pub, lovely decor.

Great atmosphere and staff always very welcoming.

Great food Friendly atmosphere Just visiting Manchester for the day Called in for lunch Wasn’t disappointed Great food great atmosphere The pub has a real homely pub vibe Would visit again next time we are in Manchester

Lovely food and staff very friendly

Always love to visit the Sawyers when I’m back in Manchester, great fast service when me and my friend visited on Sunday evening. Great place if you want to watch live sports, match days have an amazing atmosphere

A very cosy and friendly atmosphere

Decent city centre pub, but food was bland and microwaved. Beer glasses also dirty.

Had a quick drink here on New Year's Eve. Great atmosphere. Friendly bar staff.

Amazing staff and great drink selection. Always welcoming and a great place to catch up with great friends.

The man at the door thinks he is a night club bodyguard and acts very rudely, never recommended place, go if you have no respect to yourself

Called in for lunch friendly staff very helpful. Service was excellent will definitely return. Thank you for a lovely dining experience.

Just an average boozer, not a big fan of tvs in pubs showing sport, but many are. Staff friendly enough. Didn’t have a cosy feel about it.

Had 3 drinks and talked to some people at the bar. Good

Door guy awesome saved a guy from falling downstairs with 2 drinks. Food was great 👍 Some bar staff a little unwelcoming. But we got past that. Might visit again in the future just for the atmosphere and food

il servizio, sicuramente valido e attento, non è sufficiente ad alzare il livello dell'offerta di questo pub. Il loro Ultimate Burger era proprio di qualitá molto scarsa.

Watched the game here, was very good and will go again. Good prices and lots of screens. Food was quick and good value for money.

Wanted to just write a quick review after visiting whilst at the Christmas markets - great team and atmosphere here - clearly very busy but great service and with a smile we will be back thank you

Enjoyed a couple of pints, first time I've been in here

Popped in for a drink after a shopping spree. Lovely oldie worldy pub...didnt have food but what we saw being brought out looked delicious. Really good pint and atmosphere. Will visit again.

Food was excellent quality and staff were friendly

Food was delicious and unique for a pub, they happily put on the woman’s football for me on request too which was kind. Decor was nice and service really good too !

Lovely little pub best salt and pepper chips ive ever had

Poor they can’t serve the correct beer in a branded glass. Waiter who brought the beer we ordered off the table order service said they had run out. Lack of effort I would say due to seeing glasses around just not washed. They weren’t silly busy at the time either but charged £6.05 for a Madri with a plain glass. Not on in my world. I asked “ so I get the beer cheaper as no branded glass” and he was embarrassed to say “no”. Get it sorted!! Really is a put off to me.

Another one of manchester's great pubs

Popped in for a couple of drinks. Lovely staff and great atmosphere

Great pub. Packed out but still went straight to bar and got served. Very good bar staff and pub is very clean. Great atmosphere.

Bar staff friendly Food not good

Popped in for a drink and some food, the staff were lovely even despite how busy it was. We had a lovely time and will be back.

Very busy bar on a Saturday night. Service was ok. Too busy but the Christmas Markets are currently on.

Awesome pub with a good selection of beers. Can't comment on the food as we didn't order any but it smelt delicious. Only one person behind the bar meant waiting a while for service...

I hate to write a poor review, but sadly, this was our experience. We were meeting up with our student son for lunch, on a visit from out of the city. On arrival, as soon as myself and my husband went to the bar to order food and drinks, all the staff that we had seen serving others had disappeared. We stood for a good 10 minutes watching staff come and go and were not even acknowledged. Staring at an empty bar for what seemed an age. Eventually someone appeared and without any smile of friendly welcome, grudgingly asked us what we wanted. We were warned that there was a 40 minute wait for food. We had to decide whether to stay and wait, or go elsewhere but it was already a late lunch so we chose to stay. We got through a round of drinks during our wait, but when I went to the bar to order more, I had exactly the same issue. No staff anywhere to be seen - even though I'd seen them a moment ago serving other people. Was it me? I sent my son to wait instead, and a more friendly younger lady came out from the kitchen to serve him. A whole hour and ten minutes passed and we had finished our second drinks, and still no food. My son volunteered to ask about this, as he could see I was getting 'hangry' and didn't want to order any more drinks on an empty stomach. Eventually, the more pleasant young lady brought out our food and apologised for the wait. Hungrily, we tucked into our orders, just grateful to be finally eating. However, while the food was not expensive, it wasn't amazing either - and certainly not worth an hour and ten mins wait: Sandwiches with chips and salad. On a plus note - the chips were very nice. I love the old decor and traditional style of this pub, but I would certaily never eat here again, and as it took so long to even get drinks from a grumpy bar server, I don't think I'd even bother with drinks.

I won a gift card and wanted to treat people in my team at work. I was disappointed by the lady behind the bar that was difficult and didn't want to accept my gift card. The manager had to come before it was checked and verified. I wouldn't come back due to the bar lady. She was unpleasant through the process of ordering and when bringing out the food.

Siamo andati a pranzo di domenica. Il locale è curioso, in "finto stile" inglese...non so se mi ha convinto. Il Menù è molto simile a quello dell'OLD Wellinton, che però ha una marcia in più. Non si riesce ad ordinare dall'app. e loro non si preoccupano se tu sei al tavolo in attesa. Per contro sono super attenti alle allergie.

Lovely meal,staff very helpful.

Lovely traditional boozer, wide selection of ales, lagers, very friendly staff

Lovely pub enjoyed the time I spent in there

Perfectly poured Camden Town beer. Perfect spot for watching the world go by :)