The Thirsty Scholar in Manchester

Martin the Mod keeping us entertained. Top night out .

Brilliant place, excellent friendly dj, Martin the Mod, that plays the best music. Definitely recommended.

Historic Manchester boozer under the arches of Oxford Road train station. Affordable.

Great selection of beers and undercover drinks/smoking area. Not bad prices

Very much has the feel of a student bar. Located under the railway arches of Oxford Road with no outside light to brighten the gloomy interior.There is outdoor seating on the cobbles. Good real ale selection makes it worth the visit. Old people like me might wish to avoid busier evening sessions when loud music is likely to feature. DJ's and live bands. Good pub grub with vegan and veggie options. Min £5 spend on cards. Visited again in Oct 2024 on a day trip with Albrecht. Good pint of Beartown Kahuna.

A bit dingy, but in a characteristic way, a place that knows what it is. All about that, would recommend stopping for a pint

A great bar under the old railway arches in the heart of Manchester. A cool DJ with some great tunes creating a great atmosphere

Different, but in a good way. Has character. Only stopped for 1 drink before going for the train (conveniently placed for Oxford Road).

Used to hit this place up over a decade ago when at uni. Not much has change. Still an awesome little bar. Kind of got that dove vibe about.

A cool little bar under the arches at Oxford Road train station.

Great live music venue. No posers just passion and cheap drinks. Free entry

Delicious food and music available

The drink we got here was not nice, flat coke and barley there vodka

Traditional style pub set under the arches with small seating area outside. Good range of traditional ales.

I went here for a few pints before a gig in Manchester recently. Decent little pub, reasonable prices for the city centre too.

Love this pub, always come here when we're in Manchester.

Another wonderful little gem of a pub in Manchester, with quality service and the ideal atmosphere on what was my 1st visit

It's a lovely pub. It has good atmosphere and I enjoyed drinking here with my friends.

Excellent service, friendly staff, this is another of Manchesters fine bars, great entertainment, along with some of the best beers, spirits and wine you could want. First class place for an evening or day out

Friendly with good beers and a quirky vibe.

Cosy day time, beer is not expensive

Great place for an impromptu dance

Nice beer, friendly staff. Proper friendly vibe, got chatting to a bunch of strangers and had a lovely night

Nice staff, quirky little gaff. Mrs liked the tunes and the house dry white. I was on the spiced rum. Will return.

Great atmosphere where u can go in and have a really gud conversation.. Damien the manager is perfect host ... Tells u what are the best beers and hw is so knowledgeable

Under the arches gem of a pub. Great beer

good beer + tuesday tony beloved

A nice change but my bitter had gone so had a bottle of Newcastle brown.

A good variety of real on tap. Music most weekends and a real pub

One of the best pre-gig pubs in Manchester. Great choice of lager.

Didn't eat here but the beer was good and nice and cold.

Martin the mod spinning the tunes AND massive portions of no frills vegan food 👊👊👊👊👊

First visit for a pre gig pint the other night, and I wish we could have stayed longer. I'll have to go back again.

Popped in last night on what happened to be open mic night. Great atmosphere can't recommend it enough. Will definitely go back next time we're in Manchester

Cheap drinks,nice atmosphere, and friendly staff

Love it, Saturday night DJ doing his thing, spinning the vinyl and getting his groove on. Plenty of bar staff, so no long wait at the bar and friendly too. Only had a little dance this time because it was busy, had a good long dance the time before because it was very late and near closing so more space. Just to stave off any misunderstanding, there's no actual dance floor as such, but there's no way you can stay still with those tunes on. A Manchester diamond

good vegan pub grub at a fair and reasonable price

Nice little back st pub.. was the zombie shack we had a drink in

It's under a bridge, which makes it very Troll-ish, but the beer was good and it's a fun spot.

Popped in for a few pints on a Sunday evening. Cool tunes, friendly staff, large outdoor area for the inhalation of carcinogens. What's not to like!

Cool places, cool location, friendly staff. Love it!! Highly recommended

Es un sitio muy molón debajo del puente de la circunvalación mancuniana. Parece un antro a simple vista pero es un sitio muy arreglado por dentro y con buen ambiente. Los mates tienen micro abierto y los jueves unos quizá donde Dan premios a los ganadores. Muy recomendable.

Nice atmosphere for a typical manconian beer under an industrial bridge

The pub itself was nice, friendly bar staff and decently drinks. It's just a shame that the Thursday pub quiz was the most soul sucking mind melting experience of my life. I've never seen a group of people become so depressed over the course of 3 soul destroying hours. The quiz was supposed to start at 7:30 but began at 8:45. My will to live was gone around 8:52. Come for the drinks, leave for the quiz. Just go to the Dockyard in Didsbury instead.

Good pub. Last round of the pub quiz was to draw the quizmaster naked. Wouldn’t go again.

Reasonably priced drinks, lovely outdoor seating covered by the bridge, so no issue if it rains. Lovely staff. Great spot!

Great atmosphere and speedy service with tasty drinks too

simple student pub but nice place with decent outdoor seating

Funny and friendly bouncer. Very fun atmosphere on the inside too!

Great pub underneath the arch by Oxford Road. Always a great atmosphere and the music is excellent. I would definitely recommend a visit if you're ever in Manchester.

Top place to have a pint after a gig in town 🍻

This is a proper old school boozer complete with Motown to old school prices, It is a really interesting pub and definitely worth a visit

Great priced beer for city centre. Good bouncers who talk to everyone. Different types of music each time I go in , this week hip hop but can be ska or mod

Great spot with good vibes and beer. Love the 'garden' out front :-)

Fantastic venue, great club space upstairs to hire for small events, and fantastic pub downstairs

Super cool place! Met some cool people and really enjoyed the tunes too.

I like this pub 🍻 good beer good music and they take CASH 😁

Loved it here very friendly behind the bar..think it was chef/dj we spoke to

The door staff on here are always great, nice atmosphere

Pubs great, beers cheap and tasty. What more can you want in the middle of town.

Great music and food very reasonable :)

Cold and dont apply the cheap beer as stated on menues

Best staff in the whole wide world 🙌 10/10

Oldy worldy kind of like a bikers pub. Really liked bit in here. The layout was weird with the seating but they had lowenbrau on tap which was beautiful. The artwork outside is amazing

Quirky hostelry. Big space in middle of the room, dancefloor? DJ was getting started when we left. It was a very cold day in Manchester and TBH it wasn't exactly toasty in the bar. The Salisbury and the Grand Central are a stumble away so it's a good area for those fond of a tipple and some rock music accompaniment.

Amazing hilarious staff, especially like the one with the walking stick 👍

I went there last night. The vibes were amazing, the people were so nice, customers and workers. The door men were great! Even when it was time to go, lovely music. I had a great time. And definitely fair priced drinks, thank you.

About an old school as it gets classic Manchester

Great place, fantastic staff and a great pint to boot

A pub for young people. But at 58 years old me and my friends found it very friendly

Nice place with good food and friendly staff

Had an amazing evening listening to jazz what an amazing time we had many thanks

Great mix of 60s music, brilliant if you want to dance, not too pricey either.

got served two pints that were off, so unless you're into that, won't recommend. also the toilets are appalling

Le lieu est un peu étrange au premier abord mais une fois sur place on y est super bien. Je recommande ce pub où j'ai passé de bons moments que j'étais étudiant.

Rough and ready little student friendly pub. Always fun and always bustling. Check out the zombie themed Tiki bar room upstairs if you get a chance.

Great little bar, live music and a good range of beers

Great pub. Staff are always great. Lovely outdoor seating area if you want to be covid safe(r). Good range of beers and always something I have never tried before.

Great beer & great music. Very reasonable prices for centre of Manchester

Love this place. Great music and great beer. Would highly recommend.

Very good staff very friendly, well kept ale n will let u try 1st. Cask ale not over priced.

Probably, the cheapest pints in Manchester 🍻

Very disappointed last night / early hours of this morning in how the DJ runs into the female toilet after my friend who is female and there was no apology from him or the bar staff #wontgoagain

Absolutely a special place, i would like to have more time to taste more beers, I can recommend 100%

Friendly staff and excellent cask ales. Good outdoor seating area under the railway arches.

It was a good pint, and some reasonable jazz

Lovely place. Quite casual and right off of Oxford Road. They have jazz on usually every week or so. They do have outdoors seating too.

Went there couple of time for after uni drink.. ok place, cheap drinks

Great vegan food. Most true to life I’ve ever had. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff

If it's a spit and sawdust pub you're after then this is the place!

Best pub in town, outside better than in

Always a good pint and friendly atmosphere

Great atmosphere cheap drinks and really friendly staff!

Brilliant night, great atmosphere! Always my go to when I find myself in Manchester!

Wonderful staff, proper down to earth and a lovely vibe all round!

Lovely place! Good music and friendly staff

Fantastic find old school 60's 70's DJ playing 45's of the finest soul music . Really cool looking dude very dapper and really good dancer a man who really enjoys what he does R.E.S.P.E.C.T

An odd vibe but we enjoyed it. Especially the bizarre comedy night upstairs on a Tuesday. Lovely outside area perfect for summer. Definitely try the cactus shots!

Great place with great music and great people. First time visit, and would definitely recommend, I'll definitely be back!

It's a Saturday night...I've seen Argyle beat Bolton and now we are out on the town seeking real ale pubs miles away from the stag and hen nights prevalent across most of Manchester. And this one fits the bill. Situated underneath the Oxford Road railway station Bridge this place has an unusual unique setting and delivers an alternative to the Salisbury heavy rock pub next door. A DJ.......probably as old as me.....is banging out some excellent music which hits all the right notes....and as a man who loves his music...I am quite jealous of his acumen. Good beer, good atmosphere...a lot more students....but the music just makes you want to get up and dance....yyyeeeaaah!!