Manchester Pubs .....fave and worst.

[manchester blue]

I was at University in Manchester in the mid-eighties. Best was an appalling flea pit called The Coach & Horses opposite the Piccadilly station ramp. The Lass O Gowrie was popular and brewed its own stuff, IIRC. The Old Garrett opposite the Cyprus Tavern too, interesting. Then there was a pub with a tiny bar fit for 3 people...The Circus? Maybe on Whitworth Street, I dunno. I forget.

Circus is till going. Portland Street. Three At the bar is optimistic. My mate had The Old Garrett late eighties. The Coach and Horses. Forgotten about that!!

 

[m7mcfc]

Nobody mentioned The Temple?

Cheetham Hill Road.? My first local pub, great place. Special mentions for The Appleford, The Cavalier and The Tanners.

 

[East Level 2]

Cheetham Hill Road.? My first local pub, great place. Special mentions for The Appleford, The Cavalier and The Tanners.

I remember the one on CHR but the one I was thinking of is a converted public toilet at the end of Great Bridgewater Street just off Oxford Road.

 

[mike1923]

Pear Tree was a rum pub; it's been called the Wendover for years. Not been in there for a long time.

Didn't it bizarrely close a few years ago and briefly open up as a carvery? Back to being a shithole booze now!

 

[Only one City]

Didn't it bizarrely close a few years ago and briefly open up as a carvery? Back to being a shithole booze now!

Not sure mate, I know they were doing pub grub type food, since it changed to the Wendover. As far as I know though it's always been a pub.

 

[peoffrey]

The Castle on Oldham Street did a nice ale on Saturday just gone.

 

[StrangewaysHereWeCome]

Bloody hell. Did you go to the Kettle Drum too?

Kettle drum was a little before my time. I caught the tail end of shit Salford pubs before they all got closed. The Flemish, Brass etc.

 

[dan_bo]

Shutting in July, mother macs. Crying shame.

Has Les had enough finally? Shame that
Must drop in before it shuts.

 

[nw42]

The Top Cat Tavern was certainly a contender for worst, old train seats fastened to the floor provided the seating.

 

[Only one City]

Has Les had enough finally? Shame that
Must drop in before it shuts.

He said he's retiring when it shuts so I assume he has mate.

 

[peoffrey]

Saddened to hear Mother Macs is going. Great beer.

 

[dan_bo]

Saddened to hear Mother Macs is going. Great beer.

Not really great beer but ive had some excellent nights in there. Really.

 

[peoffrey]

^
I like it. The pint tastes good in comparison to others around.

 

[Adidas Sharston]

Circus is till going. Portland Street. Three At the bar is optimistic. My mate had The Old Garrett late eighties. The Coach and Horses. Forgotten about that!!

Me mams cousin had The Old Garrett for a while back in the 80s (Tony Cahill) not sure if it's the same bloke. Remember going in there to meet a mate on a Saturday night and it was full of rags. City turned up just before closing and started bricking the boozer to get utd outside.

 

[manchester blue]

Not him @Adidas Sharston no. Paul Dickinson who went on to part own Magnum Taxis in Prestwich or Whitefield way.

 

[cookster]

The Magpie, Ancoats. Some characters in there!

 

[Adidas Sharston]

Anyone remember the 32 Club in Ardwick, one of the few places you could get a drink on a Sunday.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The Magpie, Ancoats. Some characters in there!

The pink Zinfandel wasn't up to much iirc ;-)

 

[cookster]

The pink Zinfandel wasn't up to much iirc ;-)

Long before Zinfandel was even in my vocabulary ;)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Long before Zinfandel was even in my vocabulary ;)

We're all so much more cosmopolitan and sophisticated now!

The Magpie had a landlord called Tony in the early 90's iirc??