Marble Arch (Manchester)
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MCFCTrick
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Simply a cracking old fashioned pub, with great beers and the food is top too. It's sister pub, Knott Bar on Castlefield end of Deansgate is superb too. Try 'em!
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Not overcrowded with teens, fair age mix I'd say...
Have been a couple of times - cracking old-world pub in some respects
Have been a couple of times - cracking old-world pub in some respects
MCFCTrick
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samy said:
More middle age I reckon, but a few younger too. Lot of Post Office workers get in there from across the road.......now you realise why the post gets delivered so late. ; )
Zaba-daba-doo
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i work at that post office and i can say with my hand on my heart the sorting staff are the only ones who go in there(the people who work in doors) as the delivery staff are out deliverin mail from 9am(the marble arch opens at 12, all delivery staff are more or less finished by then) its not that great anyway its tiny and i can only say people who are addicted to real ale pubs will like it!!! in a word shit!
rickmcity
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Get yourself in there,curl your toes under the bar foot rest or undo your belt and fasten it around the grab rail.
lean back untill comfy and start from left to right on the copious different types of traditional ale's.
Oh....dont forget to pre order your taxi sooner than you thought as the ale is real and very potent! ENJOY.
lean back untill comfy and start from left to right on the copious different types of traditional ale's.
Oh....dont forget to pre order your taxi sooner than you thought as the ale is real and very potent! ENJOY.
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rickmcity said:
see my point exactly i agree if your one of those can i have half a pint of that 18 per cent belgian cherry cider or can i have a tiny mug of that blueberry bitter that blows ur brains out and taste like shit type then you'll love it as for the dukebox its got all 60s music APART from the fact its got Whats the story morning glory album (oasis) and The Smiths greatest hits (which seems to be on repeat every time iv been in).
If you're like me and would like a bit of atmosphere before the games places like Mary D's are the places to go why would you wanna quiet pint before the game? ah well everyone to there own i suppose.....Marble Arch is alrite but not my cuppa tea at all!!!
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see my point exactly i agree if your one of those can i have half a pint of that 18 per cent belgian cherry cider or can i have a tiny mug of that blueberry bitter that blows ur brains out and taste like shit type then you'll love it as for the dukebox its got all 60s music APART from the fact its got Whats the story morning glory album (oasis) and The Smiths greatest hits (which seems to be on repeat every time iv been in).
If you're like me and would like a bit of atmosphere before the games places like Mary D's are the places to go why would you wanna quiet pint before the game? ah well everyone to there own i suppose.....Marble Arch is alrite but not my cuppa tea at all!!!
You failed to mention you were going in before the match! this pub is for drinkers hence i only go 2-3 times a year.Not on a match day.
The general mood in there seems to be middle of the road and not stereotypical as you said above.
I go to shambels square or picadilly before the game for some atmosphere but find mary d's a little over the top.
It all depends on your mood and to some extent your age.
If you're like me and would like a bit of atmosphere before the games places like Mary D's are the places to go why would you wanna quiet pint before the game? ah well everyone to there own i suppose.....Marble Arch is alrite but not my cuppa tea at all!!!
You failed to mention you were going in before the match! this pub is for drinkers hence i only go 2-3 times a year.Not on a match day.
The general mood in there seems to be middle of the road and not stereotypical as you said above.
I go to shambels square or picadilly before the game for some atmosphere but find mary d's a little over the top.
It all depends on your mood and to some extent your age.
Zaba-daba-doo
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You failed to mention you were going in before the match! this pub is for drinkers hence i only go 2-3 times a year.Not on a match day.
The general mood in there seems to be middle of the road and not stereotypical as you said above.
I go to shambels square or picadilly before the game for some atmosphere but find mary d's a little over the top.
It all depends on your mood and to some extent your age.[/quote]
i agree bout match days but iv worked at that post office for years and used to go in the marble twice a week in my earlier days and everytime it were real ale drinkers and posties and thats it there were never any alternatives so unless you know some posties or you love real ale i doubt it very much ul like this pub plus it is very tiny and the floors on a slope wierd one really
The general mood in there seems to be middle of the road and not stereotypical as you said above.
I go to shambels square or picadilly before the game for some atmosphere but find mary d's a little over the top.
It all depends on your mood and to some extent your age.[/quote]
i agree bout match days but iv worked at that post office for years and used to go in the marble twice a week in my earlier days and everytime it were real ale drinkers and posties and thats it there were never any alternatives so unless you know some posties or you love real ale i doubt it very much ul like this pub plus it is very tiny and the floors on a slope wierd one really
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This is nonsense. Not going to criticise the lad for not liking the place; each to their own. But you don't have to be a real ale buff to drink in there, I'm not and I don't knock about with postmen either.
It's just got a lot of character and is different to any pub I've been to in Manchester.
This is nonsense. Not going to criticise the lad for not liking the place; each to their own. But you don't have to be a real ale buff to drink in there, I'm not and I don't knock about with postmen either.
It's just got a lot of character and is different to any pub I've been to in Manchester.
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Brumblue said:
What he said.
And it's bollox that it's all 'strong' ales. Their Manchester Bitter for one is simply a normal strength beer, (And great) as are many others. The other half loves the draught Fruili. A Belgian strawberry beer, average strength again.
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samy said:
Why don't you just go down and make your own mind up ??
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fallowfieldflyer said:
Why don't you just go down and make your own mind up ??[/
i suppose thats the only answer to your question go check it out but like iv made known it aint my bag but i can see why people like it maybe iv been a bit hard on the place (probably reminds me of work too much haha)
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Zaba-daba-doo said:
I used to work for Romec Engineers , and was pretty much based at that sorting office of yours too ..... used to go in the Marble Arch quite often for a 'liquid lunch' ...... excellent pub , great beers ...... used to spend a lot more time in there than i really should have if i'm totally honest about it!
