Bars in Manchester?

[ChrisG89]

Going to Manchester to see Michael McIntyre on the 21st October and staying over in the Arora, we are planning on going for a few drinks afterwards, can anyone recommend a few decent bars?

Cheers

[F355gtb2009]

red door if u can get in, living room if u can get in,yatra lounge,

[Kickstart]

Restaurant bar & grill - John Dalton street

Sky Bar in the Hilton - mega view over the city - but you will prob need a reservation - google

Old fashioned but great pubs - Tom's chop house or Sam's chop house on Cross street

[Ganglandboss]

What sort of places do you like normally? What sort of music do you want to hear?

[ChrisG89]

Cheers

Just want somewhere we can go for a few drinks really, not that bothered about going to nightclubs I don't think.

[Ganglandboss]

Personally I would head for the Northern Quarter. It's all down to personal choice but bars like the Living Room do nothing for me. I can't see the appeal in trying to get in somewhere where with a stuck-up bint who thinks she's Victoria Beckham deciding who gets in. I would avoid the following chav-fests at all costs:

• The Printworks
• Peter Street (The Square, Brannigans, Bar 32)
• Canal Street
• Deansgate Locks

[Wacky Racer]

Strangeways.....There's plenty of bars in there...........

[3sixty]

Northern Quarter

Or as stated above, Sams / Toms.

[Blown2CV]

black dog ballroom

[kirsty-s2k]

Another vote for the northen quarter - one of my faves is Common

ETA - restaurants nr the venue will be heaving just before the show - make sure you book or eat somewhere a little further away. I saw him when he played Manchester in November - was fantastic!!

Edited by kirsty-s2k on Thursday 28th January 15:37

[3sixty]

Considering he went in October, I guess he established the restaurant nearby were full and that the act was good/bad/ok etc.

[kirsty-s2k]

3sixty said:

Considering he went in October, I guess he established the restaurant nearby were full and that the act was good/bad/ok etc.

didn't spot it was from last year!

[Blown2CV]

only thing about N Qtr is its kind of a reverse snobbery thing. Easy to get turned away for being too smartly dressed, weirdly enough

[no-worries88]

Bacchanalia, used to work from there on the laptop instead of at home haha.