Hi Folks
We'll be staying on Portland Street on Saturday with a view to eating and drinking in the late afternoon before visiting the Dancehouse Theatre on Oxford Road in the evening.
Two things:
A) recommendation for good food and beer late afternoon and B) a good pub after the theatre to round the evening off.
Unfortunately unable to trek across town, so looking for ideas close to this area.
Thanks in anticipation. johnnysaint
I wonder which end of Portland Street? If the north end (near Piccadilly Gardens), try the new Kro Bar in the big modern red brick building at the very north end. Food includes a lot of Danish specialities. See .
There's also Kro Bar 2 on Oxford Road, very close to the Dancehouse. Both will be busy, both will be pricey (but so are most Manchester pubs these days).
For slightly cheaper beer and food, you could try the Rain Bar, which is John Willie Lees' flagship Manchester pub on Great Bridgewater Street - roughly here .
Personally I particularly like Font Bar on New Wakefield Street, behind Oxford Road station -
- but it's very like a crowded student union bar. Good ale though, and cheap nosh up till about 8 p.m.
Probably Font Bar again, or Sand Bar (east side of Oxford Road). If you like very traditional pubs, try the Peveril of the Peak, the one with all the green tiling, opposite the Rain Bar.
There are lots of pubs and modern cafe-bars with cask ale in this area now, though not necessarily with a big range of beers.
I don't they do food but three pubs almost next to each other on Portland Street are The Old Monkey (Holts) The Circus Tavern (Tetleys with interesting interior) and the Grey Horse (Hydes). They are near the junction with Princess Street. :
If you do try the Rain Bar it's worth checking out The Peveril of The Peak just across the road. A real architectural gem and Manchester landmark, nice ambiance, good table football machine & beer's not bad either (usually Pedigree and Wadsworth's 6x). Also worth a hundred yard walk down Bridgewater street to The Briton's Protection (opposite the Bridgewater Concert Hall) - another classically designed pub with lovely ambiance and excellent Robinson's. Can get busy with penguin suits when concerts end. We often do these 3 as a mini crawl.
-- JohnB
Forgot to add - Great Bridgewater Street is about 100 yards up Oxford Road towards the Town Centre - second or third street on the left - 2 minutes walk.
-- JohnB
Just back from Manchester after having a great afternoon and evening.
Many thanks to Joyce, Paul and JohnB for your suggestions, all of which we gave a go!!
Thanks again johnnysaint
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