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Jesus, back in our shitty hotel already.
The Britania?
dd, which hotel you in?
If still near Cord, The Burton Arms, Smithfield, Bar Fringe, Angel and Marble Arch are all within 5 minutes striking distance.
All well worth a short walk.
In fact, there aren't any bad pubs within 5 minutes of Cord.
Tuck in!
The ****ing shitty Premier Inn near the cathedral to consumption that is our workplace, Selfridges. I'd have to explore the NQ on my own now Rusty. I think maybe Wednesday might be more of a good night to explore. In preparation for the orgy that will be Thursday. Even the Bristol posse that are accompanying have decided they want to do Deaf Institute. 🙂
Yay! Got Thursday off! Clammy palms already at the thought of meeting Hora!
No worries DD.
The Mitre, Old Wellington and Sinclairs just round the corner are perfectly acceptable in an emergency if you fancy a nightcap.
Stay off the Holt's Diamond lager in the Mitre though 😀
Nice bottle of Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale in Sinclairs FTW.
Am currently savouring a pint of SS Sovereign Bitter. In a pub just under the eye. 🙂
That'll be Sinclairs.
Nice innit?
Dat's the one. Not bad at all. I loikes Manchestaww. Even if I am William Sans Amis here. 🙂
Add up the fingers, eyes and ears - if it's an even number, strike up a conversation, you'll be fine.
Plenty of local characters in the Mitre across the way.
Blimey DD looks like your getting around (and more pubs than I knew even existed). Darnit! 🙂
I handed over an English fiver for a pint in Sinclairs last night and got [i]three[/i] pound coins and some change back. 😯
Sinclairs is ace. Did you read the blurb about it? It used to be where Selfridges is until the IRA did their thing. Before that it was where M&S is.
A very well travelled pub.
The Deaf Institute is next door to the Footage. I still remember the last time we drank there (in 1991). Kin ell. Brings back memories 😕
morgs, what's stopping you? Eh? Better be good!
well...I'm in Llandudno Thursday-Sunday. My sister is a teacher over there and I want to go back to uni for teacher training next year.
Not good enough. 😐
🙂
Hora - Would that be the Hare and Hounds you're referring too? Jesus. What a dive! I remember being quite drunk in there and Spencey doing a duet on the Karaoke with the DJ who was shell-suit clad, with no teeth 😯
I was in the Castle on Oldham Street the other Friday and that was great! Absolutely packed
Bloody 'ell binners. The Castle? On par with the Kings Arms.
Last time I went in there, it had an air of eastern Europe about it. You know, women in head scarves carrying stale loaves.
Christ - I'd hate to see the barrel / line / pumps hygiene status....
Thats it. Lisa hated that place with a passion.
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Whats the name of that place round the corner from Cord- where all the Manc nutters who go to drink in their later years fall out onto the pavement?
Deux Cent!
Ah Gullivers Pub.
Derek. The Castle now appears to have been colonised by the Mumford and Sons appreciation society. Lots of facial hair, waistcoats and ironically worn flat caps at jaunty angles. Very Northern Quarter!
I used to really like the Hare & Hounds a few years ago when Maxine had it.
Gone a bit downhill since, now run by the bloke who had the Black Bull on the corner of Blackfiars St and Chapel St - different crowd.
Never liked the Castle, always had an air of desperation.
Crown and Kettle on Great Ancoats St is nice. Anyone remember the Dancing Weasel a bit further down, or the old Army Surplus radio shop round the corner on Oldham Road?
Rusty. I drank there circa 04-06.
Which one Hora, the Hare & Hounds?
I genuinely liked the place - friendly and unpretentious.
Didn't they used to film Cracker in there as well?
The Castle now appears to have been colonised by the Mumford and Sons appreciation society. Lots of facial hair, waistcoats and ironically worn flat caps at jaunty angles.
Fixies outside? 🙄
I like The Rising Sun and The Town Hall Tavern. Proper no-nonsense boozers!
Yes H&H 🙂
When I lived there only the place on the corner was 'plastic' with its long queues (wtf?) now its identikit with (as mentioned) Mumford lookalikes etc all over the place.
Cord used to be great but they had a refurb on the top floor and that place went abit 'livingonacreditcardcrowd/hip'.
The prices of pints in Trof and Oddbar are 😯 and both, for me have zero soul or any sort of atmosphere now. Vapid almost.
I like abit of oldschool Manchester pub with different crowds mixing in....saying that barwise I still like here http://wereviewanything.co.uk/2010/02/25/font-bar-manchester/
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Have you tried the Angel (used to be the Beer House) recently?
Popped in for the quiz a few Mondays ago.
It's really nice now:
Was always friendly and welcoming, but now they've got rid of the damp and redecorated it's excellent.
The actors from Waterloo Rd were all in there too, apparently it's a regular place for the TV crowd now 😯
Worked at CIS for many years, so used to go out round there a lot.
Hate the Printworks with a passion though.
Edit, not been in Font for many, many years.
Used to go in the Salisbury and what's now the Attic before Rock World/Jilly's/The Banshee back in the old days. 🙂
Daughter loves the Sand Bar. It's ok, but a bit impersonal for me.
Rising Sun and the Town Hall Tav are both really nice pubs.
Still miss Tommy Ducks too, shame it had to go.
Just googled it. Bloody ell!!!!!
Should we do northern quarter instead DD???
The Angel is a great Boozer. The Town Hall Tavern. Blimey! Not been in there for a while. The Nags Head was always my regular when I worked down that way. They used to have a sign above the bar saying
"Tired? Need a power-nap? Rooms are available by the hour"
I'm not sure much napping went on. Power or otherwise
And the whole of one wall had an utterly depraved orgy scene painted on it.
Nearly forgot, I met my Mrs in the Angel too - happy days 😀
I'd happily do the Northern Quarter instead as long as we avoid Odd/Trof/Centro (sorry its beers just leave me cold).
I.e. all the slightly gritty/places with great ranges of ales ontap.
We're not doing the northern quarter you swollen gland! Its full of fixie riding ****s in their sisters jeans. And you get all prissy about what you will and won't eat, you massive gaylord!
Stick with the plan. Which, lest we forget: YOU came up with
Get back in your box
grrrrrr
I can do the NQ tomorrow night. I've got slim fit chinos and brogue boots and a green howies tee shirt for that. Was there a plan for Thursday? Ox, somewhere else, then TDI. 🙂
Ox first then take it from there on Thursday. TDI- I'm just abit concerned, its abit of a trek out of town plus its in an area full of teenies/students and I'll look like someones Dad in there
Here's my take on a possible route to TDI - Ox for food > Cask > The Knott > Britons Protection > Kro2 > Sand Bar > TDI
Sounds good. I could bail out midpoint (i.e. After Britons)/a good compromise 🙂
Kro2- is there that singer/guitar playing bird still there? I remember watching her one Fri night and falling in love 8)
Sounds good. I could bail out midpoint (i.e. After Britons)/a good compromise
Is that when you've estimated it'll be your round?
Ox -> City Arms -> Britons -> TDI would be my suggestion - Kro 2 in particular is very far out of the way compared to the others
but as I said earlier, I'll be leathered and heading home before you reach TDI 🙂
You could always nip in for a skinny decaffe latte in the Cornerhouse
Is that when you've estimated it'll be your round?
Or you could 'pop out for a fag' magically when its yours? 😉
Jules, you pretty much need to walk past kro2 to get to sandbar/TDI from the britons... Anyway, binners I'll
drop you a text when I get near town to find out where you all are (it'll be about 7.30ish I reckon).
It's being planned with Military precision this. I thought it was just a few pints in town. All very impressive, although I suspect that it will all go to ratshit after the first few rounds 🙂
>Jules, you pretty much need to walk past kro2 to get to sandbar/TDI from the britons...
?? maybe my manchester geography is lacking, or maybe it;s my knowledge of the bars? Briton's is at theback of GMEX, TDI is next to the Sugden Centre, where's Kro 2 then? Kro is further down Oxford road near the students union, or is that Kro Bar rather than Kro2 ?