First time in Pie and Ale, which in itself is astonishing given they are two of my favourite things. But now I know why, even though it's not hidden, it's listed as being on Lever St but in reality it set back from the road slightly down Faraday St. So it's not immediately visible from Lever St unless you're looking for it; which is really my only reason for not giving it 5*. Pie and Ale doesn't bound head long towards the current fashion of ultra trendy scrounged and up-cycled interiors that so many bars are doing, it's interior is very clean and simple but also warm and inviting and won't age or go out of fashion as quickly as some of the other bars in the NQ. It's also got several different space so you can choose to sit in the open seating area with the large glass windows, next to the bar at high benches or walk around the corner and up the stairs for a more cosy intimate set of booths above the bar; this means the location can suit a lot of different situations. They have a good selection of ales for the likes of myself, but have a good range of bottle beers and your general assortment of keg beers, wines etc. The pies are on the pricey side (£9.95-£11.95) especially compared with the likes of Pie Minister (£7.95 for the Mothership) only a few blocks away, but they are big and hearty as you'd hope and with the availability of cask beer (Pie Minister only has bottles) improves the experience for me. In my opinion it's always nicer having a fresh well kept pint than having bottled beer. I had the Moufflon and Minted Chocolate which was spot on as far as I'm concerned the chocolate and stout sauce went fantastically with the well cooked steak. Overall I really enjoyed the relaxed feel of Pie and Ale and will be most likely to return now I know where it is. read more

I think I've found my new favourite place! Ok so I've been here before for our Elite event a few months back (and that was a flying visit) and I've had many friends spreading the gospel about this place being super amazing for beer, food and general 'good time' ambience but on Saturday night everything came together to really make me say "yeah I get it now" So without going into all the boring details - they do pies very well, they do ale vey well - the pies coming from a selection of about 12 (I had the steak and 3 cheese with peas and mash - £11.95) and a pretty similar sized range of craft beers, cask and real ales on tap. I really thought the selection was excellent (and well priced - a flight of 3 thirds was £3.40 of cask ale) and their bottles are a good mix of what America and Europe has to offer! This place is going to be amazing for the world cup with a big screen up in the main bar showing all the matches (they were actually showing the Champions league final on Sat night, adding to the ambience) - and the music was just the icing on the cake - what a fantastic selection of reggae, dub and hiphop for the 3 hours I was in. Really looking forward to going back and having some great beer with a phat ass pie soon! *extra note should go to all the waiting staff - amazing friendliness and table service all night - nice job guys!* read more

Pie & Ale - This DNA is wunderba - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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Its British Pie Week! But you of course already knew that, following National Toast Day, its the second biggest food based event in the calendar. And so the El Food Brothers find themselves in 'Pie and Ale', the Tuesday of British Pie Week, for their special offer. Pie, Mash, Gravy and a Pint for £6 this is dangerously close to our Holy Grail Not familiar with the location of 'Pie and Ale' the El Food Brothers meet up elsewhere to find the place together. We remember a rough direction and spot the 'Bakerie' logo soon enough. As the various logos for Pie and Ale state 'from Bakerie' we make a leap of logic that this is the place we should be. We tell our waitress that we have booked in through Twitter, she's a bit confused but carries on seating us. Its when I mention 'the Pie offer' that we are then literally shown the door. This must happen a lot, as there is a back door stating that it leads to Pie and Ale. The El Food Brothers head through the back door into the Narnia of Pie and Ale. It does feel as though we've travelled through a dimension or two, we now can not see any recognisable landmarks or roads as we head towards Pie and Ale. We are not sure if we will ever see our friends and family again. Still, 6 quid for a pie and pint, sod the real world. We tell our second waitress of the day about booking in through Twitter, and mention Pie straight away. "You're the El Food Brothers?" This is going well, we are now instantly recognisable blogging superstars. "You're on table 7" Today is our lucky day it seems. We have 3 options for our pie, Steak, Three Cheese and I forgot the third, something about Kale. Kale is bullshit. The cheese features a blue, and you know our feelings on that. Two steaks it is. Our surroundings are comfortable enough as we wait for the pies. Seated in small row of booths, theres no plastic in sight, it feels like a classier place that some of the other Northern Quarter joints. You've also got a nice row of spirits situated nearby. Make sure to play the 'guess the spirt by the back of the bottle' game. El Food Two managed to spot nearly every one of the various gins and rums. He may well have a problem. Pies arrive in good time, not as quick as Pie Minister, but I think this at least gives you the impression that things are fresher than their main pie competitors. The other thing that separates Pie and Ale from the 'minister is that "All pies are served with mash and gravy". This is how things should be, and Pie and Ale obviously know this. You spot two things when you first get your chosen pie. One, the mash is sitting a-top the pie. This is literally flipping the traditional pie and mash paradigm on its head, and it works. It also means you get a little pastry cow on top of your pie, nestled in the mash. If you were in any doubt on the species of animal you had chosen to eat today. I'm not sure what you get for your Kale pie, and I will never find out. Pies are soon cracked into, and various pictures taken. The pictures don't do the pies justice, I'll blame the lighting rather than my poor camera skills. If theres one thing I could fault 'Pie and Ale' on, is that the area we sat in could do with a window or two. The pies are tasty, plenty of filling, we spend a bit of time guessing what all the veg is in the pie, but don't have any complaints on that front, as it all has taken on a general meaty pie taste. The mash is excellent, and the whole thing is swimming in gravy. The ale is forgettable, if it didn't have the pun-tastic name of 'Yippee Pie Ale'. They have missed a trick by not calling the pie 'Pie Hard' though. Earlier on whilst waiting for the pies, we'd spotted a couple of beer bottles, with some sort of sand in them, we assumed just to weigh down these odd ornamental decorations. However, when our pies arrived, we were told these were actually salt and pepper shakers. First time I've seen this, and can't believe any other NQ esstablisment hasn't nicked the idea. I know I'm going to tell everyone it was our idea and Pie and Ale nicked it and did it back to us. We soon finish the pies and get the receipt. Now our waitress explains its had to be put through a bit different for the offer. Officially the El Food Brothers had Hot Wings and Crisps for lunch, no drinks. Which is more a breakfast for us rather than a lunch. We can't fault anything with the service though, and we are even asked about the blog by our waitress. Although she didn't seem too impressed when we told her we'd been doing it for only 2 weeks. We wonder as we leave Pie and Ale whether we need to return back through the 'wardrobe' that is Bakerie, but actually manage to find an alternative route back to the real world. I'm still not sure if I'll ever be able to find the place again though. Without the offer, the pies are priced around the tenner mark, and then the usual 4 quid odd for a pint, takes us way off our Holy Grail. 9 bags of crisps out of 10 chicken wings read more

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They do fantastic Pie's and beautiful Ales. I could stop there as it pretty tells you the story, they do exact what it says on the tin, and then some! I had the Steak Pie which was fantastic, although the Game Pie that my Grandpa had looked and smelt even better, so yes it's only fair I return to try that soon! All the pies looked brilliant and although I can only attest to the taste of mine, everyone seemed very happy with their meals! Started the meal with some bread and tasty pesto and oils and a wonderful American Pale Ale, my current favourite type, from a local brewery in Manchester (even better). Wasn't room for the desserts on this trip but it definitely won't be the last time I visit here! They have big TV's and show all kinds of sports and with the vast amount of Ale's and other alcohol options on offer, it would be rude of me to venture back to try some more! read more

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It really is "all about the pie". Big effing pies. With a decent selection of fillings including meat, vegetarian, vegan and guest specials, there's something that'll tempt almost everyone. They're pretty sizeable portions (especially if they come with mash) and about 1lb in weight so be prepared for subsequent food comas. I opted for Game Pie (venison, boar and pheasant) and my friend Pastissada de Caval (horsemeat, smoked bacon and garlic). We were very happy with both. We found out that a record had been set (by some 'professional competitive eater') for THREE of these pies, plus servings of mash and peas, at less than four minutes - it might even have been three minutes - so we're talking over 3 and a half lb of pastry, hot fillings and potato. What a beast. For £20, if you eat all this in less than 10 minutes, you get your money back and a commemorative t-shirt (for you to wear on your way to gastric bypass surgery no doubt). Their choice of ales is also pretty good (I like places which display loads of empty beer bottles so you can see how many you can tick off having tried them). They have six rotating cask ales from micro-breweries and also serve their own Yippee Pie Ale. read more

Pie & Ale - Game Pie (venison, boar and pheasant) - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

Oh Pie and Ale you joyful little joy filled joy of joyness. I love Pie and I love Ale it's basically if I opened somewhere I want to go to lunch for, the only change I would make is that it would be next to my work. The Ales great, the Pies are great I had a Boar pie (Boar I expected to be like pork, I'd compare it closer to Beef) deeeeeeeeelicious Need to go more, need to be in NQ more so I can go more read more

Pie & Ale - Boar pie Amazing! - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

As we were eating, we looked at eachother and stated (almost at the same time) "that is the best pie I have ever had). We shared the Steak & Ale, and the Wild Game with Blueberry. Both were amazing and incredibly different. A nice, varied (clearly rotating) beer selection, provides for a great way to compliment the wonderful food. read more

OK so great looking place,staff very friendly at the bar and rather trendy. The framboise beer I ordered was so so tasty literally the best beer I have had in a while. However!! Me and James G ordered the steak and ale and the 3 cheese and leek pie and shared them. I have to agree with Stacey and Anthony on this and say the steak and ale pie was ok- nothing absolutely amazing though which was disappointing. I thought there was too much pastry and not enough meat. Also I would have liked a tad more mash and some veggies on the side. The veg they offer is mushy peas which I detest :( (naturally because I am not northern it would appear). The 3 cheese on the other hand- BEAUTIFUL! So tasty, creamy, cheesey and morish! Could of eaten 2 of these! So much more flavour than the meat for some reason and just all round brilliant! One more thing..... We all ordered separately but within about 1 minute of each other, 2 pies arrived.....then a 10 minute wait.....then another 1.......then another 1. I don't mean to go off on one BUT if there is a table of 4 you don't bring out food for 2 of the people and not the others! The waiter didn't seem to be bothered about the fact we had to wait whilst our friends had their food- I would have expected him to be profoundly sorry! So sorry, it went from such a friendly and funny barman at the start to being confused at the lack of service. The price is quite expensive if you compare it to pieminster which I believe from my friends is more tasty and for much less money.... I enjoyed the food though I thought £10 for a pie is a bit too expensive... Such a shame- I would come back for the cheese pie however and give them a second chance..... read more

Pie & Ale - Raspberry beer! So so nice - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

Back for more : ) I love the beer selection in the place and so does everybody else because it's always at least half full. I like to sneak off to Pie and Ale for drinks and few nibbles as I think it has a great atmosphere is a wee bit off the beaten track so you can usually get a couple of seats, or a booth if ya lucky! The Food: Last time I went for the one of their Pies and wasn't too impressed (Maybe it was bad day). So we mixed it up a little this time and went for the Snacks Sharer option. Not really an option just what you get if you don't order a Pie. We got Bread for 4 with oil and balsamic, Loads potato skins, Marinated Olives, Hummus Dip and the ridiculously hot Buffalo wings. The food was really good and came in at around £6 each between three of us. I still like this place and I'll still recommend as a good spot for a quick bite to eat or a great place to try the beer selection! read more

Pie & Ale - Ho Ho Ho Christmas specials! - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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As a bar I think Pie and Ale is pretty good - lots of seating (comfortable booths upstairs), really nice, knowledgeable and helpful staff and a wide selection of ale. The only thing drinks wise I wouldn't recommend is the wine, we had bad red & white at the Yelp event. However it also markets itself as an eatery and I don't think that side is quite as good. The buffalo wings are not buffalo wings, by any American standard (go to Yard & Coop for the real deal). I found them quite tasteless but boyf found them impossibly hot (I have a cold!). The pork balls were ok, boyf liked the sauce. The pies themselves I just don't think are that good (compared with, for example, Lord of the Pies). The pastry does not have much flavour and is too hard to really interact with the filling. They are also pretty expensive, coming in at over £9.95 - £11.95 with accompaniments. So, go to drink not to eat, in my opinion. read more

After a number of visits to Pie and Ale, predominantly for either Friday night drinks or Sunday football viewing, Monday saw me return with food on the agenda. Rather than go for the pies - many of which have developed since my last peek at a menu, with plenty of exotic pies on offer for those with a more adventurous palette - we shared some of the bar snacks. After a small debate about whether having potato skins and cajun wedges was just slightly too much potato, we decided on the boneless chickens strips (cleaner than buffalo wings) with advice from the bartender to go for the bbq sauce as the hot sauce "is just too much"; pork, chorizo and bacon meatballs; crispy potato skins with bacon and cheese. The portion size was perfect between the two of us, especially after the breakfast we had enjoyed earlier in the day. The chicken strips were my personal favourite, the meat remaining soft and tender despite assuming that the flavour would be focused in the sauce, followed by the subtly spiced meatballs. The potato skins were tasty, though slightly overdone, which impacted the flavour slightly. We were very content, which led to two bottles of wine in the course of a couple of hours; the bartender obviously knew who he was dealing with as he made sure for us to pay during Happy Hour, making the wine £10 a bottle as opposed to around £15. Big love. Something worth note is that the Bakerie wine shop next door seems to be converting into an 'extension' of Pie and Ale, so hopefully these guys will continue to go from strength to strength. read more

Pie & Ale - pork bites, bacon & cheese potato skins, bbq chicken strips (2014) - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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This was an unexpected treat! Whilst unsuccessfully attempting to find Dusk 'til Pawn, we saw some lights down a side street and decided to investigate. At first I thought it was just some office building foyer, since the exterior of the building was mostly glass but no, it's a bar! We went in and were surprised by how big it was - the downstairs is quite spacious, divided into an open space at the front and a smaller, cosier space at the back. There's also a mezzanine level where you can do some good people watching and they have a couple of cool tables made out of old arcade cabinets. To drink we had the "Yippee Pie Ale", chosen mostly for the comedy value of saying it out loud but it was a really great drink and I'd readily have it again. Definitely worth a visit for it's great combination of good beer, great atmosphere and off-the-beaten-track-ness. read more

Pie & Ale - Christmas decorations! - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

Don't let the 4* fool you, the ace is excellent and capitalises o. City centre quirky niche dining like the best of them. First up is the food, the pie was filled to burst with quality ingredients and the gravy and mash that accompanied it was beautiful. The animal shape of puff pastry on the top of the pie to denote the meat was very fun... The selection of food is broad and deep with some very different dishes than other places in the city (zebra balls... Not the parts of the animal It sounds like, promise!) The 4* is simple, the pie and mash is no better or worst than Pieminister when all is said and done and I could get exactly whet I got here at PM for a third of the price so I can't give it the same star rating. Though points are given for the choice of ale, this is a 4.5 easy :) read more

Pie & Ale - Mouflon pie in front and rabbit pie in back with a side of lovely homemade wedges! - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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I don't know exactly where to start to give an idea of how much I love Pie and Ale. I have been here quite a few times, for a Yelp event, for dinner with friends and here I took visiting friends to let them try some good British cuisine. I've never been disappointed by their pies: classic, with game, vegetarians, all of them are delicious, served with gravy and mash, and with mushy peas on requests. Prices are around £10 per pie, I would say they're definitely worth it. The place is very big, not extremely easy to find since it's hidden in one of the tiny side streets of Lever Street. Also their beers deserve a try, I would especially advice the dark ones. A good reason for sporty people to go there over the past few weeks was that they showed all the matches of the Euros 2016! :) read more

Pie & Ale - Game pie with mushy peas - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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I like pie and i like ale so bring them together in one place and whoop there it is!! Another venture by the guys from Bakerie set just behind in a building called the hive. Changing range of pies and guest ales so plenty to tickle your taste buds. Each pie is lovingly identified as to its contents by a either a chicken or a cow crafted out of pastry - beats those little flags any day as at least you can eat this! All come with plenty of gravy but i would recommend getting a side of peas to add to your pie eating experience. Saturday nights do get busy so your better off booking ahead or going early for your pie indulgence. They do veggie pies as well but i do feel that nothing beats a good meat pie but hey each to their own! Pie and ale goodness all round :) check out the pie eating contest on Mondays -extreme!! Hats off to anyone that achieves it! You defo deserve the T-Shirt. read more

Pie & Ale - Game pie and chicken and chorizo pie bring it on :) - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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Absolutely brilliant! I've visited Pie and Ale several times over the years, but not as often as I should have! The food is genuinely delicious and offers a good variety and not the usual options for pies. Another plus for Pie and Ale is, it has a great variety of quality drinks, such as Erdinger. The best part is that one gets change from a tenner when buying two pints. Always a bonus! My recent visit was during the Champions League Final 2016. This was for two reasons: I wanted quality food after a long day and a cool place to watch the final. Pie and Ale is divided into two sides, separated by the kitchen and bar in the middle, but this helps the place separate the types of evenings: For an evening for beer, food and good conversation, enter through the door on the right; and to watch sport (cricket, football, etc!) enter on the left. This section has one large projector screen and long bench and tables, which is great for groups, and it even has a VIP-type section on a mezzanine with a smaller TV Screen. The evening was a great atmosphere, full but not overly busy. I think it is a good spot to watch some sport ;) As for the food; DELICIOUS !! On this occasion I ordered the Hunters Pheasant pie: Wild pheasant breast and cooked with onion, celery, sherry vinegar, carrots, parsnip and thyme with red wine gravy. A dollop of mash potato accompanies the pie on top and it sits in a bed of gravy. Initially, I though the gravy was too much, but the mash and pie soaks it all up and it was actually the perfect amount. The pie was so tasty combining the pheasant and red wine and full of flavour from all the veg. My friend ordered the Sticky Boar Balls: wild Boar meatballs with cous cous. It looked great, and I believe it tasted just as good! read more

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I really liked how this restaurant has taken traditional British pies and customized them with vegan and vegetarian options. The jackfruit pie is exceptional - especially the pastry. I could have done with a few more greens/veggies but perhaps that was my fault and I should have ordered a side dish. The gravy is also excellent. Definitely recommend! read more

Pie & Ale - Vegan jackfruit pies - so delicious! - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

This bar was a nice surprise in northern quarter. It was trendy, having 2 big screen TVs showing football during the Euro 2016 & suitable for a friends group of 6-8 ppl to share a table. The beer was quite cheap compared to other bars in northern quarter. I had a half pint of larger & only costed me 1.90. read more

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What an absolute letdown this was tonight. Rated it five stars a month ago (ordered the elk pie last time) however there was no game on the menu tonight and I fancied a bit of meat, so aside from the horrible-sounding chicken and chorizo (glad I didn't order this, looking at the face of Anthony K!) and rabbit (none of us ordered this), there was only steak and ale, which turned out to be more pastry then steak. The fruity mango ale I ordered was DE-LISH but what a disappointment the whole eating experience was. Four of us had come out to have a pre-Christmas meal, yet the waiter brought only two pies out initially. Fifteen minutes later two more came out. Although he did inform us 'a fresh batch has been put in' there was no apology, no discount, nothing. If four people are out having a meal together, I find it totally unacceptable when half of us have finished the meal before the other half arrives. Why the hell do they think we are all ordering food? To enjoy a dining experience TOGETHER. My biggest pet hate and not good at all. Also, there was hardly any steak in my pie aside from a few - very few - teeny tiny pieces. Probably won't be back on this basis to be honest. Once bitten twice shy and all. read more

First time in Pie and Ale, which in itself is great given they are two of the things that I like. They have a selection of the traditional pies that you can find everywhere but they revisited their recipes. They have a good selection of ales, but have a good range of bottle beers, wines etc. The waitress we had was very friendly, helpful and knowledgable about the pies and ales on offer. Overall I really enjoyed the relaxed feel of Pie and Ale and will be most likely to return now I know where it is. read more

Yuuuuuuuum, yum, yummy, yum! That is what I have to say about Pie and Ale. Never been before and didn't know it existed but it hit the spot nicely. I had beef and ale pie, and it was lovely. Just big enough, with a cute pastry cow in top! The mushy peas were nice, the gravy was nice, strong flavour and not watery! Hoorah!!!! It's a cool looking bar and is expanding. Was very quiet when I went but it was 3pm and I guess most people don't eat pie at 3pm on a tues! I will be going back when I get the craving for another tasty, savory pie :-D read more

A place was required to celebrate Grandpas 80th birthday, but he doesn't like anything too fancy. However the rest of the family wanted to try something new. Pie and Ale worked a treat! Grandpa enjoyed his steak pie & I enjoyed my Iberico pork pie. The Ale choice is wide and varied, so something for everyone! read more

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I only went for Mash and Ale rather than Pie and Ale but even so, felt I got the measure of this place. It seems to be angling for a beerhalle feel, which it does quite effectively, with long wooden benches, two bars and a reasonable selection of beer. Service was quick and friendly and the wifi free. The range of beer is good, not out of this world. And the hyped 'hoppy hour' rather disappointing, with only a few mainstream lagers benefiting from a discount. Still, the six cask ales were interesting and well-priced. Maybe I'd have different feelings if I'd gone for an eponymous Pie rather than an off-menu serving of mash. The mash and gravy at least were pretty darn good. For now though, I'm tipping my hat to Pie and Ale rather than picking my jaw off the floor. read more

My super food pie was amazing. Everyone else loved their meat versions. This place is all kinds of good. Lovely selection of ale too. read more

Pie & Ale - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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Such a great experience here! This was my favorite meal while visiting Manchester. My table had the Rabbit, Beef, and Veggie Special pies and we were all very happy and full. I am glad I read the review mentioning that the restaurant isn't quite on Lever Street, it made finding the place very easy (although there was a chalkboard sign indicating it's location as well). The staff also rocked! Our only disappointment was that they closed early on another night because it was a slow night - we got there just as they were closing. read more

I've been to pie and ale a few times but never actually eaten there. But this time I did otherwise I knew I'd get pie envy watching the other two eat. So i ordered the rabbit pie. It came with a pastry bunny sitting atop of the pie a top of the mash. I'm a sucker for gimmicks so it instantly got my approval, but actually the pie is really delicious. None of that hipster 'lets see how weird we can make it' crap.... Just a great pie with great ingredients and great flavours, plus the gravy was bountiful. A winner!! read more

Pie & Ale - They put a bunny on my rabbit pie. - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

Great atmosphere for one, but it's called Pie and Ale so let's look at each. The selection of ales was definitely impressive. A good number of cask ales and a larger number of bottles/cans. I tried one of each (a Waen Snowball and a Beavertown Smog Rocket), both of which were great so I would believe that the other ales they stock are just as good. The selection of food was quite impressive as well. We tried the steak pie and the rabbit pie both of which had great flavouring. The pie crust may not be for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. However for the price, it was very lacking in content. While there was a bit more steak in the steak pie (still less than average), there was hardly any rabbit in the rabbit pie. For a 10 pound pie, 2 cubes of rabbit meat is definitely not satisfactory. There wasn't even much vegetables. Opening the pie, it looked like it was only half filled... So I was definitely disappointed there... Perhaps, I got unlucky with the quantity of filling in mine, but even if it was fully filled, it still would not have been much compared to other pie establishments. TL;DR - Great atmosphere and ale selection. Great tasting pies, but not worth the money for the amount of filling you get... read more

Great selection of beers but I was quite underwhelmed with the food. A lot of the pies were sold out so I ended up with the chicken and chorizo pie. It came with mash and gravy, quite an odd combination with such a pie, and it didn't really work and a third of the filling was celery. There was a distinct lack of meat in all the pies we had and oddly the best of the bunch was a three cheese pie. The food came out in stages as well, there were four of us and two of us got ours and the others had to wait 15 minutes until theirs arrived. They're also quite expensive for what you get, double the price of similar places. Overall I enjoyed the atmosphere but wouldn't eat here again, very disappointed. read more

Pie & Ale - Having a beer - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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I chose to go here after reading all of the great reviews on Yelp and I'm really glad I didn't miss out. This place is great! The staff is really nice, the restaurant has a lot of nice open space, and the pies - wowza. Really, really good and they even have vegan pies! read more

Great pie, Great beers and fine service. Nice to get some traditionel english food as a turist.

This place is great. It's my first visit and all I can say is that if you like your hand pull beers and pies, then this is the spot to try. The staff are very friendly and helped me with my choice. I have he venison and Stilton pie which was piping hot and tasted great. One thing to note is that the map on yelp is wrong. Pie and ale is on lever street and about 5 mins walk from the yelp marker (which says it's on back Piccadilly). I have told the staff so hopefully the marker will be moved to the right spot. 5 stars because the food is great, the staff are great, the beers are great and there is plenty of room to get a seat. read more

Pie & Ale - The menu. I went for the venison - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

For me, the best pies in manchester! I've now eaten at pie&ale twice a and each pie I can honestly say is up there with the best pies I've ever had. They are a large portions filled with a great combination of fantastic ingredients. Their pies range from the classic (and fantastic) steak and ale pie to more usual interesting option. Situated in manchester's northern quarter pie&ale has one main rival for best pie - pieminister. While Pieminister's pies are exceptional (also 5 stars) and a little cheaper, in my opinion pie&ale's pies are just that little better. An added bonus with pie&ale is that the offer some extremely good beers too. read more

After a friend mentioned a pie that he had previously, I went on the hunt for a good pie in Manchester. Yelp pointed me in the direction of Pie and Ale and it didn't let me down. Its beer hall atmosphere is great fun, with Sky Sports on the walls and music blasting. The selection of ales is second to none and I fully intend to come back just for a few drinks. Moving on to the pies, there is a great selection. I went for the Chicken and Asparagus, which was simply one of the best pies I've ever had. With a side of mushy pies and some red cabbage, this made for a nostalgic, homely food experience. I do not think I've been so full for £12 in a very long time. I would though have one criticism, which is that it does seem quite expensive. Especially in comparison to places such as Pieminster. However, you are obviously paying a premium for the great setting and great beer selection and I definitely would not rule out coming again soon! read more

It says Pie & Ale on the tin and it delivers exactly that in a stylish refectory setting. Confident short crust pastry pies with rich fillings and mash. I've tried the Steak and Ale, Chicken and Chorizo and Cheese and Leek. Presentation is homely and flavours good, however for my tastes the pastry is a little too protective of the filling and the filling is not quite as much as it could be - worth it for sure over all, and a gourmet selection of ales helps it down nicely. read more

Pie & Ale - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

Based on a recommendation from a local yelper I gave this a shot. Totally worth it! Had a pie with iberico pork and some sort of sauce that was between an au jus and a gravy, but with a coconut flavor. Plus mash and mushy peas. And a nice light cider. Was there on a Tuesday around 7pm. Busy but not crazy. Easy to get a table, and I hung around reading and drinking for a bit. Service was pleasant, and the bartender helped me pick a cider, let me try a few etc. Will definitely return. read more

Visited Pie & Ale tucked away off Lever St in Manchester's Northern Quarter on a Friday evening. We were greeted by friendly staff who partially explained the slightly odd bar arrangement - one bar serves predominately lagers while the other serves predominantly ales. We thought we had to go outside to get from one bar to the other but to our relief on a cold night we discovered there was an adjoining stair. The pies were well presented, absolutely delicious and the associated gravies were rich and complimented the pies well. For example, the game pie came with a port and blueberry gravy. The vegetarian in our group was equally impressed with the 3 cheese and ale pie. Highly recommended. read more

Pie & Ale - Game Pie - British Near Me - Manchester, XGM

Thanks to its handy location right next door to my office, Pie & Ale has become my hang out for the World Cup. They show most games on various big screens and the space is well set up for great football viewing. They have some special food and drink options available for the World Cup, including pints of their Yipee Pie Ale for £2.50. Deliciously cheap! This is a great alternative to your average sports-showing pub. A bit of class with your football, mate! read more

Pie and Ale is the perfect place to visit if you enjoy a good pie. The pies are massive and there is a small but interesting selection with 2 veggie options as well. I chose the 3 cheese and leek which was delicious. It was accompanied by light fluffy mash and an ample portion of mushy peas. The only let down for me was the veggie gravy which was a bit on the salty side. The service was extremely friendly and I like the wooden benches and casual feel of the place. Will be back to try another pie soon. read more

Took some french visiters here in a hope that hey would be able to sample a good quality traditional english pie!! Pie and Ale definitely met the brief!! :) Between all of us I managed to get a cheeky sample of several of the pies on offer!! Every one of them was delicious!! I ordered the mouton pie but have to say that the game pie was my favourite!! :) All of the pies were beautifully presented and the gravy, mash and pastry were great!! The waitress we had was very friendly, helpful and knowledgable about the pies and ales on offer!! Pie and Ale is a great place for a hearty gourmet style pie! Its good value for money and a main meal alone is enough to fill you to the seems! I can't wait to get back and order a game pie of my own and sanple some more of their ales!! read more

if you are a pie lover you have to give a this place a try! they have a selection of the traditional pies that you can find everywhere but they revisited their recipes! I tried the game pie that was yumy! it is quite big and comes served with a generous side meaning that I ended completly full (I even wasnt able to try their dessert). it comes with a little piece of shortbread on top of it representing an animal (mine was a kind of kangoroo, no idea why as as far as I know there wasnt any in my pie)! as the name indicates, the ales list is also pretty extensive and is renewed on a regular basis! the atmosphere is also nice and staff really friendly! you have some board games on your table if you get bored :) will definitely go back! read more