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Shamrock Inn

4.0 (1 review)
ModerateIrish Pub
Closed 10:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Mother Mac's

Mother Mac's

4.0(8 reviews)
0.4 miNorthern Quarter
£

In all of my time living in the Northern Quarter, I would often see the old-and-slightly-decrepid…read morepub sign for Mother Macs, whenever I happened to glance down Back Piccadilly. For years I kept making a mental note to check this place out on my next pub crawl. I never did until about a month ago. Shame on me. I love drinking with older people as I love to hear their stories of Manchester days gone by - and this is that type of place. If you can hold a convo with people from all walks of life, you will enjoy the vibe in here. There are people who have been drinking in here for thirty years! Yeah you probably won't meet the man/woman of your dreams in here but there are no chavs either. I'm also currently on a mission to find other places outside of the main NQ drag, far from the maddening crowd. I can't imagine the NQ hipsters and trendies wouldn't be seen dead in a place like this (good). A hidden drinking den two minutes from Piccadilly Gardens, with cheap Jagerbombs (I dragged a large group of us here and we drank them dry of Jager) and more interestingly - quite a chilling history. Newspaper cuttings (and unfortunately MCFC memorabilia) adorn the smoke-stained walls, the former describing how a previous landlord murdered his whole family and the cleaner, before setting fire to the place. Not sure if anyone wants the gory details but I'll tell you anyway. The pub had a dumb waiter for moving food from one floor to the next. When the dumb waiter was inspected by the fire brigade (1976 this was) the cut up bodies of the landlord's wife and children, plus the cleaner were found inside. Grisly eh? One of my favourite films is The Shining and I can say that The Overlook has nothing on Mother Macs!

What a weird little pub. Small, dingy without being dirty, but a really good atmosphere. Been here…read morea couple of times over the last month and you're always made to feel welcome. It is what I would imagine a city centre 'locals' pub to be. People seemed to know one another and yet despite its location, tucked away on a back street off Piccadilly Gardens it is also often found by 'out of towners' and none regulars. All seem to have a good time. Becks Vier on draft, good range of spirits and, from what I could gather, the bitter is well kept too. If you're after somewhere to have a drink off the beaten track in Manchester city centre, away from the buzz and noise of more obvious bars and pubs, then this is it. Interesting, if not genuine (we couldn't find out, even with Google's help), newspaper articles about the history of the pub (mainly a murder/arson event!) adorn the walls along with other memorabilia, making for an interesting visit every time and a talking point should you need one!

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Mother Mac's - Two spiced Morgans and cokes £6...love it

Two spiced Morgans and cokes £6...love it

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Waxy O'Connor's - Deliciously inspired bar food served all day

Waxy O'Connor's

2.9(25 reviews)
0.6 miCity Centre
£££

We found this place at the Prinworks and what an amazing place that is behind the door, it looked…read morelike it was carved out of some adventure, it was so Irish that I expected a Leprechaun to jump out of somewhere. We walked down the wonderful winding staircase​ down to the lower level. Found a table somewhere dug inside this wonderful place, fireplace by the table and wonderful atmosphere. Ordered food at the bar, the menu was exciting and I ordered the steak and steak and ale pie, my wife got the chicken baguette. The steak was to die for, the pie was pure magic I felt like I had died and gone to Ireland my wife loved the baguette. I would recommend​ playing more traditional​l irish music, because most Irish themed bars lack that type of music. Also have more then one person at the bar. But overall we loved every inch of this place, and just to walk around and look at the amazing setting they build in there. It´s quite the lucky charm to visit.

Been in here a few times when visiting Manchester it based in the printworks it a pretty big pub…read morewith 2 levels. The staff very nice and friendly the drinks are pretty expensive but what can you except in a city centre. They do some proper good Irish food with what Iv seen which 1 day I'll have to try. The decor good with the tree trunk In middle.

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Waxy O'Connor's - Picture of the bar towards the interior of Printworks

Picture of the bar towards the interior of Printworks

Waxy O'Connor's - Deliciously inspired bar food served all day

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Deliciously inspired bar food served all day

Band on the Wall

Band on the Wall

4.3(26 reviews)
0.3 miNorthern Quarter
££

Cam, Ry, and Olly were great & friendly bartenders. Very respectful and made great drinks!!!…read more Sully, Cal, and Greg, on the other hand, were rude and were incapable of manning the bar. Will not be coming back. (due to the fact that I live in America, not Manchester)

Hallelujah! After…read morefour years of redevelopment, not-for-proft charity Inner City Music finally re-opened the doors of Band on The Wall last September. Aside from redecoration and a spacious chill out area, the main difference to the legendary music venue is the stage. There's a spanking new state of the art PA system installed, new lights, new audio-visual equipment and for the jazz fans amongst you, a concert grand piano. What's more, the venue looks set to make local funk, soul, blues, jazz, hip hop and world music fans extremely happy with a packed programme of live shows and deejays most nights of the week. They've already had gigs from Breakestra, Nitin Sawhney and The Mad Professor and Southern soul legend Candi Staton is set to grace the stage in April. The show you have to reserve a ticket for however, is 27 March when 10 piece band Introducing will be attempting to recreate DJ Shadow's seminal Entroducing album live. Yup, that's note for note, loop for loop, for the very first time, live AND in front of an audience! Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmzHRGoKca0&feature=related

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Band on the Wall - Great stage for Jessie Royal

Great stage for Jessie Royal

Band on the Wall - Dead Skeletons at Band On The Wall, November 2013

Dead Skeletons at Band On The Wall, November 2013

Band on the Wall - Irish musician playing some really neat songs!

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Irish musician playing some really neat songs!

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