Unacceptable service - rude…read more Myself and my friends wandered in for a Christmas Eve drink to this pub. Tables and glasses were dirty, and the whole place smells like urine, but I wasn't going to complain. However, the poor and rude service was the tipping point - being humiliated for not knowing about the 'Sam Smiths' brand and being ridiculed and spoken to like a naughty child by a rather large lady behind the bar. It baffles me why some people think they can behave like this AND ask people to pay for the pleasure! Avoid.

A proper pub that's hardly changed--except for a lick of paint--in the 30+ years since I first came…read morehere. I think some of the locals from when I used to come in the mid-80s are still propping up the bar. It's adjacent to the downtown shopping centre yet hidden behind it, so that it doesn't get much casual foot traffic. Perhaps that's why it feels like everyone here is a local. You can feel the history in the bones of the building, which has kept a lot of the old wood and stained glass to give it a traditional pub feel. There's also a lot of early 19th century photos to remind you of its place in the heart of old Altrincham. Another throwback feature is that it's a brewery pub not a free house. So the only draught beer is the cheap but excellent Sam Smiths range. No music in the background, no TVs, and all the better for it.

So i've been here before but previously this has been the end of the road for my night or someone…read moreelse has been paying. I find the prices a little high for a pub serving standard beer around £3+ for a pint of carling/foster and a and a pint of a standard robbies ale, I went along the bar to see if I could bring it down having an range of £5.90 - £6.30. The actual pub itself is a lovely little place, really traditional setting Lowish ceilings lots of stained wood panels and beams, it is the kinda small local stereotype, the beers on tap are a standard affair with a few ales. Again I've not eaten here (this seems to be a theme of my reviews I really should eat more) so I can't comment further here. Sadly I really do feel the price lets this place down for a local, and let's be clear I happily pay prices for awesome beer the PSBH being a prime piece of evidence, if the beer warrants the price or if I'm in a premium location like the centre of a city. Unless someone else brings me here or if like tonight I'm here because a mates band is playing, I'll be elsewhere. The staff I will only give partial review on I've not been here enough, disinterested to the degree of ignoring you even when there is no one else to serve at the bar, and a bit bad at pouring and not spilling while getting it to you. The place from when I've been there has however always been at least half full so it must be doing something right

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The Kings Hall is a JD Wetherspoons pub close to the train station in Cheadle Hulme. The building…read morewas once a cinema, It does attract an unsavoury element at times, especially at weekends when it's packed with perma-tanned teenagers. But evenings mid week is the best time to go in my book. The food is really good value for money, curry club, grill night and sunday lunch are always packed. There is family seating at the rear of the building but kids have to leave by 8pm, there's a great choice of drinks real ale with 3/4 guest ales a month, spirits, cocktails and soft drinks. The staff are friendly and helpful. There is an outside seating area for smokers.

The Kings Hall is a Wetherspoons pub. It is very close to Cheadle Hulme train station and close to…read morebus stops. It's in the centre of Cheadle Hulme and is close to other pubs. This place is fairly well looked after and quite big. They serve food until 10 but any children have to leave by 8pm. The food on the whole here is ok, but knowing that half the food is microwaved is never going to result in fantastic food. If you pick stuff that can't be microwaved then it's obviously a bit better!!! I do eat there regularly though so it obviously isn't that bad!! They do some great deals on both food and drinks and everything is cheap anyway!! There is an outside seating area for any smokers, and the staff are on the whole very friendly. On friday and saturday nights however, its quite a scally magnet, with groups of local 'kids' filling the place. It does create quite a good atmosphere though as there are a range of people and ages that go drinking there. Only downfall is that they don't play music - which is rubbish for a place to drink at weekends!!

This is a typical wetherspoons in Altrincham. I popped in here as I had an hour to kill so decided…read moreto try out a breakfast. The quality, for the price, is pretty amazing really. You get absolutely loads for under a fiver. The extra 79p for blackpudding is definitely worth it. As it was nearly dinner time I allowed myself a pint. I was axed that they wee serving brew dog lager for only £1.49 a pint! How can it be so cheap? Not sure if I'd make an effort to come back but will pop in if I'm nearby.

I've been here a few times…read more Its easy to find, being just a short 5 minute walk up the road from the tram stop. At the end of the day, it is a Wetherspoons so the prices/choice of drink is pretty standard. It is a big pub so ideal if out with a larger group, as I was. This is going to sound really snobby, but in terms of the people in there, in my experience, there is a better mix than other Wetherspoons I've been to in the city centre and in other places around the country. If you're out in Altrincham I wouldn't say make a special visit here, but definitely pop in if passing.

With exposed beams and period features, this pub retains an attractive and dignified quality that…read morecomes with age - like fine wines and George Clooney, I suppose. Featuring an expansive beer garden to the rear with it's own bar counter, this place is never claustrophobic despite its' popularity with denizens. Food is served from Tuesday to Saturday between the hours of 12 noon and 2pm; and from 7pm until 9pm. Lunch is also served on Sunday between 12noon and 2pm but booking is required.

Recently closed for an exciting refurbishment due to reopen in October 11th 2019 this is a stunning…read morepub with great selection of beers, wines and spirits from great real ales, excellent Guinness, craft beer, lovely wine selection and great well chosen gin choices. Looking forward to the food offering once the place reopens

I'd first heard of this pub a long time before I'd even been to Didsbury. It was still some exotic…read morefar-flung suburb to me, as I rarely made it any further out of the city centre than Fallowfield. As a student in Manchester, however, you cannot fail to have heard about the Didsbury Dozen - a pub crawl targeting 12 of Didsbury's watering holes. I personally never did the dozen, but I knew several people who did. There are several pubs that welcome the pub crawlers with open arms, several that would probably rather they weren't there but couldn't afford to kick them out, and a couple who are totally against the concept and will not allow pub crawlers onto their premises. Fletcher Moss is an example of the latter, and I had heard stories about the nasty spoil-sport of a manager at this pub. However, five years on, and I am much older and wiser. I appreciate good beer and music that will not drown out your conversation. On setting foot in the Fletcher Moss I was not at all surprised that the management had refused to serve pub crawlers. It is a quiet CAMRA pub with no loud music and no football. Some would class this as a boring pub, but the older I'm getting the more I find myself enjoying visits to places like this.

I popped here on a Saturday night to see a friend off who was moving to the States to work and wow…read more- what an experience! Whether this was a good/bad/average experience I'm not sure - but it was definitely an experience! Put it this way, on a Saturday night - the main pub actually seems to become a dance floor playing all the classics of soul while middle/later age peeps put on their glad rags and dance around living the dream like John Travolta in Saturday night fever. And why not... What's weird is that everyone is still just sat around drinking their pints of Hydes casually while the queue for the bar merges with the 'dance floor' - put it this way, one bump out of the queue and you could find yourself doing the waltz with a mid 50's blonde in a matter of moments. Beer is fairly average Hydes stuff (Summer Ale was best of a bad bunch) - but for entertainment value and a sense of WTF - this was a cool night out.

I wasn't expecting much when I first heard their name and saw Costello's frontage, one drizzly…read moreSaturday evening in August, but it was a classic case of don't judge a book by its cover. Tucked away from the main streets of Altrincham in a courtyard in the Goose Green area of town, its the brewery tap for local brewers Dunham Massey (their head brewer is called John Costello - so all became clear). Seven hand pumps serve a variety of their beers starting from only £2 a pint - awesome! They also offer ciders and perry as well as your typical full bar drinks list. It looks as though the bar took over a modern retail unit, as it's got a fairly minimal interior lacking somewhat when compared to older, more characterful boozers. They're definitely more steered towards the fan of a pint than a Cosmo cocktail it must be said, but when we were there it was bustling with all sorts of drinkers. The other bars on the courtyard can mean it gets a bit rackety of a weekend if you sit outside, but the price and quality of the beers on offer far outweigh that.

I really like Costellos in Goose Green. Its really easy to find from the tram stop and the Goose…read moreGreen area is really nice, especially in the summer. I've always been with large-ish groups and had no problem fitting everyone in. It is busier than a lot of places I've been outside of town, so that's probably testament to its popularity. Price wise, its pretty reasonable. I usually have wine - sometimes red, sometimes rose, and always enjoyed the choice. It seems to have a good choice of beer/ales/lager (I don't really know the difference between them) and the beer drinkers in the group seemed happy. They do also sell spirits etc but I think it is aimed at beer drinkers (a bit like Port Street Beer House in town really). Definitely recommend this place when out in Altrincham.

The Hope is a fantastic craft beer pub and micro brewery situated on the A6 and just down the road…read morefrom other amazing beer havens the Crown and Magnet. With inhouse brewery'Fool Hardy' they brew up some fantastic beers across all ranges that are fairly cost effective for a night out. The venue is pretty large with 2 big rooms for drinking, plus a little bit of outdoor space for if you're a smoker / the sun is shining. It's an old boozer with a lot of character that was recently refurbed so it's a lovely place for a few beers! They have a fantastic range of local, Uk and American craft beer - sometimes on tap but always stocked in bottles too. If you're after craft beer at low low prices then this is the place for you. I love the Hope - you should too!

It's another Stockport pub that's has lot of real ale and make their own. I must say I really…read moreenjoyed the elderflower ale I had there. The décor in here is lovely, it just be done up. The loo are nice with a chalkboard, so if you have anything witty to say. They don't let children in so just grown up. They do pies. I thought they did Lord of the Pies pies but they don't any more. I was really looking forward to one and the pies they do now are good but not as good as Lord of the Pies.