There are more Wetherspoons than I can count in the city centre, The Waterhouse on Princess St is in a good location though, being right near the Town Hall and Central Library, it's an old building, which dates back to 1877, parts of the building are quite grand. There are a couple of tables outside too, for a rare sunny day in Manchester. It's pretty much a typical Wetherspoons too, not the best or trendiest pub in town but the prices are reasonable, the service is also quick enough and there's a decent amount of seating. The grand staircase and parts of the building go a long way to make you forget the god-awful carpet. I like how the pub has a good number of rooms though, which despite having the Wetherspoons feel, still makes you feel like you're in a different pub, and ordering to the table via the JD Wetherspoons apps makes it easier to stay in one place. 3* - Typical Wetherspoons and discount pub in general, but certainly not bad at all. read more

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For a Wetherspoons I actually really like this pub. The building itself is interesting as it is packed with a multitude of rooms. So if you don't feel settled you can move to another, I am not sure if this used to be a solicitors office or something? Anyway the ambiance is much nicer than the others, and I feel I could easily come here for a quick lunch on my own and tuck into a book. The choice of beer and cider is also excellent, I think last time I was there, there were at least five other ciders excluding the generic strongbow such as Hazy Hog and Orchard Pig. Looking at the menu its quite extensive, and filled with various deals such as three sharing plates for £10, curry Thursdays ( pint and curry for 7,99), steak nights, fish and chip nights and Sunday lunch deals. These are all standard forgettable food you really do get what you pay for. Overall a lovely place with polite helpful staff, a definite winner of a place if you are on a tight budget. read more

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Wetherspoons what can I say! It's either your cup of tea (or cider/beer/wine) or it's not! I for one am always up for a bargain and wetherspoons always delivers! This time we went for a curry and beer with my nearest and dearest after a hard times drinking at the markets. I had the tikka marsala- thursday night is CURRY NIGHT! best night of the week for me, by far! The curries here are tasty, but if you're looking for an authentic curry experience here probably isn't the place. Though the curry and beer combo is very cheap AND comes with naan, poppadom, manog chutney AND pilau rice. It is so filling, i have even been known to share them before... You can get a drink included in the curry club deal, cider, bottled beer, wine, tea, coffee etc but I plumped for a thatchers gold- coming from my west country roots. After I was absolutely filled to the brim I sampled their mulled cider- an absolute steal at £2.50 a pint!! It tastes amazing and is so much cheaper than the christmas market mulled cider! I love wetherspoons and I don't care who knows! End the snobbery and get down to their curry nights :) read more

The Waterhouse is quite a tidy weatherspoons. Located in the city centre, if not a couple of minutes walk from. It is situated next to all local amenities, shops, library's, meuseums and more. Inside there is plenty of seating with lots of different sized rooms to choose from giving you a different vibe in each of them. The prices are of a normal weatherspoons in the city and the drinks matching a cheaper night out. Food is usually ordered and with you within 5-10 mins which I'm not a huge fan of but its a pretty standard quality of spoons. Not a bad place for a cheap night out. read more

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Ok I know everyone slates Wetherspoons but it does what it says on the tin and isn't claiming to be anything it's not. Beki A, James G and I stumbled in here as it's the closest/cheapest boozer to the infamously bank-breaking Manchester Christmas Markets and we all needed the loo! After several hours jugging on overpriced mulled wine, we were overjoyed to discover that these guys were serving large pints of mulled cider for £3 and mulled wine (though they had run out by the time we got there) for a mere £2.50. Not only this, but it was a Thursday and we had unwittingly turned up on 'curry night' - an alcoholic beverage of your choice plus a curry (great range including popadums and naan, as part of the deal) for a pitiful £7. Needless to say, the place was packed with revellers stuffing their faces with korma, tikka massala and the like. It was a great atmosphere and the three of us got pretty drunk! Great night, great deals and great food at great prices. Yeah, it's not Rusholme but when you just need to line the stomach... read more

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Bar and food offering is very standard Wetherspoons, with reasonably priced drinks and an extensive menu of 'freezer to microwave' food. What I like about this particular bar is the actual building is what I believe used to be a solicitors office. Rather than one huge noisy, rowdy room that you get in some 'spoons, here there are lots of different little rooms where its not too difficult to find somewhere to sit down and have a chat with friends and still be able to hear your own voice. Dropped in on a Thursday to partake in their regular 'curry night' where you get a choice of curry with rice, naan bread, poppadums and a choice of drink from a wide selection including wine, cider and some craft beers. I'm partial to a hot curry so I ordered the hottest one on the menu. The Flaming Dragon welsh chicken curry was quite nice, fairly hot, and came with a whole jalapeño on top. I washed it down with a pint of Tuborg, excellent value for £7.99. For an additional £1 you can add an onion bhaji and a samosa though I decided not to bother on this occasion. The onion bhajis can have the appearance and texture of a meteorite! read more

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I'm sure I've mentioned The Waterhouse in several of my other Wetherspoon reviews. To summarise: - It's cosier then the Paramount - It's not as studenty as Ford Madox Brown - It's not full of old men like the Sedge Lynn - It's not full of drunk people at 5pm like The Calverts Court - The food isn't crap like at The Great Central In fact I may even go as far as to say it's my favourite Wetherspoons of all time. The building is beautiful on the outside and on the inside the toilets are amazing! The building was originally a civic palace designed by Albert Waterhouse and built in 1877. You can take your pick from a number of cosy little rooms or you can stand at the bar in the centre. It can get very busy at 6-7pm especially on Saturdays, when exhausted shoppers come for a burger. It goes without saying that they do cheap drinks, beer and burger deals, have Sky News on the flatscreen TVs and have free wi-fi too. Disclaimer: Although I'm giving this pub a 5 star rating please bear in mind that if you're a Spoons hater (they seem to be plentiful on here) then you'd still be better off going elsewhere. read more

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The Waterhouse is a Wetherspoons and its location is close to everything in the city centre of Manchester and it is directly opposite the town hall. It has very reasonably priced drinks and a great selection of good quality food. they also have many offers on in the week which include steak and curry nights. they also do offers like a burger and a drink for less than £8 I also like the layout of this Wetherspoons as its separate rooms make it feel more intimate. It could really do with a makeover though, but for the price of the drinks and the food make it more inviting. It is one of the better Wetherspoons in Manchester and its perfect for a lunch break or catching up friends. Weekends due are very busy in here though due to its great location and great prices. read more

It's not just a Whetherspoons but probably the archetypal discount pub. Location, price and size makes this exactly what the chain is designed for - a fast paced, crowd pleasing affordable watering hole. Always packed, with tables at a premium, it delivers a competent pub brand. Good priced range of drinks, efficient service and tasty affordable grub. Now't special but satisfaction pretty well guaranteed. read more

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So, it's been a little while since I've been to the Waterhouse - it's one of those places that I generally only end up in if I'm meeting someone. It's a Wetherspoon pub, which usually means that you're for or against them, but gone are the days of rumours about end of line beer and out of date alchopops. I personally enjoy the selection of ales and ciders that you find here - there are many local brews, as well as ones from further afield. The one that I was particularly interested in was the Black Dragon cider; I've actually been hunting that one down for a while and was really, really pleased to find it. The selection of food on offer is extensive, and the majority of it is freshly cooked - there are definitely some that are straight from the microwave though. The actual building is pretty interesting - I'd go with either 'maze like' or the more fun 'higgledy piggledy' to describe it. Good luck finding a table; not because there aren't many, there are loads, but getting to an empty one is like a treasure hunt! The prices are pretty good too, with most of the drinks coming in under £3, and almost all of the food under a tenner. Do they deserve their self proclaimed 'posh pub' title? Probably not. Is it worth popping in for a quick drink with friends or a bite to eat? Most certainly. read more

We stumbled down towards The Waterhouse after our pockets got a little lighter from the Christmas Markets. Upon first inspection the place seemed suitably raucous with a mix of lager louts, families and couples... matching my expectations of a Weatherpoons exactly. The food was well... actually pretty good considering it was a weatherspoons... sometimes you just want some honest pub grub at end of the month pleasing prices... You don't expect much and they deliver... There Curry Club food is actually half decent... even though I sneakily suspect it enters the kitchens vacuum packed and frozen... The downside... the toilets were grim... If you looking for a culinary experience... then stay away... looking for a quick bite to eat and some cheap mulled cider & wine then it does the job in quite a nice venue with some antiquated features. read more

Who doesn't like wetherspoons...? Out of all the bars that wetherspoons have in manchester this one is my favourite. The guest beers are always a cheeky delight to try and the staff here are always pleasant. The food is that typical of all these establishments, nice lite bite with their different menus on different days. It's always simple and you always know what to expect here. I love meeting friends here because it's quite central and doesn't attract the numpties like other bars do. read more

This wetherspoons is probably the best in Manchester. As you walk in you imediately feel like you are in somebodys home. It has a nice feel about the place. There are a number of rooms which you enter from the entrance hallway. There is even a real fire in one of them which is nice on a cold winters day. The bar area is always busy. The quality of the food is your average wetherspoon - decent quality for low prices & the steak I had was good. The beer is always good here and the prices are low which is a bonus. If I'm in the area I will always make an effort to come in here for at least one drink... read more

The Waterhouse is like most Wetherspoons pubs. You don't come here for the ambience, the quality dining or the unique experience. You come because you wish to consume alcohol at low cost. I came here with a friend in order to drown my sorrows after a fairly average week. Ok, a fairly average two days as it was only Tuesday. We shared a carafe of Pimms for £6.95 and a plate of hot chips. The Pimms was tasty and the chips were hot. Definitely good value for money and it made me feel better. The staff could do with a lesson in customer service, particularly why having a chat about when they were leaving and complaining about managers while serving customers isn't a great idea. read more

More of a tip really. The internet seems to work fine in the side rooms on the Copper Street side of things - but not in the middle rooms. Oh, and the back room (Vine / City Arms side of things) has another fire. Small Nachos are generally ample (3 out 4 times) - Not that I'd admite to having them 4 times lalala. Just the job to cheer up a remarkably average day!! read more

I have been hear on many occasions for drinks and food. This is probably the best wetherspoons in Manchester for eating there are lots of little rooms it's like a maze they have a few real fires which is lovely in winter. The food is lovely I have had the full breakfast with orange juice which is good I have also had the chicken tikka masala which was really good. I like the themed nights they do like steak night and curry night they have a few themes these are my favourite though. It's a lovely chilled atmosphere for the day and having something to eat. I prob wouldn't recommend it for a drink at night unless you wanted something quite as they don't play music so there isn't much of an atmosphere especially if you like a dance. The staff are very friendly and it's clean. read more

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This is a Weatherspoons pub so enough to put some people off! However, situated in an old Georgian townhouse so light and airy with lots of small rooms to feel cozy in! I can understand why some people knock a Weatherspoon but this one is different, it is situated is the Commercial Core of the city centre so get a mix of clientele including workers and shoppers. Sells good beer at cheap prices, happy days. Not eaten here so can't comment on the grub. read more

My man and I were in search of a "cheap and cheerful" lunch, and he suggested we give The Waterhouse/Weatherspoons a try. They have some great deals for just the type of lunch we wanted. This is a very Self Service Oriented establishment, but the food wasn't too bad, and for £8 for two people, including drinks, we were happy enough. The decor is lovely, and there are multiple rooms to choose from, each with its own little bit of flavour. Go on...give it a try! read more

Its got to be said that this is definitely the nicest Wetherspoons in Manchester. I don't like Wetherspoons myself, especially as I don't like the UK Independence Party, who are funded by a couple of the main owners of the Wetherspoons brand. In a Wetherspoons public house the pints are watery and flat, the food is greasy and grim. And the settings are dark, damp and horrible. Well the food and drinks here are the same as always, but the pub itself doesn't feel like a Wetherspoons at all. It's a large spacious pub in an authentic old building with relatvively modern chic style décor. There's ample space to sit and watch the world go by. The pleasantness of your stay will be marred considerably by the olfactory effects of food from the surrounding tables and kitchen, but the pints are extremely cheap and the location is as nice as many of the pubs in central Manchester that charge a £4 premium on your pint for the privilege. Its good. But its still a Wetherspoons. read more

This bar is in Manchester City centre. There is a lot of different offers on the drinks. And they have a good selection of food this Thursday evening so we did a curry night which was very good really but you can still order of the things on the menu.which is all reasonably priced. Staff are very friendly and helpful. read more

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What can you say about Waterhouse, it doesn't wow me, I don't hanka to go there more often than not i'll walk past without a glance. It's not that it's a terrible place, just it doesn't seem to have any character to it which is a shame. being lots of rooms rather than one open space wierdly I'd say counts against it, though I would normally see this as a plus (I love the nook n cranny layout of Sinclairs for example) maybe it's just the nature or style of pub that the Waterhouse is but I feel very cramped kinda of like I'm at a House party with too many people squeezing through the corridors etc. Infact it must be something about the chain nature as the Moon under water on deansgate has big open layout that I actually quite like. The Waterhouses location I think is a double edged sword, it's great and reasonably central, however that's why I think it also works against it, as if you're like me you're more than happy to walk an extra 5 minutes to go somewhere you want to be which due to being pretty central means going in any direction away from Waterhouse :p But it really isn't a terrible place, and I wouldn't refuse to go if the people I was out with wanted a quick pint, might question an evening there though. read more

I used to go often before smoking ban law has been started. The atomshpere is good and I quite like the toilet too! Well designed pub and I like curry club too! Very good price for city centre. I do not like chain pub but I like here. read more

Another Wetherspoons, i.e., a bar that caters to both beer snobs and the cheap drunks. I'm in the former category and while I can no longer recall exactly what ale I had, it was a fine drink as expected. We stopped by just for a break during a Manchester visit and felt appropriately fortified afterwards. read more

Travelled here for a late lunch on the Bank Holiday weekend. Bearing in mind there were two large events in the city, our experience in this city centre pub was excellent. The burgers which we had were great (above par for Wetherspoons), the service was excellent. The Order and Pay app is revolutionary. I love the way that the pub has quiet rooms towards the back of the pub which not many people know about. read more

I like The Waterhouse. Mainly because in third year we arranged to meet Tiny Friend here, and when she'd not shown up after half an hour, we gave her a call: Me: Where you at, little woman? TF: I've gone home. Me: What? Why, O friend of diminutive stature? TF: Look, Becca, I don't know where the Watergate is. I have never heard of the Watergate, is it not in America? Not incredibly funny, I'll concede, but by this point we were all pissed on the cheap Spoons pints, so we thought it was friggin hilarious. Anyway, other than Tiny Friend's confusion between this most respectable of Spoonses, and the hotel where some bloke got taped saying something he shouldn't have said....this is why I like this place: - it is classier than all other Spoonses, but not in a fake way. It feels honest and down-to-earth. - the crowd is always a healthy mix of studenty types and local Mancs. - the bogs are AMAZING. Like, the cathedral of bogs. The Basilica of bogs. The COLISEUM OF BOGS. Also, once I found a pair of gloves in here. They were my gloves! I had left them there 2 hours before, nd nobody had nicked them. - the location is perfect for when the Christmas market closes and you've got enough pennies for a Spoons pint. - it is huge inside, so there's almost always somewhere to sit. Even on weekends. - oh, the boyf wants me to say "it is good because they have the football and the atmosphere is good" or something. Who cares what he says, he's a boy! Jolly good, Spoons, jolly good. read more

Oh dear Oh dear! Didn't have a good time here at all. Ordered the traditional breakfast which I thought was an absolute bargain, and the service was super quick too, I soon found out why, it was stone cold. Cold bacon, beans and sausage and the toast was like cardboard. Needless to say I shan't be returning. read more

A fantastic cosy Weatherspoons pub, The Waterhouse, off the beaten track in Manchester City Centre, nice and quite and layed back atmosphere, I loved the lay out in here with its nooks and craneys for you to sit and have some privacy and all the comfy chairs, the staff were really friendly and the Real Ale as on top form, and the food was served quickly and was really well cooked and presented, would definately recommend and would visit again. read more

I really appreciate Weatherspoon's commitment to craft beer, but their food is barely edible. Nice, comfortable building and friendly staff. Come here for a good pint, but sorry, don't eat here. read more

The Weatherspoons on Peter Street is the best Weatherspoons in the city centre. Set in a converted townhouse they have fireplaces (unfortunately not lit) and has a very relaxed atmosphere. When you first go in you don't actually realise it is a Weatherspoons because it is classier. Recommended. read more

Probably one of the best Wetherspoon pubs that i have been in, Nice decor, quite relaxed, Don't actually feel like you are eating and drinking in a Wetherspoons pub. You still have the value prices but in quite a clean and tidy venue which is in a good central location. I normally avoid Wetherpoon pubs where possible, but don't mind coming in here. read more

Bit like when McDonalds tried to climb in through the back entrance in new gear - we're not the McDonald's, we are new McDonalds - long live Ronald McDonald. Except once the salad leaves calmed down and Justin Timberlake recieved his last hefty cheque, you're still left with McDonald's. So, this pub is still a Weatherspoons national chain rather than a new independent gastro pub which had opened directly across from the real 'Waterhouse's 'neo gothic' masterpiece which is the town hall. But it does a flippin good job of masking this fact. It's so inviting it might drain a Quaker (interestingly a Quaker meeting house is but five minutes away) of their wallet in order to imbibe on a 'cheeky pint'. The pub is built into the skeleton of an old Georgian house on Princess Street (sadly not many of this type of building still exist within the city) and is very well conceived. Despite not being much of a fan of the Weatherspoon chain, I have visited here on several occasionssee, they got me in the end without their Machiavellian interior design techniques read more

This is my favourite Wetherspoons in Manchester. It's got the great value and choice of a Wetherspoons but it feels so homely and intimate. It's separated into lots of different rooms with the bar at the back, it is quite easy to get lost in there but I think that adds to the charm! It's in a prime location if you're starting your night there too. read more

Very nice pub, really well set out, great staff and its open early, especially good if there is an early kick off during the football season. read more

A Wetherspoon pub that is a little different. It is sort of like been in someone's house as its a large pub but split in to smaller rooms with the bar in a room on its own. The choice of ales is always good and they are well kept, and at £2.15 a pint reasonably priced as well for a city centre pub. read more

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Now, I absolutely adore wetherspoons and am a self proclaimed connosseur with wetherspoons. but this was definitely a miss for me, not because of the food (besides the fact they didn't have Bacon carbonara at this location) :( but the space was extremely cramped and I felt like everyone else was eating on top of me, the tills were extremely cramped and busy which is expected I guess for being in the city centre. And the toilets were three flights of stairs up, which in heels and after having one too many vk's isn't very nice. But overall not a bad place, but probably my least favourite wetherspoons location. read more