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Browns Bar & Brasserie
Manchester
M1 7DE
Served areas
Browns Manchester
Two cocktails, two bar snacks for £12. Monday - Friday Yay! #afterworktreat http://t.co/mmpISLMPE7
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(⇒) York St/Mosley St (CV)
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David Hunter left this review about Browns Bar & Brasserie
Very nice place for a drink had a pint of Doom bar in good form but should be for the money very pricey but dont moan keep out the only thing that spoils it theres a lot of Hooray Henrys in that look down on people but worth a visit. A vast improvement from the Athenaeum will call again
On 20th December 2012
- rating: 9
[User has posted 293 recommendations about 284 pubs]
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hondo . left this review about Browns Bar & Brasserie
Has been taken over, from bar website "We have converted the Athenaeum, formerly one of Manchester's most famous pubs but originally Parrs Bank one of the city's former opulent banking halls. The building was designed by Charles Heathcote in 1902 and is a superb example of Edwardian baroque with some increasingly fashionable art nouveau detailing, particularly in the wrought ironwork."
On 6th May 2011
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 707 recommendations about 702 pubs]
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ROB Camra left this review about The Athenaeum
This place was probably one of the first bank conversions in Manchester. It’s a fantastic building inside with grey marble pillars and a couple of busts/statues. The carpet hasn’t been changed since it opened though and it’s pretty tatty in places. When it opened it was a very trendy place with a loud DJ and flashing lights all over the place. It’s changed track since then and is now a Wetherspoonalike with similar menus and clientele to match. There are loads of different types of seating around the one huge room with a raised area to the left as you enter and a number of sofas in the area to the right of the door. There’s also a pool table and a quiz machine towards the rear of the pub. It’s an ornate island bar that has 3 handpumps on. One was turned round, the others were Deuchars and John Smiths Cask. I asked for a pint of Deuchars and was served vinegar instead. It was changed for a John Smiths with no problem though. The John Smiths was OK as well. Now for the shock, a pint of JS plus a 175ml glass of red wine (Blossom Hill) = £3.14!!!! We thought the barmaid had got it wrong but when we sat down and looked at the prices on the menu it was correct. No wonder the clientele has gone downhill, the nearby Waterhouse (JDW) can’t compete with these prices. It’s worth going in for a look at the building but you wouldn’t want to stay for long unless you’re very price conscious.
On 9th April 2010
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1079 recommendations about 1052 pubs]
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