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Jolly Angler, Manchester
Manchester
M1 2JW
Served areas
Reviews of Jolly Angler (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Jolly Angler
A corner Victorian pub that stands as a monument to the past. The frontage is in white and black. The interior was a two-roomer, but now one, with fireplaces and a few photos. It is in white. There is a TV and the music was a decent level. I echo the reviews of my more worthy colleagues below - an old fashioned back street boozer. Service was very friendly, as were the other customers who detected my Brummie origins and shared my pain at being a Villa fan. Two real ales on, Hydes Original and Lowry - both were fine. Loved my visit here and would go back.
On 18th July 2018
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3067 recommendations about 3062 pubs]
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ROB Camra left this review about The Jolly Angler
This is a proper pub on the outskirts of the city centre. Unchanged for many years, there's still a roaring real fire going in the grate on cold evenings.Four handpumps, but only Hydes Bitter available, which was in very good nick. They also sometime have the Hydes seasonals on the bar and also some from the new Hydes experimental brew plant called Beer Studio. Friendly punters and bar staff alike make this a difficult pub to leave. You'll always find someone to talk to at the bar. Be aware of the opening hours as the pub doesn't open until 5:30 during the week. 12 - 11 Saturday & 12 - 4 then 8 - 11 on Sunday. It's a great little pub and one I hope goes on in its current form for a long time yet.
On 29th January 2014
- rating: 8
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Old Boots left this review about The Jolly Angler
I read somewhere that this was Beer Hunter Michael Jackson's favourite pub which may seem strange considering it's a simple, no nonsense back street pub, not as posh as Corrie's Rovers or as big as Early Doors's Grapes, it does have a few characters though and a small gnome fetish. Just one open plan room, residual walls show it's earlier layout, plain benches and wooden tables and a lovely cast iron fireplace. The counter sits in a back corner and serves Hydes bitter and some kegs, it's actually a while since I went in a pub and just ordered “a pint of bitter”, usually it's got to be the name of one of the umpteen brewers on sale or some daft name. The beer is good and the window has a collection of new and fading GBG stickers going back years. It's a pub that provides a space and the atmosphere for customers to interact and that's when it becomes warm and alive instead of just a plain, slightly, smelly room. I can see where Michael Jackson was coming from and it goes to the heart of the sometimes esoteric discussions about what is a pub?. This is a place that defines the term friendly back street local.
On 10th September 2011
- no rating submitted
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Manchester Oxford Road, 0.86 miles, 16 min walk (show)
Manchester Victoria, 0.88 miles, 17 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 29 January 2014 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 29 January 2014 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes - Occasional & Impromptu - last updated 29 January 2014 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 31 December 2013 by ROB Camra
