Horse & Jockey, Manchester

The Horse and Jockey is an upmarket Holts pub with a U shaped bar on the right hand wall. I counted eight handpumps that were drawing a mix of Bitter, Mild, Two Hoots and Bootleg’s Fools Gold. The usual Holts keg is also available. Most of the pub is taken for dining, the cheeseburger is priced at £12.95. There is a strip of seating in the front right of the pub that acts as the bar area. Steps from here lead up to another area that was being used for an art exhibition. I don’t see myself returning here.

A pleasant enough place though a bit sterile in atmosphere. A large pub with a central U-shaped bar. 8 handpumps with 4 from Holts, 4 from Bootleg and 2 others for guest ales I guess. It seems a family friendly place and as I was in here as the local school had just vomited kids I ended up stuck in the middle of mother and child noise.