The Old Monkey, Manchester

An extremely bland pub I felt with the only decor being Holts promotional stuff. A few of their ales on, the Mild was an eyewatering £4.30 - for a 3.2% beer?? Transient clientele including a number of tourists dining on standard pub food. No reason to come here again.

The Old Monkey has a small bar on the rear wall that faces some open plan seating. The usual Holts Keg selection is available and the bar supports six handpumps that were drawing Holts Bitter (x4) and Two Hoots (x2). There is a small television on the wall that was airing muted Winter Olympics whilst some background music played from the jukebox. Upstairs is a lounge bar that is available for hire. It was rammed up there when I visited on Wednesday evening last week, much busier than downstairs. There are more interesting pubs in the area so I don’t plan on returning any time soon.

Official site of The Old Monkey - www.joseph-holt.com

Official site of The Old Monkey - www.joseph-holt.com

Small but maybe not as small as the two neighbouring pubs, a single room with an upstairs area of seating, TV & darts apparently. Half a dozen pulls of Holts stuff plus some solo kegs also from Holts by the looks of it. Some bench seats but also a mix of styles as it’s been modernised. Look for the monkey wallpaper.