The Town Hall Tavern, Manchester

The Town Hall Tavern has a banquette in the front window and a bar up the left wall facing seating up the right. To the right of the entrance is raised seating and sunken seating is found at the rear. Televisions are found throughout for airing live football. There was nothing on during my recent late Tuesday evening visit so these were muted whilst some background music played to the ten or so other customers. The bar supports premium keg and five hand pumps that were drawing a very nice Saltaire’s Amarillo alongside Sharp’s Doom Bar, TT Landlord, Brightside’s Mancunian Hoppy Blonde and Millstone’s Stout. Numerous old pump clips on the back bar suggest a regular and changing cask ale range. I found the service to be friendly and I got quite comfortable so would pop back in if passing.

Very loud, city-centre pub doing reasonable sing-along business on a Friday night (although probably less than pre-pandemic). Not been to a place like this for more than 18 months, so it was interesting in its own way. There are remnants of the original multi-room interior, although most of the character has been stripped away during various refurbishments. I found two of the four handpumps in use, offering Landlord and Robinson's Dizzy Blonde (£3.85).