The City Arms, Manchester

Excellent small back street local, though I did find it a little unfriendly by both the staff and the customers, with the impression most people know each other here and not welcoming to a stranger. But its fine drinking parlour, traditional but with lots of TLC, there is a front room bar and a fine back room. Although in the Good Beer Guide 2010, the quality was not quite as good as I hoped. But there were 7 real ales when I visited. Somewhere I would like to try again.

One of my favourite pubs in Manchester, although I will admit there's a fairly long list of them. I've never been let down by the beer here, there's always something interesting on and the service is good. A decent honest pub that hasn't changed much over the years and remains a good place to sink a few pints.