All the Shapes, Manchester

Ceased Real Ale and Real Cider

All the Shapes is a café bar for lovers of real ale and craft lager. It opens at 09:00 for breakfast and closes at 23:00 during the week and midnight at the weekend. Whilst trying to find the well-hidden single unisex toilet I spotted some decks which were not required during my visit on Tuesday evening last week. There were a few locals in attendance so this looks like a popular place, but I prefer a proper boozer so do not plan to return.

All The Shapes is a Café Bar set over 2 floors just off the main road and in a previous life was a tanning studio.On entry my first impression was that with the unfinished flooring work was still in progress.A large majority of the seating and tables seem to have been reclaimed from an old school as you cannot miss the schoolboy carvings in the desks.There are a few modern art type paintings on the wall to the right and 4 uncomfortable looking bar stools in front of the rectangular bar. There was around 15 bottled beers on show on a shelf behind the bar and 2 cask beer pumps although 1 was without a clip,which left the vanilla stout which was spot on.Not sure of the opening hours but it was open before 12 on a Thursday.