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The City Arms, Manchester
Manchester
M2 4BQ
Served areas
The City Arms
What a wonderful line up of lovely beer we have, you should definitely come and have a pint
@thornbridge… https://t.co/VfGH3ezTpo
12:34 PM Jun 9th 2023 from Twitter for Android
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Rob Hunter left this review about The City Arms
Revisited on a Saturday evening back in May, to find the City Arms as reliable as ever. Unchanged for many years and a traditional interior, already well described, with an interesting selection of real ales available covering a decent range of styles.
Of course, the above makes the City Arms is popular, but if there is no seating left in the cosy back room, there is plenty of standing space in the front room.
Can't fault the place.
On 21st August 2023
- rating: 9
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Gill Smith left this review about The City Arms
Visited this 2022 Good Beer Guide pub on 11.8.22 and found a fantastic choice of cask ales. There were a few from Neptune brewery, and we chose Neptune Sea of Dreams and Wander Beyond Wolfsbane, both well kept. Certainly one to have on your to do list when visiting the city.
On 21st August 2022
- rating: 9
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Quinno _ left this review about The City Arms
Old skool and fairly unspoilt boozer (CAMRA Inventory listed). Enter to a small dimly-lit main bar with minimal seating (just some burgundy banquettes and a couple of posing tables) though the old lead-light windows to street make it worth a pause (unlike the unusable dart board). Luckily there’s a larger and brighter oblong room round the side with a nice traditional feel - bottle green banquettes, yellow walls, dark varnish wood trim, B&W prints of old local scenes (many featuring trams) and racing green ceiling. Also nice green Majolica wall tiling en route to gents. A nice muted soundtrack of 60’s hits on the go complemented it all rather nicely. Eight handpumps with seven cask on, a good mix of styles represented. My Brightside Odin was very good (NBSS 4) so I jokered and stayed for another, Wander Beyond Shadow Puppets (3.5). I really liked this one though it’s best visited at quieter times. GBG ’22 listed. 8.5
On 16th May 2022
- rating: 9
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Deansgate, 0.67 miles, 13 min walk (show)
Manchester Piccadilly, 0.68 miles, 13 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Darts : Yes last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes - Lunchtime, otherwise Pies only - last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
