Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Beer of the Week (w/e 27th April 2025) with Thuck Phat
on the Pub Forum
Detail Pages
Victoria Tap, Manchester
Manchester
M3 1NZ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Graham Coombs left this review about Victoria Tap
A rumbustious reuse of an old station room with 4 cask ales on from 6 handpumps and a good wall of crafty stuff. Not a huge amount of room inside but there are tables out the back with added trams. Definitely the best option in the vicinity and, as with the station taps elsewhere, a great starting/ending point for a crawl.
On 5th October 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3641 recommendations about 3576 pubs]
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Victoria Tap
Sister pub to the outlet near Piccadilly Station, and certainly a great addition to the Victoria Station offerings. Limited seating in and around the narrow bar area, but there's also a covered seating area of similar size at the back (if you don't mind the squeaky trams passing close by). Five interesting cask beers - including my Northern Roots from Green Arches (£3.90) - plus a cider from the six handpumps.
On 30th June 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 8679 recommendations about 8678 pubs]
ROB Camra left this review about Victoria Tap
Despite having visited this new bar within its first week of opening, I've only just realised that I haven't reviewed it. We've visited at least 4 times since as well, so it's becoming a regular stopping off point.A small bar, quite cluttered with assorted stools and high tables which doesn't leave much room, there's also usually at least one dog in taking up more room. It can be absolutely hammered around tea time, so we usually visit first or last on any Manchester pub crawl. Five handpumps serving mainly local beers and I've never had a bad pint in here. A very good addition to the Manchester pub scene.
On 24th May 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3286 recommendations about 3196 pubs]
Strongers . left this review about Victoria Tap
The Victoria Tap is a small hidden away station bar that I had real trouble finding for a recent midweek visit. I mentioned this to the barmaid when I finally did wander in, she retorted that she had the same trouble and was actually late for her very recent interview. My visit was quite late so it wasn’t busy, but I could see that any more than ten people would have this place feeling busy. The five hand pumps were drawing Runaway Brewery’s Manchesters Best, Green Arches of Manchester’s Sunset, TT Dark Mild, Bank Top Brewery’s Draymans Draught and the excellent Kirkstall Brewery’s Black Band. I also counted twenty fonts across the back bar that were drawing craft lager. I liked this place with its weird music and transient crowd. It all felt a bit surreal if I’m honest. They should make a documentary, I’d volunteer to be in it for some free beer.
On 23rd May 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5970 recommendations about 5936 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Real Ale Ray left this review about Victoria Tap
We really enjoyed this station tap and visited twice over our couple of days stay in Manchester. The interior is quite narrow, especially near the bar area. However our initial visit was late evening so seating and service at the bar was easy. The barmaid was friendly and chatty and the beer condition was all excellent. The brick walls were painted and I also noticed some red buttoned banquette seating at the far end. The opposite end was high tables and stools, plus an outside seating area.
Six handpumps serving 2 x Adnams Southwold Bitter and Broadside, 2 x Bradfield Farmer's Blushed and Vanilla Stout, Torrside I'm Spartacus, Bank Top 1995, plus there was a choice of 19 keg taps. Prices in here were very reasonable.
On 25th February 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3645 recommendations about 3645 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Victoria Tap
A decent new station bar at the entrance to Victoria station. We were catching a train from here, but it makes a good destination pub in its own right.
As the previous reviewer states, it's a fairly small and narrow space with limited indoor seating and some outdoor seating to supplement this. Although I'm not sure many were braving this on a winter Saturday.
4 cask ales were available and they appear to turn over regularly. On our visit, the 4 were Torrside I'm Spartacus, Blackjack Manchester Stout, Three Legs Huell Melon Bitter & Green Arches Sandstorm. Ciders were Snail's Bank Raspberry Ripple, Newton Court First Press & SiDa Maxonian Mist.
In addition, there is a large choice of craft beers - Siren Lumina, North/Atlantic Pale Ale, JW Lee's Stout, Green Arches Blossom & Sunset, Verdant/Adnams Evening Gleams, Shindigger Mango Chained, Runaway Cherry & Plum Sour, Deya Steady Rolling Man & Kirkstall Flamango. Further ciders were Ross-on-Wye Birdbarker & Hogan's Mulled Cider. The full list can be found on a tall board behind the bar. Although with the constantly changing beers, I'm not sure how up-to-date it is kept.
I found this to be a fairly cosy place that I could imagine having a good session in. You have to be lucky to grab a table and without one, the narrow space means that you would probably soon get fed up of standing in a thoroughfare.
On 21st December 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Ian Mapp left this review about Victoria Tap
New bar at the far end of the station, towards the trams and away from the platforms.
A very narrow bar, that feels more packed than it is. People are encourage (have little choice) but to bar hang but access to the offerings is made easy by the giant beer board. I understand there is a beer garden out the back - presumably covered but I will check it out in future visits.
Sister pub to the Piccadilly Tap and a similarly varied beer list. I went for a Schneider Helles, expertly place in the correct chalice.
Word of warning: Closes bang on 11pm, which is annoying when my last train to the suburbs is 11:40pm. Can't quite understand why they would do this, but I assume the authorities have some hand in it.
If you are caught out by this, you can get to the Sadlers Cat and back almost as quickly.
Public service advice over.
On 20th November 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1563 recommendations about 1543 pubs]