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

Image posted by Just a quick pint, then I'm off
Submitted on Sunday, 28th July 2024
With picture contributions to 10780 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (13 more images)
Detail Pages
Joshua Brooks, Manchester
Manchester
M1 6DD
Served areas

Reviews of Joshua Brooks (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about Joshua Brooks
Joshua Brooks, or JB’s, is a single roomed open plan bar with a mix of standard and high tables throughout. A large projector screen that was showing Sky Sports cricket sits on the left-hand wall and in the left rear corner is a pool table. The bar counter with premium and craft keg runs up the right-hand wall and in the right rear corner is a television that was showing tennis. These screens were all muted while some mellow R&B played in the background, not my cup of tea to be honest. Along the rear is a thin balcony that overhangs the passing River Medlock. Half a Camden Hells was £3, and the burgers from the food menu were priced at £11.95. The service was polite, but this isn’t somewhere I’ll be revisiting any time soon.
On 6th September 2024
- rating: 4
[User has posted 5965 recommendations about 5931 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Joshua Brooks
Studenty pub that seems to stay open until the earlier hours. This was another pub that I've had on my to do list for a number of years. However, it turned out that I've had it on the list for too long, given the lack of real ales. Handpulls have seemingly been removed since the last review just over 2 years ago.
My Yeastie Boys Bigmouth was cold, but drinkable. However, the large square-shaped room lacked atmosphere with no other customers. The bar fills almost the whole length of one side of the room, with a kitchen in a far corner.
The barmaid was friendly and chatty, which saved our visit from being too poor. It's a shame they've dispensed with the real ales. But I guess they can only cater for their demand.
On 23rd November 2021
- rating: 4
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Rob Hunter left this review about Joshua Brooks
Not been in here for around 15 years and heard it does real ale so thought I would call in and see what it is like these days. This was a last stop before getting the train home on Saturday night. There was a big metal fence outside to facilitate queuing, though this was not necessary at the time of my visit. Once inside it has a rather studenty vibe to it as expected, but the bar had three hand pulls, one was off and the others were Inveralmond Ossian and Bootleg Chorlton Pale Ale. For some reason our drinks were dispensed into disposable plastic vessels, yet there were plenty of half drunk Birra Moretti branded glasses littering the tables.
I found the experience a bit odd, I felt too old to be in there and the beer was nothing special. I can't see me being back any time soon, but I have satisfied my curiosity for now.
On 18th November 2019
- rating: 5
[User has posted 830 recommendations about 657 pubs]
View more reviews of Joshua Brooks (6)
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official site of Joshua Brooks, includes wine list and menus - www.joshuabrooks.co.uk
- Twitter - Joshua Brooks
- CAMRA WhatPub :: Joshua Brooks - whatpub.com
Manchester Piccadilly, 0.43 miles, 8 min walk (show)
Deansgate, 0.71 miles, 13 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No - There is a Joshua Brooks membership scheme for discounts though - last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes - Until 7 p.m weekdays, 5 p.m. weekends - last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : No last updated 29 January 2015 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : No last updated 23 November 2021 by Blue Scrumpy
- Real Cider : No last updated 23 November 2021 by Blue Scrumpy