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The Rat & Pigeon, Manchester

33 Back Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 1HP

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Manchester Central

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Rat & Pigeon

Corner pub hidden away in the backstreets of the Northern Quarter. There are apparently multiple floors. However, we didn't get any further than the small ground floor room on our Saturday afternoon visit.

The bar was fairly busy, but we managed to squeeze into a table in the corner. A singer was preparing to perform at the far end when we arrived and he was in full voice by the time we left. Whilst he was quite good, it was all a bit too loud to be enjoyable, especially when all we wanted to do was engage in conversation.

On the bar, Vocation Bread & Butter is the regular ale. Guests for our visit were Farm Yard Hay Bob & Green Arches After Dark. Craft beers were Play Brew Co. Funk-a-Dunk, Liquid Light Mother North, Brew York Juice Forsyth & Shindigger Session & Mango Unchained. Ciders were Lilley's Pineapple & Pulpt Flare.

The Rat & Pigeon looks to be an improvement on its previous guise and is well worth adding to any itinerary around the Northern Quarter. Although it is possibly preferable at quieter times. Dogs are allowed.

On 5^th December 2024 - rating: 6
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]

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Ian Mapp left this review about Mother Macs

Quite simply, marvelously bonkers. I have no idea what their target demographic is, but it seems that all are welcome. Also not the sort of place you will stumble on by accident. Bravery required for the back streets of the NQ.

Friday at about 7pm, the only people in seemed to be friends of the young landlady. They had the music going and a bit of a party going but made me feel welcome, if not slightly out of place.

We then had a number of people coming in that I think may have been residents. The eyes of most of them seemed to be screaming "what they hell have we let ourselves in for".

Then groups of lads on a pub crawl. All quiet, one phones. With just the original girls partying.

I didnt notice any cask on - nor would I have risked it - but they did have Blue Moon on keg. Served in a Boddingtons glass.

On 30^th May 2022 - rating: 6
[User has posted 1563 recommendations about 1543 pubs]

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Rob Hunter left this review about Mother Macs

Decided to call in here yesterday afternoon. It was pretty quiet to begin with, just a few regulars in, but then a large group entered which filled the place up.

Two hand pulls at the bar offering TT Landlord and Doom Bar. The Landlord was fine and £3.80 a pint.

Nice to have called back in as this was the first time I'd been in since 2013 and it has had a bit of a spruce up since including the toilets.

It's one of those Manchester pubs you have to go to, even if it is only the once.

On 17^th March 2019 - rating: 6
[User has posted 830 recommendations about 657 pubs]

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