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Old Market Tavern, Altrincham
Altrincham
WA14 4DN
Old Market Tavern
Back Playing tonight at #Altrincham’s primary venue for #livemusic! Always a good night when One in Ten are in town! https://t.co/NXldACvIXw
5:40 PM Jun 11th 2022 from Twitter for iPhone
Reviews of Old Market Tavern (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
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Steve C left this review about Old Market Tavern
Steps lead up to the front entrance where a public bar housing a pool table and two dartboards can be found to the right. The main bar is found on the right wall and it faces a couple of seating areas up the left. At the left rear is another area that was set up with band instruments, live music is a regular event here. There is another area in the right rear behind the bar, but I didn’t investigate.
The bar supports eleven hand pumps, but only JW Lees MPA and Cross Bay Zenith IPA were available. There was a bit of line cleaning going on so I will mention that Stockport Brewing’s Cascade and Storm Brewing’s Isobar IPA were also named on the ale chalk board. A limited standard and premium keg range was also available.
The Old Market Tavern has the feel of a music pub with a distressed lived in feel. I’m not one for live music so I would probably walk past if in the area again.
On 10th April 2022
- rating: 5
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Rob Hunter left this review about Old Market Tavern
The Old Market Tavern is still open, but sadly has gone right downhill and is currently a shadow of its former self. 11 hand pulls at the bar, with a paltry one in use last night, offering up Jennings Cumberland. Even my mate who is a lager drinker struggled to find something to drink and eventually settled on the Grolsch, which was not obviously available as the tap had a hand written sticker over it.
There was no atmosphere at all, though that said it was a Tuesday evening so not prime drinking time, though there was a small group of what I would assume to be regulars round the far end of the bar.
Overall it just feels a bit neglected. Lights with bulbs blown, others with bulbs that are cool white in the same fitting as warm white bulbs, and the furniture just didn't seem to fit in with what is an old traditional building. In the raised area the TV had been taken off the wall but just left propped up on its end against the wall. There was a broken curtain pole with tape round it propped up. One table had a dusty bowl half filled with pot pourri.
In its current form the pub just oozes sadness. There is a lot of potential here to make it a great pub in a lovely old building.
On 8th May 2019
- rating: 5
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Alan Hurdle left this review about Old Market Tavern
(22/11/18)
* DUE TO CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 30TH 2018 *
Recently sold by Punch Taverns for "Mixed use" There is an e-petition on Trafford Council website to save this Asset to the Community pub.
This pub has been a top Real Ale venue for many years.
EDIT:- The new management have stated that the Old Market Tavern will remain open as a pub, but there is still concern among locals about the final format of the pub and whether live band music will still be allowed when the venue has hotel accommodation.
On 24th November 2018
- rating: 9
[User has posted 707 recommendations about 645 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 50p per pint - last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : No last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesday - last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 06 August 2019 by ROB Camra
