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Jack in the Box, Manchester

Pub added by Just a quick pint, then I'm off

1 Eagle Street
Manchester
M4 5BU

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Manchester Central, Northern Quarter

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Brainy Pool left this review about Jack in the Box

Small bar in one corner of the Mackie Mayor building, with eight real ales on (mostly from Blackjack). an impressive place with stalls for beer, wine, coffee and (very expensive) street food. The whole place is well run and doing very good trade even on a moody Tuesday afternoon. Probably not the spot for a quiet pint but it’s a buzzy sociable place.

On 27^th March 2024 - rating: 5
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Pub SignMan left this review about Jack in the Box

Situated inside the Mackie Mayor food hall complex, this place is essentially just a bar counter selling products from the Black Jack brewery. As such, there’s not a whole lot to say about it – they had four Black Jack ales on cask and a whole load more on the keg taps, plus the odd guest beer and cider option. I tried a couple of the cask ales – I forgot to note the names of any of them though – and thought they were both under-conditioned. The bar has a very plain counter with scruffy blackboards across the canopy listing the full range. Fridges to one side of the bar offer a wide range of bottled and canned alternatives if nothing from the draught range does it for you.
Once you’ve purchased your beer, you can take a seat anywhere within the Mackie Mayor complex, which is set in a grand old building that was once part of the former Smithfield Market. It’s a grand edifice, with two floors of seating, mostly canteen style benches serving long communal tables, and plenty of street-food style vendors offering expensive but tasty fayre. We visited on a mid-week evening and found it quite hard to bag a table thanks to a good crowd who helped create a decent atmosphere.
I don’t mind these venues and often find they are a good compromise when you’re trying to find somewhere to eat for a large group, so to discover a bar inside such a venue, operated by a well-respected local brewery, seemed like a sure-fire winner. However, I left here with a big question mark over their cask turnover and whilst I’d happily return and give them another try, I think anyone coming here solely for the beer, would be better off heading inside the Black Jack pub next door instead.

Date of visit - 20th June 2023

On 11^th December 2023 - rating: 6
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Old Boots left this review about Jack in the Box

Brewery bar in one of those multiple food and drink outlets, limited seating in the bar area but you can sit anywhere in the building if you can find a space, it’s very popular. Mixed food and drinks, round the edges as described with tea, coffee and a wine bar plus pizza, thai curry, wraps and so on. Seating in the centre at benches, by the Blackjack bar at tables and shelves and more tables on a mezzanine floor. I tried ordering food on the venue’s app but it defeated me so I just had a drink. Beer quality and service were fine though.

On 11^th June 2023 - no rating submitted
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