Terrace, Manchester

Very busy on Saturday pm. As you'd expect, I suppose. Not the worst keg ale but no draught. Full of Manchester's young - would appreciate this place when it's quieter.

Two entrances to this place so depending on which way you came in the bar is obviously either near the door or further down. Sadly by the time I'd got to this place I'd given up. Real ale available but I'd lost interest in this part of Manchester.

Called in to this new bar in the N/4 twice recently. The first time it had an overpowering smell as they had just had the cellar floor varnished. You could get high without buying a drink on that visit. 6 handpumps selling Hobgoblin and 5 changing guests on that occasion. My pint of Dark Star Hophead was in very good nick. As you enter from Thomas Street the bar is on the left. There's then a corridor style drinking area with tables down the right hand side. It then opens up to a larger seating area and the entrance from Edge Street. We called in again last night and the bar was very busy for about 5 on a Thursday. Only 3 handpumps on the go this time, but my pint of Dunham Massey Bollington bitter was in good form again. It's a pleasant place to call in for one when on a N/4 pub crawl as we were.

The Terrace is friendly new bar that has recently opened in Manchester's Northern Quarter that has an entrance both on Thomas Street and Edge Street.On entering from the Thomas Street side the bar is to the left with wooded candlelit tables along the slender corridor to the Edge Street entrance where it opens out on the right with more wooded tables and a few leather setees.The walls are bare bricked and the floor is reclaimed from a gymnasium,with a few alcoves at the far end. The beer choice was first class with an interesting and unusual array of of cask and imported beers,which included Siberia Rhubarb saison and Fireside Porter both from The Ilkley Brewing Co plus a Samual Adams beer and Kirin Ichiban from Japan.There was also Pedigree,Hobgoblin and a few Spanish draughts.The bar is managed by a former employee of the Trof group of bars and is classed as a Bar Cafe although the emphasis does seem to be on the bar side. Worth a visit.