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Crown & Anchor, Manchester
Manchester
M3 1SQ
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Crown & Anchor
This is a pub I'd been in before just over 6 years ago, but hadn't yet reviewed on this site. It's a Holt's house with quite a bit of a nod to food. Quite a few were eating on my Friday lunchtime visit.
The bar is split over a couple of levels. I chose a table in the lower level this time around. There are handpulls on both levels, but confusingly they were different. As the lower bar doesn't seem to attract any service, I suspect they hadn't changed the clips for a while. As such, only the 3 regular Holt's beers were on - Bitter, IPA & Two Hoots.
On 8th January 2023
- rating: 5
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Delboy 20 left this review about Crown & Anchor
Another decent pub in a good little area. A few Holts beers on so I went for the IPA which was fine. Glad to have called in.
On 4th June 2022
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Steve C left this review about Crown & Anchor
The bar along the rear wall of the Crown & Anchor faces high tables in the centre of the pub and standard tables and chairs under the front windows. This bar extends down into a sunken seating area along the left hand wall. To the right of the entrance is a small seating area. This is a Holts pub so the four hand pumps were drawing Bitter, Two Hoots, IPA and Fools Gold. Standard and premium keg are also available, I decided to have half a lager. For some reason the barmaid also charged me for a splash of cordial adding an extra 10 pence to the cost. Yes it’s only 10p but it’s not really on to be honest. Food is available, I didn’t see any menus, but the kitchen area to the right of the bar has a couple of pizza ovens.
During my visit on Wednesday evening last week there was some background music playing whilst Champions League football was muted on the televisions found throughout the pub. There was a bouncer on the door. This isn’t a pub I will be rushing back to.
On 17th March 2022
- rating: 5
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Brainy Pool left this review about Crown & Anchor
not bad but not quite as I expected either. serves good Holts Bitter in pleasant modern surroundings but feels like the kind of pub you get in a retail park on the outskirts. and with so many better pubs nearby there's little reason to linger here unless you want to eat.
On 10th July 2018
- rating: 6
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Al Bundy left this review about Crown & Anchor
A decent Holts pub. Large with what amounts to 2 areas. The servery is in the centre of the pub and 6 cask ales can be found on some new fangled pumps which aren't anything like your traditional handpumps. 6 different ales on though not all are Holts beers. A nice pub and arguably the best of the 4 pubs next to each other.
On 12th August 2016
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Crown & Anchor
A large Holt's pub selling their full range. Quite busy on our lunchtime visit - there was a dining area on the right with tables and chairs set out and there seemed to be a deli at the end of this.
On 18th June 2013
- rating: 6
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Peter Rydings left this review about Crown & Anchor
Called in on the 23rd of Feb its a nice enough place but before the refurb after the bombing it used to be packed it was a old fashioned ale house 11 30 in the morning waiters with trays of beer going round. Its a place you will call in but walk past more often
On 24th February 2012
- rating: 8
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ROB Camra left this review about Crown & Anchor
Used to be a traditional Holts's pub before the refurb. It was getting a bit tatty so it needed doing, but this has changed it's character completely. Now has large video screens which are very obtrusive. Seating is much better than it used to be and the Holts's Bitter was still OK, but it's just not the same anymore.
On 27th January 2010
- rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about Crown & Anchor
Very tidy and well run modernised pub on edge of shopping centre. Only minor grumble was the rubbish music!
On 21st May 2009
- rating: 8
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train man left this review about Crown & Anchor
Bowman Swift One & Nutz (I wrote down Mutz, but now realise it is a chestnut beer), Hopback Summer Lightning, Goddards Fuggle DeeDum, Oakleaf Holehearted & Pompey Royal. Quite busy Sat eve toward end of Wal-Eng rugby and the bar was a little clogged, meaning waiting for a drink while trying not to stand in eyeline for the tv, and this manc was conscious of many scouse accents at my end of the bar, but they were fine. Beyond the horseshoe end of the bar is a large characterless darts area, and to the rear a lounge bar leather sofa style. Not pubby enough for my liking, but good beer choice and, if you arrive in town early, & thirsty, they open at 10:00 Sat.
On 17th February 2009
- rating: 6
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