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Closed May 2012
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I used to love this place! My girlfiends and I used to frequent it often whilst living in halls at Manchester uni. In those days it was quite cheap and we used to get drunk on southern comfort and lemonade and vodka and lime. We wasted many afternoons like this!
Would love to visit this place again if I'm ever in the area.
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pitty about that - i used to live on the same road and spent many an early morning in this dodgy old boozer at the dark end of some mental bender weekenders.
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The Whitworth has had a bit of makeover, gone are the dingy carpets and 25 yr old seating.The wholeplace has been spruced up new hardwood flooring and seating a whole new relaxed style.The emphasis is now not only on serving alcohol but giving an all round experience,open at 8 am serving breakfast brunch and fairtrade coffee and tea, with ciabbatta smoothies and a weekly speciality cocktail. The exterior boasts a comfortable terrace perfect for the odd pitcher of Pimms with a new gable terraced area overlooking the park coming shortly add to this free wifi and a new late license things have changed
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The Whitworth has now been open for a solid 2 years. A great pub with a lot to offer. Previously a Marstons' boozer but now, to the best of my knowledge, under no brewery management. The Whitworth usually has two ales on both of which are Hydes, which makes sense due to its proximity to the brewery but not under their management due to the absence of any brewery branding. The beers are usually a standard Hydes Original/ Jekyll's Gold and a Hydes Festival Beer/ Guest (e.g. Spin Doctor, Mumbo Jumbo, Sacre Bleu etc).
This very pleasant pub opposite Whitworth Park boasts two spacious rooms with a connected beer garden (where smoking is permitted). There are obvious efforts to rejuvinate the pub with the weekly holding of a quiz night (Tuesday 9.30-10.30) which is brief, relaxed and great fun) with the first prize being alcohol.
Well worth a look in if in the area, especially on Tuesday night for the quiz, as it is relaxed with a good mixed crowd of locals and students and well kept ale. Their is also a good range of lagers, Heineken, Becks, Stella, Kronenberg etc
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This pub is presently boarded up, I heard there was a massive fire here last week. Shame, hope it opens up again soon.
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Pleasantly surprised by this pub. Looks a bit pokey from the outside, nestled on the edge of the Curry Mile, but it's deceptively spacious inside and a good selection of drinks. Is more of a local pub thsn the majority of places on or just off the Oxford/Wilmslow Road, but the atmosphere was pretty laid back and the beer was in good nick. Would definitely go back.
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bit of a dingy boozer, the barman could not pull a pint to save his life - it was the end of the barrell spitting everywhere, when i infomred him he needde to change the barrell he said "nah it'll settle in a minute." Some dodgy characters about too...
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local heroes the van zants are playing the whitworth on oxford rd manchester on friday 10th and 17th of march. roots, rhythm and blues, rock n roll and a great night guaranteed
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new beer garden built. Music nights happening.
anonymous - 6 Oct 2004 10:13 |
Neon sign. Pub quiz.
Tim Bannister - 5 Nov 2003 15:40 |
