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SNEAK PEAK | Panacea's Refurbishment By Bernard CarrollManchester's continental designer gets his hands on a renowned Basement
NEW: London-Based Cocktail Bar Takes Former Circle ClubBe At One cocktail bar chain have applied for a licence down the Barton Arcade ginnel
Barrel-Aged & Smoky Bacon CocktailsNeil Sowerby finds that oak aging is the new pulled pork
Rudimental To Launch Spinningfields Pop-Up Ice BarTemperatures at the Coors Light Ice Bar will reach -5°C
CLOSED: Eden Bar In The VillageConstruction work blamed for loss of trade
CLOSED: The Lawn Club Shuts For ReshapeSpinningfields bar and restaurant to take over The Lawns as nineteen-storey tower goes up
NEW: Pen & Pencil Bar Restaurant For NQNorthern Quarter's latest comes from the chaps behind Dry Bar and Didsbury's Violet Hour
REVIEW: Wine & Wallop | DidsburyRuth Allan thinks a wine bar-themed wine bar in Didsbury is a brilliant idea.
NEW: Hold Fast Bar | Northern QuarterL'Oreal Blackett discovers a new 'nautical bar' in the hold of Hatters Hostel on Newton Street
The Sip Club: Stretford's 'Secret Bar'L'Oréal Blackett finds a hidden bar above an estate agent and right on her doorstep 
FIRST LOOK: Crazy Pedro's Pizza Parlour Opens (Sort Of)Black Dog's latest bar/restaurant opens for a trial run before the BIG launch on 27 November
GALLERY: Elixir Celebrates 1st BirthdayThe Deansgate cocktail bar marks one year with fire, wind and rain
GALLERY: Black Dog Ballroom's 5th Birthday BashOne of the original Northern Quarter drinking den's reaches the grand old age of five
NEW: Beckham's Whisky Club For SpinningfieldsDavid Beckham's new drinks venture, Haig Club, takes over Long Bar on Spinningfields Lawns
The Lawn Club: Idyllic Winter Retreat For The Festive…Stylish winter party venue in the city centre
GALLERY: New Underground Tequila Den LaunchesXOLO is the latest offering from the Black Dog gang
London Developers To Open New NQ BarTexture will be a new bar, club, events and fashion space for Lever Street
FIRST LOOK: Black Dog's New XOLO BarExclusive images reveal extent of 'tequila den' refit off Oxford Road
Black Dog To Launch New Tequila BarXOLO to open at New Wakefield Street venue
Salut Wine Shop SalutedNeil Sowerby drinks himself to contentment in the new 'Cooper Street Quarter' wine shop and bar
Oxford Road's Odder Bar To CloseOwner says the bar wasn't struggling, but received an 'offer she couldn't refuse'
Didsbury's Expo Lounge Celebrates First BirthdayLottie Moore puts her fear of sausage behind her
First Look: Allotment Bar Restaurant Opens In NQEx-Revs boys open first indie venture on Dale Street
PLY To Hold Pizza ExhibitionSoon-to-open Stevenson Square bar is yet to open, but that's not stopping them
Soup Kitchen, Northern Quarter, ReviewedDavid Blake still doesn't know what it is, and likes it
Manchester Gets Major Wine DispensarySalut opens 18 August loaded with enomatic machines...and tapas
New NQ Bar Wants ArtistsPLY throws open a wall to creatives
Guilty By Association ReviewedDavid Blake is done with the games, he wants a straight up bar
Cocktail Masterclasses at FahrenheitShake, stir and sip – the perfect party starter
Red's True BBQ Launch Late-Night Bar: GalleryAlbert Square's low-and-slow hounds go wet
El Capo, ReviewedL'Oréal Blackett wants one tequila, two tequila, three tequila... more. 
The Egg, Immortality And The BeekeeperSarah Tierney is seduced by cocktail magic at Elixir
New Training Academy For BartendersSupercharge your cocktail-mixing skills
Berry & Rye ReviewedDavid Blake falls for this Blues cave masquerading as a Gothic knocking shop
Cocktails In The City 2014: GalleryTown Hall's big one plays host to cocktail spree
New NQ Bar For Former Nickleby's PubAllotment promises to bring some countryside to the Northern Quarter
Apotheca, Northern Quarter, ReviewedNiamh Spence sees if cocktails can cure all in a NQ favourite
Under New Management ReviewedDavid Blake values a Salford bar that's harder to find than the Higgs boson
Liquor, Burn & Keko Moku Bash: GalleryNorthern Quarter sister bars celebrate spray paint spreeShowing 39 items.
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Gerard Neal
Love it,one of my favourite places to go out on a special occasion. Great service and love the…
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Love this place. Shame it’s not as busy as it deserves, original and great aesthetics. Good drinks,…
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It's my favourite Irish pub in Manchester. The decor is terrific and the staff are helpful and…
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