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1-2 Canal Street, City Centre, Manchester, M1 3HE (View on Google Map)

Gay bar and restaurant and event space set on two floors. The upper bar did at one time sell a house-beer - Moorhouses Smooth Velvet, but it appears to be keg only now. Plush. No 2 is the bar, No 1 is the vents space

Information for this venue is provided by the Central Manchester Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Manchester District (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
07/04/2016
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
MAS/4495
Asset of Community Value
Monday
4:00pm ‑ 11:00pm
Tuesday
4:00pm ‑ 11:00pm
Wednesday
4:00pm ‑ 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon ‑ 11:00pm
Friday
Noon ‑ 2:00am
Saturday
Noon ‑ 2:00am
Sunday
Noon ‑ 11:00pm

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Facilities
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Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
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Smoking Smoking
Features
Transport
Close to bus routes
1, 3
Close to metro (300m)
Piccadilly Gardens
Nearby Station (300m)
Manchester Piccadilly
Directions
jct Minshull St

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