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The Waterhouse (JD Wetherspoon), Manchester
Manchester
M2 4EG
Reviews of The Waterhouse (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Rob Hunter left this review about The Waterhouse (JD Wetherspoon)
A rather unusual Spoons in that it is genuinely multi roomed, in fact it can feel like a bit of a warren, especially when hunting for a free table. More guest ales in here than the Seven Stars, although I didn't count them, currently £3.49 a pint. I was certainly spoilt for choice and easily found a couple of options from the current Spoons beer festival that took my fancy.
I ordered via the app, the estimated wait time was 2 minutes, actual wait time was 12 minutes, although after I saw the queue at the bar I did suspect that the quoted 2 minutes was being a little optimistic! However, a bearded gnome eventually arrived with my refreshments, but unfortunately must have left his personality behind the bar.
Toilets are upstairs, the gents are a bit stinky and there is a CCTV camera in the corner a bit too close to the urinals for my liking. I guess it is primarily to cover the sinks and detect people inhaling lines of Columbian finest.
It's OK, I shall almost certainly be back, although it does fill up pretty quickly.
On 16th October 2026
- rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Waterhouse (JD Wetherspoon)
I have always found this to be one of the better 'spoons, offering decent beer in interesting and civilised surroundings. The conversion has kept most of the original layout, which may make the bar a bit awkwardly placed (split between two rooms) but this has the advantage of offering plenty of different seating areas of a more traditional size than most of this chain's outlets. With nine of the ten handpumps in use on this first revisit since 2011, I found a decent selection of cask ales from smaller breweries - including my Langton Spin from Peerless (£3.20) plus others from Beartown, MBH, Rudgate, Brightside and Phoenix - in addition to the standard Greene King IPA, Doom Bar and Abbot.
On 30th June 2024
- rating: 7
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Rob Hunter left this review about The Waterhouse (JD Wetherspoon)
Predictably busy on a recent Saturday evening visit, but a decent line-up for real ale, including a rather pleasant Titanic Cherry Porter. For the ale selection and its unusual Spoons layout, it gets to retain my previous 8/10 rating.
On 21st August 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1036 recommendations about 775 pubs]
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Deansgate, 0.65 miles, 12 min walk (show)
Manchester Piccadilly, 0.68 miles, 13 min walk (show)
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- CAMRA Discount : No - Just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
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- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 16 May 2022 by Quinno _
