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City Arms, Manchester

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Opens Thu at 12:00pm
46-48 Kennedy Street, Manchester, M2 4BQ (View on Google Map)
(0161) 236 4610
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A traditional, compact two room city centre pub which is 190 years old in 2019 with 8 handpumps featuring 7 "rotating" ales, one of which is always a Vegan option and one often a mild. There are 2 keg lines , two bag-in-box ciders and ten whiskies always available, along with 150 gins. The pub has been a regular entry in the Good Beer Guide for many years. Full menu is served weekday lunchtime only but hot pies always available all day. Small pleasant yard to rear for smokers. There's always a friendly welcome which means the pub attracts a lot of regular clients - like a local in the city centre. Particularly busy on Fridays and Saturday evenings. It was given a spruce-up including the toilets in early 2023. Dogs are now welcome at all times.

Information for this venue is provided by the Central Manchester Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Manchester District (B)
Last updated
01/03/2025
Last surveyed
15/02/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Greene King
Pub ID
TRA/3280
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II

The layout of this late 18th-century pub derives from a refurbishment around 1900 but some fittings are inter-war whilst designation as a ‘Tetley Festival Ale House’ in the 1970s introduced further changes such as the bar-back and panelling in the public bar (front). Through the left-hand door is a passage with tiled floor and attractive dado tiling. Halfway down, a hatch still offers service from the back of the servery. Inside are two small rooms on different levels with a widish gap between them. As noted, the public bar with its bare wood floor and fixed seating, has seen post-war changes. Much of the rear saloon décor is from the 1930s: an Art Deco fireplace with bevelled mirror in the mantelpiece, dado panelling, baffles and (probably) the ‘ladies’ stained glass panel. Another wooden floor here but the fixed seating seems quite recent.

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Sunday
Noon - 8:00pm
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
No Service
Monday
Noon - 2:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 2:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:00pm
Friday
Noon - 2:00pm
Saturday
No Service

Current beers

This Pub serves 7 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen
Brightside - Odin Blonde
Brightside - Odin Blonde Session Blond Ale • 3.8% Spotted 16 times
Brightside - Odin Blonde
Brightside - Odin Blonde

Session Blond Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.8%
Vegan: Yes
Gluten Free: Yes
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 16 times
Saltaire - Triple Choc
Saltaire - Triple Choc Flavoured Speciality Beers • 4.8% Spotted twice
Saltaire - Triple Choc
Saltaire - Triple Choc

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 4.8%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 2 days ago
RedWillow - Feckless
RedWillow - Feckless Session Bitter • 4.1% Spotted 3 times
RedWillow - Feckless
RedWillow - Feckless

Session Bitter

ABV: 4.1%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted 3 times recently. Last spotted 2 days ago
Titanic - Plum Porter
Titanic - Plum Porter Flavoured Speciality Beers • 4.9% Spotted 4 times
Titanic - Plum Porter
Titanic - Plum Porter

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 4.9%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted 4 times recently. Last spotted 2 days ago
Farm Yard - Sheaf
Farm Yard - Sheaf Session Blond Ale • 4.1% Spotted twice
Farm Yard - Sheaf
Farm Yard - Sheaf

Session Blond Ale

ABV: 4.1%
Vegan: Yes
Gluten Free: No
Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 2 days ago
Changing

Seven guest beers, always a vegan option

Changing beers typically include: Neptune (varies) , Thornbridge (varies) , Titanic (varies)

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Pub Meals 12-2 Mon - Fri; Pies available all day
Garden Garden
Yard to rear
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Occasional tap takeovers
Games Games
darts, scrabble, chess, jenga, connect4
Smoking Smoking
Yard to rear
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
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Cask Marque Cask Marque
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 4 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes
M3
Close to metro (150m)
St Peters Square
Nearby Station (750m)
Manchester Oxford Road
Directions
near town hall, next door and to the rear of the Waterhouse Pub.

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