Category Archives: Cocktails

Cocktails part 2: The Grinch

January 29, 2009 – 10:14 pm

We moved on to The Grinch, over by Cross Street as I know they have a happy hour between 5-7pm EVERY DAY – even Saturday! Cocktails at The Grinch aren’t as special as the Great John Street Hotel but by ‘eck they still go down a treat. The cocktails are £3.50, down from £6 normally. Also on offer for the happy hour are any stone baked pizza for £6 and bottles of house wines are £9.95.

There’s a really wide selection of cocktails, and they do waiter service even when you’re only there for drinks, so sit back and lap it up.

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Cocktails part 1: Great John Street Hotel

January 21, 2009 – 1:00 pm

Great John St Hotel Went out the other night hunting for cocktails, which is my new
favourite thing ever. Favourite all-round so far is The Modern, which
is a nice chilled bar, away from all the riff-raff. But anyway we
decided to go somewhere a bit different for a few beverages. Will
review The Modern next time I go.

First stop was the Great John
Street Hotel, right near Granada.Great John Street Hotel Manchester
I’ve not been there for about three
years, and had forgot just how impressive the interiors are. Lots of
sumptuous rich red colours, grey walls and big comfy sofas. There was
also a stack of that day’s papers, which is a nice touch.

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North Pole Bar before it closes?

December 30, 2008 – 9:02 pm

North Pole Bar Manchester Urbis

I wanted to get to the North
Pole Bar for ages since it opened, but I just couldn’t make the trek right over
to the other side of town. And then I’ve been wanting to make it the first
proper post on this blog, but then Christmas happened and it was just the done
thing to lie around eating chocolates and drinking Baileys in the afternoon. So
can you see a theme developing?

But the temporary winter
wonderland tent is only open until December 31 and it’s putting on an extravaganza
for New Year’s Eve so I thought there was just time to get a quick review in before then.
Tickets are £2 on the door and there’s 20 DJs, so that’s a bit of a bargain at
10p per DJ!

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