Grand Central Alt Bar & Live Music Venue

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  Tom Vela

  ·2 months ago

  “Staff are always lovely here and the venue is great if you're any sort of metalhead from 80s hair metal to progressive blackened jazz metal, I stop in for a pint usually when I'm in town waiting for the train and get to have 20 minutes of fun music and a decent beer 🙂”

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  Kiran Soni

  ·4 months ago

  “Emmy and flora and Rubi were just amazing so funny so talkative and the coolest bartenders ever turned my Wednesday night into a Friday night did not expect to stay here this long and I’m am a bit plasticed this was classiced and grand central is on my to do list forever and ever and ever amen along with my friend Jessie pinkman that works at bongo bingo woohoo thank you Kanye locked up diddy don’t let him griddy”

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  Mic Norbury

  ·5 months ago

  “I've not been in here for years (well, decades as it happens . . .) but nipped in last night for a swift pint as I had some time to kill. It was great to see a thriving proper music pub, and while I probably stood out like a sore thumb for being an old git (and the only person not wearing black) I found the staff, clientele and security blokes to be dead friendly. Thanks!”

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  Owen Felice

  ·5 months ago

  “Very rude staff and "bouncers". Also, we spent 2hrs there and they played 'Barbie Girl' 6 times. It's terrible. One can also see their replies to those who left a bad review... The owner/social media manager can't handle the truth. We don't want to hear 'Barbie Girl' one more time!!”

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  David Bouch

  ·6 months ago

  “I'm old and it's a bit young for me but I was with my 27-year old son who is now obsessed with the place and wishes we had something similar in Denmark. Staff were very efficient and friendly (big award to the glass clearer - she was faster than the Road Runner). We went back twice. Only criticism was that most of the beers were "a bit standard". The IPA was good though, so I stuck with that. Would have liked a few more quality beers on tap. Music suited the place too.”

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  deva

  ·6 months ago

  “I’ve always loved it here and seen it as a safe space but since they’ve started live streaming their evenings, loadsa strangers being filmed idk if they’ve given consent I don’t feel comfortable anymore. Saw they were live streaming last couple times and the amount of nasty comments that come in about the people who attend there through strangers online is crazy and idk why they’d allow us to be in that kind of situation? The alt community is one that’s faced enough like judgement throughout the years, most of us are misunderstood and have had to face stuff in our lives, an alt space is meant to be a safe space where we can express ourselves and you’re filming us and allowing us to face trolls is really weird If there’s no prior consent given it could also be really dangerous. You don’t know who’s got a stalker or what nowadays and it could be a safety issue. I don’t feel like I can go back and relax there without worrying I’m gonna be filmed having fun with my friends without my knowledge to a bunch of strangers online. Weird move GC.”

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  amber s

  ·8 months ago

  “hands down my favourite bar in manchester!! was amazing when i moved here in 2018 - made a lot of friends here in my first week:) - and is still amazing now. honestly i was slightly worried when it changed hands during the pandemic? but they've done an incredible job of rejuvenating it yet keeping the same welcoming vibe. there's so many events on now too, like gig afterparty/DJ sets (my fave was wargasm) and a goth night which i have yet to get to! the best place for general alt/rock/metal in manchester and my go to after any concert, after a bad day at work, or before a night out. in the face of so many bars closing or getting bought out, especially alt venues, it's refreshing that grand central is still here and seemingly thriving. i hope this place survives forever 🖤”

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  Alfie Adams

  ·1 year ago

  “Came here for some pre drinks before a gig. Absolutely amazing find, great music and wonderful staff. Would highly recommend this place. They do change their ales often, when I visited visited had Tribute on as well. Never had White Witch before, absolutely fantastic pale ale and went down a treat!”

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  Jackiii

  ·1 year ago

  “Cracking guy behind the bar, lovely personality and super kind. Place isn’t half bad, I definitely should have came here sooner. Spirts very decent price for today’s standards. I know it’s nothing on you guys but come on, no cattle decap, SOI or mainly deathcore on the jukebox haha I need some of that.”

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  MADDOGLEP

  ·3 years ago

  “Used to come a lot 1978 - 1982 as I worked round the corner. Cannot remember original name but became The Shady Lady. (Interweb says Beef and Barley then Cork n Screw). Did cheap pub grub then but not now. No food. Two Robinson's beers..Dizzy Blond and Trooper. Good pint of Dizzy. Boothroyd can smell the cleaners bleach but overall likes it...and they take cash£££.”

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