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  • 5/5 Martin 2 years ago on Google
    Went on Superbowl Sunday. Great atmosphere. Large bar, plenty of space lots of seating available to watch the game on. Plenty of choice of beers - although they ran out of 'Coors' early on. They also do these 8 pint dispenser. Nicely decorated sports theme bar. Biggest cheer of night was for staff who dropped a full tray of drinks.
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  • 5/5 Beth S. 2 years ago on Google
    Highly recommend for great friendly atmosphere, tasty food for low price and vegan friendly. Dtaffs always lovely and only £5.50 for a double vegan burger and chips which was a great portion size and can add a drink under the deal for £1 more for soft or £1.50 alcoholic. Would recommend going here rather than spoons tbh
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  • 2/5 Christine C. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here for match day. Loads of screens and good sound which was good. Tables not clean. Sticky and bits of food on it. Ordered a pint of lager and a Coke. Both were very flat. Gave the pint back and received another fairly flat pint. Asked for a food menu and the bar staff said they are on the table. I said there is just a drinks menu on our table and she just said - they are on the table… Food was ok, lots of sauce options for burgers on the menu but a very small amount in the burger so may as well have been plain. There is a sign at the bar saying free shots if you give us a 5 star review so maybe take some of the reviews with a pinch of salt!
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  • 5/5 Kimberley S. 3 years ago on Google
    Good atmosphere
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  • 5/5 A. S. 1 year ago on Google
    Huge sports pub. You can watch events from British Premier League, Champions League up to "fake" football aka the American one.
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  • 1/5 A B. 1 year ago on Google
    The lack of organisation was embarrassing, booked a table but took half an hour getting to it because you have to get to the front of the bar to speak to anyone because there are no people greeting on the door, took another 15 minutes for dirty table to be cleaned, 90 minute wait for burger and chips because there was only 1 person in the kitchen. App is also completely unhelpful. A terrible experience would not touch again.
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  • 5/5 LaKon M. 1 year ago on Google
    As an absolute Fan of the city of Manchester, who's been visiting it like 20 times over the last 14 years, this is my favourite place to be in Manchester. Fair prices for nice food, beer, watching sports and partying on the weekends. Last weekend I found out that they even serve "Mega pints". I absolutely recommend this place and would give them 10 stars, if I could. Hope to work with you one day 🙏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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  • 3/5 Dean W. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice pub, food is average but good. However, larger on draft is served flat; whenever you raise this with most of the staff they tend to have an attitude, despite the drink being of poor quality. Would recommend for food and drinks if you're having spirits. Would avoid any draft drinks given the quality of the pour and the price charged.
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  • 2/5 Byron D. 9 months ago on Google
    Brutal experience. Music should be iron maiden and everyone inside has maiden shirts on Order a triple yanki doodle burger. Told it will be 1 hr. Ok. Thank you. Table 14. Got a receipt for table 40. Told manager. Set stop watch 9min 37 sec a burger n chips arrived at 14 Great. I ate the chips and tucked into burger. It’s only a double. And there is mac n cheese on it. Clearly someone else’s. Who got the triple ? Is it at 40. I over paid a £1 but at under ten minutes I was happy. But staff here are brutal. Or management.
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  • 4/5 Connor M. 10 months ago on Google
    Went in for some food after playing mini gold next door. Food was delicious, great portions for the prices. Only thing I didn't like was when the food was brought over we hadn't been given any cutlery and had to go up and ask for some. Isn't a major thing but it's still something you'd think you'd get along with your food. Atmosphere was pretty chilled. Didn't like how there was a different sport on every single TV that was there but nothing major. All in all, really nice and chilled place for some food and drinks. Would recommend.
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  • 4/5 Aaron W. 1 year ago on Google
    Really nice bar with okay prices. Drinks are generous sizes though. Ordered a burger and chips and took 35 minutes to arrive which was frustrating but the burgers were fresh and they tasted great.

  • 2/5 Alejo R. 1 year ago on Google
    Good if you know what to expect, but not for watching football and the World Cup. I booked a table explicitly to watch a WC match with some friends and was given a table far from the screens that showed the match (the nearest ones were showing rugby) and by the dancing floor. Additionally, they were passing very loud music, so we could barely watch the game and were interrupted more than a few times by people "annoyed for us not having fun and seating instead of dancing and singing" (they were not aggressive though). The drinks were OK and the Hunter's Chips were quite disappointing. We left at half-time and went somewhere else to watch the second half of the match. If you're on a pub-crawl, want to get drunk and sing and dance, this place might be good. But not for live sports.

  • 5/5 Hannah R. 1 year ago on Google
    After a long day of traveling we arrived in Manchester and Walkabout was just what we needed! Good drinks and bar food (we got wings and nachos) and it was very reasonably priced. We also wanted to watch the US Open (golf) and they changed a few of the tvs for us. Very friendly staff!

  • 1/5 Kamil M. 1 year ago on Google
    I've been in this club for about 15 min, then after i went smoke they didn't let me in for no reason. Never more... even that I had drink inside, which they stoled from me by not letting me get in

  • 5/5 Callum W. 1 year ago on Google
    This bar has a very friendly atmosphere and I’m really happy with our service. From being greeted by the doorman as we came in to being served our drinks and food promptly we have always been treated amazingly here. Thank you to the friendly staff we’ve encountered, you’re all doing a good job 👍🏻

  • 5/5 Jordan L. 1 year ago on Google
    Worked up a thirst looking for an apartment to rent and popped in here for a beer after givin up on my mission. Was pretty quiet since there was no sports on , which suited my mood perfectly. The beer cost a fiver which since its manchester central it matched birra moretti prices elsewhere but there are cheaper alternatives. Felt a slight australian vibe with some 'down under' based artwork and decor , which catch the eye perfectly. I particularly love the grafitti style parrot on one feature wall. Overall , beltin mate !

  • 5/5 K. P. 1 year ago on Google
    This was a slick pub for an afternoon drink, where options are presented clearly that include a summer special menu! The pub has a nice feel with strobe lights, replica objects and live music, making for relaxing time after being out a lot. I enjoyed a pint of Heineken for around £3 at a comfortable table, where cleanliness was maintained, after being served by the lovely staff!

  • 2/5 Andrew B. 1 year ago on Google
    Not great, weighted an age for food even though it was quite, when it did arrive it was well displayed and tasty but the chips were worm at best, we had weighted long enough so could not be bothered to send them back, sorry but they missed the mark this time.

  • 5/5 Elizabeth 2 years ago on Google
    I always have a great night out here, the atmosphere is fantastic and the staff are friendly & always enjoying themselves! Would highly recommend going here if you’re out in Manchester by the Printworks. The food is great too and the drinks are reasonably priced and a fab selection!

  • 5/5 Jade W. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food, fast service, staff were fantastic. Drinks were nice and cold and came out quick. Tony is super.

  • 5/5 Janice C. 2 years ago on Google
    Me and husband came in for a meal and a pint, we was greated with a big smile off the bar staff they were all lovely and very helpful. The decorations make us feel very christmassy, the food arrived quickly and the all day breakfast was perfectly cooked. Would highly recommended.

  • 5/5 John W. 2 years ago on Google
    Visited before Rick Astley yesterday, tables clean and wiped despite being a busy Saturday. Food came out promptly and was fantastic. Will definitely be back.

  • 5/5 Zoe 2 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere, amazing staff and good value drinks. Great place to go if you wanna watch some sports! Staff always friendly and welcoming :)

  • 5/5 Shannon B. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely love walkabout , bevs are reasonbly priced, staff are lovely and the vibes are great. Woohoo !!!

  • 5/5 hayley w. 2 years ago on Google
    Me and my friends were here last night on a hen do. I'd like to thank the shot girl, I didn't get her name but she was very helpful and a huge thank you to the door men for keeping me safe.

  • 5/5 chloe N. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place staff all nice best place to watch all sports 👍

  • 5/5 Lucy O. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely staff, always happy to help with any issues.

  • 5/5 amy f. 2 years ago on Google
    always a great night friendly staff great atmosphere awesome djs spent many a Saturday night dancing away in here

  • 5/5 Nat 2. 1 year ago on Google
    Rebecca and Natasha were phenomenal. What a great atmosphere. I love drinking here. We were up for a stag do and we’re made to feel very welcome.

  • 3/5 Kate K. 6 months ago on Google
    Bar service slow and over an hour wait for food which wasn't communicated when ordering. Toilets absolutely disgusting, smell of urine very strong when walking down the stairs towards loos, several cubicles damaged, disabled toilet was appalling, floor was soaking wet

  • 5/5 aimee h. 6 months ago on Google
    We came here to watch the boxing and a for a few drinks! It was absolutely perfect, the vibes were 10/10, music was good and staff were very helpful. And lots of tv’s so you can actually watch the sport. Would defo come back

  • 4/5 Mark R. 4 months ago on Google
    Place itself was ok later on staff come and moved tables to make space on dance floor and was quite abrupt staff just grabbed our table and shoved it back and knocked over full drink which we pointed out to him and said you could of waited 2 mins they never replaced the drink also leaving a friend walked outside with a drink and rather than the bouncers telling him to go finish it inside they just snatched it off him and said you had your chance and refused to give it back with another bouncer squaring up to us pretty rude and aggressive really so that was 2 full drinks we had lost due to staff and bouncers. Crowd inside were all friendly with no trouble only issues we had were with their staff which lost us over £15 worth or drinks.

  • 5/5 Bradley S. 4 months ago on Google
    Arrived at Walkabout early, found plenty of seating in a welcoming atmosphere. Received excellent and prompt service, and the double vodka was accurately measured, perhaps even a bit generous. Took advantage of great deals on Jägermeister, which we appreciated.

  • 1/5 Karen B. 6 months ago on Google
    I recently visited this walkabout and had a terrible experience from start to finish, no welcome, staff with no idea where or how we order food. Chairs higher than the tables the list goes on. I wrote to them in my feedback survey and this is the reply. Walkabout Manchester Printworks New Survey Reply Hello, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional service, so we are disappointed to hear that your visit with us was anything less than satisfactory. With sport and an arena event on at the same time, it was incredibly busy. We’re glad you had an excellent experience at a restaurant. Enjoy in future. Absolutely not interested in my feedback!

  • 5/5 Laura C. 6 months ago on Google
    Service was outstanding, we had BEN serving us and he was going above and beyond for us at all times, its been a busy bar but he still went out of his way to ensure we had the outstanding service we required. Would definitely recommend the bottomless brunch and would happily have BEN be our main server again.

  • 1/5 Salford Red D. 8 months ago on Google
    Visited this place yesterday afternoon, the toilets were a disgrace, looked as though they had not been cleaned for years, the tables were no better, they were dirty and grimey. Decided not to dine as I would hate to see the kitchen area!!

  • 5/5 Frank H. 8 months ago on Google
    Really good bar with a good selection of beer and spirits with food that’s good for the price! Ben on the bar is a lovely lad. Always smiling.

  • 5/5 ALEX L. 1 year ago on Google
    Whilst out for the first time in years & with my work colleagues we came in here as a few wanted to see the City game. The atmosphere was great & not overshadowed by the football (not everyone likes football) so with the blend of music & people happily coming & going it was an enjoyable night. This place is spacious with seating areas & room to dance. A long bar area with a powerbank machine for use if you need to charge your phone. Toilets were downstairs & kept clean with a man offering for a small fee some nice popular sprays . Food is served here at reasonable prices too! & they have non alcoholic beer for those of us being the D.D or driving/riding home. The food was great (burger & chips) the beers too & great staff.

  • 5/5 Hasan 1 year ago on Google
    Best Matchday experience here. The speakers are really good that provides you a stadium like audio experience. The food was good too. Highly recommended..

  • 5/5 Migel K. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice place to watch football and have a couple of drinks, strongly recommend!

  • 4/5 Neil R. 11 months ago on Google
    Good atmosphere for a works day/night out. Serving speed at the bar was a little slow for a Saturday afternoon but not awful Good music, and DJ took requests For a bar in Manchester prices were reasonable and a decent enough selection of drinks Bathrooms were clean for a high volume venue

  • 4/5 Izzy C. 10 months ago on Google
    The staff were lovely (especially the young blonde 21 year old woman who served our group). Whilst not cheap for Manchester prices where reasonable. Lots of TVs with different sports showing. Music playing was a bit too loud for easy conversation but was good music.

  • 5/5 Rachael C. 1 year ago on Google
    Service was excellent, food was excellent, fed 6 of us very well for £36. Would definitely recommend. For families with older kids on a day out looking for good value 😍

  • 5/5 Allen D. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice atmosphere with great lighting...especially behind the huge bar!

  • 3/5 D M. 1 year ago on Google
    Large place but service is really slow and is the biggest let down, if service was quicker would receive 5/5 , is advertising some shots for good reviews, sort of see why they'd be doing that, if service was quicker and a few more tables to sit at would get 5/5

  • 5/5 Natasha T. 1 year ago on Google
    Cheap drinks, loads of space and booths. Open windows and relaxed atmosphere. Lush.

  • 4/5 James L. 1 year ago on Google
    Took about 25 minutes from ordering for food to hit the table and there was only 4 tables taken in the whole venue. Food was good tasting, staff were polite and friendly. Toilets are a mission away though. It's about 40ft underground swear I saw dwarves down there!

  • 1/5 fynn h. 2 years ago on Google
    Was waiting for 15 minutes at the bar, where the staff could clearly see us. Everyone was served who just walked straight up to the bar. An absolute joke, proper bad service. Will never be going here again.

  • 1/5 Gabriel L. 3 years ago on Google
    Changed my mind but to be honest, its a nice place but really horrible prices, 3 beers and 3 tequilas 20 quids..

  • 1/5 Tricky D. 3 years ago on Google
    Rude staff....very unwelcoming Won’t return

  • 5/5 Rebecca H. 3 years ago on Google
    came in last night, the host was really helpful and explained all the offers they had on and all the guidelines were very clear. staff were really friendly too :)

  • 4/5 Joshua C. 3 years ago on Google
    Cheap and cheerful! Great deal with that ewt out help out too!

  • 4/5 Christian M. 3 years ago on Google
    Fantastic service , even with covid 19 regulations, loveley food and reasonable priced larger .

  • 2/5 Mitch K. 3 years ago on Google
    Dirty floor

  • 5/5 derek o. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent night out...3 different football matches on differnt screens + rugby 4 the unbelievers !!on another...great staff ..top service...

  • 4/5 Ronald T. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice pub tables well spaced out really nice staff would go again

  • 3/5 Ryan L. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place to chill and have a few drinks

  • 5/5 Alice O. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing team 💙

  • 5/5 Tyler P. 3 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere, friendly staff, ideal for any occasion

  • 4/5 Tony R. 3 years ago on Google
    Good atmosphere,great staff

  • 4/5 Jay K. 3 years ago on Google
    Good place great selection of drinks, taking the covid guidelines very seriously witch is good

  • 5/5 Jon P. 3 years ago on Google
    Cheap bar.

  • 5/5 Robert B. 3 years ago on Google
    Lovely jubbly ..friendliest bar staff and Security ...Safest place in the Printworks

  • 5/5 Paul D. 3 years ago on Google
    At the time of writing, it is table service only. However, the staff, customers and atmosphere are as brilliant as ever.

  • 5/5 Barry W. 3 years ago on Google
    A great bar. Very relaxing and fun at the same time. Can get very busy on a weekend although not obviously at the moment. Even during this stressful and uncertain time you still recievr service friendly service from the staff. Drinks are reasonably priced too. Well worth a visit if you're in Manchester and need a break from things.

  • 5/5 Elizabeth J. 3 years ago on Google
    Been in quite a few times, service is always great. Staff are friendly, food is great and there's a good range of sports with loads of tvs!

  • 5/5 Miss P. 3 years ago on Google
    Staff are so lovely and the food was amazing!!! Has a lovely atmosphere and the drinks are so reasonably priced! Always in for the daily deals

  • 1/5 rebeccak443 3 years ago on Google
    If it was possible to give 0 stars I would. The staff are rude as anything and behave as if they would rather pull their eyelashes out than serve you. We've never felt more unwelcome in a place especially when the person you think would be the most inviting (the manager) has an attitude as if she's entitled to whatever she wants. Avoid at all costs and go elsewhere around printworks, you'll have a much nicer night.

  • 5/5 Tom H. 5 years ago on Google
    Called in early on a Sunday afternoon. Quiet to start with but soon ended up busy. Loved the old walkabout off deansgate which closed a few years ago but this bar has got a good few things going for it excellent bar staff who actually look after customers. Food & drink was spot on can't fault the place.

  • 5/5 A O. 3 years ago on Google
    Well run by super, friendly staff. Very clean and extremely organised in tricky times. Felt very safe.

  • 1/5 Jess P. 3 years ago on Google
    Atmosphere was pretty dead even though the bar was full. Security shouted in our face “WE HAVE NO TABLES” before even asking if we had a booking (which we did). Drinks tasted like they had 0% alcohol in them and we saw loads of people leaving pitchers. Female toilets were full of flies which was gross. Don’t recommend

  • 5/5 Lonely Traveler P. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a great time here The food was fantastic Good choice of drinks Staff great too very attentive

  • 1/5 jordan w. 4 years ago on Google
    Full of SMACKHEADS

  • 5/5 Mia J. 3 years ago on Google
    Been here several times in recent weeks since moving to Manchester. My new local! It has consistently good food and service which is a bonus. My next dish to try is the Hunters chicken.

  • 5/5 Danny D. 2 years ago on Google
    Busy sports pub in the city of Manchester. Very good food and great for sport with great match day atmosphere! Staff very friendly too

  • 5/5 Andy S. 2 years ago on Google
    Great space, windows open during nice weather provided plenty of fresh air. Staff were very helpful, very reasonable prices on drinks. A great fun place.

  • 5/5 Dennis H. 2 years ago on Google
    Love the cheap beer and the very friendly bar staff made us feel very welcome, I will give the bar staff extra stars

  • 1/5 David S. 2 years ago on Google
    Visited yesterday unfortunately only one lady on duty and took almost 15 minutes to get served at the bar with very few customers in. also wanted food but was informed short of kitchen staff so ate elsewhere.

  • 1/5 Kevin F. 2 years ago on Google
    This place was awful from start to finish. The tables were incredibly sticky. The food we ordered 2 sandwiches hardly Al a carte came out wrong I mean who puts BBQ sauce on a club sandwich. This has implications for allergies at the very least. The manager was very argumentative and didn't want to refund our money. 100% not coming back. This is a picture of the menu stuck to the table

  • 5/5 Joseph M. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place, nice food. Had a great time, would reccomend. Staff are very nice, special thanks to Shannon for serving us for most of the night.

  • 3/5 Paul A. 4 years ago on Google
    Not as good as others in the chain!

  • 1/5 Amy S. 4 years ago on Google
    Not so great on a night out

  • 5/5 willy f. 4 years ago on Google
    Great cheap drinks offers too

  • 2/5 Christopher D. 4 years ago on Google
    Sticky floor and drinks put in plastic cups. Not for me

  • 5/5 Nathan W. 2 years ago on Google
    Great experience at Walkabout. Enjoyed a very reasonably priced vegan burger washed down with a beer tower to share. Shannon provided great service to our table. Will definitely be back!

  • 5/5 Eddy R. 4 years ago on Google
    Very cheap food and drink, great atmosphere, really good for sport

  • 5/5 Stevie W. 4 years ago on Google
    Gret prices, especially in happy hour!!!

  • 3/5 Saso A. 4 years ago on Google
    Too noisy

  • 1/5 T C. 4 years ago on Google
    It's a walk about, you work it out

  • 5/5 Martusia 3 years ago on Google
    Nice and safe place.

  • 1/5 Mr M. 3 years ago on Google
    Terrible service, poor quality beer and aggressive looking staff. Did not enjoy my experience at all.

  • 5/5 Miya S. 3 years ago on Google
    Love the place, amazing vibes and well priced drinks ✌️

  • 1/5 Michael M. 3 years ago on Google
    We ordered chicken tikka masala which came out raw and after confronting the manager she admitted it was microwaved curry which isnt good. The chicken was that raw we would of had a more cooked chicken straight from the farm. We also ordered bbq chicken, bacon and cheese melt which the peas were rock solid and cold. No wonder it was 50% off as it was only 50% cooked.DO NOT EAT HERE. Also we ordered a beer which came to our table with part of the beer pump with it.

  • 3/5 Solomon C. 3 years ago on Google
    We got kicked out for accidentally breaking a glass, quite a nice place even during covid!

  • 2/5 Anna H. 3 years ago on Google
    came on the 5th August (Wednesday) for an impromptu drink and bite to eat with my parter and son who all live in the same house. We had the walkabouts burger and drink deal for all 3 of us. Which came really quickly and was delicious. The waitress discounted our order in line with the governments 50%off scheme. We were all really impressed. Shoot forward less than a week to the 10th August (a monday). Where just me and my son ordered the same deal. This time no discount was added and dispite there only being 2 of us the bill came to more than it did when there was 3 people with alcholic drinks. I questioned this with staff to be told that the deals arent included in the 50%off and was refused a refund. Our food came and it was not good. The burger was sloppy and not good at all. Our visit was disappointing. Its a shame they are inconsistent. Because i would have happily become a regular customer even after August when the government scheme ends.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Dancing
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway

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