The Molly House Reviews Summary

Drink Selection

Pros:

• "Decent drink selection."
• "Always some good ales on tap and a good gin selection."
• "I like the range of drinks available here."
• "Never never has a bad pint in here. Also great range of other drinks."
• "The staff are great and really understand the drinks that they sell."
• "Huge range of wines and spirits, the beer was kept well."
• "Great bar, always does a good range of ales and gins and so on."

Cons:

• "Only one option of lager, and not of my likes."
• "They don't do cocktails for ages now."
• "Reducing the rating on this one. Great if you're drinking, but the decision to remove soft drinks on tap is madness!"

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Fab little niche bar in the heart of manchesters gay village."
• "The relaxed atmosphere, and shabby-chic decor make this a wonderfully relaxing place for a light bite in good company after work."
• "One of the most relaxed bars in the city centre, whilst maintaining an atmosphere of class."
• "Somewhere quiet and chilled for people to have a chat and a drink."
• "Cozy and relaxed atmosphere."
• "Nice, casual, cosy ambiance."
• "Its dim lightning, wooden interior and cozy ambience makes it a small jewel in the colorful and chaotic vibe of Manchester gay area."

Cons:

• "Outdated decor, hedious large print of moustached female over fireplace in Upstairs bar."
• "The music was sort of Cuban slow smoochy stuff enough to send me to sleep."
• "It was real loud even if there weren’t many people around."

Food & Tapas

Pros:

• "The tapas was fantastic, reasonably priced and went very well with our equally reasonably priced drink."
• "Outstanding food, the vegan options were plentiful and delicious."
• "This is a brilliant bar with a decent selection on taps and a neat looking tapas and more style menu."
• "Great tapas style food."
• "Brilliant! The tapas dishes are varied and delicious."
• "Excellent tapas style food that is sublime."
• "The tapas was by far the best I'd had in a very long time."

Cons:

• "Nice selections of tapas but the octopus I had wasn't nice, the chicken came medium."
• "However the menu is very regimented, which isn't great when you're just popping in for a quick pint and snack."
• "The Spanish tapas are very bad."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Staff are friendly and attentive even at the busiest of times."
• "Very welcoming, inclusive for the 'BTQ+' part of the community and allies as well."
• "Staff are friendly and have a nice banter."
• "Great staff."
• "Staff where very welcoming and very nice."
• "The chef (who seems to be new) was especially friendly and enthusiastic."
• "The place is extremely inviting and warm, and the staff is very friendly."

Cons:

• "Barman tried to double charge me and I walked out."
• "They charged me £7.70 for this cheap house gin and tried to charge me the Tanqueray gin at the same price."
• "Watch out for the surly barmaid though, there is only one and everyone else is really nice."

Accessibility & Pricing

Pros:

• "Small pub which has got 2 storeys. Food is good at great prices."
• "The tapas was amazing 100% recommend!"
• "The prices are great, too!"
• "Nice warm friendly atmosphere and tapas very close to the real thing and really good prices 5 tapas for £20."

Cons:

• "The only thing stopping me giving it 5 stars is the £6.20 price tag for the beer."
• "Excessively overpriced drinks."
• "A couple of smallish bars and toilet facilities situated up two flights of steep stairs means this is not an accessible venue."
• "Prices can be a bit on the steep side, but it’s worth paying that little bit extra for a decent pint!"