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42nd Street Nightclub (Manchester)
by TheWeaver
Just off Deansgate, hidden down one of the back alleys, is a club that is frequented for two simple reasons: Cheap beer and good music. If you have a distaste for students then it is to be avoided, this also goes for sticky floors, splashback in the male toilets from an ill-conceived urinal, and more students. If you want to get drunk ... and still come home with change from a tenner, and like to be immersed in seas of over-excited dancers upon the spinning of indie anthems, then it's definitely worth a visit. You can usually pick up bottles of Carlsberg for a quid if you are wanting to keep things on the cheap side.
It usually starts to pick up around 10pm, and the queues can get mega long at the weekend, so be prepared if you want to arrive at a fashionable time.
There are entrance fees unfortunately, not every day but at the weekend. They vary, but are usually a fiver.
Outside the club there are a couple of takeaways for midnight gorging on chips, kebabs, pizzas etc, and taxis regularly come and go from virtually right outside the front door, which is pretty convenient.
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Reflex Club
by Jayneeeee
There are a number of Reflex nightclubs around the country now & they are 80s themed. Mainly I have been to the one near St Pauls/Cannon Street but have also been to the one in Southend.
It is £5 to get in but you can book a party in and get queue jump etc which then works out to £2 each. You have to be there by a certain time ... tho for this or they won't let you in. If you don't book and plan on queuing then best to get there early as it can get quite busy and I have waited over an hour to get in before!
The drink prices are different depending on what night of the week it is and what club it is but they are still quite reasonable. They do some great cocktails and pitchers that you get in a huge martini glass which are fab!
The club is purely 80s music and they play all the classics to have you dancing all night. You get a lot of people in fancy dress and also a lot of hen do's and birthday parties. Don't worry if you don't go in fancy dress, they sell lots of accessories behind the bar to dress up with.
Everyone there is friendly and I have never seen any kind of trouble. My friends and I always have such a good time when we go to Reflex and look forward to going again. I would recommend to all ages, especially if you like dressing up!
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Opus Manchester (Manchester)
by TheWeaver
Went here for the restaurant and comedy package, which at 30 quid a head turned out to be a pretty sweet deal, considering the Comedy Club on Deansgate offered a lesser deal at 47 bones. The restaurant food wouldn't exactly make it onto the Michelin star list, probably languishing somewhere in between Nando's and McDonalds, but it was ... worth eating. The show itself proved to be the value booster, as you are whisked away after your meal to quite an intimate setting where comedians can get really close up to really take the p*ss out of you. Especially if you're ugly or from Burnley. There are 3 acts in total, at least usually, and each set is about half an hour long.
There is a bar conveniently situated in the comedy room itself, which sells pitchers of San Miguel for a good price and you can still be tuned in to the comedy whilst you buy in the next round.
I went for my birthday with a bunch of mates, and i think it is definitely a good idea for those barren of what to do on such days. Three girls came and they enjoyed it every bit as much as the lads as well.
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