This is going to be a very controversial opinion amongst my friends who all love Sinclairs Oyster Bar, this is mainly cos its cheap. However i can not stand the place.
The few times i have been to Sinclairs i have not enjoyed it, and i refuse to go anymore.
I think a good way to give my opinion about Sinclair's would be to do a list of pro's and con's and let you make up your decision whether to visit or not.

pro's ( warning this list may be very short)

Location: located within walking distance of the metrolink and main bus station in Manchester. Also it is located close to other pubs all of which i think are much better. especially the Crown and Anchor.

Cheap: the beer is cheap at £1.49 a pint of german lager, and if i can remember correctly £1.25 (although do not quote me on that price) for a pint of bitter. I can not give much more information on the beer in the pro's section, as they are the only two i have sampled.



Con's

Beer: The most important thing in a pub in my opinion is that i enjoy the pint, which at Sinclairs i did not. Yes it was cheap, but this was apparent in the taste. It was watery, yet left a bad aftertaste in your mouth, which made it hard to drink, and definitely did not leave you wanting another.

Crowds: For some reason unknown for me every time i have been in there it is packed to the rafters, you can not move let alone find somewhere to sit. There is outside seating, but we are in Manchester and it is very rare that the seats are dry enough to use.

Atmosphere: there is no atmosphere in the pub, it is, to be totally blatant, boring.


Conclusion: although i find it boring, crowded, hot and the beer is nice, it is always packed which must mean a lot of people like it. So all i can say is visit it and make your own mind up about it.