Sinclairs Oyster Bar Reviews

As pubs in Manchester go, this one is my favourite. It has quite a history, dating back almost 300 hundred years and surviving stoically through the wars and the infamous IRA bombings of '96, after which it was actually picked up (by one hundred real men with their bare hands) and moved to where it now sits next to the cathedral. This may sound ...  Read the complete review

Sinclair's has got quite a bit of history, dating back to 1720 when it was built next to The Old Wellington which is another hundred years or so older than that. They were both raised up 15ft in the 70s when the Arndale was built to avoid having to demolish them and when they survived the IRA bomb in 1996 they were moved piece by piece to their ...  Read the complete review

When one is asked to think of a Manchester pub, the last thing they would think of is a half timbered building dating from before the Industrial Revolution. They would more likely think of a back street terraced pub such as the Rovers Return. However Sinclair’s Oyster Bar is a lovely half timbered building dating from the 1700s which would fit ...  Read the complete review

The START POINT is the main entrance to the Printworks, on Exchange Square next to Hard Rock Café. Inside on the left is BUDDHA LOUNGE (see Clubs), on the right is Norwegian Blue (new, big, loud and uplifting vodka shot bar, 2am). At the top of the internal street on the right is Lloyds No.1 (a newer concept Wetherspoons on two floors, including ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

This pub was affected in the IRA attack in Manchester a few years ago. So the moved the location to the shambles near st Anne’s square, so they had to move it piece by piece. The new location is better in my opinion, as it's near three other pubs but Sinclair’s gets my service. The pub it's self is quite small and always ...  Read the complete review