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The Circus Tavern

Description: 86 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 4GX Tel: 0161 236 5818

Newest Review: ... also means that the only beer served is Tetley Bitter (more about that later!)! The Circus Tavern is also a Grade 2 Listed building. ~~~WHAT IS IT LIKE FROM THE OUTSIDE? It is actually quite easy to walk past without going in, or even noticing it is there. The pub is very narrow, has three floors and really looks just like a small Victorian terraced house. The pub sign jutting out from just ... more

... below the eaves is the only thing that shouts out that this is a business and not someone’s home! This sign has a circus theme and is pretty colourful ~ without this sign the pub would be dwarfed by the buildings around it. Once you have found it is the...more

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by ris - written on 27/12/08
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Went to Manchester to see ' James' Called into the tavern for a beer on the way ...ended up having several. This was my first visit to the tavern and will be calling again when ever we viist Manchester ( live in Worcestershire ).
The Pub was full ..every one in the Christmas spirit, esp being the 19th December. It was so good to be in a pub where everyone is so friendly and sociable to strangers.
GREAT start to the evening.
I was concerned that the beer was Tetley's what a mistake the beer was sound. Atmosphere excellent.
The history and photos on the walls and ceilings are of much talking point.

Will be back RIS

Roll Up...Roll Up! (1217 words)
by - written on 06/02/06 (Very useful, 1327 readings)
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During January we had a trip to the CAMRA (CAMpaign for Real Ale) National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester. We decided that we would travel up by train on Saturday morning and have a couple of beers en-route from the train station to the Festival. Thus decided, we planned a little pub crawl using a current copy of the Good Beer Guide and a map of Manchester City centre ~ we had all chosen pubs we particularly wanted to visit, whether for beer range or because the pub sounded interesting. One pub we all agreed on was The Circus Tavern. We found it on the map and found that it would only take us about ten minutes to get there ~ sorted! ~~~WHERE IS ... Read the complete review