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Sun
12:00 - 22:00
Mon
12:00 - 22:00
Tue
12:00 - 22:00
Wed
12:00 - 22:00
Thu
12:00 - 23:00
Fri
12:00 - 0:00
Sat
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Ratings and reviews
4.5
Travellers' Choice 2024
RATINGS
Food
Service
Value
Atmosphere
Food and ambience
Local cuisine, Bar, British, Pub, Brew Pub, International
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Details
PRICE RANGE
£5.00 – £19.00
CUISINES
Brew Pub, Bar, International, British, Contemporary, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
584 reviews
Excellent
386
Very good
127
Average
37
Poor
21
Terrible
13
JohnnyB
Manchester3 contributions
May 2022 • friends
An absolute amazing traditional pub that serves excellent food. Bar staff are fantastic and accommodating. We had an excellent evening and returned the following week for what can only be described as one of the best Sunday roasts I’ve ever had, and I believe the chef even kept the kitchen open a little longer for us.
Cannot give enough praise.
Written 9 May 2022
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Brian W
Bolton3 contributions
Mar 2024 • friends
Enjoyable lunch with really tasty pie and the beer was also first class. A very good choice of beer and cider is available. The food is not exactly cheap but it is of good quality so I feel it's value for money.
The menu has plenty of choices and I would be happy to return to try more of the options.
If the half-mile walk out of central Manchester is too much for your little legs, buses run frequently and stop nearby. Routes 17 and 163 for example.
Written 8 March 2024
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Jason Menzies
Hi Brian, many thanks for taking the time to leave a positive review, glad you enjoyed our pie!
Written 19 March 2024
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Jamie G
Manchester3 contributions
Oct 2024 • family
This is gonna be a bit of a long review, but I really wanted to thank not only the staff who took great care of us on our last visit, but the pub as a whole for having been a part of our lives for some time.
Marble Arch was our local when my partner&I moved into our first flat together, over 10 years ago, and walking in expecting just "the closest pub to our flat", seeing the gorgeous mosaic floor, brickwork and ceiling was a great first impression, raised further by the fantastic beer, largely from their brewery, and then seeing the food menu, at the time a really exciting, more upmarket seasonal offering, albiet priced as a little bit of a treat. Everything we saw and tried went from strength to strength, and helped create a really memorable evening underlining us starting a new chapter in our lives, and became a go-to for a celebratory meal or just a couple pints.
We've since moved out past the opposite end of the city, so hadn't been back in some years, but when looking for a pub quiz and a nice meal to take my cousin visiting from NZ, I was delighted to find that I could combine the two and revisit one of my favourite pubs in the city. My partner has since discovered she's gluten-intolerant, and the staff were very helpful when I called up to check she could be accommodated, talking through options and offering substitutions. When we arrived, the chef even offered to make a gluten-free batter just for her, so she had the chance to enjoy classic fish+chips for the first time in years! The current menu is classic pub dishes, very reasonably priced, and cooked to a standard that I would say reaches the ideal of what pub food can be; unpretentious, rich, hearty, filling. The steak+ale pie with their own Marble Stout, clearly made in house and all the better for it. The burger tasted as good as it looked, and the whole table's heads turned when we saw one brought out!
The staff were relaxed, friendly and attentive throughout. The bar I work in sees a lot of tourists, and I've always recommended Marble Arch when asked about where to go for a "classic british pub", and I was thrilled to find out that, despite having taken a couple years' break myself, it was still more than living up to the memories, and might be the only venue in the city which is actually cheaper than it was 10 years ago! Only downside is now I wanna go back more regularly, it's so much further away!
Written 9 October 2024
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The Team
We've passed your gorgeous words on to the whole team - we're delighted that things lived up to your expectations from past experience!
We're all so glad you had such a lovely time with us and look forward to seeing you again soon.
Written 11 November 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
CL6184
Stretford1 contribution
Jan 2020 • family
Come here regularly with family and the spectacular failures of the vegetarian options never cease to amaze me. It's really not hard to cook decent vegetarian food yet they get it wrong every time, and charge crazy money for it. My last three meals have been as follows: "Cauliflower steak" that was just a slice of hard, flavourless cauliflower. A Sunday roast that was just a pasty masquerading as a "Wellington" thrown on a plate with a couple of potatoes served with a thimble of flavourless watery gravy and some limp soggy veg, the rock hard flavourless cauliflower cheese giving me flashbacks to the previous pathetic cauliflower offering. Today decided to dodge a bullet with the "roast" and went for the "aubergine katsu curry" that was just... an aubergine. A whole, tasteless, underseasoned, undercooked, aubergine, squeaky to the bite, tough as an old boot, with some plain white rice, a dribble
of pre-mix curry sauce and some sad
looking bok choi. Twelve quid and still absolutely starving after. I can never make a fuss as I don't want to cause a scene in front of family but I'm going to have to either make my excuses and not come from now on or divert them to one of the hundreds of other pubs in Manchester that actually serve quality well cooked food and don't just shove an undercooked vegetable on a plate and charge twelve quid for it.
Written 12 January 2020
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MarbleArchInn
Hi (name), thank you for the feedback. Please accept my sincere apologies in regards to your recent visits. We always strive to ensure every meal we make is the best it can be and try to ensure that our vegetarian dishes are equally as amazing. It is my responsibility to make sure everything is up to scratch and I apologise I have not done as I should. If you send us an email regarding the dishes and how we could improve them we are completely open ears for suggestions and arrange something for you for your next visit.
Our email is – marblearch@marblebeers.com
Once again, we are deeply sorry about your experience and hope we can make your next visit more positive.
Thanks, Jimmy, Head Chef
Written 17 January 2020
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Lisa C
9 contributions
Jan 2020 • couples
Have been here loads of times in the past and had great food experiences, however I went last night for the first time in 12 months and felt the need to express how disappointed I am at the change. The portions of food was the issue, the corned beef ash we ordered was the size of a babies hand , made to look more with 3 big chunks of bread. Then there was the cheese board, to which this pub was famous for , I was amazed at the size of the pieces we were given, honestly we laughed as it was a shock that they were even served . Sad day to write this as I I have always recommend this pub.
Written 25 January 2020
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MarbleArchInn
Hi Lisa,
Thank you once again for your review and feedback ( I have responded to the same review via a different site a couple of days ago)
I am extremely disappointed to hear of your experience at the Marble Arch but i must add that we have not altered our portion size on any of our dishes over the last two years.
I am sure that should you have spoken to the Duty Manager this issue would have been rectified at the time.
Please accept my apologies and i will certainly feed this back to the kitchen and the front of house team in order to investigate further, should you wish to discuss this please do not hesitate to contact me directly at the Marble Arch.
Regards
Kerry
Written 26 January 2020
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Carol D
66 contributions
Feb 2023 • couples
Omg, my son brought me here for some lunch, we only came because of the reviews, and we was not disappointed.
WoW, food was absolutely stunning, I had the Rarebit and my son had the crispy belly pork 😋 for starters, I couldn't eat all mine, 5 pieces and that was a starter !! My son had to eat 2 pieces, and he said this is THE best cheese on toast he's ever tasted !! For our mains I had the small fish and chips as I was already half way to being full from my starter 😂 it was crispy batter and cooked beautifully chips was perfect, it comes with minted peas, which unfortunately I left as I don't like minted peas, but that's just my preference. My son had the blade of beef, wow, wow and wow 👌
The 2 lads serving were so lovely and polite and allowed us to set up a tab, rather than paying for everything separately (drinks)
All in all this little gem gets 💯 from us and even though it is a bit out of our way, we will definitely come again.
Well done The Marble Arch
Written 6 February 2023
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Jason
Hi Carol,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a glowing, and detailed, review.
We’re really glad you and your son had a great time with us and enjoyed your meals!
We hope you join us again soon, you were a pleasure to look after.
Cheers
Written 9 February 2023
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John C
37 contributions
Apr 2023 • couples
We visited this pub as we were staying in The Crowne Plaza hotel about 200 meters away and wanted to try somewhere local. What an amazing find. It doesnt look anything special from the outside,but once you enter it is just full of character. We were greeted as if we had been going there for years by friendly and very knowledgable bar staff. I usually drink lager but was so impressed with the range of real beers,I decided to try some of them. The barman explained what each one tasted of and where they were from,which was really interesting. Then we get to the food. Amazing is all I can say. Didnt really know what to expect but it was fabulous. To start,my wife had crispy pork belly bites and I had a beer rarebit,both really tasty. For the main course my wife had the blade of beef and I had the beef pie which were both outstanding. The portions were very large which meant we had to forego the excellent looking cheese board,but we will try that the next time we visit. So basically,if you are anywhere near this amazing pub,whether you want food or just a drink,go to this place.You will not be disappointed. Well done to all concerned.
Written 1 May 2023
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Jason Menzies
Hello, thank you so much for your visit and such a lovely write up about your experience, we're really happy that you enjoyed your food and beers so much!
Hope you join us again soon and get to try the cheese board!
Cheers
Written 3 May 2023
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Hele G
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • business
We came here for a work meal as a party of 12. Manager Jason and his team were great to deal with from our initial enquiry and throughout the evening, and were very patient with changes to numbers and menu choices. All our group agreed the food was really good - the Marble Pie was a proper home-cooked favourite! Thanks Jason and team .
Written 29 November 2023
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Jason Menzies
Hi Helen, thank you so much for your lovely review - you and your colleagues were a delight to look after and we’re glad you enjoyed yourselves!
We hope you visit again soon, all the best!
Cheers
Written 30 November 2023
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RWandCW3
Altrincham69 contributions
Feb 2022 • friends
Trip spoiled by loud hammered group in back room trying to slap each other (and that was just the women!) Landlord should have chucked them out. Whilst waiting to order at 7.30pm the kitchen closed due to a big order coming in. Disappointing...
Written 26 February 2022
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Ian R
Washington DC7 contributions
Apr 2022 • solo
Superb food, was a little apprehensive at first, as this is a good old fashioned Victorian pub selling a great range of craft beers.
Add to that and excellent menu and beautifully prepared food. This is a talented chef and a good size portion.
Hidden away, but highly recommended
Written 22 April 2022
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Off their P
Manchester4054 contributions
Mar 2024 • couples
Although a little out of town this is a place it is definitely worth finding in a kind of pilgrimage to a Mancunian institution! You feel like you've stepped back in time when you go in and the marbled walls and intricate ceiling are a throwback to Victorian times.
The services is excellent and it's worth noting the bar is card only payments. They have fantastic range of beers at very reasonable prices and the two we had were delicious.
They do food as well and in the beer garden at the back there are some nice little huts that have heaters in so you can sit outside in all weather. The atmosphere is extremely relaxed and it seems to attract a more mature crowd.
Written 22 March 2024
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Jason Menzies
Hi there,
Thanks for taking the time to leave such a detailed review, hope you get to join us again soon!
Written 7 May 2024
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Jennifer N
11 contributions
Oct 2024 • family
We chose this pub for a lunch after a baptism because it was down the road from the church and reviews looked great. The pub is stunning and had a great atmosphere but I disagree with people saying it’s family friendly. There is no children’s menu but instead children order the smaller (around £14) version of something. The staff were great and booking was easy but just a warning to anyone thinking of taking kids in..I wouldn’t.
Written 29 October 2024
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The Team
Thank you for the kind review. We're sorry that you didn't feel it was suitable for your family, but hope that you might return for a drink or a bite to eat for yourselves at some stage.
We have an open kitchen and our chefs are always happy to work with people to satisfy smaller appetites if our small portions are still too big.
Written 11 November 2024
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ilovethegoodlife
Kendal75 contributions
Jan 2024 • couples
My husband and I enjoyed a delicious Sunday lunch that couldn’t be faulted.
The Marble Arch is a very traditional pub which has character, great staff and fantastic traditional food.
I ordered Belly Pork, and my husband ordered beef with an extra serving of cauliflower cheese. Both meals were exceptional. Tasty, flavoursome, well cooked. The meat was tender, melt in the mouth deliciousness and the vegetables were traditional, tasty and moorish.
We ordered the apple and raisin strudel to share for dessert…exceptional…the custard was fantastic and homemade which is a welcomed bonus.
Manchester benefits from amazing restaurants, serving all different cuisines, you are really spoilt for choice…but for a Sunday lunch this place is difficult to beat!
Written 30 March 2024
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Jason Menzies
Hi there,
Thank you for such a glowing review of our Sunday lunches, makes us proud!
Written 7 May 2024
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John C
37 contributions
Sept 2024 • couples
Whenever we are in Manchester we always visit The Marble Arch. It doesn't look much from the outside, but you will not regret popping into this pub which is full of character for a pint of local beer/cider or lager. Also, take a look at the menu because the food is quite honestly some of the best 'pub food' that we have tasted anywhere. It is outstanding!!! The staff are friendly and knowledgeable and if you are unsure which beer to try, they will offer you a taster. Cannot say enough about this place but we will be back when next in Manchester, guaranteed !!
Written 15 September 2024
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The Team
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review! We've passed your comments on to the team.
Written 23 September 2024
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Sarah W
Laxfield62 contributions
Oct 2022 • family
We were lucky enough to find one of the pods outside empty. There were 6 of us. It was comfy and cosy.
The food was amazing. The Welsh rarebit was incredible, the pork starter was sooo tender and tasty. The crispy squid was perfectly cooked.
Then I had the feather blade pie. Wow ! Tender, tasty meat and perfect pastry.
The 2 gentlemen staff were very helpful and friendly. Perfect service.
Thank you all. We will be back next time we’re in Manchester!
Written 30 October 2022
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