Lass O' Gowrie, Manchester

A must visit to anyone new to the area, frequented by old school mancs, students, BBC types and anyone who happens to be passing the Lass O’ Gowrie is part of the fabric of Manchester.

Food is basic but very well priced.

I have had many a boozy afternoon in here and when I was at Uni it was my local haunt! Great pub

A Manchester institution and a rite of passage, The Lass embodies all that a great pub should; great beer, good food, staff that know their craft. One of my favourite pubs in the world.

One of my favourite pubs in Manchester. Lass O' Gowrie is a fantastic place for both drink and food. The pub has a good selection of beers, a great jukebox and always has plenty going on at night, whether it be a quiz, or live football.

The Lass O'Gowrie isn't so much a pub as a Mancunian institution - and has seemingly been around since the year dot. Indeed, my Grandad used to tell me tales of how he'd have to drag his Dad out of there during the war when air raid sirens went off.

Stepping through its huge oak pannelled doors, you can see the reason why it's lasted the test of time. This is a pub full of history and vibrancy - as well as some seriously tasty real ales. Take it from me, if you have a CAMRA member in your life, then the Lass O'Gowrie is definitely the place to take them for a swift half. Apparently the owners of the Lass used to brew their own ales on site - however nowadays you're more likely to find pumps full of artisan beers from local breweries, which are always expertly pulled by one of its rather friendly selection of bar staff.

The Lass has come a long way over the course of the past few years. Whilst previously it was a rather dilapidated looking place usually only frequented by old men and employees from the BBC across the road, now it teems with all sorts of life - something which is no small part down to the efforts of its new owners. They really appear to have taken into consideration what people might want from a local pub, and so frequently host gigs and comedy nights, show major football matches, and even have their own 'Computer Club' for all the friendly local neighbourhoods gigs. They also do a stonking selection of food which includes what may be the best pies in Manchester.

I love the Lass - it's welcoming, friendly and you're always sure of a decent pint. Pubs of this calibre are few and far between, and frankly, it deserves to be around for many many more years to come.

If you like drinking weird and wonderful real ales, you’ll love this place. It used to brew its own onsite (you can still see some of the equipment they used…) But now their lovely old wooden bar is lined with pumps containing tasty brews from microbreweries instead.

The Lass O’Gowrie is a traditional pub in many respects, but it also caters really well for geeks like me! There’s lots of books to read if you pop in for a quick pint alone, as well as retro arcade games and a regular computer club. They even showed the first episode of Dr Who with Matt Smith as the Doctor. My friend came and said the atmosphere was incredible, with everyone whooping during the exciting bits!

This pub also has a beer garden (well, a beer balcony), which overlooks the canal and was opened by Johnny Vegas. However, like the rest of the pub, it’s really popular and you may have to linger to get a seat during peak times. Still, it’s well worth the wait; this is a great pub!

I've been going to Lass since 2007 when I first stepped over its threshold in the company of Manchester bloggers. Somehow Lass came to be mostly associated with this digital scene, as well as passionate football fans.

It is a traditional Irish pub, with lots of great ales and good wines. It is conveniently located for all those who live and work between Gay Village and Oxford Road. Because the Manchester University halls of residence are close, as well as Manchester Business School and UMIST, Lass O' Gowrie is frequented by students and professors alike. It is a city centre version of the original KRO, if only a bit more historic and less spacious.

Ah! The Lass O' Gowrie.

If you like good, proper ale, this place will make you stagger about giddily, clutching your head as you wooze over the many choices.

When you breathlessly order your first ale, the first sup will tell you that this is a venue that really cares about what comes out of the pumps. I imagine there's a few CAMRA types who talk about The Lass O'Gowrie in hushed tones.

Personally, I think anyone that drinks anything but the ales on tap in there should be shot. Go and drink non-ales elsewhere... there's men with beards who need to fawn over the weird and wonderful guest ales.

Aside from the brilliant bar, there's a lot of comfy old seats and snug rooms and two or three TV screens with the football on should there be a match. Don't let that put you off though non-footy fans... this is the last place you'll find a bunch of reprobates yelling their lungs up at professional sportsmen. The atmosphere here is pretty laid back.

It's a pub that's bigger than you think which should definitely be visited at least once by anyone who lives in Manchester. It really is a sensational pub if you like good booze.

Good pub, not enough seats, but good, well kept beer. Pies are meant to be ace here too but I've not tried them!

I went to this place on the recommendations from all the qypers who have rated similar places to that I like- mainly pie and ale! I was not dissapointed! it is indeed a comfy, “proper” old pub with original features. I really liked “the snug”, where we sat and ate a hearty home-made pie, with even home-made gravy. Ale was tasty and the staff friendly. I will be back again to check out the open mic’s, retro computer games and quiz’s :)

Another ace city centre boozer that I wish I’d been able to see before the smoking ban. Went there to watch the Lions game and the atmosphere was fantastic. It isn’t the easiest place to get a seat in but there are plenty places to lean on when supping your pints. Will definitely be back to try the food.

This is such a lovely pub. Manchester is full of its trendy bars, but occasionally you will come across a hidden gem sich as Lass O’Gowrie.
Recently been refurbished with a beer garden added, it has kept up with the music trend decoratively, but not succombed to 'keeping up with the Joneses’
Great open mic nights and great tasting beer!

I love this pub. Here’s why it’s a five starrer;

1. Nice, together crowd with a lovely mix of people - old, young, trendy, tweedy, footy, arty. Very rare nowadays.

2. It looks the part - gorgeous old tilework outside, art and trinkets inside

3. It shows the footy, but isn’t full of knuckledragging nutters. You could even take your mum there on a matchday. Both teams seem to be there for most games making a nice atmosphere, especially Liverpool, Newcastle and Villa fans on experience (as well as Utd and City as youy’d expect I guess). and there’s often more than one on. A few weeks ago, there seemed to be around 500 QPR fans having a jolly time in there before playing Manchester Utd. That was a sight, I can tell you.

4. the grub is lovely, wholesome homemade stuff. No drizzles, reductions or other gasto-arse nonsence. The pies are heavenly and roasts nice (try the herby puds of a Sunday, if you get there before they sell, out like I did last week. sniff)

5. tons of ale. What looks like 10, all on a sliding scale of strength and price.

6. Shedloads happening. I can personally recommend the Computer Club (lots of old consoles all set up to play - very good fun), open mic (love the acordian woman) and comedy night (does get busy as i’s at the back of the pub and space can be limited). Not tried anything else, but there’s a lot on by the look of it.

7. Nice staff. often overlooked but vital.

8. Free old arcade machines - nuff said. brilliant.

9. a nice balcony with heating - not that I smoke, but it does look nice enough with lights and bamboo giving that Chrimbo Tenko vibe we all know and love (!)

10. I wanted 10, but can’t think of anything else. Sorry. Still good though!

In a central location, it tends to get full of students. It usually gets too packed especially when they section off half of the bar for a function or something.. The price of the beer is more expensive than most. Visit it as part of a pub crawl but don’t try to make a night of it in there - the people pushing past you to get to the bar or toilet will annoy you very quickly.

Great pub in the city centre, just off Oxford Road. The pub has a fabulous old exterior as you can see from the photo, but the interior is newer. Good selection of real ales, the wine is nothing special though. The food is pretty good. Fabulous pies and other traditional dishes like sausage and mash. Nice little snug as well, with about three tables in it. They show major sporting events on big screens and have a quiz night.

The Lass O’ Gowrie is a really nice pub with lots of character near the centre of Manchester, by the old UMIST campus and the BBC building. A great selection of beers, and good quality food. There is a 2 meals for £5 offer on at lunchtimes. There is a screen for football matches. The only problem with this pub is that it is very small and there is not much seating or space to stand. This is great for the character of the pub, however, it can be difficult to find a spot and it gets full very quickly. Reasonable prices. Definitely worth a visit if you can get a seat.

Now this place kicks. Not 'kicking’, but kicks as one of Manchester’s longest established, genuine boozers. It’s got Character, decor, good beer, good food, and few students ever wonder in here. Only thing it hasn’t got is a late bar which is a great shame cause being thrown out at 11.30 in this so called 24hour city is a joke! Other than that, top marks!

The Lass O’Gowrie is another staple of the Manchester scene, its interior burned into your retinas if you survived Manchester as a student, no doubt.

I hadn’t been there for years but it’s still essentially the same place. A fine, aged interior with lots of dark wood aroud the bar, an inviting but usually full snug which is the most enticing feature of this little gem, frequented by luminaries from the BBC across the road.

We stumbled into a Doctor Who comics convention and shared our well founded fear of this with the barmaids in conspiratorial whispers, punctuated by frightened laughter: “If you’re not here for the convention then you’re not supposed to be in here at all!” said one. “Are you here for the convention?” I asked. “God no!” came the reply. I love Doctor Who more than most people I know, but on Saturday afternoon the Lass was filled with some of the worst dressed people I’ve ever seen assembled together in one place. And that’s enough to put anyone off.

The beer selection is still fantastic and food is available too, though I didn’t investigate the menu. Soon after we arrived, the convention came to an end and “the football” arrived on a large screen. T-shirts and cardigans were exchanged for a rather diabolical shade of red and we drained our drinks and made our exit.

The Lass is a great pub, a little off the beaten track. It has one of the best snugs I’ve ever had an argument in and the interior is nicely preserved. It also has a splendid and ambitious array of events taking place most nights of the week.

Get in there!

With the new balconey it makes this pubs one of the best pub if you just want to sit around with your mates and get drunk. Old school pub.

Great pub