Tariff & Dale

Named after the roads which dissect the corner on which this neighbourhood bar sits, Tariff & Dale is a long two-tone bar with booth seating down its length. Beneath, its basement restaurant offers modern British fare, from sausage rolls through to Sunday roast by way of sourdough pizza from a wood-fired oven.

The drinks menu cleverly features classic cocktails and riffs on classics grouped in threes with each trio headed by that cocktail's original incarnation, followed by a mainstream version and then the bar's own take on that classic. E.g. a Whiskey Sour is followed by an Amaretto Sour and Ginger Infused Pisco Sour. The bar also boasts a good range of spirits and beers with the likes of Neck Oil, Curious Brew, Outstanding IPA and Black Jock Stout on draught.

Built in the mid-1800s, the building was a cotton spinners' warehouse until a direct hit by a firebomb during the Manchester Blitz left it derelict until recent years. The building's former use is evidenced by a hydraulic fabric press in the kitchen and the old elevator shaft which rises above the snug housed in what was the goods lift at the end of the bar.