Paddys Goose

Went in over Christmas. No beer, no white wine and no Whiskey.
What a shame. it’s been transformed from a great inner city pub. May have been scruffy but now it’s a trendy wine bar with no wine or beer.
At first I thought they has experienced a great Christmas and had sold up but a regular of many years who I met in another establishment told me he had been in over a Christmas and it had been dead every time he went in.
A real shame

Manages
to be an Irish pub, old man’s pub and a gay pub all at the same time. Quite
impressive.
I liked the 80s music but was less keen on the Unicorn Best Bitter.

From the outside, Paddy’s Goose is a fainlty terrifying prospect, as there are usually quite chavvy gents smoking outside, who will eye you suspiciously as you enter. Inside, it’s not amazing, but it’s not as bad as first impressions suggested. It’s your regular old-​man-​stlye pub, except it’s in the gay district. So, much like the nearby Churchills, there’s a sort of equilibrium between the chavvier parties and the gay customers. Nobody wants any trouble here, everyone gets along.
The drinks prices are reasonable but be warned; don’t order wine here. I rarely find a red I can’t drink, but the red here is… well, undrinkable. Rather have a nice cold pint of lager instead.
The location of Paddy’s Goose in the shadow of the massive carpark and bus station, is not ideal, and the area can feel a little threatening at times, but really it’s one of the least troublesome areas of Manchester, and the police patrol the Canal Street area pretty well on weekends, just in case.
A nice enough pub, if you fancy a pint. But don’t expect anything special.