A pub in Manchester has said it’s ‘dead proud’ after it was slammed with a one-star review on Google.
And ever since they shared the negative post, they’ve been bombarded with support from customers.
Port Street Beer House, a modern craft beer and real ale bar on the outskirts of the Northern Quarter, shared its one-star review on Instagram earlier this week.
The reviewer in question scored the bar so low and explained why in a simple two-word review – ‘Woke pub’.
Port St Beer House, which is owned by the same team behind Common and Nell’s, has now said it’s ‘dead proud’ to be considered ‘woke’.
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They wrote: “Dead proud to have received this review from what I can only expect is a lovely well rounded individual. Name changed for humour purposes only.
“Anyone know where we should tell them to go next time they come in?”
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Port Street Beer House has said it’s ‘dead proud’ of its one-star review.The NQ pub is a firm favourite for modern craft and real ale beers.Credit: Supplied
The pub on Port Street is now being flooded with five-star reviews from long-time customers looking to boost its average rating back up to where it belongs.
One reviewer wrote: “If this is woke then I never want to be asleep.”
Another said: “Woke up this morning in a terrible mood. Just been to Port St Beer House in the pouring rain and it’s made my day. Recommended if you ever woke up in need of a spiritual awokenening rather than taking to Google to write woke bogus reviews”
Then on Instagram, someone commented: “Best response to an accusation of being ‘woke’ is to ask the accuser to define ‘woke’. I have done this and not received a coherent answer yet. The actual answer is ‘someone who is a decent empathetic human being’.”
Carnival Brewing Co wrote: “Woke pub?! We like being woke too. Be proud of your wokeness”
And someone else commented: “Of course it is. It’s the only reason I come in.”
Well, in case it was even a little unclear, we love this pub a lot – in fact, our very own Kris picked it as his very favourite pub in the whole Manchester city centre.
‘Manchester’s best lunch deal’ that’s only available for two hours a day
Daisy Jackson
There’s a cafe in the centre of Manchester that’s had queues all the way down the street thanks to its incredible value lunch deal.
Although it’s been in Spring Gardens for two years now, Meridian has remained one of Manchester’s best-kept secrets online, thanks to its decision to stay totally off social media until recently.
That hasn’t stopped the queues though, and they’re all here for the same thing – a loaded £5.80 lunch box.
Tucked away just off Market Street, Meridian is an unassuming cafe operated by founder Dan.
It’s much more than a coffee shop, with a menu of Asian fusion dishes served in the cafe, as well as for grab-and-go lunches.
The lunch boxes start from just £5.80, which gets you a box absolutely packed to the brim with delicious Chinese and South East Asian items.
You start off with a base of either egg rice fried, chips, or noodles; then lash on a sauce like Malaysian curry, Thai sweet chilli, or satay.
Meridian in ManchesterThe Meridian lunch boxes in Manchester
As for the toppings, there’s a massive list including popcorn salt n chilli chicken, Japanese gyozas, roasted pork ribs, tofu bites, and crispy spicy beef.
Plans officially submitted for ‘vibrant’ new food hall in Wythenshawe
Emily Sergeant
Are you feeling hungry? Good, because a new food hall is on the horizon.
That’s right – plans to transform Wythenshawe Civic have taken another exciting leap forward this week, as Manchester City Council and placemaker Muse have submitted a planning application to bring a brand-new food hall to the town.
Set to be housed within the three units next to the former Peacocks store – which has now been demolished – the new food hall will become a ‘vibrant’ destination for independent and local food vendors to attract people with ‘delicious and diverse’ offerings.
Developers also hope the new food hall will keep the suburban Manchester town’s centre ‘bustling’ throughout the day and into the evening.
The announcement that the new food hall is in the works comes as part of the already-announced plans for Wythenshawe Civic – with work to soon begin on everything from the public realm, and outside space, to the vacant office space above the existing Iceland-store, which will also be transformed into modern new workspace to support local start-ups and bring new jobs into the town centre.
Developers also recently submitted three separate applications to create 422 new affordable homes for social rent across three locations in the town centre.
“Listening to local people over the last year and more, we know that Wythenshawe residents want more from their town centre – more things to do, opportunities to spend time in Civic and night time attractions that give the area a lift and attract visitors,” commented Cllr Bev Craig, who is the Leader of Manchester City Council.
“This is the drive behind the Culture Hub. A place for local people with an interest in the arts to take part in creative activities, see a show or enjoy the cinema space – right in the heart of their community.
“This is another exciting chapter in the transformation of Wythenshawe Town Centre.”
Joel Chandler, who is the Senior Development Manager at Muse, added that developers are ‘moving at pace’ with plans to give the town centre the ‘regeneration it deserves’.
“The food hall will be a hive for a range of local outlets and will provide new spaces for the community to spend time in and give the town’s nighttime economy a major boost.”
Daisy Jackson -
16th August 2024 
