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Manchester pub ‘dead proud’ after receiving one-star review
Did they think that was an insult?
Daisy Jackson -
16th August 2024 
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’.
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?”
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”
One review simply reads: “Blokes 4 Wokes.”
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.”
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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.
How’s that for a review?
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Featured Images — Supplied/Port Street Beer House
