The First Floor Bar- Cane and Grain Review

Nice cocktails, some good beers (mostly canned). BBQ chicken wings were nice, although not exceptional. There was live music at the bar upstairs, a rotating performance of different musicians, I've enjoyed it quite a lot.

My favourite bar in the NQ! Whether It's going for a quiet drink and bite to eat or a more mental night out, Cane and Grain can accommodate!

Nice decor, good selection of drinks. We came for a Christmas dinner and the meat festive board was no more than ok, though there was a lot of it.

Always friendly staff here. Really nice pub in a great area in the middle of NQ.
Easy paying system with covid atm.
Well worth a visit!

Good night out. Upstairs on a Saturday, good music mix...not sure if there is a DJ as I didn't see any or if it's Spotify LOL but nonetheless music and cocktails, great!

I used to go here when it was Thomas Street and Cane and Grain is totally different! It's very deep south themed with their sticky and dry rubbed ribs and for anybody wanting to try something a little different you should go for the Ting flavoured sauce. The waitress recommended it to me and my friend - it sounds odd but tasted incredible.

They also have a speakeasy themed bar which we didn't get time to look at but I'll definitely visit in the next few weeks. This bar might just be my new favourite watering hole.

Nice venue. Quirky decor and an interesting mix of beverages. Not tried the food, so can't comment on our, but the place always has a nice atmosphere and the tunes always seem good.

Cool atmosphere, amazing ribs. You'll certainly need the extra sauce

Ribs, ribs and moar ribs! Good choice of beers, fun and friendly staff.

Nice pud good selection of beer food looked nice to.

Service and food is brilliant. Always made to feel welcome. Mixture of ages and types of clientele. Favourite bar in Manchester

Lovely New York style bar located on Thomas Street in the Northern Quarter. Huge selection of craft bottle beer, hand pulled ale and draft larger. Try the longboard on draft for a refreshing larger.

Cold food and the triple threat fries where dried up in the bottom of the tin, very dry.

Consistently excellent bar.
1st floor is beers and some cocktails, half decent atmosphere. Pretty nice.
2nd floor is fabulous. Speak easy styled, low light bar that does excellent cocktails.
3rd floor is alright, gimmicky tiki bar with a really good dark rum selection.

Starts off our afternoon well...Mango n Banana beers...hmmmm

Went here the other day for some drinks with friends and the cocktails are truly amazing! watching the drinks get prepared alone is worth coming for. The bartenders like to make a show out of it. I had a great time there!

Great atmosphere and service, food and cocktails were spot on.

Gets crazy busy at the weekend, but that's because it's doing something right. Good beer, cocktails, and food. The soundtrack is loud and lively (you're as likely to hear skate punk as you are 70s funk). Worth a visit for sure

Amazing place, food is top class and very well priced. If you like your Ales then no better place, huge selection of Draft, Bottle and Cans. Weekley Specials on Ales and Monthly Brewer Special too. Interior is amazing with loads of time, effort and thought gone into it. Very friendly staff to boot.

Top place, go everytime I'm out round the Northern quarter.

Large beer selection. Food looked good with decent portions.

Great spot with lovely beers and nice staff. I went there with work after a few drinks at the Christmas Markets. We were all made feel very welcome and had a fantastic night.

Great selection of beers, cocktail were lighting up regularly to add to the drink served. Good atmosphere for a few early evening drinks.

Always good staff, decent food and brilliant cocktails, good music if you like pop punk

love this place, f**** amazing ribs and really good drinks selection. would recommend remembering which ribs you order then trying different ones next time. oh and make room for the sides as you have to try most of them at some point.

Always a good night. Excellent atmosphere and great drinks.

Regular haunt for myself, go to location when meeting people for a quick drink or hanging around for a bit longer.

Good selection of beers, nice outdoor area to have a a drink when it's warm

I simply enjoy their dishes. I always get good service here. The place is well kept and the staff members are always welcoming. Would recommend to others.

Great selection of beers on draft and in bottles. Good atmosphere too.

trendy bar.. not posh.. lots of different beers and spirits.. didnt have any food but they do burgers and ribs.. ok place

Bouncers are on a power trip. I will not be coming back here. Tried to kick my boyfriend out when he didn't do anything wrong. Do not go here. Clearly trying to overcompensate

food and service was really good. not sure why it wasn't busier if I'm honest. great value

Excellent ribs and chicken, fast and professional service and a wide selection of beers. Located close to Victoria Station in a hip neighbourhood of with plenty of bars and other eateries. Fair prices and good sized portions.

Its great !! Very cool place, European type pub (it is a little away from English) with a good beer list and some snacks. A little expensive the beers but neither excessively. I would go back and recommend it.

Really good food. And was served by a cute Asian girl.

Top selection of drinks, great decor and friendly knowledgeable staff. Open late too. Oof!

Currently has a reduced menu for COVID but still good good and great service.

Food was a miss this time round unfortunately. Mainly because everything was weirdly dry. Baby back ribs were very dry, so were the chicken wings, so were the plate of sausages!? (I don't even know how the chef made a dry plate of sausages). The side of greens was steamed and that's it - no oil or salt or anything so they were dry too. Service and the place were good though (and the sweet potato fries were excellent)

Cane & Grain is a very fashion place in the northern quarter. It shows a cool decoration of old skateboards, beer crafts and pictures that denote a certain design.

Nice pub grub, great music and good selection of drinks.

Looked at the menu online, looked good, so booked a table. The ordering service (different from most restaurants) is strange. Scanned the code to order food and they had literally about 4 things on the menu, absolutely pointless. Walked straight back out. At least make an effort and up date your website or put a note on. Poor.

It was OK. Great staff and decor. But considering they specialize in ribs. They were over cooked.

Nice bar with two levels of different music and room. People just mum's their own business chit chatting or trying to pull someone not really dancing.

Avoid this place at all costs. Booked for a group of 14 lads for a stag do and even contacted them in advance to check they accepted stag do s and fancy dress and was told no problem, so we booked and paid deposit. When we arrived door staff were rude and point blank refused entry - when asked for deposit back they said no. We had to take the stag another 20 mins back to hotel to change and even when we got back was told not to make a noise, there was a group of 5 lads who were far more nosier than us and door staff did nothing.

Bar staff did nothing to assist us and just said door staff ruled. Food was dry, bland and tasteless to the point where majority of us only ate a third. We paid our bill, refused to leave a tip and left. Would never go back and never recommend this to anyone!

Food amazing, beer choice great with fantastic cocktails as well. Staff friendly and polite. Atmosphere the best with awesome surroundings.

Fantastic Service with good food and fantastic cocktails. I had the brisket sub and sweet potato fries loaded with cheese. The staff were very helpful when checking regarding allergies for me. Good music and great atmosphere. Americana skater and dive vibes. Came with a group of 4, managed to be seated straight away on a Sunday whilst out with the girls. Food came quickly, team were very polite! 5*

Visited during their January 50% off food promotion. Typical trendy vibe found throughout the NQ with decent beer selection. I liked their house pilsner far more than I expected to. As for the food, both myself and my partner thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - full ribs and a large portion of chips. Chips look sorry for themselves but they are very tasty indeed, don't be fooled. Ribs are tasty and cooked well. We also indulged with chicken wings and burnt ends as extras. So much food and it couldn't be finished so we took advantage of their doggy bag service. Staff were very friendly and available quickly. Lovely surprise for a Sunday afternoon

Really cute and trendy spot with good southern food choices and cocktails. As a Southerner myself, the food was pretty good, despite not being necessarily authentic American Southern cuisine. I ordered several small/starter plates together because I wanted to try several things. Definitely recommend the Mac n cheese and collard greens.

Love the contrast of the 3 floors. Great drink selection

Didn't eat, but came and propped up the bar for a few drinks (pints of very decent San Miguel). Big fan of the decor, the graffiti bar top and especially the tiled wall.
Food smelt really good when it was brought out and the bar staff were friendly enough.

Don't ever order shrimp burger. I very doubt it was shrimp because it was dry, bitter and toxic. I complained but the manager didn't care at all.

Fantastic meal. On the spur choice but definitely recommend. Great staff, great choice of beer. Definitely returning!!