The Morris combines a Manchester-focused pub downstairs, a low-lit retro cocktail room upstairs and a flexible top-floor events loft, with carbonated drinks and nostalgic flavours at the centre of the cocktail programme.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
57 Thomas St, Manchester M4 1NA, UK
- Style
- Three-floor pub and retro cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Owner page: downstairs Monday closed; Tuesday–Wednesday 14:00–22:30; Thursday 14:00–23:30; Friday–Saturday 14:00–01:00; Sunday 14:00–22:30. Upstairs Monday closed; Tuesday–Wednesday and Sunday 16:00–22:30; Thursday 16:00–23:30; Friday–Saturday 16:00–01:00.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Booking
- The downstairs pub and upstairs cocktail bar are walk-in only and take no bookings. The Loft accepts private-event enquiries for groups of up to 40.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Prices
- The owner’s Upstairs Funky Vol.2 menu lists cocktails from £12 to £13 and states that a 10% service charge may be added.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The owner site links separate current itemized PDFs for downstairs and the upstairs Funky Vol.2 cocktail bar, both dated May 2026.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
32.5 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 60.6
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 45.1
- Serious press
- 12.2
- Social Vibes
- 61.6
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
88/ 100
Historical proprietary score; this source review does not revalidate the numerical score.
Score context
Blinker team's Thomas Street split: pints and Guinness downstairs, 80s-lounge carbonated cocktails upstairs. Early guests and CLASS praise both floors; review volume is still modest after the May 2025 opening.
Guest sources checked:
The linked sources are qualified below. The stored summary and themes remain a historical proprietary interpretation, not a fresh customer survey.
Guest score details
Historical interpretation — positives
- pub downstairs plus cocktail loft
- nostalgic carbonated serves
- local beer taps
- friendly dual-floor service
Historical interpretation — reservations
- NQ weekend crowds
- pub-snack menu is thin
- still a young room
Source excerpt
“With great drinks and service on both floors, it's easy to flit between the two venues and never be bored.”
Dave Marsland’s review of both floors; the stored excerpt regularizes spacing and an apostrophe.
Source: classbarmag.com (linked below)
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- classbarmag.comCLASS — Dave Marsland · Published 3 October 2025; visit date unknown
Dave Marsland reviews both the ground-floor pub and upstairs cocktail bar at 57 Thomas Street. The stored excerpt regularizes the article’s “fl it” spacing and apostrophe; it is not a byte-for-byte quotation or an upstairs-only assessment.
Crowd signal
Google 4.8★ across 45 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.