The Metropolitan

Reviews

• Indulging in the pretentious

  The Met is a bar and restaurant on the corner of Lapwing Lane and Burton Road in West Didsbury. The bar features a reasonably large beer garden which at times opens an outside bar, so that in the baking heat you do not need to walk too far to top up your wine spritzer.Inside, the bar and restaurant areas are separated and you can happily enjoy a drink without feeling like you are intruding on someone else's romantic dinner for two.The Met is known to be somewhat pretentious but, maybe it’s just me, I quite enjoy the experience of indulging in that. Perhaps it’s because you can quite often find the beautiful young professionals of Didsbury grouping there on a Friday night, but the bar has always seemed to appear classy and sophisticated without overstepping the mark into snobbery and arrogance.

  Marmalady
  Review Date: 11/09/2008 Report review
• Trendy, but welcoming

  I've always been a fan of The Railway, opposite the Metropolitan (both at the crossroads of Lapwing Lane and Burton Road) but was put off The Metropolitan because it seemed a bit trendy. The beer's also more expensive. It's a big old place, though it's split up into several different rooms or sections so it doesn't feel like you are in a vast hall once you're in there. It can get really busy, especially at weekends and this makes it really noisy. On the plus side, the beer is good and a trendier clientele means that the wine is better than the Railway! It's a nice cosy pub for winter, and there is a beer garden outside. There's also a restaurant tucked away at the back.

  Ladyofshallots
  Review Date: 05/09/2008 Report review