Reviews of Matt & Phreds Jazz Club. (Night Club) in Manchester (Greater Manchester).
Matt & Phreds Jazz Club
64 Tib St, Manchester M4 1LW, United Kingdom
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6pm–12:30am
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6pm–12:30am
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6pm–12:30am
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6pm–12:30am
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6pm–1am
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Reviews of Matt & Phreds Jazz Club
Funky pub with live music and a great bar. Went in here not expecting much but ended up having a cracking night dancing away until the end. some drunkenness some silliness and a fab brass jazz modern band??? Wonderful way to end the night thank you
Price wise it was £7 on the door for standing (not sure for seated as there were none left). If you do sit make sure it is near the stage or it wont be much use.
Drinks a round of 4 double gin/bullet and 4 shots came to 30ish quid so really reasonable as well
Amazing jazz bar in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Excellent selections of beers, wines and spirits.
Live music every night, with some nights offering free entry. Cocktail also available at certain times.
One of the city's top music venues.
Great live jazz, blues and related genres several nights with free admission weekdays and early evening events Saturdays (when held), £7 Friday and Saturday nights.
The regular blues jam on the first Monday of the month is a highlight. Happy hour offering discount cocktails or free pizza with two drinks.
I lived in Manchester for four years and Matt and Phred's was always my go-to for a night out.
The music is always entertaining, the atmosphere is chilled and jovial, and the staff are all lovely.
They also make a cracking pizza and not a bad cocktail either. I recommend trying their Penicillish.
Great venue. Fab pizzas, nachos and hummus. Table service. Had a top night out (band were killing it).
I'd been here a couple of days ago. Really liked the place. The live music just adds to your experience. Would surely love to visit again!
Crazy it’s normally free entry here. Music is stellar no matter what, and the jams are so exciting to watch, with audience members come on stage to play with the band. Often do really well priced deals on drink and food. Lovely place, everyone always friendly and never a dull night with good live jazz every night.
Place selected by my sons to celebrate my 65th birthday, early September , 2021.
Great live music, very, very friendly people attending the show.
The band even played HB song for me, asking to go to the center stage. Spectacular!!
Great vibe!!!
Absolutely packed on a Thursday night. Brilliant band, Ashley's Midnite Blues. Staff were super lovely even though they were rushed off their feet. Amazing atmosphere
Matt & Phreds is a place for grown ups rather than being a part of the usual Saturday night Manchester zoo-like atmosphere.
People are lovely and the live music! It's amazing.
Unfortunately the shows get booked up well in advance and well, grown-up don't like to stand around or leave things to chance in the hope of a cancellation.
Solution: lockdowns are a thing of the past now 🤞 so me some budding Mancunian investor should note the need for more venues like this and help open another branch?
The coolest little jazz club! My first time at matt and Phreds was on Thursday night.
The venue itself is so welcoming with a great atmosphere.
The staff went above and beyond to make our night great.
The music was really good too
Definitely be going back when in Manchester
Always does great quality pizzas and cocktails and offers great live music most days a week. The bartenders are lovely and the atmosphere warm. Recommend to anyone wanting a night out in the Northern Quarter.
Nice place the owner is very polite respect her customer's and her bar staff members who is amazing just like the door staff everyone them do a fantastic job. It's also nice place for food and drinks nice music and it's a place to visit for drinks n food wonderful.
Such a fun night out! Great music. Can't beat free pizza with drinks. I reccomend booking a table to get a good seat.
Huge range of different styles of live jazz, and a great atmosphere!
2 fab entry free nights already spent here and I can't wait to come back again. Bar staff is so nice and polite and the atmosphere is just great. Theres a free pizza with 2 alcoholic drinks during happy hour But by the look of the kitchen and the look of the pizza I'm glad I didn't get one, never, not even if I'm starving. Easy to book a table here and you better call hours or days in advance to secure a front seat. Great love music of course
Always a great night here. Excellent atmosphere, amazing artists and not overpriced. Go!!!
Band from London is great. Tuesday is ALL night happy hour 2 drinks for £12 ! Nice and chill JAZZ bar
Love this place. Been around for year and years and for good reason.
This club costs £5 to get in but it's worth it, they hand pick some of the best jazz bands arround to preform. This a cosy warm place. So book a table early as they go fast!!
Would've really enjoyed this if it wasn't for other customers who had little respect for the artist playing and were talking loudly over the music so we couldn't really hear it very well. Have a feeling some are only there for free pizza
Really lovely welcoming staff. Good music and food to boot. Highly recommend.
I saw 'The easy rollers' was an amazing night will definitely be going back and also trying to see them again.
Brilliant live music venue with really good cocktails. We saw the bank Mudez Project and they were amazing.
First time at Matt And Freds - great atmosphere and a great gig
Great music, great cocktails, great people !
Pints aren't too expensive, they have great acts on, and the place is just the right size to feel intimate and buzzing without getting cramped. It's standing room only during gigs unless you book a table and people get a bit if a boogie on so the vibes are immaculate.
Definitely worth the £7 entry to watch a live band play because you're so close to the action.
All round 10/10 experience, cocktails- classic and delicious, music- frabjous and bangin’, bouncer (shout out to the delightful Chris) welcoming and a born salesman- upsold me on many cocktails, highly recommend
Guaranteed an absolutely stonking night. Great atmosphere, fantastic bands that always present with panache and humour.
Best place to see a variety of live, talented bands perform and have lots of fun either listening or dancing
We came to see New York brass band and Intergalacticbrass band last night and it was SIIIIIIIICK! The club energy and vibes was unbelievable from the moment we got in there, can’t wait to come back.💥🎺
Amazing friendly staff, class musicians and atmosphere! Nit to mention the delicious pizzas!
Nice environment music and good deal 2 drinks and a nice free pizza 🤗❣️
Great club, great bands, great fun! Very pleasant and friendly staff (apart from the bouncers, but I guess they are not supposed to be pleasant...). Serves food, drinks and cocktails. If you want to have a table, book well in advance. Strongly recommended for a cracking night out!
Awesome place! You can sit and relax with Jazz music or some Jam sessions with free entrance. They have happy hours if you buy 2 pints you have pizza free.
Great jazz club! I visited on many occasions and each time had great time! Bands always deliver, atmosphere and sound is great and booze is cheap. £8 for drink, £15 for a bottle of wine - decide which suits you better!
Great music and great staff meant a great night. . loved it
Great music, great food, great happy hour and great service. Matt n Phreds, a Manc institution at this point!
Great way to take it easy and groove to some laid back tunes with my Daughters for my Birthday. Really friendly low key decent atmosphere. I'm no jazz expert but I really enjoyed all the tunes.
Friendly staff, good deals and intimate vibe. To get a good table you have to book in advance, the tables at the back are let down by the view of the stage. Good date spot.
Great atmosphere and wonderful music. Attended the singer's night (Tuesday ). It is amazing that Manchester has such an unique place to foster jazz in all its diversity.
Great bar staff, good drinks and fantastic atmosphere while the jazz musicians were playing. Extremely talented musicians.
Best Jazz Bar in Manchester! Does lots of free entry nights with amazing musicians! Love Monday Jam nights too. Can be busy but you can always book a table beforehand.
Awesome night out here, live music was great! We saw Ukebox. Staff were really friendly and happy to help.
Love the venue, just had drinks didn't see a show, hopefully will get chance to see a show in the future
What a lovely place..pizza's were lovely highly recommended and there free when you get 2 drinks...bonus
Amazing place! Amazing band! Amazing stuff! We had a really good time!
Such a great place to visit if you love Jazz and music in general. Great atmosphere and good time guaranteed. Food and drinks are also available to be purchased while you at the place. If you are in Manchester and looking for something to do while in Manchester ensure you visit Matt & Phreds, you will not regret it.
Had an excellent night here, great music and atmosphere.
Great atmosphere and band is just perfect, hands down wow👏🏻
Unique live jazz bar! Monday-Thursday is free entry, and Friday-Saturday is £5 entry fee. They have good selection of drinks and friendly staff:)
One of the best live music venues I've been to. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, welcoming clientele. Will return.
Here for a birthday party. Friendly vibes and good times. Retro toilets too!
Fantastic as always. Great live band and fabulous atmosphere. Can't fault it
Amazing staff with a nice vibe. Didn't stay for any of the live music, but it's still an enjoyable environment to sit in and enjoy a pint/cocktail.
Really cool atmosphere and vibes. The band were awesome. Felt really relaxed here. Good selection of drinks.
Matt and phreds is a institution. If you want to see some laid back jazz or dance like a manic to a brass band playing 90s dance tunes then this is the place for you. And intamite spot for a date or a place to have a laugh with friends it has it all.
Nice atmosphere, prices are decent and the offer with the pizzas is great
Manchester JaZz Festival......ABFAB
Weekend in Manchester and pre booked a table . Friendly welcome and good table service. Good band on and overall a good night. Will go back.
It was fantastic night music was great everyone up dancing.Atmosphere was brill great night all round highly recommended for any age .
Amazing club with the friendliest staff. You are guaranteed to have a great night out here. Full disclosure - I've attended many times as a performer, and the staff treat us really well, and their pizzas are excellent. There is always a great atmosphere and everyone who comes to enjoy a night of live music has a big smile on their face from start to finish. I always recommend this to people visiting Manchester!
A great evening, good service, banging music, and wonderful company
I love this place. I've always had a good night here. You can get table service of you reserve a table far enough ahead. They have live bands most nights they are open, certainly on weekends. The atmosphere is great. They also do nice pizza. Will go again and again. Never disappoints. There's parking in the area generally.
Great atmosphere great service.
Great Trad jazz band
Great jazz and fusion live music in the evenings. A venue for drinks and listening but or can chat near the bar. Also incredibly underrated for its happy hours almost everyday where buying 2 drinks = a free pizza. good quality and can share some each round. Great place.
Brilliant place, fantastic free music in a chilled, cool environment, great pizza available along with great staff working the bar.
Weekdays are free entry! Call ahead if you want a table because they fill up quick! They also offer a pizza deal and happy hour however that's only well before the show. Overall a fun venue with great artists and good acoustics.
Decent night spot, loved the live music but found that it became lost in the noise of the crowd in the back half of the room (not sure that there's a lot that could be done about that though). We arrived at 8pm on a Thursday, missing 2-4-1 cocktails by seconds. As a result our drinks cost a small fortune (entirely down to our own poor timekeeping). All of the tables at the front were reserved, or taken, well in advance of the band playing at 9pm. It would be worth booking ahead if you want to get a good view/sound.
Club has a generally quite cool vibe, though there was a reasonable amount of pretentiousness on display, amongst some of the clientele, if you let that sort of thing bother you.
A great live venue with quite a variety of acts on.
My experience is better acts are on during the week, and gets very busy at the weekend. Definitely check out who's on before dropping in as in my experience the quality varies. Always enjoyed the acts, just not all to my tastes.
A handful of beers on tap to choose from, but a decent selection of beverages overall.
Pizza is excellent value - my favourite bar snack.
The staff are usually quite friendly too.
Well this is easy, an amazing place with an amazing band on the night we attended.
Staff are brilliant with a nothing is to much trouble attitude.
Highly recommended.
Really lovely atmosphere and clientele. Brilliant acoustics and live performance. Server (David) was extremely friendly and helpful. Service was swift despite having a full house. Food was reasonably priced and tasty. Would definitely recommend.
The staff is incredibly friendly here! Came here on a weekday with my girlfriend mostly to take advantage of the happy hour deal on drinks and managed to catch a show! Because it was a weekday it wasn't very busy so reserving a table wasn't necessary but I imagine it gets a lot more packed during weekends. The cocktails we got were great!
I went there to see a band I'd never heard called The Dirty Bomb they played some great music and I even had the chance to get up with them for a quick jam after a long time not playing the drums "long story". The staff were great and the nachos were really good. All in all a brilliant night out and recommend going. PS if you're a musician every 1st Monday of the month is an open jam.
Great venue. The bar makes pretty good drinks but the live music is a real treat. They show different musians depending on the night with styles like soul or jazz. This make it even more interesting to come again.
Would suggest to anyone who is interested in going to listen but just know it s not a place for a quiet chat.
First trip here, absolutely amazing will definitely be back soon
Cool place with a nice vibe. If you're a jazz lover it's a must to when in Manchester.
Great vibe, the band were amazing. Just a really classy venue. You can go alone, with a date or a group of friends, either way you will have a good time. Friendly staff and a wide selection of drinks.
Lovely venue. Two beers and you get a free pizza in happy hour too!
Fantastic little place hidden away like most of the gems in town. Great live music and happy hour with free pizza! A warning though if you want to sit down I'd reserve a table as every single table in the place was reserved from 7:30 yesterday night.
Nice atmosphere, live music, a bit noisy on top of the performer, but a cozy place.
Amazing pub! Staff were so, so friendly & helpful! Great offers on a Tuesday, 2for1 cocktails & free pizza with every 2 drinks bought (until midnight), along with live jazz music, what else do you need?! Also offer vegan options such as vegan pizza & almond milk baileys (which was soo good)! Looking forward to going back on my next visit to Manchester.
Amazing night! We had a gorgeous sharing platter with meats and cheeses. Service was brilliant. The band were fun and entertaining. The atmosphere was uplifting! 😍 thank you for a fabulous time x
A personal favourite venue, seen so many highly underated bands play here. Very trendy,but friendly atmosphere. Great Pizzas often served free on Tuesday nights. Cannot fault this place for a good night out. All the live acts have been excellent on each visit. Good clean toilets is always a plus too.
Grear music, great drinks, friendly staff, but venue layout could be better
Nice place. Good atmosphere. Mixed audience. Good band ( Dreamer). Enjoyed their set list. Like many venues it appears the sound engineer has partial deafness as the first set was way too loud for the size of the venue. The mix sounded a lot more pleasant downstairs in the toilets. As a musician I do worry about " hearing damage". Volume level was better during the second set when the place filled up more.
This band are quality musicians. Some good on pitch vocals from the ladies. Will return and do my best to support this venue, as they are in the minority by presenting decent bands.
Lovely atmosphere, good music. Great club in so many ways. The only negatives are that it can get too crowded. And there is a £5 spending limit for card at the bar, which encourages buying more than you intended.
Don't go if you haven't reserved a table at the front. The sound system isn't good at the back of the room, and they let people stand in front of the bar, which means you cannot see the musicians either. Otherwise, it's a good space, nice staff, good sized pours, decent food and dependable jazz.
Brilliant! Tried to book late for sat night for partners 40th. They fit us in and we had a fantastic time. Most amazing live band too. Loads of fun. Waited on all night and the staff arranged the band to sing happy birthday to my partner who was on the toilet at the time and only heard back end of it 😂. Such a fantastic night. Suffered for a few days after which goes towards the 5 ***** but that band!!!???? Wow! Awesome! Can't recommend this enough. No I honestly can't because if I do it will be so in demand that I'll never get a table again!!! 😊😆
Always a great evening here and the pizzas are amazing
I love this bar. Me and my girlfriend regularly visit. During happy hour if you buy two alcoholic drinks you get a free pizza. The entertainment really varies so there's a night for everyone. I advise booking a table in advance.
Great live music, smooth ales and a reasonable selection of standard bar favourites.
Cool place for live music on a Friday night. Go on a date for something different or with a group of friends, but make sure to book and reserve a table in advance! Friendly, helpful staff and variety of bar snacks. It'll be a new experience each time you go
Fantastic brilliant bar! If you want your evening to include live music come here!
A cosy bar in the heart of the northern quarter with great live music. Loads of space to hang with friends, and even if you can't make up to the front of the stage tv screens help you see the band even from the back of the room. Incredibly friendly and helpful staff. Great selection of wines and spirits. I recommend this bar to anyone visiting Manchester and wants a great night out. Can I give it 6 stars?
Too busy to fully enjoy the live music experience unless you have a table. Stood behind lots of people near the bar you could only hear not see.
The music was great however and we had pizza (a very tasty one at that) stood at the bar. Staff were friendly but could do with a sloping floor to the stage for the rabble at the back!
Brilliant jazz and blues club with great live music! Great ambient, great concerts, drinks and food!
Pretty much the go-to place for a good jazz night in Manchester! Drinks aren't too expensive, atmosphere is awesome and there's always something going on. The food isn't exactly mindblowing but it's super affordable. The only downside is it can get pretty busy at the weekends and on big events; but some might think that's a good thing :)
Great place for a night out. Try to book a table in advance or show up 30 min early for standing room.
Excellent venue, we went to see the brass band jazz club here. Loads of dancing room, reasonably priced and toilets were clean. Everyone was just there for the music, just how it should be! I'd definitely go again.
Great place with nice vibes. Friendly and chilled
Great place to go after work for a chill Jazz session. 2 alcoholic drinks means you get a free pizza with quality live acts. You can't go wrong really! Although, I will say I prefer this place during the week only because it gets overly busy on weekends.
Nice service. You also get 1 small pizza for free if you buy 2 alcoholic drinks.
Live music is often decent.
The place / decor is not particularly appealing to me, though...
Great authentic jazz and this for free (at least two concerts I could enjoy).
What I will never understand is the (British) drink and food ordering process. You need a lot of patience until the friendly staff at the bar turns attention to you. You may feel like Woody Allen for some 25 minutes until then. My pizza was delivered to another guest by accident and I am waiting for a second try while writing these lines. Nevertheless it is a great place for excellent live music (which have become very rare) and I personally would like to thank all people who are working to make this possible. Oh - pizza arrived :-)!
Great place for music, nice atmosphere. Good drinks and pizza.
The jazz is great but there is no noise control of the crowd which is really disappointing for a dedicated music venue /jazz club. Even a curtain would help! They offer cheap food but there is no provision for dietary requirements and they often run out of entire genres of drinks (completely running out of cider and stouts). Best to sit near the front if you want to hear the music
Great place.
Unique in Manchester as the best and only jazz bar. Come here for live music, burlesque shows and much more. Also have a pretty sweet free pizza deal. Check it out!
Brilliant jazz trio on tonight.. Nic widdowson trio. Cheap drinks, no entry charge. No brainer.
Nice to see a Jazz Club with live music every night. Nice drinks and good offers including getting a free pizza when you buy two alcoholic drinks. Although we never had a pizza they did look nice and a lot of empty plates were making their way back to the kitchen.
Great atmosphere. 2 for 1 cocktails. Free food with 2 drinks. Seriously good jazz bands and musicians. Absolutely one of the best venues in Manchester - or anywhere.
Really good service and great live music. I will definitely be going again.
Great club with almost every day live music. Check out happy hours there (free pizza with 2 drinks or 241 drinks). They also do membership - free paid for gigs and any time happy hours.
Amazing live band, drinks a little pricey but cheaper than what you might expect for the northern quarter. Staff were lovely to me, but my friend felt they were a bit rude to her. Other than that we had a great night here
Amazing venue which has been open for decades. Shows bow good it is for it to still be going strong after all this time, in the fast and fickle Manchester club scene.
Prices are reasonable and happy hour 2-4-1 cocktails is a great time to settle into your seat prior to the live acts starting.
Sometimes you get table service, depending on how busy the bar staff are which is helpful because queuing at the bar can be a looonnnggg wait on a busy night. Option to start a bar tab here which saves a bit of waiting time.
Best thing about this venue is the live enyertainment. Everything from Jazz to Soul to Blues to Burlesque Nights!
TIP: Make sure to book at least 2 weeks before a bank holiday event.
TIP: When reserving a table, try not to get one near to the stairs as people who have not paid for a table often try to use your table to rest their drinks on and stand well within your personal seating space as they struggle to get close to the entertainment.
Nice atmosphere well recommended 👌
Kitchen kept open a tad late for us to order a pizza, live eukele band was fun and the £5 entry fee kept it from being too crowded. Although we only spent 45mins here it was well worth it, bar staff very friendly, great experience.
Great live music venue, staff are helpful and a good selection of drinks at good prices!
Good late night music
Great little jazz club. Happy hour, buy 2 drinks get a free pizza.
My wife brought me here for my 40th last night. I really appreciate jazz and football, and it is a testiment to my wife's love for me she tolerates both. Tuesday was happy hour until midnight, so when we purchased 2 alcoholic drinks we received a free pizza. Contrary to a previous reviewer's comment the kitchen looked clean, and I would suggest if I and he were on a desert island and literally starving I would encourage him to waste away as I devour again the wonderful cajun chicken and margherrita feast we enjoyed last night. As my wife had set herself the challenge of working through the cocktail list (cocktails are not included in the pizza promotion), the chap behind the bar with the exceptional hair who was lovely pointed out we could keep two beers for me in the tap to save both my beers' freshness and my wallet too. The live music was great; a really welcome departure from the manufactured garbage that is so accessible in the modern World, and there was a wonderful relationship between the performance and the audience which made for a really great atmosphere. I will be back.
I really, really want to like this place but every time I go here it's just not right. The layout of the room is all wrong. The tables are all too near the stage , so you can't actually dance if that's what you want to do.
Yet if you have a table at the back just to chill and chat to friends it's too loud just to have a conversation. Don't know who this venue is actually catering for ? But it's always packed so it's probably just me !
Came in here find some atmosphere late on a Tuesday. Did not disappoint. Shared a couple of quality beers then got a complimentary pizza thrown into the bargain! A sure way to make new friends! I’ll be back, folks!
Had a blast. Saw Heavy Beats Brass Band and the vibe was incredible. Reasonably priced drinks, £5 for the gig. Good value overall, will definitely come again
Really nice place with friendly staff and good music (jazz jam) :)
Good quality jazz club, lively, quite noisy at times. Food and a bar.
Great jazz club. Excellent cocktails and pizza. Enjoy the happy hour.
Great atmosphere and excellent service.
If you are in need of some live jazz, visit this place. A big open space with tables scattered about to chill. Also we caught it just as the happy hour was about to finish and for every 2 alcoholic drinks you get a free pizza. Decent.
A great place for a night out and the special offers for cocktails and / or pizza just adds to its attraction. Get in early though as seating is at a premium (unless you pre-book a table).
Nice!
Allows dogs and good music.
They have this husband and wife duo on the last Wednesday of each month and they are both first class musicians, those 2 are worth the trip alone.
The atmosphere in the place is spot on, it feels like a proper old school jazz club or a new orleans bar.
They make a great old fashioned too
Jazz bar, live music. Does nice pizza and cocktails. If booking a table get one at the front section so you can see the band. If you are in the back (nearest the entrance) people will be standing if front of you so you cant see the band.
Without a doubt the best jazz bar in Manchester. Definitely recommend Monday nights! (Free pizza when you buy 2 drinks 😱)
Big up to all the staff and artists that perform there. Great vibe, great service, great offers and my favourite place thus far!!! Free entry Mon-Thurs and you have Wray and Nephews, my absolute favourite! I'm winning everytime I enter this place. Big up and thank you!!!
Been a while since I've been but always enjoyed a night here. I did feel it necessary to leave a five star review to counter a one star review I read. Leaving bad reviews for a place because you're taking pictures of people who do not want their picture taken is poor form. It's not a bad venue for that, you're just a self centered, entitled man child
Not only a Jazz Club, but a live music club, check the website to see what's going on the evening you are planning on visiting. As a fan of Jazz and Salsa, I love going to this place. Drink menu offers a good selection of concoctions.
Amazing venue and music!
Went to see Mr Wilson's Second Liners here a while back - a brass band with a difference!
Matt & Phred's is a great venue and had a good atmosphere but was so busy that night, it's defo worth checking if you need to book.
Have just had the most incredible new year experience with Claire, Sarah, family and soul unit. Adore the staff, vibe and music is a perfect experience each time xxx. A huge thank you xx
I love Matt & Phreds jam sessions. I avoid coming on Friday or Saturday nights as it gets too crowded which makes the place way too loud. (They probably put the volume higher to cover crowd noise but then people just speak louder and it's just too much for my ears.)
They have a good promotion on happy hours (usually 6 pm to 8 pm, earlier on Friday/Saturday and 6om to midnight on Tuesdays! Just check their website for more details), which is you get a free pizza when buying 2 drinks.
Live music usually starts at 9 pm.
Great atmosphere, great crowd and great performance! Service is on top! Had a raw quality feel fitted with nice clean toilets! And just the right size for some jazz.
Great atmosphere, always live bands on a friday night that sees the place packed. Advise you book a table if you fancy a night of live Jazz, as these tables are never free.
Great atmosphere , traditional Jazz club with small intimate environment . Great for pizza and drinks after work . Not all music is Jazz check before you go in evening. Right in the centre of trendy Northern Quarter of Manchester
Brilliant! Great place, fantastic music and atmosphere, as really great staff. Went for a pre-theatre snack and drinks, and their "2 cocktails and a free pizza" offer is awesome! Great place, highly recommend.
Great atmosphere & ambiance lovely food and the staff went over and beyond to cater for our small birthday gathering and the live band excellent definitely would recommend
Live Jazz for free, and during Happy Hour you get a pizza for every 2 full drinks you buy, along with 2-4-1 cocktails, I'm not sponsored or work for them, but I wish I was, even went there on my birthday.
Great place to watch talented musicians from all over the UK. Table service and pizza are great, all reasonably priced. Well worth a visit for a great night out with no trouble at all with no riff raff.
Didn't stay long, had to be somewhere else. Although ticket only for a later performance, they let a few of us in for a drink on a busy friday. All the staff were friendly and really cool from the bar to the door.
Brilliant music, great variety and good offers - 2 pints gets you a hand made pizza.
Watch out for Victor Brox, jazz legend and occasional guest star. He's Gandalf's wizard singer brother )
Very lively place (though that may depend on the music being played), with a good atmosphere. I thoroughly enjoyed my brief time here and woyls recommended it to anyone who enjoys live music on a Friday night.
A great evening out wether in a couple or a group. Great music, good atmosphere. You can also order food, very tasty pizza and other snacks.
Are u looking for a jazz music? You are in the correct place. I've been here many times and I've always had a brilliant time. Music, atmosphere, staff and deals are awesome
Great place with a wide variety of music, the food is also very good. With it being so popular you will probably struggle to get a seat unless you make a reservation.
My favorite place in Manchester!!!!!! Fabulous bands, groovy atmosphere and very nice staff. I recommend Matt&Phreds to anyone who loves jazz, soul, funk music : a very diverse repertoire from a band to another.
Bit too loud to hold a conversation over the fantastic live music! I know we came to watch the band but I'd have liked to have been able to interact with my friends not have to mime and sign to try and have a bit of a convo
Superb little live music venue, so good to see so many young people enjoying this genre of music. Jazz has always been a bigger deal in London, but Manchester jazz scene is alive and kicking
Lovely little jazz club! And the pizzas were delicious!
If you're ever bored of the usual night out in Manchester, head to Matt & Phreds. Some nights have an entry free so check that first. Also well worth going for their happy hour - but two drinks and get a pizza free!!
I walked in rather randomely with my partner and we were immediately captured by the lovely lounge jazzy atmosphere and the quartet playing. Will definitely go back if I go to Manchester again!
So good to be back listening to live music! Brilliant venue 😍
It has a great atmosphere that takes you out of the hustle and bustle of Manchester, especially if you get here early. Plus their happy hours include a free pizza.
Manchester's top venue for jazz, great musicians, regular free entry, happy hour with deals on cocktails or free pizzas! What's not to like? Get down there!
Had a date here. And it was one of the best. The drinks are amazing.. the staff so kind and friendly and one spoke to me of a shared tattoo :) nice place
A great place to listen to music and drink. The performances are always top notch. However, you might want to bring earplugs if you want too avoid tinnitus
What a fabulous place for a chilled evening of music, food and a few drinks. Sarah Grace was awesome and a massive thank you to all the staff...friendly, helpful and happy at their work 🙂👍
Went there for first time three weeks ago and will definitely be going back, good atmosphere, good music, good mixed crowd, good service. Even give five stars to the door staff.
Great vibes and reasonably priced drinks. Next time I will definitely book a table and order some food. Smelled really good!
Totally the place to be in the North Quarter on s Monday night
Great place. Good music with varied acts. Nice place to drop into late at night. Entrance on tib street back of Oldham road. Can sometimes be a wait at the bar to get served
Great place if you like live jazz music. Friendly atmosphere, free pizza when you buy drinks at the bar is a nice gesture.
Nice atmosphere and, during the fairly extensive happy hour, cocktails are great value. The free pizza (Ts & Cs apply) are a very nice touch.
Great Gig, Brian McFadden was fantastic. Disappointed the venue decided to make the gig a standing only event as this made things very difficult for the disabled guests who had to sit on a fixed bench sideways on from the stage with other people stood in front of us. TBH personally having travelled so far to have the gig ruined in this way was hugely disappointing. Unfortunately for me my Disability was having a serious flare up o the day of the gig (not something that can be planned for in advance!) Had it not been Brian McFadden on stage we would definitely have left early.
If you're disabled this venue doesn't cater for you, no disabled toilets etc....
Perfect for something different,were you can spend all night.
Best place in Manchester. Jazztastic!
Great vibe. Some great live music. Great 2 for 1 offers on cocktails plus free pizza if you order 2 drinks .
Love it; went on a whim- £5 entrance after happy hour- was lucky enough to get a seat. Great vibe, great music; try to take the time to go!
Staff were great as were the drinks. Argentinian jazz band were a little flat but the vibe made up for them. I'd go back.
Great music and atmosphere. I challenge you to find friendlier staff!
Great for live music. £5 entry charge and beers are around £4 each. I would recommend reserving a table prior too
Great atmosphere, amazing performances. Good selection of drinks & decent food always good to pop in for a happy hour! You can also reserve a table.
Nice small venue for jazz. Friendly attentive staff
Such a cool friendly place, and the music is always good, I would recommend a reservation even though you don't need one
I love this place as there's no idiots to spoil the night
Loved every second! Hosted by the charismatic and utterly talented Musicman, Franny Eubank and his emaculate Blues Band, brave "open mic" musicians stand up and join in! I had the pleasure of singing with them last Monday! Still buzzing! RESPECT xxxx
Great place to have a catch up and watch some great live bands! The happy hour offer is outstanding as well, a pizza every two alcoholic drinks ordered!
Great bar. Not overpriced. Steven the sound engineer was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, as were the rest staff that I interacted with. Highly recommended.
Brilliant night staff so helpful, band brilliant.
Matt & phreds is amazing and can really open you eyes to a whole new world of music. I have been a few time and found each time is very different from the last. My personal favourite time to go would be on a Monday evening for the different occasions they offer
Great atmosphere, free live music and good selection of booze. Can get busy and you're not guaranteed a seat but you'll be jigging away anyway.
Fantastic place. Great atmosphere with vibrant atmosphere. Well worth visiting. Happy hour is great...double cocktails and free pizzas x
One of the nicest live music venues. Beers selection a little limited, but basically a great live act every day and they also have some decent old fashioned.
Always great fun. Food is awesome and so is the atmosphere. It's not cheap but it's certainly not any more expensive than other NQ bars.
Contemporary vibes, romantic, edgy. Great night out
Loved it, band was good. Paying to get in and having expensive drinks is a bit of a farce. Other than that great night and great place.
Always a fascinating place to go
Good place with good music and good vibes. Sometims a bit hard to enjoy the music cause people don't shot up.. Free show on Thursdays as far as I know.
One of the best jazz bars around on earth.
Relaxed atmosphere. Gr8 lady singer doing all the old classics. Staff very friendly and quick service at the bar !! 👍
Really great lively place great atmosphere and great staff we did music for a charity called my generation people off all ages they loved it
Wonderful place. Try and go see some live music here at least once, you will absolutely not regret it. Without doubt the best place in Manchester for jazz music.
Great for the live music, the atmosphere was amazing!
Also, their offer for 2 pints + a pizza is incredible!
Great pizza, good wine plus live jazz!
Friendly staff great live music & a wide range of drinks. Highly recommended would definitely visit again.
One of my favourite spots in Manchester. Go during the week for free entry, good drinks deals and live music that never disappoints.
Love the little holographic sign on the ground, fantastic music and normally a very busy place
That can make finding a seat a wee bit different even though pls e is quite big can be a little cramp st times but still a great place
Guess it depends on the band performing, absolutely great although I'd have expected better quality food (which was okay). Sitting available, a go again!
Great live music pretty much every evening. Best if you book a table so you can enjoy table service in front of the band
Went Friday night. £5 on the door, service was pretty quick. Had a fun band, average drink prices for NQ
Love it. Fantastic night.
Such a great place. Good ale and brilliant music. The bar staff are really friendly too.
The staff were great, disappointed that I didn't know I had to book and reserve to see live music. Maybe that was my oversight. So make sure you book!
One of the best live music venues in the UK, live acts every night, free entry monday to thursday. Seen a lot of good music here.
A great evening, fun atmosphere recommended.
Amazing environment. Staff excellent.
MY Grandson Lee Horne played piano
last night. Doesn't get any better than that.
Turns out Jazz isn't my thing but it was a very good venue to go to find out. Good selection at the bar and a nice chilled out atmosphere in the club.
Great venue
Sound system is good and the sound guys know how to mix
Bands are always top quality
The two drinks and a pizza deal is outstanding
Great music. Table booking system. Wide drink selection. Cosy atmosphere
Sweet, sweet jazz banging around my ear hole. What could be better?
The pricing. The pricing could be better, but the gig is usually free so fair play.
Great atmosphere and music. Staff are very friendly. On Saturday nights it's advisable to book a table
The resident band on a Friday night is really really good. Reserve a table in advance unless you want to stand because it gets busy.
One of Britain's, if not the world's, beat jazz clubs. A must visit.
Amazing venue, the loveliest bar staff. Great music. 10/10 for everything! Love it! ❤️
A fantastic venue! A mix of various musicians from the audience jamming together- and it works! Great atmosphere.
Top jazz club worth taking the family. My grandparents love this joint
Great live music, nice atmosphere and reasonably priced drinks. Loved it!
Really like this place, great food but won't see the music tonight as we are of to see Robert Vincent And Paul Kelly at Band on the wall.
The place isn't that big and it was very busy. Only a very small dance floor. Brilliant atmosphere. Music was amazing.
Interesting venue, bit studenty but then it's the Northern Quarter. Beer reasonable, pleasant environment and nice couples venue
Great atmosphere and entertainment. Will most certainly be going back!
Top notch venue for live music. Good beers and other drinks and friendly bar staff.
Really exceptional iconic primarily jazz club in Manchester. Great atmosphere, would recommend to anyone, even as not a huge jazz fan myself
Fabulous. Small intimate with brilliant atmosphere, great staff, good food and fantastic music. Loved their Mai Tai cocktail!
Amazing Jazz club. Free gigs on most nights of the week and free pizza when you buy two drinks! Love it!
Nice club. Went there for the CHERIE BEBE'S BURLESQUE REVUE which was alright but have seen better shows :( Drinks & food not bad.
Really good atmosphere, good to have live music. Service at the bar is pretty quick and drinks are good.
Fantastic jazz bar, really recommend it
Love this place amazing for a date
Brilliant atmosphere, great music, lovely staff, good selection of drinks, and wonderful pizza!!!
Great bar, great music, super busy so get there early!
Great range of musical offerings, and two drinks gets you a free pizza all night on a Tuesday.
Amazing night out. Great music, lovely staff. Delicious pizza.
Every time I've been here it's been fantastic: passionate musicians with plenty of space for sitting and dancing. A bit hot at times (but where isn't?)
I had to pay to get in (but it was apparently a special night), very crowded so nowhere to sit. Still, the band that was playing was very good.
Really small and pokie inside. Good music but how anyone can dance in there is beyond me. There's no room to swing a cat!
Chinese marbles band were amazing last night, play there every six weeks, especially the drummer!
Amazing venue for live jazz music. Free entry during the week. It is worth reserving a table
Fantastic atmosphere great bar staff music and dancing what more do you need
Great menu plus great music. A 100% recommended place for a night out in town
Great place, good live jazz for a £5 cover, and some very well-made cocktails.
I love this place, one of the best spots in Manchester, great music, great atmosphere, always a good night,
Places with live music are always good
And on Tuesdays you get a free small pizza with two large drinks.
Great atmosphere and great music
Awesome little place full of great music and non-rowdy clientele! One of the best spots in Manchester
Amazing atmosphere and brilliant bands. Definitely one of my favourite places in Manchester.
Excellent music, varied clientele, terrific happy hour and decent beers and cocktails!
Can be a little bit and miss but overall have really loved this place over the years and it's still one of the best stops in Manchester
Outstanding, friendly staff, brilliant music, great atmosphere with no evidence of idiots.
If I lived locally, it would be a regular haunt!
Absolutely love playing here with my band. The vibe is awesome the pizza is delicious and the staff are brilliant
Friendly staff. Good music venue. Would love some nicer glasses though!
go to happy hour. buy two drinks. get a free pizza. the end! oh, theres great music as well..
Central location and great live music (jazz, swing, open mic). Good cocktails and nice food.
Live music great atmosphere 👌
Night event. Really great place with live music. Was here for the brass band show down. Excellent vibe
Live jams, what's not to love
Very good live music. It is cheap. You can have dinner and drink here. It is alo in good location
Saw the New York Brass Band here, who turned out to be new from York, UK... nonetheless very good space, drinks and friendly staff.
Great music, I mean really great! Just wish there was space to dance!
Nice music and a good selection of drinks. The also have some very good deals.
Good live music. The drinks are a bit expensive, but they are worth it during the happy hour
Good live music, good drinks, can get busy and tables are usually reserved when a good band is on
Doesn't get better than this for a jazz bar. Also, the pizza is QUALITY.
Fantastic night out. Good music, friendly staff and great food.
Good drinks and great atmosphere :) plus free pizza. Can't go wrong
Lovely drinks amazing musicians. All round great atmosphere.
Great monday's, live shows, happy hour 2 drinks free pizza!!! Highly recommended
Great live music venue, friendly staff & decent priced drinks
Great place in Manchester. If you're looking for a good live music go there. You'll be satisfied.
Friendly atmosphere, great service, delicious pizza....and most importantly, awesome music!
Probably my favourite bar in Manchester. The atmosphere is on point, and there's always a solid band on.
Great place to watch and listen to live music.
While chilling with mate's.
Not just jazz
Great live music, chilled atmosphere. Ingredients for a great night out!
Great live music mid week. Recommend booking a table!
Definitely my favourite club in Manchester. Good music, nice people, great atmosphere..
Free weekly entry for live music, reasonably priced drinks, cant go wrong really.
Stumbled upon this place by accident. Cheap drinks and food with high quality, interesting, free live music.
Interesting place. Came by too early for live jazz. Just had a glass if wine
Definitely my favourite club in Manchester. Good music, nice people, great atmosphere
Wonderful happy hour offers and a great atmosphere with even better live music.
Great bar. Good place to relax and be entertained. Cheap drinks and good food
Free pizza with our drinks, will go again, oh music good too 😂
Love this place for all types of shows...great venue and excellent happy hour
Great band, good beer, ok drinks and small shots
Saw a Fab live band which was amazing everyone was up and dancing plus the booze if not to expensive
Great vibe...good beers and great cocktail selection. Well worth a visit.
Great Jazz bar. Table service was good and the drinks menu was pretty impressive
really great atmosphere and nice cocktails, nice staff and good price
Amazing oldschool place, great jam session, the best staff, polite and fair :) respect for people and music.
Had a great night here a while back with live music and a discounted pizza when you bought two drinks
A great venue with the bestt people in the business performing. Always a place to visit when i'm in town.
Great venue. Preferred it when it was Pj Bells but that was Manchester like it use to be. Still a place to go though
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Great mix of live acts, relaxed atmosphere and great bar. Fully recommend!
I wander in here from time to time. I sit and drink whiskey and I'm inevitably blown away by whoever takes to the stage. Kyla Bronx last time. Stunning.
You can get soul and trad. I go for the modern jazz. Efficient staff , good food.
Nice pizza and atmosphere if you can get a table at the weekend!
Nice 'white ' reggae band , fun and pizza was good. Nice cocktails too.
Had a great evening great classic classic cocktails staff look after us extremely well
Thanks Andy
Cool Jazz club with a good selection of drinks. Would happily visit again
Live music and a gathering place for some fantastic musicians. For me, this place epitomized the Manchester night scene.
My favourite night out in Manchester.
What a great place to see a band ..saw Lisa Standsfield here and stood right next to the stage ...only in Manchester!!
Great location, great atmosphere, good bar selection a good night out
Amazing performance by Fear/Less my best friends band! Utterly enjoyed myself!
Great music, chilled out atmosphere, all the ingredients for a good night out!
2 beers and a lovely pizza for £9.... Can't go wrong
This is a really cool place with live music. It was nice to see some artists of various backgrounds and unique styles.
Superb atmospheric jazz club with great music. They serve great pizza too.
Great range of beers , live music and free pizza with 2 purchased alcoholic drinks!
Awesome place for a fun night out.
Great place music random but that's a good thing and the staff are real
Very retro theme in the Northern Quarter had a great private party there neighbours tend to complaint about the noise a lot.
Nice atmosphere, but the service was bad. The music a bit too loud aswell
Great music, great drinks and they serve pizza. What's not to like?
Top place with a cracking atmosphere . . . . but get in there early as sometimes you might not get in. Prices aren't too bad and staff are really freindly
Band were great, sound needs looking at, ut was poor and I'm a former live sound engineer
Always a pleasure to visit, good food, great music.
Had a great evening. Amazing band and staff very attentive.
Nice and very intimate bar, surrounded by live performances. Just brilliant
Live music. Cosy but modern. Good food and drinks. Awesome night out with friends.
Fantastic jazz bar, talented musicians and nice atmosphere
If you enjoy live music this place is great. Check website for program and entry fees.
Great venue, only down side is it was so small it was hard to get served!
Literally the best live nights in Manchester, regardless of one's taste in music.
Great live music and generally good atmosphere.
Music was excellent, prices weren't. £8 for two bottles of Bud.
An excellent, enjoyable night. Recommend booking a table.
Saw The Gelatos and they were awesome. Decent cocktails too
Superb live jazz. Decent gin and tonic. Great atmosphere.
Pizza and cocktails 😍 amazing!!! Great live music and great atmosphere 😊
Very busy, and tables where a dance floor should be is annoying. Music was fantastic.
Enjoyed the Dana Ali Band last Saturday, great venue with great music, will be back !
Fantastic night out, great atmosphere and good music.
Wonderful and great atmosphere. Does a wicked 'Old Fashioned'
Very good place, excellent music and nice atmosphere.
Best place for geting some drink and enjoying the great music what I discovered in manchester
Great vibe, good atmosphere. Quiet enough to talk between sessions.
Fantastic night out with good food drink and live music
Fab music venue with fantastic atmosphere and staff
Brilliant night fantastic band we all loved it
First time there and music was good, I will be doing it soon for sure again
Had a brilliant night, friendly staff, great entertainment.
Super chilled vibe and we loved the table service.
Really good venue. Seen some really good bands here.
Great venue for jazz lovers. Relax atmosphere.
Good music, nice cocktails and great pizza.
Excellent music and venue
Good music, great happy hour and a good atmosphere, win win!
Nice live music, bar and snacks. Nice atmosphere!
Live music, great bar. Buy two drinks get a free pizza
Had a great evening in this place
Epic night seeing Mr Wilson’s second liners!
Great venue with great food, drinks and of course great Jazzzzzz
Just a great place. Good music and good service.
Great music. Jam night 4th Monday of every month
Pizza beer live music and good friendly atmosphere
Amazing, friendly, relaxed, went on the jaz jam night. Fabulous.
Always great music mid week. Free pizza offer.
Very nice atmosphere! And the jazz it sounds fenomenal!
Fantastic jazz bar with great residencies and happy hour pizza
Had a great st patricks day here
Amazing live music
Great cocktails. And free pizza during happy hour.
Great place, great staff, great music. What more do you want...?
Great 2 for 1 cocktails in the afternoon in a friendly urban bar atmosphere
Great bar, great music, great staff and free pizza!!
Such a nice place... I really like to go there every time
Can't wait to go back. Fantastic atmosphere and love the burlesque
Jazz and booze. It's a must visit if you like these things and visiting Manchester.
First time here. Burlesque evening with a Manchester frankness. I'm bringing my partner next time.
Lovely place, good food and excellent atmosphere. Would recommend
Best jazz club in MCR! Especially with your beloved one!
Great vibes! Great music and the pizza is amazing! 😍
Nice if you like jazz music. Very good vibe
This is not your normal music venue. Always really interesting bands
Great atmosphere and the bands are always fantastic.
Amazing place , expecially in happy hour with a free pizza
Great atmosphere 👌
A very nice place with good music and great offers.
Great venue. Lively friendly atmosphere.
Great music, drinks and pizza, perfect!
Cosy atmosphere, nice jazz music for a relaxing evening
Great night out for my guys birthday, recommend
Nice music, tent to be very crowdy, I don't know if it could represent a problem tho.