Oddest

1 Reviews on “Oddest”

• Dean Morris

  Very surprised there is no review for this Gastrobar and this place is a 15 minute walk from my base when I’m in the UK and so we meet the youngest sibling in the ‘Odd’ family… Odd lives in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, Odder resides on Oxford Road and Oddest is on in Chorlton. Is that strategic or what? Place three kitsch bars in three of the most discerning boho studenty scholarly parts of Manchester, offer some nice European ales, put some great grub on the menu and provide squishy sofas and newspapers.Oddest has chosen its spot very well. Wilbraham Road is basically on Chorlton’s drinking and eating boulevard, and is trying to live up to its name with particularly quirky decorations. There is a projector displaying political cartoons, a draped satin ceiling, lamps you would find in a Tarot reader’s tent, a Moroccan style nook, a retro jukebox from Chorlton Collectibles, a stuffed parrot, a tape cassette adorned wall and a Virgin Mary statue very eclectic. Cannot get more ‘odd’ than that. Enough of outside now, what’s going on in Oddest. Like the other two Odd bars, the dcor here is really fun and unusual, with lots of antiques, reclaimed items and bits of taxidermy dotted around the place. There’s also a free jukebox, which is carefully stocked with new and classic punk, Indie, new wave and Northern Soul albums by the wonderful King Bee records, just across the road. So you can choose your own soundtrack. However, Oddest is much more than just a pretty, um, bar; the beautiful food and great range of booze mean it has substance, as well as style and nice patrons. The menu is very tasty and very veggie/vegan friendly too. I have eaten here many times for breakfast. Lunch and Sunday lunch. I particularly love the fish and chips, the traditional British hangover brunch or you can opt for healthier brunch options and the Sunday Roast is good as your Grandmother or mother would make not kidding.They have at least a couple of pumps devoted to real ale and cider at any one time, and a huge selection of beer options include the likes of Peroni, Asahi, Estrela Damm, Goose Island, Warsteiner, Coopers and Budvar, all from different countries there is not much stuff in the way of cocktails but as there are plenty of places to sit, and space for a small dance if you are so inclined. Music varied from the laid back jazzy sort to nights with live bands and even movie nights. This was the Odd family’s first foray out of Manchester city centre, and personally, I think it is the chain’s best bar yet! It is much bigger than central Manchester’s Odd and Odder, but the atmosphere is just as laidback and cosy. Highly Recommended.Now managed to upload pics hooray!

  October 18, 2016, 8:01 pm

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