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The Church
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The Church

Drag, karaoke and big-value drinks just off Canal Street

Manchester, UK
3.7
190 reviews

Neighbourhood

Manchester

Category

Bars

Vibe

LGBTQ+, Drag +5

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About The Church

The Church, formerly Churchills, sits just off Canal Street in Manchester’s Gay Village. It is a lively, accessible party bar rather than a quiet pub, with colourful interiors, familiar music and prominently advertised drinks deals. The weekly programme includes drag entertainment, karaoke, bingo-style events and weekend DJs. Earlier sessions can work for casual drinks, but the venue becomes louder and more energetic as the evening develops. Its location near Piccadilly makes it a useful first or final stop for visitors arriving by train. Check the current what’s-on page if a particular host or show matters to your night.

What to expect

A bright, good-value LGBTQ+ party bar with drag, karaoke, commercial music and a lively mixed crowd.

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The venue was formerly called Churchills
Weekly entertainment includes drag, karaoke and Saturday shows
Drinks offers can change, so check the current venue terms

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Location

The Church

37 Chorlton Street, Manchester M1 3HN, UK

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3.6

190 reviews

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    3.7
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    3.6

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My partner and I went to the church on Sunday. However, the bouncer did not allow me to enter because there were a few small spots of water on my shirt. This had happened because, at another bar, someone accidentally spilled a small amount of drink on me. The bouncer assumed that I was drunk based solely on the appearance of my shirt. However, I was able to speak perfectly clearly and walk normally. I believe this was an unfair judgment. This type of judgment based on someone’s appearance is not appropriate for an establishment that promotes a TV show representing values of respect and avoiding judgment based on appearance. At other venues, I have seen bouncers properly check whether someone is drunk by speaking with them and observing their behavior. In this case, however, the bouncer did not speak with me or check whether I was actually drunk. He simply made a decision based on the appearance of my shirt. I believe proper training for staff and bouncers is necessary so that they can accurately determine whether a person is drunk, rather than making assumptions based on their clothing or appearance. I hope this situation can be reviewed and that appropriate training can be provided to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future in order to avoid bad reviews.

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Logan Monari
Logan Monari

a month ago

Not sure what is this bar 🙈We walked past and decided to pop in as there were plenty of fab drags queens in front. Inside crowd was “Benidorm nanas on hen-do” and big lads in football shirts. Few dancing gays with straight friends, and overall weird mix. Was like Wetherspoons not a gay bar. Drag singing Adel was really good. But we didn’t stay 🙈

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Quorin
Quorin

6 months ago

A very honest review. So we re getting in full front the most weird guys of Manchester flirting with the girls, if you don't flash your (u know what to the bouncer) (which by the way he can barely bench press 20kg (temu version) then you re not getting in. Beside his big ego, I wish his biceps were as big as his ego. He s even got a big mouth. Anyway, if you re a guy, you won't let be in just cus u might hurt his lil ego . These are the 2 guys. I genuinely Hope they find god and be authentic . Very unprofessional

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L R
L R

5 months ago

Me and my friend came here and although we had fun here it did seem like the kind of place that could get a bit sketchy. They do karaoke and most people are awful so it's quite funny. People seem to be quite legless drunk here. The staff seemed fine, we were served quickly but drinks were quite expensive. There was some strange people in there - It was a memorable experience. The toilets were pretty gross. The middle stall was like a horror movie. I don't know if someone had projectiled from the mouth or rear but it wasn't nice to see. I would recommend it just for how hilariously bad it is.

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Ted J
Ted J

2 months ago

We ordered cocktails - girl at the bar took about 20 minutes to try and make them (place was dead) only to inform me they run out of an ingredient, after she poured 6 other drinks for other customers while three other bar staff members were standing and starring into the abyss... it then took another 5 minutes to come up with a solution - which had to come from me not the bar staff…We were offered gin with strawberry. We got a glass of strawberry syrup (not diluted) with a splash of gin - which was simply vile…. Sugary coma and quick death from sugar overdose guaranteed - perhaps we should inform trading standards and health ministry of the risk to public health…Took it back to the bar saying it was undrinkable was offered to order another drink…..at a charge…. On top of everything the size of the drinks vs. Price is laughable. For the price here you get twice the size glass in Soho in London. I hope you make a good use of the £14 you took from us for the “drinks” we have been served….Service score -100. Great place, good trashy music - but absolute joke when it comes to drinks and it’s a bar…….

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