Reasons To Be Cheerful — Restaurant in Manchester

Recently moved to the area and have just came back from our first visit here after having a couple of pints with our dog. We sat at the back out of the way and were quiet and respectful and enjoyed a board game and a chat with other patrons. Things were fine, and on leaving we had had some water left over (1 inch in a pint glass) and it being a heatwave and not wanting to waste it, decided to pore it into a plant before returning all our glasses to the bar to save the bar staff trapesing to the back (plus didn't want to waste water during a heatwave). As we left our empties on the bar and said our goodbyes, the bar man took the opportunity to simply say, "the plant doesn't need watering". I apologised, said sorry and asked "have I damaged it?" and his response was "it doesn't need watering" before turning back to his friends at the bar and offering no further information - let alone a thank you/cheerio. It's a shame because the bar itself seems lovely and has a nice vibe that it is shooting for - it's just a pity that the customer service didn't reflect this in the end with such a standoffish attitude in front of others for no reason. Had to post this whilst it was fresh in our memory as we are genuinely confused how such a benign act during a heatwave could have caused...

Great little bar. Modern beer cafe set in former shop premises on a shopping parade near Burnage railway station. Its small and inconspicuous facade hides a deep interior; this comprises a small seating area to the front, the bar on the right with a few high stools in front of it. Behind the customers are shelves stacked with British microbrewers bottles and cans on sale to either take away or consume inside. The three handpulls for cask ale will always stock a porter / stout, a bitter, and a pale ale; on the bar-back are displayed the six taps for keg or key-keg beers. A partial wall divides this room from the more secluded rear room; this can accommodate about 16-20 people. All of this is decorated in a two-tone colour scheme of cream, and a blue-grey; the result is pleasant space. Its stated role is to sell locally and independently made real ales and craft beer to sit in or take away. The bar will focus on community and hopes to attract further investment into this part of Manchester. This area of Burnage had hitherto been very under-pubbed till this bar opened in early 2017. Friendly and homely. Highly...

I always try and be positive when visiting new pubs and bars but on this occasion there are some negatives,The beer itself was excellent, no complaints there , music was top notch and the chap behind the bar was friendly, but my biggest bone of contention (particularly in a micropub ) is access to the bar which in this case was about 12 inches at one end , as all the regulars sat at the bar making access practically impossible, they clearly had no intention of moving either , the ironic thing was the tables were empty!!… something to look...