Rain Bar, Function Bar
80 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5JG -
Up to
50 guests
Offers
catering
JW Lees opened the now multi award winning Rain Bar in August 1999. It wasn’t always a bar though. It started life as a Victorian canal side warehouse. It then became an umbrella factory and until its development was a dry cleaning business.
Manchester is famous for many things, cotton, the ship canal, manufacturing, the Guardian newspaper, United, City, Coronation Street and Oasis. Throughout history one thing has remained constant about reports on Manchester, the weather. Hence the name Rain Bar.
Rain Bar’s stylish and contemporary function bar is the perfect venue for private parties and is multi-functional for all types of celebrations. With an outside terrace/balcony the function room can be used for BBQ’s in the summer and all year round for wedding and civil partnership celebrations. We can cater for any type of party and can provide a range of buffet and food packages to suit your needs.
Function Bar
86% would book it againCapacity & layout
Standing
up to 50
Amenities
Tea
Public transport
Location
Reviews
Beki Kent
January 2025Absolutely amazing venue who saved our day! We had another venue booked which got flooded during the bad rain last week, we were only told a day before our event that it had been flooded and therefore cancelled. After a mad panic and ringing around various places, we got onto the phone with Alex (the manager) who was nothing but super friendly and helpful. Not only managed to give us the space upstairs for our event but also managed to cover last minute catering and to our staff on. Just amazing all round. The staff could not have been more friendly and helpful on the evening, nothing was too much and always checking in with me to check everything was ok and we were all enjoying the night. Thank you ,thank you, thank you! I will definitely be booking here again for any celebration we have. Room was absolutely beautiful
Derek Partington
January 2025The staff was kind and helpful to visitors. The food was really delicious. 👍 👍 The beer from their brewery was great. 👍 The outside seating area looks great for spring and summer. Enjoy!
Function Bar
86% would book it again