Welcome Inn

You're in Prestwich now, mate—that bit north of the city centre where actual Mancunians live and drink. The Welcome Inn is exactly what a community pub should be: unpretentious, properly run, and the kind of place where you'll see the same faces nursing a pint on a Tuesday night. It's Joseph Holt's territory, which means decent cask ales, no messing about with the menu, and staff who know what they're doing behind the bar. Nothing fancy, nothing trying too hard. Just solid beer, solid company, and the sort of atmosphere that makes you want to plant yourself here for the evening.