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Bar type: Indie and Underground

Vanilla review

Vanilla is a girls-only bar based on Richmond Street (just off Canal Street). To be quite honest I have never been inside (I'm male) but it's widely regarded as the Lesbian centre of the Gay Village and a space where women can escape the hordes of queens and tourists who are known to take over Canal Street.


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cool funky original safe all the nice women visit this bar, not those big ugly types

Donna says...
10 people agree, 3 people disagree with this review

Full of Extremely desperate munters..
Yet I can't keep away! Ha!

Tina says...
3 people agree, 5 people disagree with this review

brill, love it in there! main place i go really nice and friendly staff! a safe place to go!

jess says...
10 people agree, 3 people disagree with this review

vanilla is great even if i must say so my self and im a little biased anyway seen as i have just got my self a dancing job there hehe!

nic says...
4 people agree, 3 people disagree with this review

Ive only been to vanilla a few times..i found it very territorial..meaning if your not regular then your not welcome...come on ladies were all here for the same thing to make new friends...easy on the snarling... I will go back and see how friendly the ppl are now i have posted this notice...door people you are really nice and friendly as are the bar staff...so come on punters a lil smile wont kill..

Lisa says...
5 people agree, 5 people disagree with this review

The staff are wankers

Anonymous says...
6 people agree, 8 people disagree with this review

some staff can be arrogant but i suppose thats why everyone bums them so much ? aha, i love vanilla. im making it my mission to pull the fit blonde on the door. ive totally forgotten her name..

Anonymous says...
5 people agree, 5 people disagree with this review

were do i strt wid dis place its jus not da do! whether u r gay str8 or bi! they jus dnt like u if u aint part of der click dat is in der 24/7 period. but den agen who wnts 2 go der wen every1 in der is either sum1's ex or they jus slept wid dat person last week so nt da do! plus the atmosphere is nt like cum in ur welcome its more like go away we dnt like u so dis is a message to da owner/s MAKE UR BAR MORE FRIENDLY N OPEN TO ALL NOT JUS DA ONES DAT U WNT DER!
yet agen anuda sad review from sugar wot u guna do tho
b4 i do go i wud jus say dat in der do play good msuic n nt every1 is potentious airheads
suagr XxX

sugar says...
2 people agree, 2 people disagree with this review

bin a few times loved it... the older female bouncer seemed pretty down to earth but dont know if thats just coz i was p*ssed hehe. Imagined it to be alot bigger than it was... but felt rite in place. Apart from a few bitches in there but apart from tht it was mint x jade x

jade says...
3 people agree with this review

I loved Vanilla, I worked there when I was 19 which was 6 years ago now. I loved my t-shirt Everyone was really friendly and funky! I want to move back, I miss Manc! I'm living in Glasgow and it has got nothing on Manchester Gay Scene!

Laura says...

Very clicky bar. Not very welcoming to new people the staff aren't very friendly unless they know you, they have the attitude that they don't want to be there, and this shows. For some strange reason also all the staff seemed to think they are gods gift to women, quite amusing really as this is seriously not the case.

Just a little review before you think about planning a visit!

Anonymous says...
2 people agree, 4 people disagree with this review

Never been to Vanilla myself, but met one of the staff from there quite recently - and she was a VERY GOOD kisser! plus points for that
but even she told me, that some places in Canal Street are very over rated, and that its all geet clicky like.
id like to go just for the experience and it would be nice to be around so many fellow lesbians, but at the same time, i cant be botherd with the typical 'im relitavly thin, you can see my boxers and i have funky hair there fore im alowed to be arogant' lezbos - but theyr inevitable everywhere

Anonymous says...
1 person agrees with this review

Vanilla has really got its act together and lost its old grumpy manager, the new one is so nice and welcoming, good move, it shows as the bar is packed all the time.
Liking the new seating and chill out zone upstairs, + the lady in the loos who provides the best service in the village.

Anonymous says...
3 people agree, 1 person disagrees with this review

Vanilla seems to be a private members bar for the staff and their friends! No one wants to know you unless you have perfect hair, looks, clothes, etc! Shallow bar for shallow people!

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