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The Pen and Pencil
Fourways House, 57 Hilton Street, Manchester · M1 2EJ
SolidHygiene 4/5★ 4.2(1,426 reviews)££
Reasonable evidence across hygiene, reputation and verification. No red flags.
100% evidence
How this score was built
Scored against the evidence we actually hold (100% of the model). Greyed rows are signals we have not gathered for this venue yet — they are excluded from the score rather than counted as zero.
Food hygiene22 / 30
Food hygiene rating 4/5
Reputation22 / 30
4.2★ from 1,426 reviews (weighted to 4.20)
Verification15 / 15
Google-verified listing, live website, published phone
Accolades0 / 15
No recognised awards on record
Inspection freshness10 / 10
Inspected within the last year
Opening hours
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 1:00 AM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 AM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Classification
- Cuisine
- Not yet classified
- Area
- City Centre / PiccadillyM1
- Borough
- Manchester
- Venue type
- Pub/bar/nightclub
Inspection detail
FSA sub-scores — lower is better.
- Hygiene & safety
- 5
- Structural condition
- 10
- Confidence in management
- 5
- Inspected
- Sept 2025
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