Tollgate
📍 0.5 miles from Old Trafford
About this Pub
Why it's great for Matchdays
Right next to Trafford Bar Metrolink and a 0.9-mile walk to Old Trafford, The Tollgate is a proven pre-match hub that gets busy on match days. The pub explicitly shows live sport on Sky Sports, so you can catch early kick-offs before heading to the ground. CAMRA notes it welcomes fans of all teams and runs meal deals (e.g., burger/grill, curry nights, Sunday lunch), making it a practical spot to fuel up and soak up the build-up. Its location beside the tram stop streamlines travel to and from the stadium on matchdays.
Recent Fan Reviews
Proper united pub. Atmosphere is electric, people happy and friendly. Takes you back in time to what pubs used to be like. We go every time before watching united. Love it 🇾🇪
Under new management and they have noticeably turned the service, food and quality up here. Superb match day atmosphere for united games before and after the mach and great food. Even when very busy the service remains high.
Great atmosphere especially on match days. Warm friendly & welcoming staff. Decent pint of Guinness & the new management are delightful. We will be back. ♥️
Great experience here on match day. Atmosphere is amazing pre and post match. New management doing a fantastic job. Will be back again soon.
Good choice before United matches and likely more accessible than Trafford Pub and Bishops Blaize Matchday is packed but not so much so that you can't move around, and the bartenders are attentive and efficient if not talkative (no one really does that on match day when trying to serve dozens of people every minute) Good crowd, good pre-match energy