31/10/22: Halloween. Photo update. Quite a niche Arcade, containing jewelry shops, gentleman's outfitters, a hairdressing salon, a Whiskey Emporium and a card shop, featuring beautiful ornaments & gifts. It boasts a little coffee shop and a small eatery for snacks. Moderately expensive, compared to like establishments within the City. Most of the Royal Exchange building was built by Mills and Murgatroyd between 1867 and 1874. Modified in 1914 by Bradshaw, Gass & Hope, giving it an Edwardian exterior. In 1921 the building was officially opened. The Great Hall was once even greater – in fact, it was twice the size, and known as the ‘largest room in the world’. The building took a devastating hit during the Manchester Blitz in 1940. Reduced in size, the Hall was repaired and the Cotton trade continued until 1968. To this day, if you look up, you can still see the original trading board with the day’s closing figures. A theatre company took up residence in 1973. In 1976, under five artistic directors – Braham Murray, Casper Wrede, Michael Elliott, Richard Negri and James Maxwell, and soon joined by Greg Hersov – the Royal Exchange Theatre Company opened its doors. In 1996, an IRA bomb exploded just fifty metres away from the Royal Exchange building, having a devastating effect on the building. It was reopened by Prince Edward in 1998.

Shops are mostly luxury good and items. Couple of places to have coffee and cakes. High Street goods and brands with prices to match. Non-functional shopping - if you shop here, it will not be not be with a purpose to find a specific item but more so for the experience.

Really nice grand building that's well maintained. The restaurants in here all look really good. We only visited Mowgli and that was absolutely delicious so we will definitely be returning to eat there again and most likely to try one of the other restaurants.

We just walked,I was pushed in my wheel chair,up & down this arcade.There are lots of individual shops,beautifully presented & a very handsome bulldog at one of them that came to say hello.Everything looked really clean & well decorated for Christmas.

A brilliant contemporary adaptation of Romeo and Juliet especially for a 'Manc' audience, myself included in that description! With a 'set' paired down to the bare minimum it was up to the cast to produce a truly moving performance and

It's such a wonderful venue and we have had many years of Great productions.Your current Performance Brief Encounter is an excellent adaptation of the film, such wonderful actors/music/dance and song.a really enjoyable evening ✨

More of a boutique high street with higher priced and quality products. Ideal to have all in one place if you are within this price range for gifts/things for yourself. The arcade is well looked after and all shops filled.

This place has a wonderful sociable place #michaelscoffeehouse Serving the best Cappuccinos, Teas, Smoothies , Toasted sourdough sandwiches, soups and THE BEST friendly team. Kindness wins everytime …

Once a great boutique shipping arcade but now it's sadly declining. Being pestered by tramps, big issue sellers and charity scammers is a good reason to avoid this place along with St Anne's Square.

A superb restoration of a nineteenth century trading house, with a fabulous theatre in the round, cafe and crafts shop selling a variety of items including ceramics jewellery .

Located in one of Manchester's most iconic listed buildings, you'll find some of the world's favourite high-street brands, nice cafes, jewelries and bidy treatments there.

these guys are dangerous....they get you to taste a sample of good scotch and next thing you know....You just bought the bottle hahahaha Seriously loved the place

There's an excellent coffee shop there best in town. I would not rate the other shops though. The tea in the coffee shop got the four stars for the entire mall.

Somebody decent very good quality shops. Here you however quality and care less with regards to the cost. What's more, you will see the Queen honey bee.

No toilets nearby. Coffee shop was busy and we waited ages after ordering. Not recommended. I do like to browse the shops in the arcade though

Döners haus in the garten was nice with friendly and helpful staff. The beers and lagers are spot on too as for the price? Very reasonable.

The arcade itself was great, lovely setting, good location. However, the aroma of stale urine penetrated everything so we had to leave.

Beautiful quaint little shopping area. Couple of varying types of shops along side the usual coffee and beauty shops

Lots of store to step into and lots of restaurants to chose from and good TO hang out with your friends and family.

Someone nice high-end shops. Here you but quality and care less about the price. And you get to see the Queen bee.

It was a realy nice place. There were many different shops where i bought a lot of stuff. The shops are all good.

Lots of shops here - shoe shops, hair dressers, cafes and jewellery shops. I really like walking through here.

You can buy the nicest of gifts here, I bought a large well made mothers day teddy bear here for great value.

Nice mix of independent shops offering a wide range of products and services including jewellery and cafe's

Attended the theatre here n is was fantastic show which was called the almighty something great theatre too

Love this shop. So many beautiful pieces. Wish you could take more items in to be priced up to sell though.

I walked through the Royal Exchange & saw the the Arena bombing memorial garden which looked very fitting.

Woooww, what a place, we loved it. Especially those restaurants, great pleace to spend time and dine out.

Try the food at salvis. Nice Italian. Be careful with the wine thought. Overpriced and not great quality.

A nice place to spend some time with nice cafes and good quality shops including a great menswear shop.

It's lovely and has some nice shops in it. Not sure how else to describe it. It's a little hidden gem.

Bling, coffee and barbers, great to get out of the rain between St. Anne's Square and Market Street.

Posh shopping centre for exquisite alcohol jewellery and tailored suits...and some good coffee

Nice choice of restaurants and places to just have a drink can dine and drink outside aswell.

Great theatre and the space is a lovely oasis of peace in the city centre for food and drink.

Alyhough its high street, high brands, high prices but quite nice place for quality shopping.

What a great place nice shops plus a very good cafe 3squared food top class and priced right

stylish Victorian setting . Often lunch at Pot, Kettle, Black and good little clothes shop.

Indoor shopping mall with a great range of shoos and big name outlets. Well worth a visit.

Looks expensive, is expensive, if you want to pay that much for a coffee then fair do

Good place.. actually it's place for people who have lots of money hhhhhh .. …

Lots of small and artisan businesses here, well worth visiting before the Arndale

Just as a walk through lovely shops and food shops always nice to look in here,

There is a Greek run coffe shop and their coffees and honey are 5 stars.

Love the card and gift shop always some little unusual gifts and cards

Lovely range of rustic and vintage shops, and an exceptional barbers!

Good selection of goods on offers whisky' card shop plus other shops

Beautiful. Shows the history if one of the oldest buildings in town.

Love this arcade very nice decor, good choice of independent shops.

Lovely small Shopping Arcade with a nice choice of Boutique shops.

Excellent service from all staff - friendly welcome too. Thanks

The most beautiful array of shops are here, simply wonderful

Odd but varied selection of outlets but not all good value.

Nice clean place. Can sit outside and have food and drink

Amazing venue as always. Great brands all over the place.

Excellent shopping experience for International brand's

Great show we saw last week; Guys and Dolls. Brilliant

Lots of good shops, quality produce .. so check it out

Very nice good historical place ! Lukasz Skrzypczak

Fantastic place, staff amazing. Food delicious.

Really nice shops and cafes, place to promenade

If you have money to spend this is the place...

Lovely place. But we only went to find the bee

Quality stuff over there with fantastic prices

Excellent choice, great food, well layed out

Nice little arcade with some unusual shops.

Great shelter from manchester thunderstorms

Good production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

A beautiful experience. Quality shopping

Great theatre and tremendous production.

Clean and tidy, we only walked through

Really nice gallery full of shops

Love the shops here lots to see

Nice place.... very organized

Nice shops nice to spend time

Really good shops and cafe's

Clean and peaceful

Fantastic place

Over priced

Great