Reopened in Feb 2024 after an extensive refurbishment, Founder's Hall is a large modern bar facing Manchester Town Hall across Albert Square, first opened by brewer JW Lees in 2013 originally as Dutton's.

The main body of the pub is essentially a large open space, with wooden partitions breaking up into distinct areas, the walls are covered in a lot of brown wood. The seating is a mixture of high and low tables. The bar is long and opposite as you enter, there is a bank of seven handpulls in the middle flanked by keg taps on either side. A long board behind the bar lists the beers on tap with strength and price. There is an extensive food menu if you wish to eat.