The menu looks good - pies and scouse etc. Located on the wrong side of the road for the Albert Dock grockles (Great news if you want a quiet drink and a read of the paper), who consequently have to make do with the Pump House. The top notch beers used to include specials from the nearby Passageway Brewery, but when that closed they bought the kit and set up their own Wapping Brewery in the cellar which provided excellent ales until they ceased brewing in 2017. The decor is mainly bare brick inside this peculiarly shaped building with a pleasant lounge in the bullnose. Mainly a music venue, I think, located next door to the Crocodile. Not visited through a couple of name changes. Worryingly empty when I visited on a Wednesday lunchtime, and closed down within three years. New in 2012, Inn was decorated like a trendy poser's bar, but served decent real ale, a range of imported draft beers, and an even wider range of bottles. University Precinct, Brownlow Hill / Mount Pleasant
It has lots of large windows overlooking the campus and tables outside. This sixties construction in the university precinct is a busy student pub. Typical business hotel bar on the second floor. Pleasant modern decor with large windows to the street. They are mainly interested in food, and the posh menu seems reasonably priced.Īn up market cafe bar serving a range of cask and keg ales. It became All Bar One in September 2010, and I enjoyed a nice pint of the only real ale available in comfortable up-market surroundings with stylish modern wooden furniture. The Queens, also known as Goose at the Queens, was a pleasant Wetherspoon's-style pub on two floors, serving very nice ale. Along with the old wooden tables, the naked plywood ceiling and battleship grey walls it creates a pleasant fun ambience, sadly not matched by any atmosphere when I was the only customer on a Wednesday afternoon.Īll Bar One (Queens) (Goose at the Queens) Opened in December 2010, although the distressed varnish on the wooden floor looks a lot older than that. Although not big on real ale they do have a couple of handpumps and I had an excellent pint. It's been re-done with a German bierhalle vibe, and very well done in my opinion.
The Hub was more of a posh restaurant, but with a comfortable bar area for drinkers. A separate "Irish Doubles Bar", closed when I visited, is attached. Mainly a restaurant but with a very twee fake half timbered front bar, all in a half basement.