Love me an English pub, and this is certainly a typical one. It's near Liverpool city centre, so…read morewalkable to just about everything including the docks. Given it's solid location, it was surprised that it was super busy both times we popped in. It's cozy inside with plenty of seating. As with many places in the UK, it's an order-at-the-bar type of thing. Meaning, no one is coming to a table to serve you. We grabbed a few pints and decided to head out back. There you'll find this huge courtyard like space with a giant tent above it. So it's technically outside and open-aired, but completely covered. Sprawling tables and benches are about that everyone shares. A great communal atmosphere! On our second visit here during our time in Liverpool, we grabbed a bite to eat. They have a good size food menu including shareables/bar snacks, classics, burgers, and sandwiches. Sadly they were out of the salt & pepper chicken we hoped to order, so instead we went with fish and chips. A GREAT second pick because it was truly your classic English dish - the fish was battered but not overly like they tend to do in the US. Love the chunky chips (fries) too. Decent prices, great atmosphere, perfect location. Stop in!

Nice enough pub. We had a pint and a club sandwich which was rather good. Nothing special but no…read morereason not to stop in either.

This is exactly what we were looking for. It was recommended by our hotel, and was only a short…read morewalk away. The food was great English comfort food, the beer was perfect, and the prices were good. It was busy, but not too busy. There was music playing over the radio, but it wasn't too loud to talk. It looked like many of the guests were locals. It was a great English pub experience for travellers.

So I went in the evening and it was a little... quiet shall we say, but I would definitely…read morerecommend this traditional pub for a lunch and a pint in between all those hectic business deals you're cutting. (So you caught me, I just like the food and I'll be in here all day) They do a Sunday Roast... wait for it... Three Whole courses for £6.95. If that ain't a bargain then I don't know what is! Wednesday is Steak night and I would definitely try it out in here. They have a really pretty outdoor seating area which is decorated with twinkly little fairy lights, it's just a little off-putting that it's next to lots of dead space used as a carpark which is quite common in the surrounding areas.

Located opposite moorfields train station, the exchange is hard to miss…read more it offers cheap drinks in a friendly atmosphere. ok, so the decor isnt the best, but after a hard week of work, the exchange is the best place to go to unwind. it isnt open till very late, which does mean that you cant get settled in for the night and at some point you will have to move on. the music tends to be cheesy, and not always to everyones taste, but the music isnt why you go there. it does offer food during the day, however this is quite basic pub food. although they have tried to branch out and offer some quite nice bagels instead of the usual boring sandwich. its a good place to go if you work up that end of town and were planning on going out straight from work, however i wouldnt reccomend it as a specific place to go to. I find that most people go because it is an easy option.

The best place in town. Very friendly and regular gigs. Saturdays are amazing, you can find people…read morefrom different backgrounds having a nice time with respect and politeness. Regulars are really friendly as well. Wherever you are, always welcome.

The only pub within walking distance of my flat and thank goodness for that. This poet (without…read moreeven knowing it) loves Peter Kavanaugh's. As soon as you walk in, you're transported into your eccentric Uncle's attic. Everything you could think of adorn the walls (including chamber pots), and as you wander over steps and stairs to get to various areas of the bar, you find more and more cool things to look at. Someone, who I'm guessing was a regular, told me that the murals on the wall were painted in the late 20's as a repayment for a bar tab the painter couldn't afford. Whether it's true or not, it's the perfect story for the pub. The decor is extremely warm, with its deeply colored murals, blazing fireplace and leaded windows. I just simply feel good whenever I'm here. The regulars are colorful, hard drinkers and the bartenders are about the same. They all seem to truly enjoy their home away from home. Make sure you tip, though! The owner of the bar has a few rules to keep her place in line and are common courtesy acts you should be doing anyway. I hear they have great food, but the only bits I've ordered were crisps munched on over a really fun quiz they host each week, made even more enjoyable by the patrons and host shouting things at each other from various nooks and crannies of the pub. So if you're looking for a unique time with equally unique people to boot, Peter Kavanaugh's is where to go.

According to legend, The Grapes is the pub The Beatles used to go to relax and drink a couple of…read morepints between sets at the nearby Cavern Club. There's memorabilia of the band dotted around including a photo strategically placed above the spot they used to sit. Whilst it remains s a cheap and cheerful pub run by friendly staff, the only people likely to frequent The Grapes these days are nostalgic locals and tourists. Both the decor and layout have changed since the Merseybeat days and the whole place could do with a bit of TLC and elbow grease. If you're drinking spirits, there's vodka, whisky and so on but the beer section is disappointing compared to other pubs in the city. Ironically, the worst thing about The Grapes these days is the entertainment. It might have housed the hippest Liverpool band back in the day but it now runs deafening karoake sessions early evenings followed by average singer-songwriters and bands.

Since the Cavern in its heyday didn't sell alcohol, anybody wishing to get drunk would have to…read moresettle for a more traditional pub. Since the only one on Mathew Street at the time was the Grapes, mere doors away, it would be here that benefited most richly. The claim to Beatles fame is therefore more genuine here than some other places, they visited between gigs, but that doesn't entirely vindicate it from tackiness. I last visited this pub on a Saturday afternoon, when there was little danger of karaoke erupting from nowhere and the seats were likely to be empty. The awkwardly-shaped bar can mean it takes a while to get served but soon I was sitting with a pint of stout, blessing the gods for letting me have a table to myself. This lasted precisely eighteen seconds before five rowdy Dutchmen came and surrounded me. Conversation with them went swimmingly until I accidentally called them German. I also brought up their recent World Cup Final defeat. I shouldn't be allowed near Europeans.

Ma Boyles was very busy but we were greeted and seated in five minutes. Staff was extremely busy…read morebut was very friendly and helpful. Great and lively pub atmosphere. Food was delicious and with generous portions.

Being situated at the end of a passageway leading onto the St Nicholas' church gardens give this…read morepub a sense of historical involvement and to be honest, I was surprised it wasn't as grimy and lived-in as I expected. I don't know what the architectural version of Botox is but this place has had it in pints. This is a cosy, sub-ground-level pub with a penchant for seafood and humourously insulting banter. The furniture is all glossy and new, but what that loses it in lovable pub grottiness it makes up for in the fact it's really rather pleasant. I imagine when the karaoke gets a-rocking the pub becomes nigh-on hellish but when I visited in the afternoon, I found it to be a tranquil spot of calm away from my role of pretending to be a high-flying lawyer.

Another of the Smokie franchise, this has been a pub of many names (most memorable of which Dickie…read moreLewis's, after the statue on top of Lewis's store not far from the pub) but with the same attitude: get pissed and have a laugh. A larger pub than most, this has bar/nightclub potential, but really isn't interested. Karaoke is on most nights and despite the size it is usually packed by 10pm. There's a real sense of family here, as demonstrated last time I popped in with my mum and she found a woman in the loos who she used to know. It turned out the woman in the loos was there to support her son, who, in his late 30s, podgy and white, turned up to do a Michael Jackson set. He was quite good, but it was hilarious nonetheless. This is one of those pubs that out of towners would describe as typically scouse and scary, but i really isn't that scary. Then again, I'm scouse. Having said that, I managed to get a bunch of student friends up on stage once to re enact the entire Time Warp scene from Rocky Horror. Now that's scary...

Smoky mo's is a step back in time in the centre of town! It's a karaoke pub which is booming busy…read moreall day and night. Frequented by daytime drinkers and karaoke enthusiasts, this place is a must see if you are visiting Liverpool, simply because of some of the characters that you will meet! The decor is that of a Wild West saloon, with a wooden Indian statue and various cowboys and Indians paraphernalia lining the walls and shelves of the pub. They have a wide selection of draught and bottled beers and cheap wines and spirits. If you're looking for a quiet pub, this isn't the place to go. However, if you're looking for a great daytime pub with plenty of crazy characters and a bit of a sing song, then give it a visit and see what you think! Alternatively, if you're looking for a daytime pisshead pub, there's a few around the corner as you're heading up Mount Pleasant.

Another pub in Liverpool with a confusing set of names, Paddy's Bar above the door, Dixie Dean's on…read morethe pub sign. Paddy's like all of the pubs along London Rd has more than a touch of the wild west about it: -we serve hard liqour for hard drinkin men -well bar keep I'll have a flaggan of you finest ale -we got stella -then stellar it is my good...oh, hmm appears to have a little something on the, oh well, all part of the charm I suppose, chin chin Paddy's has clearly seen better days, it's about as tired and craggy as the faces of the punters in here and most of them are only 35 but you catch it at the right time and it's a lively place. I can't hold nything against the place, I love these well worn, dirty old haunts because they are everything that the bland new bars aren't. This is no reverse snobbery but when you get a new bar wrong it's souless, at least this place has had time to gain a soul - it just so happens that soul has drinking problem.

Ahh, Paddy's, the little known wonder of London Road. Imagine the most stereotypically Irish pub…read moreyou can. Got it? Right, now have a Leprechaun vomit pots of gold and shamrocks all over it and you're a little bit closer to what it's like in here. It's tiny, and it doesn't really ever look open from the outside. The kind of place where you wouldn't want to stay for too long and / or have been here so long that only the bar will suffice to prop you up. This seems to be the story for the main clientele here anyway. With balloons from Paddy's Day '07 still hanging from the ceiling, a little, well deflated at their uselessness and Irish everything from flag to posters and coasters cluttering every surface in the place you might find it a little out-dated to say the least and claustrophobic. However, I don't know if it's the sheer camaraderie of a St Patrick's Day celebration here (to be honest I wouldn't venture here on too many other occasions), or the dirt cheapness of the drinks hazing my judgement, but there is a slight dingy charm to this place.