This cosy little café/bar is carefully hidden away down a side street in the middle of Formby…read morevillage so could be easily missed. In the daytime, it is your typical little café, offering cappuccinos, lattes, various panninis and the like. However, it is of an evening when Café D'Art comes alive, as Formby residents flock there long after the other local drinking establishments close (they have late opening hours, ideal for those poor souls craving a replacement for Shorrock's Hill, Europe's number 1 hotspot). The drinks there aren't very cheap but by the time you get there you're usually too pissed to care, plus the beer they have there is pretty good compared to your usual pub draughts. The only negative is its size, meaning it can be full without really being that busy, which usually results in the action spilling out onto the alley and round the corner into the village but if you don't mind the squeeze then I highly recommend Café D'Art as a place to drink through to the early hours.

There is a distinctly French theme to Formby's backstreet eat-and-drinkeries, well to two of them -…read moreCafe des Crepes and this little establishment. Its quiches, soups, pizzas and paninis all round here; mostly homemade (or at least constructed on site) and with judicious use of sundried tomatoes and oil. Dessert-wise it's spongy cakes, teacakes and sticky tarts - great stuff. Of an evening the little place goes full-on wine bar and serves a selection of beers, wines and spirits in a brassiere style. Of a weekend there can be a real throng of locals in here dissecting the week's events over a vodka tonic or a petite glass of beer. The walls of the establishment are hung with local art, usually of a surprisingly high quality and in a variety of styles, all of which is available for purchase. Definitely one of the best destinations in Formby for a drink, some light lunch or some art-gazing. Fantastic.

Oh salut! First time…read moreI walked past this a few weeks ago and saw the enomatic through the window I let out a an actual GASP of excitement. Was pretty excited on the night too, so excited I left my card in the wine machine which made me look like a total amateur. It's much more spacious inside than I had realised, and there are also seats and heaters outside with a great view of the nearby row of traditional pubs with the town hall in the background. I enjoyed trying the various wines (the smallest amount is often £2-3 so you can try a good four wines on a £10 card pre-payment) and could even tell that some of them tasted different, so am basically going to be earning my MW in no time. They also do a few little snacks - my fave baba ghanoush and some rather tasty crisps, although the brown olives tasted too sour for me. Tap water came chilled in a delightful glass bottle. Btw I am not sure there are actually other drinks options here, maybe check that before you go. The staff were efficient and welcoming and I am sure I will be back here. A great companion to hanging ditch and Bakerie in terms of our city's wine bar scene.

I love wine. Big fan. You know how it goes, you open a book one day and you bite the apple and…read morewoooosh, there's no way back. Although I now work for an independent wine merchant in Didsbury and am considered a bit of a fussy geek by my friends, I have longed for a good wine bar in Manchester pretty much since I arrived in town over 6 years ago, well before wine was a big thing for me. A few places have attempted it, half-heartedly for some, but none had so far succeeded. Then came Salut wines, first baby business of a lovely couple who like me love good wine and thought it deserved proper representation in the City Centre. An ambitious project that was, not without hurdles. But tenacity paid off and behold, a superb, clean, warm and welcoming wine bar where odd ins once was. Enomatic machines a-go-go, 32 wines are available by the glass at any point in (opening) time. That's 16 whites and rosés and 16 reds. Thanks to these machines you can enjoy a vast variety of wines, all of which are way above your house plonk from most pubs/bars/restaurant. And that's not all. 3 measures are available: 50ml, 125ml and 175 ml. The first one is my favourite. I can play to my heart's content and try a lot of wine before it's time to call it a day. Most wines are between £1.20 and £5 for a glass but you can also try some of the fancier stuff that would NEVER be available by the glass otherwise. Risk-free. Whilst they do not cater, a range of nibbles and tapas plates are available and it's perfectly suitable for a light lunch or diner. Cheese, cured meats and Mediterranean veggie plates, all made with very good ingredients. Music is top notch, not your average lounge "elevator" type nor your bass-boosted frenzy. Blues, jazz, pop, electro... To sum-up, great atmosphere, best wine selection in town, excellent service. The bottle prices to take away are on the steep side of I'm honest but I'll put that down as the location.

If you're a fan of the show or of beer, you won't be disappointed here! What a great, huge venue…read moreand an amazing atmosphere. It has ambiance with the bar tenders dressed like the show. It's a limited true craft beer destination with most drafts being mainstream. Cheers

I may be slightly bias as the owners are my sister-in-law to be and her husband. It has been open…read morefor about a year now. This is only the second time I have eaten here, they are very accommodating. We had our engagement party there and they were both helpful and professional. The restaurant occupies the bottom floor with a cocktail bar on the top floor, which has a fantastic lighting and music system. An equally amazing cocktail list to match, my personal personal favourite STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI, which takes me straight back to my holidays! We ate there Tuesday night with two good friends from Chorley, we had a drink in the bar then made our way to the table. There is a normal menu with starters and mains along with a tapas menu. I had the meatballs off the tapas as my starter, I was not let down by the juicy, succulent homemade meatballs. Main course normally I have a steak when we eat out, I thought I'd break the habit so I ordered chicken breast stuffed with garlic and basil, wrapped in pancetta services with new potato's (which were slightly roasted and amazing) along with a creamy tomato and chorizo sauce. Which was to die for!!!!!! After all that I was too full to have a pudding! Defiantly worth a visit!

Really liked it in here. Didn't know they do food so will definitely try that next time. the…read moreoutside bit is cool as well for those who wanna sit n smoke. Not me. No way. In the warmth upstairs. Reminds me of a cool little wine bar from the 90s. The waiters are nice eye candy and good and cocktails. And they are cheap. Music was good. Didn't check the toilets out which is unusual for Me. Would defo go back. Was very busy for Saturday. If you at loose end in chorley. Get your butt down here

Cool little basement wine bar with a great selection of wines. Staff is super friendly and offered…read moregreat recommendations for not just wines, but things to do around Preston! 10/10 would come back next time I visit!

Enjoyed a bottle of wine and a top draw charcuterie board. So tasty and fresh. I would happily pay…read moremore for the quality. The service we received couldn't have been better, and it was such a comfortable yet lively atmosphere. Get yourselves there if you haven't already. There's nowt not to like

What a little gem! The unassuming front of this place hides a great bar with friendly staff and…read morecrowd. The range of draught beers is very good (Leffe is my favourite) and the range of bottled beers from all over the world is huge. But the most unexpected thing is the food - Spanish tapas type dishes with a Moroccan influence. Obviously prepared and cooked on the premises - you simply do not get this sort of food in bars anywhere (never mind Mold). It really is delicious and well priced. This place is well worth a detour.

Great little bar, excellent selection of beers and wines. Probably the only place worth going for a…read moredrink in this town! Can get very crowded on weekends, doesn't take many people to pack it out.

Plonked in the middle of the commercial district for work, there was no way I could find my way…read morearound Liverpool on this visit. With this, I let my colleagues decide on the after-work drinking spot; there was nothing I could recommend without the feeling that it was probably a good 30 minute walk away. So, we walked across the road and I was introduced to City Wine Bar, probably one of the only nice looking bars within this area. It's all very rustic, quite small - so I can imagine it being rammed on a Friday - with a really nice atmosphere. Service was a little bit slow, but I took this as an opportunity to take in my surroundings. We had a few glasses of wine, which were very nice for the house choices, and I was told great things about the cocktails and food. If you're in this part of Liverpool for business or pleasure, City Wine Bar is a fine destination.

What can I say about this place apart from you really need to go! The food was absolutely amazing…read moreand I cannot wait to visit it again! The cocktails were fabulous too and oh boy I cannot wait to order one, two or maybe more of those! The staff were so welcoming and friendly and it was simply a joy to visit. Admittedly when I first entered the place I did have my doubts, but as the saying goes, you should never judge a book by it's cover! Although the place could be considered rustic, that in itself has a wonderful charm to it and I seriously advise you to take a trip and visit it! You can either try to park close by on the one way street, although then of course you would miss out on trying any of their wonderful cocktails; I strongly recommend the fabulous City Sunset btw! Or if you wish to have a drink, then Moorfields station is close by (just make sure you exit on Old Hall Street, unlike me!) Honestly though; the friendliness, the food (major congrats to the charming chef btw!) was superb, in fact my starter was almost orgasmic and boy does the food have to be excellent to get me to say that! It is a shame that more people have yet to discover this place and although part of me would love to keep this fabulously wonderful place to myself, it is too incredibly good for me to be so selfish. Therefore get yourself down to Old Hall Street and into this place and enjoy great food and smashing drinks!

Scrooges is the place to stop off for a quick pint before the Tache Rock Club. Their drinks are…read morenumerous and bizarre prices, and theres always some music trickling in from places unknown. Decorated like a victorian dockyard and ship, its definitely got bucketloads of charm and character. Which is good, because it's situated above a swimming pool and is as a consequence frequently very steamy. A good place to warm in the winter! Quiz nights on sundays are always good for a laugh, and they have weird cheese and pickles snacks behind the bar. What more could you want?

Came to Blackpool this weekend and ended up in this wine bar which is a little out of the way for…read morepeople visiting. I was with two of my friends and I purchased a round of drinks which were on a par to southern prices I was also shocked when I went to the toilet to find a hoard of youths trying to pile into the cubicle for what in my opinion was drug related.The lone doorman seemed to just let this happen Wont be coming here again very dodgy place with no real reason to being in blackpool other than to entertain the local riffraff serious changes need to be made to this establishment

My mother-in-law took us here for outdoor dining when we were visiting in September. I'm pretty…read moresure we've dined in before a few years back as well. When the weather is nice, they have a lovely outdoor garden for dining al fresco! We ordered from the set lunch menu, as well from the 2-for-1 cocktail menu. My mother-in-law and I ordered the Pornstar Martini which has passion fruit in it -- it's even topped with half a passion fruit! My MIL knew I'd like the drink (I absolutely love passion fruit), so we decided to get it, but when I saw it was made with orange juice, which I don't like, the bartender was nice enough to offer to make it with pineapple juice! Delightful! The food here is really nice. They have a limited set lunch menu but they offer a wider range of options a la carte or for their dinner menu. Our table shared our appetizers which were delicious. I especially loved the calamari which had just the right amount of crunch! The goat cheese was really nice too, as well as the pate. For my main, I ordered the home made fish cakes which were really tasty, and quite large. I took one home for lunch the next day! My toddler loved the chips (fries)! I liked them too, but he liked him so much I barely had any. #momlife I'm fan of this local restaurant and I'm sure we'll come again on a future visit to my inlaws. :)

From the owner: Now open following a major refurbishment. Enjoy all your Ego favourites like freshly cooked…read moreMediterranean food, wine & cocktails, alongside cask ales in the beautifully refurbished and dog friendly Grade II listed building in Sefton Village, Liverpool. Situated in Sefton Village, just a few miles from Aintree racecourse, home of The Grand National, and 15 miles north of Liverpool, Ego at The Punchbowl is a must visit for it's Mediterranean food, family friendly dining, local cask ales and Sunday roasts.