| Pub | Beer | Comments | Location |
| Bubble Room (Baby Elephant) |
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Originally, the Baby Elephant was a function room behind the Famous Elephant, then it became an Italian restaurant called Il Bambino Elephanti, followed by a Twin Peaks themed whiskey bar and grill called F.A.R.G.O, and in 2010 a member of the Bubble Room restaurant chain.
Not visited.
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Woolton Street |
| Cello's (Chardonay's) (Cafe 49a) |
John Smith's / 1664, Foster's |
Although branded as a cafe bar this is really just another pub with a Friday night disco. The inside is like a barn, with iron roof beams and a wooden floor and is pleasantly decorated. Three different names, but the place remains exactly the same, with an odd lack of atmosphere early evenings - I imagine it's more lively later on.
Last visited June 2010.
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Allerton Road / Church Road |
| Coach and Horses (Coach and Horses) (Negresco Deco) |
 Bateman's, John Smith's / Carling, Foster's |
The Coach and Horses was a large pub which seemed to drift over time from up-market comfort to a pool hall full of kids.
2007: Negresco Deco, on the other hand, was a very posh piano bar/restaurant with dark, atmospheric decor and a nice black and white tiled floor in the bar area.
2009: It's gone back to being a pub again, and they've got real ale! The nice decor remains, and the menu looks good, but it was deserted on a Saturday lunch-time when I visited.
2010: Closed.
Last visited March 2009.
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Kings Drive / Speke Road |
| Cobden (Cobden Vaults) |
Directors, John Smith's / Foster's |
In 1999 I remarked on the extremely nice, totally fake, wood beam interior complete with cart wheel partitions etc. More recently I found a total transformation, to a very nicely done modern interior. The quality real ale remains. Very quiet on a Saturday lunchtime.
Last visited December 2008.
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Quarry Street / Cobden View |
Coffee House
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John Smith's / 1664, Carling, Carlsberg, Foster's |
A rather plain and tatty interior, lacking in atmosphere. Reputed to be the oldest pub in Liverpool - The building is dated 1641.
Last visited June 2010.
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Woolton Street |
| County Court |
Black Sheep, Greene King IPA, Tetley, Worthington / Carling, Carlsberg, Foster's, Stella |
Plain but very well looked after two bar pub. A friendly pleasant atmosphere on a Saturday evening.
Last visited 2007.
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Quarry Street / Gladstone Street |
| Derby Arms |
Black Sheep, Directors, Tetley / Foster's, Stella |
A large pleasant knocked through corner pub very nicely decorated and looked after. On a visit in 1999 I fixed the TV!
Last visited February 2009.
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Menlove Avenue / Allerton Road |
| Elephant (Famous Elephant) (Casa Del Cocodrilo) |
Bombardier, Deuchars IPA, Old Speckled Hen |
The Famous Elephant:
Before its refurbishment in late 1998 this was a large lively one bar pub with a nice interior and some fine ale. Afterwards the nice interior remained but the ale had gone - The pub was now aiming at the younger market, with plenty of lager and only keg bitter, although there were still two hand pumps on the bar.
In 2007 this became Casa Del Cocodrillo, a rather posh restaurant/bar, retaining and improving on the interior. The elephant pub sign remained outside (I'm told it is listed), but the elephant's head from over the door disappeared.
In late 2009, after a period of closure, the Elephant pub returned, keeping the fine decor of the restaurant and serving a range of decent ale. The pub food menu looks good. There's a function room upstairs. And they've replaced the elephant's head!
Last visited June 2010.
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Woolton Street |
| English Rose |
John Smith's / Foster's |
The interior of this curved building seems much smaller than the outside would suggest. The lounge side is the English Rose Restaurant, the plain bar side retains some nice 30s/50s features and was fairly busy with friendly locals when I visited.
Last visited March 2010.
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Halewood Road / Mackets Lane |
Gardeners Arms
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Black Sheep, Cains, Deuchars IPA, guest / Carling |
A beautifully done out friendly two-sided pub serving fine ales.
Last visited December 2008.
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Vale Road / Gladstone Street |
| Grapes |
Tetley / Carlsberg |
A well cared for and nicely decorated one bar pub with real fires. Some rather nice Walkers etched glass.
Last visited 2007.
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Allerton Road |
| Victoria |
John Smith's, Tetley / Carling, Carlsberg, Stella |
Partly knocked through but retaining a separate front room, the interior of this one bar local is nicely done out with wood panelling.
Last visited 2007.
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Quarry Street / Pit Place |
| Village Inn |
Boddingtons |
A very pleasant quiet one bar pub. The fake decor is particularly well done. Hidden downstairs is a large, nicely decorated disco/function room which has a late licence on Friday nights, when it is busy with a mixed clientele. The above was written in October '98. A more recent Friday night visit found the downstairs closed and the upstairs with a disco and a late licence very lively and popular.
Reports in 2008 tell me they now have real ale as well!
Last visited 1999.
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Quarry Street / Rodick Street |
White Horse
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Cains, guests |
Nice decor perhaps a little over cluttered with horse brasses and the like in this busy friendly pub with one bar plus two small side areas. Friendly staff serving fine ales.
Last visited June 2010.
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Woolton Street |
