| Pub | Beer | Comments | Location |
| @75 (Rocky's) |
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Night Club.
Not visited.
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Argyle Street / Conway Street |
| Astons Bar |
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A night-club in a rather intriguing old building, originally the Trustee Savings Bank. Now CLOSED and up for sale, I'm told.
Not visited.
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Argyle Street / Clifton Crescent |
| Avenue |
Boddingtons, Trophy / 4X, Budweiser (US), Carlsberg, Stella |
A pleasant plastic modern knocked through food-oriented pub. LSTV.
Last visited 2003.
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Bidston Avenue / Norman Street |
| Bacco's Bar and Bistro |
|
CLOSED, now offices.
Not visited.
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Hamilton Street |
| Bam-Buddha Lounge |
|
A late-night pub new in 2006.
Not visited.
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Conway Street / Burlington Street |
| Bar Fifty 4 (Lola's II) |
|
Lola's II was a night club style gay bar with a tiled floor and a loud drag queen running the disco/karaoke. In 1999 when we walked in he announced "here comes the talent"!
Passing more recently I observed Bar Fifty 4 to be very dark inside with candle-lit tables, but I haven't visited yet.
Last visited 1999.
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Market Street / Hamilton Street |
| Beach (Ma Bakers) (New Orleans) (Ice Bar) |
|
Not visited.
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Conway Street / Burlington Street |
| Billy's Bar (Boot Hill Vaults) |
|
In the basement of the Liquid Lounge. Now CLOSED.
Not visited.
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Argyle Street |
| Blue Bell |
Tetley / Carlsberg |
A plain but well looked after knocked through one bar pub, pretty quiet on a Wednesday evening.
Last visited 1999.
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Cleveland Street / Freeman Street |
| Bunker (Boot Hill Tavern) (am:bar) (Liquid Lounge) |
|
Reported in 2007 as CLOSED and for sale.
Not visited.
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Argyle Street next to George and Dragon |
| Caledonia Inn |
Worthington / Carling |
This plain, nicely decorated, friendly corridor bar has stained walls and a wooden floor.
Last visited 2003.
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Market Street / Argyle Street |
| Carlton |
|
Not visited.
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Borough Road / Carlton Road |
| Cavendish |
|
Not visited.
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61 Grange Road West / Henthorne Street |
Charing Cross
|
 John Smith's / Foster's |
A very nicely decorated two room flat house built in 1852. Subdued lighting and impressive mirrored ceiling and walls in the lounge. LSTV.
Last visited 1999.
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Exmouth Street / Grange Road West |
| Christies Bar |
|
Not visited.
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Cleveland Street |
| Club Image (Sheridans) |
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Night club converted from shops, originally a cinema. CLOSED in 2006.
Not visited.
|
Whetstone Lane / Salisbury Street |
| Comet Inn |
John Smith's, Welsh / 4X, Carling, Stella |
Two bars plus a back room in this slightly scruffy popular local.
Last visited 2003.
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Laird Street / Lansdowne Road |
Commodore
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Now CLOSED.
Not visited.
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Lord Street |
| Cool Room |
|
Night club in the basement of The Beach.
Not visited.
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Conway Street / Burlington Street |
Copperfield
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John Smith's / Foster's |
Rather pleasant but perhaps a little run down "60s twee" decor in this one room knocked through corner house.
Last visited 2003.
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Market Street / Hamilton Street |
| Crooked Billet |
Trophy / 4X, Stella |
The uneven floor, (fake?) half-timbering and unusual layout suggest this well cared for multi-roomed pub may be very old.
Play Your Cards Right
Last visited 2003.
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Old Chester Road / Queens Place |
Crown Ale House
|
various |
What a superb two room pub, with the lounge served from a small counter. A good selection of real ales were on when I visited, and those sampled were excellent. Beer garden at the back.
Last visited September 2006.
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Conway Street / Conway Place |
Cush (Crown and Cushion)
|
Black Sheep / Carling |
A compact plain two bar pub. The back room has a good collection of football scarves.
Live music
Last visited 2003.
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Market Street / Hamilton Street |
| Cygnet |
John Smith's / Carlsberg |
A plain worn bar side and a deserted lounge with LSTV in this early 60s free standing pub. Now CLOSED.
Last visited 1999.
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Watson Street / Price Street |
| Dell |
|
Not visited.
|
Prenton Hall Road / Goldsmith Road |
| Dickie Lewis's Sports Bar (Tut & Shive) (Park Hotel) (Blu) |
John Smith's / 1664, Foster's |
When I first visited, the decor was typical Tut & Shive, with a wooden floor and a green ceiling made out of old doors. After a change of style it re-opened as Blu, but by December 2002 it was closed again. It has now been refurbished again and joined the Dickie Lewis's chain, and is a plainly decorated knocked round bar with lots of TVs and one LSTV. Well cared for but in need of a hoover when I visited. Reported CLOSED in 2007.
Last visited 2004.
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Oxton Road / Grange Road West |
Dispensary (Chester Arms) (Hamlet)
|
Cains |
The nice decor is better than the Liverpool branch, and includes a splendid stained glass lantern. Excellent Cains' beer, and I enjoyed a nice Sunday roast dinner. There's a beer garden at the back. A sign in February 2006 said under new management.
Karaoke
Last visited February 2006.
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20 Chester Street / Albion Street |
| Dock Hotel |
|
Not visited.
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4 Freeman Street / Rendel Street |
| Fireman's Arms |
John Smith's |
A plain clean and tidy knocked through one bar pub. Singer
Last visited 1999.
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Olive Street / Walton Street |
Garrick Snug
|
Boddingtons, Tetley, Trophy / 1664 |
A fine small traditional one bar pub in a side street off the main shopping precinct. Full of female darts players on my first visit!
Last visited 2003.
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St John Street / Grange Road |
| George and Dragon Hotel |
Falstaff, Tetley / 4X, Carlsberg |
A rather fine traditional interior in this well cared for pub with an L-shaped bar, lounge and a separate back room.
Last visited 1999.
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Argyle Street / Oliver Street |
| Grand Trunk Hotel |
John Smith's, Trophy / Carling, Foster's |
A plain but pleasant one bar pub, knocked through with arches.
Last visited 2003.
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Duke Street / Old Bidston Road |
| Great Float |
|
CLOSED. A sign says For Sale.
Not visited.
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Upper Beckwith Street / Pattern Street |
Hamilton's
|
Tetley / Carlsberg |
A beautiful art deco and wooden panelling one bar pub with some alcoves. The decor is somewhat marred by the disco lights. This listed building was formerly a bank.
Last visited 1999.
|
Whetstone Lane / Grange Road |
| Harvey's |
Tetley / 4X |
A large pleasant plastic one bar pub. After a period of closure this re-opened in October 2003.
Last visited 1999.
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Woodside Hotel, Bridge Street. |
Hornblowers
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John Smith's / Foster's |
This very large knocked through one bar pub was formerly The Market Inn and Barristers, now combined. The interior does not have the strong maritime theme one might expect, given the name, and includes a fine dark wood bar front.
Live music
Last visited 2003.
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Market Street / Albion Street |
| Imperial Hotel |
|
Not visited.
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56 Whitefield Street / Church Road |
| Iron Door Club |
|
Not visited.
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Argyle Street / Marion Street |
| Josie Ryans (Durrans) |
John Smith's, Tetley / Foster's |
Durrans closed March 2002, Josie Ryans opened early November the same year, I'm told. A pleasant quiet comfortable knocked round two bar pub in which the back bar was shut when I visited. Reported CLOSED.
Last visited 2003.
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Old Chester Road / Princes Place |
| Latin Quarter |
|
Not visited.
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Conway Street / Burlington Street |
| Life Cafe (Club 57) |
John Smith's / Foster's |
Club 57 was a jazz club. Life Cafe is a pavement cafe, I'm told.
Not visited.
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Price Street / Hamilton Lane |
| Livingstone |
|
Closed 2001 but reopened about August 2002.
Not visited.
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Livingstone Street / St Anne Street |
| Lord Napier |
Boddingtons, Tetley, Worthington / Carling, Foster's |
A bit tatty on the outside, with a number of letters missing from the name. A two sided interior with a plain but well cared for bar side.
Last visited 2003.
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28 St Pauls Road / Meadow Lane |
MacKenzie
|
John Smith's / 1664, Foster's |
This plain modern well cared for pub has some rather good fake (I think) wood panelling in one large L-shaped room. This was the thousandth Merseyside pub to be visited in my researches.
Last visited 2004.
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Claughton Road / Exmouth Street |
Maritime Inn
|
John Smith's, Theakston / 4X, Foster's |
A nice traditional-ish interior, all fake I think, with lots of bric-a-brac hanging from the ceiling. LSTV.
Last visited 2004.
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Oxton Road / Maritime Park |
| Meadows |
|
CLOSED.
Not visited.
|
Conway Street / Watson Street |
| Mersey Arms |
|
Not visited.
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2 Neptune Street / Corporation Road |
| Mersey Railway |
|
Not visited.
|
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| Miltons |
|
Reported in 2007 CLOSED and for sale.
Not visited.
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Claughton Road / Coventry Street |
| Molly Malone's |
|
CLOSED.
Not visited.
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Corporation Road / Cathcart Street |
| Moodz Bar |
|
Not visited.
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Bank Buildings, Whetstone Lane |
| Myrtle Inn |
|
Not visited.
|
Cleveland Street |
| New Dock "Blood Tub" |
John Smith's |
This large pub has a pale ceramic frontage in the bottom of a four storey 50s apartment block. Inside, the two bar pub is plain but well cared for.
Last visited 2003.
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Stanley Road / Tyber Street |
| North Star |
Tetley / Carling, Foster's |
A nicely done plain two-sided boozer, rather too green for my liking. The Thursday night bingo is very popular.
Bingo
Last visited 2003.
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Laird Street / Lansdowne Road |
| North Western |
John Smith's / Becks, Foster's |
A small pleasant clean and tidy bar which looks like it hasn't changed inside for forty years or more, plus a side room. Unusually, there are fonts for both ordinary keg John Smith's and the Smoothflow version - The devil and the deep blue sea indeed!
Last visited 1999.
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Cleveland Street / Watson Street |
Observatory
|
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When I passed on a Thursday evening in July 2004 this was shut, but I am told it is still operating.
Not visited.
|
Oxton Road / Tetbury Street |
| Old Colonial |
Cains, guests |
Outside this is a rather plain building. Inside however, is a very nice alehouse with friendly staff serving Cains' and others' brews - I had a very nice pint of Eccleshall's Top Totty. There are tables in the car park at the rear, where you can enjoy the sunshine and watch the trams running by. The tram museum/workshop next door is worth a visit as well.
Last visited October 2006.
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Bridge street / Taylor Street |
| Old House at Home |
|
Not visited.
|
Old Chester Road |
| Pacific |
John Smith's / Carling, Foster's |
This plain clean and tidy two-sided pub was quiet when I visited on a Thursday evening. Unusually we had the choice of ordinary or smoothflow John Smith's.
Last visited 2003.
|
Price Street / Old Bidston Road |
| Paddy Monaghan's |
Tetley, Tetley / 4X, Carlsberg |
A three roomed pub with a small comfy lounge at the front, a large wooden floored bar with an impressive lantern, and "Monaghan's Pantry". The fine decor in the bar is closer to real Irish than to the expected paddified plastic.
Last visited 1999.
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Central Hotel, Clifton Crescent |
| Paddy's Bar (Metro) (Marlow's Bar) |
Boddingtons, John Smith's / Foster's, Stella |
This plain and slightly tatty bar has a late licence every day. Watch out for the weird springy chairs which are very uncomfortable and will give you a bad back if you're not careful! LSTV. Renamed Paddy's Bar in 2006.
Last visited 2004.
|
Oxton Road / Grange Road West |
| Park View |
John Smith's, Tetley / Foster's, Stella |
A plain spotless boozer. The lounge side was shut when I visited.
Bingo
Quiz
Last visited 2003.
|
Price Street / Duke Street |
| Pilot |
|
Now CLOSED and demolished.
Not visited.
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Beckwith Street / Duke Street |
| Prince William (Harp) |
Worthington / Stella |
This knocked through one room pub is pleasant, plain and noisy. It looks like it is in a very old building?
Last visited 2003.
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Old Chester Road / Chamberlain Street |
| Queens |
|
Not visited.
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Conway Street / Park Road East |
| Resident's Club |
|
CLOSED.
Not visited.
|
Duke Street / Saint Anne Street |
| Riley's |
|
Snooker Club.
Not visited.
|
Argyle Street |
| Rinty Monaghan's |
Tetley / Carlsberg |
This was a large fake Irish one bar pub in which the decor was less overpowering than most. It seemed rather tatty and un-cared for. After a period of closure it re-opened in October 2003, but I haven't been back to check it out yet.
Last visited 1999.
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Woodside Hotel, Bridge Street |
| Rose and Shamrock |
Tetley / Foster's |
A plain well cared for two bar pub.
Bingo
Karaoke
Last visited 2003.
|
Laird Street / Vulcan Street |
| Rupert's |
|
Night Club. CLOSED and converted to office use.
Not visited.
|
Argyle Street |
| Schooner (Weighbridge) |
|
CLOSED and demolished.
Not visited.
|
Park Street / Brook Street East |
| Sea Dog Hotel |
|
Not visited.
|
Cathcart Street / Beckwith Street |
| Seamus O'Donnell's (Exmouth Arms) |
John Smith's, Marstons / Foster's, Harp |
A rather nicely done "plastic paddy" pub in a modern low brick building. LSTV. The beer yard looks nice.
Last visited 2004.
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Exmouth Street / Claughton Road |
| Sherlock's |
|
Not visited.
|
Conway Street / Bank Street |
| Slices (Fever) |
|
Disco bar. Renamed Slices in May 2007.
Not visited.
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Conway Street / Bank Street |
| Sonny's (Sonny's Bar) (O' Hanlons) (Sonny's on the Cross) |
Boddingtons, John Smith's / Budweiser (US), Foster's, Stella |
This former shop has slightly odd stylish decor in two rooms plus a back area with a pool table. Now CLOSED for conversion to an Asian restaurant.
Last visited 2004.
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Grange Road West / Exmouth Street |
Sonny's on the Square (Letters Inn)
|
Cains IPA, Directors, Webster's Green Label, John Smith's / 1664, Budweiser (US), Foster's, San Miguel |
The Letters Inn was a high ceilinged knocked through pub in traditional style, now totally redone with a Mexican look as Sonny's. They continue to provide good real ale and the menu looks good value.
Last visited 2003.
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Argyle Street / Douglas Street |
| Sophie's Bar (Xanadu) (Promises) (Post Office Hotel) |
|
Not visited.
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Argyle Street / Oliver Street East |
| Stairways |
|
Not visited.
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Oliver Street / Argyle Street |
| Static (Lenin's Bar) |
|
Reported in 2007 as CLOSED and for sale.
Not visited.
|
Argyle Street / Oliver Street |
| Station |
|
A bistro bar with wine / coffee / food but no beer I'm told.
Not visited.
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Hamilton Street |
Stork Hotel
|
various |
Outside, some impressive ceramics on this corner house. The wonderful interior has more ceramics, a mosaic floor and a splendid wood and cut glass partition. Deservedly included in CAMRA's Inventory of pub interiors. The beer is excellent as well. Tables in the yard at the back.
Last visited September 2006.
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41 Price Street / Adelphi Street |
| Swinging Arm (Ross Royal) |
Bombardier, Dr Duncan's IPA, John Smith's / 1664, Budweiser (US), Foster's |
A busy friendly plain clean and tidy boozer with a fine river view from the back windows. Beer garden/play area.
Last visited 2003.
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Church Street / Water Street |
| Tranmere Park Hotel |
|
Not visited.
|
Church Road / Chesnut Grove |
| Turleys |
|
Reported in 2006 as CLOSED and demolished.
Not visited.
|
Borough Road/ Harrowby Road |
| Vale |
|
Not visited.
|
Oxton Road |
| Victoria Lodge Hotel |
|
Not visited.
|
|
| Vittoria Vaults "The Piggy" |
|
Not visited.
|
Vittoria Street / Brook Street |
| Warwick Arms |
|
Not visited.
|
Westbourne Road / Warwick Close |
| Waterloo |
Trophy, Welsh |
A nice, very well cared for two-sided local. Darts quiz
Last visited 1999.
|
Grange Road East |
| Westbourne Hotel |
|
Not visited.
|
Westbourne Road / Belmont |
Wetherspoon's Brass Balance (La Piazza)
|
usuals |
A small-ish Wetherspoons busy with people eating on a Thursday evening. Only one real ale - Courage Director's - was on when I visited.
Last visited 2003.
|
Argyle Street / Douglas Street |
| Wetherspoon's John Laird |
usuals |
The very nice interior in this member of the Wetherspoon's chain includes an odd low balcony with standing room only on one side.
Last visited 2003.
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Claughton Road / Hemingford Street |
Windsor Castle Hotel
|
John Smith's, Stones / 4X, Carling, Foster's |
This busy, plain, well cared for, pub knocked round into one room has a rather impressive ceramic exterior.
Last visited 2004.
|
Oxton Road / Windsor Street |
Worsley Arms (Queens Hotel) "Cuckoo"
|
Boddingtons, Trophy / Heineken |
A pleasantly faked antique one bar pub, the techno music is not really in keeping with the decor! (The music was more "appropriate" on a subsequent visit.)
Last visited 1999.
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Chester Street |
| Yard (Katie Mulligans) (Queens) |
|
Not visited.
|
Queens Road / Green Lane |
Yates's
|
|
Not visited.
|
Exmouth Street / Oliver Street West |
| Zicos |
|
Part of The Latin Quarter.
Not visited.
|
Conway Street / Burlington Street |
