The Merseyside Pub Guide

by Phil Wieland

CROXTETH

Pub	Beer	Comments	Location
Brewers Arms	Cains, Worthington / Carling	Separate large lounge closed on my visit and a small parlour with a serving hatch. The bar side was extremely scruffy, with vomit on the floor. LSTV. Now CLOSED and being demolished. Last visited 1998.	Carr Lane East
Dog & Gun	Boddingtons, John Smith's, Matthew Brown Lion, Theakston / Carling	A remarkably wide choice of keg bitters in this two room pub where the decor was nicer than its reputation suggested. A little worn in places but nice and tidy. Now CLOSED and boarded up. Last visited 1998.	Carr Lane East / Stonebridge Lane
Finnigan's		CLOSED and demolished after a fire in 2006. Not visited.	Stonedale Crescent
Fir Tree (Stand Farm)	Worthington	This absolutely enormous converted barn is the only pub on this large modern housing estate. The nice decor is rather spoiled by giant promotional billboards. Up market. Food. Hand pump off when I visited. Now closed. Last visited 1998.	Croxteth Country Park estate
Lobster		Refurbished November 2003. Not visited.	Moss Way
Oyster		CLOSED. Not visited.	Willow Way
Quo Vadis		Formerly Knights of Saint Columbus Club. Now CLOSED and demolished. Not visited.	Carr Lane East
Red Rum	John Smith's / Foster's	This pub in an area of run-down housing looks a little tatty from the outside. The large interior is well cared for and was busy with friendly football fans watching Liverpool on the LSTV when I visited. As well as the large screen there's lots of small ones around the place. Last visited 2003.	Stonebridge Lane / Hambleton Close
Royal Oak	Higsons	Large nicely decorated lounge, plain but functional bar. Last visited 1998.	Muirhead Avenue East
Sefton Arms (Sporting Life)	Tetley / Carlsberg	Very large two-bar pub, a bit tacky. Function room. Karaoke Music Don't take your car! Last visited 1998.	Carr Lane East
Smilin' Sam's		CLOSED. Recently reported as re-opened. Not visited.	Stonedale Leisure Park, East Lancs Road
Stonebridge Inn (Croxteth & Gilmoss Royal British Legion)	John Smith's / 1664, Foster's	The "sports lounge" is a large open room with a stage and a dance floor, and a pool table. An LSTV and a number of smaller ones were showing football and racing when I visited. Food is chips or Chinese. I didn't visit the separate "cocktail lounge". I believe this is scheduled for demolition under the plans for Merseytram. Last visited 2003.	Stonebridge Lane / East Lancashire Road
Western Approaches	Tetley / Carling	A large free-standing two sided pub. The inside is pleasantly decorated and clean and tidy and was busy with a friendly Saturday afternoon crowd watching football and racing on TV when I visited. There is a small stage in one corner, occupied by an LSTV. Oversize glasses for a full pint. Last visited 2003.	Storrington Avenue / Lower House Lane