The Merseyside Pub Guide

by Phil Wieland

PRESCOT ROAD EAST

Pub	Beer	Comments	Location
Dovecot Social Club		Some kind of restaurant / bar in an old cinema. Not visited.	East Prescot Road / Dovecot Place
Eagle and Child "Bird & Bastard"		Now CLOSED. This large pub had a history of trouble going back to fights between US and British servicemen during the last war. More recently, it was well known for serving free scouse to get round the Sunday licensing laws. It also spent a period of time as two separate operations in the one building. Closed down for the last time in about 1995, and demolished June 1998, the site is now a supermarket. Not visited.	East Prescot Road / Princess Drive
Greyhound	John Smith's, Tetley / Carling, Foster's, Stella	This large pub by the roundabout has a nicely decorated lounge, looking a little worn in places (But it has been refurbished since my visit, I'm told.) The hand pumps never seemed to be on, and have now disappeared.   Karaoke   Live entertainment Last visited April 2005.	East Prescot Road / Pilch Lane
Highfield Residents Club	Tetley / Carlsberg, Skol, Stella	Normal pub prices for beer in this pleasantly decorated social club, which has a pool room and a concert hall. Quiz Last visited 1998.	Queen's Drive / Prescot Road
Knotty Ash	John Smith's / Foster's	Historically the "posh" pub in Knotty Ash, but when I visited in 1998 I described it as being somewhat faded. It has been totally re-modelled since then, however, and if you ignore the awful pastel green and blue exterior and go inside you'll find some extremely nice decor with a pale wood floor in the bar side and traditional carpet and wooden panelling in the knocked through lounge. Refurbished again since I visited.   Karaoke Last visited 2003.	East Prescot Road / Thomas Lane
Lord Nelson	Tetley / Carling, Foster's	A nice small multi-roomed pub with (genuine) wooden beams inside and a beer garden at the back. Last visited 2003.	East Prescot Road / Rudyard Road
Queens Drive	Tetley	Absolutely enormous up market pub, nicely decorated, with a Wacky Warehouse attached. Big Steak food. Quiz. Last visited 1998.	Queens Drive just north of Prescot Road
Wheatsheaf	Cains, Tetley / 1664, Carling	A nice old pub, well preserved, with etched windows advertising the long defunct Knotty Ash Ales. The two rooms on the lounge side still have waitress service with bell-pushes, and no direct access to a counter. Tables out front. Last visited 2003.	East Prescot Road / Thomas Lane