BIRKENHEAD

Astons Bar

 

No

A night-club in a rather intriguing old building.

Argyle Street / Clifton Crescent

Avenue

 

No

 

 

Baccos Bar and Bistro

 

No

 

 

Barristers

 

No J

 

 

Blue Bell

Tetley / Carlsberg

G825

A plain but well looked after knocked through one bar pub, pretty quiet on a Wednesday evening.

Cleveland Street / Freeman Street

Caledonia Inn

Burtonwood / Carling

G630

A very nice wooden floor in this plain but spotless corridor bar. Live entertainment on the small stage at the rear

Market Street

Carlton

 

No

 

 

Cavendish

 

No J

 

 

Charing Cross

John Smiths / Fosters

G106 J

A very nicely decorated two room flat house built in 1852. Subdued lighting and impressive mirrored ceiling and walls in the lounge. LSTV

Exmouth Street / Grange Road West

Chester Arms

 

No

 

Chester Street

Commodore

 

No

 

Lord Street

Comet Inn

 

No

 

Laird Street

Copperfield

Boddington, John Smiths / Fosters

G630 J

Rather pleasant 60s twee decor in this one room knocked through corner house. Entertaining locals!

Market Street / Hamilton Street

Corsair

 

No

 

 

Crown Ale House

various

G106

What a superb two room pub, with the lounge served from a small counter. Ten real ales were on when I visited, and those sampled were excellent.

Conway Street

Cush

(Crown and Cushion)

 

No

 

Market Street

Cygnet

John Smiths / Carlsberg

G825

A plain worn bar side and a deserted lounge with LSTV in this early 60s free standing pub.

Watson Street / Price Street

Dell

 

No J

 

 

Derby Arms

 

No

 

 

Dispensary

Cains, guests

G216 J

The nice decor is better than the Liverpool branch, and includes a splendid stained glass lantern. Superb beer. Menu looks good.

20 Chester Street

Dock Hotel

 

No

 

 

Firemans Arms

John Smiths

G630

A plain clean and tidy knocked through one bar pub. Singer

Olive Street / Walton Street

Garick Snug

Boddingtons

G106 J

A fine small traditional one bar pub in a side street off the main shopping precinct. Full of female darts players on my visit!

Hemingford Street

George and Dragon Hotel

Tetley, Falstaff / Carlsberg, 4X

G630

A rather fine traditional interior in this well cared for pub with an L-shaped bar, lounge and a separate back room. Live music Quiz Karaoke†‡

Argyle Street / Olive Street

Grand Trunk Hotel

 

No

 

 

Great Float

 

No

 

 

Hamiltons

Tetley / Carlsberg

G106 J

A beautiful art deco and wooden panelling one bar pub with some alcoves. The decor is somewhat marred by the disco lights.

Oxton Road / Grange Road West

Harveys

Tetley / 4X

G216 J

A large pleasant plastic one bar pub. Live big band

Woodside Hotel, Bridge Street.

Heather Brow

 

No

 

 

Imperial Hotel

 

No

 

 

Letters Inn

Theakston, Websters Green Label / Fosters, Hofmeister

G630

A high ceilinged knocked through pub. I didnt think they still brewed Hofmeister.

Argyle Street / Douglas Street

Livingstone

 

No

 

 

Lolas II

John Smiths

G630 J

A night club style gay bar with a tiled floor and a loud drag queen running the disco/karaoke.

Market Street

Lord Napier

 

No

 

 

Market Inn

 

No

 

 

Meadows

 

No

CLOSED.

Conway Street / Watson Street

Mersey Arms

 

No

 

2 Neptune Street

Mersey Railway

 

No

 

 

Metro

 

No

 

Exmouth Street / Grange Road West

Myrtle Inn

 

No

 

 

North Star

 

No

 

Laird Street

North Western

John Smiths / Fosters, Becks

G825

A small pleasant clean and tidy bar which looks like it hasnt changed inside for forty years or more, plus a side room. Unusually, there is the choice of ordinary keg John Smiths or the Smoothflow version - The devil and the deep blue sea indeed!

Cleveland Street / Watson Street

Old Colonial

Cains, guest

Yes

Superb refurbished alehouse.

Bridge street.

Old House at Home

 

No

 

 

Observatory

 

No

 

Oxton Road

Pacific

 

No

 

 

Paddy Monaghans

Tetley, Tetley / Carlsberg, 4X

G630

A small comfy lounge at the front, a large wooden floored bar with an impressive lantern, plus Monaghans Pantry. The fine decor in the bar is closer to real Irish than to the expected Paddified plastic.

Central Hotel, Clifton Crescent

Park View

 

No

 

 

La Piazza

 

No

A continental style pub according to the sign.

Argyle Street / Market Street

Prenton Hotel

 

No

 

 

Queens

 

No

 

Conway Street

Rileys

 

No

Snooker Club.

Argyle Street

Rinty Monaghans

Tetley / Carlsberg

G216 J

A large fake Irish one bar pub in which the decor is less overpowering than most. Rather tatty and un-cared for.

Woodside Hotel, Bridge Street

Rockys

 

No

Night Club.

Argyle Street

Rock Station

 

No

 

 

Rose and Shamrock

 

No

 

Laird Street

Royal

 

No

 

 

Royal Castle Hotel

 

No

 

 

Ruperts

 

No

Night Club.

Argyle Street

Schooner

 

No

CLOSED.

Park Street / Brook Street East

Sea Dog Hotel

 

No

 

 

Seamus ODonnells

 

No

 

Watson Street

Stork Hotel

 

No

 

41 Price Street.

Tranmere Park Hotel

 

No

 

 

Turleys

 

No J

 

 

Tut & Shive

Boddingtons, Flowers IPA / Heineken, Stella

G106 J

Typical Tut & Shive with a wooden floor and a green ceiling made out of old doors.

Oxton Road / Grange Road West

Vale

 

No

 

Oxton Road

Victoria Lodge Hotel

 

No

 

 

Vittoria Vaults

 

No

 

 

Warwick Arms

 

No

 

 

Waterloo

Trophy, Welsh

G630

A nice, very well cared for two sided local. Darts quizƒ

Grange Road East

Wetherspoons (John Laird)

usual

G825

Very nice interior including a balcony to one side in this member of the Wetherspoons chain.

Claughton Road / Hemingford Street

Windsor Castle

 

No

 

Oxton Road

Westbourne Hotel

 

No

 

 

Wirral Hundred

 

No

 

 

Worseley Arms

Boddingtons, Trophy / Heineken

G605 J

A pleasantly faked antique one bar pub, the techno music is not really in keeping with the decor! (The music was more suitable on a subsequent visit.) Reported as a gay pub but I never noticed.

Chester Street

Yatess

 

No

 

Exmouth Street