Cross House Inn, Liverpool

Official site of Cross House Inn - www.greeneking.co.uk

Official site of Cross House Inn - www.greeneking.co.uk

huge Greene King landmark pub that has been painted in a trendy blue and extensively refurbished inside. Loads of different areas inside and out with different styles; there’s even a “remote working” table with phone charging sockets down the middle, station waiting room style. It’s an obvious trendy rebrand to appeal to the affluent locals, I quite liked it though and the young staff were very friendly. Three real ales, unfortunately the GK seasonal King Mango was on its way to becoming King Vinegar, I didn’t get much change out of £5 either. So: bad expensive beer, and from what I overheard at the bar, half the menu items unavailable. How would you justify coming here rather than Spoons?

Large Greene King pub on a busy double roundabout in Formby. There are numerous handpulls spread along the lengthy bar counter with up to 11 ales stocked. Greene King IPA is a regular. Others on my visit were limited to Greene King Abbot, Morland Old Speckled Hen & Timothy Taylor Landlord. There is no real cider. Whilst a CAMRA discount is offered, none of the ales appealed to me. The interior consists of a number of different rooms. A few were having lunch, whilst others seemed to be there simply for a get together. Seems to have gone downhill substantially since the last review, especially in terms of its ale selection.