Carnarvon Castle, Liverpool

Modern looking pub in a side street just off Liverpool’s main shopping area. The front has french doors and nice tiles, inside are two open plan rooms decorated in tasteful style. The front room is a longish narrowish public bar type room with a splendid wooden bar counter, bench seating, stools and unusal cast iron pedestal tables. There are masses of pictures on one wall, photos of warships and a display of RNLI material predominating. Four handpumps serving decent Pedigree, Courage Directors, Theakstons Best Bitter and Mild, there is also a fairly standard, ie Guinness, Fosters, 1664, etc, keg range. The part panelled rear room is more lounge styled with bench seating, stools and round wooden tables, a tasteful carpet and a nice fireplace, this room is surprisingly suburb for a city centre pub. Service was very slick from an experienced barmaid and the clientele was largely middle-aged.