Thomas Rigby's, Liverpool

An Okells pub with three very distinctive rooms.From Dale Street the righthand room is designed mainly for dining and has an intruiging "Justice Clerks Offices " sign although it's significance escaped me.The maintap room is where the bar is situated with 6 handpumps offering some Okell and guest ales,my IPA was in good form.The third room,a wood pannelled back room ,was charming and looked the most relaxing spot to pay an extended visit .The large courtyard is shared with The Lady of Mann, has a lot of wooden benches,and is overlooked by some flats converted from offices.I would return but on balance I would say it's sister pub The Fly in the Loaf just won on points.

Good quality beer, friendly staff and punters.

Over the years Rigbys has been a great pub. In the old days it had lovely copper tables inside until Okells come along and ripped them out. Now it is a very expensive run down city centre boozer. It's a man's pub and not the kind of place you want to take your other half or your family for a drink. The place has a rough feel to it, it reminds me of one of those saloon bars you see in old western films.Its a place that's in need of new life and new direction.

Thomas Rigby's has to be Liverpool's must expensive run down pub.The place is just a complete dump.The paint on the outside of the building is peeling off,the floor on the inside is dirty,the tables have writing on,the staff have no uniforms and look like they should be selling the Big Issue outside.The toilets smell,the beer glasses are dirty.The beer is not kept well and is cloudy.This place has to be the worst real ale pub in town.