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The Richard John Blackler (JD Wetherspoon), Liverpool
Liverpool
L1 1HU
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Reviews of The Richard John Blackler (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about The Richard John Blackler (JD Wetherspoon)
The Richard John Blackler is a large Wetherspoons with a U-shaped serving counter that supports two banks of six hand pumps, but many were off for line cleaning so the options were Doom Bar, Phoenix Brewery’s Wobbly Bob, Wainwright Gold, Peerless Brewing’s Little Eye and Citruvian and Flack’s New Forest. High tables run across the front and some booths can be found up the right-hand wall up to some raised seating in the right rear. Standard seating is found to the left behind a parting wall and in the left rear corner. The service was polite and I found a comfortable spot to enjoy my dirt cheap pint, so what’s not to like?
On 19th March 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 5965 recommendations about 5931 pubs]
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Richard John Blackler (JD Wetherspoon)
One of several branches of Wetherspoon's in Liverpool city centre, the Richard John Blackler is probably the largest of them all. Being situated between Lime Street and Central stations, it always seems to be full with customers at all times of the day. Our recent Saturday morning visit was no exception.
The long bar dominates proceedings in the centre, with seating and standing areas around 3 sides of it. The open-plan interior can get very noisy at times, with lots of drunkenness and shouting. As usual, the cheap food is popular with many.
Service from the army of staff is always efficient, without exactly being cheerful. Regular beers here are Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best, Sharp's Doom Bar & Wychwood Hobgoblin. With the Wetherspoon's festival drawing to a close on the day of our visit, guests were Hogs Back Home Harvest '22, Purity Warrior, Evan Evans Boadicea, Brewster's All The Leaves Are Brown, Telemark Rev Red Session IPA, Salopian Indigenous, Elgood's Double Swan & Conwy Red. I've not seen a real cider in here for some time, unless they are hidden away someplace.
If you need a pub for an early start or a late finish, it can serve a purpose and there's always a decent range of ales. However, as a drinking experience, there's very little to recommend it.
On 31st October 2022
- rating: 6
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Richard John Blackler (JD Wetherspoon)
with so many interesting pubs in Liverpool, I rarely visit the Wetherspoons branches in the city. but if I do, it's usually this one. though slightly worn in places it's pleasantly decorated, and with 12 handpumps on the bar you can't go wrong here for ale. it's extremely open plan but does have some nice booth seating as well as some massive windows through which you can watch the world go by.
On 16th August 2018
- rating: 7
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Liverpool Central Loop Line, 0.18 miles, 3 min walk (show)
Liverpool Lime Street, 0.24 miles, 4 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No - JDW vouchers only - last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 06 September 2018 by Brainy Pool
- Darts : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 06 September 2018 by Brainy Pool
- Jukebox : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : No last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 September 2018 by Brainy Pool
- Real Cider : No last updated 31 October 2022 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 10 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 06 September 2018 by Brainy Pool
