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Submitted on Friday, 5th July 2024
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Peter Kavanaghs, Liverpool
Toxteth
Postal town: Liverpool
L8 7LY
Served areas
Reviews of Peter Kavanaghs (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Ian Mapp left this review about Peter Kavanaghs
Every time I go to Liverpool, I fall in love with a new pub. This one won today's fondness.
Exactly what I look for in a pub. Rooms to explore. Period decoration. Interesting nick nacks. Deep personalisation from Peter himself and Rita - who from my limited research is Liverpools oldest landlady.
Thank god they allow photos to be taken.
Good Beer Guide entry and TT Landlord in super condition. So really, its got it all.
And live music on a Saturday.
On 5th July 2024
- rating: 9
[User has posted 1563 recommendations about 1543 pubs]
Will Larter left this review about Peter Kavanaghs
A beautiful heritage interior - worth every one of its three stars on Camra's inventory. There are two sets of two hand pumps, with Landlord and Abbot to the left and a couple of guests to the right. One was from Salopian and the other Black Sheep. I went for the Black Sheep Blonde, which was in very good condition (NBSS 4) and probably the best beer that I can recall drinking in the blonde category. I went and sat in the small room to the left of the bar, which has some amazing carved figures around the fireplace, and some rather faded paintings on the walls. The barman told me they were having to put prices up this week, but as this meant that my Black Sheep would have been £2 instead of £1.95, I said that I wasn't particularly bothered. (The Landlord and Abbot are going up by rather more, it seems.)
On 22nd May 2024
- rating: 8
[User has posted 4273 recommendations about 3935 pubs]
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Peter Kavanaghs
Peter Kavanagh's in a fine side street pub that is located some way out of the city centre. However, if you are making the effort to get out to the Philharmonic and to admire that pub's period features, it would be well worth your while making the extra 10-minute walk to this pub too.
Whilst it doesn't have the popularity and panache of the Philharmonic, some of the features here are still worthy of merit. A room at the front of the pub and another to the rear both have excellent murals. The dim lighting helps create a very different atmosphere to the Philharmonic, but the murals are impressive.
A further large room adjacent to the bar contains all kind of knick knacks to peruse. Similarly the corridor connecting the bar itself with all of the other rooms also contains items of interest.
The landlady has been here for 30-odd years, whist the friendly barman we encountered had also been working here for over 20 years and was knowledgeable about the history of the pub.
The number of handpulls has now been reduced to 3. On our visit, these were clipped with Salopian Hop Twister & Shropshire Gold & Greene King Abbot. This is probably a good thing, as I've never ever found this pub busy. My Hop Twister was in good condition and certainly better than beers I've had in the past here. I do wonder how the pub survives though.
On 21st December 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: Peter Kavanaghs - whatpub.com
- Historic Pub Interiors - pubheritage.camra.org.uk
Liverpool Central, 0.97 miles, 18 min walk (show)
Liverpool Lime Street, 1.19 miles, 22 min walk (show)
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- Live Music : Yes last updated 06 September 2018 by Brainy Pool
- Micropub : No last updated 22 May 2024 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 September 2018 by Brainy Pool
- Real Cider : No last updated 21 December 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
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