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St Peter’s Tavern, Liverpool
Liverpool
L1 4BH
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Reviews of St Peter’s Tavern (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about St Peter’s Tavern
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to win our drinking spurs at St Peter’s Tavern, Hallelujah, go forth and drink from my 12 hand pumps that overfloweth with ales from across this bright and beautiful land… OK that’s enough.
This is an old church, St Peter’s Church, that has been turned into a very interesting and must visit bar that still retains its alter on the far wall where some high seating can also now be found. A very long and a short counter, both lined with stools, run up the right of the nave facing thick wooden tables, the sort you’d expect in a church, that run up the left. In fact everything is church like from the stained glass windows, old exposed brock and bare board flooring. Both transepts have been turned into seating areas and a long decked seating area can be accessed from the left side. The furniture in this outside area looked as though it had been stolen from an Italian restaurant. Upstairs was not open during a recent Monday evening visit, but I noted two levels of balcony seating, maybe I’ll get to have a look next time.
The 12 hand pumps that I counted on the very high counters were drawing three Lilley ciders alongside a decent pint of Bass, Higson’s Pale, Northern Monk’s Sup, Black Sheep, Neptune’s Waterfront, Beartown’s Otso, Ossett’s White Rat and Salopian’s Port in a Storm. The twelfth pump had just gone off and there are four more pumps on the shorter counter towards the front, but these were just double ups and this counter was closed. The days of this place being Alma De Cuba have bought its score down so I nearly missed it, only being drawn in by the big writing on the side of the building. I’m glad I visited and I’ll make sure to revisit when next in Liverpool.
On 13th May 2025
- rating: 9
[User has posted 6133 recommendations about 6099 pubs]
Real Ale Ray left this review about St Peter’s Tavern
This is a first for me a pub with an altar, Praise the Lord. The staff were telling me that only a few months ago a couple got married in here, as they had met in this building when it was Alma de Cuba.
I called in here just on opening at 12 and had the place to myself and I found the staff very engaging and chatty as I sat at the bar trying a few different ales. The handpump line up was Bass, Titanic choc and vanilla stout, Ossett White Rat and Northern Wave Porter, Salopian Oracle, Northern Monk Sup, Brimstage Trappers Hat and Weetwood Cheshire Cat. Please note that their ales are split over two bar areas the main bar near the altar and a smaller bar area situated at the opposite end.
On 24th February 2025
- rating: 9
[User has posted 3684 recommendations about 3684 pubs]
Brainy Pool left this review about St Peter’s Tavern
1936 pub company‘s transformation of the old church previously housing Alma de Cuba may be their most ambitious project yet. A vast restoration respecting the fabric of the building and yet reinventing it as an enormous traditional style pub. The below review doesn’t mention that there are actually two more floors including an extra bar on the third floor, it is an extraordinary place. Umpteen real ales on including Bass and a number of dark beers- needless to say it’s a must visit.
On 15th December 2024
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1174 recommendations about 1136 pubs]
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Liverpool Central, 0.29 miles, 5 min walk (show)
Liverpool Lime Street, 0.58 miles, 11 min walk (show)
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- Beer Festivals : No last updated 23 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 23 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes - Pies, samosas etc. - last updated 08 November 2024 by Brainy Pool
- Karaoke : No last updated 15 December 2024 by Brainy Pool
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 08 November 2024 by Brainy Pool
- Micropub : No last updated 23 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 08 November 2024 by Brainy Pool
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 05 December 2024 by Blue Scrumpy
