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The Captain Alexander (JD Wetherspoon), Liverpool

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7-11 James Street
Liverpool
L2 7NX

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J D Wetherspoon

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Liverpool Central

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Ian Mapp left this review about The Captain Alexander (JD Wetherspoon)

Drops in and out of the Good Beer Guide.... I think CAMRA had it in for spoon in 2025, as there were no city centre ones in. This reappeared in 2026 - so to keep the city fully ticked, I managed to visit during my latest week.

As identikit a spoons as you could get.

Bad points - Architecturally dull, filthy inside. I get used to the dirty tables, but this had litter all over the floor - including what may have been a wrapped nappy.

Good points - cheap, interesting beers (Peerless IPA in fine condition) and very effecient app ordering. They must have started cooking my eggs when I thought of them - based on the speed of delivery. Plentiful charging points.

So many better pubs in Liverpool but none cheaper.

You know what you are in for, both good and bad.

On 18^th July 2026 - rating: 5
[User has posted 1882 recommendations about 1844 pubs]

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Strongers . left this review about The Captain Alexander (JD Wetherspoon)

Crossing over the road from the pub opposite I noted a few people sitting at café seating that runs along the wall outside of the Captain Alexander between its two entrances. After climbing the steps to the door, I learned that the right-hand entrance is just a fire exit, so I had to do the walk of shame past the café table crew to the left-hand entrance. High two-seater tables run along the front windows with a couple of rows of standard sized tables behind. The serving counter runs up the right-hand wall where it faces rows of high tables and more standard tables up the centre before booths that run up the left-hand wall to stairs at the rear that climb to a roof terrace that was closed during my recent late Monday afternoon visit. At the rear is a large kitchen hatch that looks over more standard seating. The counter supports two banks of five hand pumps that were drawing the usual three Spoons classics plus Jaipur, Exmoor Gold, Phoenix Brewery’s Arianna, Coach House’s Cheshire Gold, Conwy Brewery’s Rampart and Peerless Brewing’s Lone Ranger. The service was polite, but this is a Spoons with little character or atmosphere, even when busy.

On 21^st July 2025 - rating: 5
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Captain Alexander (JD Wetherspoon)

Near James Street station and not far from the tourist attractions in the docks, this is still probably one of the better branches of Wetherspoon's in the city. The interior is not actually that big, with one large open-plan room on the ground floor and an upper level roof terrace.

I find that the ground floor is far too cluttered with too many high tables and stools cramped into a small space. If you can grab one of the very few booths, you may be better off. The bar is off to the right-hand side and with some very awkwardly placed pillars, it's difficult to see what beers are on. On our Wednesday afternoon visit, the Abbot was off, but the remaining selection was Ruddles Best, Sharp's Doom Bar, Peerless Dark Nights & Langton Spin, Oakham JHB, Coach House Three Kings & Spitting Feathers Rested When Expected & Trio Brew Alien. Ciders were Weston's Old Rosie & Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon.

One of six branches in the city centre, this is almost certainly one of the best 3, with one of the better beer ranges.

On 5^th December 2024 - rating: 6
[User has posted 3552 recommendations about 3550 pubs]

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