Lion Tavern, Liverpool

A proper pub with a selection of rooms and a real old fashioned bar and, most importantly, excellent beers on offer. Just splendid.

Another high rating from me but its got everything I want from a pub. Drinks - a perfect, pin sharp Peerless Seven Streets IPA. If it hadnt been the afternoon, I would have surely taken advantage of the whisky tasting flights - available in £10, £15 and £20 options. And what a collection. Especially Irish. Decor - Liverpools answer to Manchester's Pev? If you want tiling, central bar, etched windows, gorgeous bar back, hidden back rooms and so on. Music - free jukebox, with people with great taste on my visit. The stones a break from the omnipresent beatles. Food - a chiller cabinet full of pork pies :-) Locals - super friendly. I'm unsure what else you could want from a pub! Will be my goto Liverpool pub in the future - but I have much work to do first.

Another high ceiling pub near to Moorfields, some ornate tiling and features

Corner pub that has some fantastic architecture inside, but similar to its altogether grander counterpart the Philharmonic across town, it seems to rely a little too much on this to the detriment of its beers. The real ale range is down to 4 these days. Liverpool Brewing Moorfields Mild & Wily Fox Crafty Fox are regular beers. Guests on my visit were Peerless Pale & Leeds Pale. Real cider has now been discontinued. My mild was enjoyable, but the pub was very quiet, especially considering there was a Premier League football match on that day. Staff seemed to be confused as to why there were so few customers, but whilst I still enjoy a visit to the Lion Tavern, it does seem to be living off past reputations.