Thomas Rigby's, Liverpool

Official site of Thomas Rigby's - www.markettowntaverns.co.uk

Official site of Thomas Rigby's - www.markettowntaverns.co.uk

This is an Okell's pub, which had four of their ales on. Pub grub seems to be available, with burgers and similar stuff around £7.50. This is still a multi room pub; as you enter the vestibule, fingers point either to the right to the public bar, which is apparently now reserved for diners, or to the parlour on the left. I didn't visit the dining room. The parlour is a nice old room, traditionally furnished, with a small raised area at the back on the right, and with an opened up area on the left. There were football memorabilia around, mainly above the bar counter and mainly Everton themed as I recall. There's a garden at the back with a fair number of benches, and which looks to be shared with neighbouring pubs such as Ye Olde Hole in the Wall. This pub can be a bit touristy (I know, I was such a tourist) being so prominent and near to the Cavern quarter, but it's a decent enough place. My Okell's Bitter was in good shape as well.

A more traditional Okells pub compared to the Fly. Three rooms inside (I think – it was heaving with well-behaved Everton fans post-match). Ended up in the rear room which had a fairly basic alehouse feel; some stained glass, stripped floor and wood panelling. Noted the wall-mounted ‘in’/’out’ board for the beers, nice touch. Weather too bad to go exploring the rear garden that gets so many mentions here and elsewhere. At the bar were three Okells plus Purple Moose Glaslyn, Tiny Rebel Billabong and Jennings Dark Mild. I tried a half of each of the latter two and found them to be in very good shape. Also a good number of foreign bottles and higher-end kegs. Felt like a good unpretentious drinkers pub in here and I’d like to try it again when it’s a bit quieter and can have a proper look round.