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The Turks Head, St. Helens

Pub added by elizabeth mcgraw
49-51 Morley Street
St. Helens
WA10 2DQ
Phone: 01744751289

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Brainy Pool left this review about The Turks Head

Nothing changes here except the food offering seems more prominent nowadays. Still the same cosy two bar layout with more real ales than you can shake a stick at. You might wonder if they can keep so many in top condition but I can honestly say I have never had a bad pint here. the young staff are always friendly. Best pub in the area for me.

On 18th December 2022 - rating: 10
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Will Larter left this review about The Turks Head

An extravagant building in mock tudor style, and inside an extravagance of beers: 14 on hand pumps (I didn't check the keg offerings), from a multitude of breweries, with only Ossett and Thornbridge doubly represented (unless counting Bombardier as Marstons). Both the beers we had poured frothily, but were not particularly well conditioned, which may be because of a fault with the cask breather (I'm not an expert). My half of Marstons Owd Roger 7.4% was not as good as I've had this beer in bottled form, and that's not something I'll admit to very often. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our visit here as it's a pleasant pub with friendly staff and customers who made us feel right at home.

On 27th January 2020 - rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Turks Head

This is a cracking two-bar traditional pub in the back streets of St Helens, just a short walk from the town centre. The side porch offers a choice of entrances, with the Bar to the left and Lounge to the right, each indicated by attractive stained-glass panes in the respective doors. Following the left-hand door, you descend a couple of steps to a lower level main bar area. This room has long, comfy banquette seating along the front wall with some sturdy looking chairs in support, whilst the servery runs down the rear wall, with its plain counter and nice mirrored bar back decorated with collections of jugs and pump clips. To one side of the bar, there are some lovely stained-glass windows bearing the pub’s name in a style similar to the ‘Bar’ and ‘Lounge’ panes seen in the entrance porch. Large ceramic beer jugs fill the window sills and there is an attractive fireplace to the left with a large TV screen above showing a live rugby union fixture with the commentary turned on. A bookcase to the side of the TV screen was well stocked with numerous titles including a fair few old editions of the Good Beer Guide. Stairs lead up to the carpeted left hand side of the pub where you’ll find a pool table and dartboard, some nice wood panelled walls and a collection of beer trays, but rather limited seating options. The majority of the seating options can be found in the rear lounge bar, although I only took a brief peek round here, so didn’t get a chance to explore it properly.
The pub has a keen focus on cask ale, offering a wide range of options including Oakham Bishop’s Farewell, Morland Old Speckled Hen, Hop Back Summer Lightning, Moorhouse Pride of Pendle, Langton Rainbow Bridge, Camerons Sanctuary, Pardoes Sweet Chariot and something called Raven Ale, all available on the front bar, with several more on in the lounge including Courage Directors and Ossett Excelsior. I tried the Bishop’s farewell which was in excellent condition and served to me by a very friendly, welcoming barmaid, who had a chat with all the customers as they slowly accumulated over the course of my visit.
I thought this was an excellent pub with a smart, comfortable interior, some excellent beer and fine customer service. There seemed to be a nice vibe here, with the locals happy to chat to newcomers and the comfy seating creating a homely feel that made it difficult to drag yourself away. This place is well worth the walk out of town to check out and was probably the pick of the five pubs I visited in St Helens.

On 16th December 2019 - rating: 9
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Al Bundy left this review about The Turks Head

A fantastic pub on the outskirts of the town centre. Two roomed with a bar serving both rooms and boasting 14 handpulls. An excellent choice of styles and a wide choice of breweries supply beers. Definitely worth the walk out from the town centre.

On 25th April 2018 - rating: 9
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Turks Head

This is a friendly and welcoming pub and another haven for beer. There were twelve handpumps in this pub with eleven in use on our visit. This is a traditional pub split into a lounge and bar side on two levels, with a central bar serving both rooms. We went into the bar side, which had a roaring coal fire and a good view of the beer board at the side of the board. Our favourite beers on this visit were Abbeydale Spellchecker and Elland Old Skool. Opens at 2pm on a Mon and Tues and at 12 the rest of the week.

On 31st December 2014 - rating: 10
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Steven Kacer left this review about The Turks Head

A average side street boozer with charactor with local art work and model of the pub.

On 5th April 2008 - rating: 8
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