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Ship & Mitre, Liverpool
Liverpool
L2 2JH
Served areas
Reviews of Ship & Mitre (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Ship & Mitre
Still the archetypal city centre ale house and for me one of the best 2 pubs in Liverpool. As usual, it was packed on a football matchday. But our group did manage to find a small table.
The pub's own brewery Flagship is usually represented in the ale range. Their Silhouette was on for my visit. Guests were Jennings Night Vision, Republic of Liverpool Dockers Ale, Carnival Carmen, Lister's Special Ale, Neptune Equinox, Team Toxix UN of Chinook & Ringwood Old Thumper. Real ciders were Abrahall's Ruby Tuesday & Weston's Old Rosie.
The area at the front of the pub and to the left-hand side feels the most traditional, with darker areas to the rear and right-hand side of the central island bar feeling less appealing.
Plenty of staff were on hand to keep the thirsty regulars' appetites sated, but they (the staff not the customers) never seem the friendliest. Nevertheless, you'll struggle to find a better ale range in Liverpool. So, the S & M is recommended.
On 5th October 2021
- rating: 9
[User has posted 1308 recommendations about 1308 pubs]
Brainy Pool left this review about Ship & Mitre
I have warmed up to the Ship again lately, it remains a rock solid consistent ale house even throughout the craziness of the last year or so. Reliably good beer and the lack of distracting TV screens and music makes it ideal for a calm pint in a largely boisterous city.
On 25th July 2021
- rating: 9
[User has posted 898 recommendations about 871 pubs]
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Gill Smith left this review about Ship & Mitre
Enjoyed our visit to this 2019 Good Beer Guide pub, and were able to get a beer from their own Flagship brewery, Silhouette. Also enjoyed Navigation New Dawn and Tyton Morepork. A great pub to wander round when not busy.
On 21st August 2019
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1324 recommendations about 1207 pubs]
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Moorfields, 0.25 miles, 4 min walk (show)
Liverpool Lime Street, 0.49 miles, 9 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Darts : Yes last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Thursday - last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 07 March 2016 by ROB Camra