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Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
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- Lemon Quarter
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Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
I will check out Rate Beer's lists and map out 5-10 best rated pubs per city but any personal and inside tips are welcome. Thanks.
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
The Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool is well worth a visit for its decor (and beer). The Dispensary just down the road is fine too.
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
Marble brewery in Manc has a good reputation, although I haven't tried their beers. Pub is the Marble Arch Rochdale Rd, and they have a coup!e of other bars
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
swill453 wrote:The Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool is well worth a visit for its decor (and beer).
Seconded, and make a point of visiting the men's loo at the Phil. It's a work of art.
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
I'll 'third' the Philharmonic Dinimg Rooms, but mainly for the decor, especially in the Gents. The beer was okay but service a bit slow and their may be some laurel resting going on, as it is very well known.
We also enjoyed the historic Baltic Fleet, down near Albert Dock.
https://www.balticfleetpubliverpool.com ... -room.html
Liverpool suffered in the blitz but Adolf spent some time there before the First World War and obviously told the Luftwaffe to go easy on the pubs. There are plenty of lovely old fashioned boozers all around the edges of the city centre and we had a great weekend.
We also enjoyed the historic Baltic Fleet, down near Albert Dock.
https://www.balticfleetpubliverpool.com ... -room.html
Liverpool suffered in the blitz but Adolf spent some time there before the First World War and obviously told the Luftwaffe to go easy on the pubs. There are plenty of lovely old fashioned boozers all around the edges of the city centre and we had a great weekend.
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
For Manchester, Marble Arch is a must, food is also good here. The Port Street Beer House, usually a stunning choice here but very busy( closed on Mondays ). Cask at the top of Liverpool road is worth a look, especially if you like Belgian beer. The Knott is interesting although I have not been there since the makeover. Also the Britains Protection.
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Ship and Mitre, Roscoe Head, possibly still one of the Magnificent seven? The Baltic Fleet if you are in the area.
It has been a couple of years since I have been to any of these, before retirement I would be to both cities about 6 times a year.
A good unbiased source of information is here
http://pubsandbeer.co.uk/index.php?ID=H&H=B
I have not made any contributions for some time, although I was once a regular contributor
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Ship and Mitre, Roscoe Head, possibly still one of the Magnificent seven? The Baltic Fleet if you are in the area.
It has been a couple of years since I have been to any of these, before retirement I would be to both cities about 6 times a year.
A good unbiased source of information is here
http://pubsandbeer.co.uk/index.php?ID=H&H=B
I have not made any contributions for some time, although I was once a regular contributor
Cheers
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
swill453 wrote:The Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool is well worth a visit for its decor (and beer). The Dispensary just down the road is fine too.
Scott.
I can already taste my first two pints in The Dispensary and the next two in The Phil. Getting some gardening done today so tomorrow I should be properly parched.
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
JMN2 wrote:I can already taste my first two pints in The Dispensary and the next two in The Phil.
Did you catch the live music there? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... erformance
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
swill453 wrote:JMN2 wrote:I can already taste my first two pints in The Dispensary and the next two in The Phil.
Did you catch the live music there? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... erformance
Scott.
I was a bit too early for that, popped in for a rubbish pint and service, they were guarding the equipment while roadies were carrying amps etc. Beer was vinegar, didn't even bother checking out the toilet.
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Re: Pub Recommendations for Liverpool and Manchester
You might want to try the Circus Tavern (Portland St, Manchester).
I can't comment about the quality of the beer, it's ages since I have visited.
What is interesting is that it was not built as a "bar", but as a house in the times when a pub WAS a public house.
Ie when it first became a pub, it was during the time that the ale wife would bring you your beer and no provision was originally allowed for a "bar" to serve at. It now has the smallest bar that you are ever likely to see.
The roof garden at the Lower Turks head is also well worth a visit. Quite how they reconcile the morrocan theme of the decor with the history of the name is moot, but it works well.
I can't comment about the quality of the beer, it's ages since I have visited.
What is interesting is that it was not built as a "bar", but as a house in the times when a pub WAS a public house.
Ie when it first became a pub, it was during the time that the ale wife would bring you your beer and no provision was originally allowed for a "bar" to serve at. It now has the smallest bar that you are ever likely to see.
The roof garden at the Lower Turks head is also well worth a visit. Quite how they reconcile the morrocan theme of the decor with the history of the name is moot, but it works well.
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