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Bishop's Tipple was my tipple on a recent early morning visit. It was hailing down in Liverpool and I remembered someone telling me on my previous visit to Liverpool that the Crown opened earlier than any other pub in the city. Well it proved to be genuine and at half past ten I was supping my tipple and my wife was getting stuck into a pint of Tiger Triple Gold. Apart from the quite magnificent decor, the prices are also staggering; must have the cheapest real ale selection in the entire Brirish Isles.
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Back in here but at a lunchtime this time round - very nice crowd of people and the ale selection was improved since my last visit (more unusual ones and more selection) - the food looked well nice, the bloke next to us got served pie, mash, peas and gravy and it looked scrumptious - will definitely come back next time in Liverpool.
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I bet the rating of the Crown will soar in the next few months as it has changed out of all expectations from what it used to be. It had a superb selection of cask ales and ciders and at really competitive prices.The pub itself is a masterpiece now that the magnificent ceiling has been restored to its former glory. I didn't notice the state of the carpet as I was constantly looking upwards. I really must say that it is one of the best boozers I've ever been in and I've been in a few on my travels.
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Far better than your average station pub. Beer decent enough & cheap. Ornate walls & fittings, not sure about the carpet thoughn the back room
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Alright if you are in a hurry and about to get a train. Had 5 ales on when I was in I had the Youngs Gold Christmas Tale @4%, £1.95 pint. If you have more time then I'd advise left out the door down Renshaw St to the junction and you'll see the Dispensary on your left - better in there.
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A large front room houses the bar and behind is a similarly sized room where diners and drinkers mix. Most posters mention the ornate ceilings which can be useful to look at to avoid eye contact with the occassional scalls and characters who frequent the place. The Cains was pretty good on this visit and as has been pointed out, it's very handy for the station, in particular, the London and Midlands platforms.
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Not to be missed for the amazing ceiling alone. Didn't see any smackheads selling bacon though, or visiting rats - must have been a quite night.
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I think this place is okay. Beer is normally in reasonable condition and it's one of the cheapest pubs you'll find. A few 'rough' people knocking about, but nobody has ever given me or anyone I've been with any bother in there.
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Unmissable as you exit Lime Street station, with the pub's name in large, gold, lettering on each facade and a huge (and frankly bonkers) embossed shield advertising the former owners - "Walker's Ale, Warrington". There are also rather grand, moulded ceilings in the busy bar and the more civilised back lounge. It must have been quite something in its heyday, but all the posters advertising cheap food and drink deals in the windows, around the walls and on the tables give the place a distinctly downmarket feel. I counted a total of 13 handpumps, scattered in clumps along the bar, but not all of these were working. My pint of Marstons EPA was fine (especially at just £1.69).
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Once upon a time this was a decent place to go, a grand majestic building ideal to spend a day / evening imbibing in. Nowadays, oh dear, full of ruddy-faced drunks, smack heads selling bacon and other people who you really dont want to share a room with. The beer is passable, but not great, but the nail in the coffin was a few weeks ago when whilst meeting mates in there (it's next to Lime Street station) I was astonished to see a rat casually stroll in through the door, thus resulting in all hell being let loose! Screaming women, men attempting to catch the rodent and the bar staff looking on perplexed. Quite why the rat had opted to sup in the Crown is beyond me, but I dont even think he would like the beer!
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Lovely ornate interior. I thought all the Wetherspoon style advertisements and menus for meals for a fiver or cheap beer offers made it look a bit messy, but it was indeed very cheap. Its a nice old boozer and definitely worth a visit.
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Agree with oldboots - when I went in a couple of days ago all they had on was Timothy Taylor Landlord - but they had just run out of it!!!
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Rather disappointing trip to the Crown his week, apart from the architecture of course! No cask beers, only a pump clip for Tetleys Cask which wasn’t on sale. The ill trained barman suggested something called “Worthington smooth” as an alternative - I declined, drank half a Guinness and away tout de bloody suite.
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Extraordinary looking “art nouveau gone mad” pub next to Lime Street Station. The inside is a little more restrained but the ceilings alone are worth a visit. Only two of the many handpumps in operation serving Tetleys and fairly good Youngs Special at only £1.80 a pint on my last visit. Sadly the low prices do attract more than a fair share of crazies, scallies and weirdies but there never seem to be any resulting problems.
anonymous - 29 May 2009 13:11 |
Excellent value beer at this majestic pub right next to Lime Street station. £1.20 a pint is amazing these days, and the environment and atmosphere here ensure that this is no Wetherspoons-type experience. Be sure to check out the plasterwork on the ceiling and the sumptuous exterior with it's original brewery signs. Although the pub has been opened out, it still retains separate drinking areas, including a back rom with a similarly impressive ceiling. Upstairs there is a separate (and less remarkable) restaurant area, although food can still be consumed downstairs. 4-5 ales to choose from, including Cains and Tetley Bitter which are as cheap as chips. The food too is very cheap and served all day, and although it's nothing special still represents excellent value for money. A few concessions to modernity- quiz machines etc.- don't detract too much from the ambience. Unsurprisingly, it's always busy with a mixed crowd. Well worth a visit.
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Not a bad pub at all, can get a bit packed at times, but one of the cheapest boozers in Liverpool. Handy if your getting on or off a train at Lime Street and dont make the mistake of going to Wetherspoons opposite!
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Nice pint of thwaites "nutty black" for only £1.80 from this gbg listed pub. Two meals for a fiver also on offer, well worth a visit spesh if waitin 4 a train at the nearby lime street station, 7/10
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Large pub with 2 ground floor bars and a good variety of beers (including Cains and Tetley) and ciders. Nice interior and really convenient for the station. From here you are just a short 1 minute walk from getting on or a train. Opens early each morning for breakfast.
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Wow - £1.35 for a pint of Cains Bitter! Up to 8 out of 10!
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Went in here last week (train was cancelled and had 30 mins to kill!). A middle aged lady sat at the bar was F'ing and blinding! Surprisingly she wasn't a local but was American and had just arrived on a plane from New York to Manchester. A combination of jet lag and a (probable) nightmare train journey from Manchester to Lime Street had made her get very tipsy on a couple of G&T's! The large group of Aston Villa supporters in the pub getting bevvied up prior to the match against Everton didn't even flinch! I upped my rating of this pub from a 4 to a 7!
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A place I have walked past often but never felt like going in. That was till yesterday when with railway friend who uses the place to wait for trains due to its close proximity to Lime Street station. As I entered the first thing that struck me is like a large number of central liverpool pubs the inside is well more like entering a 5 star hotel lobby. The ceilings are OTT ornate. The wood paneling and match furniture are superb and well looked after then you wake up and realise you are I humble pub!
Ale were TT Landlord, Tetley's and Beartown Bear Ass which was what I drank and the beer was all round a relly good pint.
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Very good food available and considering how busy the place gets, we've never waited more than twenty minutes from the order being placed to the arrival of the food.
There's usually a couple of real ales available and at £1.80 a pint, very good value.
Nice decor and friendly staff.
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It's all about location. If you're meeting someone at the station after getting off the train, you do it here because the beer isn't bad.
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Strange place, as previous reviews have said it always looks like somethings going to kick off! Would only go there during the day to shelter from the rain!
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Good central location. Nice & bright with an interesting ornate ceiling. Unfortunately there was a "domestic" brewing with the couple next to us so we didn't stay long! Will no doubt go back at some stage in the future.
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Looked ok but could not get served so I walked out after 20 minutes waiting with just 2 staff on!!!
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Good cheap beer, lousy service
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Fine traditional Largish Victorian pub close to Lime Street Station.
On my recent visit - 27 June 208 - the beer range was limited to Tetleys and Everards Sunchaser, the former being on form and noticeably cheap at £ 1.35p.
Note the splendid ornately plastered ceiling and the art nouveau glass dome on the first floor - which you can see by walking halfway up the staircase.
Note also the copper bar front and the fine external friezes advertsing Walkers Warrington Ales and the Crown Hotel ( note that accommodation is not offered )
The pub opens early for breakfast and I think serves beer from 10 am.
My recent early morning visit - 27 June 2008 - was interrupted at about 10.45 am (!) by the arrival of a large hen party of about 25-30 females in number, a good few of whom looked at though they had probably had to bunk off school for the day. I retreated to the quieter, but equally traditional room at te back.
Read more about the pub in the Liverpool Historic Pub Guide, which is well worth getting hold of.
In conclusion, the Crown is not a must visit pub, but its central location and proximity to bus / rail stations make it a good meeting point or a good place to start or end a Liverpool crawl.
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I've only ever visited this place late on a Friday evening (so I've probably not seen it at its best) but each time I've been in I've felt that the beer was pretty badly kept and that there was an atmosphere in the room like a fight was about to kick off. As I say, it might just be that it was late Friday, near to kicking out time, but then again, I can only go off my own experience of it - not somewhere I enjoy going to.
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Friendly pub near Lime Street statin. Comfy seating in large rooms. Going upstairs to ladies I found a large funstion room with a beautiful coloured glass dome at the top of the stairs. Choice of 4 real ales including a Wyre Piddle micro as well as local ales.
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Cheap and cheerful..and a nice ceiling.
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One of the cheapest pub in Liverpool and right by Lime Street Station. The pub sells decent, cheap food and beer. A roomy pub with pleasant staff. Well worth a visit when you step off a train.
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£6.40 for 4 pints and £6 for 2 meals. Whats not to like? Bar staff pretty friendly too and beer was passable. Will revisit when back in the pool
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Great pub, interesting decor and a barman who can serve three people at once and do it right!
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Tetleys is now £1.25 and £1.40 for Carlsberg, otherwise it's buisness as usual
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Good pub for football fans when travveling to any of the liverpool grounds and its cheap £1 for a pint of cains bitter. £1.30 for carlsberg and good cheap food
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Good starter on Liverpool pub crawl. Old building with nice ceiling and full of "posties"
3 pints (2 lager 1 bitter) for £4! Advertised pint of Cains Bitter for a pound, but didn't have any, Tetley was reasonable instead.
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Fine pub with ornate ceiling and other interesting features. Good ale at reasonable prices. Astonishing menu!
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