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Looking pretty shabby these days,the Dispensary is a shadow of the pub it used to be. Shabby for a few years the place is now just grubby. Facilities are basic - toilets leave a lot to be desired - and the place is cramped and uncomfortable.
The beer is Cains - while it lasts - with one or two unexciting guests. Last time I was in there the guy behind the bar was so obnoxious and offensive we ended up leaving. Do yourself a favour and walk the extra few yards to the Roscoe Head or the Fly in the loaf. It's time the Dispensary put the towels on.
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Cains pub but also has guests. Nothing special about this place in my opinion I would rather walk 15 minutes to Dr Duncans.
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Has full range of Cains beers and is well worth a visit. Landlord and bar staff are friendly.
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quite good
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This city is the city of culture 2008. try its name sake beer you can see why.
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I think I saw that gangster that wanted to blow away Stevie G in here. He had his arm's around an assortment of Liverpool's finest ladies. I was more scared of his harem then of him.
The barstaff were very friendly and most of them spoke in pidgeon english which I found easier to understand than the scouser accent.
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my favourite pub in Liverpool. city centre, well kept Cains (plus guests), quality service, friendly atmosphere, reasonable snack selection and they even have the footy on when there's a big game (and you can usually get a seat). great stuff.
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Fantastic pub, friendly locals and talkative barstaff, one of the only places i found to sell all of Cains' in the city, including the Cains lager on tap. Excellent.
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Always worth popping in here - proper old style pub with dark wood bar, planety of space and a raised seating area towards the back. Usually more of an older crowd in attendance, but that's alright, it'll usually mean there's a better, friendlier atmosphere than certain other pubs not far from here. I've been coming here off and on for about 10 years or so now and I've never once had a bad (real ale) beer in here.
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Lovely Cains pub, and there were guests on too. Enjoyed the friendly atmosphere.
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Fine Cain's beers and always friendly welcome.
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It's a decent pub with good beer.
anonymous - 12 Sep 2006 22:31 |
Re previous posters comments concerning Australian beer. Granted the most well known Ozzy beers are uniformly dreadful. However, there is hope. Try a Boags Premium or a Coopers Sparkling Ale. They are delightful beers, akin to UK summer brews. Best of all you don't have to travel down under to get one. Both are available in Rigbys, not cheap though. Onya Mate!
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Nice selection of Cains, and a real cider on handpump. Crowded, but had a pleasant atmosphere... I seem to remember it was a CAMRA pub of the year a couple of years ago...
(and Australians know nothing about beer... only the British brew fine cask ale, the ONLY definition of beer)
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I couldn't quite work out what I thought about the Dispensary, but the previous post hits the nail on the head. It's a little bit soul-less. Good staff and beer, though.
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one of my favourite pubs. its wonderful. or rather it was until they redectorated and now it's lost its soul.
its heartbreaking to see such a grand old lady fal from grace.
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this was the first and best english pub i had a beer at.we australians think we know about those matters !
tad kuczek - 7 May 2004 04:25 |
Could be the best pub in Liverpool at the moment. As some have dipped, for various reasons, this place has taken off. I've spent many nights and afternoons in here. A regular haunt of the Black Heart Society - their rules and regulations may still be behind the bar somewhere.
palmwinedrinkard - 14 Apr 2004 17:23 |
I was there a few years back when I missed last train back to London. This is one of the friendliest pubs I have been in. Superb Cains bitter and mild were on, and the pub had (the same day) been awarded North West Camra Pub Of The Year - well deserved. The head brewer from Cains attended, and there was a buffet laid on and a good old sing-song! Superb!
I forgot the names of the two friendly locals who took me on to the Roscoe's head for afters!
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This pub tends to attract a clientele of over 30s, meaning you avoid a lot of the idiots that frequent some of the bars in the vicinity. Nicely done-up, and it did not sell Aftershock when I was there - always a good sign.
Lagers are nothing to write home about, mind you, and it has been hammered every time I was in there. Don't know if drunk teenage scroats or drunk grave-dodgers are more annoying.
mdma - 10 Apr 2004 14:14 |
A proper Cains Brewery Pub made up with old Pharmaceutical items - has a young friendly and enthusiastic bar staff. There are several guest ales and Faxe and Red Eric.
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