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This pub used to be open for breakfast at weekends. But it no longer opens until midday. Nevertheless, the ale range was fairly decent - Stamps Winter Warmer, Phoenix Spotland Gold & Wychwood Hobgoblin. The cider was Rosie's Black Bart. I went for the Winter Warmer, which was a chocolate and mandarin porter and very enjoyable too. The interior always feels quite grungy and it's a popular place for music, with a free juke box. There are long bench tables and seating with further tables and seating at the side. It's a fairly dark place, as it is underground.
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I was under the impression that this pub wpuld be quite cheap as it seems to draw students, either way I thought it was worth checking out. A big room of place, with a big table in the middle that you would see in hofbrauhaus. 3 localish ales on, my pint of Liverpool Craft Oatmeal stout was very nice but a bit pricey at 3.40. A decent pub to come with mates or to have a pint by yourself (plenty of space and tables) but it has a spoons type vibe to it, as in not a proper pub feeling to it. I rated Ye Cracke more than here.
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Despite my last comment 2 years ago that I needed to get here more often, the Pilgrim is not a place I've had a drink in too many times since. We often go in, but are disappointed by the ale range that appears to have shrunk of late. 3 ales were on - Spitting Feathers Solstice, Sharps Doom Bar & Titanic Plum Porter. Rosies Black Bart was advertised. But I couldn't see it anywhere. But I was happy enough with the porter. I still like this place as a pub. It has a fairly unique atmosphere and being in between the Cracke and the Grapes, it's still a place I will visit.
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If your in the City worth a visit. Can get a bit noisy when busy, but generally find its good beer and prices. The place has its quirks but in an interesting way.
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The Pilgrim was fairly busy on my Sunday evening visit. There was a good selection of ales - Purple Moose Dark Side of The Moose, Three B's Fetter's Choice, Phoenix Wobbly Bob & Hopsack. The real cider was Rosies Black Bart. It's generally quite noisy in here. But the choice of music was good and diverse. Increasing my rating from 6 to 7. Making a note to come here more often.
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Plenty of room in here last night, unlike other nearby pubs. A good selection of ales.
I had an ale I previously hadn't come across - Healey Silverstone - and very nice it was too.
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Our first visit last Easter Monday proved very enjoyable especially as we just got in before the rush and grabbed ourselves drinks and a cubicle for lunch. We had the best fish I've eaten for a long time and the service was great. We'll certainly be back but at lunchtime as I believe it can get a bit noisy in the evenings. One warning though, if you're under five foot two you'll never reach the trough in the gents. It must have been designed and constructed by a giant minimalist.
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The Pilgrim is a place we often go to, as it opens early on a Saturday. I believe it opens at 10am and it certainly serves breakfasts. It was fairly quiet on our visit yesterday, which enable us to make use of the free jukebox. 3 real ales were on - Brass Monkey Baboon, Phoenix Hopsack and Thwaites Lancaster Bomber. Thatchers Cheddar Valley has now been added on tap. So I have increased my rating slightly.
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Studenty boozer, interesting selection of OK beers. Basic reasonably priced bar meals although don't expect a Michelin....or KwikFit experience.
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Not bad - friendly enough and had a range of ales including Brass Monkey Cheeky 4.2%, Copper Dragon Golden Pipin 3.9% and Phoenix Hopsack 3.8%. All were very drinkable. Toilets, fully tiled out - looks like an abatoir!
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very much your studenty (well suppose if I canget away with transmogrification then I can get away with 'studenty') kind of cellar bar. Beer was reasonable enough though it can be 'mob rule' at the bar. The pintof Pheonix Hopsack I had was nice enough though it is a lace to be when you're in a mob as opposed to going for a quiet pint.
anonymous - 4 Dec 2010 00:49 |
Perhaps not the real ale range of some of the other local GBG entries and the 1st pint was off but changed OK and the 2nd was fine. Food was OK.
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This is a great pub for a few reasons for me, firstly its one of those preacious rare places where you can enjoy a pint AND a cigarette simultaniously in a dry comfortable environment, (very important for me). Secondly you can bye a pint of very fresh high quality truly delicious
larger called Cain's, for a cool � 1.60 (yes, you can acctually drink in a pub without worrying how your going to pay the rent this month). This to me is also very important, because I was born with a brain.
Cain's is a locally produced lager, the brewery is just down the road, this means the lager dose not have to travel far, so the cost of the petrol it takes to bring it to the pub is less, this saving is passed on to the customer and even the environment benifits due to less carbon emissions by the delivery lorry, who'd of thought drinking fresh delicious lager was good for the environment!
The Pub itself is situated on a quiet back street in a nice part of the city, no loud drunken revelers like you get in the lower part of town, and not much cance of geting run over after leaving the pub, on quiet weekdays it feels like a pub in the country, witch is a rely nice feeling.
If youre a practical person like me, you will love this pub for the simple reasons above.
Thankx. M
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Oh dear.
Went here for the first time in months last week.
It was quite busy for a friday night. After having previous bad experiences with the beer here I had a couple of pints of Cains lager which at �1.80 a pint is good value.
Then came the time to visit the toilets. They were completely refurbished a while ago and given a lick of paint, new tiles and a new sink etc.
Seems they forgot about the door to the cubicle in the gents though. It was hanging on by the bottom hinge with the top of the door leaning at a 45 degree angle and resting against the wall. It looked like it had been like that for a while. All it would take is for the lazy owner to get a screwdriver and some screws and fix it.
Stay away from this dump!
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Well named, it is pretty grim. Full of students and downright dirty. Sticky tables & floors, glasses & bottles everywhere, just not good enough, I can�t imagine why anyone would ever want to eat here, given the state of everywhere else what must the kitchen be like. Four real ales on the bar, I had a pint of Leeds Funfair, it was poor. Had another pint of Funfair in Rochdale last night, it was good, so definitely down to the pub. Why on earth is this place in the GBG 2010? Don�t go unless you like students and grime.
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Similar to the nearby Cracke, you wouldn't pass by this pub. You would have to know it was there. Entry to the basement bar was down a steep flight of brick steps. Inside, I felt it had a vaguely Spanish feel to it with booths either side of a long central tiled table. Service was quick. But the selection was poor. Red Tornado Ruby Red IPA and Ruddles County were the only real ales on offer and the cider selction was similarly poor. Agree with the remarks about the toilets. They're not particularly pleasant. But I've been in a lot worse. I found this place quite atmospheric. But the lack of choice of drinks will put me off from visiting again. Then again, maybe I visited on an off day.
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Enjoyed an evening's drink in here last night, good choice of guest ales and a nice mix of people, studenty but in a good way, only snag was it seemed to close, quickly. they didn't mess about.
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Judging by the previous reviews the Pilgrim seems to picked up since last year. 4 good ales from smaller fairly local breweries and my Hopsack was in top form, BTW I paid �2.50 for a pint. Service was ok and I wasn't short changed. Carlsberg, Murphys and Guinness also on sale. An interesting cellar bar with constant music chosen by customers from juke box selectors located at each table. The tables round the edge of the room are set out a bit like small private booths seating four people, there is also a long line of tables down the centre of the room. The room upstairs was closed but is reached via a spiral staircase in the corner of the cellar. The tables have small tiles picking out the names of uninspiring drinks like Stella or Blackthorn cider, but they fit in with the general ambience of the place. It is very popular with students particularly the tea cosy wearing variety. There is also the covered yard where you enter, which is normally packed in summer. The menu looks interesting, innovative and different.
anonymous - 20 Feb 2009 09:51 |
Went here on sunday to watch the Liverpool v Everton game. Very busy as you would expect. Started off with a pint of Phoenix Hop Sack (?) �2.70 a pint was a bit expensive so had boring Carlsberg �1.80 for the rest of the game.
Toilets have been refurbished!!!
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Judging by previous reviews, this is a pretty popular place, aside from a recurring arithmetical problem..! However, not for me, I'm afraid. Beer was average. We parked ourselves out front under the canopy, but the area was untidy, littered and grubby. The fact that they can't be bothered to keep it swept and clean may tell a story about other aspects of the pub. Bar downstairs was dark and uninviting. Maybe it changes character in the evening, but not a great stop for an afternoon visit. Someone mentioned that it was originally an old print works or something... they might think of reconverting..! Off to the majestic Philharmonic...
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Went there last week and the guy who got served before me was short changed - by the same barman that short changed me!
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Good place to go and the interior is very unique. Toilets are horrible! Nice little courtyard at the front with tables and benches. Quiet in the afternoon. Busy in the evening. Beer is cheap and always special offers. However, I was short changed twice by the same barman the last time I was there so check your change!
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Great atmosphere in this one and some good LIVE music. Last visit the real ale was suffering, there was only one on and that was poor.
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Always visit the Pilgrim during Beatleweek, and have a good time. Beer excellent, the all day breakfast has to be eaten to be believed, bar staff very friendly, and efficient, try it, you wont be disappointed.
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Wonderful place. Great atmosphere, juke boxes and customers use deoderant.
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A great friendly pub where the table tops all have a mosaic on spelling out the names of various types of beer! A bit studenty perhaps but great none the less
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The Pilgrim is a good pub with a decent jukebox and the beer is good most of the time.If you are going on a pub crawl I would recommend both the the Swan in Wood street and The Pilgrim plus, the dispensary for great ale and or the crack.(The best pubs seem to be in this area of town.)
anonymous - 2 Sep 2006 16:14 |
One of the few pubs in Liverpool to make allowances for small well behaved dogs on leads.
Beer was fine and food was cheap and cheerful. Great place to sit outside under large lean to roof.
Well done The Pilgrim because apart from you we discovered that Liverpool in general is one of the most anti dog City Centres We've ever been to.
anonymous - 20 Jul 2006 19:35 |
One of my favourites in the whole of Liverpool, primarily for the great value all-day King Sized breakfast which is washed down by one the real ales on tap. I have never, ever, had a bad pint in the Pilgrim and the staff are friendly and efficient. Do not miss this place if you visit Liverpool but be warned that it can get busy - very popular with students.
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The pilgrim is what pubs should be. It is the best pub in liverpool, its food is cheap and excellent, its beer perfect, �1.50 for murphys i tell you!!
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a great pub with fantastic prices! great atmosphere
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best staff in the world they all deserve a wacking great big pay rise! all the female staff are gorgeous, shame about the males, they are very pleasant tho!
Cheap ale, great jukebox and even better live music on sundays.
we recomend triple gin and lemo for �2:50 it wont take long to get you steaming!
anonymous - 14 Feb 2006 02:09 |
Fantastic little pub, great cheap food and guest ales. A MUST SEE
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Great pub - great music, great decor, friendly staff & well priced food & drink
anonymous - 3 Aug 2005 18:19 |
Sunday lunch - 3 courses for �5 - is quality, as is the beer! You can get pints for about �1.50, doubles for �2 and the sunday open mike is the best in liverpool.
with the theatre and stand up that goes on upstairs - newly renovated and not too bad - there's always something on.
Joe, the owner is a nice guy, as are his staff and the built-in charm of the whole place is something that has to be nurtured over time, not bought.
anonymous - 7 Jul 2005 20:03 |
my local and possibly the best pub in the world.
apart maybe from that french ex-pat's place in Vilnius Lithuania...
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A quality pub located in the shadow of the Anglican Cathedral, this basement boozer is quality. 1950s style booths adorn the walls (as mentioned below) however any poor soul over 14 stone will suffer trying to get in or out! The ale is cheap (I would suggest a pint of Bomber) and if you go on a Sunday evening they have live music!
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reminds me of some smelly bat cave, it's a terrible strain on the eyes. the food is really cheap but as a result so is the qualitity
anonymous - 14 Dec 2004 00:46 |
i had a kingsize breakfast [2.95] cheap! it was the best meal i had while i was in liverpool !
andy - 12 Nov 2004 19:26 |
Would be a good pub if it wasn't for the students. Catch it out of term time when it's quieter and more civilised. Not a patch on the Cracke though.
Den - 4 Nov 2004 11:55 |
Predominantly student pub. It's downstairs but doesn't stink of damp like some other cellar bars.
Set out into diner style booths with a jukebox in each one. Usually a pleasant atmosphere. The beer's not the best in the world but it's quite drinkable, cheap trebles make up for it (used to be �2, don't know if they still are).
Cheap food throughout the day (not sure about evenings). Thier breakfasts used to be fantastic but have diminished in quality over the years. The Sunday roast is a bargain (�3.50 last time I was in) and filling.
There is an upsatirs bar but it lacks the atmosphere of downstairs.
Owned by the same people as the Cracke so have no qualms about transferring your drinks the 15 yards from one pub to the other, if one is particularly busy at last orders.
palmwinedrinkard - 16 Jun 2004 17:02 |
