Agree with mattbeer, really nice pint but the fella with the glasses on behind the bar was more interested talking to the people who insisted on standing right in the way of people trying to get served. Pub 7/10 Service 4/10.

Great pub, nice ales, very friendly staff, good range of Cains in here and well worth a visit if in the area.
Can get busy, but not uncomfortable. Fine, bustling and basic ale house, with a nice choice of ales from which I veered happily from the Ossets to the Salopian. For an early Saturday evening it was a little too popular for comfort but that's hardly a criticism, and although the atmosphere was boisterous it was above all very friendly and congenial. Striking up conversations at random seemed the most natural thing in the world with this sociable lot. Plus the service benefits by employing one of the most full-on cheerful barmaids I've ever encountered. Definitely on the list of must re-visits.

Popped in the Baltic last week for the first time in a while last Wednesday. I had a wonderful Pint of Summer Ale & a bowl of Scouse which was lovely. I noticed they done a bit of work to the pub by covering up the old toilets to allow more space which worked well as there was an open mic night due to start.
Cant really fault the pub whatsoever, my food & pint was lovely, lovely looking barmaid behind the bar and some nice regulars who are very friendly but also very very talkative!!!
Overall its still one of the Best Pubs in Liverpool in my opinion.If the Summer Ale is a reliable indicator than the Wapping product brewed at this stand alone boozer is worth seeking out. It was delightful and refreshing after a walk around the Docks in the stiff Mersey breeze. However I found the pub rather moody for a late Friday afternoon, not helped by keeping most of the lights off as the pub sailed into dusk. Perhaps I caught it at the wrong time. I didn't appreciate the lads effing and blinding in a smug fashion at the bar either. Might try again but only for the beer.Called in last Thursday for a superb pint of their session bitter. Second visit in as many weeks. Not sure if the owner is still Simon but I used to work with his other half when I lived in Liverpool.

Still a superb pub, an oasis in an area which is fast becoming a builders paradise.

Went here mid afternoon when it was very quiet. I can see that this pub would be a real find when busy in the evening. Impressed with both the beer & service.Further to my previous comment back in May, I now come to the Fly at least once a week. I occasionaly have one of the guest ales but nearly always have a pint of Thatchers Gold, which at £2.90 a pint is expensive, but then again, over the past 6 months bar prices in Liverpool have been steadily rising and are now more in line with the south!

I try and come here in the afternoon or early evening when it's quieter and sometimes come here to watch the football on TV when it can get very busy.

But, even when it's busy the bar staff are very efficient, polite and friendly, and have been seen to bring you your drink (or drinks) over to your table to save you waiting at the bar. A lot of this seems to be down to the young(ish) manager who takes pride in this establishment which other pubs in Liverpool should take note of! This is a pub I nearly always visit when in Liverpool, usually it is very busy and last night was no exception. Some of the ales on included Okells Bitter 3.7%, Cosmic Black Hole Brew 4.2%, Houblon IPA 4.2% and Box Steam Brewery Steam Porter 4.4% - all these were tried by my mates and me and all scored 4/5 on the CAMRA beer scoring method. Yes, we are the Real Ale Twats!

I met some friends in here early evening yesterday prior to going to a concert.
The full range of Cains beers was available. However, I opted for the guest ale, the name of which escapes me but it was from Caerphilly. It was a light refreshing pint. Not impressed with the price though - over £3.
Very few customers but then it was a cold Monday evening in January.Classy, superb beer, clean, tidy but atmospheric enough. A pleasure to drink inSounds like the last reviewer ought to be in a morgue- I too am anti-British confrontational pub system in which the strongest wins, but that is the sad state of affairs for the consumer in this country- we're all too cowardly to complain except on anonymous websites! hahahah!!!! This pub is simply one of Britain's most beautiful, and CAINS beers are some of the most imaginative and flavoursome in Britain- that's enough to be happy with- in winter the views from this pub are simply wonderful- Liverpool should be proud. Yes, its run by kids- but thats' Britain. It's lively and for goodness sakes, don't rue that!

I've grown to like this pub much more now and have been a couple of times recently. Agree the jukebox is more rock than metal. But I don't particularly mind this and it's not the reason I'd come here. The beer selection is still good. On our visit last weekend, there was Newmans Grumpy Toad Warmer, Phoenix Hopsack & Wobbly Bob, St Helier George's Dragons Blood, Green Jack Ole Cock Old Ale, Otter Ale, Hydes Original and Cottage Atlantic. In addition, Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon has now replaced Old Rosie as the cider of choice. Upgrading my rating slightly.A combination of great beer & a LOUD jukebox. Unlike some of the modern CD ones which take your money & never play your choices, this is an old style CD one that you can feed & enjoy, as we did. Cant remember the last time I heard AC/DC "Big Balls" in a pub.Always a pleasure going to this pub, always visit when I'm in Liverpool. Had the Phoenix Wobbly Bob @6% which is a classic.

Absolutely staggering interior within a magnificent piece of street corner architecture. But as a pub going experience...!? A beer festival type event was advertised just outside of the doorway but I found only half a dozen cask ale options of which I opted for the quite common Bitter 'n' Twisted to the accompaniment of a curl of a lip by the barman as I'd only ordered half. I'm sorry I took up his precious time by trying to pace myself at the beginning of a crawl. After being dismissed from the bar I found a place to sit and quickly felt as though I was drinking in a museum or the drawing room of a listed tourist attraction. I drank up quickly and left, enriched on one level by my visit to one of the most beautifully designed and conceived pubs but not connecting to the over reverential atmosphere which made me feel rather uncomfortable. Would agree though that this is an essential visit for any self respecting connoisseur.All drinkers must be mandated to visit this pub at some time in their life, an abslutely unique interior. Even surpasses my other favourite - The Black Friar in London. Beer was OK, but rather secondary.Realalebum likes to go to the GOOD real ale pubs in the Hardman Street area at their busiest times.... Any GOOD pub at peak times will have a LOT of people in it. The best pints come to those that have the sense to know that you can only pour a pint SO fast. I think you'll find the best pints are let to settle ( no matter how busy it is!!).The verbal reviews of FILL lately haven't been great by the way!!