The Dispensary, Liverpool

I have been to this pub several times, and never previously experienced any problems- in fact, I would always have been happy to give the Dispensary a good 8 rating at least. However, I must second Leeby's post below, I'm afraid. The actions of the manager (and not the licencee, as he claimed, unless he has changed gender) were an absolute disgrace- putting his face an inch away from the face of an elderly man and screaming foul-mouthed abuse at him, whilst barring our group because one of us had the sheer audacity to ask for a glass of water, is an absolute disgrace. I shall be writing a formal complaint to the brewery, and telling everyone in my local CAMRA branch about this incident, and I will NEVER set foot in this establishment again (as I said, I have never had a problem here until last night) whilst this aggressive, rude individual is in situ. Luckily, the incident did not spoil my 40th birthday celebrations, but it did leave a bad taste in the mouth. I have never been moved to write a review on here before now, but I felt that I had to, after the disgusting events of last night. I take pride in the fact that I have never had occasion to be barred from a pub before, but to be thrown out and sworn at because one of our party asked for water is utterly bizarre. The actual building is fine, the other staff are friendly and efficient, and the beer here is usually spot on, but the place is ruined by the attitude of the manager, I'm afraid...

29 Sep 2013 16:52