Reviews of The Dispensary. (Pub) in Liverpool (Merseyside).
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Information of The Dispensary, Pub in Liverpool (Merseyside)
On this page you’ll find the address, open hours, more popular times, the contact, photos and real reviews of this business.
This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.
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Open hours of The Dispensary
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12–10pm
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12–10pm
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12–10pm
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12–10pm
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12–11pm
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12pm–12am
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12–10pm
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Reviews of The Dispensary
Haven't been here for 3-4 years, it is my go to real ale pub in Liverpool. The White Rat didn't disappoint, it was lovely but there were only 3 ales on and the ale board had a list of football matches on it!
Quite honestly the finest pint of Guinness in Liverpool. If you've never experienced a perfect human moment before then you should visit the Dispensary because they've got it on tap. If there's ever a literary biography of my life, which I can't imagine there would be, I would like this pint of Guinness to be remembered as the most important foundational moment for my future happiness. Well done to all involved.
First time visitor despite having worked Liverpool for years somehow missed on various pub crawls. On this trip possiblity the beer of the afternoon was from the Liverpool Brewing Co on their great range of cask hand pumps. The bar is extensively stocked including craft beers. Very interesting interior, seats outside to watch the world go by! Friendly staff just a great pub!
A great place for real ales. However, be warned - they are rather addictive trying the many varieties they have on offer, and you may end up losing track of time and where you are and before you know it - you will find yourself on a ferry to somewhere, with no idea of how you got there and not wearing any pants. Fun times.
A pint of Titanic Plum Porter in The Dispensary, Liverpool. Great pint, lovely pub.
Great selection of real ale, friendly staff. A little shabby but part of the appeal. Best pub I visited in Liverpool. But I didn't visit to party.
Cosy and very small pub. Girl behind the bar was really nice, even though it was almost closing time, she kept smiling.
This is a traditional British boozer, it has many different real ales, which are all kept very well. It's always worth a visit if you like your beers and you are in this part of the city.
Great place. Brilliant bar staff. Very friendly and funny. Great decor (I work in a pharmacy!)
Excellent Liverpool pub, serves Scouse and good choice of Real Ales.
Not a bad pub with a large selection of ales and wines. The atmosphere is friendly. Would recommend for a couple of pints.
Fantastic old style traditional pub serving a fine selection of ales.
Excellent. Always great beer
Great experience watching Liverpool winning FA cup ( not a red)
The pub still has it's old style charm inside & has been improved outside by the addition of several picnic style wooden benches. The only downside was the price of the drinks. While it's always been dearer than most pubs, as all "real ale" pubs are, the cost of £9.40 for a lager and a cider, was a little unexpected. My friend also said the old lagers he liked, were no longer there. The two pints were both lovely, as always.
I'd still recommend it, but be aware of the cost.
Good selection of cask and some craft beers. Lost some of it's character since Dizzy Dave left.
Great. Good choice of ales , friendly, football on the telly. Clean, tidy, unfussy.
Great range of beers .and nice vibe in the pub
Locals pub in Central Liverpool, many cask beers in good condition, Ossett brewery tap Takeover on my visit
Constantly sells Titanic Plum Porter. Deserves 5 stars just for that, but it's a great pub with great staff
Great cask ales (especially white rat) and amazing Guinness
Another iconic Liverpool pub, great service and atmosphere.
A truly wonderful pub, music, v good beer and excellent staff. Tony D
A great little pub, lovely ale, friendly staff and live music
A good old fashioned boozer with real ale. Great atmosphere
A proper pub, great selection of beers and lovely staff!
Lovely pub serving some good beers and bowls of Scouse
Great little old traditional pub, friendly staff with microbrewery ales..
I recommend the Titanic Plumb Ale..witout ice.... It goes down well..,
Got photobombed on the way in...:-)
Decent old style pub with excellent cask ales
Various beers on offer but difficult to get to the bar when busy. Screens showing the latest sports events
Great old fashioned pup still true to its original features, and great beer.
Small, pub pub with excellent beer. Great vibe.
Old fashioned pub, not a brilliant choice of ale's when we were there.
Another Liverpool gem, well worth a visit
Great city centre proper pub with an atmosphere
Under new management, still as nice and friendly, live music and great beer .
Beers good, but the atmosphere is always a bit dour.
Great service and lots of different ale to try
Always good friendly from staff to security esp
Fantastic traditional pub in the heart of the city. Lovely staff and great music
Good old pub, very good beer 👍👍👍
Old fashioned pub friendly staff .the place you'd call into if exploring liverpool
Still has a great choice of beer. There's now outdoor seating.
Excellent choice of real ales. Great staff.
Always enjoy a pint in here.Lots of real ales
Great little traditional boozer. Decent cask ale as well as a TV for the odd footy game. All in all a great Liverpool city centre pub.
Good old fashioned pub good selection of real ales
Traditional corner boozer a short walk from the centre. Great beers and excellent service. Covid guidelines adhered to and explained on entry which was good given everywhere has slightly different ways of enforcing them.
Picked beers off a menu and ordered at the table. Great for watching footy as well.
I've given the pub 5 stars following my visit yesterday, the staff gave detailed information on entry and in the current climate where the pub trade has been absolutely battered by regulations . Nice beer and good food. When things hopefully get back to pre masks and sanitisers it'll be a more altogether happier experience
Recently changed hands, but still by far the best pint/watering hole in the City. Fantastic new bar staff Mark and Dan, and manager Ste bring a new lease of life to the much loved Dispensary. Expect the same great beer with the addition of hearty bar snacks to suit all tastes and preferences. There are even some new additions that have been greeted with a standing ovation - coats on seats, tasters and the right to buy a soft drink. Long live the Dizzy.
Excellent old fashioned real ale pub. As with all real ale pubs the beer is a little bit dearer than some other pubs, but you get quality beer. Always a great taste, DAB lager and Ansell's cider, lovely cosy atmosphere (even got a coal effect fire which is really popular in the winter) and has a few tables & chairs outside in the summer. Very recommended and the hostess Pauline makes you feel welcome whether a regular or first time visitor.
Great traditional pub.good selection of beers.very friendly staff well worth a visit.
Great pub. No need to say more
I've read reviews complaining about the manager and his quirky ways, some of it is true, but don't let the negative reviews put you off, give it a try! you won't get a better pint of real ale in Liverpool than than that served in the dispensary and there is always a good choice of beers on offer. I visit this pub regularly and can highly recommend it.
Great pub and the refresh has been a pleasent surprise
Very cosy little pub with a nice atmosphere and good selection of beers.
Thank you thank you.... a proper pub with proper beer.
Proper strong cider, strong not too gassy lager. And the best real beers.
The Titanic Plumb porter is the tipple to try, and the barman even wipes the glass for you x
10/10.
Great beers, atmosphere and staff. Brilliant.
First the good news : the beer is reliably great, not just good. A fine selection, well kept. But the place looks a little shabby, and efforts need to be made to attract the next generation of people to enjoy the sublime beer.
Great staff plus good beer, what more do you require further when enjoying Liverpool.
Great selection of ale. Pop in if you like your beer 👍
A pub that seems to have been taken over by someone who like laminating signs telling you what you should and should not do. "no tasters, move away from the bar when served, one seat per person, hang your coats here, etc etc". Quite tiresome, despite the reasonable beers on site.
Characterful pub, good atmosphere, great choice of beers.
No-nonsense boozer with nice selection of beers on tap. The landlord seems to get a bit of a bad rep for being a tad miserable, but I think he does a great job of running a nice city-centre hostelry whilst not accepting the patronage of charlatans and chancers, who, for example, may try to get change of a dodgy 20 by asking the young barmaids to open the till. I get it. I’m with the landlord.
Fantastic real ale pub, beers are well kept. The landlord is a bit of a character, but he knows what he's doing. Beers which are normally on are from Rat brewery & Titanic. Don't go in if you're part of a stag party!
I went to this place lots of times in the past and always had a good time. It was one of a few Cains Brewery pubs in the city, which was a fantastic brewer, one of the best. This pub has lots of charm and is full of history. Well worth a visit !
An oasis of real ale on the way up the hill. Always a good choice of exceptionally well kept real ale. Hard to get a seat as it is not the biggest of pubs and is always popular. Last time I went was told they no longer give real ale tasters, which is quite sad.
I wonder how many skips they heard hire to remove all the laminate notices from the previous landlord? Must be a ball of Blu Tack somewhere the size of a spachoppper. :)
Anyway, I'm editing my review and adding some stars:
I could forgive the signs and general uptightness of the previous landlord but decided to boycott this place after he refused a pregnant friend a glass of water while the rest of us were buying rounds. Naaah, mate...
The amosphere is way better now, could possibly become my favourite chilled pub for a pint or two in this end of town. Beer seems just as well kept, the lighting is more sympathetic to the pub (nobody is on the lookout for the many laminated rules being broken, I guess) and it just feels altogether better. Good work!
Basic street corner boozer that began life as the Grapes some time ago. Changed its name under the ownership of Cain's, but after they failed it seems to be free of tie. Great range of cask beers in a somewhat spartan interior. Friendly and informed welcome nonetheless. Recommended.
Good pub. Good Real ale
I always drop by this place when in Liverpool. The beer is absolutely ace and I like the people behind the bar, they create the right vibe for a traditional pub. Go there and you'll have a great time.
I went in with family who were all drinking alcoholic beverages but I wasn't drinking as I was taking antibiotics. The bar staff were really kind and offered me plenty of alternatives but when I said I didn't want a drink, they were happy to have me sitting with my family. They checked if I wanted anything to drink later on.
Scouse was nice, it is a real ale pub. A bottle of heinkein too expensive £3.90 a bottle of normal size lager.
Best real ales in Liverpool and I recommend the white rat. This pub treats it ales properly and regularly cleans its lines, so the ales are spot on. Around 3.30 a pint, But a pint of nectar is worth it. The manager is a bit cranky so be warned, don't ask for a taste. And don't order a half lol. And don't delay ordering a follow up pint for too long lol.
To be fair it was a pee stop on way back to hotel. Seems more for locals than tourists, although a young man in corner did speak to us a d make us feel welcome.
Great pub with well kept real ales worth a visit.
Sadly not Cains ale as brewery shut but several good ales well kept and served. Definitely a "Reds" pub. Don't wear a Man Utd shirt or read the Sun!! I sampled it as a visitor, it is traditional but clean and friendly.
Had the butterfly beer and it was really nice pint would go back again well worth a visit
Brilliant real ale! Fantastic atmosphere!
Great ale well worth it visit if you are in Liverpool. Currently in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide (2020)
Great helpful staff in this proper traditional pub, Camden lager
The "Landlord" knows his job and delivers only quality beer He does have a "style" that is direct and some don't like that once you get used to it its fine But the place is as it was years ago so it is original in history and the beer choice - quality and styles are a must visit in this fair city
Traditional pub but with an emphasis on real ale. Original decor, lots of well kept beers and spirits, spectacularly grumpy landlord who likes Half Man Half Biscuit, what's not to like?
I went to the Dispensary with my brother in law to get our lunchtime medication. It was ever so good. So was the nurse who dispensed our medicine. Not like the Castor oil which a lot of pubs sell. The atmosphere was excellent.
Best pint of Plum Porter in the country. You can tell the owners really care about the quality of beer on tap. Nice atmosphere too.
Great city center pub. Nice pint of Citra, good fast service by a nice young man . Well organised for out side seating.
Used to work here, was ok, good beers and learned alot from Dave so i am grateful for that. Left on bad terms sadly and heard negative things about the service. But its his pub so he can do what he likes I suppose. Still happy I worked here.
Great pub friendly regulars But Dave no longer running the show
Old-school city-centre pub. Beer quality is second to none, certainly amongst the best on offer in the city. Sport is shown on several TVs - can get very busy when Liverpool games are televised.
This landlords beer was outstanding a lovely little pub.the landlord comes in for a bit of stick from certain people when you read revues but personally he was great with us.give people respect and you will get it back.a must visit for Liverpool real ale.
Real proper boozer with great array of locals.
Fine craft beers dispensed here
Pub as pub can be. Visited them years ago. Nothing changed. Why would you. Great people. Great ale. Hope they still do the ghost tours.
Great traditional pub
Architecture as original and authentic as possible for it's age
No polished aluminum and glass in site
Great selection of real ales on
Great traditional pub, but because of it's traditional heart and soul it will not appeal to all.
But go and try a real pub for once!
Addictive.......nice beers
Best beer in Liverpool. Visit pub, buy beer, enjoy. I recommend White Rat if it is available.You won't be disappointed by the beer. Great management & staff.
great ale house. good atmosphere. good beers
An excellent old pub with very good selection of real ales sold. Landlord and staff very helpful. Must visit again on next visit to Liverpool.
Great beer, friendly service
Wide selection of traditional ales, great atmosphere, very relaxed and layed back, with no loud music blurring in the background. The erdinger beer is great.
Great service in an unpretentious setting. Great selection of beers
Another great pub, with fine beers, good staff, oh and a dart board if you fancy throwing spikes..
One of our favourite pubs in Liverpool. Always go there whenever we go into the city. Great beers, lovely staff.
Great traditional pub in town. Well worth a visit
Watched the Liverpool v Leeds game last night bloody freezing later on very good table service well in pub x
Enjoyed some nice pints of Guinness. Pity the Titanic porter wasn't available.
Excellent quality ales and if you like the worn-in quality of these types of old pubs then you'll enjoy it.
Great pub 👌
Decent real ale pub. Has more of a local look and feel than a city centre pub but there's always a good range of beers served well.
Amazing 💙 had a really great night x staff are brilliant
What a great city pub, proper pint of mild & if you like your porters fruity you'll not get a better pint of Titanic plumb porter anywhere 👍😊
Pub has seemingly changed hands recently and the narky guy has retired. Beer still good, toilets better than they were.
Great friendly pub if you want real ale that has been kept and served well. One of the best real ale pubs in Liverpool.
Great atmosphere and good selection of cask beers. Certainly one of the best pubs in the city centre
A cosy and friendly pub in town. Familiar faces everytime you go in. the local pub is dying out but the dispensary is keeping it alive. always try to pop in when im about town. it a must go pub
Well maintained real pub, lots of beers to choose from, best real ales always in perfect condition, a drinkers paradise
I do like going there for the character of a typical old style Liverpool pub, nice staff and customers. If you come to Liverpool for a visit, these pubs are a must really..
The Best Manager, Barstaff , if your looking for proper real ale you won't find a better establishment in the whole of the North West, Top quality ales served to the same high standards time after time .
Brilliant pub, offers a great selection of ales. Always a decent place to stop off on a bar crawl.
White Rat in top form as usual
Great place,Staff,Atmosphere
Great beer, well kept and set up to cope with pandemic restrictions.
Boss pub
Authentic traditional pub, not for kids. Try the Titanic First Class. And use the coat hooks, or you'll be spoken to.
Simply a great drinkers pub ....no gimmicks just a good selection of beers kept very well indeed.
A Quirky establishment but it's what it is when you go inside you look around and you can see why its called what it is great staff very friendly
It's a proper pub. Good range of beers - try the Rat IPA. The staff know what they're doing.
Basic and traditional boozer but with good atmosphere.
Brilliant pub with friendly staff, very good collection of craft ales.
Great pub nice beer good service
Old fashioned British Pub with a good changing select of Real Ales - Small but cosy and friendly atmosphere Typical Liverpool prices ?
Lovely local pub very clean 👍
Real ale is worth a visit.
superb real ale a genuine real pub . Must try the White Rat great pint.Great staff.
Good traditional pub with a great beer selection.
Nice traditional pub, friendly staff.
Nice beer selection, not the friendliest owners tho and lots of rules everywhere creating a weird vibe
Scouse and plum porter, class
Great pub with a very good beer selection
Good pub
Good if you like real ales ,usually quite busy ,a real old fashioned pub worth a stop
What a pub! Any real ale drinker would recognise why visiting and drinking here is a complete delight.
Nice good old fashioned pub, nice ale.
good pub , sinister little manager , barking at the costumers, but friendly local crowd worth a visit
Great place visit, good atmosphere and excellent selection of beers.
Always a place to call into when in Liverpool.
Great old pub with some excellent ales. In particular the Titanic plum porter which was first class.
Cask beers stepping up with new management. Getting better and better.would reccomend it especially for cask beers
A must if you like real ales.
Another great pub with a fantastic local charming clientele ..love it
Fit bar tender. Very friendly.
Great pub. Knowledgeable and friendly service. Recommend the milk stout.
Great music, good beer
A proper old pub.
Awesome real ale pub, with many beers including Rat, Riverhead etc
My fella reckons best pint in Liverpool. Nice atmosphere, friendly
Great low key venue. Very pleasant staff and good beer selection.
Great Victorian pub with high ceilings. Great choice of ales and the staff were very friendly.
Lovely ale choices. Nice gin. Good crowd.
I waited 5 years to drink plum porter again. It's fantastic 😉
Great traditional pub with some lovely ales.
Friendly atmosphere great beer. Will visit again.
Good selection of cask ales and other beers, great venue to watch football.
Nice pub, good choice of ales.
A pleasant change in management make this a real ale pub to be visited.
Traditional old bar.serving real ales .Staff are so friendly and professional.
Nice pub!
Great beer and atmosphere, traditional pub.
Love this place always great beers and ales and good conversation and banter
Good well kept beer, plus live unconventional "entertainment" from the owner.
Very good pub decent choice of beer and a very good pint.
Perfectly kept beers at a good price and a lively atmosphere.
An enjoyable smart pub with a full range of products.
An excellent pub with even better real ale
Good corner tradittional pub with many real ales
A really nice old pub , great atmosphere
Great traditional pub with good selection of beers
As a real ale fanatic, this is the best pub within 10 miles.
If you want good beer go here, if you want friendly staff, do not. 🍻
It's quiet in here today. They've still got Titanic Plum Porter on and it's very nice.
Great boozer great selection of real ales good old boy behind bar
My pub of the year. always has tip top beers on in very good condition
Live music, good beer, friendly people, back when we visit Liverpool again.
Not the same since crazy landlord Dave left!
Good all round pub serving really good beers
Great old school boozer, rat beer on tap and Aspels cider.
It's a pub, ale is as it should be, so good, Dave keeps a good cellar.
everything you want to find in a pub, the plum porter is exceptional.
Excellent choice of real ale, interesting pub.
Awesome pub. My fav in Liverpool. And I'm a manc
Everything you want in a city centre pub,great beer and a crank landlord x
Plum porter, my favourite drink 😁
Really friendly barman with a hat moving to London. Good luck mate
A pub like a pub should be, very nice assortment of ales!
Excellent beers. Nice pub.
Good selection of well kept beers. Very busy
Another great proper pubs with proper ales and quaint interior
Traditional pub with a great selection of ales.
Nice little pub
Great pub, with a wide range of beers/ales
Best pub in Liverpool for beers and entertainment, "calm down"
It never disappoints, always good beer
Great pint, but there's nowhere to hang your coat.......
Lovely old Liverpool pub with a great atmosphere.
Great atmosphere and cask ales with friendly knowledgeable staff
Busy real ale water8ng hole, good choices of real ales nice atmosphere
Excellent real ales on sale in a proper pub.
another great Liverpool pub..great beer and atmosphere
Guinness is spot on, the price is a bit high.
This is a super bar, which has not been altered in years has very good real ales and changing regularly not any music easy to talk and listen
Nice food friendly staff, very helpful
Enjoyed the beer here decent pint.
Nice Victorian pub with fair range of ales.
Great bar great beer
Friendly staff - well served pint
Great selection of real ales and always a good craic with the landlord! 😁
Quirky boozer tucked out of the way! Worth a visit if you're in the area!
Friendly environment, great ales, good pub.
These folks know their beer - and how to serve it in good nick
Quality beers, comfortable pub atmosphere, tasty
Best boozer in Liverpool. Top beer selection and quality.
Not the most upmarket place but the beer and people are good.
Great real ale pub. Go there!
Great beer great pub.
Still got plum porter that's all I'm interested in 😎👍
Classic Liverpool Ale House. Good choice of real ales. Can get really full. Not a place for food.
Love Dab. Love this place. Quality pub because of the Staff
Liverpool's best real ale pub.
Without a doubt the finest real ale pubs in the north
Old school pub with some of the best beer in Liverpool.
Nice pub, and good beer🍻
Great pub
Smaller traditional pub, great beer
Always friendly, always welcoming
Another class liverpool pub
Great selection of ales. Will be back!
Excellent beer and friendly staff
it was lovely just two have a nice drink
Well looked after by Dave and the girls. One of my go to places
Good atmosphere. Always good beer
Friendly bar staff .quick service .Friendly atmosphere
Cracking beer and good atmosphere!
Nice few pints outside in the sun
Friendly atmosphere and made welcome by the owners and the patrons
Ale selection not what it was.
Great ales selection
Best real ale pub in Liverpool.
Wonderful old skool boozer with great beers
The beer is always good here.
Good selection of beers in town.
Oh my God they have Fyne Ale.....
Great Beer Great service Great atmosphere
Good real ales and a friendly atmosphere
Good service and nice drinks
Lovley old pub staff friendly
One of the best pints in town
Great pub great ale :-)
Great place for a decent pint
Nice to sit outside with decent weather
Beer grand. Landlord Goobied up to the max. Alright tho.
Excellent range of well kept ales
Great pub!
Great place great beer
Good selection of beers
Comfortable real ale pub.
Fantastic beers
Just great...a real ale haven
Best place for a Titanic Plum Porter
Great beer and cheap too
Nice pub with interesting decor
Good beer good company good service
Excellent real ale pub
Good selection of beers
Best beer in Liverpool.
Not a bad little place
Top beer very crowded
Proper pub. Great beers.
Good local pub on the docks
Good ale and nice food
Good real ale pub
Brill
Great bar
Good ale and cider
love the oldy worldly feel
Boss day paying dice and drinking pints
Good pint white rat
Best pint for miles.
A pub :-) nice Plumporter
Nice place for a pint !
Nice pub in Liverpool!
Best kept ale in Liverpool
Not the same without Dave. 😥
Boss pub. Mini loopy ....yeooowww
Very good
Top pub
Good pub
Good BEER Looney Landlord
Real ale pub near the centre
Good pint
Great beer!
Good pub
Great beer!
Top pub
Great pub.
Real ale at its best
Dispensed brilliantly
The best Plum Porter
Expensive.
Like it good beer
Always a pleasure to visit
Nice place to meet with friends
Great service
It's all right like
Good ale civilised clientele
Spot on. Plum porter absolute bliss
Excellent beer.
Beer is good.
Try the Titanic. Superb.
Nice chilled pub
Good real ale
Great little pub
A must on any visit to Liverpool
All good here
Love it
Kate Calm down honey
Great beer
Friendly Atmosphere
Great Liverpool pub
Lovely
Amazing
Good beers
beware of Dave ;-)
Traditional boozer
Beer
A true pub
Friendly staff.
World class
Love the place
Great place
Proper pub
❤ it
(Translated) A very nice pub, a little outside the "tourist" pubs.
A very nice and large selection of whiskeys
(Original)
Un très beau pub, un peu en dehors des pubs "touristiques".
Un très beau et grand choix de whiskys
(Translated) Authentic pub with great own beer
(Original)
Pub auténtico con cerveza propia buenísima
(Translated) When you want to be for yourself.
(Original)
När man vill vara för sig själv.
(Translated) Dirty, old-fashioned and very nice
(Original)
Vies, ouderwets en heel leuk