The Volunteer Canteen - or The Volly as it's known locally - is a fine traditional pub in a…read moreresidential side street, a couple of blocks behind Crosby Marina and Lakes. The date above the front door is 1924, but the building dates back to 1827. This is a good place to go for a traditional pint and a chat. No sign of a jukebox or a tv. Note the interesting collection of photographs and memorabilia of Liverpool in days of old - particularly the pictures of the Liverpool Overhead Railway which served the docks and ran until 1956, or thereabouts. Note also the old Higsons etched windows and mirror in the public bar. In conclusion, the Volly is a splendid example of a good honest community local, well worth seeking out when in the Waterloo area.

Very small, very friendly, very good atmosphere and very good beer make the Volunteer or the Volly…read morea fantastic place to visit if you want that good british pub vibe. They sometimes have nice barby's in the Summer.

I could only feel a little disappointed and perhaps dare I say it cheated when I stepped in to The…read moreMarine for a quick pint with colleagues at lunch as the outside gave the impression of an untouched local pub. I was therefore expecting loads of guest ales, traditional features and old man with his dog that nobody was sure was still alive but topped up his pint any way. Nope none of these. It was bit bland in fact. I imagine that on a sunny day for anyone visiting the nearby beach this will be perfect stop on their way from the sands but there was little keep us there once we had slaked our thirst.

Looking at it from the outside, The Marine pub looks like it belongs in an episode of 'Last of the…read moreSummer Wine' or something and indeed whenever I walk past, elderly couples and friends always seem to be bussing in and out of the place. Inside, the pub is quite pleasantly decorated, with a range of seating providing a comfy setting for you to enjoy a refreshing pint after a walk on the front. During the week, The Marine also has meal deal on, offering two meals for less than ten pounds which represents great value for money. The food itself is traditional pub food and is fairly tasty but at the price you can't really argue anyway. Their selection of draught lagers and ales isn't particularly extensive but they're also not very pricey. Swings and roundabouts, really. Nevertheless, despite the issue with the beer, The Marine is a lovely place to go for a spot of lunch or a pint or two after taking in the sights walking along the marina

The Old Bank is probably one of the nicer pubs in Crosby down South Road. Sat just down the road…read morefrom Waterloo train station, Old Bank is a nice place to go for a few drinks or a bite to eat if you prefer pubs to bars, but also like quite a friendly and comfortable atmosphere. From the outside, the Old Bank looks pretty special as the front is tall and has quite a traditional design. Inside, there is a variety of seating and the pub makes good use of the space available to provide a comfortable drinking environment. The function room upstairs is also pretty spacious and good for hosting live music events. The food available is nothing special - the usual pub grub and nothing more - but it's worth a go if you're peckish and in there already. The drinks are reasonably priced and they offer a fairly good selection of draught beers as well as various bottled beers and spirits. A lovely pub not far from the station that offers a nice environment to go for a few drinks with friends or a bite to eat.

The Old Bank as it's name suggests used to be a .wait for it. Bank. It's now a very nice pub with a…read morenice function room upstairs. Good Beer Good Clientelle and very often they have some very good bands playing.

What is it with pubs and lacking originality when it comes to a name? The Railway, The Grapes and…read morenow, The Edinburgh. Most towns must have a least one of these in their local area, maybe even all three. This Edinburgh pub is on College Road in Crosby, and until recently I didn't really know much about it, or even that it existed. From the outside, it looks like a fairly large and traditional pub and inside, the setting is similarly habitual as it offers a comfortable, cosy atmosphere in which to enjoy a pint or two. The place is usually busy with drinkers, many of them regulars, and although it has a bit of an 'old man' feel about it, it's a nice place to drink anyway. Its location just down the road from the nearby AFC Marine football ground also means I'd imagine it'd be a good place to go for a pre or post match pint to deliberate over the day's events, although that may be a reason to avoid it for some people.

Very much a local pub with lots of regulars. A very well…read morepreserved traditional interior with a small front bar and two back lounges which are served through hatches from the back of the bar. I'm told the nickname (the bug and bite) is a reference to a clinic on the site which had poor hygiene standards!

Been a regular for a year but turned up tonight 50 mins before last orders and the landlady refused…read moreto serve me because I hadn't been drinking in the pub all night. I explained I'd been with a friend who's mum had died but she told bar staff not to serve me. Other regulars have told me about the landlady's rudeness to customers but this was the first time it was directed at me. It was humiliating and I won't drink here again. Avoid unless you want an expensive pint and poor attitude from the owner!

Philosophy in Pubs (PIP) happens here every week and it is really a good event. I have made…read morefriends, gathered further insights that without this group. Their website is here: http://www.philosophyinpubs.org.uk/venues/view/ce780115d412d1d9ffb2ffcb5e85136d The setting is also an historic Waterloo building... good service and drinks.

Beautiful, from the outside. The Liver looks like a picture postcard country pub but for the fact…read morethat it's flanked on two sides by main roads. Inside it's not quite so beautiful: a little dark,and dingy, but comfortable. There is a distinct sense that this is a local pub, for local ppeople, in a League of Gentlemen kind of way and the staff can be less attentive to newcomers, though still friendly enough, Service at the bar is good but fthe ood is a little slow. The food is quite nice to be honest if a little basic.

The Liver Hotel is a pub I have passed many times but I have often been driving by so I have looked…read moreforward to the opportunity to go inside. Today was that day when I finally had the opportunity to cross the olde worlde threshold and sample the traditional pub atmosphere and real ales in this Hobbit style tavern. Oh, hmm. Well the beer was cold which was refreshing but the drinks were only limited the very standard high street brands of beers. As for the atmosphere, The Liver Hotel seems to be a real central hub of the community as the mother's meeting I walked in on seemed to suggest. It was just a pity that they felt they needed to have MTV blaring over the chatter.

This is one of the few pubs that I have ventured into in the Garston area. Not all have been of my…read moreown volition, some I have stubbled across others I have entered willingly but until today The Alex had evaded me and I'm sorry that I had bothered - although if my Yelping curiosity hadn't kicked in I still probably would not have bothered. The reason that many others do not go here is that it is situated at the bottom end of the village between an almighty crossroads of bypass and Horrocks Avenue before you reach the stretch leading to the Speke retail but the lack of customer services from the underused bar staff will not help its cause. As I entered the gloom I saw only several old men and women scattered about the place and decided I would nip to the loo before grabbing a drink - the scene in there was a bit like a Partidge moment as an old fella struggled to go ('I didn't think in my 20s I'd have to push!') Hastilly leaving I was accosted by one of the old women I had assumed was a punter who bullied me to get a drink for using the lav - there is so little to do they just join in the daytime drinking! Little else to report really - quiet and a little depressing, mind you the Saturdays must be a real belter ?!

The Alexandra, set in the ground floor of a small, cottage-like hotel, takes the simple approach -…read moreto provide its customers with a peaceful environment in which to forget their worries in the company of friends and neighbours. A pint of lager will only set you back 1.70, while their guest bitters start at only 1.30, something which has created a loyal male clientele as their customer base. The doubles bar including premium spirits is 1.79 and entertainment to support such good prices is provided by live music at the weekends. Good pub for watching football at the weekends

I have to agree with the previous reviw, The Railway definitely has a bit of a reputation, though I…read moredon't think it's worse than the Alexandra a few yards away. The Railway has the potential to be quite a nice pub, but the decor, along with the punters need a bit of a scrub down. There's a small outdoor seating area at the front of the pub but this spot forms the corner of two busy roads and there is little to distract from this or increase customer comfort. While I've never been overtly intimidated by any of the drinkers here, I've never felt very welcome or comfortable enough to approach and enter the place.

It's not often that you get sequels to bars, never mind ones that are nearly in the same area…read more However, this lovely pub/bar on South Road is little sister to the excellent and very popular Stamps pub in Crosby. Like its sibling, Stamps Too is a great place to meet up with friends for a few quiet drinks or a few heavy ones before heading out to town. The atmosphere in the pub is relaxed and friendly, helped by the chatty and sociable bar staff. The drinks are fairly reasonably priced, meaning you can get pretty pissed without spending too much money (always a good way to get popular as a drinking establishment) and the ales and lager they have on offer are a lot better than most of the pubs around the area. The open plan of the front of Stamps Too also means that on nice days the pleasant weather is swept into the pub for all to enjoy. Not so pleasant on those horrible days we get quite often, though. Can get quite busy of a night-time, but if you're looking for a nice pint in an enjoyable and sociable atmosphere, I'd highly recommend Stamps Too (or Stamps, for that matter).

Stamps Too is one of my local pubs that I go in quite often. My husband is a real ale fan and here…read moreyou get a great selection of beers at reasonable prices. It proximity to Waterloo train station is great for going into town or southport for a night out and usually have a drink here before getting the train and then having another drink or two when coming home. Great live music. Only downside is there is only one ladies loo and it usually stinks. It's meant to be wheelchair accessible but it's not really. The staff are very friendly

This place has had more names than Zsa Zsa Gabor, and not one of them has brought success or…read moreacclaim to the venue, only notoriety and ill repute. I don't know what attracts the particularly unsavoury clientele that provoke such poor reputation; the bar itself is nice, when I have been the staff were really welcoming giving money to our group to use the juke box and taking photographs for us, and just generally warm sociable people, unlikely to encourage the behaviour that is so often reported. I myself have never witnessed any trouble here, to be honest the bar is usually empty..

Anotherplace has been the longest and so far most succesful reincarnation of this previously…read moretroubled venue. The bar no longer encourages trouble aiming in my opinion at other 25's with live music being the main focus rather than dance music as the previous bars have been. We tend to call in every weekend and the bar is usualy buzzing, recently theyve kicked off a band night on a thursday which seems to be going really well. Probably the most aesthetically pleasing bar on the road and there's always somesort of entertainment on, deffinately worth calling in.