Initially, the landlord of Rhubarb intended his new venture to compliment his already successful…read moretenure of the Parkfield next door to this new Lark Lane establishment. The idea was to obviously expand the Parkfield with something the same but not quite. Just like the Parkfield, Rhubarb is a traditional British pub, decked in a dark wood interior and keeping it simple behind the bar. However after a falling out with the owners of the Parkfield site, he simply moved himself and his staff and most of his punters next door with him. The competition is only a good thing for the Lane as for too long I have bemoaned the lack of pubs along Lark Lane as it has favoured wine bars or tapas restaurants. Rhubarb is only small but that only adds to a friendly atmosphere amongst a customer base who all seem to know each other and whose conversations bounce around the place making you feel very welcome. And with plenty of screens around you can always get a good view of any sport on show - of course 9 times out of ten that might be horse racing.

Visiting on a glorious afternoon, the first thing that I noticed about Rhubarb, compared to most…read moreother establishments on Lark Lane, was how dark it was. Obviously for a British pub that ultimately means nothing, but the fact natural light made it six inches into the place before giving up the ghost made me want to reverse. Rhubarb is more suited to the night, when the surrounding Mediterranean eateries are too packed with people having dinner to enjoy as places to drink. Oh, and that's not just some weird Spaniard muttering things to you in the gents. It's a language tape. I repeatedly forget this.

There is only one reason The Albert hasn't got 1 star and that's because I got drunk and had a…read morelaugh. That's generally the minimum a pub has to do so it gets 2. I don't tend to go to The Albert that much, even when there have been very few decent pub options on the Lane, it hasn't really been on the radar. There isn't much of an atmosphere here, I think that has generally got something to do with its layout of high ceiling rooms, everything feels cut off as if there is something better going on around the corner - but there never is. Creating scenarios of constantly letting your punters down will count against you in my opinion. However it does have a large beer garden, which in a leafy area like Lark Lane should be a must for more venues. The food is really not the best, standard pub food isn't really an excuse in this day and age, just stick with a pack of nuts till you venture elsewhere, God knows there are enough eateries nearby.

A more traditional building taking up a good chunk of the heterogeneous lunacy of Lark Lane, the…read moreAlbert is a decent enough place to go for a few pints, either at the front curvature of the bar, the high-backed leather booths in the back rooms or the beer garden outside. This is the kind of place that feels like it was the haunt of some esoteric group of geniuses in the mist-shrouded past, although reality soon gets the better of you and you realise it's always had the same rambling sort of regulars. Despite looking like he'd one day throw me off the roof of a car park, it only took the barman two visitations from me before he had my order memorised. Good show old bean.

For a while, The Parkfield was one of the few real pubs left down the Lane as the trend grew for…read moretapas bars and restaurants, but that wasn't necessarily because it was the best pub around, it just seemed that most of its punters had been going there since the war. This is a traditional pub in the fullest sense and a good idea of this can be seen from its jukebox - anyone under the age of 30 will be hard pushed to get your money's worth of tunes from a quid! However with two floors, the Parkfield has handily served both Liverpool and Everton fans on matchdays which ensures a lively saturday/sunday afternoon and now that Rhubarb has opened next door it seems decent pubs are returning to the Lane once again.

There's been a few times I've mourned streets that don't have proper pubs left on them. Lark Lane…read morecould be one of these if it weren't for the fact that one of its ambassadors for traditional pubbery is the Parkfield Inn. In that case, forget it. Make every business a vibrant tapas bar if it means they don't have to end up like this place. Pretty much a long corridor probing deep into the building, the pub offers an alternative from the lane's norm of 'good'. With its sad, shabby innards and scattering of wheezing regulars, I wouldn't mind the pub so much if it stood miles from anywhere in some derelict neighbourhood. But it doesn't. Hell, even being next to Rhubarb dooms it. Decent enough for a quiet hiatus, I wouldn't recommend this place for a night in which you crave fun.

I wasn't expecting much from this pub. After dawdling idly through barren estates that I'd never…read moreseen before in which the only marker to show where we were was the turbid streak of river to our left, I found this building. Seemingly propped up on one side by an outcrop of rock and with a doorway populated by glaring smokers, it resembled somewhere that would result in my gruesome death if I supported the wrong team or hated places rhyming with geranium. You can tell I was wrong. It got five stars for one thing. Inside, the Herculaneum Bridge was surprisingly well decorated, with a wide, acorn-coloured bar that had model ships and steamrollers dotted above it. The barman was the epitome of Liverpudlian hospitality- mockingly jokey and the quiz machine paid out like a dodgy cash machine. Then when I thought it couldn't get better, the barman shouted us to show he'd poured us three pints 'on the house'. It shows how plagued by cynicism I am that I was unnerved by getting free drinks off the staff. Things like that don't happen, ever. The only downside with this pub is that it's miles from anywhere and I imagine would be difficult for tourists to find if they were using it as a hotel. However, if that means it remains my hidden secret then I hope it stays lost forever in the centre of nowhere. It's mine, my own, my precious.

The beans on toast is amazing and if you ask for 2 on the same plate they do it really good and the…read moreveggie burger is amazing

Situated in the building which used to be Pistachio Restaurant and the downstairs Vinyl bar, Milo…read moreis, in my opinion, one of the best all round venues on Lark Lane. Opening 9am til 11pm seven days a week, Milo is probably the hardest working venue on Lark Lane too. I can't think of another business in this area that serves breakfast through to late night cocktails - if you wanted to you could probably live here! The menu is a eclectic mix of posh American diner-esque fare like 'triple stacked' buttermilk pancakes for breakfast and the frankly outrageously good Hero hamburger and a sort of Mediterranean (ever had a 'Spanish Butty' for breakfast - you should try it!) and British gastro pub fusion (the posh fish finger sandwich and Winter vegetable risotto are other favourites of mine). As for the desserts...approach with caution. They are not for the faint hearted. You'll feel like you need a bit of a lie down after the sticky toffee pudding. The wine choice is pretty good and there is an interesting mix of beers, both bottled and on draught. There is also a refreshingly concise list of classic cocktails (some with a twist) and an impressive and classy collection of whiskeys and gins. The Loungers interior style fits in perfectly to the Lark lane vibe with its flock wallpaper, retro photos and prints and shabby chic furniture. Only a few weeks after it first opened it already felt like this place had been here for years. A mention must also be made of the always friendly and helpful staff who help to make a visit to Milo a very pleasant experience all round. Highly recommended.

Popped in on a Saturday night for a pint. They have a great kraft beer selection and good cocktail…read morelist. Like a lot of pubs on lark lane, they also do "buy two large glasses of wine and get the rest of the bottle free". The cocktails must be great as they ran out of a lot of ingredients which was a little annoying when I switched from beer to cocktails but the one I had was very good. They had meantime from Greenwich on tap along with some other more local and less local options including Erdinger. The music was good and we ended up staying until closing. We didn't try the pizzas this time but they looked great and good value - £10.95 for a pint and pizza or £9.95 for a large prosecco and pizza. They also have two rooms for free hire and there was a birthday party upstairs. We'll be back.

I was looking for a pizza place in Liverpool and my Airbnb host recommended Love and Rockets. Just…read morefrom the outside, I knew that this was my kind of pizza place. When you walk in, you enter a very chill atmosphere perfect for grabbing a pizza and a pint. It's almost like a "pizza pub" because you order your pizza at the bar! They have excellent vegetarian pizza options and all of the pizzas have fun names. There is also a large selection of craft beers and other beverages. Not to mention, the staff were incredibly nice! If you are from Liverpool or just visiting, I highly recommend Love and Rockets!

The Fulwood has been going strong now for almost 3 years and seems to have found its niche in this…read moreeasily overlooked stretch of Aigburth Rd. Its the little sister to the highly successful Amber Wine Bar and Bistro on Rose Lane and has taken the idea of European decadence to an obvious night time flavour. The pub is quite dark, decked out in black upholstery, dark wood and rich red curtains with a Victorian cabaret style in mind. It can be very quiet here during the afternoon and early weeknights but Thurs, Fri, Sat evenings and Sunday afternoons can be pretty rocking with a great jukebox that is updated regularly and live music a regular occurrence with the website providing info on all up and coming events. Its only downside is the location, as there is nothing else around the Fulwood to attract you here if you're the type who likes to move between bars but they have gathered their own selection of loyal regulars from the surrounding area.

I only discovered the Fulwood Arms yesterday, however I wish I'd found it earlier this year! It's a…read morefive minute walk from my house and it's a fantastic place for a chilled out pint after work or in the afternoon! It's also one of the only pubs in Liverpool that still has a jukebox, which apparently vends free on a Wednesday evening! The jukebox has about 100 albums on it and they are all classics! They serve a great range of draught beers and the pint of Fosters that I had was one of the best pints I'd had in a long time! The prices are fairly cheap and the atmosphere is great, very chilled and studenty. There is free wifi access and they show a lot of football games. They do student offer and special offers when the football is on for groups of people wanting pitchers of beer.

Nice, buzzy place to enjoy a couple of drinks on a Friday evening. Don't drink the Pinot Grigio…read morethough - it tastes like feet! However, the staff very kindly changed my drink to a glass of Merlot instead which was far more palatable. Good atmosphere and friendly staff. Not bad at all. I'm sure if I were a beer drinker I'd appreciate it even more.

Bier is one of my favourite places in the city, let alone Lark Lane…read more This is a pub that demands a visit. Bier sells, well, beer. But the attraction here is that it sells beer from all around the world. German, Belgian, Japanese, American... everything you can think of! They sell Weihenstephaner Weissbier which is one of the tastiest drinks on the face of the Earth. I can't recommend German Weissbiers enough. The prices aren't that cheap but they are perfectly reasonable, considering the drinks of offer. They are more than worth the money, that's for sure! This place is head and shoulders above any normal 'pub'. Bier also offers pies, nachos and hotdogs if you're feeling a little peckish. There are lots of TVs to show sport on. Sometimes I'll steer clear of the place when it's like this, I'll admit. This is because I'm not really into sport and, as you can probably imagine, it gets extremely packed at these times. If you're into your football though, then this place would definitely have yet more to offer you. Even though that sounds like a negative point from me, the good part of Bier more than make up for it. It's such a great place to relax and try fantastic beers from all around the world. This is an essential place to go.

The Globe is a shabby Toxteth boozer with an undeservedly grand moniker and acres of gloom that…read morewere long ago filled with locals. These are people who have probably long ago forgotten why they began coming here, maybe it was nicer back in the day and they'd feel guilty moving on to pastures new. When I entered, a man stared at me with the intensity that only comes from somebody who plans what shelf of the freezer he'll store each of your body parts on. It wasn't until he came over with a big grin and a bigger hand waiting to be shook that I realised he was my bus driver, the one who takes me home every day. It was good to be recognised and now we're like old friends. When he avoided me this afternoon and thundered through a puddle to drench me I knew it was just him joking around. Gah, what's he like?

Large menu with varied meat,vegan and vegetarian options. Fellow diners had vegan scouse (stew),…read moreHummus w/toast points, salt n pepper fries and I had beet root and feta salad. Nice large portions so everyone could share. Service was friendly and efficient. Outdoor beer garden, dog friendly and free large parking lot. Great place to enjoy a game.

This is one of those locals for all walks of life. When I was last here, the vibe was positive and…read morefilled with excitement, which was perfect for my visiting guest from the US! She was in love with this "pub" setting, yet it was more than she had expected. The interior of the Dovey is a bit jumbled with walls and columns and steps to other areas, but there is so much seating for everyone. Despite all the expansive space available, the interior is very warming and homey: the dark wood filling the space, the original tiled flooring, and the bits of vintage pub decor dotting the nooks. I've visited the Dovey on a few occasions, but I think it gets better with each visit. Definitely recommend this local for anyone residing in Allerton or anyone visiting Penny Lane. Great atmosphere and very inviting! Oh, and dog-friendly!