The best spots for a bit of pub grub in Liverpool

The Jug and Bottle is a beautiful inn with nine ensuite guest bedrooms upstairs making it a wonderful location for a holiday. It’s located within walking distance of Thurstaston Beach on the Wirral. Their delicious homemade menu includes a number of all-time favourite pub classics in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere such as fish and chips, sausage and mash and hunter’s chicken. Your four-legged friends are also welcome! Don’t forget to book your table as this popular pub gets very busy, especially on a sunny day!

The Book may not be a stereotypical pub however, it offers fresh handmade pizzas, cooked in their stone bake oven as well as a wide variety of small plates, salads and a great selection of burgers. It’s located in West Derby which is very close to lovely walks around Croxteth Hall and Country Park. And The Book offers an excellent drink selection, with a bespoke cocktail menu, over 40 gins, including the West Derby Gin and a selection of excellent wines and world beers.

Located in the beautiful Woolton Village, an affluent and leafy suburb of Liverpool, the Elephant Pub and Bakehouse is the ideal pit stop after a fresh autumnal walk. The Elephant prides itself on serving top-quality pub grub – the very best of British. Their menu includes; Braised Beef Wellington, a delicious Ham, Chicken and Leek Pie as well as traditional desserts like the classic sticky toffee pudding!

Ma Boyles Alehouse & Eatery dates back to 1860, the oldest pub on our list! It was first a coffee shop and is now a perfectly situated alehouse, a stone’s throw away from Albert Dock and the ferry terminal. Ma’s Classic Scouse is £11.00 and if you’re no from Liverpool, Scouse means slow cooked British beef with potatoes, carrots, onions and celeriac in rich gravy served with pickled red cabbage, warm bread and butter. It’s delicious and a traditional Liverpool dish and you’ll find this in a lot of traditional pubs in and around the city. Their menu is simple but executed perfectly – including their sticky toffee pudding which screams British, heart and indulgent! A must try when visiting Ma Boyles.

The Fox & Hounds is a traditional country pub nestled in the conservation area of Barnston on the Wirral and is the perfect pub to relax in after a long day’s walking before crawling upstairs to one of the pub’s rooms like the traditional inns from hundreds of years ago. They stock a cracking range of local cask ales, lagers and ciders as well as a hearty homemade menu including a classic 8oz locally sourced ribeye steak, honey roasted belly pork with caramelised shallots and a chestnut and button mushroom stroganoff. Their menu is huge, including a variety of starters, light bites, mains and desserts.

The Ship is a traditional 19th century coastal inn on the Wirral bank of the stunning Dee estuary, providing sanctuary and refreshment to locals and visitors alike for over two centuries. Their menu is an interesting mix of pub classics with some seasonal dishes, using the highest-quality ingredients. You’ll find a strong influence of seafood where most of the ingredients showcase the great fish that we find off British shores.