Cross Keys in Liverpool

Fantastisk Fish and Chips och Guinness

Our 1st trip into Liverpool City Centre of the new year saw us pick out several of our favourite pubs to visit ,at the top of our list was The Cross Keys Pub . This tucked away back street boozer is a gem of a pub ,housed in a great looking building, the interior is superb, traditional as it gets ,a solid wood serving bar dominates the main room, pubby decor and furnishings, big screens to enjoy the sport and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub both inside and upstairs on their upstairs outside terrace,it's just a wonderful pub that's great to chill out in. We got here at midday as the pub opened up for the day so we were the first customers of the day so we could really appreciate what a great looking pub this is ,a quick study of their real ale's which is always really good and we both opted to have pale ale's from Horizon Brewery, these were served in pristine condition, we chilled out and planned out the day ahead while sipping our pale ale's. My pale ale was really good, well balanced, hoppy but not overhopped, hints of toffee, a delicious aroma and aftertaste with a slight bitter finish, a classic British pale ale served in a classic British back street boozer, it was just so good being in such a lovely pub enjoying a quality brew and sat with my twin brother, best beer companion in the world. We both really enjoyed our pale ale's in here before we moved on and although our visit was only fleeting as on every other visit to The Cross Keys Pub we had a wonderful time. The Cross Keys Pub is easy to locate along Earle Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Sunday, open from midday. A wonderful pub that's well worth seeking out if you're in the area or planning to visit Liverpool.

The Cross Keys on Earle street is a brilliant local pub that offer's an excellent range of food and drinks and is a hidden gem.This is a fantastic pub that's housed in a fantastic building'the interior has a really traditional pub interior with many interesting feature's throughout it's interior. There's many interesting fixtures and great seating option's and a brilliant terrace and its a pub that me and my twin brother have visited hundred's of times over the years as it offer's a superb range of cask ales.When we visited here it wasn't particularly full but there where a few locals in here who where watching the FA cup.On our visit we had a few glasses of cask ale which were brilliant and well priced. This is a superb pub thats well worth a visit and very easy to find from Moorfields train station its a short walk away.(This is my 3rd of the Cross Keys). Opening Hours. Monday-Saturday-12.00-23.00. Sunday-12.00-19.00. Public Transport. Moorfields Train Station.

The staff were very slow at serving the food was very very cold and you can tell it came out of the microwave. The pie was rockhard and the filling was very very dry. The peas were shrivelled up. There were very few chips. The food was awful and I mean awful There needs to be an overhaul of the chef or the menu, because the food made our group very ill and we were very disappointed it was expensive. We ordered a steak sandwich which came between two bits of white bread brought from the supermarket. It was an awful experience all round. The chef is not worth making a meal for a dog

My wife and I dropped in with our dog for a few drinks before closing time, lovely wee place, a bit rough around the edges but the barman couldn’t have been more friendlier (wish I had asked his name). If you were on shift Thursday 28th December many thanks for your hospitality.

Absolute dump. Stunk to high heaven when you walked in. Toilets are foul. Needs a deep clean on the carpets to get that stench out. Barman as miserable as sin. Not a nice place.

Great pub for a quick pint or to start a night out. They have a live guitarist/singer on a Friday and I don't think I've seen a bad one. Manager is very helpful and always says hello, might be cause we always go on a Friday after work for a few drinks.

Don't do food as advertised on the website ,pub closed at 7 30pm on the Sunday night??

Excellent service, good pub lunch, very good pint of Speckled Hen. The service was outstanding despite the place being very busy - one multitasking barman looking after everyone, and despite the warning food would take 25 minutes it took less than 15 minutes which was perfectly acceptable. Scampi and chips were good too.

Just stopped for a cup of coffee and some water. Both great and tasty. And they have 2Lambananas as well

Quiet Monday night beerski while away. Nice feeling to the place. I will try again in the near future.

Looking forward to the open mic Comedy nights happening soon!

Good atmosphere and good choice of beer

Good atmosphere, nice range of beers and spotlessly clean.

Brilliant pub hidden in the back streets of Liverpool’s business district. Bar staff know their stuff when it comes to suggesting drinks, always a good sign. Draught offering excellent: lager, cider, stout, real ale, craft beer. Bottled beers great choice (Sagres is my go to bottle). Plenty of choice for spirits. Lovely little beer garden and roof terrace. Generally a great atmosphere there. A must visit if you're in the area and fancy a bevvy.

The food was really delicious here. The  staff are also kind and friendly. They even help you in recommending. The service was also fast. I would really like to visit it again.

It was a wonderful experience. The bartender was brilliant, and we had a wonderful conversation about the local history.

Nice little pub. Bar staff friendly. Good atmosphere.

Super fast service. BLT was nice. Good for a quick lunch x

We were attending a beetle weight robot wars style event at this pub on Sat 25th March. Very entertaining. The landlord and staff were friendly and accommodating. There were robots in various states of disrepair on tables all around the pub. Locals joined in with chants and football style cheering during the bouts. It was nice to be able to order food here. We all had burgers and chips, though the menu was quite extensive. The meal was well cooked and tasty. I'm sure on a normal night this pub is like an old fashioned local with lots of banter and folk with character.

We called in here last Monday night and had a lovely welcome......if your looking for a friendly pub full of history and a landlord who doesn't mind spending time showing you around this is the place to be.

Hidden gem! Staff were mega friendly and professional and welcoming. Had the burger which was seriously up there in the ranking of best burgers I've ever shoved in my face. Sadly quite tucked away in the business district of Liverpool but well worth a visit!

Most unwelcoming pub I have been in for a very long time .Pub was empty but everything seemed to be a hard ship. Would nor recommend at all

Traditional pub feel, good drinks 🍸

Love this pub. Great for a lunchtime pint and not overly expensive. Nicely tucked away round the corner and lots of coat little booths for a quiet bevy.

Perfect for that occasional after work drink with colleagues

Met a friend was quiet as it was in the day time

Like this pub, not too busy, don't have to wait an age to get served

Great little pub. Friendly staff Great Garden area.

They do seem to take care of their ales, nicely served.

Pretty spacious pub - food was relatively affordable and tasty. Excellent service too

Great pub. Very handy for those who work nearby 😎

Great atmosphere, bigger than it looks from outside. Reasonably priced drinks with friendly staff. Will be visiting again for after work drinks

Clean, reasonably priced, friendly and knowledgeable staff, well poured pints, beer garden, function room, lots of seating/room to stand, TVs showing sport. What more can you ask for? A hidden / out the way gem.

Lovely pub with rooftop drinking area

Food was delicious. Staff were welcoming and helpful. Will definitely visit again when in the area. Very popular place Thanks you

Visited for some food and drinks with a friend last week. Nice pub, great food and excellent customer service. I had the classic burger, it was really good. My friend had a blt sandwich which he said he really enjoyed. Will definitely be back!

Nice little pub, friendly staff.

Great food, lovely staff - well impressed.

Really nice " oldie worldie" type pub in the heart of hide rise modern office blocks, good food, good beer and well worth a visit

Second Cross Keys to go to . Shocking experience both occasions. Food not acceptable,then go to a second one and there is no food. No chef to cook on the day ,a laugh actually. So we have walked out again and again.Not to go back .Don't go to Cross Keys for Food. We went to the Railway Hotel and had an excellent experience. Food, ambience and service All on point.

Many years since I've been here,still a good pub ,enjoyed it although its changed a lot since I first drank here in the late 60s those were the days ultra violet lighting,live bands my era

Traditional style pub tucked away in business quarter, has several outdoor areas out back.

Amazing atmosphere really stylish pub. Great staff good beer.

Very freindly bar staff pleasant always a laugh and the food is delicious

Great side street pub. Bartender couldn't be friendlier...real cold beer...lots of local choices. People make you feel like you've known them forever !!

I've always loved this pub but haven't been there for a while until last week, still a great place but being in the business quarter the drinks are more expensive that other pubs in the city centre.

Always good to catch up with pals here

Cracking little bar good selection of lagers and ales friendly bar staff recconend a visit

Great welcome from the bar maid, and an excellent pint of Adnams Ghost to wash down my BLT. I'll be back.

Rooftop bar is a great little suntrap in the afternoon

The Cross Keys is a little off the beaten track (unless you work on Old Hall Street) but it's well worth the short walk from the town centre. Its got a good selection of ales, ciders, lagers and wine to choose from. The pub grub on offer isn't unreasonably priced and is a decent portion. Excellent seating areas, from a heated roof garden with retractable roof to luxurious inside seating. The pool table has gone but its still worth a visit! Bar staff are a delight too.

Fine for drinks but wouldn't bother with food. It's standard pub grub but can take a while to come. There's a bit of a rustic aesthetic in the back room and the roof terrace is closed atm too. Shows sport and has decent music.

Great little boozer tucked away in the back streets of the Financial district. Decent range of lagers and spirits, and nice friendly staff.

The Crosskeys is a pub that I didn't know existed until the other night 😳. I must say quite a nice place and may go back sometime soon. 😀

Decent pint, bit pricey tho. Gets very busy after 4pm with it being close to all the large office on old hall st

If it's friday and you are planning to chill with family or office colleagues, this place is for you. Enjoy !

Good atmosphere and and the quiz on a Wednesday is good fun. Food is great too!

Friendly staff,nice pint. Some great old pics of Liverpool

One of my go-to pubs in the Liverpool area. Great banter with friends and staff! Can't wait to return :)

A bit cramped but good atmosphere friendly staff

Brilliant pub, lovely and quiet on a crazy packed Saturday afternoon. A nugget of peace and tranquility. Brilliant staff too

Wonderful staff who made us feel so welcome! Very clean and cosy. I will be returning with my family 🙂

Was just passing on a Sunday lunchtime and called in for food, lovely traditional pub with clean decor. Great, fast service and excellent value. The barman was spot on and advised us on some other bars near our restaurant booked for the evening. Definitely worth going to if you're at the Mathew St end of the city.

Good Pale Ale on hand pump. Good variety of other drink on pump and in bottles. Decent prices. Service was friendly and unintrusive.

Served by one of the most cantankerous bartenders.

Great local pub, bit off beaten track, barman is hilarious

This place is a little hidden gem that we found on our lunch break. The staff are fantastic, the food is really nice and the beer Gardens are lovely 😍

Cross Keys has a very cosy atmosphere; the food is always of high quality and tasty; through the Star Order app or directly at the counter, the service is always very fast. The staff is always very attentive and kind to customers, providing excellent service.

Nice pub but relatively expensive.

Staff friendly,atomospere good and food excellent

Delightful pub hard to find but worth the effort

One of Liverpools best back street boozers is The Cross Keys Pub ,a wonderful pub that because of the various lockdowns I haven't been able to visit for ages. This is a wonderful looking pub ,a solid wood serving bar dominates the main room, pubby decor and furnishings, tv's and big screens to enjoy the sport, a back room plus a beer garden, upstairs there's an upstairs outside terrace, all in all its a great pub to chill out in. We were here on a Thursday afternoon, greeted warmly by a very pleasant member of the staff, we track and traced and sanitised our hands were we where allocated a table, we both ordered a real ale each, we chose pale ales ,these were served in excellent condition, we just kicked back, chilled out and took in the great pub we were in. My pale ale was really good, a crisp, well balanced pale ale with a big hit of hops, hints of toffee and a delicious aroma, a proper classic British pale ale. We both really enjoyed our pale ale's in here, only stayed for the one each before moving on and as on every other visit to here we had a great time. The Cross Keys Pub is easy to locate along Earle Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Saturday, Midday till 11pm. Sunday, Midday till 7pm. A great pub ,one I highly recommend you check out if you're in the area around Old Hall Street.

Visited Liverpool to stay at the Radisson hotel. The Cross Keys is situated just around the corner. The staff are amazing going above & beyond to accommodate us especially Neil who helped sort out a table for us. My only complaint is that the Crosskeys is not local to our Somerset home. If visiting this area please pop in & taste the atmosphere of this pub that stands out against the modern bricks & mortar.

The owner is so sound! Very welcoming and a great pub quiz.

The Cross Keys on Earle street is an excellent pub in the city centre that offers a fantastic food and drinks range.A very historic pub with many item's adorning the walls of Liverpools old boxing arena on St Paul's and many other interesting fixtures in this superb pub. The Cross Keys is one of those pubs that we have visited hundreds of times as there cask ale range is fantastic but on this occasion due to no fault of the pub they hadn't any cask ale on and so when we visited we opted to have a Guinness. The Guinness was excellent and well priced and I can honestly say as good a Guinness as any Irish pub I have visited in the city centre. The Cross Keys is a fantastic pub and it's good to see it open again and we will visit again in the not to distant future. Very easy to locate from Edmund Street bus stop you walk along Edmund street and turn left onto Earle street .(This is my second review of the Cross Keys). Opening Hours. Monday-11.00-22.00. Tuesday-Saturday-11.30-23.00. Sunday-12.00-21.00. Hours May Differ From Above Due To The Covid 19 Restrictions. Nearest Bus Stop. Edmund street bus stop. Nearest Train Station. Moorfields train station.

Visited on 19/06/21 at around 3pm and was met with the rudest and most abrupt bartender I have ever experienced, place was empty and clearly he was not in the mood for any customers that day. Had one drink and left sharpish. Terrible experience, don't waste your money.

A brilliant hidden Gem. Good beer friendly staff and never too crowded.

Called the cross keys pub on friday night to see if it was open on the sunday. The lady said yes we are open 12-10pm. Cool and I said thankyou. When we arrived at the cross keys before 7pm it was closed and in darkness. And we all got soaked as it was lashing it down. Never again.

Great place great staff really good food

Real Liverpool boozer. Very friendly and helpfull barman. Loads of tips and advise for our night out.

Left after how rude the staff were. Imagine mocking a 65 year old woman whilst out with her family....

Was a regular at this pub between 1985 - 2007 when working in Liverpool. First time back since 2007 under very different circumstances. A pub in the finincial sector of the city, not very busy but the staff were friendly. Just the one before moving off. I think this would be a busy pub under normal circumstances.

Lovely pub, very reasonable for central Liverpool and nice staff too

The Cross Keys Is An Historic Old Pub And Is Without Doubt One Of The Best Real Ale Pubs In Liverpool City Centre.This Pub Is A Bit Out Of The Way But Well Worth Visiting As They Offer A Fantastic Food And Drinks Menu In Comfortable Surroundings.This Is A Fairly Big Pub With An Open-Plan Interior With Many Interesting Fixtures That Relate To The Beatles And John Lennon And Is A Great Place To Watch Live Sport.There Are Great Seating Options And A Patio Area Is Located Up A Spiral Staircase With Superb Seating Options.This Is A Classic Old Back Street Boozer With Bags Of Character And When We Visited We Were The First Ones In Here'We Gave Our Details For The Track And Trace And Entered The Pub.This Is My First Visit To The Cross Keys For Well Over A Year And Bar For The Signs And Displays For The Coronaviris Everything Was How It Was The Last Time I Visited.We Sat In The Main Room Of The Pub And Ordered From One Of The Friendly Staff Members A Few Glasses Of Wainwrights Brewery Pale Ales Which Were Excellent And Price Wise On A Par With Other Pubs And Bars In This Area Of The City Centre.This Is A Fantastic Pub And One Of A Dying Breed Of Pubs That In My Opinion Can Be Truly Classed As Back Street Boozers And One Well Worth Going To.Fairly Easy To Locate From Moorfields Train Station You Turn Right On Moorfields Then Left Onto Tithebarn Street And Then A Right Bixteth Street Then A Left Turn On Edmund Street And Right Onto Earle Street A Couple Of Minutes Walk.(This Is My First Review Of The Cross Keys). Opening Hours. Monday-11.00-22.00. Tiesday-Saturday-11.30-23.00. Sunday-12.00-21.00.

This was my first visit to The Cross Keys Pub since the coronavirus lockdown restrictions were lifted on July 4th and its nice to report the pub is still serving great real ale's. I love the look of the pub ,the interior is superb, a light and airy look,a solid wood serving bar, tv's to enjoy the sport, great decor and furnishings including some great paintings adorning the walls and there's plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub both inside and outside on their upstairs outside terrace, its just one really cool pub that I always look forward to visiting. My twin brother Stephen and I were here on a Saturday morning, we got here as the pub opened at midday so we were in fact the first customers of the day, we gave our details of name, phone number or email address to assist with the governments track and trace system and then sanitised our hands before ordering a real ale each ,we both chose Wainwrights pale ale,these were served in excellent condition ,we got a nice table were we just kicked back and took in the great pub we were in. My pale ale was really good, a crisp,well balanced pale ale with a big hit of hops, hints of caramel a great aroma, very easy to drink, a classic British pale ale, my twin brother Stephen also gave me a thumbs up to his real ale. We both really enjoyed our pale ale's in here before we moved on and although our visit was only fleeting as on every other visit to here we had a great time. The Cross Keys Pub is easy to locate along Earle Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Friday, 11am till 11pm. Saturday, Midday till 11pm. Sunday, Midday till 7pm. A great pub,if your in the area most definitely well worth a visit .

Nice enough pub but the food is poor

Good little pub. You have to search for it as it's in the middle of a wasteland of office buildings.

Boss little pub tucked away in the business district. Great selection of beers and friendly staff.

Comfortable pub .with good food selection

I’ve loved it every time I’ve been. The food is always tasty and the staff are always friendly. There is one particular Barman who is very witty. My favourite dishes are the Thai curry and the chicken goujons. The chips are lovely too. They are very crispy! Every Tuesday evening upstairs they have an evening hosted by none other than Hughie Jones from the spinners. He and his wife Christine invite guests up to sing. There is also a guitar player named Keith Price who’s dry sense of humour has the audience in stitches. If you’re looking for nostalgia this is the place to come on a Tuesday night.

Nice hideaway great roof type terrace

Love this place always a warm. Welcome

More flys in the toilet than people in the bar so legged it after 1 pint

Really busy business quarter Pub. Very popular and good quality food to be had.

Great place for food and drink and a great atmosphere

Bloody busy and noisy. I recommend lowering the music a tad so mine and others voices don't hurt as much.

Incredible staff, excellent entertainment with a lovely atmosphere

This is how all cinemas should be and a free place for the Bentley although Joker and the Gary Glitter music has left me all perturbed!

Used to drink here in the lat 1990s. Looks like the carpet is still the same now as it was then! Decent boozer, needs a bit of an update though.