Little Hardware in Liverpool

Nice hidden bar that's easy to find (use Google maps and look for the wheelbarrow). Drinks were REALLY good which is actually it's only fault. Not enough drinks on the menu. My passion is hidden bars and almost all have a unique menu; this place does not. Just little twist on classic cocktails.

Visited and took friends after being here earlier this year and loving it. The whole DIY theme and being a local was a brilliant idea and all the charm of the tools and flashbacks such a great idea but oh…what has happened since then ?? Nobody was there when we got there on an early Saturday evening. . Maybe we should have realised then. The menu has changed totally , now it is just a cocktail menu. No quirky drinks , no extra special cocktails. It is now the secret bar with just a normal cocktail menu. Totally gutted the management have decided to do this. I mentioned to our server who said the menu changes , this. is fine but don’t change the menu to a standard cocktail menu . We really could have been anywhere. We had one drink and left and spent the rest of our money in Berry and Rye instead. If the management are reading this , you had such a cool place but what has happened ?? Bring back the old menu with the real curated cocktails , nobody wants to come and spend money for standard cocktails. We want the extra special touches that make it different. So disappointed how it’s been changed. Just be aware if you have been previously as it’s changed a lot :(

Myself and my partner came here October 2023 to celebrate his 40th birthday. It’s a quirky little ‘secret bar’ and bar staff were really friendly and welcoming. We tried a couple of cocktails each and they were lovely yes a little expensive but they were good and we were provided with some little snacks. The only slight negative I would give was it was early on a Saturday so a little quiet but despite this and there being plenty of empty tables they sat a pretty loud group right next us which is bad enough in a busy noisy bar but so much more amplified when it’s practically empty and you’re right next to the noise. Despite this I would recommend

Hidden gem and an absolute must!

Had a few very nice drinks here for my girlfriend’s birthday and it was great. Really feels like a speakeasy the way you access the place, drinks were good and the service excellent

Great little secret bar, tucked away behind one of Liverpool’s busiest food and drink streets. Lovely staff, great music and cocktails are awesome! Well worth a visit

Hidden cocktail 🍸 Bar with history, great cocktails and it smells soooo good.

Loved it here, great atmosphere. We didn’t expect to have more than one cocktail each but couldn’t resist!

Quirky place (frok the outside and entrance) and great find so would have hoped for more. Service was excellent, however atmosphere was quite dull, small cocktails for £12.50 each and not exceptional and once inside could have been in any regular bar.

The street doesn’t look promising so it’s even more fun when you get inside. A lovely atmosphere and unusual, well made cocktails. A great place to get away from it all.

Atmosphere Staff and quality of drink exceptional Great experience all round

Hidden gem in the city center of Liverpool! Amazing cocktails in a very nice atmospheric bar !!!

This is a great bar with lots of atmosphere and very friendly staff. The decor is witty and intriguing! The cocktails are carefully developed and mixed which makes them delicious.

We loved this bar. The setting is intriguing and witty. The cocktails are inventive and delicious - especially for people who love dry and more "grown-up" cocktails. The staff are very helpful and friendly.

A nice selection of cocktails, barmaid was lovely , drinks are unusual and strong tasting , only got 2 cocktails and they add service charge on so just under £30.

Didn't eat here but just had a drink. Very limited drinks menu and not cheap but if you want something really different then I would recommend trying here. Really nice ambience but they really could do with some diet coke!

A great idea the place was great. But the drinks were not good. The Bloody Mary was their take alas no where near a Bloody Mary. The kiwi kickstart was something we couldn’t understand got past the testing phase. It tasted like pesto and too thick. I’m sad to put this here but it was unlike me to finish a drink.

The best bar I have ever been to! As you walk in you are greeted by a long rustic corridor with newspaper magazine posters. You enter the bar room and are met by the lovely and polite staff who escort you to your seat. You sit at your seat and are surrounded by feel good music and a warm atmosphere. The menu is fantastic, limited to 10-20 cocktails plus the classics. Every cocktail is expertly crafted with perfect proportions of ingredients. Every cocktail is made with some ingredients made on site which is reflected in the freshness of the cocktails. We had the old cuban, the tools down, cool down, the passion for trade, the cowboy on vacation and two old fashioned and all cocktails amazed. This bar, a speakeasy, is the perfect experience for couples and small groups to experience the vibrant bar culture of Liverpool.

The best bar I’ve ever been to! Just do yourself a favour and get down here!! Basically get anything on the menu and you won’t be dissapointed. Passion for trade and the old cuban were TO DIE FOR!!! definitely not the last time we’ll be coming here!!! Amazing! Please carry on what you do! <3

Stunning secret bar hidden away within the streets of Liverpool. Cocktail menu was amazing & booking required. Based upon a pre-existing hardware store

Great environment, great staff and great cocktails. Will definitely revisit

This lovely little speakeasy was a real treat. Such a unique experience gaining entry and even then there was another surprise entrance once you get past the frontdoor. The decor and service was really nice and fantastic that it encompasses the local history. There was a good selection of drinks and would definitely encourage to visit.

Very helpful and knowledgeable service The Bloody Mary was bloody marvellous.

Great staff who were fantastic and great drinks

Amazing cocktails - menu is spot on - but will gladly do you any classic (with a twist) if you’d like also. Service perfect. One of my favourite haunts. I’ve learnt so much too !

Excellent service! Commendations to the wait staff.

Really nice place cocktail menu a bit limited

Fabulous hidden gem. Lovely cocktails and attentive staff

Absolutely amazing! As much as I’d love to keep this place a secret I absolutely have to say I highly recommend visiting. The drinks were fabulous, such a nice chill atmosphere, and amazing service. Our server was so friendly and welcoming.

Querkie and quiet but very nice.

Lovely bar with a great atmosphere, we loved the speakeasy style secret entrance! Great cocktails too!

Great little hidden bar. Definitely worth going for a chilled drink.

Nice atmosphere, great background music playlist.

Impactful entry and cozy space to catch up with your friends. Last night was my first visit and won’t be the last one! Gracias for everything 💘

I haven’t left a review for food because food isn’t served. Love the entrance and the bar is small and intimate. You can discuss cocktails with the servers, and I asked the neighbouring couple what they were drinking. I forgot to ask the servers name, but he was really attentive, helpful and absolutely delightful. It was New Years Eve and we were having cocktails before midnight, and it was a great start to the night. Not as much cocktail theatre as usual BUT delicious cocktails and a free shot with the bill! The music is upbeat, a mixture of fabulous disco/funk and always at the perfect level to be able to talk, without shouting! A fabulous evening. Highly Recommended. Adding wine to the menu would be ace: just saying 😉

We arrived quite early (5pm) so it was very quiet, it's a great bar and we enjoyed our cocktails. Be nice if there were snack/bar food options.

An absolutely fantastic hidden gem. Peter took fantastic care of us & thanks for a fantastic night again. A Bloody Mary like no other we’ve had… absolutely delicious!

Absolutely fantastic place & the staff were great. Great find & will be going back

Didn’t have any food just cocktails they was very nice and presented nice as well

Brilliant experience! We visited on Saturday and felt so comfortable. The vibe was there and the drinks by Kev and the team were on point. Kev made us feel very welcomed and was very knowledgeable … we can’t wait to visit again

Secret bar with a classy feel. Cocktails were amazing

Kevin and the team have been excellent this evening. This cocktail spot in Liverpool is fantastic and up there with the very best in the city…possibly the best. A complete hidden gem we only saw this bar on Instagram after seeing the reviews. The Bloody Mary, the labourer, and the smoking bricky cocktails were sublime: the Bloody Mary used a rich, tomato consommé - absolutely fabulous! We’ve almost worked our way through half the menu and only left to get home for our dog. If not we’d have finished every drink on it.

Absolutely top 2 best cocktails bars in Liverpool at the moment. All cocktails perfectly balanced followed by knowledgeable servers been here twice now and it’s been unreal ignore the few negative comments you see they’re all people TikTok drinkers and Pornstar lovers, Peter served us and was a top fella place is unreal vibe is boss of you want a good bevy it’s the place to be.

Took some friends who didn’t know about it, there’s now 3 more who will be coming again. Great place

A cool little hidden cocktail bar with a great atmosphere and friendly staff... what more could you ask for? The cocktails are 10/10

Lovely venue. Nice relaxed atmosphere and small numbers. Music was good and the cocktails were amazing. Their version of a Bloody Mary is something else.

Fantastic little place . Great character and friendly staff

We had a wonderful time and knowledge if staff regarding cocktails was amazing. Will definitely come back!

Really great cocktails and lovely staff! A bit hard to find but it is there and worth the trip. Just buzz to get in!

Great little bar with a secret entrance fabulous cocktails and great relaxing vibe

Amazing atmosphere and even better cocktails

Hidden away and proper cool, unique cocktails and a style that pays homage to the old Rapid Hardware shop that was a part of the community for decades. The menu is creative and unique, and the atmosphere is super chilled. Similar to Berry and Rye! The only problem was there was a very loud group that was singing and complaining about the blender noise (I barely noticed and they were much louder), they then demanded to drink for free. A classy place that was slightly disrupted by a classless group!!

fantastic cocktail bar, would highly recommend.

Well worth the visit cocktail s lovely

Saw this place on TikTok and thought it would be a nice idea for my boyfriends birthday, we arrived at around 9pm on a Saturday with a reservation, and where seated under a speaker , I have nothing against loud music at all but when it’s right above your head and you cannot hear a thing the person directly opposite you is saying it was king of frustrating, something you would expect in a club but not in a “chilled cocktail bar”. we waited 30 minutes to have our order taken and another 30 minutes for the drinks to arrive , I ordered ‘The smoker” I usually go for spicy margarita type drinks so that sounded right up my ally but it arrived in a regular sized glass no ice just simply 1/5 full , nothing special and for £12 you would have expected more , Boyfriends drink was okay, When they came over to ask if we wanted another one we said no (as we had been there for a hour already and where not enjoying ourselves) My boyfriend was shocked as the waiter rolled his eyes when he walked off as if to say ‘thanks for coming and ordered one drink and wasting our time’ The staff where less than attentive, The over all vibe was nice and the drinks where £10-£16 (Average cocktail price for Liverpool to be fair) But unfortunately we did not have a good time and are very disappointed, we will not be returning unfortunately, I literally made this account just to make this review as I feel like there are hundreds of other better places in Liverpool to spend your money on !

Unreal cocktails and friendly service. Nothing watered down and the staff have so much experience and knowledge.

Nice cocktails, staff really nice

Good atmosphere, friendly, staff just need to be more attentive, we would have had more drinks if they took more notice of the empty glasses. Half drinks we wanted were not available

The new menu at this place is absolutely incredible. Great drink variety, atmosphere and we had easily the best Bloody Mary I’ve ever drank. The bearded gent serving us was super welcoming and made some great recommendations for our night

Exceptional cocktails and consistently wonderful service from the waitstaff have made our repeated visits to this establishment a delightful experience. I must highly recommend trying the 'A Nail for a Bloody Mary' as it has never disappointed. However, it's worth noting that on a few occasions, we observed the manager displaying unnecessary hostility towards the staff, which somewhat detracted from the otherwise fantastic atmosphere. Despite this minor concern, I would confidently rate this place a solid 10/10 and highly recommend it.

If there was a minus 0 I would give it to this place! I’ve tried here 3 times to give it a chance but every time was terrible. There was always always a problem with something And the food is really expensive not worth the price the toast isn’t buttered and bacon not done enough it’s a trendy place and appealing to the 20-30 something set not for me I wouldn’t recommend service awful price expensive and service not good

Beautiful drinks in very cool surroundings. Ideal for anyone who's looking for a fun place that doesn't try too hard. The Cowboy and the New York Sour were excellent

A true speakeasy in every sense of the word! Find the rusty wheelbarrow and step into another world! Fantastic cocktails, fantastic hospitality.

Booked in for 7 people for 22:45 arrived at 23:00 after it pouring down with rain and struggling to find the venue as there is no address on the website and we where told our table had been given away. Beyond dissatisfied

Very nice bar hidden away. It's always nice and chill there, great place for a small group

This is another one of the gimmicky cocktails bars that seem to be opening everywhere at the moment, this being located in an old hardware store. The bar was quite difficult to find and we had to watch a TikTok video to actually find the bar. When we entered we were the only people in the bar, this may have been because it was a mid week evening however this made it quite awkward and meant that there was a lack of atmosphere. We were served promptly and our cocktails brought to us, which were very nice however slightly on the expensive side.

AMAZING. Really quirky place, excellent service.

We headed here for a couple of cocktails after dinner based on a recommendation - tasty, innovative cocktails and great service. The whole speakeasy type experience made for a good atmosphere although it was quiet when we were there on a Thursday night

We read a review and booked in here...booking is a must! Quite clandestine to gain entry, but that was a fab gimic! Entering via the old rapid hardware took me back! Staff are fab and welcoming and very knowledgable regarding the cocktails. We each had a good few cocktails which are delicous and very original and served well. Cant wait to return!

Such good cocktails and really nice staff

Lovely little place, hidden on cropper street just off the main road, well priced drinks with creative names and ingredients, complementary pretzels and a perfect setting for a date or a get together with mates. 10/10 would 100% return

First visit today, loved it! Great vibe, staff are friendly and attentive, music great and a well curated drinks list. Rusty wheelbarrow recommended

We had a lovely evening in Little Hardware. The cocktails were really fun and imaginative - we had one served in a watering can! Perfect spot for date night

What a fab little find Love the whole concept of it being a secret Speakeasy bar The cocktails were fab & the staff made a great requested mocktail for one of our group The decor is a nod to what was once Rapid Hardware There’s so much to take in decor wise & I loved the background music Could have stayed a lot longer

Was pretty disappointed with my first visit here. My cocktail was OK - not as good as Berry & Rye, Jenny's, or Present Company. Also, they accidentally made the wrong drink for one of us, and then took another 10 minutes to bring the correct one despite the fact everyone else at the table had been given theirs. Then they gave the mistake drink to the table behind us, free of charge, instead of offering it to us even though we were the ones who had had our order messed up. I truly couldn't believe they would just give it to someone else instead of the person whose order they had gotten wrong. I won't be going back.

After seeing an interesting Tik Toc, and having taken the Monday off worm, we decided to try this new place on Sunday. We booked to make sure we got a table (3pm) but really there was no need, at that time it was really quiet, although it was busier when we left at about half four. We loved the hidden bar aspect of it, adding to the mystique. We entered a downwards descending corridor which led to a closed door. Once through there, we found ourselves greeted by Connor, the very knowledgeable and hospitable manager, and given a candle lit table. The bar area takes about 30-35 people and you won't find people crowding the bar area, as they want guests seated, which suits me down to the ground. We intended in having a cocktail, but the first one was so delicious we had another one, and then a third. Equally delicious were the peanut butter pretzels, which I ate so many of I felt a bit sick, but that's my own fault! This place is a new favourite, and I hope it succeeds. Excellent overall, will return.

Loved the speakeasy concept and secret entrance (door under the rusty wheelbarrow sshhhh). Lovely to see the history of the building recognised with nods to Rapid Hardware and tools on display throughout. Cocktails were delicious and beautifully presented. Staff are professional, friendly and do their best to make sure you enjoy this gem of a venue. Would thoroughly recommend.

Love it! One of the best bars I have ever been in. The entrance just added a whole experience to the place, cocktails were some of the best I’ve had and the staff were fantastic! Highly recommend!

Excellent service, excellent staff, fab food, fantastic space. Really friendly and competent staff. Highly recommend

What a fabulous place!! A great entrance, perfect music, a great range of drinks and really lovely staff. We will be back

10/1O experience was amazing, staff were super friendly and venue was really nice, definitely recommend and definitely will be coming back. The espresso martini I had was one of the best ever. I'm not a big cocktail guy but the waiter choose one for me and it was really nice so if your unsure on what to pick just ask them :)

Heard about through word of mouth, in true speak-easy style. Stylish & comfortable, gorgeous cocktail menu, with off-menu 'mock-tails' available to order.

Found the Wheelbarrow & followed the trail What a bar & concept Loved the ambience & the cocktails So much to take in once you sit down too Love it Will be back

Fantastic little speakeasy situated within the old Rapid hardware building. Beautiful cocktails combined with excellent service. Look for the Rusty Wheelbarrow and I recommend you order one once you are inside.

What an amazing little find. Look out for the rusty wheelbarrow.

Search for the rusty wheelbarrow. Amazing cocktails, awesome service.