Rhubarb in Liverpool

Nice bar/restaurant. Friendly staff and tasty food. Reasonably priced for Lark Lane.

I usually come for the live music when it is on, which is fairly decent. I give up though. I bought three drinks this Tuesday night. Still waiting for the staff give a head nod, never mind thank you. My last transaction involved having to insert my card into the card machine. As soon as it was authorised, the pierced, well fed millennial grabbed the machine out of my hand and carried on having a conversation with her colleague, which involved flapping her arms in ‘comedic’ fashion. Absolutely no acknowledgement. I didn’t take it personally as she obviously did not see me as a person. The ever present ‘Bar Manager’ looms like a dark cloud, riddled with passive aggressive menace. Like I say, I give up. Better bars in Liverpool, if not Lark Lane.

Great place, loved the decor. Great coffee

Lovely cafe bar. We went for breakfast which was very nice. I had a Lox Bagel, my husband had the full english and my vegetarian daughter had the avocado brunch. All meals were very tasty. Good service. Lovely interior to enjoy. Will definitely return.

Disappointed ! For £15 per breakfast without tea or coffee. We have always had great breakfasts here but today’s was a let down. Microwaved scrambled egg, poor quality strange tasting sausages. Pale potatoes that tasted like old chips. Mushroom dripping in oily water. Not great.

Lovely place , really enjoyed my food and tea

The service was great, our waitress was lovely. The food however is ….not good. Though it gives more pub vibes than restaurant vibes so that’s what I’d recommend going for.

I've seen a few really bad reviews for this place. I've been 3 times and each time it's been fine. The staff were all great, service always seems a little slow but the food is great so not a problem. I would recommend this place. Staff, food and location all good.

Beautiful place, staff are so lovely amazing service compliments to the chef breakfast was superb best I've had in places I've been in the city. Amazing cocktails too. We shall be back

There's much better places on Lark Lane, so don't bother going here. Really not good. Food took forever to arrive and then arrived cold. The club sandwich was not worth £11.95. My friend's avocado was so brown and the scrambled eggs were very over cooked. And the woman who took the bill was rude. In all honesty there are much better places on Lark lane so just go somewhere else.

The Rhubarb Atmosphere sets this establishment apart from others. The food is excellent. It was a pleasant surprise that a traditional English breakfast could be so delightful! We recommend an outside table if the weather is nice, but the indoor seating is also an excellent choice as the ambience is beautiful and full of details!

Great vibe cafe bar with good food options, lovely staff

Cafe in busy Lark lane. Can also sit outside here. Large cups of coffee, tasted okay.

Went along for breakfast for my friends birthday, the blonde server is the most rude person I think I have ever come across, I worked 9 years in hospitality and understand it’s a demanding and stressful job, however, there is no possible explanation that she could give that would justify the way she spoke to me and my friends. Maybe a new career? Not one that involves customer service. This server has been with rhubarb for years now, as I promised myself the last time I went I would never go again, because of the way she treated us then, a couple of years had passed since my last visit and thought maybe she would no longer be working there, unfortunately that wasn’t the case and she completely ruined what was meant to be a celebratory brunch, safe to say I will never return and neither will my friends. The owner needs to realise you’re only as good as your worst member of staff, so terrible in my opinion.

Waited almost an hour for brunch. Didn’t even get our full order, had to ask twice and go up to remind about food that clearly wasn’t put in at the time. Wanted to leave. Expensive meal for bad service.

Not told there would be a 45 minute wait for for when we ordered, the wait is fine but wasn’t mentioned once to us there would be that long a wait when we ordered. Food was sub par at best, soggy bread and dry luke warm pancakes.

Popped in for a quick coffee and it was gorgeous! Sat in the window and it was just a lovely vibe ❤️

Great cup of coffee, friendly staff and a good atmosphere.

Nice, quiet pub enjoyed the atmosphere

Nice little gaff. Good food lots of choice of food and drink.

Brought my friend here on a recommendation for a look around Lark Lane as it was her birthday earlier in the week, We chose here as it looked busy. We both opted for the breakfast, and on arrival, around 50 minutes after ordering and more drinks whilst waiting it arrived, The sausage was dried up as the bacon, the poached eggs might as well have been boiled, hash brown was hard and dry the black pudding was that thin i think we shared a slice, as they were running short, they told the table next to us they had ran out of sausage so would they have extra bacon, the presentation was awful. I understand that the football was on the TV but dont sell food on match day if you can't keep up the demand, we ended up leaving most of it, and we weren't asked if everything was okay, I paid the £41.90 as I had told my friend I would pay and didnt want to make a fuss, It is fair to say we won't be back.

We were served at the same time as another couple. Their food arrived. Ours didn't. No apology. No excuse. Will not return. Oh, also, nobody likes "Mull of Kintyre", stop playing it so often.

Quirky place,very relaxing atmosphere.. Food was good, Black pudding stack tasty. Drinks aren't cheap..but what's new.. Most places aren't cheap these days. Found the staff to be courteous and cheerful.

As a regular customer of rhubarb I was extremely upset to of received such shocking customer service this morning. Myself an partner came for breakfast at 9am and firstly ordered a coffee whilst taking an important phone call we both needed to listen to and so placed the call on speaker - as there was not one other person in the building other than the member of staff that greeted us we did not see this as a problem. Throughout the call we were asked 3 times if we were eating and what we wanted to which we replied we were not yet ready to order. Shortly after the member of staff asked us very abruptly to switch off the speaker, to which my partner replied for whom exactly? (As we were the only people there and the music was blaring we could hardly hear ourselves think). She then replied for me!! Shocked at this we decided not to stay for breakfast and instead go down the road to milo (which was lovely and could not fault service). As we paid for our coffees i said to the woman she was in the wrong line of work as she didn’t offer good customer service to which she replied - take you private phone calls somewhere else! In shock at how she spoke to us my partner said we would be leaving a review to which she replied she could not wait to read it and shoved us out the door. Not quite sure what the attitude or problem was for maybe woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but said to say will not be returning again and I will look forward to speaking directly with the owner myself.

2nd time I have been here and we travelled 8 miles to come here. Staff are very friendly, food is great and very well priced. All meals are substantial and you certainly get your money's worth here. I went for the black pudding stack as I didn't finish it the 1st time I came I thought I would give it another go as this was delicious. I will be back another time as all the food looks great.

Friendly place, drinks reasonably priced for Lark Lane. Staff very friendly and welcoming especially Steven and Trish :-)

Went here on Sunday 14th Jan at about noon, place was quite busy. We were able to get a table for 3, constant stream of customers coming but some were turned away as no tables available. Staff seated us quickly and within a few mins came for our drinks order, returned just a few minutes later with the drinks. Took our food order and again wasn't too long before they returned with our food (drinks were still piping hot). We had burger and fries, posh eggs and black pudding stack (mine), other food looked really nice and good quality. Mine was delicious, kept nice and warm with a hot plate, food was great quality. About £12 per person for 3 drinks and 3 meals. I would highly recommend coming here, good service, really friendly, polite and professional staff. I will be coming back here again, really nice experience.

Ordered lamb on flatbread with chips today for lunch meal came out chips fine hot but lamb flatbread came out cold hardly any meat loaded with tzatzaki sauce not value for money or a very nice eating experience!

I had a chicken club sandwich, which came with fries; a cappuccino and an aperol spritz. All gorgeous. Great service, too.

Came here on New Year's day. The manager did mention that the wait for food was going to be 45 minutes to an hour. As it wasn't that busy, I was expecting something worthwhile...fresh even. Nope. What we got was severely sub par...I ordered a chicken club sandwich and my partner an English breakfast. Honestly, I would've been better off going to the co-op down the road, literally nothing special about it. Having worked in a kitchen myself, I know it doesn't take that long to rustle up a half decent sandwich, let alone the one I got. The English Breakfast wasn't as bad, but the mushrooms had definitely been under a heat lamp for over an hour as they were rock hard. Even a coffee took 20 minutes to make, which is ridiculous considering they had 4 people working front of house, and a half empty cafe. One of the servers gave us the tiniest amount of ketchup because she couldn't be bothered opening a new bottle. Tdlr: Lazy service, albeit friendly. Sub-par food. Really disorganised. Won't be coming back.

Food was disappointing, orders were wrong or had bits missing. Service was slow and mistakes in orders weren't rectified (mouldy bread, syrup missing). Coffee was nice but again slow service. Overall it wasn't worth the money.

Have been many times and always enjoyed the food but today the breakfast i had certainly wasn't up to scratch, very disappointed. My own fault i should have complained at the time. Trust it will be better on my next visit. Apart from the poached egg i think everything else had been warmed up. Like the place and have been going for years.🤞

Wonderful place with helpful happy staff, food was plentiful and well cooked.

Lovely little bar, even on a Monday night it was busy as it was open mic night. Had a really good evening, everyone very friendly.

Stopped in to grab a quick bite for lunch on a Monday and was happy with the service. The food and drinks came out hot and we're good and tasty with a nice portion size and the waiters were really great. The coffee and cake deal is also a lovely touch.

Excellent food and service. Our first visit but definitely not our last. Delicious cinnamon toast with banana, maple syrup and clotted cream. Good service with cheerful and attentive staff. Thankyou

Overall we enjoyed our 1st visit. We both had small English, good amount of scrambled eggs. Bacon slightly under cooked for my liking & a tad fatty. Loved the spicy potatoes, I don't like hash brown on a brekky (that's an American thing, not British) the tea was hot, rare these days. Would I return YES 😁

First visit for breakfast and was very impressed with the food and friendly service ....have already returned for a drink and will definitely be going again

Felt like a ghost, we waited for 25 minutes and nobody even acknowledged us, no menu given and no communication at all Would not recommend!

We visit Lark Lane in Liverpool reasonably often but had never tried Rhubarb. The place looks quite welcoming and the atmosphere was great - good music and not too noisy. The staff were outstanding though-very cheerful and so happy to help. My companion had the large breakfast and he was quite happy with it -and it was certainly large! I had a mushroom omelette and it was very disappointing. It was very crisp on the outside and liquid on the inside and really rather bland. I only ate about half of it. Would I return? Not sure. The menu has plenty of choice, so maybe.

Lovely place nice atmosphere. But order took 55 mins to arrive. We order pancakes and asked for syrup on the side for my niece and pancakes came soaked in syrup and when they replaced them they were burnt. I ordered the small breakfast hash brown wasnt edible the beans were cold and the toast arrived as I was finishing my breakfast. When we asked for our bill even though every table surrounding us had paid at their table, we were rudely told to pay at the bar. Really disappointed as this was the start of a birthday day out for my niece.

Good Beer & Friendly Staff, plus open mic + singer was good

Terrible service, please don't waste your time here, I won't be back, can't get a simple order right.

Nice little cafe bar. Friendly.

Tried the avocado brunch and coffee. both really nice. Table service too which was nice. Plenty of tables and chairs outside too.

went today 8/9/23 for lunch, waited 50 minutes whilst people arrived after us got their food before us! went in to ask how long to be told they would start it now, they obviously forgot to put our order in!! would not recommend and would definitely not return!!!! disappointed to say the least.

Great food and service. Had a fantastic vegetarian breakfast😀

Popped in for some lunch. Friendly staff. Great selection of food and drinks. Ordered the chicken wrap with avocado, askwd for side salad instead of fries whixh wasn't an issue. Great value for money. Will definitely return.

Lovely place on Lark Lane. We ordered a vegetarian breakfast which was a really large portion, and every item was delicious. We also got the eggs Benedict - the ham was a lovely addition and perfectly runny yolks. Staff were lovely and friendly too, will definitely be back soon.

Always a good atmosphere in here! Nice, small bar on Lark Lane

***FIRST CLASS*** Food was outstanding. We both had the steak sandwich and the steak was perfect. Our daughter had the kids menu of sausage and peas and the portion was spot on. Our food was slightly late and they handled it fantastically. The service was EXCELLENT and could not do enough for us. Highly recommended and thank you.

Great little bar in the lively, delightful Lark Lane.

I was DISGUSTED to have returned to my table after taking my daughter to the toilet... with food and drinks still on it... and it had been cleared. And I was still made to pay. When my daughter and I hadn't even finished!!! I felt penalised for being a single mother.

Lovely place on lark Lane. Food was fresh and tasty, good coffee. Loved the atmosphere even at 10am and the staff were very attentive

Eating here was just the worst experience. Today with my friends we waited 40 mins while the shop was empty for soggy chips and chewy chicken. The cutlery brought to us still had food stuck it and when a member of staff was told, not even an apology was given, knife and fork just thrown at me pretty much. This place is over priced to say the least. Never again

Don’t go to this place. The worse customer service. I went for lunch with 6 other friends and it has to be the worst place I have ever eaten in. The service was terrible. Firstly I found a long dark hair ( I have blonde hair so it wasn’t mine) in my chicken wrap when I complained. They took the food off me and without me asking if wanted something else or not! They took the plate away. My friend ordered a bacon sandwich and the bacon was green and rank! My other friend asked for olive oil they didn’t have any! The Rhubarb is on a very trendy rd and it looks good and stylish but they should stick to being a pub/ bar rather than an eating establishment. When we complained and went to pay bill the manager was very passive aggressive and didn’t appear to care about us or customers. I wouldn’t go there even if you paid me.

Lovely place great breakfast little bit pricey but worth it go here

So seven of us went to Rhubard for lunch today - I can only describe the experience as abysmal. 4 out of 7 dishes had to be sent back. My blonde friend had a long black hair in her stale wrap with chicken. I had the Avo brunch - stale bread, lukewarm eggs on a bed of tired old bruised tomatoes & onions with a bit of old rocket. The halloumi salad was just as old & the oil from the fried halloumi soaked thru 4 serviettes. The bacon sandwich was inedible - old & I do mean old - bacon soaked in oil & with a green rind - sent back. No condiments were on the table or offered - all had to be requested & then when we asked for olive oil for the dry aged salad - they didn't have any - can you imagine a restaurant cafe with NO OLIVE OIL. The manager couldn't have been less bothered or less friendly. Not once did she come over to apologise for the substandard food or to offer a drink. She seemed more annoyed with our complaint than with the state of the food being sent out by the kitchen. As someone whose worked in the restaurant trade as both a chef and a manager I would have been mortified if any of my customers had experienced such awful food & such poor nonchalant service. When i spoke to the manager she was stroppy instead of sympathetic & when I pointed out that she hadn't even come over to offer an apology, she said well I'm apologising now. Honestly would never ever go back even for a glass of water. Over priced slop!

Not the best for food if it’s busy. Took far to long to get served then 45 mins to get our food. Recommended when quiet but not busy.

Had brekkie in a different place each day last week on Lark Lane, went to Rhubarb on Friday, loads of food, and although the sausages weren't the best quality, for value for money it was spot on. Never understood this obsession with putting beans in a ramekin though, just put them on the plate 😁

The food took a long time to come out but was lovely when it did The staff gave us complimentary drinks and apologised for the wait

Misleading to say that they are dog friendly. They only let you sit outside with them which probably applies to any place with outside seating. Waited 45 minutes for food to be told it wasn't ready so went elsewhere

Really good atmosphere., friendly staff

Went here for a change to have a full english breakfast and was a total let down, had something on the plate which were supposed to be squares of fried potato which were full of pepper or spice ,sausage and eggs tasted the same ,only decent thing was the bacon and toast,then charged over £21 for breakfast and pancakes,online it says 1 drink (coffee) is in with meal ,didn't even get a choice only tea or coffee because machine was broke nothing else also says online that price is £8.25 but doesn't say for small or large ,feel totally let down with food and price ( especially as daughter wanted to go) the only reason I gave 2 stars is for the staff

We came here this Sunday and couldn't be happier for the choice we made! Let's start by saying is a beautiful place and very nice location, inside is very cute and the service was great, coffee was fabulous, big cup of coffee with a biscuit, the food was super tasty! We had smoke salmon bagel, and eggs Benedicts, everything lovely. The price is reasonable for the quality of the food, is not ordinary bar food, they actually make an effort preparing it, something we loved. The bathrooms where very clean, definitely we will be back, plus it's a great place to have a brunch on a Sunday and then go for a walk in the park, perfect idea to spend the day.

Been here many a time for their signature breakfasts. Food is great and service is friendly too. Go here.

Staff lovely, food absolutely delicious and big portions..even the small breakfast was massive, prices very reasonable. Nice and cozy

Been here a few times now for a few drinks and a chat with friends, it's now one of my favourite places on Lark Lane. Fantastic atmosphere 😁

Stopped in here for a light brunch & have to say it was excellent. The staff were lovely, very good value for money & a nice atmosphere, really nice little place.

Best place for a little breakfast on the lane

The food is lovely and the people there are very friendly and the food is reasonable. I would recommend to eat there x

Ordered 2 coffees and meals coffees were cold and drank a shocking 30 minutes later still no food just an apology by staff as a staff members friends were attended to first not treated fairly and equally would not recommend nor return.

Worst breakfast I’ve ever eaten . Couldn’t finish . Friendly service . Bacon undercooked can’t cook an egg properly Just an awful experience spent thirty five quid and walked away hungry Avoid

Visited today with a friend. I had the chicken club sandwich with fries, it was really tasty. My friend had the small breakfast which she said was nice. Friendly staff and warm inside which is very welcoming.

Best vegan and veggie full English breakfast on Lark Lane. We've tried every place on the Lane and this place wins hands down. Plate at the top of the photo is the vegan option

Best breakfast about, love the spiced potatoes

The full English was very mediocre. Bacon tough as leather and the toast was burnt, but worst of all was my wife's avocado and poached egg. They covered (literally covered) the whole thing in a really hot piri piri type sauce. I like spicy food and I found it unpleasant, but for my wife it was inedible. Despite pushing the plate away, not touching it and trying to make eye contact the staff made no effort to check if there was a problem, though we heard them saying "she's still not eating it" to each other.

Glasses were dirty and the server had an attitude when we asked for them to be changed. My pancakes with nutella and banana came with watery chocolate sauce rather than nutella (no explanation or apology) and there was smears of avocado on the plate and bananas. My partner had to ask for butter for her toast and the eggs, which she asked for welldone, were runny and undercooked.

Gone down hill break fast has gone for quantity over quality. I use to recommend this place to everyone as the best breaksfast on the lane. Now it’s gone to the worse. Microwaved scrambled eggs created a puddle on the plate which drenched everything that should have been crispy. They need to return to their old breaksfast.

Terribe breakfast. Tough mushroom, hard black pudding, undercooked hash brown. Sausages didnt taste right, hard to cut. Im no hater on food just this breakfast was awful.

Absolutely amazing brunch dishes, we where a party of 3 with each one ordering a different dish one full breakfast fry🥓 a posh eggs 🍳for myself and a club sandwich🥪 for the daughter all came beautifully cooked and well plated. Generous portions for all, my daughter of course couldn't finish 🙄 so straight away the attentive staff offered to put in to a takeaway box which was greatly appreciated by my daughter (a student ) which doesnt like waste 😊 all cooked to perfection, along with his fry came the speciality of rhubarb diced potatoes which absolutely delicious never have tasted such beautiful potatoes that blended so well with fry, I will be ordering them as a side dish in future visits as I was definitely jealous of not having the pleasure of a portion of them to myself so value taste and service definitely 5/5 💥💥

Visited with my wife. We were popping in all the bars. Came in here, it looks nice but the prices are absolutely ridiculous!!! A pint if Camden lager and a half pint of Midway pale £9.80!! I asked the prices just to check. Over £3 for a half a pint. Scandalous. I let the bar tender know I was disappointed. I'm not tight by any means, we're out A LOT, but this took the p@ss. Won't be going back. P@sstake.

Nice little place to grab a touch to eat or drink Cosy environment

Really really slow & not kept informed. Place didn’t seem particularly busy, ordered a breakfast & poached egg type meals, nothing complicated. After at least 30 minutes from ordering I enquired if we’d been forgotten, after checking twice was informed it’d be another 15 mins. Staff member was polite but why weren’t we told how long food would be when we ordered. Certainly wouldn’t go back. We walked out as couldn’t wait any longer. Very disappointing

I came to lark lane due to all the amazing recommendations, but to my surprise it was not amazing at all. Give its due the food was lovely but I was greeted by rude staff, and over charged for another tables order by the ‘manager’...

We arrived for a family meal, the girl refused us service because i had a bunch of flowers which were given to me as a birthday present, she said i couldn't bring my own flowers in. I have never been so insulted and embarrassed in my life her name was Rachel as i asked her, the staff looked uncomfortable with her behaviour, i have been here a couple of times and i have an issue every time she is working or pretending to, she smelt like she had been drinking since the night before i will not be returning if she is going to continue to be in this establishment. Really rude would not recommend.

£5.85 for a pint!!!! Breakfast lovely but drinks an absolute rip off so won't be back. Service was very good

Came here a week ago a thoroughly enjoyed my time. Staff are amazing especially that cute little button called maisie😉. Will definitely be coming again!!!!

First visit, staff were really nice lovely relaxing friendly place for a nice pint.

Terrible service, over an hour's wait just for some eggs on toast. Staff didn't care or apologise. No discount offered for awful service. Don't go. Plenty of other cafes on the lane to visit which are much nicer

Lovely afternoon at Rhubarb, food was delicious and the staff were so friendly and attentive. The music was great as well, we didn't have any alcohol, but if we had, I think mum would've been up dancing 😀 great place I'll definitely be returning. Next time we'll go later and indulge in a cocktail or two, then it'll be whoa mama 😄

Nice bar set in lark lane very laid back I had a cup of tea which was tres bon but there's actually beer to drink as well recommended

Had a breakfast excellent. Would recommend trying it. Only had a small one, good portion. Food well prepared and tasty. Staff helpfully and polite. Will go again.

Always been a good place. And lovely staff.

Good value for money, staff are helpful and cheerful.

Breakfast is amazing, and good prices on the bar, staff are sound aswell

Charlie provided an excellent service as per usual, great chill spot for food and drinks!

Been here twice and no complaints food enjoyable we had eggs benny and continental selection and the staff are pleasant and on hand.

A rather impressive Full English with quality ingredients, not too big with bloomer toast. Be warned, a pot of Earl Grey is not included (Only Yorkshire and Instant coffee) with the meal. A hoped for coffee after the meal became a pot of tea which didn’t arrive. No tip this time. Good effort on the decor. Looks like a really good place for a beer.

Went to open mic night Monday ...was fab!!!