The Caledonia in Liverpool

A welcome entry into the 2025 Good Beer Guide where the cask ales are all brewed locally. Fantastic service in this pub which has a true community feel about it. Must return next time later in the week to sample the vegan menu.

Lovely hidden gem with cheap pints and really friendly bar staff! Thank you :)

Nipped in to grab something to eat quickly before going to the Philharmonic. The food and service were absolutely lovely.

Liverpool music, great atmosphere.

Everything vegan - very nice burger and fries

Great night out for Jazz music. Excellent atmosphere...its my local but I hardly go there. Now recently will go there to meet friends have a drink and chill to the music. Vegan menu. I just got Rosemary Fries and Black coffee. My friend got a burger and fries.

Food was amazing and good portion (roast). There was a live band which provided a great atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Great pub with lovely staff and decent beer selection, they also pull a nice Guinness

Nice, old style pub. Good range of ciders, ales and stouts. Was good to see it busy when we went.

Vegan Sunday lunch.....do you need to know more ?

Didn't eat this time but would happily go back and buy some food

Great place, Great atmosphere! Thursday night jazz was just perfect with bootleg jazz!

Took a while for the food, but.......Was worth the wait, the vegan burger was ridiculously amazing. The young lady who served us was really nice, smiling & chatty.

Great all vegan pub! We loved the bar staff, loaded fries and wings were yum and the live band was awesome! Can't wait to return when we eventually visit Liverpool again!

Fabulous food, great beer and atmosphere and the staff are amazing, highly recommended, we'll be going back soon

An outstanding pub located in the student quarter with cask ales, excellent live music, with friendly staff and a great warm atmosphere 💖🎊💖🎊💖🎊

Great fun evening on Monday quiz night.

Nice pub , good selection of beers, nice friendly atmosphere.

Turned up for the Sunday roast. Staff members are not attentive at all, we were left standing for ages only to be told that they'd run out of the roast at 7pm.. The place was also incredibly grimy with empty glasses on every single table and flies circulating. Honestly I'm grateful that I didn't end up eating there!

A decent Vegan Roast. Delicious roast potatoes... And toad in the hole Vegan style today. Did take 40 minutes though.. drinks reasonably priced. Nice staff. Good ambience.

Really amazing food and really nice environment, would deffo visit again

Not sure what had happened to the Cali but it has gone right downhill. Has it changed management?

We only had a pint so I can’t comment on the food. Great atmosphere and good live jazz when we went on a Monday night.

Can't say what the food was like. As We waited to order the girl behind the bar took food off. Then proceeded to argue with another staff member about why she took food off.

I love this place. Service would have got 5 stars if not for one member of staff struggling to be approachable, but the manager is great. The food here is no nonsense and the beer extremely well kept. Live music is fantastic.

Nice and spirited place. Lots of characters and different events going on. Decent local overall

Belter gaff, dog friendly, staffs a good laugh and smiley, board games and good live events. Couldn’t recommend more :)

Scruffy but lovely, dog friendly

Update Had the vegan roast today. Exceptional!! 💚So delicious!! Perfect roasties, cauliflower cheeze to die for.💚 Speedy service!! Dog friendly. ♥️🐾 Staff gave our doggy a bowl of water before we could even ask. ♥️ Thanks guys! 1st Thursday of the month there's a great Speakeasy Bootleg Band. Vegan food. Nice staff. Dog friendly.

Great atmosphere with live music on most evenings at 9pm. Great drinks selection and tasty vegan food at good prices. What more can you ask for!

Called in to see Plutonian 4 at the Caledonia pub. Good beer at a reasonable price and an eclectic sound from the band. One of Liverpool’s truly authentic pubs with lovely staff. It’s friendly to our four legged friends as well so bring a treat and make a new pal soon 🐕

Went out for lunch with my partner. Caught up with life over a pint and a light lunch. Fairly busy pub, not a great deal of space, they allow dogs in. Food seemed quite expensive for the price, but quite nice. The beer is on tap and they do some quality beer in there. Especially if you like Love Lane brewery.

Great place and excellent selection of drinks, just a really nice place to have a drink.

Drop in regularly for their loaded fries (the entire menu is vegan, by the way) and the Vietnamese Street Fries are amazing.

i ❤️ cali, wonderful food, drinks, music & staff. such a great place & i love it that there are families, students & everyone is welcome here.

Alright but *freezing cold *. A decent boozer but it's no Peter Kavanaghs

The pub of my youth! Glad it seems to have not changed very much. Still. Very nice and informal, plenty of places to sit with great staff and a decent pint (I went for a pint of "Wooden Ships', very nice). I was there on a Saturday afternoon. Good mix of people, students, families and middle aged people like myself! Really hope this place doesn't go the way of many other of the old pubs and retains its character.. They had some offers on which were good and knocked a bit of money off the pints which was always welcome. Good starting point for the Gerogian Quarter pub crawl too.

What a little gem of a place. This is a perfect example of no frills. Simply decorated pub, no fancy pants meals, just really nice staff, great well presented food, well looked after beer all at a more than reasonable price. Can't wait to go back.

Amazing down to earth, scousers pub . Incredible music played regularly, got to visit ✌️🎸

Very Good vegan food! inside it’s cold. Toilets very old and mess.

Reasonably priced beer good atmosphere and excellent Jazz band.

New cheeses available and really good value

💚 It was a lively Saturday night. Super happy, friendly service. Lots of people in there for drinks but we were there for food. We had the frickles, chkn n garlic wings and dirty fries and shared up. Huge portions and absolutely delicious. All the taste without any of the cruelty as it’s all vegan. Can’t wait to go back!

Well worth a visit a chilled pub with some good beer choices

How have we never been here before?! So close to the Philharmonic but off the beaten track, beatific, amazing food and ale, craic, what else is there? Cracking

Excellent choice of beer and an interesting location

Quiet when we went but I know it’s a good place. They serve vegan food and that’s enough 🥰 the food was insane and fresh. The decor i loooove and the music is great. The staff are lovely and even have alcohol free !! (Pls get some more cs we’ll be back<3)

Just the best restaurant for food quality, service, and atmosphere.

Great range of food and drinks, really friendly staff and it's also dog friendly! I'm so pleased to have found this place.

Great spot to grab some scran and a few pints and listen to some great music ! Always got a good selection on at the Cali, and they normally do local beers as well which is great for the local communitys brewerys!

Fantastic pub that has a full plant based menu. Our food was lovely, and the staff were very attentive. They were also extremely kind to a poor dog suffering in the hot weather and made sure he had plenty of water.

Amazing place if your taking the kids or dogs. Loads of games for kids to play. Family an dog friendly. Really really chilled an happy place to drink. From Edwards family who have drank here for many, many years. Well done laura. Xx

Sittingbon the edge of the Georgian Quarter . Lovely food ... gret atmosphere .gets very busy sometimes live music ..:) makes a nice change from the city centre bustle.

Vegan food, live music, and DOGS!! what more could you ask for?

Last time we were there food was fab this time I was disappointed a lot I'm glad it's vegan but they really need to improve 😪

The service was as good as it could have been but the food was absolutely awful. Cremated .

The Toriest Pub that ever did tory! Visited here and bought two pints of carnival beer which tasted great. However the atmosphere and the customer service was not at all what I expected. The moment I took one step towards the bar the bartender with tattoos looked at me like the dirt on the bottom of her shoe and treated me like such. I'm from bootle and you could probably say I look like abit of a scally but dont act like it. This woman instantly judged me on my appearance and was really hostile from the get go. I imagine this pub doesnt get many of my type considering its location and its clientele. It definitely caters to its audience, posh students that live in the georgian quarter that mum and dad pay their rent. The barwoman instantly stated "I'm sorry I dont think this is your type of pub" when I replied "Yes not usually but I like the look of your beers" Her reply "Oh they are not your usual carling and fosters and a bit pricey!". At this point I realised she was being patronizing. I decided to ignore it and ordered two pints in which she then asked me for ID. A 36 year old man with a receding hairline getting asked for ID! But not trying to start an argument I provided it and she reluctantly served me. I then decided to sit down with a friend and the whole 10 mins I was there was pointed and stared at by the bar. Presumably because they thought I was going to start trouble. At this point I felt extremely uncomfortable so I finished my point quickly. But not before leaving witnessed a bunch of beret wearing 16/17 year old students who were clearly underage getting served without any issues. The moment the open mic Jazz music started is the moment I realise yep maybe im not tory enough for this pub.

Great venue, great food, the staff and owner complete the holy trinity. If you're in Liverpool you need to swing by.

Part of the world famous Pirate Map Pub Crawl this is one of Liverpool's Georgian Gems! Nice crisp pint, great relaxed atmosphere and plenty of liverpool's artists and performers in and out on the reg.

Good live music, but a couple of the bar staff seem a bit dodgy, and last night (9.6.23) I was charged nearly £8 for a large rum and coke.

Great pub. Nice staff. Good beers. Awesome live music 🙂

Awesome vegan scran. Great selection of beers and gins. Friendly staff. Dog friendly. Our go to for vegan junk food :)

Everything amazing!!!! Mic was fantastic very helpful and friendly! Treated us like queens!

Bar tranquilo alejado del centro, variedad de cervezas raras. Posibilidad de comer.

Some of the best vegan food in Liverpool, highly recommended Update: still one of the best vegan places around, beautiful food and beers.

Great vegan pub and lots of low/no alcohol options

Fantastic fish wallpaper. Vegan food and good vegan beer. Proper little local.

An amazing venue, great staff and brilliant selection of drinks. Attracts amazing people who have a real sense of community.

Nice pub with nice people. Loved the live music last week. I haven't tried the food, but they say it's tasty. So, i might go there again to have a bite.

my favourite place in Liverpool, excellent vegan food and great atmosphere

Quirky vegan pub, very dog friendly. We had generous spicy seitan burgers and fries which were very good. Great atmosphere and live music with super friendly staff, what’s not to love?!

My twin brother Stephen and I were pub hopping around the fantastic Georgian Quarter when we decided to drop into The Caledonia Pub ,a pub we always look forward to visiting on any trip into this district of Liverpool we take. I love the look of this pub ,the interior is superb ,an eye catching serving bar ,pubby decor and furnishings ,great wall art and lots of seating options ,it's just a great pub go chill out in. We were here on a Thursday morning ,we had a study of their real ale's and cider's and in the end we both opted to have Rosie's Brewery Triple D cider ,served iced cold ,we chilled out and took in the great pub we were in. This is a quality cider ,not your fizzy mass produced cider but a great well crafted cider ,no fizz just an amazing cider that was just a joy to drink. We really enjoyed our ciders 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 Caledonia Pub is easy to locate along Caledonia Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Thursday,midday till midnight. Friday & Saturday,midday till 1am. Sunday,midday till midnight. Well worth checking out if you're in the area.

Got a Nags Head feel from Only fools

The Caladonia is a superb pub that offer a superb range of cask beer and is without a doubt one of the best pubs in this fantastic area of the city centre.This excellent pub is located on Caladonia street and is a really traditional pub with excellent staff and lots of friendly locals. This is a traditional street corner pub thats battled to stay open as a pub and it finally won its battle to trade as a pub and I have to commend them on there tenacity as this pub is one of a dying breed of pubs we are sadly loosing every week. This pub is housed in a traditional building with huge bay window's and brilliant decor and look's amazing when illuminated in the dark.The interior is brilliant with nice decor and furnishings and many interesting items throughout the whole pub interior and lots of good seating options. We had been to some excellent pubs while in this area of the city centre and decided to go here for a few beer's.It was very busy when we went here mid-afternoon and this is how we like our pub's as the atmosphere is superb.On our visit we had a few glasses of Rosie's brewery Triple D a refreshing well priced cider which were superb. If you're ever in this area of the city centre and looking for a traditional pub that offer well priced drinks give the Caladonia a try you won't be disappointed.So easy to find from Sugnall street bus stop its only a short walk away.(This is my second review of the Caladonia). Opening Hours. Monday-Thursday-12.00-00.00. Friday-Saturday-12.00-01.00. Sunday-12.00-00.00. Public Transport. Bus Stop. Sugnall street bus stop.

Such a homely feel to this place, cosy if you like guinness it has amazing pints, nicest ive had outside Dublin, staff are cool funky and friendly, and the people that frequent there are really interesting cool,

Welcoming staff and relaxed atmosphere

Great little pub with a fully vegan menu (which was handy for my guest)

Amazing vibes, live music on some nights, delicious food with big portions

Loved this place , nice to see it has been done up. The time before last, I think the kitchen might have fed me something I said I was intolerant too... as i didn't feel too good for a few days. Gave them the benefit of the doubt and gave it another try... and both of us got food poisoning. We ate 6 days ago and partner is still unwell, so it's pretty bad case. because of this, i'm sorry to say I wont be eating here again. if i could score atmosphere, it would be a 5 star. bar staff are lovely and friendly! and the live music every night is a plus. but being ill really wiped out our weekend, not ideal just before Xmas as we had to cancel plans.

It was good. Vegan hand pulled beer is a rarity, as is vegan food in a pub.

This is a unique and excellent pub! Great live music programme and always good selection of beers. And everything they serve is vegan 👌

Staff was friendly and very helpful

Traditional pub with live music

Best AF drink selection I’ve seen anywhere in Lpool. Music is great. People great. Go!

I thought finding a pub with an all-vegan menu would be a big bonus after visiting the nearby comedy club. However, initial impressions didn’t match the website descriptions nor those of the recent 5-star reviews. The pub is simple enough and had we stayed for the live music I’m sure the atmosphere would have livened up. But our vegan meal was a big disappointment. Maybe my fault, but I hadn’t appreciated that the whole menu was essentially junk food. My onion bhaji burger had little taste and was so burnt is was barely edible. My partner said she enjoyed her classic burger but our friend had some sort of fake grey chicken that was very chewy. Overall, I’d give the food 2/5, the decor and atmosphere 3/5 and the friendly bar staff 5/5.

Good beer, below average food, frosty reception.

Nice pub with some good live music. Only had a bad experience because some people came with dogs and they got aggressive; barking and spilling water bowls on the floor. Can't hold it against the place but still ruined things for me.

Oh be still my beating heat this pub! The pub itself wins big for being dog friendly so friendly treats were brought out to our girls to enjoy. The beers on offer are all top grade looking to be from smaller independent breweries. On top of that, there is a selection of games and books for anyone to helps themselves too. The staff were full of welcoming smiles and I think they all stopped to greet our dogs at some point of our visit. This alone would have landed this pub a 5 star review from me but then the food came out I'd have been happy with a plate full of the frickles with the delicious tartare sauce made a great starter for two. The mains were delicious the burger had an excellent sauce and was cooked wonderfully. My Philly cheese steak was 🔥🔥 cheesy and full of flavour and chock full of onions and peppers. Finally the seitan wings were again delicious we went for the salt and pepper wings and it was delicious.

Good atmosphere with good selection of ales. Saw some lovely looking good come out of the kitchen. Really friendly place very inclusive. Thank you for wonderful evening.

Lovely pub. Entirely vegan menu, and amazing for it.

Absolute gem. Amazing live music almost everyday.

It now has an updated vegan menu.

F*cking delicious food and lovely atmosphere featuring friendly staff and DOGS.

Lovely staff, lovely ale. Me likie

September 2021 my partner and I along with his sister and her fiancé had been to see a show at The Philharmonic and wanted a drink somewhere before heading home. We came across this little pub which was busy with a live band/singer. We managed to squeeze onto a small table and grabbed a drink it was lively and everyone was enjoying themselves. I nice little pub.

A top quality authentic organic indie folk pub with character and real people rather than corporate carbon copies.

Basic but lovely completely vegan friendly staff .music at night

Went to see a live band. In this instance playing Cajun. Other genres including jazz on different dates. Live music I think most nights. Found listing on their website. Quite cramped, so need to get there early to grab a table. Was my first visit there and the clientele ranged from young, studentish age to the over 60s I would guess.

I wanna start off with the waitress/bartender was lovely and to be doing it all on her own was a feat, and the food wasn't that bad considering it was vegan, etc. - that being said, there were beer flies all over the gaff, common in pubs but I was sat in a corner too so I couldn't even leave my drink uncovered or my food unswatted, the prices were quite high for what we were getting, in that a burger came with chips, but two of my friends got garlic fries as well and they literally just put some garlic sauce over the burger fries - so not what they asked for - and the menu doesn't specify fries come with the burger hence them getting it but mine did come with chips even though I didn't order them separately. All of our meals came at ridiculously different times, even though we all ordered at the same time, one of us had their meal and finished it before any others came out, and each dish came out 5-20 mins apart. I think the main problem is they are expecting one poor girl to be able to do all this, and by the looks of it about 1 kitchen staff too. I wouldn't go back and I wouldn't recommend it, unless maybe just for a drink :)

Nice vegan place. Good food and friendly staff. Nice music too!