The Fly in the Loaf in Liverpool

Destroyed an establishment with garish paint and cheesy ideas

BR Cool place with young music young people cool price for students

Large bar with a large selection of bottled beers. A little disappointing selection of draught lagers and craft beers. We were there on a Sunday afternoon. The place was very empty.

Great place to unwind and dog friendly

Can't rate the food as I didnt eat, but very inviting and friendly. Great atmosphere and great drinks. Recommended !

Great pub in the center of Liverpool! Great atmosphere, friendly staff. Good beer selection

Up,out and about on a dull and overcast July morning, our summers are magnificent aren't they, my twin brother and I decided to jump the train down from Kirkby to Liverpool City Centre and visit some of the great pubs our city is justifiably famous for, one pub we visited was The Fly In The Loaf Pub. I love the look of this pub, the pub looks superb, its got a great look to it,an eye catching serving bar dominates the main room, lovely furnishings and decorated tastefully throughout, big screens to enjoy the sport and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub both inside and outside looking out onto the busy and bustling Hardman Street, its just a really good pub to unwind in. We had a study of their real ale's and in the end we both opted to have a pale ale each, 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, well crafted, hints of toffee, a delicious aroma and aftertaste with a smooth finish, a classic British pale ale indeed, it was just so good being in such a lovely pub enjoying a quality pale ale. We both really enjoyed our pale ale's in here before we moved on and as on every other visit to The Fly In The Loaf Pub we had a very positive experience. The Fly In The Loaf Pub is easy to locate along Hardman Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Sunday, open from midday. Well worth seeking out if you're a fan of real ale's.

I went here while on a trip to Liverpool and wasn't disappointed! The burger i had there was very nice and the drink selection is endless! I have a pint of the Black Heart and my partner had a cocktail that was recommended by Sol (barman). Highly recommend this place if you're in Liverpool.

I was with a group of friends and we walked in with drinks we had got from somewhere else and were looking for somewhere to enjoy the afternoon. The bartender was incredibly rude and he started arguing with me and my friends and threatened us and said he would not serve me after asking if we could go out and finish the drinks we had and come back and pay for some at the bar (which we thought was reasonable). It was the first and last time I will go to this place, which is a shame considering I heard lots of good things about it. He was light skin, light haired, light eyes and around 5’11 and scouse, potentially early 20’s.

Wandered in on a wet weekday afternoon after a day sightseeing in Liverpool. The place was deserted. Lots of sport on the many screens. The barman made us feel very welcome. Good choice of national keg beer.

The Glasgow willy wonka in 'nu pub' form Since being taken over it's been destroyed. Served cocktails with no booze in then warm pints. Appalling, ruined a great pub and I won't go back.

Had no food. Loved the decor and atmosphere, although it had been decorated and in my opinion esthetically from the outside went from very traditional and classy looking to a bit cheap and nasty complete with signs advertising shots and cheap cocktails, this didn't spoil my experience. Good beer selection. Pleasant surroundings. Definitely would return.

If there's one pub I know I'm going to visit on any trip into Liverpool City Centre I take it The Fly In The Loaf Pub now called simply The Fly,the pub has had a great makeover ,interior is superb, a very cool looking serving bar, pubby decor and furnishings, wonderful decor and furnishings, neon lite features and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub both inside and outside looking out onto the busy and bustling Hardman Street, its just a really good pub to unwind in. We were here on a Thursday late evening, pub was busy with a great atmosphere, we had a study of their beer range which I must say I was impressed with, its always a good beer range in here ,we opted to have beers from Cruzcampo Brewery, these were served in excellent condition being iced cold and sparkling and we just kicked back and took in the great pub we were in. A big fan of this most famous of Spanish beers, its a golden, light and hoppy lager style beer bursting with taste and very easy to drink especially when served freezing cold as in this pub, its the beer I most associate with Seville that most beautiful of Spanish city's, in fact my twin brother and I are having a week's holiday in Seville in August, a city we both adore. We both really enjoyed our beers in here before we moved on and although our visit was only fleeting as on every other visit to The Fly In The Loaf Pub we had a great time. The Fly In The Loaf Pub is easy to locate along with Hardman Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Sunday, open from midday. Well worth checking out if you're in the area.

It's now a dead fly to me. Used to be one of my favourite pubs in Liverpool but they've fully gone for a student vibe now, and killed any class it once had (in my humble opinion). Won't be going there again. I am 43 to be fair, so definitely not their new target audience. Am sure I won't be missed 😄

The new blue paint job on the exterior is a downgrade if I've ever seen one

The Fly on Hardman street is a superb pub that offers well priced drinks and is a great place to watch live sport.This superb place has had a refurb and look's amazing.There are many interesting fixture's and feature's and superb seating options throughout it's whole interior and many TV screens dotted throughout it's whole interior. We have been visiting here for many year's and it's still a great place to visit.It offer's a decent cask ale range and its a place that is very popular with locals and tourists and the large student population.We went here in the afternoon and it was very busy but it only took us a minute or so to get served in here.On our visit we had a couple of beer's from a cask ale brewery which were served in perfect condition and where well priced considering the pub we were in and where this pub is located. An excellent well kept pub in a superb area of the city centre and really easy to locate from South Hunter street bus stop its a few minutes walk away.(This is my fifth review of the Fly). Opening Hours. Monday-Sunday-12.00-23.30. Public Transport. Bus Stop. South Hunter Street Bus Stop-75-80-80A-86A-86C-86Q.

Don’t know what happened to them. They used to be a really good pub but now they think they are in Bolt Street. Making loud music the whole night for literally 3-4 guests and annoying all of their neighbours (young families, old seniors). What a rubbish marketing concept.

Another great gem in our beautiful city

Good place to have a beer. Black heart very rich, I have never seen it in Spain.

Joined some friends for a quiz night during the week. The pub is really nice, and we enjoyed some lovely cocktails! Plenty of TV screens showing football. Nice atmosphere in the pub, made better by the great MC hosting the quiz! Bonus that our little team won the quiz and a bar tab! Shame we aren’t locals as I’d come up every week!

Quiet tonight but good service and range of beers

Spent many a great night there in my youth when it was Kirklands chugging on jugs of sangria with my mates upstairs.....

Just wanted to say a massive Thank You to all the staff who looked after us in Saturday 17th Feb. We had a table booked for midday to watch the Liverpool game and ended up staying most of the evening with 12 mates. Definitely be back in the future ❤️

Good atmosphere on Saturday afternoons during live sports events. Deals on cocktails and good range of ales. Didn't have any food.

The Fly In The Loaf Pub, now called The Fly Pub isxa Pub I always enjoy visiting whenever I'm in this busy area of the city, always had a good time and so it proved on our latest visit. I love the look of this pub, interior is spacious, main room dominated by an eye catching serving bar, great decor and furnishings, big screens to enjoy the sport and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub both inside and outside looking out onto the busy and bustling Hardman Street. We had a Study of the beers and in the end we both opted to have an ipa from Brixton Brewery, these were served in excellent condition being iced cold and sparkling and we just kicked back and took in the great pub we were in. My ipa was really good, golden, light and hoppy, well balanced, well crafted, hints of vanilla, a delicious aroma and aftertaste with a slight bitter finish, a really good session ipa indeed, 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 ipa'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 Fly Pub is easy to locate along with Hardman Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Sunday, open from midday. Well worth checking out if you're in the area.

We always come here for a drink before heading to the Philharmonic Hall (their bar prices are astronomical!). Really nice pub. The staff are always lovely and polite. A nice start to our evening out!

Great point of Heineken Silver.

Sadly made into a sports bar from the famous Fly & Loaf, Lost what was. Won't go anymore :(

Nice little pub , they do sell food eg.. burger and a pint for £10 , we never ate , just had a drink

Ripped out the essence of a good pub for a generic anywhere bar

More akin to a trendy wine bar these days than the almost proper pub it used to be. A real shame. Beer remains decent in both choice and quality though.

This used to be my favourite pub in Liverpool but after visiting tonight I’m feeling a little sad. It’s gone from being a sophisticated international pub to a weird kinda cocktail bar. The bar itself has been painted green (I think), there’s fake plants hanging from the ceiling. Some of the refurb doesn’t look too bad but the carpet in the front of the bar looks horrible. I will not be drinking here again. Genuinely sad.

What happened to the real ales? The fly has undergone a big refurb and seems it’s no longer a real ale pub but has become a generic sports bar with loud tv’s all over. Such a shame. Only three hand pulls on, 2 of which were warm beer. No Guiness? I have drank in this pub for over 20 years and I’m sad to see the changes. Guess it’s to cater for the students yet again.

Not been here for a very long time. Was pretty empty for a Saturday night. Decent beers and 80s tunes

Just returned after 10+ years and found it has had a refurb - even smells new. Beers selection great but sad to see the old design gone, but I guess it’s moving with the times and attracting younger customers. The long bar is still there and also sports available on multiple tv screens. Food pricing seems ok - £15 for high quality burger with a free pint.

Pub is closed man. Like forever.

On a cold and rainy November afternoon my twin brother Stephen and I decided to drop into The Fly In The Loaf Pub,a pub we always look forward to visiting on any trip to this side of the city we take namely The Knowledge Quarter. A great looking pub, interior is light and airy, a great looking serving bar dominates the main room, dark wood features abound, great decor and furnishings and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub both inside and outside looking out onto the busy and bustling Hardman Street, its a great pub to unwind in. We had a study of their beer range which is impressive, in the end we both opted to have beers from Cruzcampo Brewery, these great Spanish beers were served in excellent condition being iced cold and sparkling ,we chilled out and planned out the day ahead while sipping our beers. A big fan of this famous Spanish beer from the Seville region of Spain, its a golden, light and hoppy lager style beer bursting with taste and very easy to drink, when this beer is served freezing cold as in this pub its such a delicious beer indeed. We both really enjoyed our beers in here before we moved on and although our visit was only fleeting as on every other visit to The Fly In The Loaf Pub we had a great time. The Fly In The Loaf Pub is easy to locate along Hardman Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Sunday, midday till 11pm. Well worth checking out if you're in the area.

A great pub and piece of local history. Fantastic old school bar. Friendly staff and a great vibe.

Lovely name and excellent beer, the bar staff were knowledgeable and there were games to play at your table, give this place a go but the toilets let it down

My favourite place to watch the footie

Quality pub with great beer selection. Great staff.

The Fly In The Loaf on Hardman street is a superb pub that offers a fantastic range of beers and is a pub me and my twin brother have visited many times over the years.This is a fantastic pub and was one of the many pubs we visited on our birthday and on our visit to here we had some great beers. Housed in a former bakery'this superb pub was opened in 2004 by the OKell's brewery and has gone from strength to strength.An excellent pub that was refurbished around 2014'the superb pub has an open-plan well kept interior with many interesting feature's and superb seating options throughout it's whole interior and many TV screens dotted throughout the whole pubs interior. When we visited here we had a few glasses of Cruscampo brewery lagers which where served iced cold and were well priced.This is a brilliant pub in an excellent area and is well worth a visit.(This is my fourth review of the Fly In The Loaf). Opening Hours. Monday-Sunday-12.00-23.00. Public Transport. South Hunter street bus stop.

Good selection of drinks and friendly atmosphere.

Massive improvement since my last visit earlier this year. Beer quality fantastic & massive improvement staff wise. Will return more frequently now for sure.

Love this place, plenty of drink options and offers too. Haven't seen a menu to know they offer food so can't comment here but yep would recommend to anyone who wants a relaxing drink in a comfortable environment.

Went there on a Tuesday early evening, quite quiet, a relaxed atmosphere for a city centre pub.

Josh and the team at Fly in the Loaf are awesome. We were on the hunt for a specific beer to order in for our wedding and they were super helpful through the whole process. Can’t thank them enough and definitely recommend paying them a visit!

Popped in for few drinks September 2022 with my partner and a friend of his. It was a Sunday night and pretty quiet but place itself is nice and staff friendly.

Well looked after pub, interesting building excellent choice of drinks, only downside is the toilets are a long way.

First time in this bar. Not packed. Bar staff very welcoming. The only problem was the mens toilets were disgraceful.

Great place for relaxed afternoon beer. Good manager who strives to serve quality pint.

Nice place to relax with a pint

Nice building, average beer, seats show signs of beer spillage!!

Sadly visit spoilt by poor service when we bought food. 3 meals late and 3 didn't come at all. The beer was good though.

Great pub and had live music on sat afternoon

Decent pub with nice beer but awful experience with food. Ordered at 5pm, complained at 6pm as no food had arrived, was told they'd made a mistake and not sent it through, fair enough, I can forgive a mistake. Still no food at 630pm, requested a refund but told the food was being sent down now so agreed to wait as we still had half a pint. At 650pm, still no food, man behind the bar refunded me, not only without an apology, but seemed annoyed that I'd even asked for a refund

Ok pub, plenty of drinks choice and they serve food although did not try this.

Busy pub with great choice of hand pumps. However a very load quiz was underway and it made conversation difficult. View down a side street of the cathedral form the front windows.

First visit which was for a private party upstairs. Really good location and room well set up. Entertainment brilliant. Food was lovely Definitely return for a drink in the pub.

Great atmosphere as usual. Great bar

Great selection of beers, and the menu is BBQ burgers etc. We'll recommended

Great place just off the city centre, chilled atmosphere, good beer selection.

Great pub. Nice selection of beers. Friendly staff.

Bar man was Boss, drinks was lovely and sound atmosphere only problem was everton but can’t be helped. xxxxxxxxxx

Very good Liverpool pub about 10 minutes walk from Lime Street Station. 5 cask beers on handpump when I visited including a stout. A few tables outside. The pub has an interesting history as Kirkland's Bakery and its name comes from their slogan 'no flies in the loaf'.

Popped in on our way up to the Philamonic, good friendly atmosphere.

Went in on a Tuesday afternoon. Nice and quiet. Good drinks good prices

Smart and trendy real ale and craft beer pub. Decor is modern so feels a little cold and stale compared to a traditional pub.

Good pub with a wide selection of beers. Staff are knowledgeable. Possibly the weirdest named pub I have ever visited.

Good afternoon watching football. Relaxed atmosphere

Good selection of food and drinks but the restroom was unhygienic

Good atmosphere and great service!

I quite like it, but my friend Antony walked past and said it smelt of farts, so naturally, I have to reflect this in my rating. I hope you understand

Good choice of beers but staff need to smile 😅

Great service, Sophie behind the bar was very nice

Nice place good prices and atmosphere

Excellent beer and great atmosphere

Lovely pub, great atmosphere, lovely gins

Fantastic period building with a large public bar area. Friendly staff. Good selection of cask ales.

The staff there are really nice and so is the Manager Alan. Had a lot of fun just talking to them. Very nice environment to take a break in the day.

Back from a weeks holiday in Vienna and a weeks holiday in Prague on the run up to Christmas where we enjoyed the great architecture of those two beautiful city's plus the great pubs,bars and restaurants and the magical Christmas markets ,before returning to work my twin brother Stephen and I still had a day off work so we met up with friends in town ,before meeting our friends in The Red Lion ( Slater Street ) we dropped into one of our favourite real ale pubs in our wonderful city namely The Fly In The Loaf Pub. This is a great looking pub ,the interior is light and airy, a cool looking serving bar dominates the main room ,tv's to enjoy the sport ,great decor and furnishings ,there's also an upstairs room that looks very good and there's plenty of seating options both inside and outside looking out onto the busy and bustling Hardman Street,it's just a classic British pub. We dropped into here on a freezing cold night ,the pub was warm as was the welcome from the barman who served us ,we opted to have Okells Brewery bitter ,these were served in pristine condition ,we settled back and warmed up and enjoyed our bitters. A big fan of the bitters brewed by Okells Brewery ,in my opinion a very underrated beer style ,my bitter was rich ,smooth ,hints of toffee ,a delicious aroma and aftertaste ,just a totally delicious and thirst quenching bitter ,it was just so good being in such a great pub enjoying a quality bitter and sat with my twin brother Stephen who is the best beer companion in the world. We really enjoyed our bitters in here before we moved on to meet our mates and as on every previous visit to The Fly In a The Loaf Pub we had a marvellous time. The Fly In The Loaf Pub is easy to locate along Hardman Street . Opening hours are; Monday to Sunday,open from midday. A great real ale pub ,well worth checking out if you're in the area.

Excellent pub with plenty of TV's for sport and a good selection of real ales

A refurbished bar , although lacking in character, was quiet midweek evening,compared to the Philharmonic up the road Service was good. Good location

Good hand pull. More attention to detail needed.

Loved it. Very pleasant staff, great beer, excellent catch-up with friends.

Nettes Pup, viel Auswahl an Bier

Excellent ales from the hand pumps, 5* apart from that it's just what it says on the tin

Lovely pint, good service, very clean.

Great service and attention to real ale quality, after ordering 2 pints Ossett ale & drinking about a third of a pint one of the bar staff asked us what we were drinking as he wasn't happy with the quality - the beer although tasting ok was a bit cloudy, he then promptly changed the barrel and swapped out pints.

This is a belter little pub. The staff are brilliant and friendly. They drop what they're doing to serve you and are friendly as anything. My phone gave up and one of the staff charged it up for me. Nice pint in their too

Great real ale pub, staff great, definitely recommend 👌

Someone threw up down the stairs to the bathroom.

A good range of beers. meals from Thursdays noon to 8pm. seats inside and out, shallow ramp entrance. Sports on in back area.

Big screens, decent beer, and the staff are lovely - shout out to Owen!

Very friendly and helpful staff, Nice food and coffee, great selection of beers... 👍

Private function room for a party

what an exceptional place. The architecture of the place is stunning. only surpassed by the real attentive typical liverpool barstaff who go the extra mile with their service. A great bar with a great vibe, exceptional service and an eclectic array of beers and spirits that i have never seen before! every real pub mans dream! will be returning with my friends and family. Thanks to you! you made my special night out even better

The staff are super friendly and the place has a very nice speakeasy vibe. Would recommend a visit when you're around!

Lovely pint and good selection. Quiet inside which was nice mid week.

Visited this bar last night. Lovely atmosphere clean and very friendly helpful staff