The James Atherton in Wirral

Loved it! Sat outside on a warm, breezy day! Service was fast, polite, with good humour. Cracking pint & nice atmosphere inside.

Great atmosphere for sport and music.

Didn't get food but great choice of draft drinks and as alway a top atmosphere

Just had a drink and Blood Orange on draught under a fiver will do me. The bar staff was really friendly on what was a busy day.

Place was fine got served quick an my fave the toilets were clean 👌

Place for all different events and parties, every Tuesday night has a Poker tournaments

Came in to watch the football tonight, as always think the JA is a good pub. Unfortunately tonight, there were countless people vaping all through the night, with bar staff doing nothing to address the situation. I must have counted at least 8 people in the back portion of the pub alone, and the air was think with the vapour. This seems to be a thing that some pubs allow people to get away with, even though it's against the law. Needs to be stamped out.

Popped in here last night for a couple of drinks whilst just visiting New Brighton & I ended up doing the pub quiz with a married couple I got chatting to, 3 beers later we came 4th...Great night

Pleasant traditional pub with a few decent real ales. Friendly staff, light and airy. Good place to chill and read a book.

Traditional place for a drink with friends. Great service, parking was an issue due to one-way system but hidden carpark on left at bottom of road

Great atmosphere, good and fast service, lots of space. Can follow sports.

Comfortable and welcoming pub. Good cask ale.

Beautiful pub and rob with tattoos was amazing with my daughter, would deffo recommend, also the jade behind the bar with the tattoos aswell was amazing, amazing customer service!!!

Superb pub with great bands and awesome friendly atmosphere

Absolutely love this pub. Friendly staff, great atmosphere and dog friendly 😀 Will definitely be our 'local' on our future visits to the area.

Nice pet friendly pub. Pleasant staff and good atmosphere

Do you serve Christmas Lunch Lunch and do you have to book how much will it be for 3 people .

Visited Saturday night bar staff surly uninterested got our order wrong three times on the trott

Nice big pub in New brighton decent pint of brimstone trappers hat. 2 other real ales on,Ossett white rat and Hawkshead. Nice burrito,provided from a local takeaway I presume.

Absolute dire experience, if you want to be glared at come here. X

Always enjoy my time at the James Atherton. Staff are always welcoming and polite. Drinks are reasonable price for how nice the pub is. Enjoy to watch the football here and the odd Saturday night. Here’s a photo of my friend getting a picture with BT Manager of the month which the manager of JA won. Congratulations Ben on winning this award!

Great definitely go back nice place staff friendly 👍

Great bar staff excellent selection of drinks and a hilarious atmosphere.

Awesome pub. Nice selection of beers and ciders. Friendly service. Great seating outside on a sunny day. We will definitely come back here !

Great drinks and great atmosphere

Went for a pint before a concert. Always busy and noisy with people talking tvs on but silent. Ample benches for sitting out if nice 👍

Excellent pub 👌 couple of pints of real ale 🍺. Really nice and friendly staff.

A great community pub,great friendly staff and reasonable prices. A recent total refurbishment gives it a very modern and comfortable atmosphere while still in keeping of a traditional public house. By far the best pub in New Brighton

Such a friendly, bustling and vibrant bar. The staff are friendly and helpful and the selection of craft beers on offer is excellent. The pub is dog friendly and there are plenty of seating options around the pub.

Great bar and staff are amazing.

Came here for drinks after having a stroll around New Brighton This venue is dog friendly Not sure whether they serve food or not We may come here again if in the area

£4.20 pint of Cask Ale. No wonder it's got no one in.

Lovely staff and reasonable prices good venue

Good pub with a nice atmosphere. Good selection of cocktails

Beer fine, but a bit antiseptic as a venue (it was pre-easter Thursday afternoon, so might be better at other times).

Lovely place, staff are so friendly.

Great boozer, good staff and live music to boot.

Very dog friendly, good beer & comfy settees to sit on. Near to Railway Station. Give it a try with your doggy friend.

Lovely old-fashioned pub with a homely atmosphere. Bathrooms are surprisingly immaculate too. Absolutely loved the new rebrand (but not the pictured 3 b*****s whose names will be left unmentioned for they're unmentionable). Will definitely be back next time I'm in Merseyside.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and pet friendly

Always great, friendly service with a real community feel to this New Brighton pub. Whether the staff, the owner, or the security team, you will always be welcome and safe. Split over two floors, the ground has plenty of natural light with seating for around 80 people with standing for another 80+. The ground floor has a long bar, split into a front and rear area, which means you can always get served. The rear bar area has a raised area that will sit two groups of people of around 10 each. Upstairs is great to rent out for functions- I've been to many birthdays, funerals and business events. Dog friendly, too, with bowls, water and biscuits provided for all customers' dogs. Whilst more expensive than most pubs in New Brighton, it is worth paying the extra. Located halfway down Victoria Road, it is usually easy to find a parking spec. Visitors travelling into New Brighton can easily access The Jsmes Atherton via public transport, with trains coming into New Brighton Station, with The JA a short walk down the road from the station. Buses also travel nearby to New Brighton promenade.

Great pub good atmosphere friendly staff.

Nice pub, decent selection of beers. Staff nice. Lovely and warm! Toilets a bit grim (gents)

Warm and friendly place with decent beer selection.

Superb pub. Poker on a Tuesday. Quiz on a Thursday and Live music on the weekend. Staff are superb.

Great atmosphere, attentive staff, good Guiness (keep practicing those Shamrocks). And best of all England beat Senegal 3-0

Great staff, friendly atmosphere and a good selection of drinks.

Nice pub .was in the area fishing .so decided to have couple pints .found this place nice place inside .some tables outside as well...staff were very friendly and the beer was great as well

Nice atmosphere, good staff, and pleasant surroundings. Will be back again and again!!!!

Great group. Friendly service. Highly recommended.

Excellent pub. Great beer choice. Brilliant atmosphere

Warm welcome, we visited during New Brighton's first pride and the pub was busy and friendly.

Great pub and well worth a visit. Great staff and excellent service all round 👍

Really lovely staff, great Merlot, what's not to like???

Good atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff,nice pint.dog friendly. would recommend

What a great Pub with super friendly staff good price's an excellent vibe inside an out also make a great coffee

Very Strange Very Wary Place Few Druggies

New Brighton is trying. Like a lot of the coastline here stretching into North Wales, Rhyl, Prestatyn etc, this once thriving seaside resort has gone through hard times, in part because the bought the cheap day trip beer / fish & chips economy . when people tired of that and found EasyJet they went into a bottom chasing decline. Recently, they’re trying to revitalise and the road, where this pub is one of several, is an example of that with interesting murals, real ale offerings and decent food. This is a good example. the outside looks a bit gloomy but it’s quite lovely inside and the friendly staff make it a little more comfortable. Worth looking for.

Nice pub £3.50 ish a pint Nice staff too.

Good location in Central New Brighton. Well positioned outdoor seating in the sun. Interesting art work to look at on the nearby buildings. Efficient and friendly staff.

Absolutely brilliant. Great atmosphere and welcoming staff. Place even smelt like proper old pubs used to. Will be going back again soon beer was quality.

Nice atmosphere, great staff. Will be going back

Had a few drinks, staff friendly, would go again.

Brilliant staff and a lovely atmosphere.

Great pub, good selection of ales...

Clean, friendly , good service.

Our new local. Cleanest, best staffed pub in the area.

Yeah decent. Busy on a Friday night maybe more suited to younger than older but it don't matter really

Nice pub,nice decor but a bit on the expensive side.

Nice. Was £4.50 for one pint of beer.

Great atmosphere, wide selection of drinks and amazing staff.I hope to become a new regular!!

Nice pub, good atmosphere. Quiz on Thursday.

A decent place to get a pint and to watch sportsball. There's several TVs and plenty of room on the tables for larger groups. A good selection of local brews, and the staff are legends.

Nice venue. I was sat by the fire til the live band showed up to play. Great atmosphere. Recommended 👌

Lovely pub in a fab location with a great vibe/atmosphere any day of the week. Fairly priced drinks and chatty, attentive staff! Lucky to have this as one of my locals!

Fine relaxing pub to have a drink

Great pub, great friendly staff. Serves lunch, tasty real ales that are always well kept. It has varied live entertainment on some nights of the week. A great friendly local pub that is very welcoming for visitors.

Did a bit of shopping in New Brighton and wanted somewhere to go for a bite to eat. Came across this pub and so glad we did. Lovely cosy pub, spotlessly clean with a warm fire. A Basic menu, just paninis and wraps etc. But food was very nice, well presented, and less than a fiver! Win win. The guy who owns the pub also owns a few other business in the town, and has spent a fair bit of money doing places up, and you can tell looks up and coming. Would like to go back on a summers day, and when we are not driving.

Friendly staff and customers.good place to watch footy good selection of beers

Nice staff 👍 would go back nice pub

Nice pub ,decent range of beer,cosy,friendly staff,plenty of screens for sport

No consideration for the people living adjacent and in the residential area. This bar should not have a 1 a.m licence. New Brighton is ruined by all these over pretentious bars.

The band they had on were brilliant!

Very clean and cosey friendly bar staff.

It's a nice warming bar and the decor is cool, defo worth a visit, the staff are good dudes. The J.A get down their ya never you may like it 😁😋💪💪💪

Lovely staff Brilliant community drinks are lovely try the wirral squirrel IPAs

Good pub friendly atmosphere staff helpful and the door staff friendly and professional recommend the place

A great pub with great beer and a fab atmosphere

Great venue, great drinks and amazing staff. Even when over ran the toilets were immaculate! Defo recommended.

Ridiculous price of £5 for a single tanquaray gin. Ask prices before you buy

Friendly, fun, everyone makes you feel welcome

A very nice pub with a friendly staff member to serve you.

Brilliant staff and beer was the best and will be back soon

JA James Atherton is a lovely pub any day of the week. Friendly staff n people. I love it in there.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff A+

Great pub, helpful staff, a good night out in a great atmosphere

My twin brother Stephen and I were pub hopping around Victoria Quarter and decide to drop into The James Atherton Pub, a wonderful pub I always look forward to visiting, I enjoy the temporary renaming of the pub ,very appropriate . I love the look of this pub, the interior is smashing, wonderful pubby decor and furnishings including a solid wood serving bar that dominates the main room, cozy sums it up best ,tv's to enjoy the sport and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub, its just a fabulous pub. We were here on a Thursday afternoon, we track and traced and sanitised our hands and we were allocated a table were we ordered a cider each ,cider was served in excellent condition being iced cold and sparkling and we just kicked back, chilled out and took in the great pub we were in. My cider was exceptionally good ,a crisp,refreshing, effervescent cider that certainly cut through the thirst, on a really hot afternoon just the perfect brew. We really enjoyed our ciders 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 James Atherton Pub is easy to locate along Victoria Road, a street and area teeming with pubs and bars. Opening hours are; Monday to Saturday, Open from 11.30am. Sunday, Open from Midday. A wonderful pub, if you're planning a trip to New Brighton highly recommended.

We went out on Saturday and ended up here randomly. I'm surprised it has any low reviews that people in there were all lovely, staff very friendly. DJ on and people really enjoying themselves.

Great quick night on Thursday.won a gallon of beer.Freeentry to quiz

Great service, super friendly staff and a nice pint. 10/10. Everything you want from a pub.