The Merchant in Liverpool

One of my go-tos when in Liverpool. Love the atmosphere and the pizza bar is a nice treat too

Great place to meet up and drink. Staff are very friendly and service was good. Pizzas to die for. Recommend A++++

Came for the wooden toys! Stayed for the beer! Staff upstairs are super friendly and did a good job at persuading me to stay for a beer in the courtyard. Nice place, decent prices and good vibes.

we had jazmin as our server she was so professional and friendly, we never had to ask for anything. the food was just as delicious we started with the TNT prawns and wow they were perfect and had the fillet beef which was also cooked amazingly.

Really cool place for a couple of drinks. Atmosphere was perfect for a Friday evening. Lots of beers were available!

Came here the other day with a group of us (7) for our friends 21st birthday. The place was pretty quiet so we all ordered the 2 for 12 something cocktails. Bartender seemed pretty annoyed to be asked to make our drinks and he kept huffing and puffing whilst making them despite us being more than pleasant, patient and in good spirits. Made us feel quite uncomfortable. The guy behind the pizza bar made us feel much more welcome and the pizzas were all gorgeous. Hopefully, if we return, we will have a nicer bartender otherwise probably wouldn’t bother. 🤷‍♀️

Jade and Adam rocked my world and provided me with some of the best service and banter I've had at any bar. I had a radical time

Delicious and chilled out vibes.

Had a great family, Sunday roast, vegetarians and meat eaters!

Boss pint, varied crowd. Love the slices from Nightcrawler next door.

Very good atmosphere. Decent company.

Some of the best pizza in town, and ice cold beer to boot. Go between Sunday-Thursday for an excellent 2for1 gin :)

I went to this place one rainy Saturday afternoon. Originally an old boozer, which now has an outdoor area, and a pizza kitchen attached to it next door. The place was quite full, with it had mainly a younger crowd. The owners certainly hadn't splashed out on the decor, they'd obviously skimped by ripping everything out. There were bare metal beams on show, with unfinished plaster work, cork tiles, a bare wooden floor, and no ceiling, with a few hanging plants by the bar. The seating was either a hard wooden bench or a wooden stool, the tables were also wooden. I couldn't help notice how dark and cold the place was, and this was at the end of June, it's not what you call nice and homely, and it's a bit industrial. Considering the cost of going out these days, I think people deserve better, and personally I think the 'rough and ready' look has had its day. As for the drinks. I ordered two double gin and tonics, I was shocked at the price of £17.60—and that was for the house gin! I wonder what the good stuff costs? Sadly, this very expensive—hotel priced—house gin was of poor quality, and had little favour. The tonic also came out of a bar button hose drinks dispenser, it was not the more expensive bottled tonic which is far nicer. It was certainly not worth the price of nearly £9 a drink, and you had the feeling that you'd been ripped-off. I, for one, won't be going back, it was a bit of a let-down, and there are plenty of other nicer places to go to. If you like a decent quality drink, try out The Shipping Forecast down the road at 15 Slater Street. I had the best gin and bottled tonic I've had in ages just before I went into this place. It was cheaper, and they have huge leather armchairs so you can enjoy your drink in comfort, not hard wooden stools!

Mitch loves this place 👍 *Edit* Knocked a point off because he wasn’t happy the booths have been removed

Great spot for a pint. Even better if there's a table outside!

Reminded me of the old Dry Bar Manchester back in the day A really laid back gaff on the Saturday afternoon we were in top DJ as well

Fab atmosphere, pizza was unreal , great music , had a fabulous time ,always a fab place to go , reasonable prices for drinks

It's so nice inside and it's a really good vibe. The cocktails are good and actually not too expensive compared to other bars in the area. Also very good wine and music. There's a little pizza place connected to it, which is so amazing. It's like thin crust pizza and I crave it all the time. You can get a 'slice' for around £3.50 and it's a quarter of a big pizza. So good.

perfect watering hole. whether you need a quick pint on your lunch or meeting up with friends on a friday for pre’s. viva la merchant. (disclaimer: nightcrawler pizza is genuinely phenomenal too)

A really good place with an amazing atmosphere. The staff were friendly and helpful whilst the service remained quick.

Brilliant, huge pizza! Very very tasty would highly recommend

First time here and we loved it . Nice vibe and they sell Fruli! We snacked on some amazing pizza slices while drinking - perfect

Trendy industrial outlet where Liverpool's quirky bohemians brush shoulders with southern students and adventurous quinquagenarians. The pricey Fruli strawberry beer is always a crowd-pleaser, and the en-suite pizza parlour does a mighty slice for lining the stomach as well. The Merchant never disappoints.

I've always liked this bar. Had many a good night. I went in today with my fiancé for a lunch break date at Nightcrawlers pizza. Never had an issue before, until today. Took ages for anyone to come to the desk to take our order. Then when they did, took ages to cook (understandable that it takes time to make and cook) the staff member dropped the pizza on the floor. Therefore, had no food on my lunch break during a long day. Left very hangry and disappointed.

Fave place to drink ♥️ the 2-4-1 gin deal should be on everyday tho 😢

Amazing place and lovely atmosphere, loved the pizza right next door too. One of my fav bars! All lovely flavour pizzas, and staff are super friendly and accommodating!

The toilets smelt so bad it was horrible but the rest of the place was great. Not too expensive but not what I’d consider cheap either.

Nice bar to meet friends and have some drinks. Pizza is really good too and a good size. Nice staff and door staff, can’t fault them

Friendly helpful staff, very busy on Friday night. Pizza over was not working so no food and beer garden closed

Lovely venue with a good seating area and good drinks and service.

It was ok I didnt like the decor plaster falling off walls etc, a bit to young for me in there.

If you go here, you're cool. I don't make the rules, I just abide by them. A controversial take but that pizza place on the side carries The Merchant big time. Shoutout to the chef behind the counter, he's a top fella.

Great service from Antony! Amazing night

Nice place, a bit chilly, nice drinks on a Sunday afternoon

Great evening spent with friends & made some new friends, Bernie Connor & Justin Robertson celebrating Andy Weatheralls 60th⚔️. Great sets atmosphere class…Bar staff great…(could/should make bar bigger lol)…Lads on door all cool. Just get amongst it people ✌🏻

Love the merchant, nice little Sunday afternoon drink, 2 gins for £10 😍

Ordered a drink from the girl behind the bar which seemed to be an inconvenience to her, when I asked for a glass of ice later she rolled her eyes and said “anything else” to the other girl behind the bar which I think she must have thought she said under her breath. Such a shame the staff are so rude because it could be a nice place to have a drink otherwise, we finished our drinks and left straight away

Great little pub great location

Amazing atmosphere, the music was absolute quality, we couldn’t stop dancing. I brought my friends with me from Paris and I’m so glad we spent our Saturday night at the Merchant. Staff are super nice, cocktails are great and with a fair prizes. Thanks, merci. See you soon

Nice cocktails, calm and friendly vibe, good stuff.

There is not much to say about this place, it's a bar

Meet with a couple of friends for drinks at night Really nice place Great atmosphere great staff worth going down for.

Heineken on draught, pizza and the back area is belter. 10/10

Nice drinks and pizza but we saw a rat in the courtyard 😅

I recently had the displeasure of encountering a pair of bouncers at the merchant who were rude, ignorant, and seemed to have let their power go to their heads. I arrived at the venue early to secure a spot in line and was waiting patiently when one of the bouncers approached me and demanded that I move. When I asked why, he simply told me to "just do it" without offering any explanation. I complied, but was left feeling frustrated and disrespected. As the night went on, I witnessed these bouncers belittling and disrespecting other patrons as well. They seemed to think that they were above everyone else and could do no wrong. It's one thing to ensure the safety and security of a venue, but it's another thing entirely to treat people like dirt just because you have a bit of power. These bouncers need to remember that they are there to serve and protect, not to bully and intimidate. I would never set foot in a venue that employs such rude and ignorant bouncers again. They have completely ruined the experience for me and I would strongly discourage anyone else from subjecting themselves to their disrespect. These are two older men who seem to judge people completely on their appearance and from what I observed how ‘scouse’ customers are.

Nice bar with excellent outside space.

Been here couple weeks ago. Nice gin tonics and great pizza, especially the one with pesto🤤 lovely customer service

Amazing venue, staff very friendly and helpful. Great outside area with heaters on. If hungry you can get pizza slices. Deffo recommended 100% one of my places to go to for drinks.

Didn't like the atmosphere or the drinks. Wouldn't want to go again.

Great bar, nice outside section and great pizza place attached

Whenever I come back to Liverpool there's one place I'm heading for my first drink: the Merchant. Great vibes all year round whether you're sitting out on the street, in the courtyard, or tucked into a booth inside. Great deals on cocktails and the best Moscow mules in Liverpool

Good choice of drinks and great pizzas!

Staff rude music to loud to the point of you think the window glass, will be shook out of the frame never mind about your internal organs being so money oriented. Customers are just veiwed as walking money notes. Door staff under valued, High turn over of bar staff. Obnoxious staff won't be going there again prices through the roof.

Nice pub with a good vibe. Great selection of drinks and a nice covered outdoor space which was not expected given its location.

Lovely little courtyard to chill and have a drink of your choice

Friendly staff. Nice chilled bar

Good vibes music and well priced varied drinks

Great location in the heart of the city just a short walk from Bold Street. Nice ambiance with high ceilings and lots of beams and hanging plants. Tables outside to the front and a good sized beer garden to the rear. Nice music mix playing at just the right volume for the afternoon.

It's a nice venue with a good atmosphere and plenty of space. Only issue and it was a big one, was the price of a 'glass' of prosecco. £6 for 125 ml. So if you wanted a full glass, you'd be spending £12. Made absolutely no sense whatsoever and to make it more annoying was just how nonplussed the barmaid was when we felt the need to double-check that we were hearing her correctly. I think even an ounce of empathy would have lessened the disappointment. See photo for reference

A cool bar with the bonus of Nightcrawler Pizza attached so you can get pizza by the slice when you need something to soak up the alcohol. Outside seating on the street and a cosy courtyard options for when the weather allows. Decent choice of drinks, open late and hosts lots of DJ nights.

Good atmosphere, attentive staff and solid range of drinks

Expensive drinks and dirty tables. Miserable staff behind the bar.Hand dryer not working in the men's. Good outdoor drinking area.

Decent spot with good music and atmosphere, could do with some more bar staff though, queues for drinks were a bit long, but it was a Friday night so also understandable.

One of the best places at Liverpool!! Great music, Great people, Best f***ing pizza 🍕

Nice pub. Barmaid wouldn't win personality of the year though!

One of the less chavy places in Liverpool.

Pretty good but very crowded and music was very loud

super cool place, chilled ambiente with delicious drinks and the nightcrawlers pizza just makes it perfect! 100% recommend!

A nice relaxed atmosphere with a good selection of beers including a number that are locally brewed.

Great place, great atmosphere. Good selection of drinks but, to be honest, the best thing about this place is inside is Nightcrawler pizza. This is THE BEST Italian style pizza in Liverpool, hands down. You can keep your award winning Crust pizza, this has it beaten every which way you look at it. Rudy's is a close second to be fair, but Nightcrawler pizza is the finest. The handmade garlic mayo dip is sublime and I wish they'd bottle it for sale because I'd have it with everything. A slice of Mr White with a cold beer in excellent surroundings, what more could you ask for?

Decent little bar not much else to say

I love coming here! Vegan pizza is amazing and the bloom chilli gin i love. Great atmosphere and friendly staff

Really chilled and cosy pub and gin bar. Love it!

My friend was not aloud in as too busy so I met him outside and tried to explain to door staff he was with me and they immediately got aggressive. Asked if I could go back in and tell my friends I was not aloud back in and they would not allow this either. It’s a bar not the chamber of secrets who do they think they are? I will not be returning due to the severe lack of customer welfare. #bouncersarebellends

Good but expensive, wide choice of draught beers and having Nightcrawler pizza 🍕 inside is amazing!

Good pub with some lovely ales.

Lovely drinks, good prices and nice location away from the city centre hassle. Highly recommend this nice spot for a drink after work/uni.

Nice bar. Good drinks offering and pizza by the slice

Good venue with reasonable beer. Pricey though...

Little Pit stop here on a gorgeous day ..... Nice atmosphere.

Lovely small bar area with a nice outdoor seating area. It was quite busy but if anything, it created a warm and friendly atmosphere.

8 of us went here and had a ball..staff great..x stayed for a few hours

I am absolutely flabbergasted by the service here. I am actually a sith lord and I asked if they have heard of Darth plageus the wise. They instantly gave me 20% discount. Would recommend

Slow service and a ridiculous track and trace app. No need in a bar of this size.

Once the place to be, but looking a bit tiered now. Good atmosphere and the slice shop severs great pizza.

Good bar! Good pizza even thou the wait on it can be extremely long! The staff, especially the blonde girl that served us are amazing and though I wish they did cocktails they did have some fun drinks! Great atmosphere and I like the garden on the inside and the seating outside. I recommend a T&T.

Great place, amazing atmosphere inside, perfect beer garden. The staff was very nice and helpful. Without unnecessary discussions, they will explain with a smile what and how, and in case of problems, they will find a way to solve it. I will definitely be back soon!

Used to go to this place quite a lot, but it has gone downhill post-Covid. Last time I was there, our orders were delivered really late. When I pointed this (gently) to the pizza guy, he went nuts, shouted angrily at the woman I was with and stormed off. Other staff just stood by. Seems to be staffed by hipsters who are distinctly reluctant to accept they work in a service industry. AVOID, particularly if you're a tourist

Bought pizza from a Robert de Niro lookalike who described himself as "a blade of grass" on nightcrawler pizza, he over did it on the chilli flakes but his pizza was banging. I really enjoyed the overall feel of the place and there was one employee who did a great borat impression and it influenced me to buy a double pink gin instead of a single pink gin.Ste is my favourite ever bouncer, I would ride and die for him. Amstel is cheap and I can do a fashion photoshoot on a budget. My fave place in town ❤

So where to start, attended today to what we thought was a hip hop brunch unfortunately there's wasn't much hip hop about it... we expected a dj instead we got a playlist playing some beats. The food came out wrong and we had to wait over an hour for the correct order by which point the brunch had finished. This was the same case with most of the tables. There was only one waitress serving all the drinks and I can honestly say I did not know any songs that played as couldn't hear anything. The gin and lemonade I had contained no gin whats so ever. The pizza that you get is a joke of service as it came after we had to leave.

Great atmosphere! Love it here!

Great pizza. Great friendly staff. Surprisingly spacious inside and the courtyard at the back.

Fun bar with good atmosphere, cheap drinks and delish pizza 🍕 - service was decent, got a bit slow when it got busy

Attitude from the bouncers and door staff were atrocious especially the blonde woman on the door. Was not the only table having issues with the staff.

Was OK, despite 80% of drinks were not available and it took over 1hr 10 mins got 3 slices of pizza to arrive. Apologies were made by staff at time when informed. Maybe better rating next time

Drinks took over an hour to arrive. Bouncers on the door were horrible and threatened to kick us out when we said we didn’t feel comfortable having another household seated on our small table as it was against the law. No smiles, everyone seemed exasperated when you’d ask for help, especially the curly haired fella in the cargo pants. Just poor service and overpriced. Wouldn’t recommend.

Waiting an hour for drinks, tripled the outside capacity and kept the same number of staff, service was atrocious, ignored, not told how long it would be when we sat down and drinks came so spaced out. Not coming again

Boris has laid down the roadmap out of the pandemic with from the 12th of April pubs being allowed to reopen with outside service only and from the 17th of May inside and outside service allowed and by June 21st more or less back to normality so it will be great once again to visit area's such as the Ropewalks District which is an area teeming with pubs,bars and restaurants and The Merchant is one such place I Iook forward to revisiting. A cool establishment, eclectic decor and furnishings including plenty of seating options spread throughout this bar ,its a cool place to unwind in.Our last visit here before we moved into the 3rd and final lockdown was great ,bottles of craft beer which were super especially the ipa's and delicious pizza , couldn't fault our visit, great bar,wonderful staff and fair prices ,what more could you ask for, when we come out of this lockdown its a bar I highly look forward to visiting again, its easy to locate on the corner of Parr Street and Slater Street, most definitely well worth checking out if you're in the area.

Fast, Friendly, Tasteful, Clean and Smooth, Appreciated.

Really nice atmosphere, drink deals and lots of options to eat and drink, vegan options! Would recommend🌱✨✨