The Old Bank - James St Liverpool in Liverpool

Beautiful building. It was a busy Saturday afternoon when I visited and there was some live music playing (young girl on guitar) which was nice. It was very busy and there were lots of hen do’s which is likely due to its location being near some popular hotels and James st station. The Guinness was a bit disappointing, but there were several drinks options and offers. I sat outside for my second drink and unfortunately it was right underneath the kitchen fan - this can’t be helped but try and avoid that seat if you chose to drink outside in front of the bar! This isn’t my usual type of establishment, but I can imagine it would be great for groups to come and have a few drinks. The staff were also very quick at serving everyone during a busy time. Even though there were negatives due to my personal al preference, i think the service and ambiance of the building were really good.

Fantastic food, will definitely recommend. Steak was cooked to perfection and bank burger was delicious. Well with the money

Got the scouse here only because it had great reviews. Can only assume those who have reviewed it were tourists who've never had scouse before. WAS NOT AUTHENTIC. Extremely salty. Not 1 potato. No beetroot. Very tiny portion. 1 slice of toast. Had picled red cabbage mixed in throughout for god knows why. That was like sweet and sour chinese chicken flavour. That would be passable if it was 2 quid. It was the same price as a Sunday roast.. so definitely try other places. Their scouse is NOT scouse. Scouse should have potatoes and either beetroot or pickled red cabbage ( if your daft ) ON THE SIDE FOR YOU TO ADD. There are so many other places that deserve your time and money. Avoid this place. Try Ma boyles maybe instead, or anywhere else really. No potatoes from a roman Catholic area in a stew is simply unforgivable. Some staff were nice though 👌

Had a good experience had toast and a cappuccino it was nice

Just popped in for a quick drink however we decided to have something to eat. With it being Sunday, the Sunday roast was chosen. Well, I have to say, it was bloody lovely. Tasty, nice and fresh and plenty of it. Reasonably priced too at £12.00. Would highly recommend.

The Old Bank is an iconic, well located restaurant in Liverpool. With an exuberant, luxurious interior, you're transported in time into a time of grace and glory. The menu has a varied selection of drinks and food, all reasonbly priced and thus tremendous value for money. Its quality is also above average, not feeling frozen but fresh (even if it may be frozen - I'm not sure). Besides this, the staff is attentive and quick, although slightly more absent than my liking due to the numerous customers in the establishment, in contrast to the number of staff available. Regardless, the experience is overall 5-star for the price and value for money, good location and proximity to the station, quality and variety of the food, attentive and kind treatment by staff, and lastly, impressive decor. I'd recommend and come again.

Being in that bank made me want to go back in time to see what it was like back in the old times when it was a busy bank.

Completely awful experience. We wanted to go to some place in Liverpool with soup and all these typical things. First, we were waiting for the waitress because she was petting a dog. We asked the waitress to clean our table twice. She completely ignored it. Then when she served our dinner we watch her cleaning other tables. Now I'm going to talk about the horrible food. The meat was burnt, the soup tasted disgusting and the other dish could be better. Furthermore, they said that they didn't have fish and chips which is one of the plates they offer. In short, I recommend you not to spend your money eating here because it is a very dirty place with bad service. Anyway it has good live music although too loud that your ears can explode.

Very delicious dinner and great old money atmosphere

Beautiful location with big, comfortable booths with room for 8 people or so. Burger was great

Food is ok if a little uninspiring. Big place over 2 levels in a fantastic setting. Gets busy on Saturday evening with a well dressed mixed crowd. Service is excellent but sparse.

Decent food....but has a bit of an identity issue. It Can't quite decide if it's a sports bar, night club, bar, restaurant or historic building.

Went in for Sunday dinner today,food was great,great portion sizes,staff were amazing an great price,defo recommended

The food was good, the atmosphere was great with the Old building vibes but the service was really bad. The food came late after checking it twice with the waitresses. One of three waitresses was helpful and accommodating while one was moving and talking extremely slowly although the place was busy, while the othird one when placing the food on our table with one hand and looking the other side the chips actually fell out of the plate and she was not care to apologise. I wouldn't recommend the place.

Food and staff lovely as always

Lovely building and lovely decor. The staff are amazing; they even let our little dog come in and offered us a bowl of water for him and they fussed over him (which he loved). As a family of 4, we visited on a Thursday afternoon for a drink and a snack. The loaded nachos are the best I have ever had. We liked The Old Bank so much that we went back in the evening. Good music and great atmosphere.

I don't know why it's only 4.2. I went in because there was soccer being played, and the staff was very friendly, there was a live performance, the atmosphere was good, and the food was delicious (I had the Bank Burger). I liked it so much that I ordered additional beer and onion rings. The amount was enough to fill me up and the price was reasonable. It deserves a perfect score of 5.

Me and my daughter were looking for live music, walking past we heard a singer so we went in. We ended up having the scouse which was absolutely delicious and the beer was great. Also a happy hour during the day. The staff were wonderful and friendly and smiling. we will definitely be back to this lovely friendly place with brilliant food.

Classic Fish&Chips, English cuisine is what it is. Of course, live music and unbeatable service and atmosphere.

Good food at reasonable prices. The gorgeous old building has been converted to an open yet cozy space for light food and drinks. Friendly and chatty staff. Best fish & chips I’ve had in ages!

Upstairs reserved table. Listening to loud amateur music downstairs. Too loud.

Closing time Midnight, last call 10:40 make it make sense!!!

Been here 3 times for food now the first time I only had nachos which was fine. The second time I had soup which was Luke warm and my husband had the Scouse which he loved. Then went last night I had chicken Caesar salad and I didn't like the taste of the sauce it was making me feel sick and my husband had the Scouse which was really cold. We told them and she took it back she brought it back and said " try that" no apology or anything. He said it wasn't even that warm but he didn't want to complain again so ate it. We asked for our bil they never once asked us if our food was okay and they could clearly see I hadn't really touched mine. We paid reluctantly and left we won't be going back I can see why this place has only got 3 stars

We love this place very friendly staff and great food and loved the live music

Food and service amazing our son had just graduated so it was a lovely end to a perfect day

Old beautiful bank building pub. We had the Liverpool special :scouse a beef stew.

The restaurant looks very nice. Very pleasant service and atmosphere. The food was good apart the stake, could have been better.

Great food, live music, and a 2 hour happy hour 4-6. Superb venue fantastic staff

Very quiet at the time lots of TV to watch sports

Popped in with my wife for a quick drink , ended up staying for a fair few. Staff were great and place was very clean. Live singers were also great. Would 100% recommend to anyone.

Staff are legends. I had a medical situation after a bizarre accident in the bar/restaurant when I managed to cit my head and bleed quite a lot. The staff were brilliant, especially the manager, Emma I think was so nice and caring. Food and beers were great too. Quality place at good price.

The staff here at the old bank are amazing and so easy to talk too, the atmosphere was amazing for a Friday afternoon...if your looking for a quick snack get their thick chips in a tiny bowl you may think it's not a lot but done me til getting home 3hrs later, hats off to the chef and the staff. Live singer was great too

A huge old bank building, now a huge bar with a alight feel of a spoons to it but in the best possible way. Fairly priced beers, tons of seated areas, friendly staff, live music. Wonderful place.

Excellent Nice server, very old school place

Went out for the afternoon with the wife and my daughter and her fella .had a good afternoon out and about in town . Definitely go back soon.

Boss scran and decent price for a pint

Had our dinner here after arriving from London…food was good accompanied with a recommended beer plus a ‘live’ singer on s a Friday evening. Good choice of its The Old Bank Famous Scouse and the Traditional Fish & Chips.

Pleasant atmosphere but be careful: the nachos are rather English. They look like crackers instead of corn chips.

Lovely staff and great food. Yet again another establishment that insists on playing loud music. Just don't understand it

Arrived at 1.20. Gave order at 1.30. At 2.50 we still hadn't food. Asked and was.told 5 more minutes. Had to leave as we had other things booked and paid. Owner never apologized for what happened. Was very annoyed that we were left sitting for that length of time. People who came in well after us got their food. There was nothing major to be cooked.

Lively place good music, sport on telly,

Lovely building with live music. Nice atmosphere . We ordered food. The burger was good. Unfortunately the scouse was a let down. It contained hardly any meat or vegetables and was more like soup. Tried to address it with a member of staff but she really wasn’t interested. Shame.

probably the best “SCOUSE” in all of Liverpool 🔥

Like so many pubs and bars these days, the Old Bank is quite literally an old bank. A grand building with a lot of old features, presumably kept or leftover from when the building was actually a bank. High ceilings, big old windows and a grand central bar area with seating to three sides. I've said repeatedly and commented in my other Liverpool based reviews that Liverpool is one of the friendliest cities, and the staff at The Old Bank were/are no different. They were really chatty, happy, helpful and so friendly. It's how the city is and almost everyone that we've come across has been exactly that, happy and friendly. We popped in for a few drinks before heading out for our evening meal. We viated during Happy Hour, with IPA on tap for a pint for £3.50 👍 and two-for-one cocktails for £9 - and that was for the same or two different cocktails, which is good, as so many place restrict two-for-one cocktails to the same one; so that pleased Mrs G. Another good thing about the Old Bank was the live music, a good singer who didn't kill any of the songs that he sang. Plus he didn't take a break in the hour or so that we were at the Old Bank. So a good atmosphere and music appreciated by everyone. Level 9 Google reviewer; 1,000 plus reviews, 1.5 million views and over 12,000 photos with over 45 million views and still going strong 💪. Although I'm not enamoured with Google and their service at the moment 🤷🏻‍♂️. They're inconsistent. Check out my other reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟.

Great bar with good beers 🍻. Live music though out the day, would recommend Ben Burke singer for a good afternoon entertainment.

Lovely pub, great building and staff.

Service is a little slow. They may be understaffed. The food was delicious and the prices are very reasonable.

I just love this bar. I've only ever visited for drinks so can't comment on the food.

Good quality food. Very good atmosphere with nice service

Nice place, singer was brilliant.

Quality bar, very reasonable drinks, good entertainment

Really nice place. Nice food and lovely staff.

Good atmosphere, friendly staff.

Reasonable prices. Live music in a spacious and grand looking pub,lots of seating. Sport is played on numerous screens.

Nice place to see the football game

Was in today for a roast dinner which delightful. Staff very kind and helpful, with some lovely music on. 10/10 would go again!!

Very noisy and very busy but staff efficient and friendly. Good prices

Ambiance géniale. Le décor est canon avec les charmes d’un grand hall de banque. Parfait pour y dîner avec des prix n raisonnables. Adresse à ne pas rater.

Service leaves a lot to be desired but the food was reasonable and the young man playing acoustic guitar was brilliant!

Table booked for 10. Gave us a booth too small to sit 10 so two people had to stand. Took over 1 hour for someone to come over to serve us - ended up asking the bar to send someone over. Music far too loud to even speak to other guests and this was at 6pm. The place needs to decide if it’s a live band bar or a restaurant. Music well over 95 decibels (kept getting alerts on watch).

Stopped off mid afternoon on a wet february afternoon. We enjoyed two cooked meals, saff was very friendly

They serve Blue Moon here, always stop & have if I'm in the area, use to go every Sunday in days gone by, not any more ive music's changed & it's far to loud, but maybe that's what is like nowdays.

Excellent, tasty dish of scouse. Lovely singing and guitar accompaniment made our evening.

Nice food and very friendly and helpful waiting staff. Would definitely visit here again if in Liverpool.

First time trying the dish 'Scouse' and I am glad I did, I understand it's a staple of the Liverpool food scene. I was searching for a bowl of this hearty stew all over and couldn't find any, until I by chance stumble across the Old Bank. Washing it down with a very good pint of Guinness I was more than satisfied and didn't need to eat until way later into the evening (it does the job). The pub itself lacked a bit of atmosphere, but I think that may have been circumstantial to the time of day. Staff were friendly, and service was quick.

Food is good and good live music

Loved this pub on our visit to Liverpool

Love the inside of this place. Different from usual bars. Decent atmosphere,started getting busier as the afternoon went on. Prices on drinks were decent.

This pub was beside our hotel, so it was convenient for us. We had breakfast one morning and another evening we went in for drinks and entertainment. The service was very good on both occasions. The live music in the evenings was excellent. The drinks were nice. Breakfast was okay, not amazing, but not terrible. I would return again for the drinks and music.

Always way too loud and hot. You can barely talk to someone next to you don't even try if in a larger group

Great atmosphere. Brilliant live music.. Great selection of beers.. X

Décevant. Nous avions envie de manger un sunday roast, mais il a fallu attendre+1h pour commander ce plat spécial du dimanche ( il était 13h00) Après avoir attendu 1h il ne nous a pas été possible de commander notre sunday roast ( encore attendre 15min) Nous avons finalement commandé autre chose.

Fuimos para probar el estofado típico de la ciudad (scaush) y fish and chips. De lo primero no tenían ese día, una pena. De beber dos pintas de cerveza coors. Pedimos de entrante unas salchichas envueltas en hojaldre. El plato de pescado muy bueno, al final pedimos un entrecot que lo hicieron a la parrilla. Había música en directo y el trato por parte de los camareros fue muy bueno.

Lovely warm & welcoming pub, friendly & helpful staff. Disappointing food served on stone cold plates, the chilli chicken starter was smothered in RAW red chilli, to any cook/chef this is a no no !!!

Quick service and nice place to have a drink 🍻

Went on a wed night, very quiet so lacked atmosphere.

Nice relaxed place the live guitarist was very loud though, but then I'm old and miserable.

The staff are always friendly and go out there way to help the meals are good the only thing it gets busy and sometimes they have different options and you are visiting a historical building the staff are friendly and helpful if you have a preference they'll try and sort it and it near the liver building and near the trains I have been going through the meals on the menu and the food is very good

Bad Guinness Larger wasn't much better music was deafeningly loud! Beautiful building mind maybe nor a venue for me

We only stopped for drinks. The atmosphere was great. Really enjoyed it.

Nice acoustic back ground music

Зайшли сюди, після досить довгого пошуку місця де поїсти. Мені сподобалось. Дуже привітна та швидка офіціантка обслуговувала нас. Замовили суп дня, мʼясо з овочами, та десерт. Суп - дуже смачний. Порція мʼяса з овочами досить велика та смачна. Несподівано, ми наїлися. Куди там ще і десерт. Чизкейк правда був не дуже. Але то не зіпсувало враження. Так жива музика - супер, але реально гучно. А ще були відкриті двері, було прохолодно.

Early doors, so not many in. But you can't fault the service.

La comida y el servicio fueron muy buenos.

Fun. Nice wine. But my goodness the live music was too loud. We had a private party on the mezzanine floor and we could barely hear ourselves think.

Great value on the happy hour for cocktails and pints

Great 👍 place to meet up, brilliant staff, especially Callam, perfect gentleman 👌

Loved this old bank turned into a large pub. Great for watching football and the food is excellent. Scouse stew delicious.

Great looking pub,beautiful interior

Durant la visita a Liverpool hi vam anar dos cops: un a dinar fish and chips i un a prendre unes pintes. El lloc és molt maco, ample i agradable. El fish and chips estava molt bo. Tenen música en directe a un volum que permet parlar i estar tranquil.

Fab drink offers and great staff and atmosphere

Tuesday 3rd October 2023 This real ale pub outside james street station served a couple of hand pumped ales on tonight had a good atmosphere inside and the staff was good it was a mysic based pub with a large single roomed well looked after interior to it

Just terrible food,we went in late but my wife said her friend recommended it,what a mistake.Both ordered chicken burgers,the worst I have ever eaten,chips was cold one side and hot the other side,I ordered lemonade which tasted weird,that was not lemonade. Didn't eat it after tasting it,the guy at least apologised for the terrible food and gave us 25% off, which I think was not enough at all. So I don't recommended this place at all.

Only place we went that had a good vibe and wasn't full of students.

20th sept 2023 Shocking service from the girl serving ,very poor staff, completely ignored if you are not at the front part of bar. Won't be back

Absolutely love this place food is amazing and at £10 a meal is so good and for the portions u get is well worth it, atmosphere is brilliant everyone's so friendly feels like they are like family in here, the live bands and singers are great touch too, from the floor, bar and chef staff its a fab place you all should be so proud of yourself brilliant place well recommend it.

Busy, friendly, food looked good and affordable

Waited a while to get served and the food took over 45 minutes for food. Very disappointing experience

Visited yesterday was our 49th wedding anniversary husband had fish and chips I had steak and chips £10 each food was excellent waitress was lovely very friendly building beautiful would highly recommend set us up for the day celebrating in liverpool thank you

Changed my drink, as it didn't taste like it should of. Definitely cheap spirits in a premium bottle. Never again!