The Royal Alfred in St. Helens

I recently visited this establishment with colleagues for a few drinks. I was very impressed with the service and the quality of the products on offer. It is clear that this establishment is very well-managed. I highly recommend it.

Great pub, Good Beer 🍺 and super friendly bar staff 👍

Decent boozer right outside St Helens Central Station. Decent selection of drinks, plenty of TV, 2 pool tables, screen for all train updates, Decent bar staff and idiot free.

Sadly this pub is going downnwards

They don't pay their properly at all, I've not been affected by it however others have

They treat their staff poorly and don't pay them properly

THEY DONT PAY STAFF!!!!! If I could give -5 stars i would.

Miss pays its staff rough pub bad atmosphere did not approve at all, needs closing and turning into flats best thing for it

They don't pay their staff their wages. Don't drink here or send anyone to work here. They're advertising for staff now and have the audacity not to pay them.

Great place for a beer before a Saints Home Game..

DO NOT PARK AT THE SIDE OF THE PUB AS YOU WILL RECEIVE A FINE. THE PARKING SIGNS ARE NOT CLEAR AND EXPLANATORY. THIS IS JUST A MONEY MAKING SCHEME WITH SPRING PARKING

Went in before the saints first match of the season ,great beer ,good atmosphere, and friendly staff .What more can you ask for

Good old fashioned pub and great service

Great beer well served and in great condition...handy if your train is cancelled by the train company of the year that is northern...they did me a favour

It's a nice pub and it is a very old one at that. I don't think it has been renovated too much over the years, it reminds me a lot of my local. There were not too many people when I were in there, a few people would just stop in for one and leave as the station is right there. The pint of Carling I got was £3.40.

Been refurbished since I was last in lots of options on real ale and wines.

Friendly place with good ale. Excellent location for those getting on or off the train. Great pre or post match rugby drinking hole too.

Old pub with a great atmosphere and the beer is good. Can relax with the station just over the road.

Good real ale selection. Well kept beer, great service 👍

It was a long time since last in the Alfred but wooooo aaaamazing, good beer too 😁

Great pub atmosphere and real ales. Accessable entrance.

Good pint at fair price, also good service and pleasant staff

Lovely pub on the outskirts of town just as you're waiting for your train to wherever you venture off to, nice venue, laid back atmosphere, got that traditional old fashioned pub feel... don't know if they serve food, would be trying it out if I find out they do. Not bad for first time experience with our Ricky.

Nice pub with atmosphere sometimes on a week day .

This is our must go to place and Kerion is a great guy who looks after the place. Beer is good and music can be also.

Nice boozer with all the up to date train times for St Helens central. Lovely interior and best of all a lovely chilled pint

Nice cosey friendly pub with reasonable prices .

Great place for a pre match pint. Nice ales, friendly staff 👍

Made up to see this bar open again great service, great staff and it's good to see the train times on show again, well done to all involved, if your coming to town via the train then this pub is well worth being your first and last stop.

Cracking pub the train timetable is on the TV so you can see when you're train is due

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and comfortable chairs! Ideal place to wait for a train back to Wigan!

Usually have a few real ales on. Handy for the railway station.

Just joined the dart's team great pub and friendly welcome

In need of a lick of paint and a clean.

Great pub. Great staff. Great pint. Lovely old fashion coal fire. Great to sit next too while waiting for a train. 10 out of 10.Will visit again.

Good selection of real ales and convenient for the train.

Relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. Perfect to pop in before heading off to catch the train.

Great ale. However people allowed to smoke (vape) in the pub. Even staff behind the bar are doing it. I find this quite astonishing. Its smoking. They even have a smoking area outside. Had to leave. Sadly wont be going back.

Great ale. However people allowed to smoke (vape) in the pub. Even staff behind the bar are doing it. I find this quite astonishing. Its smoking. They even have a smoking area outside. Had to leave. Sadly wont be going back.

Lovely welcoming pub with good beers and staff,oh and a coal 🔥 brilliant

Was a lovely pub run by really friendly people. Such a shame it has had to close. It was perfectly situated and now will be missed.

Very nice good food good company excellent staff

Friendly pub near the train station, called in for a breakfast it was excellent full breakfast included good quality bacon & Cottoms sausage, toast and tea for £4.95 . Sorry Wetherspoons I'll be coming here in future

Great staff always make you feel welcome. quick service. many types of fine ales. Good selection of shots, DJ at weekends.

Making an effort and some good ales and beers available. Tired appearance and interior

Brilliant n great aspect having train times available

I LIVED AT THE ROYAL ALFRED IN THE 1950s AS A CHILD ... THERE WAS SAWDUST AND SPITOONS IN THE BAR. Women were not allowed in the bar of course,. Lots of fights between the locals and American service men stationed at the US army base at Burtonwood. Happy its not been converted into flats ... hope to visit one day. Presently in Lockdown #6 in Melbourne ..our 257th DAY!!!!

What a cracking little pub train times on a screen in the bar ideal for food and a little starter before and after our trip on the train.

Great food great nightlife ,, and friendly welcoming people

Called in from getting off the train from Liverpool, haven't been for a long time but was pleasantly surprised at the atmosphere and the staff were very friendly, will be calling again

A really nice pub with great staff , but a lack of real ale let's it down a little .......... I'm sure it'll be back to its best real soon .

Great bar. Friendly and warm welcome

Was really nice friendly pub and food was superb and brilliant prices will be going again

Nice atmosphere, good beer, friendly staff 👌

I called into the Albert with my friend, initially for a drink, we spotted the menu outside, had lovely lunch, I had the homemade cottage pie & vegetables, my friend had cheese burger, chips, onion rings & side salad, thoroughly enjoyed our meals & we most definitely be returning, highly recommend, drinks reasonable too, what's not to like!

Lovely people had a great time can't wait to sample the food

Nice dog freindly pub. We went called in on a busy wet sat afternoon. Nice welcome. Its a drinks pub but they had pies and hotdogs available. Wide range of draught beers and a good meat and potato pie

A cosy pub right by the railway station with reasonably priced snacks and pleasant staff and atmosphere. Should have tried sooner !!

Friendly staff and quick service

Very welcoming and friendly staff. Good karaoke on a Saturday and Sunday. Good pub to meet up before trips to Liverpool and equally as good to use as a base for a full evening out.

Excellent service and very friendly staff

Brilliant pub with excellent service, a wide selection of drinks and an enjoyable set food menu and daily specials.

Staff very friendly service spit on conditions beautiful and comfortable

Excellent, friendly and good food

St Helens Central really needed a nice pub and it finally has one. They have live timetables up so you can happily wait with a pint for your train (or wait for the next one and have two pints haha). Staff are nice (Toni is a legend) and they have a good choice of ales, ciders and lagers. Gin bar is good. Cosy fire in the winter and a nice place to enjoy a few or simply wait for your train. Due to recent government nonsensical restrictions, not been easy but they seem to have muddled through well. And if you are one of the Coronavirus worriers then worry not, they have it all covered here.

Nice food .good ale .very clean and all socially distanced. Sports on tv. 👌

Friendly staff in a safe welcoming atmosphere

Nice traditional pub great location especially if using train station

Nice Pub, close to St Helens train station, nice pint, nice friendly staff & customers, table service ( for covid safety ) outside drinking area.

Nice old british pub, staff nice and helpfull , and real ale will be back on soon.

Good pool table and nice refreshing beers

Good service well organised no problem with individual space while in having a pint or two

Well organised, they take your name, contact details and temperature when you go in, you are shown to a safe table and your order is taken. Really friendly staff focused on keepin gyou safe.

Friendly staff and management. Great help in these trying times.

Great pub, friendly staff & customers

The safest place to be if you happen to be bothered with whats happening. Great staff, lovely pub atmosphere.

A really organised friendly pub, with the current COVID-19 measures. Staff are probably the friendliest ive met in the current situation. Keep up the great work. Definately going to return.

We travel from St Helens station and saw this pub previously ....when it was closed down We were delighted to see it reopened and called in for a few drinks whilst waiting for our train, Really hard work to get served we felt as we were not local we were not welcome. Bar man was very rude aggressive manner. We did plan to stay for a couple of drinks but didnt even finish the first one! Left feeling we had been treated very badly. This was before lock down,,,this pub may never reopen coversion into flats

Friday rock night. A very good night. The 'dj' is a bit moody but , so I'm told, he plays all the right stuff. But anyway, give it a try.

not a bad stop for a drink or 2 ..pool table inside and dart board..

Nice pub, nice pint, friendly atmosphere & great music

Nice friendly pub filled with character

Give it few months time this place will be shut down the people working here are bunch of drips... like watching chuckle chuckle vision

Lovely old style pub great atmosphere lovely fireplace and karaoke on a Saturday night

First ever visit, very impressed, good selection of drinks

Warm welcome warm pub on a cold night

Absolute credit to Gary & Shaun on getting this traditional place bustling again, great selection on cold & hot drinks, snacks & reasonable prices, Lovely to see a roaring open fire during the cold winter months, cant wait to see this place, when the hotel part opens & food is served, congratulations on this little gem

Been in a couple of times and absolutely love the place! Went during the day - relaxed atmosphere, good music, a few people in, and went to Rock Night - really packed, great atmosphere. Bar staff are really friendly and efficient, there's a pool table, a dartboard and a table football table and a big, open fire which is lovely and welcoming on a cold day. They have karaoke on Saturdays and live music on Sundays, so I've been told. New favourite pub! ☺️

Pleasant service n good quality beers

Great music session for 2 hours Sunday 17.00 to 19.00, different artists.

Great Idea about the live train timetable in the pub! I'm sure lots of commuters will appreciate that and use the pub instead of the cold waiting room on the platform!

Very friendly and cosy lovely place to have a night out xx

Called in last night for Xmas drinks. Great pub. So warm and Christmasy. Staff very welcoming and friendly. Great selection of gins and beers. So glad it’s back open. So handy especially for the station. Best of luck to the new mangager.

Great pub by station, hope they have success with the recent venture, recent attempts have failed but the new owner has an excellent track record. Nice refurb great cask ales (as expected). Look forward to a lengthy run of success. Good luck Gary

The Royal Albert has finally reopened and has been taken over by George Wright's brewery (same people that own the Talbot). It's had a cheap and cheerful revamp inside and feels a lot smarter. Nice selection of drinks with some real ales. New pool table and table football too. Nice to see someone finally make an effort with this place. I hope it works out well.

Shame it keeps on open & shutin

Great local with good choice of beers and very reasonable price. We came off the train to watch a show at theatre Royal and the location was purfect, directly opposite St Helens Central train station.

Music too loud at 6pm, couldn't hear what my friends were saying. No card payment available. Had to walk to a cash machine to pay for my drinks. Ladies toilets were minging.

The pub is a historic part of St Helens at the heart of it pubs are dying off in the town this pub is a part of the towns history opposite the train station always reminded me of being home when I lived in London.There should be a smoking room in pubs it should be the people’s choice put to the vote.St Helens is a great town with the friendly people who like a natter a chat.Like every town we have our warts but the people of St Helens have heart and character.Scousers are welcome in my company and I’m a half Irish woolyback don’t know why we slate each other.

The Royal Alfred has always been a struggling pub of late, and has been taken over by a string of different landlords...sadly the place is now closed down and all boarded up with little prospect of new owners.