A Grade I listed Victorian pub from 1898, designed for the wealthy gentlemen of late-Victorian Liverpool and built more like an ocean liner's first-class saloon than a public house. The interior is a riot of mahogany panelling, etched glass, copper panels, marble columns and tile work — the workmanship has hardly an equal in Britain.
Even non-drinkers should step inside for a look at the bar room, the smoking room (covered in repoussé copper), and the famous rose-marble urinals in the men's toilets. Decent pub food and a reasonable cask ale selection; gets crowded on concert nights. Opposite the Philharmonic Hall.