LIVERPOOL RESTAURANT GUIDE A - M

As there so many restaurants to choose from, I only want to give you a list of the best places in Liverpool to dine.  I have high standards, and as a person that regularly dines out, I want to give you the best there is.  Average price is based on a 2 course meal, coffee, a half bottle of house wine and tip.

Alma de Cuba Restaurant and Bar

Address: St Peter's Church, Liverpool, L1 4BH
Cuisine(s): Cuban, South American
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £42.00

Ark Restaurant

If proof was ever required that Liverpool has more to offer in the culinary field these days, then Ark Restaurant provides it, as this trendy, beautifully designed restaurant really breaks the traditional mould.
Address: 12 Smithdown Place, Penny Lane, Liverpool, L15 9EH
Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Modern European
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £23.00

ASK - Liverpool

For some time I made the mistake of thinking that no group of restaurants in the region of 200 locations could hope to maintain the quality for which I was looking. Then one day I decided to put my prejudices to the test, walked into Oxford Ask! and discovered that I could not have been more mistaken.
Address: Unit 5, Queen Arcade, Liverpool, L1 1RH
Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00

Baltic Fleet

I don't know about you, but in amongst all the good meals, fashionable restaurants and what might loosely be termed the upper middle end of the restaurant trade, every so often I like to go for a bit of local colour.

Address: 33 Wapping, Liverpool, L1 8DQ

Cuisine(s): British

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Blakes at Hard Days Night Hotel

Address: Central Buildings, North John Street, Liverpool, L2 6RR

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £40.00

Blakes Restaurant

Address: Hard Day's Night Hotel, Central Buildings, 41 North John Street, Liverpool, L2 6RR (Map)

Cuisine(s): British

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £19.00, Dinner: £30.00

Brasserie and Bar at Malmaison - Liverpool

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The Malmaison group of hotels has established throughout Britain a collection of centres of excellence where nothing but the best will do. As a concept alone this is exciting, but the reality is brilliant, so that at last there is a hotel group where uniformity of standards is of the same high calibre.

Address: William Jessop Way, Princes Dock, Liverpool, L3 1QW

Cuisine(s): Grill, Brasserie

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £34.00

Cafe Number Seven

One of those little gems that crop up from time to time in close proximity to universities, cathedrals and other similar 'quarters'. Number 7 has a double whammy being close to the University and bang slap in between Liverpool's two famous Cathedrals.

Address: 15 Falkner Street, Liverpool, L8 7PU

Cuisine(s): Café

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £6.00

Cafe Rouge - Liverpool

Café Rouge has around one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.

Address: Unit 37, Upper Floor Level, The Met Quarter, Liverpool, L1 6AU

Cuisine(s): French

Casa Italia

Address: 40 Stanley Street, Liverpool, L1 6AL
Cuisine(s): Italian
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00

Ceylon Spice Company

Owners Neil and Samantha Brown may have different business backgrounds but their common love for food heralded the birth of Ceylon Spice Company. Traditional murals, artefacts and candles accentuate the retro chic feel and the décor comes courtesy of the lady herself.

Address: 92 St Johns Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 9QQ
Cuisine(s): Indian, Sri Lankan
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £27.00

Chaya Bar and Restaurant

In Wood Street, Liverpool is a bar and restaurant that seems to have struck a chord with a wide and discerning clientele. Chaya offers exotic Mediterranean cuisine in an ambience that's sophisticated and chic, yet friendly and non-intrusive.

Address: 78-82 Wood Street, Liverpool, L1 4DQ
Cuisine(s): Mediterranean
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £30.00

Chung Ku Restaurant

Occupying one of the most sensational sites on the waterside, Chung Ku is a specially designed brand new building with two restaurant areas on the ground and upper floors. The first floor is reserved for private parties and banquets.

Address: 2 Columbus Quay, Riverside Drive, Liverpool, L3 4DB
Cuisine(s): Chinese
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £32.00

Circo

Address: Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AD
Cuisine(s): Modern European
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Crichton's

Allerton Road is home to a number of attractive bars and restaurants but what sets Crichton's apart is the fact that it offers customers a pleasing combination of space, style and tasty food, qualities that have made it a popular destination for celebrations and relaxing dinners.

Address: 149 Allerton Road, Allerton, Liverpool, L18 2DD
Cuisine(s): English, Steak, Mediterranean
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £19.00, Dinner: £32.00

Delifonseca

Candice Fonseca has every reason to smile having successfully completed her mission to bring good quality ingredients to the Liverpool delicatessen scene. Every deli worth its salt is more than just aisles of stacked bottles, but Delifonseca have first got their aesthetics right, so browsing through rows of wines, oils, charcuterie and British and continental cheeses is a pleasure.

Address: 12 Stanley Street, Liverpool, L1 6AF
Cuisine(s): Modern British, Delicatessen
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Ego Mediterranean Restaurant - Liverpool

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A chain of restaurants in the North West which have so far managed to retain the individuality of independence. If they can continue to do that and reap the benefits of joint management they will deserve all the success they can achieve.

Address: Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BW
Cuisine(s): Mediterranean
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £33.00

Ei8ht Wine Bar and Restaurant

A recent addition to Allerton Road, Ei8ht Wine Bar and Restaurant has a way of putting you in the mood for a relaxed dining experience. Perhaps it's the unusually comfortable sofas. Or is it the chic interiors? Maybe it's the college students in Liverpool who light up the place with their buoyancy and laughter.

Address: 8-10 Allerton Road, Liverpool, L18 1LN
Cuisine(s): Modern British, Mediterranean
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £30.00

Elude Bar and Restaurant

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"Love Elude" - 3 courses from the "Love Elude" menu and one bottle of house wine for only £49.95 per couple.

3 course fixed price menu for £12.95

Address: 15 Porter Street, Docklands, Liverpool, L3 7BL
Cuisine(s): English, French, Bar
Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £30.00

Etsu Japanese Restaurant

Etsu is a welcome addition to the diverse Liverpool eating out scene, as it offers authentic Japanese cuisine cooked by expert chefs, who have all actually trained and served their apprenticeship in Japan.

Address: Beetham Plaza, 25 The Strand, Off Brunswick Street, Liverpool, L2 0XJ (Map)

Cuisine(s): Asian, Japanese

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £25.00

Everyman Bistro & Bars

If you have been to Liverpool and not visited Everyman you really have missed one of the best bits. In a basement under the theatre of the same name Everyman has been looking after the eating and drinking requirements of Scousers and foreigners (ie other parts of UK) for thirty years and shows not the slightest sign of losing its touch.

Address: 5-9 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BH

Cuisine(s): Bistro, Bar

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £23.00

Far East

One of the early starters on Merseyside, setting the pace for Chinese restaurants in the 1980's. The décor is unchallenging but for consistently good food Far East takes some beating. Sitting over an oriental cash and carry with a car park above it, it could be said to have everything.

Address: 27-35 Berry Street, Liverpool, L1 9DF

Cuisine(s): Chinese

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £19.00

Filini Bar and Restaurant - Liverpool

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Radisson Hotels can be found the world over, and whilst the degree of universal quality that they offer is reassuring, there is always that frisson of pleasure that comes with discovering their diversity in ways both great and small.

Address: Radisson SAS - Liverpool, 107 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9BD

Cuisine(s): Italian

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £35.00

Frankie & Benny's New York Italian Restaurant & Bar 

Frankie and Benny's combine the best of classic American and Italian in both style and cuisine. They specialise in home style cooking 'just like Mamma used to make it'. This is a great place to take the entire family and represents excellent value for money.

Address: Unit 10, Edge Lane Retail Park, Edge Lane, Liverpool, L13 2ER

Cuisine(s): American, Italian

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £18.00

Fusion Restaurant

Fusion is located in the increasingly popular Allerton Road area of Liverpool. It is a stylish and modern restaurant and is a popular venue for lunch and dinner alike.

Address: 103-105 Allerton Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 2DD

Cuisine(s): International, Mediterranean, Seafood, Fusion

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £32.00

Gulshan Indian Restaurant

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The Gulshan is a sophisticated Indian restaurant situated on Aigburth Road in the leafy suburbs of South Liverpool, about 3 - 4 miles from both the city centre and Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Address: 544-548 Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L19 3QG

Cuisine(s): Indian

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Gusto - Liverpool

As soon as you walk through the doors of a Gusto outlet, you should instantly feel welcome. They are a chain of modern restaurants that offer a dining experience based on good food, drink and service in stylish surroundings.

Address: Unit 6, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AF

Cuisine(s): Italian

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

H - Liverpool

Address: 9 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L2 5QA

Cuisine(s): Spanish

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen - Liverpool

Ha! Ha! Bar and Canteen presents diners with tasty fare in informal and comfortable surroundings. Their food is prepared using high quality, seasonal produce with a focus on sourcing British ingredients.

Address: Atlantic Pavilion & Anchor Hall, Atlantic Block (Block A), Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AF

Cuisine(s): Grill, Bar

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Hamiltons

As decadent as it is continental, as family orientated as it is sophisticated, Hamiltons, founded by Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton, fuses restaurant and delicatessen together bringing a brand new dining concept to Liverpool.

Address: Unit 22, 1st Floor, Met Quarter, Liverpool, L1 6DQ

Cuisine(s): British, European, Thai

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £25.00

Il Forno

Il Forno is like a slice of Italy in the heart of Liverpool and among the many establishments that serve Italian food or claim to be real this restaurant shines like an authentic gem. The interior has comfortable leather and dark wood furniture, bright colours, and art on the walls and you could even watch your pizza being created in the oven that is made to look like an enormous fire breathing face.

Address: 132 Duke Street, East Village, Liverpool, L1 5AG

Cuisine(s): Italian

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £30.00

Innfusion Restaurant

Address: Jurys Inn, 31 Keel Wharf, Liverpool, L3 4FN

Cuisine(s): European

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Jalons Bridewell

Address: Campbell Street, off Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 5BL

Cuisine(s): International

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £35.00

Jalons Restaurant

Address: 477 Smithdown Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 5AE

Cuisine(s): Modern European

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Kai's House Asian Fusion - Liverpool

Kai's House is a genuinely unique restaurant, it has never featured in any advertising but it has nevertheless become well known for its speciality dishes, such as Mongolian beef, crispy pork, and braised king prawn, and its wide selection of vegetarian dishes.

Address: 10 Knight Street, Liverpool, L1 9DS

Cuisine(s): Asian, Chinese, Japanese

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £28.00

Keiths Wine Bar

Address: 107 Lark Lane, Liverpool, L17 8UR

Cuisine(s): Modern European

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

La Tasca - Liverpool

The lively La Tasca chain caters for parties, children's events and family gatherings in addition to anytime dining. These restaurants capture well the warm and vibrant spirit of Spain, and are best known for their tapas and traditional paellas.

Address: Unit 3, Queens Square, Liverpool, L1 1RH

Cuisine(s): Spanish

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £27.00

La Vina - Liverpool

You will come across many restaurants describing themselves as 'authentically Spanish', but the understated La Vina lives up to the true Iberian spirit with its décor, home cooked food, range of wines and - naturally - cava, their extremely pleasant challenge to champagne.

Address: 11-15 North John Street, Liverpool , L2 5QY

Cuisine(s): Spanish

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £25.00

Las Iguanas - Liverpool

If you're looking to catch a glimpse of Latin life and cuisine this side of the Atlantic, hop right in to any Las Iguanas outlet across the UK. Each eatery is designed differently and brings out diverse flavours and colours - from the stillness of the Argentinean Pampas to the energy of Rio at Carnival time - some outlets are bathed in colour while others are more sober.

Address: 14 Paradise Street, Liverpool ONE, Liverpool, L1 8JF

Cuisine(s): Mexican, South American, Latin American

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £8.00, Dinner: £25.00

The Living Room

Across its varied locations in the UK, The Living Room group of restaurants have become synonymous with delicious food in a comfortable atmosphere. Soothing music, a relaxed ambience and typical gastropub fare, aptly named Home Comforts, along with European influences have made this into a popular dining destination regardless of the venue.

Address: 15 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L2 5QS

Cuisine(s): English, Modern British

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £25.00

The London Carriageworks

In the surging city of Liverpool The London Carriage Works restaurant, part of the boutique Hope Street Hotel, is pleasantly near the top of the pile, witness the Remy Restaurant Award for the Region in 2004.

Address: Hope Street Hotel, 40 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9DA

Cuisine(s): Modern European

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £50.00

Mayur Indian Restaurant

Healthy eating is the central tenet at Mayur Indian Restaurant on Duke Street, so any pre-conceived notion that Indian food is unhealthy can be left at the door. No expense has been spared to do up the interior filled with designer furniture and gleaming chandeliers.

Address: 130 Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 5AG

Cuisine(s): Indian

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £28.00

Mei Mei

Address: 9-13 Berry Street, Liverpool, L1 9DF

Cuisine(s): Chinese

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

The Metropolitan

Said to be designed to bring the gastropub experience to Liverpool. Actually I thought it had already arrived, but I am not contesting the point. So, Liverpool, this is it you lucky people. In fact it's an improvement on the standard format in my view, being not so large as some, where it is possible to be found still wandering the following morning.

Address: 21-23 Berry Street, Liverpool, L1 9DF

Cuisine(s): Gastropub

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

The Munro

The Monro, arguably Liverpool's most notable gastropub, flies in the face of fashion to produce surroundings which have more than a flavour of home about them, unless of course you happen to inhabit a stately home in which case you'll feel entirely at ease.

Address: 92-94 Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 5AG

Cuisine(s): English, Gastropub

Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £28.00