Topic: Restaurant Reviews for Liverpool. [Done by RAWKites]

[gazzalfc]

No specific allegations against the Liverpool site but doesn't look good on how Six by Nico run their enterprise

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/union-row-with-six-by-nico-deepens-as-edinburgh-workers-become-latest-to-allege-mistreatment-3187898?amp

[Damo58]

A new South East Asian restaurant is opening called Mamasan, they have one other in Glasgow which seems highly regarded. It's located where Wahaca used to be, and is over the 3 floors that was.

Got booked in on the opening night, 21st May.

Thanks for heads up. Booked a table for June.

[CraigDS]

New menu up for Six by Nico - The Circus.

Booking being taken for 18th May onwards to end of June. We’ve got in towards the end.

[UntouchableLuis]

Went to 'Dereks' that's just opened a few weeks ago on Allerton Road. Small sandwich place. Sandwiches are excellent but limited menu (5 currently) and I thought the price was steep at 8 pounds a sandwich- they may well struggle when restaurants re-open fully with those prices.

[Snail]

Went to 'Dereks' that's just opened a few weeks ago on Allerton Road. Small sandwich place. Sandwiches are excellent but limited menu (5 currently) and I thought the price was steep at 8 pounds a sandwich- they may well struggle when restaurants re-open fully with those prices.

8 frigging quid for a sandwich?! What do they put in them?

[UntouchableLuis]

8 frigging quid for a sandwich?! What do they put in them?

I had a pastrami cheese and pickles one - it was delicious but I would expect a larger amount for that - or they could throw in some crisps and a drink.

I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt as they're a new small business looking to make it in a pandemic. They may change their prices eventually.

The ques for it have been big though so seems the price isn't putting people off!

[CraigDS]

£8? Christ.

I love a good sandwich but for that I'd be hoping for something huge and filled to the brim with top quality items.

[Indomitable_Carp]

Went to 'Dereks' that's just opened a few weeks ago on Allerton Road. Small sandwich place. Sandwiches are excellent but limited menu (5 currently) and I thought the price was steep at 8 pounds a sandwich- they may well struggle when restaurants re-open fully with those prices.

No way would I be paying £8 for a sandwich on Allerton Road when you can get yourself down to the Allerton Road Butchers and have a £5 baguette of pure deliciousness.

[TheRedBaron]

No way would I be paying £8 for a sandwich on Allerton Road when you can get yourself down to the Allerton Road Butchers and have a £5 baguette of pure deliciousness.

They haven't done them for over a year now, hopefully they'll be back soon.

[coct3au]

What the hell are Chris's playing at? Jesus.

[TheRedBaron]

What the hell are Chris's playing at? Jesus.

What's happened?

[CHOPPER]

What's happened?

Two fish got battered.

[coct3au]

Two fish got battered.

It's been closed for renovations for, what, almost a year now or something?

[So… Howard Philips]

It's been closed for renovations for, what, almost a year now or something?

Who's Chris???

[JonnyCigarettes®]

The Refinery on Hope Street is very good.  Great food, cocktails, Camden Hells on draught and brilliant staff.

They had about 100 people seated outside last Saturday, with canopies, heaters and blankets.  The inside is probably even better.

[gazzalfc]

Love the refinery. The vibe up Hope Street is alot better than the centre of town.

Refinery, The Phil, Fly In the loaf. Then a bit further up the pen factory.

Was booked in to Free State Kitchen on Bank holiday Monday but they have been forced to close due to the expected rain.

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

Nah, its the best by a mile and has been for a very long time...their Sheftalia/Afelia combo with feta salad / hot slipper bread / rice n roasties / large bowl of tahini - is possibly my favourite meal of all time....and the flavours, standards, service and atmos have never changed in all the years i've been visiting it.....marvellous restaurant



fkn starvin now!

Zorba's when I've been for quality i shockingly bad. Worst in city centre by a mile.

[CraigDS]

Mamasan last night. It had opened on the Weds for a soft launch and the Fri was the first proper night. You wouldn’t have thought so though as the service was up there with some of the best places I’ve been to in the city.

The cocktail menu is fantastic. We got there about 45 mins before our table and had a couple each (I say that, I had a couple of beers and the gf had a few cocktails). They looked great and she raved about them.

We got a half dozen oysters to begin with (I mean mostly as not many places do them) and they were genuinely amazing. The citrus salsa with them was great.

Then for starters I had the lobster and king prawn toast the my gf had the pulled pork and pate. I’d honestly say mine was a bit of a disappointment. It was covered in wayyyy too many black sesame seeds which totally overpowered the dish and you really couldn’t taste the lobster or king prawn which was what you were paying for really. The pork starter though was amazing.

For mains I got a massaman curry with beef short rib, and my gf got a monkfish and king prawn curry. I can honestly say it was easily the best massaman I’ve ever had. As did my gf and she has had a hell of a lot more of them than me. The beef was just melt in your mouth amazing. Her main was nice but maybe a tad short of monkfish portion size for the cost of it (£22). So tasty though. We got sides of mushroom and bone marrow rice (lovely) and Thai loaded fries (fucking amazing).

Drinks wise we got a bottle of wine, and a few more beers / gins between us and all was great.

It’s really not cheap. In fact it’s prob the most expensive meal we’ve had together at just shy of £180 for the two of us. It was very good though. I’d massively recommend the massaman (have it with the fries) but prob stay away from the lobster prawn toast.

[TheRedBaron]

Went for a meal in Berrington's last night and it was easily one of the best meals I've ever had in Liverpool.

[Stevie-A]

Quick shout for Rudys pizza on Castle Street. Hadn't eaten out in ages and popped in for lunch with the family. Great value, superb food, with pizza bases that were frankly superb. Loved the 'street eat' vibes around Castle Street as well.

[Welshred]

Went to Maluco on Saturday night whilst up for the match their pizzas are excellent! Pizza's seem pricey on the menu but they are massive and you can easily share one between two people

[CraigDS]

Both those two above are good pizza places. Rudy's has your more standard toppings but like some of the more strange ones at Maluco.

[Drinks Sangria]

Cheers for taking the time there Craig. Sounds right up our alley, I'll keep it in mind to book for a special occasion meal, because like you say, not far off £200 for one meal out is pretty pricey.

Sounds top stuff though, mouth legitimately started to water a bit when you mentioned the curries.

[Livbes]

The Turkish Anar on Aigburth Road didn’t make it through the pandemic which is sad as I always found it excellent but as of next week it is another Greek restaurant for Christakis, which I am also very fond of.

[L4Red]

Went to Maluco on Saturday night whilst up for the match their pizzas are excellent! Pizza's seem pricey on the menu but they are massive and you can easily share one between two people

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/dead-mouse-filthy-kitchen-sees-20655433

Hope you didn't get the mouse shit starter!

Didn't Till own this gaff at one point?

[Scouser-Tommy]

Went to Maluco on Saturday night whilst up for the match their pizzas are excellent! Pizza's seem pricey on the menu but they are massive and you can easily share one between two people

Not wanting to put a downer on the visit you enjoyed but it has only just been hit with a massive fine for mice.

[gregor]

The Turkish Anar on Aigburth Road didn’t make it through the pandemic which is sad as I always found it excellent but as of next week it is another Greek restaurant for Christakis, which I am also very fond of.

Gustum on Rose Lane is a decent Turkish in the area if you're on the lookout for one.

[Livbes]

Gustum on Rose Lane is a decent Turkish in the area if you're on the lookout for one.

Been meaning to try it for ages. Cheers for the recommendation.

[Snail]

Went to Maluco on Saturday night whilst up for the match their pizzas are excellent! Pizza's seem pricey on the menu but they are massive and you can easily share one between two people

Oooooh dear.

[So… Howard Philips]

Off to Wreckfish today - first meal out since September.

[CraigDS]

I found the rat droppings added to the flavour at Maluco 

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/dead-mouse-filthy-kitchen-sees-20655433

Hope you didn't get the mouse shit starter!

Didn't Till own this gaff at one point?

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Found it sloppy as fuck when I went there. Slow service and staff more interested in chatting to their mates/workmen than doing their jobs.

[CraigDS]

Slow service and staff more interested in chatting to their mates/workmen than doing their jobs.

This was def my experience when it first opened. We didn't go back for quite a while, actually last summer during eat out to help out as it was the only place on Castle St we could get into last minute, and it was much much better.

[Elzar]

Speke has only just got Deliveroo, delighted that Crust is on it though so can get a decent pizza delivered!

[TheKid.]

Speke has only just got Deliveroo, delighted that Crust is on it though so can get a decent pizza delivered!

Can’t imagine the type of pizzas places like Crust make would travel very well though

[gregor]

Can’t imagine the type of pizzas places like Crust make would travel very well though

Yep - I love Crust but I've had a delivery pizza from there and by the time it's got here it was just completely soggy, wouldn't recommend.

[Welshred]

I found the rat droppings added to the flavour at Maluco 

It tasted nice and I survived which seems like a bonus now

[TheKid.]

Yep - I love Crust but I've had a delivery pizza from there and by the time it's got here it was just completely soggy, wouldn't recommend.

Yep. Pizzas like there and Rudys need to be fresh off the stone. We bought one of those Ooni pizza ovens recently, wouldn’t mind using it to cook up one of the ‘from home’ style pizzas from those places

[Elzar]

Can’t imagine the type of pizzas places like Crust make would travel very well though

It did surprisingly well. It's only about a 10 minute journey and is far better than Dominoes and all them when it arrives.

[CraigDS]

I've had a delivery from Rudys before and it was great (other than they forgot my beers).