The Peacock Bar
FROM day one, it acquired a trendy word-of-mouth vibe which meant The Peacock was pleasantly brimming with a varied crowd – from laid-back, cool types to older drinkers.
It occupies a plot in Liverpool’s trendy clubland area around St Peter’s Square, with Chaya, Heebies and Alma de Cuba as neighbours.
Opened late last year, one feature its designers were set on was that Peacock would be a proper pub, not a cocktail bar, with no gimmicks and no VIP section.
The walls are tastefully decorated with a cityscape image of Liverpool at sunset on one side of the room and St Peter’s Square from the other and drinkers on the first floor are bathed in red light.
Laid back as the venue is, the music is selected with thought – new indie, proper rock ’n’ roll and electronica, instead of the standard soul/funk fare.
Draught and bottled beer – with a good selection of Mexican and Spanish beers – starts at £2.40 with a range of Champagne, cider, wine and spirits also available.
It also offers a cocktail list – at pub prices, with not one priced over £4.50, including a mixture of vanilla vodka, limoncello, chocolate liqueur and cream called I Shot John Lemon.
Friday post-work revellers can take advantage of the free BBQ on the rooftop terrace from 6pm - 8pm. Pizza is also available, cooked in their charcoal oven.
It’s open from noon to 2am daily.
THE Peacock Bar, 49-51, Seel Street. Tel 0151 709 5052