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Pub Quiz! Which pub is this?"The only surprises are the stairs hidden behind the bar, which can sometimes lead to a member of the bar staff doing a passable impression of the shopkeeper from Mr Ben and appearing “as if by magic”, and the large step up to the gents; drinkers are adequately warned about the step before going in, but there is no such warning on the inside of the door. The combination of a large full bladder and a poor short-term memory can lead to the unwary drinker literally falling out of the gents." ReviewIn Liverpool's swingin' 60s, Ye Cracke was popular with nearby students, although there's little swingin' about the pub nowadays. One regular at the pub was John Lennon, whose memory of the time will be familiar to anybody who likes boozing: 'When I went to Art College in Liverpool...it was mainly one long drinking session.' There's been a pub on this site for over 150 years, and Ye Cracke was once called the Ruthin Castle. Bizarrely, only a small section of Ye Cracke is a listed building, so presumably most of it can be demolished apart from the one room! The historical part of the pub is the 1900s 'War Room' (or 'War Office'), the tiny snug in which drinkers would discuss Britain's overseas military operations. Despite the antiquated exterior and leaded windows, Ye Cracke is insalubrious, rough and ready - its main attraction and charm! The pub is both clean and grimey with cheap benches, cheap tables, cheap pictures and cheap drinkers. In the same room is a greasy-spoon-café-like paradox of inexpensive, plastic tiles, a big-screen projector and a large TV. The beer garden has recently reopened; the neighbours' complaints about noise led to legal action and the garden's closure. The pub comprises many small, discrete rooms and areas that are part-room/part-corridor. There is a quiet back room with loners supping under a forlorn dartboard, a tiny snug dominated by a massive mirror on the wall, a larger side room with lots of seating and a rowdy snug at the front, in which all the regulars are crammed. The small, functional bar has a tiny satellite 'bar' in the rowdier room, and a hand-written notice publicises the 'Trebles' (sic) on sale for £1! A painting on the wall, which contains the words 'Ye Cracke', looks like it belonged on the side of a traditional gyspy caravan until a thieving tyke knicked it for display in the pub. Another nearby painting seems to be a cartoon of the Battle of Waterloo, with literally hundreds of tiny soliders, British and French, locked in combat; each soldier, red and blue, has a Yellow Submarine Beatles-esque face. Thankfully, Ye Cracke has avoided the (obvious?) temptation over the years to be renamed Ye Craic, although local the way with words sees the pub called 'the Arse-Crack'.     Review by mr_psm Musical Liverpool and The Beatles
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you cheeky arsehole who said this pub and regulars are cheap ,i would love to spit in your eye.Anyone on the web who is visiting Liverpool make a point of comming here,you will have a grin!!(An excelent boozer) ignore the gobshite with the cheap comments
A perfect hideaway. I miss this place so much! Is Tim still there? Old Mary?
Hope to be back one day.
Microgrin
We have been down to the 'Pool for the last 3 years for the Beatles festival, and have never missed going to Ye Cracke, the ale is good (and quite cheap) and the atmosphere is great. Whoever says a bad word against it is a tosser!!
Ye Cracke is the best pub in Liverpool, don't let any fucker tell you different. That's where I met Harvey Lloyd, a hard-drinking angelic artist who showed me around Liverpool and let me stay at his flat for a week. He was seriously ill when I left him, and since his address was stolen from me, I was hoping another Cracke regular could send me his information so I could thank him for his kindness see how he is doing. Thank you. Go to Ye Cracke and keep on drinking!
I'm a Scouser over the sea at present. This boozer has to be the only one I know of where you get barred, IN !
Is Lennie around...and George from across the road?? The War Office can tell many a tale. Be back..? one day soon.
Andy
just read the comments (review!)about the cacke.how rude.the cracke is a special place that despite its no frills furniture (wooden stools, church pews etc)has a special charm all of its own.people who have drank there as students always return when in liverpool bringinging thier friends and family with them.tourists visit and marvel at the art work all around the pub.the cracke is a fantastic liverpool boozer with a fine selection of real ales and yes lennie is still there as is harvey although harvey is very ill he still manages to see his friends here.The garden is an urban oasis so pretty in the summer and the food is legend especially the three course sunday roast for a fiver (all home made including the soup)so please visit you will love it.
I visited Merseyside in Aug. 2008 and loved it. Of course, the Beatles-themed sights came into play. I was walking in the area and felt thirsty. As if drawn here, I went and remembered Ye Cracke was an old Lennon pre-fame hangout. This place is terrific. A great, old-fashioned boozer that hasn't been tarted-up for the tourists who never venture outside Albert Dock or Mathew Street. No offense to those areas, but this is the real deal. They had 7 hand-pulled ales on tap, too. A must-see in Liverpool.
I think the writer of this review needs to go back to this pub and speak to those that drink there. Why would they go there so much if the place was such a "hole" as u say? There is something special about this pub and its only getting better! Anyone reading this review needs to go and make their own mind up. I think its fantastic!
I was in Ye Cracke last night and was horrified to be verbally abused (during a private conversation) by a predatory loner (he called himself a regular) .. a vile beast of a badding man with the manners of a crazed cougar - overly aggressive pub with a dubious clientalle to match ... eat your heart out Freddie Mercury - disappointed of Birkenhead
we recently visited this pub for afternoon drinks and some food with friends,we sat in the garden only to be greeted with verbal abuse from someone who turned out to be bar staff .I was accused of rolling a 'herbal cigarette' which i was not.
The level of foul mouthed abuse i received in front of other customers was totally unacceptable and no apology was given.
Some staff training on how to approach situations is clearly required,to walk upto a paying member of the public,who has no idea that you are staff and launch a torrent of abuse is not the correct way , no questions asked ,just told to 'get the f#&k out'.If this pub had or has a drug problem,that is nothing to do with my friends or family.
we will not be visiting this pub again.
It is a shame as this pub had a reputation for being a good pub but has clearly changed over the last few years,as i hear more and more stories similar to my own.
I go to the Cracke about every 2 to 3 months with my partner.
We find it excellent and the ale is good.
The seating is what you would expect for this typ of pub. Bar staff and landlady are brill, and can spare time to have a chat or at least extend a hello. This pub and the pilgrim are real good for social and solitary drinking. nice locals who have a chat, perhaps thats why my partner has been going 28 years on and off. Thank you to all in the Cracke for making us welcome.
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