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Summary
“As popular as ever” – launched in 2014, this small plates operation (the name spells out the site’s former purpose) recreates “Liverpool legend” Paddy Byrne’s beloved old Everyman Bistro next door. “Paddy keeps prices fair” and the kitchen has been turning out some “more adventurous” plates of late, much to reporters’ content.
Summary
“As popular as ever” – launched in 2014, this small plates operation (the name spells out the site’s former purpose) recreates “Liverpool legend” Paddy Byrne’s beloved old Everyman Bistro next door. “Paddy keeps prices fair” and the kitchen has been turning out some “more adventurous” plates of late, much to reporters’ content.
Summary
“A magic place that just gets better” – Paddy Byrne and chef Tom Gill’s two-year-old factory conversion is a reincarnation of their landmark former venture, the Everyman Bistro next door – so is almost as handy for the theatre. There’s “cheap and tasty” Med-based food, “charming staff”, and “a lovely garden too”.
Summary
“Paddy Byrne and chef Tom Gill have worked magic at this converted factory” – a “casual and pleasant” haunt set within a stage-whisper of Byrne’s legendary former venture, the Everyman, and benefitting from a not dissimilar formula of “cheap, tasty, Mediterranean-style” small plates and full meals. “The wine is drinkable and fairly priced, the ambience is cheerful – what’s not to like?”
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £10.00 |  |
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Tapas / Dim Sum
| Main | Pudding |
|---|---|
| £6.50 | £4.50 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £17.50 |
| Filter Coffee | £1.50 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £1.50 |
| Service | 10.00% |
13 Hope St, Liverpool, L1 9BQ
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 11 am‑12 am |
| Friday | 11 am‑12 am |
| Saturday | 11 am‑12 am |
| Sunday | 10:30 am‑6 pm |
