Sun Inn — Restaurant in Knowsley

A traditional but very tired and unkempt pub. Beer is good and the majority of people who frequent are generally friendly and welcoming.

It's significantly let down by its appearance and lack of maintenance. Tired décor, cobwebs and cables hanging from ceilings and fixtures, light bulbs that don't fit or work. The toilets you might use if you are desperate. Many of these can be put right very quickly and at little cost however, there appears to be little desire from the landlord to do so.

The soon to be opening of the new nearby theatre, is likely to bring many new visitors to the pub who I imagine will visit just the once and give it a wide berth afterwards. Prescot is on the up and its establishments like this that let it down.

This place would benefit greatly from a change in...

As one of the last bastions of any decent real ale in Prescot, the Sun Inn has hung in there, and is definately worthy of mention. It has at least two real ales on, well kept, usually nationally sourced. The building is beautiful, but very tired, it has all the basics of its original pub/hotel/inn layout, the toilets still have their original glass windows, it could just do with some investment. It has a nice beer garden, with decking and seats, with the much nicer, previous pub signs adorning the garden walls. The front room is lovely. With some renovation and the ability to source more adventurous ale, and having the custom to maintain it, this pub could be an absolute...

This is an old established traditional pub with new managers that are doing their best to revitalise it, so good luck But despite the posted opening times, in the evening there is no guarantee it will be open. It seems the staff have been given directions that if the pub is empty they can close up and not let customers in! So If you expect a late drink after say 9pm go to weatherspoons in stead, its a dump but...