The Monro
Pub in a Grade II listed late-18th-century house on Duke Street
The Monro is a pub at 92 Duke Street in Liverpool's Ropewalks, occupying a Grade II listed late-18th-century brick house on the corner of Suffolk Street. Reopened in August 2024 by the 1936 Pub Company as an Irish-style pub, it takes its name from the sailing ship James Monro.
- Address
- 92 Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 5AG
- Cuisine
- Irish-style pub · cask ale · pies
- Building
- The Monro Public House, 92–94 Duke Street
- Built
- Georgian (late 18th century)
A Georgian house on a merchants' street
Duke Street was first set out in the 1720s, lined with merchants' businesses and homes, often with living quarters above commercial premises, as trade grew after the opening of the Old Dock in 1709.
The Monro occupies 92–94 Duke Street, a late-18th-century building listed at Grade II on 14 March 1975. Historic England describes brick with stone dressings and a slate roof, three storeys of five to six bays, rusticated quoins at the corner, sash windows with glazing bars and a hipped roof with two chimneys; the Suffolk Street side has tripartite sashes and two blocked bays.
After closing in October 2023, the pub reopened on 8 August 2024 under the 1936 Pub Company, with restored features and a painting of the ship James Monro, after which it is named.
Signature dishes
The Monro focuses on cask ales and stouts served with its hot and cold pies.
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Hot and cold pies
The pub's own 'legendary' pies, served with bar snacks
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Cask ales
Twelve rotating cask ales (CAMRA), with breweries such as Black Lodge, Ossett and Titanic
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Stouts
A range of stouts in keeping with the Dublin-pub styling
- Monday–Wednesday
- 12:00–00:30
- Thursday
- 12:00–01:30
- Friday
- 12:00–02:30
- Saturday
- 11:00–02:30
- Sunday
- 11:00–00:30
Good to know
Is The Monro a listed building?
Yes. 92–94 Duke Street is Grade II listed (NHLE 1068257), described by Historic England as a late-18th-century public house.
Why is it called The Monro?
It is named after the sailing ship James Monro; a painting of the ship hangs in the pub.
Who runs The Monro?
The 1936 Pub Company, which reopened it in August 2024 and also runs The Vines and The White Hart.
Does The Monro have a beer garden?
Yes, the pub's website mentions two indoor/outdoor beer gardens.
