Liverpool's 'hidden gem’ café that foodies travel miles to eat at

Customers travel miles to try a South Liverpool restaurant described as a "hidden gem."

The Watering Can, an award-winning café bistro located in Greenbank Park, was opened by owners Keith Perryman and Philip Starling in April 2019. Keith said it's a project that has been "ten years in the making" , but has now "far surpassed everything we ever could have imagined."

The 61-year-old added that during the five years the venue has been open, it has faced a "selection of operational problems" including a pandemic, floods, and a cost-of-living crisis. Lockdown was enforced when the Watering Can had only been open for a year and "hadn’t found its feet yet" which Keith said made them realise they "had to adapt and change our offering fast."

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He added: "We were in unknown territory. Suddenly we had to navigate furlough, eat out to help out, restrictions on people mixing…overnight we went from being a dine-in venue to a takeaway venue. It put us on the map. People would come and spend their hour in the park, and then get a takeaway."

Since then, they’ve become a "destination venue" and attracted visitors who Keith said "travel here from all over the North-West" to eat there. Fans include celebrities such as Jodie Comer, Jamie Carragher and Martin Freeman.

One reviewer on TripAdvisor described it as "an absolute gem of a place," with another reviewer adding that it was "the best place in Liverpool for lunch." To celebrate being open five years, The Watering Can has launched a new menu.

Looking back on five years, Keith said that he is "just unbelievably proud of what we’ve done, what we’ve achieved, what we’ve overcome." More information can be found on their website: www.thewateringcanliverpool.com

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