Sister Ray is an intimate Wolstenholme Square cocktail and music bar pairing carefully sourced drinks with genre-spanning vinyl programming.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
Unit 2, Block D, Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool L1 4JJ, UK
- Style
- Cocktail and vinyl listening barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Sunday–Thursday 3pm–1am; Friday–Saturday 1pm–1am.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- The owner site links online reservations through Toast Tables and separately publishes a WhatsApp contact; no venue-specific deposit or cancellation terms were confirmed.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
32.3 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 60.0
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 45.1
- Serious press
- 11.5
- Social Vibes
- 61.6
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
88/ 100
Score context
Peach-toned Wolstenholme Square room mixing European cafe hours with NYC-bar drinks and DJs. Guests praise balanced cocktails, music and hospitality; a minority flag a rude shift and the tucked-away square.
Guest score details
What guests like
- balanced original cocktails
- peach art-deco room
- music programming
- Liverpudlian hospitality
What to know
- easy to miss the square
- closed Mon-Tue
- occasional staff miss
Source excerpt
“The space itself is elegant and relaxing, the music is spot-on, the drinks are well-balanced, sophisticated, and exciting.”
Source: tripadvisor.com (linked below)
Review & discussion links
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 76 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.