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Whats Cooking

American, Mexican • Liverpool City Centre
Sugarvine
3.6/5
(0151) 707 2023 Unit 24 Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool City Centre, L3 4AD (0151)70…Show
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Tex-Mex dining in the unique environs of Liverpool’s stunning Albert Dock.
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About Whats Cooking

Whats Cooking enjoys a stunning location on Liverpool’s historic Albert Dock, housed in the Grade I listed Queen Elizabeth Hall overlooking the city’s iconic Three Graces. It’s the longest-serving restaurant on the Dock and has built a reputation over the years for its tasty southwestern ‘Tex-Mex’ food and great-value cocktails.  Whats Cooking is open seven days a week from 12 noon right through til late and you can drink and dine inside or al fresco, when weather permits. The menu offers a choice of hand-crafted burgers alongside fajitas, burritos, BBQ pork ribs, footlong dogs and various cuts of steak. Grab a booth or one of the window tables with great views out over the Albert Dock.

Sugarvine
3.6
Food 3.5/5
Service 3.5/5
Atmosphere 3.9/5
Value for Money 3.3/5
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Mon 12:00 - 20:00 —
Tue 12:00 - 20:00 —
Wed 12:00 - 20:00 —
Thu 12:00 - 20:00 —
Fri 12:00 - 21:00 —
Sat 12:00 - 21:00 —
Sun 12:00 - 19:00 —
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Gaia
Decided to come here to celebrate boyfriend’s birthday and the restaurant is really nice, comfy booth seat and music created a very good atmosphere. We ordered starters and drinks which arrived promptly, however we had to wait 35 minutes for our mains which wasn’t great as the restaurant was not busy and we were only a party of two, and other tables that arrived after us got served before and had finished their meal before we got our mains. It’s a shame because the food was really good!
Alan
Lovely food good value for money. All the staff where friendly & welcoming & always on hand if we needed anything.
Gail Southern
Excellent meal. Large portions. Good selection of food and drinks. Jack the server was very nice. Ambience was good.
Susan wise
Fantastic staff, very friendly and welcoming. Food was outstanding. Would definitely visit here again.
The Dicko's
Booked a table one week before arriving in Liverpool for the weekend. Atmosphere and the staff were lovely. However, the main course was terrible. The waitress apologised for our wait having waited around 30 minutes after our starter had been cleared. My wife had the 'easy brie-zy' burger. under here fries was a receipt. I had the chicken burrito which was cold and the rice that was served with it had clearly been reheated or left under the warmer. I asked the manager to touch the rice, and they agreed this wasn't an acceptable standard. 20% knocked off the bill but given both out meals were not eaten this doesn't represent value for money and is a poor experience to say the least. We will not return. Wetherspoons would have been better and at 25% of the cost. Hopefully this was a one off rather than the norm...
Danielle
First time coming here. Nice atmosphere, nice food. I had the ribs which were lovely. My children had the kids burger and kids chicken goujons. Just a heads up, the goujons are plain chicken and not breaded, my daughter is autistic so wouldn’t eat them. Not a problem for most people but just thought I’d mention it. My husband had a burrito but it wasn’t what he was expecting. He ate it but said he’d had better elsewhere and would pick something else next time. The view of the docks was lovely and my kids liked looking out at the boats. We had to leave early due to my daughter getting upset and not calming down, but for the time we were there we would go back. Only negative point I would say was myself and my two daughters nipped the loo and my husband said the waitress tried to take our plates mid eating without asking first which he was a bit put off by. They are 3 & 5 so couldn’t wait until we had finished eating! Overall we would try there again.
Claire
Great visit yet again regulars as we always work Comic Con, staff are friendly, polite, super efficient and it’s great to keep seeing friendly faces each time we return. Food amazing as always.
Anthony haney
Party of 6. Service was very good food and drinks arrived promptly but the burger buns weren't as fresh as they could of been. We where then being presured after less than an hour with drinks still in hand and desert option pending that they needed the table and could we move on made for an uncomfortable end to our first visit to this location doubt we will return
Clare
We visited 13/4/25 for a celebration & we were not disappointed. The service was great & the food was really delicious. We will definitely be returning.
Rosie
Awful. Music blasting inside in the afternoon meant we moved outside to just eat our food in peace. My chicken burger was undercooked and tasteless which I sent back. Confirmed with the server it was undercooked and it was removed from our bill. Still £60 later having only had 2 drinks, one meal, a few chips and some Halloumi between 2 of us we won't be returning.
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Whats Cooking File

Fact File

Main dining room capacity 106
Booking policy Reservations preferred
Best seat Window seat overlooking the Albert Dock
Max group booking size 18
Outside dining space Yes
Outside dining spaces 76
Outside dining details Alfresco courtyard
Average 3 course evening meal price (excluding drinks) £35
Automatic service charge Yes
Service charge 10
Alcohol license Fully licensed

Special Dietary Requirements

Vegetarian catering Some vegetarian main course options
Vegan catering Vegan Main Course Options on Menu
Halal catering Halal options on Menu
Wheat/Gluten catering Wheat / Gluten Free options on menu

Family Friendly

Children's menu Yes
Baby changing Yes
High chairs Yes

Disabled Facilities

Wheelchair access throughout facility Yes
Dedicated disabled toilets Yes

Additional Information

Wifi Free
Payment by credit card Yes
Payment by debit card Yes
Drink without food Yes
Takeaway services Yes
Outside catering services Yes
Venue overlooking water Yes
Venue special views Views from the restaurant of the Albert Dock