IT'S the battle of Smithdown.

Two weeks ago we launched a search for the best restaurant beneath the blue suburban skies of south Liverpool. 

We said: "It’s not what WE think, it’s what you think."

Our public vote off on the Liverpool Confidential Twitter account, began with 24 establishments across Woolton, Wavertree, Aigburth, Childwall and Mossley Hill.

Thousands of votes were cast and today you have whittled the two dozen down to two.

Portland Street 358 v Tavern Co.

Whose food builds you up and never lets you down?

Which if the two has the warmest atmosphere?

Which waiters and chefs go the extra mile so you, literally, don’t have to?

Obviously, you don’t have to live in south Liverpool to vote, but you WILL have to go to Twitter if you want your opinion to count.

So vote, vote, vote away and tell us which one of these super Smithdown Road restaurants smashes it for you.

We’ll get the winner a tiara and everything.

 

ROUND 1

VOTES 31: NEON JAMON 81%, EUREKA HIGH ST WAVERTREE 0%, BISTRO NOIR 19%

ROUND 2

VOTES 106: SPIRE RESTAURANT 52% CHRISTAKIS GREEK 25%, ON THE PALLET 23%

ROUND 3

VOTES 134: TAVERN CO 81%, THE MOON AND PEA 15%, PAUL'S PLACE 4%

ROUND 4

VOTES 27: NEIGHBOURHOOD 56%, RAGGAS 33%, BELLY, LARK LANE 11%

ROUND 5

VOTES 55: PORTLAND STREET 358  67%, LIBERTY TAVERN 20%, PRUNO WOOLTON ROAD 13%

ROUND 6

VOTES 23: ELIF, LARK LANE 83%, CAVEAU 13%, CAFE NAZ 4%

ROUND 7

VOTES 76: TRIBECA 50%, CHILI BANANA 37%, OWEN's CHIDWALL 13%

ROUND 8

VOTES 21: MARANTOS 43%, SPIT ROAST 43%, SOMETHING ELSE 14%

FLASH VOTE

VOTES 12: MARANTOS 75%, SPIT ROAST 25%

QUARTER FINAL R1

VOTES 79: SPIRE RESTAURANT 65%, NEON JAMON 35%

QUARTER FINAL R2

VOTES 82: TAVERN CO 71%, NEIGHBOURHOOD 29%

QUARTER FINAL R3

VOTES 50: PORTLAND STREET 358 62%, ELIF 38%

QUARTER FINAL R3

VOTES 50: TRIBECA 70%, MARANTO'S 30%

 

 
Weds July 27: Semi Final: SPIRE RESTAURANT V TAVERN CO: 22 HOUR VOTE BEGINS NOON
Thur July 28:  Semi Final: PORTLAND STREET 358 V TRIBECA: 22 HOUR VOTE BEGINS NOON
Fri July 29:  GRAND FINAL: TAVERN CO v PORTLAND STREET 358. VOTE BEGINS NOON AND RUNS FOR 48 HOURS