“The price of fame,” John Lennon once proclaimed, “is not being able to go to the Phil for a quiet pint.”

The John Lennon was, of course, referring to the Liverpool drinking establishment the Philharmonic Dining Rooms.

Before leaving Liverpool for London in the early 1960s, JohnLennon and all three of his Beatles bandmates frequented the pub.

More recently it was graced by the presence of Paul McCartney, who chose the venue for an intimate surprise performance in 2018.

The establishment is not just known for its association with the Beatles, it’s striking 19th-century facade was designed by art nouveau architect Henry Bloomfield Bare.

“[You get] women peeping into the gents’ toilets because they are so ornate,” landlord Eamonn had eloquently shared of his establishment in a statement provided to UK publication Express.

“It was originally built for people coming back from the Philharmonic [concert hall] or before they went there,” he continued.

Having previously been a protected building, the pub’s recent reclassification places it in the top 2.5 percent of the country’s protected historic buildings.

In fact, Phil now sits in the same lofty category as Royal residence Buckingham Palace.

“We are proud the opulent Liverpool Philharmonic pub, a remarkable survival from the Victorian era has been given a Grade I listing, ” an official government statement accompanying the upgrade in status states. “It will help maintain and ­preserve its outstanding interior fittings and exterior fabric.”

“If a building is Grade I listed,” British property website Housing Professionals notes, “it is deemed to be of exceptional interest and may also have been judged to be of significant national importance. Grade I listing is usually reserved for much older and historically-important buildings, such as cathedrals, castles, towers and town halls.”