jmothecat Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Used to be a great pub quiz at The Doublet, wonder if that's still going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Northern Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Mathers on Broughton St is now something like The Queen of Sheba or some pish.. Mind it's a couple of years since I've been in it and it was a kind of fake old school pub. Haven't been in new one so don't know if it's an improvement or no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, jmothecat said: Used to be a great pub quiz at The Doublet, wonder if that's still going. Yeah there's a pub quiz bi-weekly I think. Also I used to live on North Woodside Road for a bit, can't remember the name of the pub there that got turned into flats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 The Anchor Inn looks like the roughest pub I have seen in Scotland, don't think it would be in any way funny going in there. Not seen the Anchor, but it would have to go some to look worse than the Comet which used to be in Ruchill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthewing Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Mathers on Broughton St is now something like The Queen of Sheba or some pish.. Mind it's a couple of years since I've been in it and it was a kind of fake old school pub. Haven't been in new one so don't know if it's an improvement or no. I thought Mathers wasn't too bad, but I haven't been in since it changed hands. I think it's that, rather than the Mousetrap, that's the Innis and Gunn pub as well. This now means that the Phoenix and the Cask and Barrel are the only pubs on Broughton Street that don't seem to be hipster haunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRS Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 4 hours ago, peasy23 said: Not seen the Anchor, but it would have to go some to look worse than the Comet which used to be in Ruchill. Anyone remember a pub in Haghill, "The Netherfield", it was on the corner of Duke Street and Todd Street. I went there in the late 70s for a pint on my way to watch Shettleston Juniors. Left before finishing it, scary, scary place. Later became "Joanna's Disco" pr similar name. Resisted the temptation to revisit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Anyone remember a pub in Haghill, "The Netherfield", it was on the corner of Duke Street and Todd Street. I went there in the late 70s for a pint on my way to watch Shettleston Juniors. Left before finishing it, scary, scary place. Later became "Joanna's Disco" pr similar name. Resisted the temptation to revisit. Joanna Dees. Has been shut since the mid 90's. Bound to happen when you put a nightclub at the corner of Haghill, Duke St and Parkhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Pubs down Leith way have been going downhill ever since they stopped allowing pumas ton be kept behind the bar. A guy at work started telling me the story about this the other week. I couldn't believe it. He was saying all the punters used to pet the thing until one drunk guy pissed the puma off and it took a swipe at him. Pub eventually closed after that. Can anyone confirm this? A fuckin' puma ffs! Edited - actually I think he mentioned an incident with a panther as well [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 6 minutes ago, Big Fifer said: A guy at work started telling me the story about this the other week. I couldn't believe it. He was saying all the punters used to pet the thing until one drunk guy pissed the puma off and it took a swipe at him. Pub eventually closed after that. Can anyone confirm this? A fuckin' puma ffs! It went for the cleaning woman one morning and I think that was the start of the end for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 15 hours ago, RadgerTheBadger said: Where like? Where what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Was in Halleys in the Hilltown a few weeks back. It's still an nice old pub (sound bar staff too). I often walk past The Hill Bar further down the road and it still looks like an old shitehole (only been in for a single pint once). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 6 hours ago, peasy23 said: Not seen the Anchor, but it would have to go some to look worse than the Comet which used to be in Ruchill. Cant argue with that - was it called the Comet as it looks like something that fell from outer space? The Longstone Hearts Club at Saughton is one that looks pretty rough, but mostly because the prison looms eerily in the background separated by a field that is presumably filled with the corpses of inmates who have tried to escape over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Joanna Dees. Has been shut since the mid 90's. Bound to happen when you put a nightclub at the corner of Haghill, Duke St and Parkhead. Anyone remember a pub in Haghill, "The Netherfield", it was on the corner of Duke Street and Todd Street. I went there in the late 70s for a pint on my way to watch Shettleston Juniors. Left before finishing it, scary, scary place. Later became "Joanna's Disco" pr similar name. Resisted the temptation to revisit. Building is still there, though it should be floored soon as they are supposed to be starting on yet another new road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I wonder how many 20 somethings were conceived in that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 14 hours ago, tree house tam said: McCallums was jumping the last time I was in. 2pm and folk pished dancing on tables, my sort of pub. If I'm not mistake, karaoke starts at 2 on everyday in there and there's permanently bouncers on the door. It's one the endearing pubs up here in the 'roaster pub' group. That along with the likes of Lauders and the Nip Inn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Sounds like the Old Ship. I was in there one afternoon a few summers ago and some boy came in with a Man U top on, he was made to turn it inside out. There wasn't even any football on. The tams is shite now though, just like any other belhaven pub. I got asked to leave the old ship a few years ago after just getting in the door. It Was lashing with Rain and I ran from where the taxi dropped me off at George street around to it. Got told to leave as "Anyone running in here's, away to cause trouble, or just caused trouble". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, mizfit said: Got told to leave as "Anyone running in here's, away to cause trouble, or just caused trouble". Sussed you straight away then..?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 f**k me that's a horrific looking place. Shame it's closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 16 hours ago, Lordofthewing said: I live just up from the Marksman, and have occasionally ventured in after a nightshift, not a bad pint, but it has some 'interesting' clientele. If I'm going for a bevvy post-nightshift, I find Swanny's to be a better choice. As far as bars on the windows adding to the ambiance, the Iona Bar is actually alright IMO. I still tend to stick to the Phoenix or the Black Bull, though. On a thread about dodgy old fashioned pubs I can't believe you haven't mentioned the Swan Tavern in Linlithgow. I have known folk to be barred for smiling. We are quite lucky in Linlithgow we have the Black Bitch, Kelpies, Crown, Swan, Tap and Platform 3 that are all decent pubs that don't serve food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 On a thread about dodgy old fashioned pubs I can't believe you haven't mentioned the Swan Tavern in Linlithgow. I have known folk to be barred for smiling. [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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