'WellDel Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, southernrover said: I feel obliged to go to the Laurieston every time I am in Glasgow. Wonderful old school place. For old school boozers near the centre of Glasgow The Laurieston is a great shout. If I'm in town shopping with the wife, I generally quickly slope off to the nearest pub of this type for a couple of pints then meet her when she's finished. Renfield Bar, The Pot Still, Alpen Lodge and The Rhoderick Dhu are a few others I like to nip in to for a couple too. Edited October 17, 2023 by 'WellDel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Quietest pub the better. Or else it's... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 14 hours ago, alta-pete said: I think you’re round. Just because NASA have launched a satellite to photograph my other side there's no need to get personal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 This thread is giving me the feels. See when you get into a bustling pub with some pals, and you hit that 3rd or 4th pint, maybe a bit of craic with some strangers, everything is funny as f**k. Everyone in the place loosening up a bit. You really just cannot fucking beat it. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I’ve a fondness for the Press Bar. Love a central island bar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 In Dundee, The Trades. Always bustling, always good energy. The Phoenix is a lovely wee place but some of the clientele are so far up their own arse it ruins the atmosphere. The Gaiety. Great views out the windows. Insta pub. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 As to actual establishments, I love the Tolbooth in Falkirk, and the Horseshoe in Glasgow (upstairs when karaoke is in). Never fail to have a good night in either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 If I'm in the city I would usually start off in The Auctioneers due to the proximity to Queen Street, do whatever I am in for, and end my trip at Waxy O'Connors, even though I seem to get lost every time I am in there. A wee detour to The Piper Bar is usually fitted in as well, love that wee place. As for drinking in my home town, I can't be arsed with having either Celtic pubs or Rangers pubs. I left all that shite behind when I left school. Is every town in Scotland like that, I've always wanted to know that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 23 minutes ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: Is every town in Scotland like that, I've always wanted to know that No 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Red Lion Pub simple as. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Grapes Bar Glasgow Just good lads in there who let you know they are white supremacist, fascists. Very welcoming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 The Station Hotel in Thurso (before it was sold and "gentrified") Best pint of draught Younger's No. 3 around. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tam the bud Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 In my 52yrs of drinking, my best pub was was the Tudor Arms in Paisley. 5 mins to Love St and it had a back lounge for the young crew, front lounge of the older crew and a bar for the working man. Good food, excellent service and never any trouble. Was owned by the Bisland family who sold it when they retired, and it got altered inside and was never the same. Can't remember when Bisland sold it or when it closed, but guessing it was at least 20yrs ago when it closed for good. Sorely missed by many Saints fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Duszek said: Chez Georges, rue des Canettes, Paris. Amazing place, packed with foreign students and local eccentrics. That was in the late 90s though, probably a tourist trap now. Maybe not…seems to still be going: https://www.tripadvisor.fr/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d938779-Reviews-Chez_Georges-Paris_Ile_de_France.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 The Bungalow in Paisley (the original) was something else. Due to Glasgow councillors shiting it due to punk and subsequently making it next to impossible for small venues to get an entertainment licence, everyone came to Paisley. The excitement of opening the door of the lounge and looking at the newly posted list of bands who would be playing...The Psychedelic Furs, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Skids, Teardrop Explodes, The Associates, Aztec Camera and so many more. A legendary 200 capacity which is sorely missed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 If we’re on Paisley establishments, is The Wee Howff at the top of the High Street still going? Hadn’t seen a coat of paint in 30 years the last time I was in. And that would’ve been about 30 years ago! Great pint of Tennents though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: If I'm in the city I would usually start off in The Auctioneers due to the proximity to Queen Street, do whatever I am in for, and end my trip at Waxy O'Connors, even though I seem to get lost every time I am in there. A wee detour to The Piper Bar is usually fitted in as well, love that wee place. As for drinking in my home town, I can't be arsed with having either Celtic pubs or Rangers pubs. I left all that shite behind when I left school. Is every town in Scotland like that, I've always wanted to know that. There's good pubs near those ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 It might come across as a bit ghoulish to some folk, but I always make the clutha one of my first pubs to visit in Glasgow. The bar staff are pretty sound, good pint of T, and there's usually some decent live music on. Obviously I've got Edinburgh a short journey away, but i hate the city centre, so I'll head up to the diggers at Gorgie, as the 80 up there is a tremendous pint. Closer to home, the levenhall arms at musselburgh is my favourite. But it's a mile walk down the hill, then the same back up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Derry Alli said: In Dundee, The Trades. Always bustling, always good energy. The Phoenix is a lovely wee place but some of the clientele are so far up their own arse it ruins the atmosphere. The Gaiety. Great views out the windows. Insta pub. The Phoenix is up for sale. I'd hate it if the likes of Greene King or some other brewery bought it and turned it into a generic chain pub. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, tongue_tied_danny said: The Phoenix is up for sale. I'd hate it if the likes of Greene King or some other brewery bought it and turned it into a generic chain pub. Aye, i'd heard the brothers who used to own the Trades were looking at buying it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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