GLASGOW

The Chrystal Bell & Co is a one roomed corner pub with entrances from both sides. From the 31 Gallow gate entrance the bar comes out from the far wall in a small horseshoe shape. There are booths down the left-hand wall and in the far-right hand corner is seating and the other entrance. Along the windows overlooking the Gallowgate is a raised seating area, up a couple of steps, with padded banquette seating and tables. This makes a lounge area apart from the main bar area in front of the servery counter.  All floors are wooden and there is a high ceiling with cornicing. There are TVs on the wall and stools at counter.  An “old man’s pub”, with prices reflecting that, that has been restyled with new furnishing but still has the old flavour. HISTORY - see OLD GLASGOW PUBS

Have a half pint here.

Heavy:    John Smith;  Caffrey’s

Lager:      Tennent’s;  Carling;  Coors; Peroni

Cider:      Strongbow                                                                       Guinness               

Mackinnon’s is a two roomed corner pub, underneath a railway bridge, with entrances from both sides. The entrance on the main street (The Gallowgate) takes you to a counter straight in front of you. To the right of the door is a small area for playing pool. The bar counter curves around to the left with a narrow seating area, also curving, opposite it. When the curve straightens there is the other entrance and the next room. This is a longer, but still curving room, with blue banquette seating along the left-hand wall. This room is served from the end of the counter.

Bright, cheerful and cheap prices. 

History: http://www.oldglasgowpubs.co.uk/mackinnons.html news

Have a half pint here.

Heavy:    Caledonia Best

Lager:    Tennent’s; 

Cider:    Blackthorn                                          Guinness

The Tollbooth Bar is a one roomed corner pub with entrances from the corner and the longer, with etched arched windows, side. From the corner entrance the room is L-shaped with the bar servery in the far corner and round to the left side.  There is seating along the wall under the windows but it is mainly standing or stools beside the servery.  It has an attractive dark wood gantry. Opposite the servery at junction of wall and ceiling is a lifesize paper mache upside down fireplace complete with candlesticks. As well as the usual lots of tennent’s taps (four) there are four Guinness taps.

It is an Irish pub without being themed.

HISTORY - see OLD GLASGOW PUBS NEWS

Have a pint here.

Heavy:    Caledonia Best

Lager:        Tennent’s;  Innes & Gunn Lager ;  Stella;  Heverlee

Cider:    Magners;  Ye Olde English Cider                                                                 Guinness

The Old Empire Bar is a small bar spreading out from a point and underneath a railway line. The arrowhead of the pub becomes visible walking down from the Tollbooth bar.  On the left is the entrance to the bar which has some windows and to the right is the entrance to the lounge.  Going in the left side bar door the widest space is in the point of the bar to the right of the entrance. Against the wall to the left is the servery. There is not much room between the counter and the wall for customers - enough room for a stool and a walk past up to the small square lounge. 

HISTORY - OLD GLASGOW PUBS

Heavy:  Caledonia Best

Lager:    Tennent’s

Cider:    Strongbow                          Guinness

Braemar is a one roomed corner bar with a triangular set up inside. The servery is angled across the corner between both doors. The bar seems recently and tastefully done up with walls painted shades of grey, a nicely tiled name below the counter and furniture looking new. Round tables and two seater padded benches.

History NEWS

Have a pint here.

Heavy:    Caledonia Best

Lager:    Tennent’s; 

Cider:    Magners Guinness

Traders Tavern is a single story bar, with lounge on Stevenson St and bar entrance on Kent St. The bar has the servery along the right hand wall with stools along side it. There is a pool table in the middle of the room with banquette seating up left hand side and along top. The pub has Celtic memorabilia on walls and ceiling. Cheerful set of customers.

History licensed premises since 1779

Does not show up on google maps

Have a half pint here.

Heavy:    Caffreys

Lager:    Tennent’s;  Carling; Coors; Staroperman

Cider:    Carling Guinness

226 Gallowgate has outside seating either side of door. The servery is on the wall opposite door and along to right.

To the right of the door there are tall tables along right side windows and some small round tables in centre floor area some with chairs and some small stools and leaving plenty of standing space around the silvery high counter.

Turning left from the door are rectangular tables along window side and again small  round tables with chairs filling the centre of the room. The chairs are reminiscent of schools in the 60s.

Although servery and seating area are nice with dark wood furniture and plenty of light from the windows above head level the look is distressed ceiling and flaky paint. Behind the servery the distress is taken to a new level with bricks supporting concrete stairs going up behind the back wall and tiles from the old stair walls along the side.

There is a limited covered outdoor area entered from the far left corner.

Heavy/bitter/pale ale: Brooklyn pale ale

Lager: Tennents;    Brooklyn Lager;  Erdington; San Miguel;   Heverlee

Cider: Kopparberg;  M agners Guinness

Hielan Jessie is a corner pub where the central door leads into a small room with servery on middle of opposite wall. Banquette seating is either side of door with small dark wood round or rectangular tables with stools set around the room. There is a low ceiling and wooden floor

The right side wall has a fireplace and runs up past the main counter to a corridor for the toilets, with lots of mirrors placed above the seating. The room has lots of photos and knick knacks placed about.

The brown wood counter has match strikers embedded below and a spittoon the length of the counter. Near either end of the counter is a pillar supporting the ceiling. The right side of the counter goes round the corner for a little bit.

History

Heavy: Caledonia Best; Tennent’s Special; Calton

Lager: Tennents; Staroperamen ; Heverlee

Cider: Magners Guinness

St Lukes and the Winged Ox is an award winning bar/restaurant set it what would have been the church hall of St Luke’s. The main church is now an events venue.

In through the side door via a corridor of event posters then to a large rectangular room with high ceiling and the servery at the far end.

There are booths down either side and in the centre of the room is a variety of seating; tall tables opposite the counter, an armchair area after this then a couple of rows of rectangular dining tables. There is a mixture of wood and industrial furnishing. The tables and floor are wooden with the floor being particularly distressed while the tables are supported by scaffolding like legs. The ceiling has metal racks supporting lights and fairy lights, and the servery has piping supporting some taps and other taps on the back tiled wall. However, the mixture works well together.

Outside seating entrance at top right.

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Heavy/Pale Ale:   Punk;  Elvis Juice;  Goose Island IPA;  Disco Fork Lift Truck

Lager:                  Tennent’s;  Heverlee;  Ox Lager;  Corona;  Erdington

Non-alcoholic draught:   Punk AF

Cider:                   Urban Orchard;  Magners                     Guinness

Calton Bar is a one roomed corner pub which has the entrance in the middle of the short frontage on the main road. The compact horseshoe servery is at the far end on the right wall. A pool table is set right in the entrance so a quick dance to the right where there is banquette seating under the window and up the right wall with three tables and chairs to the toilet doors just before the servery. Going left there is a DJ booth followed by banquette long tables and seating under the windows along the left wall. These windows make the room very bright.

Servery is horseshoe shaped with small old looking gantry down the middle. Counter has stools round it. Beyond servery on small back wall and window to the side is a long table area and banquette seating.

Walls papered with stones or library books except for wooden purple and pink surround for mirror on right side wall. there is wooden floor with carpet under tables. Attractive one roomed put of town bar catering for range of customers

history

Heavy: Belhaven Best

Lager: Tennent’s; Carling; Coors; Birra Moretti

Cider: Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

West Brewery Bar has lots of outside seating to the side and leading up to the entrance. Once inside there is a large hall with lots of tables and high ceiling. The servery is along the right wall and has a long tall counter with glass stand and taps between customers and staff creating a stretch for service. the brewery itself brews German style beers in what was part of a carpet factory at the edge of The People’s Palace.

There are some tall tables by front door, then standing room with some barrels as drink rests and further on beyond the survey are dining style tables. Food here is part of the attraction. Dogs are welcome and water is provided for them. Payment is by card only.

 Wood panels halfway up wall then cream wall and ceiling with industrial air conditioning on show.

Pale Ale:       German Pale Ale;  GB40

Lager:         St Mungo;   West 4;  Heide Weise;  Feierabend;  Munich Red;  DRK Dunkel (dark lager)

Cider:            Thatchers Gold; Thatchers haze;  Rekorderlig             West Black Stout

Alcohol Free:    Nix

The Crimson Star has both a bar and lounge with separate doors and connected at rear of the rooms. Entrance to the bar is by the door nearest the corner with lounge door further down the building. The lounge is not always open.

In the bar the servery is along the right wall so it can connect to the servery for the lounge. The bar has black banquette seating around room seving small square pine tables and chairs. Mirrors are along the wall opposite servery to help reflect light as there are no outside windows on this wall. the walls above the seating and the ceiling are white with black trim.

history

heavy: Caledonia Best; tennent’s Special

lager: Birra Moretti; Tennent’s

cider: Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

The Windsor Bar (Rosemount Taverns) is a lovely old bar area with lounge through to the back. The lounge can also be reached via a lounge entrance a few doors to the right which gives a seperate entrance for functions. Going inside there is red banquette seating under the windows and continuing round along the left wall stopping at the servery counter. Similar seating and tables are opposite the old wooden servery with attractive wooden gantry. seating on both sides have occasional screens to break up length of seating.

A door at the back right goes into the lounge which has a small servery to the left. Brown banquette seating goes around this attractive room ideal for a variety of functions. In both rooms above seating and ceiling are white.

history

heavy: John Smiths

Lager: Tennent’s; Menabrea; Fosters

Cider: Strongbow ; Strongbow Dark Fruit Guinness

The Scotsman Bar is now a one roomed corner bar with entrances on both streets but would probably have had a seperate bar and lounge. The small horseshoe servery with centre gantry serves lots of locals sitting around the counter. banquette seating runs from entrance to entrance

heavy: Caledonia Best

Lager: Tennent’s; Madri; Fosters

Cider: Magners Guinness