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

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

The Saracen  Head is a corner pub with small frontage with centre door and long side. There is performance area round to the left and seating to right of entrance with the long servery continuing along the right wall. Opposite the servery there is wooden seating along left wall with small wooden tables. The servery has a large mirrored gantry with three large TVs above it The high ceiling is decorated by Celtic scarfs, flags and towels.

Have a pint here

Heavy:   Caledonia Best Lager:    Tennent’s;  Heverlee
cider:     Magners ;  Strongbow                                    Guinness;   

The original Saracen Head in the Gallowgate was near by the current establishment. In 1754-75 Robert Tennent built a three floored inn. It had 36 bedrooms, and usually for the time these were all separated rather than interconnected. The beds were advertised as clean and free of bugs. , It had stabling for 20 horses and a coach house. Robert Tennent died in 1757 whereupon it was rented out to his widow Katherine Tennent for 50 guineas a year. Famously the inn was visited by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson (poet, playwrite and creator of dictionaries) after their tour of the Highlands. In 1792 it was converted into flats and shops with a new Saracen Head built over a hundred years later, early in the 1900s, across the Gallowgate and this is today’s building. (edited from People’s Palaces by Rudolph Kenna and Anthony Mooney – one of the few books looking at the history pubs in Scotland.)

The Gate is a rather nice bar restaurant with dark wood as its predominant decoration from floor to beams along ceiling. Along with dark wood furniture and low lighting the pub is pleasantly dark.The actual entrance may not be the main door but directs use of a door to the left leading to a corridor which turns right to bring you in opposite the middle of the servery.
The servery, with stools along the counter is along the right wall (or straight ahead from side door corridor). Opposite it is an attractive area of with high banquette seating and several tall tables with stools.
Beyond the servery is a rectangular banquette seating area with tables and stools and wood lined walls.
Servery has a well-stocked gantry with a bit of brick, not wood wall beside it. Exit can be made out of the main door.

Ale :         Neck Oil;   Lunar Haze Lager:     Tennent’s;  Sun and Stone Lager
cider:       Outcider                                     Guinness;   

BAR 67 is a small comfortable pub two area pub. The servery is on the left wall with main bar area opposite it. Beyond the servery up to the right is a lounge area with seatinand tables on one side and barrel tables on the right.

Heavy:   Caledonia best Lager:    Tennent’s;  Coors
cider:      Olde English                                    Guinness;   

Van Winkle is a pub-diner with  predominantly light wood or furniture and fittings and with with lots of light.
The servery is along the short left wall with a large seating dining area to the right of door while in centre are four wooden  tall tables with stools.  A door to the right of the tall wooden servery goes to an outside seating area with five picnic style tables
The servery has a well stocked gantry with mirror behind.
There is a dog menu.

Heavy:    Seven Peaks Lager:    Tennent’s;  Heverlee;  Innes & Gunn;  Menabrea
cider:     Reveller cider                        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.

One of the 30 best pubs in Glasgow from 6th December edition of The Times – GO

Licensed Trade News Music lead venue of the year 2022 Scottish Bar & Pub Awards: Independent Pub Group of the Year 2021 Scottish Bar & Pub Awards: Scottish Bar of the Year 2017 Scottish Bar & Pub Awards: Dog Friendly Pub of the Year 2017 Glasgow awards Best Live Music venue 2017

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