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

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

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

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

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 side.  There is seating along the wall under the windows but it is mainly standing apart from that.  It has an attractive dark wood gantry. Again, there are the cheap prices associated with this area.

It is an Irish pub without being themed.

HISTORY - see OLD GLASGOW PUBS NEWS

Have a pint here.

Heavy:    Caledonia Best

Light:     Tennent’s

Lager:        Tennent’s;  Clonmel 1650 Irish lager  ;  Stella;  Hop House 13;  Bud

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