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Glasgow pub reviews

Browse every published Pato Pubs review, ordered alphabetically.

8/10Pato Pubs #51 | East End

226 Gallowgate

Pub 51: 226 Gallowgate The gallowgate kinda fries my brain a bit as it's now just so hard to tell what's gentrified and what isn't. The markets are 50/50 split between the posh (gourmet street food), and the rough (questionable military memorabilia). And, ultimately, the pubs follow the same path. B

226 Gallowgate, 226, Gallowgate, The Barras, Hutchesontown, Calton, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 5DX, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #74 | City Centre

Alfie's Sports Bar

Pub 74: Alfie's Sports Bar Back to the real boozers. Nae nonsense. The sign on the front might say 'Alfredo's', but this is alfies: a bar of TV sports and general saturday night depravity. Just fitba, a puggy, an old lady with a sunfly karaoke system, and some knackered lavvies with a sinkhole that

West Nile Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 2SD, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #78 | City Centre

Avant Garde

Pub 78: Avant Garde Once again, I managed to find myself responsible for organising some christmas work night out silliness. Niamh was to sort the dinner (mexican!) and I was to sort the entertainment for after. Reliable as always, I booked all 14 of us into a ceilidh. Except this was not the grand

Avant Garde, 34, King Street, Hutchesontown, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 5QP, United Kingdom8.5/10Pato Pubs #67 | City Centre

Babbity Bowster

Pub 67: Babbity Bowster I think babbitys can lay a claim to be the best behaved pub in glasgow. I went in here when I was 18 and my pal almost got us all kicked out because he said some swear words. Instead, this is a haven for old men who play dominos and like to play matt monroe on the wireless. A

Babbity Bowster, 16-18, Blackfriars Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 1PE, United Kingdom6.5/10Pato Pubs #63 | West End

Bag o' Nails

Pub 63: Bag o' Nails I avoided this pub for the best part of 4 years because the first time I visited the music was slightly too loud for my liking. There are so many pubs in glasgow and there is literally no reason you should have to tolerate nonsense when there is almost always a better option nex

Bag O' Nails, 165, Dumbarton Road, Partickhill, Partick, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G11 6AA, United Kingdom5/10Pato Pubs #93 | West End

Bananamoon

Pub 93: Bananamoon Picture the scene: Rome, 2022, grubby hostel dorm, 35 degrees, and an english lady on the next bunk over wants to talk about her university art project. I'm meaning, this is a severe and genuine stinker of a vibe. Anyways, she explains that she's studying in glasgow and is doing s

Bananamoon, 360, Great Western Road, Queen's Cross, North Woodside, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G4 9HT, United Kingdom5/10Pato Pubs #127 | West End

Bank Street Bar

Pub 127: Bank Street Bar Last wednesday was the taxis cup for glasgow uni, so probably should have known better than to try bank street bar, where it seemed the entirety of the young conservative party of glasgow were boozing. And in true tory behaviour, they'd reserved the entire mezzanine which is

Bank Street, 52-54, Bank Street, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8LZ, United Kingdom2/10Pato Pubs #124 | City Centre

Bar Home

Pub 124: Bar Home Two weeks since the last post, as last week I was simply too hungover to write anything meaningful. It wasn't even the kind of pulsing headache, jake shakes nightmare that you'd come to expect. Just a pure and simple lack of ability to get anything done. Sunday evening, I had two t

Bar Home, 80, Albion Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 1NY, United Kingdom5/10Pato Pubs #24 | East End

Barras Art and Design (BAaD)

Pub 24: Barras Art and Design (BAaD) With BAaD, personally, I've found it difficult to formulate a clear and concise opinion. That's mostly because I've only been in once and I spent the entire time completely sloshed. It does feel a bit gentrified paying a fiver for a pint in the middle of the barr

Barras Art and Design, Moncur Street, The Barras, Hutchesontown, Calton, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G40 2SL, United Kingdom4.5/10Pato Pubs #26 | City Centre

Bar Soba (Merchant City)

Pub 26: Bar Soba (Merchant City) Asian fusion restaurant / bar with probably the most overpowered student discount in the whole of Glasgow. Could be sitting with a table packed with scran and pints as far as the eye can see, but as long as it's a Tuesday and you've got that wee token? 40 quid. The s

Bar Soba, 11, Mitchell Lane, Laurieston, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 3NU, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #55 | City Centre

Bavaria Brauhaus

Pub 55: Bavaria Brauhaus In tribute our wonderful host nation, this post is dedicated to the jolly germans and specifically the bavarians. It's no surprise Scotland fans have felt at home, seeing as Munich is probably one of the few places in the world that can match our absolute dedication to bevvy

Bavaria Brauhaus, 30, Bothwell Street, Blythswood Holm, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 6NU, United Kingdom3/10Pato Pubs #92 | City Centre

Bier Halle

Pub 92: Bier Halle Absolute bad vibes right from the off on this one. The day of graduation, rain is utterly pishing down but just the two of us left still sitting out under that silly tent on gordon street. Suit jacket buttoned up like a rookie, just paid £7 for a 'german' beer in a plastic cup, fl

Republic Bier Halle, 9, Gordon Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 3PL, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #97 | West End

Big Slope

Pub 97: Big Slope Absolutely not a scoobie why this place is called big slope, but I can promise this pair of 'Eejits' did leave it with big smile. Rolled on in here for some pres before the big pulp gig at the hydro last weekend and it was exactly what we were after. It's packed, it's sunny, old pu

Big Slope, Sauchiehall Street, Stobcross, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 7TG, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #8 | City Centre

Bloc+

Pub 8: Bloc+ Bloc, bar bloc, bloc plus? Who knows and who cares? It's a bit manky, the clientele are funky, and I wish they'd stop promo-ing tropical rumbulls. Yet, it still holds a bit of a special place in my public house heart. Also, between us 3, I reckon we've eaten enough of the fiver steak de

Bloc+, 117, Bath Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 2SZ, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #42 | City Centre

Blue Dog

Pub 42: Blue Dog Decided to mix it up a little a couple weeks back and swung into the blue dog. Nestled away in a little recess behind it's noisy neighbour (society rooms), it feels quite hidden and almost a little bit prohibition era. Would give an extra mark if they put a portly gentleman with a b

Blue Dog, 153, West George Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 2JJ, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #10 | West End

Bon Accord

Pub 10: Bon Accord Welcoming the mither and faither to patopubs. And what a place to start. The Bon Accord is a classic but I've only been in a few times and I think that's a tragedy. It's easily one of the best pub interiors in Glasgow and probably the best drink selection going Putting my urban de

Bon Accord, 153, North Street, Cranstonhill, Anderston, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 7DA, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #81 | City Centre

BOX

Pub 81: BOX Ended up swinging into box on friday night for the first time in absolute yonks. The original plan was to go to broadcast but it turns out it's currently flooded, and I can only assume that one of their god-awful bogs have finally exploded and drowned the place in pish. Regardless, box w

Box, 431, Sauchiehall Street, Chinatown, Garnethill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 3LG, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #29 | West End

Brel

Pub 29: Brel Back with a bang after forgetting the last 2 Sundays. In all fairness, I'm in Belgium right now and last night I was occupied with beer and the Scottish national team. And holy jesus, I forgot the strength of belgian beer. Woke up with a head like a watermelon, rolling around in some se

Brel, 37-43, Ashton Lane, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8SJ, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #43 | City Centre

Broadcast

Pub 43: Broadcast I shall not be swayed by a paddys day sunday and start dropping irish pubs. Stick to the guns and go funky - kitty's can come another week. I can only really comment on the main bar here as my one visit down the stairs was brief and really quite hazy. I do remember it cost me a fiv

Broadcast, 427, Sauchiehall Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 3LG, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #111 | City Centre

Camerons

Pub 111: Camerons You know what. I'll throw all the criteria out the window and say that if a pub is good enough for macca then it's good enough for me. After all, this is a man of such wisdom to write "ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on yah, la-la how the life goes on". I'm not exactly sure when this

129 St George's Rd, Glasgow G3 6JA6.5/10Pato Pubs #19 | City Centre

Chinaski's

Pub 19: Chinaski's Sad to say that both of these charming young lads have now fled Glasgow. Fittingly, the last thing we all did together was watch the fellowship of the ring. And like Frodo went in search of Mount Doom, these two have ended up in australia and aberdeen. Think the fiery depths of do

Chinaski's, 239, North Street, Cranstonhill, Anderston, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 7DL, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #115 | City Centre

Chrystal Bell

Pub 115: Chrystal Bell What a feat. Managed to convince the bulk of the work night out to follow me 15 minutes to an old man boozer in the gallowgate. Lost about 20% of the group somewhere in the calton, but I reckon that's probably par for the course. I'm sure they'll turn up at some point. And in

Chrystal Bell & Co, Watson Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 5AL, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #37 | City Centre

Committee Rooms No9

Pub 37: Committee Rooms No9 There are probably very few other pubs in Glasgow that have witnessed as many formative moments for me as committee rooms. I honestly think it's a bit of an average pub but it's undoubtedly had its share of wild scenes. None more so than our man in photo 1. Popped in here

Needs manual address6.5/10Pato Pubs #4 | West End

Coopers

Pub 4: Coopers The kind of photo that makes people give up alcohol. Proper before-and-after sobriety vibes on this. Immediately after getting KB'd from kitty's across the road, ol' coops was happy to help a steamer in need. Coopers is a belhaven pub so a bit chainy, but the building is lovely and th

Coopers, 499, Great Western Road, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8HN, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #125 | City Centre

Corner Bar

Pub 125: Corner Bar We all knew from the off that vapes were, and always would be, for wee guys. First time I ever saw one was when a guy in school, about 2012, shouted "smell this, CANDY FLOSS" and blew a hiroshima cloud in my face. And now they've only gone and blown up half of union street. The s

Central Cafe, 240, Argyle Street, Laurieston, Blythswood Holm, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 8HA, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #131 | West End

Cottiers

Pub 131: Cottiers This is what wednesday nights in april are all about. Sitting outside the pub to enjoy the sun, even though it's definitely not quite warm enough to do so, drinking 3 pints @ £6.30 a pop, then attending a spoken word poetry gig by land yacht regatta that martyn shepherd will later

Cottiers Bar and Restaurant, 93-95, Hyndland Street, Partickhill, Dowanhill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G11 5PU, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #49 | City Centre

Cùl Cùil

Pub 49: Cùl Cùil Just went to google translate to see what cul cuil translates to, assuming it's some scots gaelic thing, and it's literally just came out as 'rear end'. Nice. Think I'll just stick to cool cool. In all fairness, it does have a lovely back garden, which we tried to book for fridays w

Cùl Cùil, 84-86, West Nile Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 2QH, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #114 | West End

Curlers Rest

Pub 114: Curlers Rest I remember sitting in the house with my dad one Friday night, probably watching some old beatles documentary, and after about 17 gin and tonics he decided it was as good an occasion as any to tell me about his 19th birthday party in curlers rest. I'm a bit hazy on the details b

The Curler's Rest, 256-260, Byres Road, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8SH, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #36 | West End

Deoch an Dorus

Pub 36: Deoch an Dorus For this one, I think I might take it back to the fundamentals. Right off the bat, this is a solidly good pub that does all of the basics right. Classic exterior, gaelic name, enormous bar, good location, (relatively) friendly locals, reasonable prices. I can't ask for much mo

Deoch an Dorus, 427-429, Dumbarton Road, Partickhill, Partick, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G11 6DD, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #31 | West End

DRAM

Pub 31: DRAM This one's for the winchers! Dram's quite nicely split up so, although it's quite a big pub, it doesn't lose any of that cosy feeling. Plenty of nooks and crannies to hide away in. If you are this set of lovers, though, then you just go for the smooch in full view. Got to respect it :)

Dram!, 232-246, Woodlands Road, Queen's Cross, Woodlands, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 6ND, United Kingdom4/10Pato Pubs #12 | City Centre

Driftwood

Pub 12: Driftwood I can't do a firewater post without following up with a driftwood one. Honestly, I can't remember a huge amount about this pub. When we used to go it was probably the cheapest place to drink on sauchiehall street, yet you would still see folk up the back pouring from bottles they'd

Driftwood, 4, Sauchiehall Street, Woodlands, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 6UJ, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #65 | City Centre

Drouthy's

Pub 65: Drouthy's I will not lie to you. I am hungover. Not dreadfully, but enough for these pictures to make me feel not fantastically well. For my own sake, and probably yours, I'm keeping this one short. Drouthy's is a pub. It sells a variety of alcoholic beverages. You can sit outside if it is s

Drouthy's, 155, Queen Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 3BJ, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #44 | City Centre

Drum & Monkey

Pub 44: Drum & Monkey Honestly, I'm just pleased that someone can open up a classic style pub in a historic Glasgow building and find that it isn't a wetherspoons or G1. Very refreshing and good news for all! Stopped in here just for a singular pint on a work night out so I'll have to reserve the in

Drum & Monkey, 93, St Vincent Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 5TF, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #57 | City Centre

Drygate

Pub 57: Drygate Tucked away in a corner between the mighty behemoth that is wellpark mega-brewery, and the haunting necropolis, lies the dinky (not really) drygate. It may be a bit industrial but there's good character in here and the dj sets, comedy gigs and class scran set it apart from the rest i

Drygate, Calton, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G4 0YF, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #135 | West End

Festa

Pub 135: Festa Saw a clip of festa on tiktok last week. Taken on a fuzzy digital camera, showing a crowd of baggy shirted 20-somethings drinking wine and smoking cigs outside in the sun. Most of whom talking about fred again or cameron winter (that, I cannot confirm). Trendy aye, did I like it? Anno

393-395 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HY, United Kingdom0/10Pato Pubs #11 | City Centre

Firewater

Pub 11: Firewater Since I set up this account, I've been dreading the day I'd have to dig up this horrible cache of images. A small part of the 300-strong pub list, but a big part of my adult development (into a mature, well-rounded steamer). I don't even really know if this counts as a pub but I ju

Firewater, 341, Sauchiehall Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 3HW, United Kingdom3/10Pato Pubs #66 | City Centre

Hide & Seek

Pub 66: Hide & Seek An aptly named bar, because you will undoubtedly spend about 10 minutes trying every lane off of buchanan street in an effort to actually locate it. Unfortunately, you've wasted your time, and the best thing to do at this point is to spin about and find somewhere else. I can admi

Vodafone, 84-90, Buchanan Street, Laurieston, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 3JL, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #90 | West End

Hillhead Bookclub

Pub 90: Hillhead Bookclub Big old squad outing to the bookclub yesterday for the first time in absolute donkeys, but used to be in here almost every other week back in the early days of uni. One memory that sticks out was from yea back in first year. Saw the table tennis tables and started acting th

Hillhead Bookclub, 17, Vinicombe Street, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8SJ, United Kingdom6.5/10Pato Pubs #3 | City Centre

Hootenanny

Pub 3: Hootenanny The 2020 lockdown was awful, but the haircuts it produced were even worse. 2 of the dodgiest Covid trims on display here, in what I think is one of the first days scotgov set us loose on the town. Hootenanny is a decent pub with some good west beer on tap, and when the sun's shinin

Hootenanny, 22, Dixon Street, Laurieston, Tradeston, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 4EE, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #5 | West End

Inn Deep

Pub 5: Inn Deep Just a couple of dudes, deeply confused by the big beer menu. Inn deep at its worst is beanies, beards and jellybean IPA's. At its best, it's fantastic. Was in a few weeks ago on the penultimate stop of a sub-crawl and we struck gold. Drinking outside by the Kelvin, in the drunken sw

Inn Deep, 445, Great Western Road, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8HH, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #1 | West End

Innis and Gunn, Ashton Lane

Hi! Read a thing in the news a while back about how some guy had been to every pub in Stoke. Thought that sounded rubbish and that the Glasgow challenge would be much better. I've been documenting my progress in a spreadsheet but it's just not visual enough for me and now's the time for a dedicated

Innis & Gunn Beer Kitchen, 44, Ashton Lane, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8SJ, United Kingdom4.5/10Pato Pubs #18 | City Centre

Innis and Gunn Taproom (City Centre)

Pub 18: Innis and Gunn Taproom (City Centre) Maybe my best quality as a human being - I'm always willing to take time for photos with fans. The second Innis and Gunn on the feed. Can't believe I'm already hitting the chains at this early stage. Not even hit Wetherspoon's yet but god help me when I'm

Innis & Gunn Brewery Taproom Glasgow City Centre, 22-24, West Nile Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 2PW, United Kingdom8.5/10Pato Pubs #108 | City Centre

Intermezzo Bar

Pub 108: Intermezzo Bar Drinking in the intermezzo is genuinely like nothing else in glasgow. It is an actual time capsule to another glasgow era - probably one with more hillman imps and gangland stabbings, right enough. The best way I can describe is to imagine that your gran is hosting the family

Intermezzo, 22, Renfrew Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 3BW, United Kingdom5/10Pato Pubs #34 | City Centre

Jackson's

Pub 34: Jackson's Some pubs serve sole functions, and that's fine. This is one of them. Fully convinced that anyone drinking in here who isn't on the subcrawl is an NPC. I'm sorry, but there's simply no way anyone just wanders into Jackson's for a quiet pint and a read of the paper. Shame as well be

Jackson's, 95, Cambridge Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 6RU, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #77 | West End

Jinty McGuinty's

Pub 77: Jinty McGuinty's Unfortunately it can't all be champagne and caviar. Sometimes it has to be a pint of San Miguel, sandwiched between a pair of Reebok club c 85's. And you know what, sometimes it's all the better for it. Bring back 2019 and all of the horrid, deprived subcrawls it brought wit

Ashton Lane, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8SJ, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #25 | West End

Kelvingrove Cafe

Pub 25: Kelvingrove Cafe Honestly, I've got very little to say about KC other than it is quite posh and more than a little expensive. I was a fan of the netflix program lovesick and those guys were always drinking in here, but it does feel a bit 'rah where's my baccy'. The guinness was very tasty th

Kelvingrove Café, 1161-1163, Argyle Street, Cranstonhill, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 8TB, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #20 | City Centre

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

Pub 20: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut I'm counting it as a pub. Please do not argue this fact. Ultimately, it's a normal boozer, but with a converted loft and Hunter S. Thompson quotes in the pissers. Regardless, I was quite surprised by how far I had to go back in the collection to dig out some tuts pics.

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272A, St Vincent Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 5RL, United Kingdom6.5/10Pato Pubs #61 | West End

Kitty O'Sheas (West End)

Pub 61: Kitty O'Sheas (West End) Knees trembling, hands fidgeting in pockets, there's a monkey crashing cymbals in the brain, and, despite having only eaten a stodgy chippy supper, mum's spaghetti is all over the pavement. Yes, it's the final approach on the mission to get past the kittys bouncer. T

Kitty O'Shea's, 500, Great Western Road, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8EN, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #73 | West End

Lebowski's

Pub 73: Lebowski's Surprisingly, my first ever visit to Lebowski's was only this year. Came in for the Glasgow food week deal where you got a 3 course meal for a tenner or something. First up was apple and celeriac soup which was unexpectedly lovely, and the next courses were americana inspired but,

Lebowskis, 1008, Argyle Street, Cranstonhill, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 8LX, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #53 | City Centre

Maggie's Rock 'N' Rodeo

Pub 53: Maggie's Rock 'N' Rodeo Choose your fighter - Shit Glasgow Cowboy Edition. Maggie Mays rebranding to a rodeo bar is, quite seriously, one of the biggest power moves I've seen in many a year. Pulling the plug on a busy and profitable, but soulless, bar to go full switcheroo and install an act

Trongate, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 5ES, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #128 | City Centre

Malo

Pub 128: Malo I think that anyone who knows almost anything about me, probably wouldn't mark me down as the kind of character who frequents posh wine bars. And they'd be right. Typically, it's smelly old boozers where you wade through puddles in the toilets and need biceps to pry your pint from the

Bothwell Street, Blythswood Holm, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 7JD, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #13 | City Centre

Malone's

Pub 13: Malone's Physically in pain writing this post. I'm so hungover that the mere thought of a pub is making me want to whitey. However, this is patopubs and I'm committed! Malones is a good place with a lot of atmosphere upstairs. I'm not so keen on the tunes but that's a whole separate matter.

Molly Malone's, 224, Hope Street, Chinatown, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 2UG, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #17 | City Centre

McChuills

Pub 17: McChuills Becoming a bit of a Sunday night routine this. Keeps me on my pub toes so it's all good. Wandered a bit aimlessly in here on friday night looking to catch the first half of the football (really quite annoying being pals with a burnley fan). Turns out I'd seriously misjudged the vib

McChuills, 80, High Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 1NL, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #121 | Southside

Minnesota Fats

Pub 121: Minnesota Fats Oh sweet mother, what an experience. A rogue friday evening in mount florida eventually ended up in the southside's finest snooker hall. Coin operated lamps, regulars manning the bar whenever the barman was doing a pee, and guinness poured so badly it would have made prime mu

Cathcart Road, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G42 9AQ, United Kingdom10/10Pato Pubs #120 | Southside

M.J. Heraghty

Pub 120: M.J. Heraghty The guinness influencers of instagram have long proclaimed that heraghty's is the king of the creamy pint in glasgow. And whilst they might have actually got something right for a change, it's truly so much more than just a good pint. This is a genuinely wonderful pub. I could

MJ Heraghty, Pollokshaws Road, Shawmoss, Strathbungo, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G41 2AX, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #54 | City Centre

Mono

Pub 54: Mono A splendid spot to bathe in some natural light, sip a flat white (beer), and browse through the vast selection of records on offer (which you will definitely not buy as they are all very expensive). It all feels very european until you decide to try the outside seating and you realise y

Mono, 12, Kings Court, Hutchesontown, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 5RB, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #7 | City Centre

Nice N Sleazy

Pub 7: Nice N Sleazy The most aptly named pub in Glasgow. Upstairs is fairly tame, and the star point is the £3 white russians they serve. Downstairs is a whole different kettle of codfish. The bad, the badder and the ugliest of Glasgow all come together here, forming one of the strangest atmosphere

Nice 'n' Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 3LW, United Kingdom5/10Pato Pubs #129 | City Centre

O'Neills (Hope St)

Pub 129: O'Neills (Hope St) "You took my sadness out of context, at the o'neills bin store / beer garden complex" I know there are probably sadder looking beer gardens, but I'm not sure I've seen one which gives off more soviet winter type vibes than this one. The rain-sodden astro turf is really th

O'Neills, 71-73, Albion Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 1NY, United Kingdom9/10Pato Pubs #58 | West End

Òran Mór

Pub 58: Òran Mór Honestly, where to start with this place. If you're anywhere west of st georges cross, it's the fall back, the posh night, the afternoon entertainment, educational evening, the final dram before the taxi. I love it. Also probably worth pointing out that there's not many places in gl

Òran Mór, Byres Road, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8QX, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #45 | City Centre

Platform

Pub 45: Platform Enjoyed my time at platform last night, but the mixture of the london black stout and a stodgy chippy supper later on meant my stomach today has been about as stable as reactor 4 at chernobyl. Anyways, inspired by the occasion, and like Christ himself, I have risen from the dead and

Argyle Street, Laurieston, Blythswood Holm, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 8HA, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #82 | City Centre

Rab Ha's

Pub 82: Rab Ha's If you happen to have a similar dopamine algorithm to me, then you'll also have had the displeasure this week of being inundated with tiktoks and reels of the unbearable brewdog boss-man james watt. His penchant for having the worst accent in the world, the worst wife in the world,

Rab Ha's, 83, Hutcheson Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 1SH, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #118 | City Centre

RADIO

Pub 118: RADIO About 6 months ago, I had a review drafted for mango. It was hard not to be fascinated by the place, with a ground floor that felt like a little bit of sevilla right here on sauchiehall street. Geezers with puffy shirts and moustaches, doing wee salsa dances, still all the while drink

373 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3HU0/10Pato Pubs #71 | East End

Redmond's

Pub 71: Redmond's First impressions mean a lot to me, and the first impression that I got from Redmond's was equivalent to being slapped in the face with a salmon. Admittedly, I did miss the sign that said 'table service only', but I would have hoped that someone would have told me this sooner than

Needs manual address5.5/10Pato Pubs #33 | City Centre

Revolution de Cuba

Pub 33: Revolution de Cuba I definitely have older pictures in pubs but I think they're stashed away in an old lockbox far from public view. I mean, there's photos of us as 16/17yr olds spanking VBL's and venoms in football club functions. Despite all that, this is the oldest one I can find in my Go

Revolution, London Road, Barrowfield, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G40 3AS, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #70 | City Centre

Revolution (Mitchell St)

Pub 70: Revolution (Mitchell St) Had plenty pre-conceptions of revolution before I finally headed in at the end of last year. Most of them not good. Was expecting spicy-ness, wee bams, jaeger bombs and the lower end of the UK top 50 dance chart. And, in honesty, I wasn't far off. HOWEVER, had a clas

Mitchell Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 3NQ, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #103 | City Centre

Rufus T Firefly

Pub 103: Rufus T Firefly Guest spot from wiktor jurek this week as im currently at the fringe and im pished. ~~ Some nights start with a plan, and others begin at the glee comedy club, watching a comedian named Reverend Obediah Steppenwolf the Third do the Lord's work by inciting a civil war in the

Rufus T Firefly, Hope Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 2UW, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #95 | City Centre

Shilling Brewing Co.

Pub 95: Shilling Brewing Co. I'll start off by making it clear that I like this pub. It's important for context. But I don't like the fact that it exists where it does. I only found out last week that back in the 2010s, and for years before, this building was glasgow's very own frankenstein theme pu

Shilling Brewing Company, 92, West George Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 1PJ, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #134 | City Centre

Sìsì

Pub 134: Sìsì I love a rooftop bar so much. Why there are so few in glasgow, I simply don't understand. If people are willing to sit in that soviet bloc beer garden at O'Neills in rain or shine, then the answer simply can't be the weather. What is funny too is how you immediately feel like you're in

The Social Hub, 8th Floor @, 15 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1TQ, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #50 | City Centre

Sloan's

Pub 50: Sloan's It's hard to believe that we've finally reached the almighty total of 50 pubs together. Almost a year of weekly boozing and I feel like we are all somewhat better off for it. At this rate, however, I think the task of completing them all could really be quite difficult. I'm picturing

Sloans, 108, Argyle Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 8BG, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #28 | City Centre

Slouch

Pub 28: Slouch Crabbies, the America Gaff Shirt™, and quite raucous rock n' roll tunes. What's not to love? Big fan of slouch actually. Not been in since they've done the place up but I just hope they've kept the couches. Made it feel a bit dive bar'y. Something I think we're missing since the prior

Slouch, 203A, Bath Street, Chinatown, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 4HZ, United Kingdom9/10Pato Pubs #109 | City Centre

State Bar

Pub 109: State Bar You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, and, similarly, you shouldn't judge a pub by it's doormen. Usually, approaching an old geezer pub on a side street off sauchiehall and seeing a pair of cross-armed nutter bouncers, you get a hint that you are most probably entering dangerou

148-148A Holland St, Glasgow G2 4NG, United Kingdom6.5/10Pato Pubs #85 | City Centre

Stereo

Pub 85: Stereo In the last 3 days, I've had 3 nights out and 2 mild hangovers. Really didn't take it too far on any of those evenings, but being 25, 4 or 5 pints is more than enough to have me giving it the old honk-shoo on the train home. Anyways, friday was a lovely trip with pals to see a valenti

Stereo, 22-28, Renfield Lane, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 6PH, United Kingdom9/10Pato Pubs #9 | East End

St Luke's & The Winged Ox

Pub 9: St Luke's & The Winged Ox There's only one fitting way to describe this pub. The single best pint of Guinness in Glasgow. Also my favourite gig venue in Glasgow. Seeing the ninth wave cover the pogues' 'love you till the end' at Christmas made me almost cry. You know what? I'll love this pub

st luke's9/10Pato Pubs #2 | City Centre

Strathy Union (old)

Closed

Pub 2: Strathy Union (old) Truly, one of the holiest drinking spots in the town. Will never forget the society ceilidh nights in level 8, and the £1 pints in the barony will also live long in the memory. [9/10] (Photos 2017/2018?)

Needs manual address4/10Pato Pubs #69 | City Centre

The Admiral Woods

Pub 69: The Admiral Woods I don't know what relationship the owners of the admiral and the woods had, but when the former went down with the ship, he should have taken the name with him. The admiral was a far superior boozer and the cosy booths and macaroni cheese hugged you like a warm blanket. The

The Admiral Woods, 29, Waterloo Street, Blythswood Holm, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 6BZ, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #119 | Southside

The Allison Arms

Pub 119: The Allison Arms Though I may now be a bona-fide member of the maryhill high society, it's always enjoyable to spread the wings and go for a nice change of scenery. And whilst the weird gaza strip bit of pollokshields between the O2 and the star bar wasn't exactly what I'd had in mind, I wa

Allison Arms, 722, Pollokshaws Road, Shawmoss, Strathbungo, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G41 2AD, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #40 | West End

The Aragon Bar

Pub 40: The Aragon Bar Happiness is a warm ~pub~. Had an impassioned debate last night about the difference between a pub and a bar. A few different suggestions including atmosphere, clientele and the need to serve a community. Couldn't really reach a definitive answer, but what we do know is what a

The Aragon Bar, 131, Byres Road, Partickhill, Dowanhill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8TT, United Kingdom6.5/10Pato Pubs #16 | West End

The Arlington

Pub 16: The Arlington Without doubt, one of the wackiest atmospheres I've ever witnessed in a drinking establishment. Seriously just cannot work out what's going on in here. The old man exterior, the 70s disco tiling up the walls, caribbean beats, the stone of destiny just kicking about up the back.

The Arlington, 130, Woodlands Road, Queen's Cross, Woodlands, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 6LF, United Kingdom5.5/10Pato Pubs #41 | City Centre

The Auctioneers

Pub 41: The Auctioneers Tonight, we are firmly in the territory of work night out / 'great place to watch the six nations' pubs. Quite exactly the territory you should try to avoid at all times if possible. Don't get me wrong, I love the six nations and I particularly love a work night out, but the

The Auctioneers, 6, North Court, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 2DP, United Kingdom6.5/10Pato Pubs #27 | West End

The Belle

Pub 27: The Belle Don't think I've ever encountered such chaotic characters in the space of one pint, in one place, as I did here. One visit, one schofferhoffer, and 2 absolute oddball locals. Had met the guy in the pic about 5 minutes prior, and he'd explained how he was a geography teacher but liv

The Belle, 617, Great Western Road, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8HX, United Kingdom10/10Pato Pubs #122 | Southside

The Bell Jar

Pub 122: The Bell Jar Pints on a sunday are a rare beast and I honestly don't know how to handle them. I have to make dinner in a minute and I don't think I'll know my pestle from my peeler, or my spoon from my spork. Imagine trying to write an articulate pub review. Thankfully, guest contributor @e

The Bell Jar, 21, Dixon Avenue, Crosshill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G42 8EB, United Kingdom3/10Pato Pubs #15 | West End

The Bellrock

Pub 15: The Bellrock Right. That's enough of the big luv-in with all these pubs. Time now for some proper stinkers. The bellrock is about as flat-roof as pubs get and I'm pretty sure this is where trainspotting must have filmed the toilet scene. The drinks are cheap though, and the karaoke DJ was in

The Bellrock, 6, Cornwall Street, Ibroxholm, Plantation, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G41 1AQ, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #84 | West End

The Ben Nevis

Pub 84: The Ben Nevis I was going to start thinking about writing something witty or clever about the ben nevis, but then I noticed that Owen was wearing white chinos in this photo and it's completely thrown me off my stride. I'll come back next sunday with something better. The ben nevis has an exc

The Ben Nevis, 1147, Argyle Street, Cranstonhill, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 8TB, United Kingdom5/10Pato Pubs #52 | City Centre

The Black Bull

Closed

Pub 52: The Black Bull Ok, this is exactly why this challenge thing is so fun. Rock up to a stinker of a pub at 9.30pm, tank 6 J&B's, then scare the elderly locals with an electrifying (yet tasteful) rendition of a blink-182 classic. And the best part? Never return :) [5/10] (Photos 2024)What is

The Black Bull, 226-228, Main Street, Kirkhill, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, G72 7EN, United Kingdom6.5/10Pato Pubs #132 | West End

The Brewhaus

Pub 132: The Brewhaus "Picture the scene: The other fuckin' week there, down the fuckin' Volley with Tommy, playing pool. I'm playing like Paul-Fuckin'-Newman by the way. Givin' the boy here the tannin' of a lifetime". This is a class pub, but I'm not sure it's the kind of place begbie would be booz

Brewhaus, 182, Queen Margaret Drive, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G20 8NX, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #60 | City Centre

The Citizen

Pub 60: The Citizen I've made some pretty dodgy calls on fashion over the years, and I definitely don't think pairing a Hawaiian shirt with a black denim jacket is ever one I'm likely to repeat. Think hair is also at like 8 on the bigness scale here too Regardless, neither of these wacky characters

The Citizen, St Vincent Place, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 2DP, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #126 | West End

The Clarence

Pub 126: The Clarence May 2025, Portree. We are gathered in a small field, perched on top of a perfectly odd lump of rock, proudly jutting out into the sound of raasay. The hebridean sun is setting over the black cuilin, casting the final rays of an unseasonally hot day upon us, before the haunting

The Good Spirits Co., 21, Clarence Drive, Partickhill, Hyndland, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 9QN, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #88 | City Centre

The Clutha

Pub 88: The Clutha I've always thought that there are actually only a few truly raw and great feelings left in this world: getting 6 reacts on the work teams chat, scotland actually winning a good game of football (lol), your car passing it's MOT on first go, a really great kebab after a night out,

The Clutha, Clyde Street, Laurieston, Gorbals, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 4SP, United Kingdom4/10Pato Pubs #130 | West End

The Crescent

Pub 130: The Crescent Mike Scott of the Waterboys is truly one of Scotland great lyricists. Hunners of classics but nothing tops the eternal whole of the moon. More akin to a greek epic than a song, Scott regales about the near-supernatural vision of a woman who takes one look at the ordinary and se

The Crescent, Argyle Street, Cranstonhill, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 8TD, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #76 | West End

The Doublet

Pub 76: The Doublet I've heard two ways of pronouncing the name of this pub. One is the correct way, and is said by almost everyone: "Duh-Blit". The alternative is said by the other 1% of the world who go to Glasgow uni, in their finest french tongues: "Doo-Blay". Unfortunately for almost all of us,

The Doublet, 74, Park Road, North Kelvinside, Park District, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G4 9JF, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #94 | Southside

The Florida Park

Pub 94: The Florida Park Firstly, following some confusion, I'd like to clear up how the official Patopubs Scoring Matrix® works. It's really not too complex, but the idea is to rate a pub only against what it is trying to be, rather than put everything on the one playing field. A classy cocktail ba

The Wee Retreat, 2, Myrtle Park, Hangingshaw, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G42 8UQ, United Kingdom3/10Pato Pubs #99 | City Centre

The Grant Arms

Pub 99: The Grant Arms I've been fascinated by this building for all the years that I've walked past. Used to stoop under the hielenmans umbrella on the way for the train, tempted to stop in for a pint en-route, but for some reason always put it off. Ended up doing the glasgow central tour last year

Grant Arms, 188-190, Argyle Street, Laurieston, Blythswood Holm, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 8HA, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #68 | City Centre

The Horse Shoe Bar

Pub 68: The Horse Shoe Bar I think if a photo could sum up the horseshoe, then it's probably this one. On the left, my well-meaning but somewhat alcoholic gen-Z pals; on the right, an extremely loud, yet still pleasant, american tourist; and in the centre, a pensioner who looks old enough to probabl

Drury Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 5AA, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #21 | City Centre

The Howlin' Wolf

Pub 21: The Howlin' Wolf Is there a more consistently busy pub in all of glasgow? Howling wolf? More like heavin' ale-hoose! Honestly tried for about 10 minutes to get that joke to work. I know that it doesn't, but that's the best I could manage so I'm leaving it in. I know I don't do ratings out of

The Howlin' Wolf, 100, Bath Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 2EN, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #98 | West End

The Islay Inn

Pub 98: The Islay Inn I'd absolutely love to know where the connection between the highlands & islands and finnieston came from. All in the space of about 2 blocks you've got the islay inn, the park bar, the ben nevis and the snaffle bit. Quite likely the greatest concentration per square mile of tr

The Islay Inn, 1256, Argyle Street, Cranstonhill, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 8TJ, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #59 | City Centre

The Lab

Pub 59: The Lab Just read yesterday that the lab is going to be shutting for good this weekend 😢. I can't confirm or deny that, but what I do know for sure is that there will be a special spot in pub heaven reserved for it. One of the best all-rounders, and the beer garden was a bit of a city centr

The Lab, 26, Springfield Court, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 3DQ, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #64 | East End

The Ladywell

Pub 64: The Ladywell If ever a pub's exterior could project a powerful sense of dread, it's probably the ladywell. It's situated directly across from a brewery, flat-roofed, and painted completely black for the sheer hell of it. Head down, shut up, through the doors...BAM. One of the soundest pubs e

The Ladywell, Barrack Street, Calton, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G4 0UE, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #75 | City Centre

The Last Bookstore

Pub 75: The Last Bookstore Let's start. This is cool. The John smith and sons shop front is absolutely slick and the ambient tunes hover just around the right conversational level. It's spenny but you're paying for the atmosphere, and on this occasion I didn't grudge the £6 pint. I don't know if it'

The Last Bookstore, 157, Hope Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 2UQ, United Kingdom8.5/10Pato Pubs #22 | City Centre

The Laurieston

Pub 22: The Laurieston Ah yes, the grand old dear Laurieston. Beheaded in its youth to leave a stumpy flat-roofer in the most barren of Glasgow postcodes. It has no right to still be going, never mind going this strong. Anywhere else you'd be bricking it to swagger in as a cartoon Francis begbie, bu

Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, 1, Carlton Place, Laurieston, Tradeston, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G5 9TW, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #72 | West End

The Lismore / Lios Mor

Pub 72: The Lismore / Lios Mor To try and make my way through this long, long list of public houses, it's sometimes necessary to link together 3 or 4 new pubs in a day. It's an efficient way to tick them off but you don't quite get the time to soak up an atmosphere and really understand a pub. Prime

The Lismore Bar, 206, Dumbarton Road, Partickhill, Partick, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G11 6UN, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #106 | City Centre

The Locale

Pub 106: The Locale Always thought that it's a bit of a funny thing that it's called 'the locale' even though it's local to almost nobody. The closest population centres are probably the nerds that spend 6hrs in the mitchell library, and the classy individuals that spend the night in seventh heaven

The Locale, Sauchiehall Street, Sandyford, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 7PL, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #96 | West End

The Machair Bar

Pub 96: The Machair Bar Found out a couple weeks back that it's actually really easy to feel like a complete VIP in glasgow. Step 1: Wander along great western road on a beautiful sunny evening and grab the first pavement seats you can find. You likely have to scratch, hiss and elbow to fend off you

Great Western Road, Queen's Cross, North Woodside, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G4 9HS, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #112 | City Centre

The Maverick

Pub 112: The Maverick I'm sorry, but if your pub is advertising tricks like this, then you have to be ready for the rinsing when actual qualified nerds like me come around. I have wondered whether I could go in and do this daily, but even my appetite for cheap tequila isn't quite strong enough for t

The Maverick, 25, Kent Road, Cranstonhill, Sandyford, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 7EH, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #87 | City Centre

The Old Hairdresser's

Pub 87: The Old Hairdresser's An ode to lost friends. Lisa and wiktor are not dead, but they are moving to Spain and it honestly feels much the same. The loss of patter in Glasgow will be immeasurable, but ultimately our loss is zaragoza's gain. And surely there is no better excuse than to go out on

The Old Hairdresser's, 27, Renfield Lane, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 5AR, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #104 | West End

The Old Schoolhouse

Pub 104: The Old Schoolhouse With the closure of the original stand last week - good night and god bless - the holy trinity of woodlands boozing has been smashed to pieces. Everyone knows that you get a few jars in the sun at the old schoolhouse, get in the stand queue nice and prompt, then top it a

The Old Schoolhouse, Eldon Street, Queen's Cross, Park District, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 6NF, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #83 | Southside

The Old Toll Bar

Pub 83: The Old Toll Bar Feeling like an adventure? Take the subway to shields road (not advisable at the best of times), cross under a motorway, walk about 100 yards along a grass verge, swerve some dodgy punters on the way. With some luck you'll stumble in here. The old toll is wedged uncomfortabl

Paisley Road West, South Cardonald, Cardonald, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G52 3TF, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #116 | West End

The Park Bar

Pub 116: The Park Bar Shock horror - a patopubs review on a monday night. In truth, I did make a start on one when I got in from the pub last night, but I was a bit mwi and my patter was even worse than usual so scrapped it. So much so, that when I got into the close, 'old dementia alan' from one of

The Park Bar, 1202, Argyle Street, Cranstonhill, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 8TE, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #105 | City Centre

The Piper Bar

Pub 105: The Piper Bar I must have been boozing semi-regularly in the piper for about 3 years and it wasn't until a month ago I realised there was an upstairs. I already knew I was a dafty, but what a revelation! And an even bigger plus, this corner spot overlooking, an admittedly barren and empty G

The Piper, 57, Cochrane Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 1HL, United Kingdom8.5/10Pato Pubs #56 | City Centre

The Pot Still

Pub 56: The Pot Still It really is scandalous that we've not covered more whisky pubs on here by now. Bon Accord is a good 'un but it's not got the wall to wall bottles that make the pot still so lovely. It's like an alcy's version of ollivanders wand shop. And the result of picking the wrong whisky

The Pot Still, 154, Hope Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 2TH, United Kingdom5/10Pato Pubs #79 | City Centre

The Press Bar

Pub 79: The Press Bar I actually adore when people just decide that pubs are dog-friendly without any indication or even asking. "I have a dog, he's coming with me for a few jars, and there is absolutely nothing you can say or do to stop me". Really great stuff. The press bar is a proper old fashion

The Press Bar, 199, Albion Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 1RU, United Kingdom8/10Pato Pubs #35 | City Centre

The Priory / Brunswick Cellars

Pub 35: The Priory / Brunswick Cellars Jesus God. There is something deeply unholy about this establishment. From what I've heard, the priory's days are numbered, but it's returning from the dead as the 'Brunswick Cellars'. You can call it what want but there is no way of lifting the curse that haun

Vibes, 239 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EZ, United Kingdom5/10Pato Pubs #133 | Southside

The Quaich

Pub 133: The Quaich Rocked up to the quaich yesterday in a whirlwind of emotions. After quickly ditching a certain 3-1 loss just shy of full time, we darted south and managed to smuggle ourselves and (many) cans into pollok to watch them score 10 goals against the worst team I think I've ever seen.

Quaich, 52, Coustonholm Road, Waverley Park, Shawmoss, Shawlands, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G43 1UF, United Kingdom2/10Pato Pubs #91 | West End

The Record Factory

Pub 91: The Record Factory I honestly cannot think of another boozer in Glasgow that is so consistently bad, but I simply can't stop returning. I actually don't think I'm a complete idiot, but the fact I keep ending up in the record factory is pretty reasonable evidence to the contrary. With the com

The Record Factory, 17, Byres Road, Partickhill, Yorkhill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G11 5RD, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #38 | West End

The Rock

Pub 38: The Rock Really, truly nice to see Glasgow finally show some recognition for the planet's greatest living actor and entertainment megastar. Dwayne may not be here to celebrate, but you can just feel the spirit of WWF course through you as his specialty lager makes it way down your neck pipes

The Rock, 205, Hyndland Road, Partickhill, Dowanhill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 9HE, United Kingdom9/10Pato Pubs #107 | Southside

The Rose Reilly

Pub 107: The Rose Reilly A really chaotic week. Another long work trip to pontefract, drank in 8 new pubs, finally claimed victory over the mouse in my loft, hit a top 5 all time hangover, and got my half marathon PB. It's what I'd call ~a balanced lifestyle ~. And the best of the 8 pubs was the won

The Rose Reilly, 58, Albert Road, Hangingshaw, Crosshill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G42 8DN, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #32 | City Centre

The Scotia

Pub 32: The Scotia Maybe a bit unfair to paint the scotia with this brush right from the off, but as soon as I think of it I just get the most unbearable stench of fish. Walked past it every day for a year on the way to uni and because it's right nextdoor to the fresh market the honk from it was jus

The Scotia Bar, 112,114, Stockwell Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 4LW, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #110 | West End

The Snaffle Bit

Pub 110: The Snaffle Bit The snaffle bit (top tier pub name) forms one third of the infamous teuchter triangle in finnieston, alongside the islay inn and park bar. Admittedly, it is probably the weakest of the bunch as the others feel a bit more authentically islandy. To use the words of the Big Yin

The Snaffle Bit, 979, Sauchiehall Street, Stobcross, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 7TQ, United Kingdom7.5/10Pato Pubs #113 | West End

The Stand

Pub 113: The Stand Oh, how I desperately wanted to rate the original stand as a pub but, as a victim of my own rules on what constitutes a boozer, I could not. The old venue was genuinely the best drinking establishment in Glasgow. The flickering candlelight, toy-story colour scheme, and an amazing

The Stand Comedy Club, 333, Woodlands Road, North Kelvinside, Park District, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G3 6NG, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #80 | City Centre

The Steps Bar

Pub 80: The Steps Bar Happy new year, one and all. I like to see myself as an optimist. And, however foolish it is, with every annual restart comes a renewed hope for life, a desire to improve oneself, and - in my particular case - fresh motivation to double down on the bevvying. I'm really looking

The Steps Bar, 62, Glassford Street, Laurieston, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 1UP, United Kingdom9/10Pato Pubs #39 | West End

The Thornwood Bar

Pub 39: The Thornwood Bar I think by the general malaise on show here, it's clear to see I was in the midst of a quite serious state of burst-ness this morning. No matter though, nothing that a trip to the thornwood can't fix. With the mother and the dogs in tow, the February sun came out for the oc

The Thornwood, 724, Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, Broomhill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G11 6RB, United Kingdom7/10Pato Pubs #62 | West End

The Ubiquitous Chip

Pub 62: The Ubiquitous Chip Oran mor one week, citizen the next, and now ubiquitous chip? I need to stop pretending that I have cash to burn and get back to the greaseball pubs and eat scampi fries. The chip is split up into 3 separate pubs, but the place is an absolute labyrinth and I wouldn't be s

Ubiquitous Chip - The Pub, Ashton Lane, North Kelvinside, Hillhead, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G12 8SJ, United Kingdom10/10Pato Pubs #100 | West End

The Woodside Inn

Pub 100: The Woodside Inn Right, that's it, stop the count. 100 boozers and we finally land on the one just a few drunken stumbles from my new flat in the town. I'll be honest. This feels momentous as the point in which I make the evolutionary leap from a weekend binger to a total weekday boozehound

the woodside inn, North Woodside Road, Queen's Cross, Woodside, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G20 7YB, United Kingdom3/10Pato Pubs #48 | City Centre

Tingle

Pub 48: Tingle TINGLE! I think this is a genuine contender for the stinkiest bar in glasgow award, with regards to both aroma and vibes. I haven't been inside in years but I remember the intense mixture of vodka and piss would hit you like a sucker-punch when you walked in the doors. Regardless, I d

Tingle, 33, Mitchell Street, Laurieston, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 3LN, United Kingdom8.5/10Pato Pubs #23 | City Centre

Variety Bar

Pub 23: Variety Bar The art-deco darling of sauchiehall street and the golden spot of the glasgow party strip. Easily one of my fav pubs in glasgow and seeing it back and firing on all cylinders again just warms me up like a good soup. Was in last week after the kings and they've revved the place up

Variety Bar, 401, Sauchiehall Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 3LG, United Kingdom9/10Pato Pubs #46 | City Centre

Vinyl Bar

Pub 46: Vinyl Bar Sometimes I think that I'm becoming a snob, getting accustomed to spending £5.80 on a pint of lager and looking badly upon a place that doesn't serve 'authentic asian street food'. But then all it takes is a visit to one really great place that does all the basics properly, and eve

Vinyl, 42, London Road, Hutchesontown, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 5NB, United Kingdom8.5/10Pato Pubs #14 | City Centre

Vroni's Wine Bar

Pub 14: Vroni's Wine Bar First things first, apologies for the dodgy blazer. Depop purchases go one of two ways, clearly. Anyways, this chilled out wee spot might actually be one of my favourite new places. The bar staff all looked like they were having fun which was class. My knowledge of wine does

Vroni's, 47, West Nile Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 2PT, United Kingdom2/10Pato Pubs #123 | City Centre

Walkabout / Felsons

Pub 123: Walkabout / Felsons I really seriously don't care for walkabout, and even less for its wee brother, felsons, the boring pool hall that lives upstairs. A pair of truly nasty boozers for weird old guys. What I'd much rather talk about is that @wiktorjurek_ is back in the country in a week and

Walkabout, 128, Renfield Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 3AL, United Kingdom8.5/10Pato Pubs #6 | East End

WEST On The Green

Pub 6: WEST On The Green Sure everyone will be pleased to see that my mug won't be plastered all over every post. Just trust in me that I was there. I'm quite convinced that west is one of the best pubs in glasgow. It's also probably the only good thing in bridgeton (except maybe @kok_laurens 🥰) We

WEST on the Green, 15, Binnie Place, Hutchesontown, Calton, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G40 1AW, United Kingdom4/10Pato Pubs #102 | City Centre

Whistler on The Green

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Pub 102: Whistler on The Green Had a fair idea of what I expected whistler to be before I walked in. I'd imagined it was going to be in keeping with the style of the rest of the trongate, which consists solely of porno shops, offies and the high court with the most dangerous people in scotland. Sadl

Greendyke Street, Hutchesontown, Merchant City, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G1 5PU, United Kingdom6/10Pato Pubs #30 | West End

Wintersgills

Pub 30: Wintersgills Ah, dear old wintersgills. I'm a bit of an architecture guy and have always admired the big art-deco sign, drawing your attention and inviting you into a bygone era. So when we finally ventured in on Saturday night, this very fate awaited us. Except the bygone era that we entere

Wintersgills, 226, Great Western Road, Queen's Cross, Woodlands, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G4 9EJ, United Kingdom0/10Pato Pubs #117 | City Centre

Yes Bar / Trumans

Pub 117: Yes Bar / Trumans Holy moly, here's one from the archives. Stumbled over it the other day whilst raking through some old messenger chats, looking for something else. It felt like indiana jones discovering some precious old relic and - trust me - manoeuvring around the dangers of decade-old

Yesbar, 14, Drury Street, Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G2 5AA, United Kingdom