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Heritage Pub

Scotia Bar, Glasgow

Operator: Belhaven (Greene King)
112-114 Stockwell Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G1 4LW (View on Google Map)
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One of several pubs which claim to be the oldest in Glasgow. It certainly looks the part with its half-timbered frontage, wood panelling, dark wooden benches and low ceilings. It has been a firm fixture on the folk music scene for decades, the likes of Hamish Imlach and Billy Connolly performed here, and there are still regular sessions and live bands. Most of the seating is close to the L shaped bar, and there is also a cosy snug. Beers are predominantly from Scottish breweries.

Information for this venue is provided by the Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Last updated
03/09/2024
Last surveyed
27/02/2024
Pub ID
GLA/0724
Asset of Community Value

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

First licensed in 1815, this pub is famous for a folk music tradition started in the early 1960s, the most famous artist to appear here being the Glasgow legend Billy Connolly. The mock-Tudor frontage and a number of fittings date from a refurbishment in 1929. The bar counter has the old terrazzo spittoon trough around the base and match strikers all along the top; there is a mirrored back gantry and a part-glazed partition on the left, which creates a separate small bar. Following a period of closure, the pub was refurbished by Brendan McLaughlin in 1987, which is the date of the rear section of the back gantry, the short partitions and panelled walls. On the right, another partition creates a tiny snug on two levels, and there are signs of a another snug at the front where some bell-pushes remain.

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Opening
Food
Monday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - Midnight
Tuesday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - Midnight
Wednesday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - Midnight
Thursday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - Midnight
Friday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - Midnight
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Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

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Scotia Bar, Glasgow

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Changing beers typically include: Broughton - Old Jock , Cromarty (varies) , Orkney (varies)

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Soup & pizza
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Soup & pizza
Live Music Live Music
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Except when live music is on.
Games Games
Dominoes, chess and backgammon are available
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
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Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
Close to metro (400m)
St Enoch
Nearby Station (400m)
Argyle Street
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