Blackfriars

Lovely traditional pub with some great tiger motives on the ceiling panels for one, great lamps and lots of room. Keg are almost all sadly macro, that does include 3 Beavertown taps with decorations and Weihenstephaner. Luckily there's cask which was all Stewart, good but could have been a bit more exciting beer-wise. Still great interior and mood.

Visit April 2009.

Old rating from my 2016 visit - This busy pub is a good choice for a decent pint in Merchant City, with a number of choices of real ale from Scotland, including from Kelburn & Highland Brewery's.

Modernish pub in the Merchant City. Selection was limited to mostly pale/hoppy ales, my pint of beer was unexciting. They do have Addlestone's cider, which I opted for instead of the cask ale. A pub that seems alright in most respects but far better drinking dens to be found in Glasgow.

Not sure why this place has such a high rating, although I guess gaffs change. No interesting keg beer. Five hand pumps, of which there were a couple of new ticks, but neither were particularly good (although well served). Quite a small, dive bar. A bit noisy. Not overly expensive. Staff were nice and service was quick. A few craft cans and bottles in the fridges. Overall, you’d probably get more from a Weatherspoons, if you wanted this kind of thing.

Not a huge variety on tap - 5 handpumps and some macro lagers. Looking at other reviews it was possibly just bad luck not to see anything exciting at the time. Due a revisit.

Popular bar in the Merchant City area of Glasgow. 5 cask ales on hand-pump. Usually some local ales available and some quality ales from further afield. One tap for a cider. Free Wifi. Very good service. Food available.