Blackfriars, Glasgow,
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Blackfriars
Exceptional based on 19 ratings
Type: Bar

36 Bell St, Merchant City
Glasgow, Scotland G1 1LG [ print map ]
0141 552 5924
http://www.blackfriarsonline.co.uk/

Hours: Normal pub hours


Taps: 6
Bottles: 40+



WiFi
Children
Patio
Seasonals
Real Ales
Proper Glassware
Beer To Go/Growlers
BYO 6-Pack/Singles
Available At This Location (arranged by most recent)
Dark Star Espresso Stout (Cask) 85, Orkney Dark Island (Cask) 90, Dark Star Over the Moon 88
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19 reviews for Blackfriars
 Ambiance 81%
 Service 78%
 Selection 71%
 Food 80%
 Value 12%
 Overall 78%
 Rating 76%
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downender (116), Bristol, England
  78   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/58/1011/15N/A 7/1016/20

July 11, 2009
Visited 28/06/09. Great beers on offer from Dark Star, Kelburn, BrewDog and Inveralmond. The service was helpful and efficient, with tasters being offered as routine. Locals around the bar were friendly too. An excellent pub with a relaxed atmosphere.

RichardW (16), Carlisle, England
  82   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/58/1012/15 8/10 7/1017/20

May 9, 2009
My favourite Glasgow bar by some distance. 5 cask ales and a decent choice of continental draughts, plus a fridge well stocked with Belgian ales etc. Service good, food excellent (enjoyed the haggis...) and a relaxed atmosphere in a gorgeous part of the city. A must if you’re visiting Glasgow.......

MtStateBeer (21), Hurricane, West Virginia
  74   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/57/1010/15 7/10N/A17/20

April 2, 2009
Visited March 2009. Very nice place for my first real beer in a few months. Had some good real ales, I had and enjoyed the Dark Star Sussex Extra Stout on cask and a few Brewdog brews. The rest of their selection was nice and balanced. The food was good, had this fish and chips. Service was good, both early and late staffs. Overall it was a very great experience and hope to return one day.

Jonte (31), Gothenburg, Sweden
  84   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/57/1013/15 8/10 8/1018/20

February 26, 2009
Visited oct/nov 2008. Nice selection of cask ales in good condition. Also some bottled beers. The soup of the day was good. Kind of a mix between a traditional pub and a more trendy place. A must revisit next time in Glasgow.

Ungstrup (245), Frederiksberg, Denmark
  74   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/58/1010/15 8/10N/A16/20

April 6, 2008
Visisted four days in a row at my visit to Glasgow for RBESG. Some hard to get cask ales on, and a decent rotation, so it is worth coming back every-other day. Also a pretty good bottle selection. The service was friendly, though a bit slow on packed Thursday and Friday nights. Quite packed and noisy on Thurday and Friday night. Excellent food.

BoozyBugger (3), Glasgow, Scotland
does not count - explanation
  74   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/58/1010/15 8/10N/A16/20

January 14, 2008
One of the best Bars in Glasgow for real ale, Has a good selection of wines too for the non-beer fan. Food is excellent - the best burger in town! Can get very hot and busy at weekends.

MrBeachtwig (10), Sandared, Sweden
  68   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/56/1010/15N/AN/A14/20

December 12, 2007
Visited the place on a Sunday evening. Wanted a meal, but the kitchen closes at 20.00 on Sundays. Nice staff with some knowledge of beer. Three or four hand pumps which according to a local were shifted quite often, the other beers on draft quite boring. A decent selction of bottles including some really nice ones from Brewdog.

SHIG (81), Aviano, Italy
  86   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/58/1013/15 9/10N/A17/20

December 5, 2007
Location of the Ultimate Glasgow tasting and start of thge afters pub crawl. Nice selection on cask and bottles. The burger I had at lunch has to be the best I have had in Europe. Highlight of my weekend for sure!

rlgk (80), Vårgårda, Sweden
  78   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/58/1012/15N/AN/A15/20

September 6, 2007
Visited during RBESG 2007. Some nice beers on tap, but not a huge selection. Maybe a bit too crowded when I visited on a late Friday evening, but otherwise just nice. I will be back, Tom...

MesandSim (26), London, England
  86   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/510/1012/15 8/10N/A16/20

September 2, 2007
Great place. Ended the first night of RBESG there, had the grand tasting on the Saturday there and finished off there on the last day. Decent and well selected range of beer, Brew Dog a plenty, tasty and reasonably priced food and excellent service. Great music too. One of those places you instantly feel at home and a must visit if in Glasgow.

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Scene
Locals with some pre-theatre posh gits.

Noise
Can get lively

Staff
Generally good

Music
Live music in basement

Food
Apparently so

Parking
On-street outside.

Events
None beer-wise