The Horseshoe Bar, Greenock - pub details
Address: 30, Kilbain St, Greenock, Renfrewshire, PA15 1SR [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 16431) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Greenock West (0.3 miles), Greenock Central (0.5 miles), Drumfrochar (0.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV
- Food served, Real ale
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> Current user rating: 6.0/10 (rated by 2 users)
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user reviews of the Horseshoe Bar, Greenock
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| The "old man" pub is a curiously Scottish phenomenon; half pints of Tartan Special for the old guys and pints of lager for the old-guys-in-waiting. The chapping of dominoes, or the occasional hack of a forty-a-day regular down by the fire exit punctuate the silence, as Sky Sports plays out silently on the wall. The Horseshoe, attracting mostly an older clientele, might have been expected to fit this description. Thankfully, it does not. Despite being in a party of five lads of between 18 and 21, we were welcomed warmly into the upstairs lounge section of the pub, which serves food at lunchtime, as well as all the drinks you'd find downstairs in the bar proper. It's a little unnerving being the only people under the age of 50 who aren't behind the bar, but the quality of this place makes the initial discomfort worth it. The obligatory Tartan Special is excellent, as is everything else: Bud to Beck's to Strongbow to Sweetheart Stout is reasonably priced at The Horseshoe. If the drinks get your hopes up, you certainly will not be let down by the food. The usual pub fare - sandwiches, pies, burgers and such - are all available, as well as fish and chips and lasange. The steak sandwich is bloody amazing, and extremely good value for what you get, as is the "Stack Burger", laden with bacon and cheese. There's a TV with Sky Sports, and there's quite possibly a jukebox in the downstairs bar. I wouldn't know, however, as I've never been in: why bother when some of the best pub food in Greenock is available upstairs? Great pub if you're old; still great if you're not. nach0king - 4 Apr 2005 20:38 |
