Largs:
Downm a side street, but near the sea front. Fairly traditional inside, but nothing very special, there was cask, which was nice, but it was distinctly below par, which was less nice, having had a decent pint of the same beer just hours earlier. Food available, but not when we visited.
Merchant City, Glasgow:
Again, a stripped-floorboards pub with food, but a bit smaller. Lovely outside space on a sunny afternoon, nice staff, and decent beer, and a remarkable building restoration. It’s actually a hotel and restaurant too, but feels like a upmarket pub, without being up itself- it’d make a nice place to stay in Glasgow.
Merchant City, Glasgow:
In a street of bars and eateries, this is a big ,modern, open plan bar/pub, all stripped wood floors, but it had one of the better selections of cask ale, had outside space, and was en route to other pubs on our hit list, and it was actually quite nice, if a bit modern and trendy for the likes of me: staff were pleasant, beer was fine.
Merchant City, Glasgow:
City centre pub with a historic interior. No ale, but the lager was drinkable. Barman friendly, too, but the real reason to visit is that interior; lots of deco touches and the particularly unusual partitioned-off “ladies room” with some lovely stained glass.
Merchant City, Glasgow:
One of the classic Glasgow pubs. Surprisingly not listed as a heritage pub, it’s got a nice traditional Victorian interior. Great staff, great beer, and a nice place to drink; the only downside being Nachos served in a pint tankard for some reason.
Wemyss Bay Station:
Situated inside the lovely Wemyss Bay Station. No real ale, but we were there a bit early for me anyway (11:30). The only pub very nearby, so it has regulars, and unusually for a station bar is not remotely grim; in fact, it’s quite pleasant, including the staff. Unusually, there’s only a ladies toilet, us blokes have to cross the concourse.