Broughty Ferry:
More Greene King stuff. Converted from an old post office, inside is a bit from the GK catalogue, this one with the slightly trendy section being used. Standard pub food, no cask ale, but Punk IPA on keg. Friendly barman, slightly steep prices.
Arbroath:
A ‘spoons. Quite a nice spoons, steep stairs to get in, but wonder of wonder, toilets on the same floor. Other than that, no surprises.
Arbroath:
The usual debate of “pub or not” ensued here. It describes iself as
family run à la carte restaurant and bar with accommodation
Just about pub, as there’s a bar that seems to be primarily for drinking, and it looks pubby, in a recently made-over kind of way from outside, but I’m now wondering, especially given that a pretty simple lunch (sandwich and fries, Cullen Skink, 2 drinks each) for 2 ran up a 35 quid bill. Staff were really pleasant, and it wasn’t a bad place to sit, but no cask ale, and food that was good rather than exceptional.