Mallaig:
We’ve had hotels on pubblog before, and the difficulty for me is deciding if they’re sufficiently pub-like: pure hotel bars don’t get listed.
This is the reverse: It calls itself a hotel, has rooms available, and the website lists a menu, but it seems they’ve stopped doing food, and this place just feels like a local’s pub: a bit rough and ready, but pleasant and lively. No ale, but decent lager and very friendly staff.
Mallaig:
Just down the street from The Chlachain Inn, this has a restaurant attached, but you can just eat in the bar. Again, it’s not that traditional inside- much less than you’d expect, but there was ale, great food (including curry!) and a friendly welcome. There’s a TV and jukebox but you can hear over them. Prices OK- food expensive, but that’s true everywhere in town.
Mallaig:
The first pub we came to in Mallaig. First impressions outside were good, inside less so: the decor is less traditional inn, more 90s cafe bar, and there were small children running about and dropping pool cues. Beer was good though.
A second visit was much better: we were expecting the decor, and no brats evident. Great beer, fantastic food, and a warm welcome (and warm coal fire) made it a pleasant visit.