The Kintyre Forum

We have friends coming down in May and wondering where is the best places to go for a drink? Over the years and if town we tended to go to the White Hart, Commercial, Burnside and sometimes up to the Fiddles and over to the Davaar.

We are a slighty mature crowd so no loud banging music please.

No loud music in The Ailsa,as any of the locals will testify. It is situated in Shore St.,just off the Main St.

Nice chippy next door.

Not quite so tongue in cheek as Bill, there's an excellent bar in the Ardshiel with an extensive range of malts.

WC1 wrote:Not quite so tongue in cheek as Bill, there's an excellent bar in the Ardshiel with an extensive range of malts.

Is that your local WC1? Not too far to walk

Malky

My top 5 would be;

Fiddlers - really nice maintained public and lounge bar
Kilbrannan - must be the cleanest Public House in Scotland. Good food too. Unfortunately, I heard today it is closing as of tomorrow. Don't know if this is true?
Commerical Inn - Always a good haunt to meet up and good pints and yarns
Burnside Bar Really nice bar and great pints.
Ailsa Not tongue in cheek at all and certainly a place I would always tell people to go to get a real feel pub! Seems to be going well since the change over and any time I have been in it is spotless.

I miss the Davaar mind you.

Not that I go out much. I could probably do a review of all the pubs no probs.

Kilbrannan will be closed when you come, The Parahandy and Whisky Mac's I hear are closing too, not sure when...

The Davaar is still closed, but I hear it has been bought by an ex publican....

Feathers, Fiddlers, Commercial and Burnside all doing well....

Burnside & Feathers also for sale...

MacGochans is getting there, also with 2am licence at the weekend and food every day etc....

Sorry if I have misssed someone....

maxmix

maxmix wrote:Burnside & Feathers also for sale...

Are they up for sale for real, or just testing the "offers" water ?..

daftdog wrote:

maxmix wrote:Burnside & Feathers also for sale...

Are they up for sale for real, or just testing the "offers" water ?..

Feathers was in the Courier a few weeks ago but certainly never heard the Burnside is for sale. Surely, that is just a rumour? (well it wouldn't be Campbeltown... )

The Davaar is still closed, but I hear it has been bought by an ex publican....

Your a wile man for the rumours Maxmix - but some of this side of the town hope and pray it is true! 10 minutes less drinking time having to cross the esplande you know.

maxmix wrote:Sorry if I have misssed someone....

maxmix

The Kinloch(Gluepot)

Sorry Shaun/Duncan

and The Ailsa

James will sell you The Burnside in a mo

L8r

maxmix

Rumours ? (Not me surely) ((Watch Woolies post lol)

maxmix wrote:The Davaar is still closed, but I hear it has been bought by an ex publican....

maxmix

doesn't that make them a re-publican then hehe

Boaby wrote:

maxmix wrote:The Davaar is still closed, but I hear it has been bought by an ex publican....

maxmix

doesn't that make them a re-publican then hehe

dont tell me we have one of them in this area. i bet you that bugger from glasgow is behind this. you bring the feathers and i will heat up the tar..

Heard the rumour re the Davaar. Hope it's true. The Commercial for me in the meantime.

commercial for me, probably the only pub i enjoy drinking in in the toon!

Whisky Mac's is not closing, it is approaching the end of a ten year lease and the current owners have decided to sell it.
It is now in a fantastic location to take advantage of the forthcoming Waterfront and Marina development. Hopefully any new owners can introduce food or a restaurant type venue.