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End of year round up ( 2012 )

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:28 am
by beneld
Planning application for Old College Bar demo is in
Dowanhill bar has become "The Sparkle Horse" ( open although website says coming soon)
Bruadar ( next to Three Judges ) is reopening after being closed for 6 months as .... Bruadar
Thirsty Scholar ( was Overflow etc ) opened and apparently closed.
Waterfront ( was Glaswegian ) closed, opened then closed again.
East Bier Bar opened on London Road
Inn Deep ( was The Big Blue ) opened
Carnarvon reopened after brief closure
Avant Garde ( was Lauries ) opened
Central Market opened in Merchant City
Panavino ( Argyle st Finnieston ) open, setting the trend for that large central high bar/eating area that Central market and the Kelvinbridge Cafe have as well.
Hyde prepping to open right next to 3 judges ( old Memories/springwell tavern location)
Bay Horse ( southside ) closed reopened as Sweeneys on the Park
Tir Chonaill closed
Albert Bar might be closed as well
way more i cant think of right now. Any additions?
( Other links would mainly be to facebook pages )

Re: End of year round up ( 2012 )

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:36 pm
by The Egg Man
The Jeannie Deans (on St Vincent St) closed, reopened briefly as Barco and is now Riccardo's.

Re: End of year round up ( 2012 )

PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:41 pm
by beneld
You reminded me of some more

Pourhouse opened and in general that stretch of Argyle st has become the better more interesting West End.
Scaramouche (re) opened
Captains Rest closed - reopening as Munros next year.
New Variety Bar - Duke St opened

Re: End of year round up ( 2012 )

PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:05 pm
by banjo
i like being kept up to speed on the pub stuff.thanks for that.

Re: End of year round up ( 2012 )

PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:37 pm
by Fossil
Aye good Idea. keep it coming 8)

Re: End of year round up ( 2012 )

PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:02 pm
by banjo
sparkle horse,what is that all about.?that is one really shit name for a boozer.

Re: End of year round up ( 2012 )

PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:30 am
by Dexter St. Clair
banjo wrote:sparkle horse,what is that all about.?that is one really shit name for a boozer.


Compared to the Dowanhill?

I was in on Saturday night, They've painted the wall paper black so the colour scheme is black and cream with red leatherette benches and stools. It's still the Dowanhill without the puggy and projector, St. Mungo's lager is £3.70 , the computer driven music system was pulsing out the Gay Disco playlist at a reasonable level. There were a few old Dowanhill regulars and a mixed aged crowd of over thirties with a predominance of males.

I think the working classes are being driven towards Dumbarton Road. The Aragon was full of middle aged and middle class men of working class origin. The Common rooms were quiet, Oscar's is closed and bar Soba is a haunt of the mid twenties.