Deoch An Dorus — Restaurant in Scotland

The door staff are absolutely rude. I arrived before my partner and when he arrived to meet me was refused entry by the door staff. They said he was wearing jogger bottoms and doesn’t meet their “clothing policy”, when in fact it was cargo trousers. My partner questioned the door staff and they did not like this. There was a man in there with shorts on as well as a man with an inflatable wrestler Halloween type costume. When my partner advised the door staff of this they said that the man with shorts arrived there when it’s wasn’t busy. To me it’s a bit hypocritical as it seems the clothing policy applies as they please, and the man with the Halloween costume was allowed in just after I arrived (when it was very busy). I asked the manager to come out and speak to the door staff. He said it was okay initially and said to the door staff to let him in. But since my partner challenged the door staff in terms of making the point that other people are in there that don’t meet their “clothing policy” they advised that my partner’s attitude is horrible for making a point which is very valid. The manger walked away and said well if his attitude is bad then he’s not allowed in. To me it seems the door staff that represent this pub pick and choose who to let in and when the “clothing policy” applies and doesn’t. This is the first time my partner had issues with his cargo trousers and being let in somewhere. Will not be returning as door staff are rude and have a...

Really bad experience and poor customer service yesterday. My partner and I have been coming here for a good few years now and have never been disappointed until now! We arrived yesterday with our 4 month old daughter, who was soundly asleep in her pram, to be told to leave as their is no children allowed on the premises, at all, there is no licence in place to have children in?! Appalling! Never heard anything like this in my life. The licence (Scotland) Act 2005 states that, for any child under the age of 16 should be accompanied by a responsible adult. Is the Deoch An Dorus the the only exception in Scotland? I think this is more of an age discrimination issue than anything else. I will be sure to share my unpleasant experience on social media & to our family and friend whom we have already recommend this place too. We will never be back near this place!! Very...

A good pub. There's no shortage of pubs in Partick but the Deoch An Dorus is the one I find myself returning to the most. I think the name is Gaelic for whisky and water. There are a number of big television screens in this bar so you can usually see whatever game of football it is you are looking for. The staff are always friendly and the pub maintains a good atmosphere all the time. I think they would claim that they are a neutral pub when it comes to footy teams but it draws more of a Rangers crowd when they are playing and it is always busy on game days. Fair choice of pints on tap and they must keep the lines clean as I've never had a bad pint. Good...