Dukes Bar — Restaurant in Scotland

Tucked into the other end of Old Dumbarton Road sits this little gem. I will not bore you with the other treasures in this area {dining inn, ahem} but this place seems kind of familiar.

Open ceilings, lots of exposed brick and steel table tops. Where have I seen this before. Oh, possibly 50 yards away up Regent Moray Street just inside of Brewdog.

Does the styling suit this location, Yeah definitely. But it does seem a little Single White Female in nature.

"What? We have always had steel table tops. What is unusual about that?"

So, this place was setup by the folks that designed the Brewdog pubs from Aberdeen to Camden. Is it exactly the same? Nope. But it is very close.

The seating to be completely truthful is a bit more comfortable. Only problem with the seating is the booths. They are very enclosed and you have an unexplained luggage rack hanging above you. All I can think is that someone will leave their stuff behind, which is the custom on most rail carriages.

The window seats are comfy and the place resembled a definite local for this area. Something I always approve of. The beer selection is decent, wide variety of bottles (including brewdog) and reasonable menu, although no food was tried. A couple flyers spelled out the drink specials. All good.

Would I go back? Not sure. I am rarely in this part of town except to meet folks at Brewdog or pick up a curry. If you were local then this is a welcome respite from the crazy crowds that spill out of the Doggy Place up the road.

I like the style. I hope it...

Potential to be a great bar, cocktails certainly looked well made. Apparently there is a right way to sit which isn't briefed (noticeably the barman didn't speak to any of the men in our group and waited for the smallest girl to go to the bar before kicking off) and despite buying five bottles of wine and twenty odd pints we were undesirable. Fair enough, we went just up the road and had much better beer without issue. One and done for us, but our local friends won't return either. I'd note that the barman claimed to have raised the issue repeatedly (we would have moved had they done so) but that wasn't the case. Ruined by one idiot who probably should not be customer facing as he...

Love this friendly, funky little bar. It is always a really enjoyable experience. We popped in last night for a quick drink whilst our awful curry was being made (that's another less complimentary story) at the Ashoka Finnieston and we were met with such a lovely, welcoming guy who was so helpful and accommodating with our order. He was also so lovely with our rescue bedlington whippet Eddie. It would be great if service everywhere was as good as it is here. A fab, Wee West end neighbourhood pub. Keep up the...