Hielan Jessie — Restaurant in Scotland

Usually a great wee pub, all the punters are lovely but this Friday we were greeted by a hostile clique headed by the manageress!!! I will never be back, the hostile female manager created such a bad atmosphere when I was there this weekend with some friends. She clearly has mental health issues but I honestly have never felt so unwelcome or unwanted in a pub before. Our crime was wanting to have 8/9 people in the bar, all spending lots of money, singing in the kareoke and dancing. I think part of her issue, in addition to her insanity, and her need for a personality by-pass, is she is jealous of any females who come into the pub who are better looking or more glamorous than she! She was openly hostile and canvassing other regulars to make sure we are were not causing bother! We weren’t!!! Disgusting antagonistic bullying behaviour…I have heard from other regulars she often sits and just glares at people, I had just never experienced it first hand. I hope she gets the help she needs however It’s a real shame for the pub because the average age of the HJ is 60+, they will never secure the next generation of customers with her behaviour! RIP Hielan Jessie, it was nice...

Went in for a couple of drinks before a gig at Barrowland. My sort of boozer. No thrills, no pretentiousness. Ordered a pint for my son and because em aff the pints the noo and going through a gin phase, I asked the lovely woman behind the bar what flavoured gins she had AND if I'd get battered if I ordered one. She told me she was the only person in there that battered people and I'd be fine. She was joking. I think. Anyway, the prices are ridiculously good. We'd had a few in some of the pubs 10 minutes walk towards the centre and it was about £4 cheaper per round (two people) for the same drinks. Crazy difference. So, cheaper drinks, friendly and funny staff, she was also prettier than me and I'm pretty, nice and welcoming atmosphere, not a tweed jacket, pair of cords or anyone called Henry in sight. Win win. I live about 70-80 miles away but might become a regular here, get a taxi home each night and still be quids in. Proper pub with proper people. Brilliant. I'll make a point of visiting anytime I'm in Glasgow, not just when I'm at the Barras, I really am that impressed with my first visit. Cheers...

To say this is the best pub along the Gallowgate is to do it scant justice as its competitors are largely match-day feeding time at the zoo bars. However, Billy Gold's hostelry gets my 5 stars for being one of my favourite pubs in the city, visited generally after watching a Celtic victory. It doesn't require distractions like television, jukebox or pub games to please the customers but the staff provide a warm welcome and, despite a lack of cask ale (deduct half a star!), beer - including good quality Guinness - is at reasonable prices....