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Haberdashery Bar, Dunfermline
Dunfermline
KY12 7DZ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Will Larter left this review about Haberdashery Bar
With front of the building now mocked up as a haberdashery shop and the entrance to the bar now at the rear and accessed along the vennel to the left, it was no surprise to find the bar counter being a haberdasher's glass-fronted counter, with buttons and cotton reels. No real ale will also not be a surprise, and I went for a half of Lagunitas IPA 5.5%, which was cold, fizzy and lacking in any discernable flavour. I'd have been happy to sit inside and take in the new surroundings, but it was just after opening time and there was a dominant scent of cleaning materials, bleach to the fore, which is very off-putting in a drinking establishment, so we went and sat in the garden, which luckily had some shelter from the prevailing wind off the Firth of Forth.
On 4th July 2022
- rating: 4
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Quinno _ left this review about The Watering Hole
A funny small, multi-level place with a higgledy-piggledy layout. What looks like the main entrance from the street is furthest away from the bar – two rooms separated by a doorway with intricate old floor tiling, with banquettes and mirrored walls. Up two steps and follow the corridor upwards past a couple of small snugs up to the main bar. Alternatively you can do what the locals do and head up the delivery driveway and use the side entrance direct to the bar. Bar area is weird - no windows, so permanently subterranean. It sports strange meringue-like walls, slate flooring and red padded bench seating. Brass foot rest noted. Large TV showing athletics with piped music from the jukey. There’s also a pool room off two steps to the left. No ale here, so just a freezing Belhaven Best served up by friendly staff. Not exactly somewhere I’d recommend for a drink but in terms of the unusual, it’s worth a quick look. Plus it’s close to the station.
On 25th June 2016
- rating: 5
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Will Larter left this review about Watering Hole
The front door leads into what appears to be a shop conversion, and it's only by exploring backwards from here that the intrepid explorer is able to penetrate the maze and reach the bar at the rear. This is all very pleasant, interesting and intriguing, but for the thirsty pioneer only disappointment awaits, as the bar has no real ale and the Belhaven Best that I settled for was freezing cold and consequently tasteless. Presumably, lager drinkers will be happy enough.
Date of visit: 6th March 2016
On 17th June 2016
- rating: 6
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Colin Walker left this review about Watering Hole
Situated downhill from the High Street and less the 200 metres from the Dunfermline Town train station. When entering the front there is no sign of the bar. There is plenty of seating and the place looks a maze. I has to ask some customers where is the bar. The bar is further through the back and up a few steps. The bar is better entered from the small opening to the left of the pub and entering from the door at the side rear. The whole place is very dark with subdued lighting. Caledonian best on tap.
On 23rd August 2014
- rating: 10
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