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The Queen Vic, Aberdeen
Aberdeen
AB25 2YU
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Reviews of The Queen Vic (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Danny O'Revey left this review about The Queen Vic
Traditional pub with real ale, nice stop off for a beer
On 2nd May 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1456 recommendations about 1434 pubs]
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Queen Vic
This place is a bit of a walk out from the city centre, but it’s well worth the stroll to take in a lovely traditional pub with a grand interior. You enter via a small porch, into a spacious carpeted room with the servery down the right-hand wall. The bar has a nice curved dark wood counter with ship’s figureheads along the front, tall lamps at either end and a hefty looking pillared bar back with a built-in clock at the top. Seating includes a couple of banquette booths along the left-hand wall either side of a lit fireplace which has more of the same figureheads on it as those seen on the bar. There is an ornate mirror above the mantelpiece and a couple of torch-style lamps either side. Some marble topped high tables to the front of the room are complimented with regular tables and chairs through the remainder of the room. A few nice mirrors have been set into the wood panelling and there are plenty of old traditional paintings throughout the room, although this was offset somewhat by the inclusion of two TV screens showing music videos whilst an unrelated, but thankfully far superior soundtrack played over the top. The ceiling has a lincrusta covering which finds its way into the spaces between the large criss-crossing lintels.
I counted four ales at the bar – Taylor Landlord, Caledonian Deuchars IPA, Castle Rock Harvest Pale and Woodforde’s Simcoe Pale. The latter was a lovely drop, served to me by a friendly barman who asked what I thought of the beer and then proceeded to recommend it to other punters as they drifted in on a lazy midweek afternoon.
This place was nothing like I had expected, offering a well maintained, smart traditional drinking environment which has been modernised enough to attract a good mixed clientele. It is a bit out on a limb, but I was glad to have made the trek out here and would suggest there are a few central pubs that might best be skipped to ensure time to fit this into a crawl.
On 27th June 2018
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3114 recommendations about 3114 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about The Queen Vic
A straightforward 10-15 minute walk uphill from the centre and quite worthwhile. Looks a little odd outside, being a single-storey building. There are some nice heritage features inside (a pair of beautiful large curved windows, 4/5th high dark wood panelling, unusual square boxed lincrusta ceiling) alongside four ales, situated in the right corner of the bar. A good selection for up here too, with Tim Taylor Landlord, Caledonian Deuchars, Harviestoun Old Engine Oil and Redcastle Red Lady (very good nick) as well as a good selection of bottles. Two big screens were showing English fitba to a decent crowd, so much for Scottish pride eh? Noted that sandwiches were available for £2.50, a fair price. I liked this one and it’s worth trying to fit it into your itinerary. 7.5
On 20th March 2018
- rating: 8
[User has posted 5072 recommendations about 5055 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 26 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 26 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Child Friendly : No last updated 26 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Function Room : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : No last updated 26 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Live Music : Yes last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
- Quiz Night : No last updated 26 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 26 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 26 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - no toilet - last updated 26 July 2018 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 27 June 2018 by Pub SignMan
