MacCallums, Inverness

A basic down to earth bar, long and thin, counter on your right past a weird separated area. A low T-bar and a range of solos offers a fairly basic choice of the usual kegs, Red Stripe is maybe a bit unusual, otherwise it’s unsurprising. Laminate floor, exposed stone wall to one side, but a bit of tongue and groove and a small amount of architrave suggests a long lived pub here. Banquette seating along the left hand wall at granite topped tables on wood or cast iron bases. The rear toilets are labelled cludgies and are up a step or two from the main bar. Screens, machine and piped music all present and correct. Very much a locals pub.

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It was a pleasure to find a normal pub in the increasingly bar/diner dominated city centre. I obviously wasn't the only person who thought so, as the place was packed, with a mixture of locals and tourists, and very lively on the Friday night of my visit. A guy with an acoustic guitar was providing live musical entertainment. A pint of Guinness cost me £3.60 and John Smith's, plus Tennent's, Fosters and Stella Artois lagers were also on tap, as was Strongbow cider.