MacNabs Inn @The Royal Hotel, Portree

The bar of the Royal Hotel styles itself MacNab's Inn after a real old pub of that name which used to stand on the site, according to a history seen on the wall inside. The modern hotel bar has a corner entrance, next to a pizzeria, and also a door connecting it internally with the rest of the hotel. It's a fairly stylish modern bar with a wooden floor and a raised area near the front windows, for diners to look down on passers-by. Two hand pumps adorn the bar, with two beers from Cuillin Brewery at Sligachan: Pinnacle and Black Face. I've never been too impressed by the product of this brewery, but it's got to be said that their beers are a lot better than the dross that the Scottish national giants turn out (Tennents, McEwans, Belhaven: it's you I mean). It's good to see this one added to Portree's burgeoning real ale scene.