Tennents, Hillhead, Glasgow

Arriving at 5.15 on a Friday we discovered that all the tables in the large open-plan main room were reserved so we were COVID-shoved in a bland basement bar. All the ales were upstairs which made ordering tricky as nobody really knew what was on, so up I trudged to give it a visual, and a bland selection it proved to be with only one of interest. Anyway after an extended faff it eventually arrived, a Northern Monk Eternal (NBSS 3) alongside a softie for the missus; either prices are at the extreme end of the Glasgow spectrum or I was overcharged. Got the feeling some of the staff weren’t that interested in serving a small and mildly awkward order and frankly I was happy to drain it and shove off – why couldn’t they just list the beers downstairs on a piece of paper?? Perhaps securing a seat upstairs would have made for a better visit but you play the hand that’s dealt, and this one was a fold; it certainly doesn’t live-up to the standards described in some of the more sepia reviews below.