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The Oban Inn, Oban

Stafford Street
Oban
PA34 5NJ

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Oban Town

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paulof horsham left this review about The Oban Inn

As cask ale tends not to be a big deal in most of Scotland, you'll have to make do with Fyne Ales Jarl and Leven IPA in this excellent traditional town centre pub. The upside of course is that the restricted choice can mean better quality and that seems to be the case at The Oban Inn.

Food is offered, as this is very much a tourist town. If you're visiting and in need of a decent pint in an atmospheric pubby location, you'll want to come, and many did while I was here, though it was just about possible to find a place to sit and drink my pint.

On 9^th October 2024 - rating: 8
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Oban Inn

A good sized and traditional looking pub, it’s in a very central location opposite the estuary and is split across two levels with a bar counter on each, although the upper one was not serving on our visit.

The lower bar is the more atmospheric of the two, with black wooden beams on the ceiling, some type of very old stone tiles on the floor and large nautical maps on the wall as well as a brass ship’s Engine Room Telegraph affixed to the floor and other nautical artefacts such as a barometer. Plenty of old jugs hung from the ceiling, and there were a few awards as well as some brewery paraphernalia. The upstairs room despite lacking some of the character of downstairs was still very pleasant, with dark wood panelling covering the ceiling, a mixture of red patterned carpet and parquet wood on the floor, and a wood panelled bar counter with dark wood balustrade above. An old fireplace was off to one side, and there were also a few arched stained-glass windows, making it feel a little ecclesiastical. Seating was mostly fitted and padded button back benches, along with a few padded tools.

Beers on tap were Fyne Ales’ Highlander and Jarl, whilst the cider was a slightly disappointing Inch’s Medium Apple and Strongbow Dark Fruit. Overall, this was certainly the favourite of the pubs that we visited in Oban.

On 11^th July 2023 - rating: 7
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Oban Inn

Probably the best pub in Oban, this one is centrally located near the waterfront and is slightly unusual in that there is a public bar on the ground floor, with a slightly larger lounge bar upstairs. The ground floor bar was busy with a young-middle-aged crowd, whilst the lounge upstairs also looked busy with a slightly older crowd, as I peeked in. Both rooms have their own bars.

One of only 2 pubs in Oban to have multiple real ales (the other being a Wetherspoon's), this one at least had the feel of a proper boozer with plenty of history. The CAMRA website points out that banknotes line the beams. However, these appear to have been replaced with pumpclips.

Both real ales were from Fyne Ales - Jarl & Highlander.

On 25^th December 2022 - rating: 6
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