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Phoenix, Dundee

103 Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4DH

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Dundee Central

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Quinno _ left this review about Phoenix

Lovely atmospheric place; pretty traditional feel with some wood and glass partitions, tiling, moulded ceiling plasters, lacquered bar upper with clock (apparently the impressive bar gantry originates from a pub in Cardiff and was installed in the 1980s) and some doily style curtains over the stained glass windows. Bold paintwork (red, gold and green) and some modern intrusions for the students’ benefit. Reviews below mention the heritage factor but it isn’t listed on the CAMRA NI site. GBG’24 listed with four cask, though a fairly dull selection in Deuchars Caledonian IPA, TT Landlord, one I forgot to note and a saviour in Orkney Dark Island, though a pint of this was clearly the first out for a while and slightly warm - NBSS 2.5; I noted that the cask wasn’t really shifting, think I only saw one other sold on a busy and bustling Saturday night. An enjoyable and idiosyncratic stop but I left a bit unconvinced about its status as a solid GBG venue. 7.5

On 26^th January 2024 - rating: 8
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Steve of N21 left this review about Phoenix

This is a proper traditional pub. Lots of dark wood, a superb ornate bar servery with etched glass mirrors, dark leather banquet seating divided by stained glass snob screens, interesting beer and brewery decor collection including several neon drink signs interspersed with more eclectic pieces such as stuffed deer and bison heads.
Varied drink offerings including all the usual Scottish keg suspects but also including five functioning real ale pumps which makes the Phoenix one of the better Dundee pubs for choice for the ale drinker. Alongside a couple of regional’s in the form of Deuchars IPA from Caledonian and Timothy Taylor’s Landlord were three from smaller Scottish breweries in the shape of Redcastle Brewery Nobleman, Strathbraan 80 bob and Wooha Brewing Porter. I visited on a couple of occasions during my stay in Dundee and found the beers to be well kept with the 80 bob being a decent beer and the Porter was superb.
After the Speedwell bar this was probably my second favourite Dundee pub for the ale and ambience.

On 2^nd September 2019 - rating: 8
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Pub SignMan left this review about Phoenix Bar

This is a nice single room traditional pub within easy striking distance of the city centre and train station. The room has a nice terracotta tile floor and a chunky dark wood servery along the left hand wall. The bar sports some excellent etched glass mirrors in the bar back, topped with a bold decorative frieze and lined with an encouraging amount of CAMRA awards. There is also the obligatory pump clip collection in one corner, near a TV screen which was showing a muted football fixture whilst a decent selection of indie tunes played in the background. A row of tables and chairs runs opposite the bar whilst some marvellous deep, curved banquettes follow the right hand wall, separated by some attractive dark wood and stained glass screens with brass hand rails. There are nice little details pretty much everywhere you look, from the attractive decorations of the lintels to the smart Phoenix-themed stained glass windows which are offset by a selection of modern neon signs dotted around the room. Elsewhere, various items of breweriana, a large stag's head and some old sketches and paintings round out the pub's satisfying decor.
On the bar, five fully operational handpulls offer one of the city's wider ale ranges, with options on this occasion comprising Fulers London Pride, MoR Ticia, Strathbaan Eighty Bob, Taylor Landlord and Caledonian Deuchars IPA. My pint of Eighty Bob was well conditioned, backing up all those CAMRA certificates, and I enjoyed supping it in a calm environment with a modest mid-week crowd.
I liked the feel of this place and thought it was the sort of pub that you could easily while away a few hours in, aided by a reasonable ale selection. It has the feel of a classic local's pub but offered a warm welcome to a new face and I would say this is a solid addition to any crawl around Dundee.

On 20^th June 2018 - rating: 7
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