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The Central, St. Andrews

77 Market Street
St. Andrews
KY16 9NS
Phone: 01334478296
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Taylor Walker (Spirit Pubs)

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Quinno _ left this review about The Central

An extremely well- done Greene King pub (formerly a Taylor-Walker). Lots to see - the gold and green ceiling, wood panelling, ornate dark wood island bar, comfy banquettes and jumbo brewery mirrors; I’m mildly surprised it isn’t CAMRA Heritage listed, I can only suppose almost all these features must be a fairly modern addition from its TW days. Three GK cask on the go, my Belhaven 80/- was in good shape (NBSS 3) whilst the Belhaven Black was the best choice of the keg and drank better than expected. Mildly surprised that this isn’t GBG listed, I would certainly recommend a visit on this showing. 7.5

On 26th January 2024 - rating: 8
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Central Bar

My first comment was going to be that the Central Bar has a central bar, but then I noticed the previous review! But as below, I found this reminiscent of pubs I've visited in Edinburgh. I too missed the CAMRA discount, but didn't notice a sign near the toilets.

It was busy on our Sunday lunchtime visit. Quite a few people were eating. Despite their being only 3 real ales, the beer range appears to be a bit more adventurous now. Greene King Abbot is available, in addition to Harviestoun Ptarmigan & Redcastle The Red Lady. The barman recommended and offered me a taster of the Ptarmigan, which was quite frankly vile. The Red Lady was in a much better condition, in common with most beers I had in Fife.

On 8th November 2021 - rating: 6
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Will Larter left this review about Central Bar

The Central Bar, appropriately, has a central bar: a substantial one with solid wood panelling and pillars and adorned with numerous hand pumps on three sides. On closer inspection these turned out to include a number of duplicated beers (Greene King Abbot, London Glory, Old Speckled Hen and Belhaven 80/-) plus four guests. I like this sort of layout, which I think of as being typically Scottish, and the beer was in pretty good condition too. Easily the best of the three we tried on our visit to St Andrews, and I would certainly want to include it on any future trip to this delightful small city. My only gripe would be that the sign indicating that a Camra discount is available was displayed on the wall on the way to the toilets, not on the bar.

On 24th September 2017 - rating: 7
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by hondo .
Leuchars, 5.31 miles, 1 hr 42 min walk (show)
Cupar, 9.47 miles, 3 hr 2 min walk (show)
Broughty Ferry, 16.53 miles, 5 hr 19 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Central, St. Andrews
26th Jan 2024, 21:47
Review submitted by Quinno _ amended by Quinno _
 
26th Jan 2024, 21:47
Review submitted by Quinno _ amended by Quinno _

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  • CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 26 January 2024 by Quinno _
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  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 26 January 2024 by Quinno _
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  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 26 January 2024 by Quinno _
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  • Wheelchair Access : No last updated 26 January 2024 by Quinno _
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 26 January 2024 by Quinno _
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