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The Horse Shoe, Glasgow

19 Drury Street
Glasgow
G2 5AE

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Oak Tree (Mitchells & Butlers)

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Glasgow Central

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Quinno _ left this review about The Horse Shoe

Ornate Mitchell's pub with tiled flooring, jumbo mirrors, horseshoe-shaped fireplace and island bar with a good dose of dark varnish wood trim – it looks very impressive and is *** CAMRA Heritage listed. Claims to have the longest bar counter in Scotland. GBG listed with four cask on, 2x Timothy Taylor and 2x Stewart; halves of the latter were both a bit tired and past their best (NBSS 2.5) a classic Scottish Book filler. Nice pub, worth a visit when quiet but don’t expect impressive cask quality. Karaoke '8 days a week' according to the sign above the bar; fortunately it wasn’t happening the evening I was in (day 9?).

On 13^th July 2026 - rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Horse Shoe

Doesn't look that much from the street, but this pub's famous interior is certainly well worth looking at. Much of the furniture and décor around the substantial island bar is of interest, but it can get very crowded although I get there early enough on this visit (my first for 13 years) to have a good look at the various heritage features. The four handpumps are quite hard to spot, but I found a pair of cask ales from Stewart Brewing - Jack Back and 80/- (£4.85) - along with Landlord and Wye Valley's HPA.

On 9^th April 2025 - rating: 8
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Will Larter left this review about The Horse Shoe

Probably the nearest pub to the Central station with real ale, and it was very busy when I arrived just after noon, having opened at 11am. The four hand pumps were hard to find among the crowd, and one of the four was hidden by a stack of glasses, while the Doom Bar was too far to the right to feature in my shot (see photos for the three that I could frame). The barman misheard my request for a half of the Stewart Jack Back 3.7%, but luckily it was very good (NBSS 4) and only £4.80/pint, so we didn't come to blows. This is a beautiful backstreet pub with a big island bar with a pelmet held up by pillars, and topped with plants and items of art or bric a brac. The walls, and even the underside of the staircase are festooned with old pictures of scantily dressed women, which I struggled to see at risk of a cricked neck. A destination pub.

On 15^th November 2024 - rating: 8
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