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Curly Coo Bar, Stirling

51 Barnton Street
Stirling
FK8 1HH

Phone: 01786447191

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Quinno _ left this review about Curly Coo Bar

Like the reviewer below, we also ventured in due to the silly name (changed from the somewhat more sedate - but highly British - moniker of Albion Bar around 10 years ago). Unusual pyramid shaped interior done-out in red and white with leather banquettes, old skool carpet and a nice moulded dado. The jutting bar has no gantry which felt slightly peculiar. A wide range of whiskies are showcased in backlit display cases which was a nice touch. An offbeat bohemian vibe, augmented by the 1950s music being gently expelled from the speakers and a sign proclaiming ‘Nae footie here!!’. A single cask in Orkney Dark Island (NBSS 2). Interesting curio that’s worth a look if you have time; sadly it was really quiet on our visit despite a number of other nearby pubs doing a solid trade.

On 29^th January 2024 - rating: 6
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Curly Coo

couldn't resist from the name alone.

More of a whisky bar - with loads available. One hand pull and the Inveralmond Lia Fail was in fine conditional.

Central bar with leather topped bench seating all around.

Lovely little boozer. Best in Stirling.

On 4^th October 2019 - rating: 9
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Will Larter left this review about The Curly Coo

Having found this pub closed on our previous visit to Stirling, I persuaded my daughter to join me for a post-prandial drink here this time around. Although its appearance is unpromising, this corner bar with central bar counter protruding into the room is instantly welcoming. The licencee proved to be a welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable woman; although the one hand pump was vacant, there were (in addition to the usual suspects) two very good beers which were either exceptionally well managed keg or some Scottish version delivered without the use of hand pumps (I neglected to enquire, but suspect the former). I went for Williams Brothers Joker IPA, which was vastly superior to the couple of times I've had this beer from the keg on previous visits to Scotland; my daughter had the Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted, which the sip I had told me was in equally good nick. When I exclaimed at how different it was from my previous experience of this beer when not real ale (i.e. cold and fizzy and tasteless), the landlady countered that she knew how to look after her beers, which clearly she does.

I don't know much about malt whiskey, and doubtless she will have steered us towards some of the more expensive examples at her disposal. Suffice to say that we spent more money than we had anticipated, but also had a better time than a cursory glance at the exterior of the pub had prepared us for. (It would have been even better if it hadn't been for the landlady's truly dreadful choice of music, but then nobody's perfect.)

Date of visit: 3rd June 2018

On 29^th June 2018 - rating: 7
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