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Settle Inn, Stirling
Stirling
FK8 1BU
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Quinno _ left this review about Settle Inn
Aged building (1733, apparently) with a rural feeling; wood and stone interior that felt a bit cold and foreboding despite the roaring fire. Quiet pub with a fairly mute barmaid and a ticking clock for company, fortunately we struck-up conversation with another pair of tourists. GBG’24 listed and there were two cask on over three sticks from Kelburn and Spey, both NBSS 3, plus a rare sighting of Tennants Special on keg. Odd one – I suspect if I were a local regular I’d get a warmer feeling but I never really settled (boom boom!) here.
On 29th January 2024
- rating: 7
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Ian Mapp left this review about Settle Inn
Good Beer Guide 2020 Entry.
Small bar with fierce coal burner. larger back room, with Bingo on a Monday night :-)
Two hand pulls - surprisingly Hobgoblin and Tribute. What happened to national pride?
Tribute nicely kept.
On 4th October 2019
- rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about Settle Inn
This quaint rural-style pub claims to be Stirling’s oldest public house, supposedly dating back to 1733, and it certainly looks and feels like a nice old historic pub. You enter into a tidy little front bar with the servery immediately along the right-hand wall. The bar has a nice dark wood counter and bar back under rustic criss-crossing beams. The front of the room boasts some pleasant wood panelling whilst the rest of the walls are exposed stone which includes an impressive arch on the left-hand wall beneath which there was a lit stove which was doing a fine job of keeping us all warm and cosy. Fairy lights have been strung around the place, helping to create a nice ambiance through muted lighting, whilst mirrors, old photographs and a well-stocked bookcase rounded out the décor. Two L-shaped banquettes provide the majority of the seating although most of the punters were sat on stools along the bar. A door leads through into a rear room which has plenty more seating and appears to have been hewn out of the rock in the hillside behind the pub, making it a very atmospheric spot. A decent ‘70’s rock soundtrack was playing in the background and probably reflected the tastes of the pub’s main customer base, which seemed to be middle-aged blokes, although a couple of confused looking students wandered in just as I was on my way out.
They had three ales on at the bar – Hanlon’s Yellowhammer, Caledonian Piston Broke and Lee’s Phantom. The latter was a reasonable £3.20 for a pint and was a well-kept drop of ale served to me by a friendly, welcoming barmaid.
I managed to walk right past this place earlier in the day without even spotting it, as it is a little out of the way and perhaps not where you expect to find a good pub, but I’d say it is well worth seeking out for some good beer in a very warm and welcoming environment. Probably the pick of the pubs I visited on my short tour around Stirling.
On 20th March 2018
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes - Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes - Sunday - last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 29 January 2024 by Quinno _
