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Ben Nevis, Fort William

103 High Street
Fort William
PH33 6DG

Phone: 01397702295

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Orchid (Mitchells & Butlers)

Served areas

Fort William Town

Reviews of Ben Nevis (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Quinno _ left this review about Ben Nevis

Now a much more foody operation (new owners in 2019) with the right hand bar given over to it. Said food was very good and relatively well-priced. GBG listed and my Hanging Tree 80/- was pretty good (NBSS 3.5). The views from the rear window over Loch Linnhe are indeed very nice. Shame we weren't sat by it.

June 2016
Two room pub (Jacobite lounge and Ben Bar), a quieter left lounge and a more raucous bar to the right, hosting a covers band of varying quality. Bar in both rooms, weirdly only one of them had the full selection clipped (Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted, Deuchars IPA and Red McGregor). My Red McGregor was fine, though was served by offhand staff. Low beams, red walls and a general mix of aged and modern. Apparently there’s a rear decked area affording good views of Loch Linnie. Golf on TV. A fair stop in the context of Fort William and I may have preferred it more at a quieter time. Rated 6

On 13^th July 2026 - rating: 6
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Ben Nevis

A traditional pub in the High Street,there are two rooms ,a large lounge to the right and a smaller public bar feel to the left,although the rear of this room with fine views over the Loch is reserved for diners.The open terrace outside would be a good spot when the weather is warm.
The drinking area has a real fireplace,traditional furniture and was hugger mugger creating a good atmosphere.Just two real ale both Hanging Tree ,Ben Nevis (NBSS 3.5) and Eighty Shillings (NBSS 3.5).Indie beer ,two from Glen Spean beside multinational keg crap.The food was proving very popular ,and because the lounge was shut due to staffing issues folk were getting turned away.The decent real ale would draw me back again to this pleasant ,friendly pub.

On 15^th March 2025 - rating: 8
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Old Boots left this review about Ben Nevis

Almost diagonally opposite to the ‘spoons one way and Grog & Gruel the other it has a bar to the left and a restaurant to the right. The bar is a tadpole shape with a wide area at the front including the counter and a narrower part at the back with a nice view of Loch Linnhe. No silly names or indeed signs to distinguish the two rooms, my personal politics dispose me to avoid anything with Jacobite in its name, however it’s under new ownership since 2019 so the previous reviews are no longer entirely valid.
Two pulls in the bar with Hanging Tree brewery beers, there are three pulls in the restaurant with a third Hanging Tree beer, my beer was in decent condition and quite drinkable. Stool and banquette seating at tables in the front with dining tables at the back of the bar, there’s a wait to be seated sign here as it’s given over to better margin food sales. Distilling themed decor. Not the best staff I’ve come across however it’s not bad for a quick drink and I’ve not seen Hanging Tree beers elsewhere.

On 16^th June 2024 - no rating submitted
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