One star remains in reserve, on my Yelpese throwing star storage belt, because I think this place potentially has more on offer than I've so far had the pleasure of experiencing. In addition to this hedging of bets, almost the entirety of those four stars come from the beer selection.
Remember when drinking ale meant a pint of John Smiths or at best, Best? Thank god the real ale movement has transmorphified itself into the craft beer phenomenon, and thank that same deity Glasgow's pubs have embraced it. Inn Deep boasts one of the best selections in the West End, with guest beers on tap, regular William's Bros. brews alongside them, and a healthy selection of bottles from local brewers and further afield.
The ever-rotating guest beers are going to get me in the door, and the surprising reasonable prices will keep me there. Honestly, exceedingly reasonable. Ever paid £4.00 for a pint of European lager? Stop that, it's dumb, go to Inn Deep and get something interesting, exciting and delicious for less.
Also on offer is food, however I haven't clocked a menu, nor sampled it. The pizzas which I saw wheeched out the kitchen did look great however. The Big Blue (peace be upon him) was a very regular eatery for me and mine, serving tasty grub at decent prices. I hope this has been maintained in Inn Deep. Many of the bar staff from the former establishment have been kept on in the latter, so fingers crossed the same can be said of the kitchen staff
That's beer and food, whit aboot music? Well, on the occasions I've dropped in the music has been great, and at a decent volume. The exception to this was a Saturday when some dancey-dancey-doof-doof music was playing. Not quite suited to the quiet early evening pint I was hoping for, but the DJs whose names I recognised but since forgotten, are ones I've seen attached to some pretty big and trendy/hip club nights around Glasgow, and the prospect of a night club style experience in Inn Deep's surroundings (and beers) is not one I'm in any way against.
The pub's split in four areas - ootside by the river, ootside under the archway, inside under the archway, and inside roon' the back. Under the archway inside affords a cave-like atmosphere which I always love/require my favourite pubs to have, and I only wish the outside areas could have had more use before Scotland's winter descended (which officially happened yesterday when I stuck a jumper on).
I'm looking forward to seeing how DJ nights turn out, and am hopeful about live music in the future. Until then, this is my go to ale cave. read more