after a busy day shopping, we've decided to come into Sloans for a well earned drink. Haven't tried the food yet but the Mac § cheese menu looks great - a definite must for me next time. great atmosphere and plenty of seating available. read more

Sloans - Bars Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

I've eaten and drank in Sloans many times over the years, most recently at one of their 2013 Christmas ceilidh nights and at a dinner/pub quiz earlier this year. The food at the Christmas ceilidh was actually ok for a festive dinner - nothing special but I've certainly had worse. However, the atmosphere wasn't great unfortunately! It took place in their Grand Ballroom and the space cleared for dancing afterwards was pretty cramped and not really fit for purpose. Not a lot of patrons were up for dancing (think the booze had taken effect by then), and it was pretty irritating being cajoled to take part by the callers. I personally hate Ceilidh dancing and was there as part of a group of 16, so was quite happy to watch those who enjoyed it take part and chat with friends. Fast forward to April and I returned again with a group of work colleagues and some external clients we entertain every quarter. We generally go to quite 'posh' restaurants but decided to make the April meeting more of a team building exercise and have some grub and attend the pub quiz. The food really wasn't very good unfortunately - I had steak and didn't enjoy it all, it was tough and chewy and tasted cheap. Most of our party proclaimed their food to be 'ok' but a couple sent dishes back. The pub quiz however was great fun and we all really enjoyed taking part - it was very well thought out and rescued the night! read more

Sloans has a lot going for it: it's in a great location, their events are very well done, and the building itself has a lot of old-school character. If the weather is great the beer garden is a fantastic place to hang out. I hadn't been there for a while, and in the intervening years not much has appeared to have changed, and it has maintained it's funky traditional pub vibe. I'd certainly be back for one of the events (especially the ceilidhs) in the near future. Would I go there if I needed a drink though? I'm not sure. I'm possibly looking at it with rose tinted spectacles, but I remember a Sloans that was a reasonably cheap pub, and again, my idea of prices in the city centre might be a little off, but Sloans now seems to be charging prices for drinks that don't match the feel of the place. Pints of West are £4.10 and two soft drinks were £4.20, and if I'm paying that much I would rather walk a little bit and go to a pub I really love. Again, I may be totally off with my pricing here, and if so add another star on (especially if you are a fan of the traditional pub) and let me know in the comments if I'm being tight! read more

Came here for their movie and dinner night and it was pretty awesome. They set up a large screen in a room upstairs and then served dinner. Eating and watching movies are two of my favorite things so I'd say that this place is pretty fun. The food was pretty average. They didn't offer a wide selection, and since I don't eat meat I was limited to the mac and cheese. I love mac and cheese but I wasn't in love with this one. I did enjoy my double gin and tonics though - they pour generously here! read more

I came here last Friday with a couple of friends. With the glorious sunshine we have been experienced you just want to sit outside. We hadn't been able to get a seat outside at the bierhall so thought we would try Sloans. It was mobbed to unfortunately and unless it's high noon Sloans doesn't get any sunshine because it's surrounded by buildings. Regardless we stayed for a few beers and found a spot to stand outside. If you can't get a seat the options are fairly limited and not trying to sound bit snobby but the alley it's in is pretty grubby so I'm not sure I'd be rushing here to stand up against a wall. Despite that, it has a nice selection of beers and it's just over £3.00 a pint which is fairly standard these days. The bar staff are friendly and despite being busy we got served fairly quickly. Unfortunately I can't review the place too much because we were only there for a few beers but I'm heading back here at the end of the month for SMAC so I'm looking forward to updating my review. read more

I went here for the first time last week for dinner. We sat in the restaurant area, which was very loud as the speakers were on high and everyone there was practically shouting to be heard! We talked to the waitress who turned it down for us though it was still at an uncomfortable level. We ordered a starter and a main course but when our food turned up they'd forgotten to do our starters so instead offered us a free drink, which was nice. I had the pulled beef chilli for my main and my partner had the 8oz steak, both of which were fantastic meals. The reason I gave 3 stars and not 4 is because of the dessert, which I have to say is pathetic! My partner ordered tablet ice-cream, which was actually plain vanilla with tablet broken over the top. I ordered caramel shortcake with ice-cream, which was one of those small squares of caramel, chocolate and biscuit with a small scoop of vanilla ice-cream on the side. Both these desserts were close to £5 each so you'd have thought it'd have been something decent for the price. We're definitely going back there to try out the starters and the main courses again but we're going to give the dessert a miss. I'd highly recommend the pulled beef with chorizo and black bean chilli, for £10 it's great value for money. read more

Sloan's is a great little Glasgow pub, hidden away just off Argyle Street past the cute cobbled paths. It manages to strike the balance between comfortable and cosy, whilst maintaining an slightly upmarket atmosphere that isn't filled with musty old men. This place is great for groups of friends to enjoy an evening out in the bar or sampling the impressive menu in the restaurant. A lovely little place, especially in the summer when you can enjoy a drink on the pretty cobbles outside and enjoy the Sloan's market that runs through the lanes on the weekends. read more

A nice old bar in the city centre of Glasgow although I found the drinks quite pricey but maybe it was the 'designer' beer I was drinking! Has many ornate features and additional rooms upstairs that have all the original antique features in place. These are the venues for many events such as live music, comedy nights, open mic nights and even dance classes! A lovely place for a meal and a drink. read more

Have been to Sloans previously for dinner (macaroni of course!) and it was delicious, however, our lunch recently was mediocre at best. Whilst the menu is full of choice, we both fancied a sandwich, it being lunch time and all. I opted for the chicken, bacon, avocado, lettuce & tomato sandwich. The sandwich was served toasted alongside a side salad. Upon tasting the salad, it did not appear to be the most fresh, with a few off tasting bits of rocket. The biggest disappointment however was the sandwich. There was no avocado, tomato or lettuce as stated in the menu, leaving a rather greasy chicken and bacon toastie. It was fine, albeit the bacon was fatty, but I was a bit baffled. Since we were on a tight schedule to catch a train, I let it go and just put it down to being an honest mistake. I am still a big fan of Sloans but will perhaps stick to evening dining rather than lunch. read more

Firstly ... had trouble attracting bar staff attention to get served - par for the course. Then they did NOT stock Johnny Walker Black Label whisky - the "best selling" whisky in the world! When my wife arrived after shopping,she asked for a Corona ...again they did not stock it. When she asked for a Deuchars,when it arrived,she stated that the colour was too dark - and upon tasting - proved it to be anything BUT Deuchars! When this was pointed out to the manager,she checked the barrel - said the pint was wrongly labelled at the bar...but offered NO apology,refund ...or really seemed to care. Terrible service ... Uncaring bar staff... Sloppy management ... Yet surprisingly dear prices for such a lack-lustre establishment. Would respectfully suggest you give this establishment a miss...Why spoil your day? read more

Gutted to give a favourite pub of mine such a rubbish review. Incredibly slow service, overpriced and tasteless salad and forgotten tea and coffee. Nice friendly staff. Lovely bar. What's going wrong in the restaurant? read more

the bars of glasgow are places i am definitely not familiar with. i've sadly never ventured to this city for much more than shopping and lunch, never a night out. thankfully that all changed when i attend SMAC and stayed at Sloans for some drinks afterwards. Sloans is a very cool bar just off Argyle Street down a wee alley. in fact when we were trying to find it we weren't sure if we had walked past it, thankfully just as we were about to lose faith we saw the sign for the bar! there's a very decent sized seating area outside with picnic style tables for those rare sunny warm nights. the downstairs bar also has a good bit of seating and also standing room around the bar. i think there were two reasons i really enjoyed my night at Sloans. the first being cheap drinks!! we shared a bottle of wine that cost only £11!! most of you are probably thinking this wine tasted awful, but i can assure you it was a very tasty sauvigon blanc and went down a bit too easily! the second reason i enjoyed this place was the awesome music that just gave it an excellent vibe. the only drawback to Sloans was that if you're sat outside when it turns 10pm they will literally force you inside the bar or take your drink away. apparently this is some law, but still sad as it was a lovely night and i didn't like being forced inside at 10pm. overall though definitely a fun bar and i place i hope to be returning to soon!! time for a proper glasgow night out :) read more

I've attended previous Eatfilm events at Sloans where you are "dined" with macaroni, chilli, or hotdogs and chips as a movie is shown. I was pleased to be invited to group outing to see "Elf" on Monday 14/12/2015. We'd been last year, had a great time and this appeared to be a new tradition in the creating. On the day, I was excited and packed my first ever Christmas jumper in my bag. Some of us got to Sloans around 7.30pm for the 8.30pm start. We waited in the main bar and I bought two mulled wines for £4 each. I was a bit surprised as one of them was served in glass mug with a handle and the other was in a smaller glass with no handle. Both were full and I took the smaller one. Other people arrived, and everyone else seemed to get the mug sized glass (one guy even got a plate with a napkin AND A SPOON!) I'm taking it that I just got the short end of the stick there. The bar was busy, we couldn't get a seat and we felt we were getting in the way as people pushed past us to get the toilet. We headed up to the second floor, where they hold the screenings, just before 8pm and were told that we couldn't get in because they weren't ready. We headed back down to the busy bar. At around 8.15pm, a queue had formed along the stairway, so we joined it and it began to slowly move. When we arrived at the door, I was a bit concerned when one of our party said that we were the group of ten to a response of "We don't have a group of ten." It became clear when we discovered that we had only been allocated a small table for two people! We then had what seemed to be an interminable wait in the corridor as happy event goers brushed past us to identify and make their way to their table. Theories and solutions in our group ranged from: "there must be a table of 10 that will have only 2 people sitting at it", "they could push those two tables together", "what if that table of eight don't show then we could have that?", etc. However, those were all dashed as everyone else seemed to show up and our group was the only one affected by this problem. I felt sorry for our organiser, who was out explaining to people she knew at a table why we weren't being seated. Our group of ten booking had been made in October. Our organiser's ticket showed that and Sloan's records showed that. I watched as a staff member apologised. I found it completely bizarre when he said that he was really sorry but we couldn't be accommodated and the best he could do was re-book us for another night. Seriously, that was the best he could do? Our organiser had come in from Ayrshire and others had come from similarly far-flung areas. The festive season is well under way and if their Monday screening was full then what chance would they have of accommodating ten people before Christmas? If they did then there would have been zero chance of all of the ten disappointed people making it to that night. That is where this review has to come to an end, as we then departed into the cold Scottish evening to consider what Sloans had done. Obviously, without having attended that night, I can't say much about how Eatfilm is now. However, previous experiences were that the presentation was a bit rough and ready, the projection and sound being nowhere near cinema quality, but it was just a pleasant venue to spend an evening catching up with friends, relaxing and having a laugh. Let's face it, we've already seen "Elf", why else would we have come? Sloans failed at festive entertainment. As for my Christmas jumper, it remained packed and I'm pleased that it was untainted by this farce. read more

Perfectly serviceable pub. A lot American beer if you're into that ( I think IPA tastes like licking an arm pit ).

I'm a huge fan of Sloans and today it was its usual busy self. Sloans is also a dog friendly venue which I love. We had a lovely dog in today and he was lapping, (if you pardon the pun, hmm, hmm) up the attention, rightly so too as he was beautiful and very well behaved. The barman poured the pint and offered water for the dog, Sloans eared a star for that alone. We didn't eat here on this visit but I recommend the food as its use ally delish! Our drinks were served quickly, cold and the barman was friendly and attentive. My short legs tend to dangle from the bar stools and they do become uncomfortable after a while but thankfully we got a seat before too long. My only gripe is the restaurant was fairly empty but your not able to sit in that section and just drink, shame as people were standing when they could use the facilities, even until the tables needed for food. Other than that, it may be Glasgow's oldest bar but it's still one of its best. read more

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I do like Sloans - it's a beautiful pub, it's nice to sit outside on summer evenings, the ceilidhs upstairs are fun and the function rooms are great for birthday parties. What's probably not so good is trying to come here for food on a Friday evening. (This is another chapter in the "Where Can We Go Now The Universal Has Shut?" saga). We booked a table for 5pm to get in early but even so, it was packed. People kept trying to sit at our reserved table - eventually after we'd eaten we did all scrunch up to one end so other people could sit down, but there wasn't that much room while we were eating. I also ended up with four guys pretty much standing round my chair talking over my head - every time I turned to look at my friend sitting beside me, some bloke's bum was in the way (and not even that impressive a bum, sadly). They did move eventually but it was quite uncomfortable having somebody standing right over you while you're trying to eat and chat to your friends. The food was okay but given Sloan's gastropub reputation I expected a lot and I was actually a little disappointed. The mac and cheese was nice enough but the thin cut fries were a bit undercooked and not very good. One of my friends had to wait an age for her food - the rest of us were nearly finished ours by the time hers arrived, although they were very apologetic about the delay. At some point they whacked the music up so loud we couldn't talk across the table (yes, we're old, we like to talk in pubs), and we ended up leaving. I know it's Friday night in a city centre pub and I know I'm just comparing it to other pubs where you can sit and eat more comfortably on a Friday, but it was just too busy and too noisy for what we were there for. I'd probably still come here for daytime food or evening drinks but I think evening food in the bar area isn't really a good idea. read more

I took my mum to Sloans for lunch this Mothers Day. My mum likes good old pub grub and I like the general aesthetics of Sloans in general. I booked the table for 2pm we arrived a couple of minutes after and the waitress quite abruptly told us to wait. Our table wasn't ready it needed cleared and wiped. Once seated we were served pretty quickly. We both had fish and chips which was good it was let down by how stodgy and oily the batter was but it was still tasty. For desert we had a berry pavlova and sticky toffee pudding both were delicious. Our service in general was decent but it seemed one waitress was doing the lions share of the work and was the most pleasant. When I got the bill I was paying by card and just went to the till right away to pay because it was getting very busy so felt I'd be waiting for someone to bring the card machine to me. Overall it was a pleasant experience and I still like Sloans as a venue but just wouldn't rush back to eat there. read more

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I go through phases of drinking and eating in certain pubs for maybe a month or two before getting bored and moving on. As 2009 went, Sloans became a firm favourite of mine. There's nothing better than having a day off and sitting in their small courtyard with a coffee, some tablet and a paper. It's just off the ever-so-busy Argyle Street, underneath a small passage way. I like the contrast between the hectic roads and then the moment of calm as you enter the outdoor area. Because the downstairs area is split between a pub and a restaurant, if you're here for a drink during peak hours, it can be difficult to find a seat! There's a good atmosphere of both younger and slightly older folk that come in here and the music usually meets the requirements for both. I could go on and on about Sloans but I've never taken anyone here who hasn't come back. You'll love it! read more

At a loose end on Friday night? Look no further - boogie on down to Sloans and for the bargainous price of £8 (or £5 if you're a student) you get yourself an awesome evening of the good old scottish country dancing. This ceilidh runs every Friday night - the band were great (although seemed unwilling to accept that Govan was a country when asking where people were from), the ballroom was packed and a glass of water was free - all you need for a cheap night out when you spend too much time dancing to drink! Should auld acquaintance beeeee forgot.... read more

Sloans is a Grade A listed building and still retains original features. These includes the ceramic tiled entrance, grand mahogany staircase, rich woodwork and etched glass. We had lunch in the bar and the food was lovely. Try the Spanish fish stew with chorizo, mussels, prawns & salmon. At £7.95 excellent value for money. read more

Traditional American? I don't think so. The food was fresh and tasty. Great for us Vegetarians. Excellent service. Wonderful

The location is rather grand however the menu is rather dull and likely to make you run to the nearest supermarket to purchase Yakult. The snug bar is a nice place for a drink and a blather. read more

Excellent venue, bit harsh lighting though. Good choice of alcohol, nice friendly staff. Good food nice atmosphere. Doesn't feel like you are in the middle of a bustling City Centre. read more

Very nice wee pub, warm and the staff made us feel very welcome! EATFILM was alot of fun!!!x

Sloans is lovely and has a really nice atmosphere. i've never seen any trouble there and it doesn't ever have the hint of violence in the air that other Glasgow pubs often have! Despite looking like a very old fashioned venue Sloans has a large cocktail menu and makes some amazing French Martinis (although at five pounds they're not cheap!). read more

The well-established Friday night Ceilidh is abosutely amazing. Probably rates as one of the best in Glasgow. however, it can get a little bit crowded though due to limited seating, so expect to be standing for the event unless you arrive early. read more

We just visited Glasgow and two local policemen recommeded Sloan's as an authentic Scottish place to eat. They were right. We had Steak, Kilburn Ale Pie and Mac and Cheese as well as pints of Kilburn Ale. The flavors were savory, the ale was perfect and the personality was charming. Wish we had more time to visit again. read more

This place is amazing it is a great all rounder great pub food and drink also in the evening they do a celiah friday nights but you will need to check when they are on but they do a sit down meal and you then go through to the celiah and it is only £20 great night out for family or work read more

I've lived in Glasgow for 18 years and only made it to Sloan's a couple of months ago. My friend and I enjoyed a surprisingly good meal - surprisingly only because we had expected a pub to deliver pub grub and it was definitely above that. Friendly staff too, definitely one of Glasgow's little secrets, tucked away off Argyle Street. read more

Sloans is a great looking place over three floors, each floor has beautiful ornate period features, but is not austere, it's really welcoming. I have had some lovely meals here and it's great for afternoon tea. They have an indoor and outdoor market too with lots of handcrafted goodies, vintage items etc. They show films and have a regular ceilidh night, you would be hard pushed to find somewhere that offers such a wide range of events. Staff are a bit hit and miss I have to agree. read more