Iron Horse

[Ormond]

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Now, before anyone comes on to moan about better places to drink on a Scotland home gameday, this place is important to a lot of folk. I don’t drink here myself when in Glasgow usually but I have done. Either sign or don’t. Simple. 

[aaid]

Signed ✍️

Iron Horse has to stay open if only to keep the roasters away from Alfredos.  😉

[Scotland Ever More]

Had a few great nights in there, especially the day before we played Germany at home. Be shite if it shut down. Good breakfasts as well.

[Jim Beem]

Not been in for years as it always seemed to attract mainly the Harry Lauder/Footsoldier types. Happy to keep them all in one place though 👍

Signed 

[Return of Yermaw]

city centre needs more development and regeneration and less old man boozers/dives.......

[Fairbairn]

Used to work in Empire House right next door so it was a fairly regular haunt for a quick pint at lunchtime or after work but never any more than one or two in those cases.  When a crowd of us started going to games together we'd always meet at the Iron Horse and get the bus from there and we had some cracking days/nights at that time.  Not been in it for years but would be a shame to see it go for those reasons.

[bonzo]

Signed. I like a pint or two in the iron horse whether or not the football is on.

[Ormond]

1 hour ago, Return of Yermaw said:

city centre needs more development and regeneration and less old man boozers/dives.......

Agree to a certain extent but the continued booting of the working masses into line has to be at least tried to be held back a bit somewhere. 

[Brummie Hibs]

Knock it down and put a Costa or Starbucks or Pret or Eat or some other fad food shop. 

The sooner  Glasgow is the same as the hundreds of other identi-kit cities around Europe, then the better. 

[weekevie04]

23 hours ago, Return of Yermaw said:

city centre needs more development and regeneration and less old man boozers/dives.......

Most new developments are souless and all look the same. Give me a pub over a 'bar' any day. 

[wheres the pies]

We need more pubs and less shity Wetherspoons soulless places avoid them 

[Jim Beem]

23 hours ago, Brummie Hibs said:

Knock it down and put a Costa or Starbucks or Pret or Eat or some other fad food shop. 

The sooner  Glasgow is the same as the hundreds of other identi-kit cities around Europe, then the better. 

Is there a wankier chain than that Pret A Manger ? I think not. Lunchtime for complete whoppers 

[DoonTheSlope]

It’ll turn into one of these wanky places selling food with craft beer and serving drinks in jam jars

[Ormond]

5 minutes ago, DoonTheSlope said:

It’ll turn into one of these wanky places selling food with craft beer and serving drinks in jam jars

Mason jars laddie. 😋

[Squirrelhumper]

On ‎11‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 6:03 PM, DoonTheSlope said:

It’ll turn into one of these wanky places selling food with craft beer and serving drinks in jam jars

Nah, keep them for Edinburgh.

[Squirrelhumper]

Signed.

Mate used to work in the offices next to it so used to pop in fairly regularly for a Friday pint, not been in for about 6 months though.

Lauders is closed down now too due to the fire, so would be a shame to see another traditional boozer close down so close by.

[macy37]

It’s a hole. Would not be missed.

[Fairbairn]

On 11/23/2018 at 3:41 PM, Fairbairn said:

Used to work in Empire House right next door so it was a fairly regular haunt for a quick pint at lunchtime or after work but never any more than one or two in those cases.  When a crowd of us started going to games together we'd always meet at the Iron Horse and get the bus from there and we had some cracking days/nights at that time.  Not been in it for years but would be a shame to see it go for those reasons.

 

34 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said:

Signed.

Mate used to work in the offices next to it so used to pop in fairly regularly for a Friday pint, not been in for about 6 months though.

Lauders is closed down now too due to the fire, so would be a shame to see another traditional boozer close down so close by.

[Mox]

It's truly one of the worst pubs in Glasgow and the building with Paddy Power and The Blue Lagoon next door is a travesty, but I'm not entirely sure that getting rid of another boozer where the working class enjoy a pint and replacing with another identikit hotel is the right decision.

[Squirrelhumper]

12 hours ago, Mox said:

It's truly one of the worst pubs in Glasgow and the building with Paddy Power and The Blue Lagoon next door is a travesty, but I'm not entirely sure that getting rid of another boozer where the working class enjoy a pint and replacing with another identikit hotel is the right decision.

I can think of umpteen pubs that are far, far worse than it off the top of my head.

Hoops, Bar 67, Saracen Head, The Squirrel, St Vincents (utter toilet of a place for a city centre boozer), Old Govan Arms, Tall Cranes, Lord Nelson, Bristol Bar, Louden (Duke Street), Grant Arms.....I could go on and on and name about another 20 or so pubs that are worse than the Iron Horse and I'm by no lover of it as a pub other than a quick pint.

Much better traditional pubs in the town like The State, Admiral, Bon Accord etc.  

[Mox]

28 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said:

I can think of umpteen pubs that are far, far worse than it off the top of my head.

Hoops, Bar 67, Saracen Head, The Squirrel, St Vincents (utter toilet of a place for a city centre boozer), Old Govan Arms, Tall Cranes, Lord Nelson, Bristol Bar, Louden (Duke Street), Grant Arms.....I could go on and on and name about another 20 or so pubs that are worse than the Iron Horse and I'm by no lover of it as a pub other than a quick pint.

Much better traditional pubs in the town like The State, Admiral, Bon Accord etc.  

I'd agree with all of those aye, the city centre specialises in some truly horrific establishments.

[Scotland Ever More]

1 hour ago, Squirrelhumper said:

I can think of umpteen pubs that are far, far worse than it off the top of my head.

Hoops, Bar 67, Saracen Head, The Squirrel, St Vincents (utter toilet of a place for a city centre boozer), Old Govan Arms, Tall Cranes, Lord Nelson, Bristol Bar, Louden (Duke Street), Grant Arms.....I could go on and on and name about another 20 or so pubs that are worse than the Iron Horse and I'm by no lover of it as a pub other than a quick pint.

Much better traditional pubs in the town like The State, Admiral, Bon Accord etc.  

Half the pubs you've mentioned only open on a Celtic matchday. Solely designed for Celtic fans to get mwi and sing rebel songs.

They aren't really comparable to a city centre pub that opens every day and serves food.

[Squirrelhumper]

5 minutes ago, Scotland Ever More said:

Half the pubs you've mentioned only open on a Celtic matchday. Solely designed for Celtic fans to get mwi and sing rebel songs.

They aren't really comparable to a city centre pub that opens every day and serves food.

What ones are only open match day? Hoops & Bar 67? Pretty sure the others open during the week. Christ the Emerald even opened during the week.

I was gonna add Spirit but think it's closed down now!

As for match day pubs, Turnstiles is the pick of the bunch - absolute midden!

Edited November 27, 2018 by Squirrelhumper

[Scotland Ever More]

52 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said:

What ones are only open match day? Hoops & Bar 67? Pretty sure the others open during the week. Christ the Emerald even opened during the week.

I was gonna add Spirit but think it's closed down now!

As for match day pubs, Turnstiles is the pick of the bunch - absolute midden!

Squirrel and Sari are only opened on matchday now too, have been for a while actually. Same with Kerry's bar(or whatever name it has this week).

You're right about the Spirit, it's gone now. The whistling Kirk is still going strong though and has an 8am licence.

[Squirrelhumper]

3 hours ago, Scotland Ever More said:

Squirrel and Sari are only opened on matchday now too, have been for a while actually. Same with Kerry's bar(or whatever name it has this week).

You're right about the Spirit, it's gone now. The whistling Kirk is still going strong though and has an 8am licence.

I was in the Sarry Heid a few months back before a gig?

No sure where Kerry's is but add Kelly's to another list of shiteholes haha!

Whistling Kirk is actually a decent enough boozer all things considered. Used to live round corner from it on St Andrews Square - doesn't attract the same dregs as the Gallowgate does. I was actually in it after the last Old Firm game meeting a mate from school who was over from Alaska for the game (wasn't my choice of venue!)