Kay’s Bar
- Food served: Fri–Sat noon–2.30pm; Sun 12.30–2.30pm
- Bar open: Mon–Thu 11am–midnight; Fri/Sat 11am–1am; Sun 12.30–11pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 7
- Private dining: Up to 12 covers
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Wheelchair access
- Music on stereo: Nothing.
- Capacity: 100 standing
- Largest group: 12
- Open since: 1976
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- Average price:
£7.50 (lunch) - House wine: £14.10 per bottle
The 2012 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.
This pocket-sized pub, squirreled away among the New Town’s cobbles, is the perfect place for whiling away an afternoon with the papers and a pint. Refreshingly unpretentious, it offers a window into the pre-wine-bar world, with a focus on real ales and classic pub grub – the likes of Scotch pies, chips and beans, prepared by the bar staff. A coal fire, wood-panelled back room and a selection of oak barrels all add to the old-world atmosphere and, in the absence of a stereo, and with the TV largely redundant, there’s plenty of banter to be had from those on either side of the bar. Kay’s is a welcome relic from an earlier age – it's only a shame there are so few like it left in town.
- High point: Old-world charm
- Low point: Can invoke unhealthy levels of nostalgia
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