Greenmantle

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.

With a scoreboard of their top beers on the wall and poker nights on Sundays, this old-fashioned corner bar’s relatively recent update appears to have taken place with the local student population in mind. The atmosphere is somewhere between shabby-chic and pack-’em-in, with a hectic papered feature wall competing for attention with sports on the box, but the staff are young and friendly, the bar is well-stocked and the menu – featuring burgers and chilli made from Puddledub buffalo meat, Arbroath smokie fish-cakes and soup of the day served with a Shetland ‘bannock’ scone – is a cut above regular boozing ballast. Tuesday is quiz night and Wednesday is Spanish night, for native speakers or those who would like to learn the language.

• High point: Good beers and great buffalo burgers
• Low point: Very student-focused