Ian Fitzsimons (29.10.2017 01:27)
Lovely place dark with small lights chill out boucy music and not too busy and good drinks selection perfect.
Barry Flynn (01.10.2017 01:19)
Beautiful old church converted to a bar, restaurant and venue. Reasonably priced food and drink, served by lovely staff. The house pale ale is by far the best!
derek davidson (23.09.2017 10:00)
Great West End Pub, large selection of beers. We visited the gig area as well and there was plenty of staff on which meant getting a drink was no problem prices were ok. Limited seating, toilets were clean, again great place to watch a band.
Barry Cowan (04.09.2017 11:24)
The two stars are for the staff only, who were the only good thing about the place.
Went in for a quick lunch with the family yesterday after taking the kids to the nearby dinosaur event in the botanical gardens. The waitress who greeted and seated us was lovely and we've not complaints about the staff at all. We were seated and ordered some drinks and soon after ordered our meals. All good so far but after 30 minutes our starters still weren't out, another 15 minutes later they eventually arrive. After the starters were cleared we then had to wait another 30 minutes or so for the mains to come out and, just before they did, our waitress advised my partner that the dish she ordered was no longer available and would she like to order something else. She decided against it due to the time already spent waiting and didn't want to wait another 30/40 minutes for that to arrive.
The waitress was lovely and very apologetic but overall the experience was very disappointing. I personally ordered the club sandwich (who knows why it takes over an hour to make one) and I was very disappointed - it was bland, it was dry and it wasn't very tasty and I would have expected better.
So our quick lunch ended up keeping us in there for over two hours and we all left feeling disappointed. Safe to say we'll not be back.
Martin R (10.08.2017 18:02)
Great service even when mobbed busy, good choice of different bars, seating areas, and restaurants. From designated bistro, to bar food in the main bar, functions upstairs in the magnificent Alastair Gray painted function suite, formal dining in the conservatory, and the wonderful Play, Pie & A Pint lunchtime drama series. This converted church is as much an Arts Centre as a diverse range of pubs, bistros and dining choices. There is also a fantastic whiskey bar with knowledgeable management and free tastings prior to buying. The outdoors beer garden is a bonus for smokers and sunny days. Nightclub in the basement and regular live bands in function suite and basement. Downside can be that the main bar is often just too busy at peak times, standing room only and a cacophony of loudly inebriated voices. BUT, it's open till 2 a.m weekdays and 3 a.m. Friday & Saturday and takes up the fallout of nearby pubs who mainly close at 11 p.m to midnight. Historic mid Victorian building and full praise to the owner who saved it from a likely demolition. There's a huge choice of eating and drinking places in Byres Road and the lanes alongside, but Oran Mor is definitely one of the best.