St Machar Bar

I practically lived here whilst an undergraduate at Aberdeen 1986-1990. So glad to hear it sounds exactly the same. Stovies, doorsteps, and heavy (No. 3 in my era). I have so many fantastic memories of this place, and it was my daytime social hub, also for cheeky early evening sessions. I could often be found in here bunking off in the afternoon, too, and will remember being first in after my final exam for a session of truly monstrous proportions. The staff were terrific then too. It must be more pleasant for non-smokers in there now, as it got pretty foggy back in the day. I seem to remember the low stools being very easy to fall off of, but suspect that had a lot to ...  Read the complete review

The Machar pub is situated in the middle of the old university of Aberdeen campus in the High Street. It's the only pub within the body of the campus. There is also the Bobbin on King Street but that is too far to walk for a quick pint! The Machar pub is amazing - it is bascially a tardis. Its looks tiny from the outside but you can fit an amazing number of people in it as it stretches so far back. It is quite an old fashioned pub - no airs or graces and no fancy gimmicks either. This pub bases itself on serving you a good pint of beer with the minimum of fuss - exactly what you want inbetween those brain numbing lectures. It serves a lot of beers and ...  Read the complete review