West on the Green was crowned best pub in Scotland at last night’s National Pub & Bar Awards. Housed in one of Glasgow’s favourite and most distinguished structures, the Templeton building, the East End venue is the home to West’s microbrewery alongside a beer hall and restaurant.
The beer hall fuses German inspired beer brewed on-site with Scottish hospitality, serving up West’s core brews on draught – St. Mungo (our favourite), West 4, Hefeweizen and Munich Red.
There’s also seasonal brews and a food menu featuring German Currywurst and schnitzel alongside Scottish pub fare like fish and chips or burgers.
The microbrewery also has a second venue, West on the Corner, on Woodlands Road.
The winners of the inaugural National Pub and Bar Awards were crowned at BAFTA, London, on 24 May at an event hosted by journalist and broadcaster Jay Rayner.
In total, 94 pubs and bars were in attendance, which had previously been announced as County Winners, before 12 Regional Winners were chosen and an overall National Winner selected.
Tristan O’Hana, editor of Pub & Bar magazine, which hosts the Awards said: “What an achievement from our County and Regional Winners – they can now celebrate the fact that they are the best in their area. It was an absolute pleasure to reward and acknowledge these incredible businesses at what was none other than a celebration of standout hospitality and business practice. This selection of pubs and bars shows just what a fantastic industry the UK on-trade is.”
The National Pub & Bar Awards – Scottish County Winners
City of Glasgow – WEST On The Green
City of Edinburgh – The Jolly Botanist
Fife – Vic
North Lanarkshire – The Brandon Works
South Lanarkshire – Bar West
Aberdeenshire – Cheers Cafe Bar & Tavern
Highland – Hootananny
City of Aberdeen – The Mains of Scotstown
West Lothian – The Four Marys
Renfrewshire – Fox & Hounds
Falkirk – Behind the Wall
Dumfries and Galloway – The Steamboat Inn
City of Dundee – BrewDog
Perth and Kinross – The Old Bridge Inn
North Ayrshire – The Gailes Hotel
East Ayrshire – The Sorn Inn
Angus – The Drovers Inn
South Ayrshire – Old Loans Inn
Scottish Borders – The Bridge Inn
East Dunbartonshire – The Burnbrae Bar & Restaurant
East Lothian – The Golf Inn
Moray – The Crown & Anchor Inn
Argyll and Bute – MacGochans
East Renfrewshire – Zyka Bar and Grill
West Dunbartonshire – The Balloch House
Midlothian – The Sun Inn
Stirling – The Cross Keys
Inverclyde – The James Watt
Clackmannanshire – The Old Brewery
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) – Crown Hotel
Shetland Islands – The Queen’s Hotel
Orkney Islands – Helgi’s
The National Pub & Bar Awards – UK Regional Winners
East Midlands – The Tap, Derby
East of England – The White Horse, Brancaster Staithe
London – The Culpeper
North East – Battlesteads
North West –The Church Inn, Mobberley
Northern Ireland – Blakes of the Hollow
Scotland – WEST on the Green
South East – The Swan Inn, Milton Keynes Village
South West – The Five Alls
Wales – The Stackpole Inn
West Midlands – The Lord Clifden
Yorkshire and the Humber – BrewHaus Bradford