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Fisherman's Tavern, Broughty Ferry

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Operator: Belhaven (Greene King)
12-16 Fort Street, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2AD (View on Google Map)
(01382) 775941
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Historic tavern with several bar areas, rooms and garden.

A short walk from Broughty Castle Museum and Broughty Ferry Beach, the Fisherman's busy bar is to the right of the entrance, with a snug on the left, leading to the dining room / lounge, which has a real fire. The lounge to the rear has step-free access from Bell's Lane.

With guest ales occasionally from local breweries, a Belhaven / Greene King managed house offering 10% discount off cask beer for CAMRA members. Don't miss the famed annual beer festival held in Summer, run by the local lifeboat crew.

Historic Interest

Category 'C' Listed, this famous tavern is nestled inside three fishermen's cottages now converted into a small hotel. Opened as Buckie Tavern in 1829 and licensed since 1857, the pub was refurbished in 2018.

Information for this venue is provided by the Tayside Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Dundee City
Last updated
Last surveyed
07/03/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Greene King
Pub ID
TAY/18
Asset of Community Value

UPDATE 2020.

Recent alterations have ripped this pub's interior apart. This pub has therefore been re- categorised as Interior Ruined.

The former description is shown below. The accompanying photographs show the interior before the work took place.

Early 19th-century former house, licensed since 1857, that has evolved from a traditional terraced pub into a small town hotel in recent years. The low-ceilinged public bar on the right is separated from the snug on the left by a low part-glazed partition. The modest back gantry on the right is old but the one on the left is modern and the bar counter has a 1950/1960s ply frontage. The public bar has original tongue-and-grooved panelled walls, a good Bernard's mirror, 1950/1960s fixed seating and a curious small table with wooden sides that was designed for a ship.

At the rear in an extension is a lounge with a bar counter at least 40 years old, a highly decorative back gantry that has come from another pub and a fine fireplace. The small snug on the left has a 1930s tiled fireplace but the bar counter is modern. In a recent expansion to the left there is a new dining room. One of few pubs in Scotland to have always sold real ale, it has appeared in practically every Good Beer Guide.

UPDATE 2020.

Recent alterations have ripped this pub's interior apart. This pub has therefore been re- categorised as Interior Ruined.

The former description is shown below. The accompanying photographs show the interior before the work took place.

Early 19th-century former house, licensed since 1857, that has evolved from a traditional terraced pub into a small town hotel in recent years. The low-ceilinged public bar on the right is separated from the snug on the left by a low part-glazed partition. The modest back gantry on the right is old but the one on the left is modern and the bar counter has a 1950/1960s ply frontage. The public bar has original tongue-and-grooved panelled walls, a good Bernard's mirror, 1950/1960s fixed seating and a curious small table with wooden sides that was designed for a ship.

At the rear in an extension is a lounge with a bar counter at least 40 years old, a highly decorative back gantry that has come from another pub and a fine fireplace. The small snug on the left has a 1930s tiled fireplace but the bar counter is modern. In a recent expansion to the left there is a new dining room. One of few pubs in Scotland to have always sold real ale, it has appeared in practically every Good Beer Guide.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Monday
Noon - Midnight
Tuesday
Noon - Midnight
Wednesday
Noon - Midnight
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - 1:00am
Saturday
Noon - 1:00am
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
Monday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Sunday
11:00am - 9:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 5 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Changing

from Belhaven list

Changing beers typically include: Black Sheep (varies) , Greene King (varies) , Stewart (varies)

Source: National

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Sky Sports and TNT Sports for the all-important match
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
entertainment includes traditional music on Thursday nights
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Mobility Access Statement Mobility Access Statement
Lounge to the rear allows step-free access from Bell's Lane. Click AccessAble banner for full details (https://www.accessable.co.uk/dundee-city-council/access-guides/fishermans-tavern-hotel-bar-and-restaurant)
Parking Parking
free street parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
outside of meal times
Accommodation Accommodation
12 rooms upstairs
Real Fire Real Fire
Wi Fi Wi Fi
AccessAble
AccessAble
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Beer Festival Beer Festival
regular summer festival in aid of local lifeboat station.
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
10% discount off cask beer for CAMRA members
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Nearby Station (300m)
Broughty Ferry

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