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Riverhouse Bar & Restaurant, Wick

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Operator: Inntuitive
Market Place, Wick, KW1 4LP (View on Google Map)
(01955) 609920
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Closed as a Wetherspoon 12th September 2022. Open again as 'Riverhouse Bar & Grill' on 28th September 2022 but with no real ale. The new Facebook page makes some reference to "craft" ales, whether there will be a serious offering in the future remains to be seen.

Formerly the Alexander Bain, this was the most northerly Wetherspoon in the UK. It was named after the inventor Alexander Bain, who was born on the outskirts of Wick in 1810. He invented the electric clock and designed an electromagnetic means of transmitting images. It is located in a former post office building.

The 'natural' cellar tends to be very cold in the winter, and warmer in the summer.

There are three main areas inside, the bar area with its high vaulted ceiling, and two areas each side.

There is also an agreeable split-level terraced area outside on warmer days overlooking the river. (Note the area was all non-smoking as a Wetherspoon, this may have changed in Inntuitive's hands.)

Information for this venue is provided by the Highlands & Western Isles Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Alexander Bain
Local Authority
Highland
Last updated
06/03/2024
Last surveyed
31/01/2023
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Inntuitive
Pub ID
INV/203
Asset of Community Value
Monday
9:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
9:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
9:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
9:00am - 1:00am
Saturday
9:00am - 1:00am
Sunday
9:00am - 11:00pm
Monday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
9:00am - 11:00pm
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Facilities
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Sky Sports
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Some seating outside
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Camping Camping
(700m)
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (300m)
X97 & X99, and local buses
Nearby Station (500m)
Wick
Ordnance Survey Reference
ND363509
Directions
in the pedestrianised part of the town centre of Wick, just off the High Street

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