Glenalbyn Bar in Highland

As someone who has worked in the food and catering industry for years, I find it astonishing that there are recent incredibly negative reviews regarding this restaurant. Our experience was nothing short of 5 stars. The food was exceptional, the quality of the produce, the execution and the presentation. It was a lovely mix of top quality seafood, traditional Scottish fare, with some Asian touches thrown in and it worked a treat. Service was bang on. Not over the top, just well timed, very professional and friendly. The restaurant itself is gorgeous. Housed in a lovely old stone building - a relaxing, calm atmosphere that hums along nicely, lovely location and outlook. My husband and I (both fish and meat eaters) chose different options for each course and really couldn’t fault a thing. If you are hesitating because of the negative comments, don’t - enjoy the experience. It’s not cheap - this isn’t somewhere you would dine everyday, so we opted for the lunch fixed price menu. Would return in a heartbeat. We have been travelling through Scotland for 3 weeks, and have had some absolutely lovely meals - but this one is the best.

Good for a quick drink as you walk along the river. Important information: Needed a pit stop after walking across the bridge from the city centre and before walking along the river. This pub is situated nicely. Not much in the way of atmosphere during the day. There was the technology to play music but none was on. Very quiet. Alcohol: good range of drinks on offer. Fosters on tap which is disappearing in London. John Smiths also on offer so my dad will be happy. I opted for small bottle of Prosecco. Fun fact: advertised as the oldest hostelry in Inverness

En pint og en whisky efter 15.000 skridt det må være fortjent. Vi boede lige i nærheden, så det er på vej tilbage til vores hotel. De lokale stod i baren og hyggede sig, så man kan hurtigt få en snak. Tak for besøget.

Drink given in a chipped glass. Request for replacement cheekily refused. Very disappointing service, almost being accused of being corrupt. Won’t be back. In a group of 8 people, hardly trying a scam for 1 drink. Poor response from the barmaid.

Rude barman. Civility costs nothing. A disappointing start to our night out. Won’t be rushing back! A shame because on previous visits, the barmaid was really nice.

Being down the street from our hotel, we went there for a round of drinks. Just liked the feel of the place. Pretty sure we were the only tourists there. On our recommended list for Inverness.

Great place to join locals and tourist . Stop in for a pint off a cruise ship and enjoyed a great afternoon with Marion and locals

When we did a your of this city our guide recommended this pub for a pint as it is a place where the locals go. Cheers!

We visited this pub to spend a little time while waiting for dinner and we were pleasantly surprised. Since it was a Six Nations rugby-loving establishment, we got to enjoy an England vs. Wales rugby match with some locals who came in (although we are not particularly rugby fans). The bartender was very pleasant and instantly remembered our previous drink order each time for successive visits to the bar (three in total). The pub itself was wonderfully warm and inviting on a cold winter day with comfortable seating. The next time we are in Inverness we will be sure to stop in for a pint or two.

The Glenalbyn is located on the Banks of the River Ness and within easy walking distance of Eden Court Theatre and the city centre. It is a nice old fashioned pub with a good range of drinks and has a great atmosphere. Recommended

Cam across this old style pub while in Inverness it reminded me of pubs in my youth selling a good selection of Scottish beers and best of all not rip off tourist prices the McEwan's draught sliped down a treat on a hot afternoon well worth a visit when you are in Inverness.

Good bar o waterfront. Clean and well spaced out. Good selection of drinks and prices reasonable in comparison to other Inverness bars.

Wandered in here by chance. The locals were extremely friendly, even bought me a pint when they heard I was from France. They gave me great advice on how to make the most of my visit in Inverness, told me about the Great Glen Way and which restaurant to go to for Haggis. Rhiannon the bartender was absolutely lovely and managed to recommend a whiskey according to my taste preferences. A lovely place I’d surely visit again.

One of those pubs that are better inside than outside. Good choice of beers, friendly welcome and plenty of seating

only popped in once on trip to inverness barmaid was very friendly and pub had a nice "local" feel about it guinness was good and very reasonably priced would certainly return

Only called in for a quick drink. Really friendly lady serving behind the bar gave us a nice warm welcome. Football was playing on the tv with most people focussed on that. However, there was still background music playing which was good. Wouldn’t go out of my way to return but wouldn’t have an issue if in the area again.

Popped in for a drink. Pretty hostile staff, definitely would avoid. I rarely write bad reviews but really felt that the staff made us very uncomfortable and we just drank and left quickly.

Popped in here for a night cap on way back to hotel and we're made to feel really at home. Prices reasonable lots of choices from a well stocked bar and staff lovely and helpful. Don't take my word for it, come and check it out for yourself, you won't be disappointed.

A great friendly pub had great time with friends few weeks ago great bar staff and great service definitely worth a visit definitely look forward coming back there next week 😀👍👍👍

We relaxed for a while in Glenalbyn Bar, for some aperitifs and coffees. We appreciated the intimate beautiful atmosphere of the bar, and the friendly staff.

This bar is very welcoming and very nice. Great history and it has stayed in the Anderson family for years. The landlady is a very lovely woman and I always make sure to visit when I am in Inverness

Warm highland Welcome awaits inside, what a joke. We were a couple just looking for somewhere to have dinner & drinks. We were told that they don’t have food & then the barmaid didn’t even want to serve my husband at the bar for drinks, she was only interested in serving the locals. Too many other pubs in the area to go for drinks.

Fuimos a nuestra primera copa de la noche. 4 de nosotros. 2 tenían pintas de cerveza. 1 refresco y vodka 1 coca cola y vodka bien en primer lugar el barman está borracho. En segundo lugar no hay hielo, pero la peor parte es que las bebidas de vodka eran 100% no vodka. Sin olor ni sabor, y al estar fuera el primer trago de la noche, lo habríamos probado aún más sin hielo. El hombre del bar puso los vasos en la botella, pero yo creo al 100% que esto no fue tan bueno como el de agua.

Empezó a llover un poco y decidimos ir a tomar algo. Había unas pocas personas de pie en el bar y un borracho local en una mesa hablando con su amigo invisible.Después de 5 minutos, una señora que estaba de pie hablando preguntó si podía ayudarnos. Pedimos un par de copas y nos fuimos después de 15 minutos. No tuve esa cálida sensación de amistad.

Una visita agradable a este pub durante mis vacaciones en las tierras altasCerveza refrescante encantadora estaba en un día bastante calurosoLa casera era encantadora y amable. . . Charlamos sobre los fantasmas de los pubs y la ubicación, la historia de los pubs y cosas sobre dónde vivo.visitaré aquí de nuevo cuando estoy aquí arribaEl pub tiene excelentes vistas del río y el castillo, pero desafortunadamente no hay asientos en el exterior también. . la casera dijo que es un edificio catalogado y que las restricciones del consejo vigentes no le permiten colocar asientos en el pavimento exteriorEs una locura que está pasando aquí, pero está bien que las cafeterías lo hagan

I was in here on 15th March. It's a very friendly pub and good staff. A locals pub but very welcoming.

As we were staying at the Premier Inn a few doors away this was the closest pub. The sign outside says 'A warm Highland welcome awaits'. WARM??? About as warm as a penguin on an iceberg. The lady on the bar just wasn't interested. We ordered 2 vodka/diet coke and when I say a splash of coke, that's exactly what it was, a splash, served in a thimble size glass. I asked for them to be filled up, much to the woman's annoyance. I then asked for a diet coke and a whisky. Everything was obviously too much of an effort. We then had the nerve to ask for ice. The response? No ice. Not I'm sorry but we don't have ice at the moment, no, No ice. Not surprised, maybe the bloody penguin's got it all! :) Give this one a wide berth. There's lots more friendlier bars across the bridge.

Nice pub excellent location bought 3 rounds of drinks and bar lady over charged each time for same drinks not nice to get ripped off on a Family visit to Inverness.

Un luogo molto carino nella parte centrale di Inverness. Buona scelta di birre e whisky.Prezzo molto buono, posto molto tranquillo, quasi gestione familiare.

On our way back to our hotel after attending a concert at Eden Court, we called into the Glenalbyn Bar for a few drinks.

Stopped in for a few pints during our stay in Inverness. Everyone was really friendly and the bar had the right amount of beer and whiskey choices. Met quite a few folks that shared their thoughts on places to go and see while in the highlands. Great experience with great prices. We went back the next day as well.

local pub, usually busy, music/dj at weekend, friendly, clean, warm, kind of place you would drink if you lived there

we went in here every night over new year as we did last time we went to inverness. Great little pub very basic but friendly people and staff with a great selection of Malts.

Food is average pub but good service (always the case in Scotland where the people are very friendly). Best part is the draught selection at the bar.

Definitely not a tourist hot spot. Local crowd. Was pretty low key on a Monday night. Bartender and locals at the bar were friendly. Nice spot to have a night cap before walking back to the hotel.

Stopped for a beer....a good, old fashioned hostelry....exactly as required!! Obviously agood place for the locals too!

距離吃晚飯還有一些時間，便入了這間酒吧歇一歇及喝點東西，這顯然是本地人聚腳聊天的酒吧，我們點了啤酒及威士忌，感受一下英式酒吧的氣氛，這是個不錯的地方。

Encontramos este pub en el camino a casa, pero ojalá hubiéramos encontrado antes en el fin de semana. Gran ambiente, pero principalmente una gente pub con una buena mezcla de gente. Muy amable, pero básica y los inodoros no es bueno! ! DJ - tuvimos una gran noche y terminó siendo el último! !

No encontrará aquí en tripadvisor críticas de alta. Esta es una gente sólo pub. Pequeño pero tan auténtico como puede conseguir. Gran buenos precios. Limpio y muy hospitalarios la licitación. No hay música o cacahuetes pero sólida selección de Burbank y whiskeys. Ojalá me hubiera encontrado antes. Alrededor de 1770 y est sigue siendo el mismo.

Fuimos allí el pasado jueves cuando en Inverness para el día. La camarera parecía molestarle a levantarse y servir al cliente. Todo lo que conseguí fue lo que quieres. Precios bien pero los baños daban asco y el hedor insoportable. Nunca volvería pero wirh la ubicación debería ser un poco más atractiva.

El lugar estaba lleno de gente y música en directo. En principio nos costó pedir, nos ignoraban, de tal forma que unas señoras tuvieron que decirles que estábamos nosotras antes y al pagar le dimos veinte libras. El camarero dijo que le habíamos dado 5...

Buena comida de pub y buena música. Personal muy amable y los clientes. Siento no tener más tiempo para pasar, pero tenía que levantarse temprano para la excursión.

I had a dram while watching some tennis. The bathrooms were filthy and the odors escaped into the bar area. It attracted an older crowd and was fairly busy. The furniture was damaged and uncomfortable to sit on. Stop for a dram and wait to use the bathroom later on your journey.

Good beer and good rock music into a bar full of locals above 40. Beer and whisky as anywhere else in Scotland

This is a great pub, typically Scottish and every time we return we recognise locals as well as visitors, which is usually a good sign! Friendly, welcoming and clean.

This is a typical local pub. It had a welcoming fire and arm chairs. There was a limited beer selection, but service was good. It was frequented by locals who wanted to know your business.

Dropped in for a couple of beers. Cold miserable night & this bar looked very appealing from the outside. Inside is a dimly lit somewhat cosy environment in I suppose you could call it "old Scottish" - dark oak panelling, photos of the bar in times past & the oligatory Monarch of the Glen print.Bartender was pleasant, other customers friendly & beer was good. Quiet & subdued on the midweek night I visited, but I guess with a pool table & fruit machine has signs of being more lively perhaps on a weekend. I enjoyed it more than the rowdy bars across the river.

We visited on a Wednesday evening and the atmosphere is quite nice. Staff is friendly and kind. By the way Three Hop is a great brew!

Wonderful atmosphere. We stopped in for a pint and ended up staying for hours. Some old men were playing games and laughing. Two friends were chatting in the armchairs. Everyone was friendly and we greatly enjoyed this pub.

We went in for a drink and the barmaid made our day-what do you want boys (we are over 150 years for the 2 of us!) Even with lots of customers nobody had to wait. We had a good blether about malt whiskies and the whole atmosphere was laid back with a good mix of locals and tourists. On our next visit to Inverness it is our first port of call. Thanks again lass (I didn't get your name) but it was highland hospitality at its best.

Nette, gemütliche Bar aber nichts Besonderes. Leider gibt es dort kein Essen. Personal ist sehr freundlich und es gibt die übliche Auswahl an Bier und Whisky.

Killed some time here while looking for a hotel. Was a lot of fun watching the local lads on TV. Beers were great, did not eat. Guys were helpful with tire repair info.

Very welcoming bar, staff pleasant, although the bar was very busy the barmaid still had time to pass the time of day while we were being served. At one end if the bar was a pool table which was quite loud with about half a dozen young lads playing, but they were enjoying themselves no trouble. Ladies toilet door had no lock so had to hold it with my foot.

Local pub , no frills but very busy on a Saturday night. Decor is a bit jaded but bar staff were friendly enough .

Did not eat here, but, spent a couple of hours, having a drink, and mixing with the locals, who, made us very welcome. Little trip down memory lane, as used to stay in Inverness, and "The Glen" was one of my favourite haunts....no change there, then!!

We stopped in for a drink...and ended up staying awhile. Good pub with a nice, laid-back atmosphere. Large selection of beers, too. The location near the City Centre is excellent. We had a great view of Inverness Castle right outside the window where we sat. Definitely recommended.

Friendly bar staff, good price and nice location. Definitely will be back again should i return to inverness. Busy enough to provide an atmosphere but not so much to make it rowdy

We just stopped in for a beer and wine and to get out of the rain. There were several locals just hanging around. Some playing pool. A few tourists too. Bartender was friendly and attentive. Good atmosphere. It's directly across from Rocpool Restaurant which is a chic and very popular restaurant downtown. Glenalbyn is a good place to stop in before and after dinner.

We did not eat here but wanted a pub close to the hotel,this place was amazing full of friendly people and a great selection on Malt Whiskey we went back to the place on our second night. Staff were very friendly a great run pub. Highly recomended.

Was at the pub on the last night of a trip in May, and was surprised by the reasonable prices and a very good bar man. The atmosphere was fine. The night we were there on Wednesday (last on in May) live music - which was also excellent.Top marks

Wide selection of beers, lovely atmosphere. Had fun there. The pub is decorated rly nicely and the barwoman is friendly as well.

Un pub in posizione davvero privilegiata nella piccola Inverness: su un lato del ponte sul fiume Ness con vista sullo splendido castello che sovrasta la capitale delle Highlands. Il locale ha una atmosfera familiare, è frequentato unicamente da avventori abituali del luogo, solitamente pochi intimi seduti al banco oppure davanti al piccolo ma caratteristico focolare che fa tanto "casa". Consigliatissimo per chi vuole vivere e condividere una ottima birra.