High Spirits Falkirk in Falkirk

Good atmosphere, good customer service, good prices. Pity the management are not challenging those who are vaping and those allowing their dogs to jump up on seats where food and drink is being consumed.

One of my favourite bars in Falkirk. All good until… Dj Gaby does ma box in, half the time she’s on the mic chatting sh3te about how she used to work here and she’s back now… she’s the same every weekend and it’s making me no want to come back. Her choice of music is sometimes good but she spends half the time talking on the mic to the individual who requested the song or just asking over the mic constantly for requests, not really what a DJ should do.

I was having a couple of pints here when the manager started talking about a carbon dioxide leak in the cellar, I am a gas tester in my professional life so I warned them no one should enter the cellar without the oxygen levels being checked as carbon dioxide is an asphyxiant in high enough concentrations. She started getting agitated and telling me she was a trained pub employee and that they had sensors, I asked what sensors and when were they calibrated. She refused to tell me and kicked me out. I'm going to assume she had carbon monoxide sensors in the basement and doesn't know the difference between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. I have made a formal complaint to the HSE.

Nice to have a drink but the owner here decides What music you can play when people are eating which is fine but heavy metal allowed then he tells u dance music now disco 🤣🤣

The bar is good but the Gents toilets are totally unacceptable, the hot taps don't seam to be connected to anything and only one cold tap works, really should be better ☹️

We had a great night, excellent live music and a friendly atmosphere.

I did have food here so I can't comment. The atmosphere is great. Plenty of seating and live music also. The choice of drinks is great. The pub itself can be hard to manoeuvre around when it's busy but it adds to the atmosphere. The staff are great but it can be difficult to get served quickly.

Was quiet when I was in , hadn't the beer I wanted, think they had run out.

Perfect place for a cheeky wee drink. Good atmosphere and nice staff. Would I come back again? Aye!!!

Friendly staff and lovely decor. Not tried the food yet so giving it 4 stars.

Paid by cash then got chased with a card machine embarrassing

First time in today. Was amazing, bar staff so friendly and food was perfect. Definitely our new eating place. We always eat out and try new places but it's fair to say we have found our place. Yum yum 😋 xxx

Pity about the ongoing open vaping by staff and punters. That stuff is poison.

A few of us were in for lunch the Tables were filthy and sticky, lots of chewing gum stuck underneath as well, kitchen was filthy too, you could see in to the kitchen, unfortunately we didn't look in there before we had lunch, the toilets could be doing with a clean as well, could smell them throughout the pub, we were in not long after the pub opened as I'm sure they only open at 12, we could expect some of these issues if we went in on a Friday evening or something but not on a Wednesday lunch time just after opening when the pub clearly wasn't busy at all, the place is a health and safety hazard!

Great place for all and staff minted 👍🌅

Only ate here once but burger was excellent. Friendly staff who are great at their work. Only one small critique is that single malt whisky is expensive

This place is amazing on a Friday and Saturday night, great atmosphere and great music plus drinks are good value for money

Great place for a cheeky break away from the kids. Decent staff and all the staples.

Nice atmosphere and environment, beautiful people, but not a fan of the staff shouting at the top of their voices and taking away my dad's and my pint at 80% full when it was 23:40.

Fantastic service, the lady who served us couldn't have been nicer or any more welcoming. Did the lunch deal so good value and descent food but over everyone felt theirs was a bit oversalted. Not too busy or noisy so we weren't hurried out and got a good chat.

Highly recommend high spirits! All the staff are amazing and helpful! Sam the manager is supperb, had a slight issue with some drinks which is no one’s fault but Sam fixed this straight away with no issues. Drinks are to a high standard!

I had my hen doo there last sun afternoon the barmaid was so lovely gave us table service the food was abs lovely cocktails were 5 pound so we had a few great company great wee day

One male member if staff very rude

Class atmosphere, nice to have music on. Drinks are fairly cheap and decent variety of gin and rum. Can vape inside which is a highlight these days

Absolutely fantastic place food and staff so good especially Sam who made our birthday special definitely the best bar in Falkirk and icons which is sister pub is good to definitely worth a visit cheers 🍻 guys

An absolute disgrace WOULD NOT RECOMMEND the bar staff were rude asf! it was appalling customers in the shop also said it was shocking they way she spoke to me and my friend we got swore at as well

Fantastic bar staff are friendly and a great place for a good night and a drink

Came here after a meal at icons on Saturday night place is rammed service is quick & the DJ Jordan french is amazing he knows exactly what he’s doing & he’s so funny & has no filter brilliant laugh & brilliant night out!! 😍😆

Absolutely amazing prices nice to see revamp staff were great busy but didn't wait to be served had a lovely daquari will be back next time in Falkirk

Was just in 10 mins ago to try it out again , stood 10 mins whilst 3 staff members stood and talked to regular customers , wasn't even acknowledged, there were roughly around 9 sitting and 5 at the bar . Walked out , No trade from us , I would suggest more staff training on customer awareness ( their wages ) obviously don't care ( won't be back ) 10/3/2023 16. 34

Stopped in for lunch. 4 of us all had different things and we were all very impressed. The drink was reasonably priced and the atmosphere was very good. Highly recommend High Spirits, the staff are very friendly and couldn't have been more helpful.

Disgusting, vile attitude from manager/ owner Jordan. Went to the place to ask the manager if anything had been handed in as had lost valuables the night before. Jordan made it feel like it was a huge bother for him to go and check, and maintained a hostile attitude throughout the encounter of being asked simply if some lost property had been found. I don’t know if this guy has some people issues, but like some of the other reviews point out here this guy is way outside his zone and shouldn’t even be allowed to communicate with customers.

Was just in 10 mins ago to try it out again , stood 10 mins whilst 3 staff members stood and talked to regular customers , wasn't even acknowledged, there were roughly around 9 sitting and 5 at the bar . Walked out , No trade from us , I would suggest more staff training on customer awareness ( their wages ) obviously don't care ( won't be back ) 10/3/2023 16. 34

Just popped in for few drinks before the train home. All good, atmosphere sound ,staff great 👍 ,

Nice friendly staff, good sustenance, and close to station.

Horrible experience - I will not go back again I'm afraid. Doesn't know whether it wants to be the "local pub", a sports bar, or a cocktail bar. Tables were sticky and floor wasn't much better.

Returned after a while due to the strong cooking smells in the place due to open kitchen and obviously bad ventilation, extraction system. Fortunately no food was being cooked. Good atmosphere and great service by the first member of staff. Prices for drinks much cheaper than the bar along the road. However the second member of staff serving was obviously under the influence of something. All over the place. Worse still the manager was loud, rude and sitting at the bar vaping!

Having been to high spirits previously and encountered the most appalling behaviour from the bar manager towards a young member of staff swearing and with aggressive behaviour in front of the paying customer decided I'd never visit again and never recommend to anyone Having asked a member of staff who this small jumped up little rude man was . .. he was the bar manager! ...why is he ? Returned tonight because of an invitation to a birthday celebration the same jumped up rude wee guy behaved in exactly the same way .... Why would any business have him as front of house ? I shudder to think what he's like when there's no one around .

Came here every week on a Monday and Thursday for the past few weeks. There's 2 bar staff that go above and beyond on the Monday night, absolutely lovely girls. Totally different story about the vile patronising staff I dealt with tonight. 2 of them. Vile service and attitude to speak to anyone. Will not be back. And also will be filing a complaint.

Amazing pub Say what you want , it’s the place ro be , in the place where nothing happening. Staff amazing, pro that London or Edinburgh could lay down their heads 🙂 High Spirits is some place that breaks all stereotypes Thtat accepting you,stranger. It’s the place to be dear pals

Great place meet people and great entertainment 😊

Lovely lunch, good value for money and excellent service, steak pie was really good and

Very busy with a great atmosphere and very friendly staff 😁👍

Great couple of hours in here. Great decor, fresh looking and very clean. Bar staff were all very pleasant and helpful too.

Friendly pub with a great atmosphere. Had an amazing conversation with a barmaid called Sam. Would thoroughly recommend this pub to anyone.

Best pub in Falkirk by far, staff r all really friendly and always a good crowd

Good pint of tennents and good atmosphere

Pub seems to be run by 14 year olds with their grandads as the bouncers. Worth a visit if you’re into manky hovels and pishy smells.

We went for a smoke and our drinks were taken, a lassie at the bar apologised and offered drink for free. Great service, thank you

I had still drinks left on table and went for a smoke, said ti the girls at the bar that it was taken and she apologised and gave drinks for free. Amazing service thank you!

Great music, friendly staff great atmosphere .

Amazing, fantastic staff cannot praise them enough. The owners are clearly trying to attract a varied customer audience and it creates an environment that is definitely worth a visit 👍👍

Decent bar. Crowded on weekend nights.

Best place in Falkirk, I'm a local taxi driver and yet to hear a complaint from anyone I've picked up there

Great atmosphere very lively, nice place

Drinks good staff friendly and welcoming great customer service 👌

Smart pub with generous pours for those that drink nips. Pleasant bar staff. Food looked top notch also.

Always a good atmosphere and girls behthe bar are lovely

An excellent place to stop off at for a quick drink and a bite to eat, we didn't have food on our visit, but other visitors to the bar were having food and it did look really good, and freshly prepared. The staff were really friendly and attentive. A place i would be happy to recommend.

Very well priced , great atmosphere

Great wee pub , definitely one of the busiest in Falkirk , I've also had food a few times well worth the money.

Great we pub good atmosphere and livley always busy good mix of age groups usually has a DJ that seems to cater for all ages

Really nice place staff are friendly

Terrible place. Rude bar staff and bouncer.Especially Jordon very angry man. Also at table beside where I was sitting people smoking weed. So bad did not think you would get away with that in a pub!!! Was shocked

I attended this bar just for drinks with a couple of friends. At first there was not many issues. One of the tables next to us was smoking weed and nothing was said by any of the staff but I could ignore this. Our bill was given to us and it was wrong. When I tried to pay the bar woman said it was already paid. I went back to my friends and we left. Around 2 hours later Jordan arrived to the new pub we were in and started shouting at us that we had not paid. Everyone in this new pub was staring at us. I tried to inform him that his bar woman had said it was paid. He said I was lying then my friend went with him so I walked up to the pub to find her as she was on her own and he started screaming at me outside of his pub if I just paid my bills in the first place this wouldn’t of happened. I tried to explain to him a number of times I was informed it was already paid but he was apparently dating the bar woman so just continuously called me a liar. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to ever go there and I wish we had of just involved the police in the first place when Jordan started shouting, as I know that I was informed my bill had been paid.

Absolutely amazing atmosphere.. Food was great wil be back for a night out and food during thhw day

Reasonable priced drinks and clean and tidy

Staff on duty leave you waiting and just stay on there phones. Member of staff looked up from his phone after I had walked in and been stood at the bar for several minutes. He looked at me and another guy who was already waiting to buy a drink, he just went back to his phone and carried on ignoring us. I walked out after another few minutes of this terrible service. Place was empty, I wonder how many other people were unable to spend any money and gave up before me that day.

Would give 0 stars if I could. Manager/owner is clearly not suited to the industry he works in as he seems to take issue with people having fun and enjoying themselves. Would not recommend.

The chicken Fajitas were absolutely amazing !! Great service thank you ☺️

Great staff and atmosphere to match

Had family members in here last night and they were verbally abused by the barmaid. They had two glasses stuck together and they broke whilst being Full of drink. My family member went to get replacements only to be told that she was a tinker and that her daughter and niece where pikeys

Good food, great choice of drinks and friendly staff. Overall nice atmosphere

Friendly and welcoming, nice pint clean and tidy.

Had a great night here with friends, the music & DJ were fantastic

Gone are the days of Rosies or when the back restaurants of BTW was turned into a dance floor, now even Sportsters is closed...but High Spirits... wow! What a great night we had. At first, I'll be honest, I was dubious about going into "Firkins" but I am so glad we did. The drinks were reasonably priced and the music was AMAZING. There was even a saxophone player for a good part of the evening. We literally danced all night long! Only downside was, it was a bit hot!! I would defo return!

We were in on the 7th table of 6 sat right next to the DJ booth thing cocktails were amazing the singer was outstanding and the DJ played banger after banger all night best night out of the year & just what Falkirk needs, good drinks , good DJs & Entertainment & nice staff! Can’t wait to go back again ( probably next Saturday again lol)

Menus brought over straight away Pub only had a few tables with customers Waited 10 mins b4 they took order anther 10 mins n4 we had to ask where they were Considering staff were just chatting amongst self’s And 6 BARSTAFF were on Chef with no mask served food to tables . Left after first drink luck we paid as SURPRISE No one came to table Waiter to busy flirting with to young girls Who looked annoyed with his presence!! I sent message on fb Heard no reply but it was read Reason for trip advisor complaint The place has Lack of care Customer service Public health measures (masks on ) In general the owner should not be surprised if it gets quite staff need Trained or replaced to people who want to work

A total let down. During the Euros we came here to watch the Scotland opening game and all was fine good service spent a lot of money in the place which is fine the pub was ok and seemed a decent place to watch football. So much so we booked for the Friday evening Vs England while we were there the person on the bar let us select our table took name and confirmed all booked. On Friday we arrived at the exact time we had booked for only to be told this booking wasn't made and the pub was now full and nothing could be done. An actual disgrace and the manager never offered any apology other than nothing I can do. Could have completely spoiled the night given the magnitude of the match for Scotland and the fact most places were fully booked. So even if you book don't expect it to be honoured. Won't be rushing back following this am afraid.

Service was very gd food was excellent would definitely recommend

I find it a great wee bar with great staff

Great place for a drink and a natter. Great barstaff

Haven't been in here for years had the best Tuesday night for a long while staff on Mary and Ross were absolutely so helpful and funny they made the visit worth while. We will be back in for food and drinks the next time. Staff top class.💕💕💕

This used to be one of my choosen pubs for a drink.but has had a change in management.The bad service and attitude of management on a few issues is lacking the drinks menu has drink stains and sticky.you couldnt get the waiter serice either now.I took my friends elsewhere as I was furious on how much downhill it has gone.What a shame!

Visited here during the afternoon of Christmas eve, very quiet, service good, choice of drinks good, and reasonably priced compared to the extortionate prices across the road at Behind the wall. Good to see they have done away with table service a d the glasses of water.

So have always heard good things about here so gave it a go. Wanted mojito cocktails but told they had no mint. So had two rounds of drinks which were charged differently for.I asked later at the bar what cocktails had rum and they suggested mojitos and I was delighted as I was told they had no mint. So got them and they were delicious. However when we tried to order another we were told they weren't making them as they were too busy. Which was not really the case. So I have never been to a bar that promotes cocktails but then doesn't want to make them. We went elsewhere to a busier bar who were happy to to make them for us. I don't think we will visit again.

Me and my wife had a beautiful meal in a nice and friendly environment. Very reasonably priced and friendly staff

First time in after new ownership.Sat at a table, my husband took dirty glasses that were on the table to the bar, our group were having cocktails so he was asking for menu, brought the cocktail menu, 2 tatty stained pieces of paper, whilst he was being served at the bar, a member of staff came to the table and told us we had to move as the table was reserved, there was nothing on table to show this, the same member of staff had walked passed a number of times and seen us sitting there. I explained that we were already ordering the drinks and asked where could we sit, he could not offer us anywhere but we had to move straight away. So we moved to Behind the Wall another pub in Falkirk l would highly recommend. High Spirts use to be one of our favourites but won’t be back after being treated so rudely!

This review is for a visit just before ownership change. We have visited here a few times and have always been pleased with the experience depending on who is on bar duty. The bar is modern and well appointed with a nice ambience. The toilets are modern and clean. Prices are not cheap but competitive with similar places nearby (£3.50 for a pint of Coors Light). On arrival each customer receives a complimentary glass of water but this seems unnecessary and pointless. The food is average but expensive so we only ate here on one occasion. The background music is very good and played at a level where you can chat comfortably. We have been served by two different bar staff here. One is ‘on the ball’ and provides a great service always asking us if we need another drink before we finish one. The other doesn’t seem to realise that this place offers table service and maybe he should turn off his mobile phone when he starts his shift. There were two customers in the bar as well as both of us and both barmen, one off-duty. They were chatting and one customer wanted to hear what described as ‘non-commercial’ music so his choices were played from his mobile device through the TV. To say it was an insult to our ears would be an understatement. We were not asked if it was OK to listen to that and it was really thoughtless. We decided to leave and spend our money elsewhere. We won’t be back.

Hi, Recently been to this since the takeover. Lets just say. The ginger guy who stood behind the bar and was on his phone for the 1 hour and a half we were in this place.Wont be back as the floors were still sticky from the night before. One toilet never had toilet roll in it. Prices weren't cheap either.

Top new owners, everyone should try it!

Potential to be a brilliant pub, quite pricey for a beer, not sure about the music. Very nice place when it's a bit quieter, spacious and relaxing when we were in.

Super friendly staff. Will definetely be back 😜

Great burgers, excellent sweet potato fries, quick service! Would visit again.

Very pleasant staff and decent food. Could do with a larger selection of beers

Nice place to go if you're looking to try some inexpensive cocktails with some fun names. The food is fairly average but the drinks are a great incentive to go in.

Nice bar with a great selection of beers

Went out to falkirk to High Spirits nicely Redecorated with very helpful stuff and a new food and drinks menu

Beautiful place and fantastic cocktails

Great place for a quick bite to eat. The kale-slaw is epic.