R&A Sports Bar in North Ayrshire

Cheap btls of beer Quite busy for a Monday night so bit of a buzz b atmosphere Has pool table, £5 deposit and £1 per game Friendly staff Overall I couldn't fault. Does what it says on the tin 😁

a well run pub with friendly staff

Family gathering was ended when they didn't tell us kid's were not allowed after 9pm. Party ruined and heavy bouncers intimidated guests. Some came from abroad. Swerve this company completely Idiots

Absolute grassing loser of a guy hanging about the toilets with a scotland top on (works there grassing people for taking coke etc) kicked me and my 3 mates out the bar before half time because I went looking for my mate to ask what he wanted from the bar while he was In the toilets, we offered to let him search us and he kept his attitude up after running to his wee manager still wanting us to leave. Was my mates birthday and we were over for the Scotland Spain game and got treated like Total idiots by a grassing liar who hangs about toilets waiting to catch people taking stuff (with zero proof and the offer to search) other than that the lassies behind the bar are nice but would never go back due to that fella who's job title is basically a toilet grass

Big space with lots of TV screens. Pretty quite on a Thursday night. The advantage was that the pool tables were free. The service was great, and the bar staff very helpful

Great bar very busy good food good company

A good watering hole for socializing. Has a few good beers, however, not a Real Ale outlet.

Good atmosphere and well priced drink

A smashing pub, great for sporting events like big boxing matches, national and domestic football matches, horse racing, athletic events, the lot. Great set of pub games, pool, arcade and fruit machines, darts also available. A place suited for both locals and visitors, for a quiet couple, or a hustle and bustle night oot Lovely bar staff, always smiley and 'fu ae the banter'. Fresh beer on tap, always a bonus in a pub 😊 4 out of 5, simply just as it needs some more sport memorabilia in it. Maybe even a wee set of Scottish football tops hung in it. I plan to donate some old stuff myself, and I'd encourage visitors to do the same. Top notch 👍🏻🍺

I love this pub,is very friendly and best of all is clean.

Good pub especially if you like sports lots on tvs and live dj so good we night out.

Nice people frendily one of the few bars town centre where the employees do not have the mobile phone fever would recommend to anybody

Any pub that sells Belhaven black is ok in my book.

Friendly bar staff bouncers did a good job of clearing trouble makers

I love the bar sports the food is nice and tasty

Good service, beers and atmosphere

Good pub especially if you like sports. Plenty of screens showing different live sports

Kids allowed but need to eat to be allowed in 🤷‍♂️

Really good size venue, good value for money drinks and nice vibe. Loads of TVs for the sports, and the staff were really nice.

Wasn't the worst place in the world. Despite its size, it seemed extremely crowded with very little people. Toilets at the back seemed like a trek and a half.

Visited for a few drinks, great selection of drinks and good prices. Plenty tv screens showing multiple football games and horse racing. Toilets where clean.

Good bar very large inside. Have got to praise the door staff as seen them dealing with a situation and they were spot on and very professional. Prices are good also. Definitely worth a visit

Best staff an prices food great no complaints

Empty when we arrived in an hour or so it got a few more people in not my cup.of tea

Staffs attitude was atrocious and purely bigoted 😤

It's ok. Just looks like a big warehouse with some TV's and a bar. Nothing special.

Great afternoon, good beer, met friends-safely and thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon 😁

Had such and amazing night, staff very accomadating and helpful. Would definitely recommend the place and also their new function room. Very spacious with a beautiful garden terrace attached.

Good sized sports themed bar, easy to get served at the bar with drinks coming out cold and refreshing.

Absolutely horrific, contacted police Scotland after the owner verbally and physically assaulted me outside a bathroom because I asked one of her bouncers if he could please watch my drink so I wouldn’t potentially get spiked. Never set foot in the place.

Ok.they have Old Speckled Hen on Draught...superb beer...just the perfect pint ..

Interesting not my scene but still worth a visit

In for a quick drink on a Monday night so the place was quiet. Looked like it could be a great bar though

Spacious bar and very good service.

It's bye far the best pub in the town with brilliant staff

Great pub in the middle of the town, not charging stupid prices

Great place Great food Great staff 😁

A well run venue with friendly staff, a great place to make your local.

We were going to a charity venue, which was upstairs. You enter from a door next to the main door. There is a lift, which was a lifesaver,as my partner is disabled. To get the lift back down, you need to get a member of staff to operate it. Rosemary helped us. (She was a lovely helpful lady) The staff were very helpful and friendly. The toilet (men) was clean. I cannot comment on the downstairs part of the bar as I was not in it. I have heard good reports about the food downstairs,so I will be back soon to have a meal.

It was very good had lots of fun

Great for socialising. .Craft beers. (Tasty) .Will always go back. .

Great sports bar booths seats 6-8 people good choice of beers and food we had pizzas chips and beer staff really friendly and helpful a place I would go back to

Bouncers are a bunch of tyrants

it's really good place go in all the time.

Biggest pub in irvine. If you go to the toilet take a map and compass with you. Lol

Great selection of beers, open plan and usually a good atmosphere. The door staff are shocking though. Any time I’ve been to this place I’ve always behaved well (in stark contrast to some of their clientele who go out looking for fights). I’ve always spent a fair whack of money with friends too. However, one night in mid summer, my girlfriend and I decided to go. Place was empty, the door staff asked us to sign in track and trace, we obliged no problem. I was asked to don a face mask, I informed him that I was exempt. (The rules in Scotland are clear on this, if someone says they’re exempt, then no proof is required and they must be allowed entry - denying entry on this basis is discriminatory) - when highlighting this to the door staff, they became obnoxious, rude and quickly turned into the school bully types. My girlfriend and I were denied entry and went elsewhere. I wrote a private account of this to the bar itself via their online platform, to no reply. As I genuinely like the place, minus the door bullies. I returned with my friend recently. After moving past the door staff, who were in the middle of arguing with a young guy, I was approached 5 minutes after entry (and after spending £12 at the bar on our first round) and immediately asked my name, and asked to leave. His words were “I do not have to give a reason” - my reply was why grant me entry in the first place, let me buy a drink, and then ask me to leave. Anyway, the female owner appeared, who was clearly just as unable and unwilling to reason or listen. A totally pointless and meaningless spat, borne totally out of the door staffs desire to go on power trips. Meanwhile a good well behaved and reasonably spending customer is (any time I’ve been in before it’s been easy £80-£100) asked to leave for quite rightfully not wearing a mask, by door staff on £8 an hour and hell bent on ruining your night. A real shame, as the place is great. The door staff totally and utterly ruin it.

Nice bar with plenty of TVs for watching sports,or get a game of pool or darts with a pint

Amazing music and amazing staff

Good price for alcohol but food not available till 3pm but a fair sized place will be going there again friendly staff clean toilets will be good once the entertainment is back

Was in a private event room but it's seamed a nice place.

Ideal for sport fanatics, serves food and alcohol.

Went to a private function there on sat night...the place was clean drink prices were abit steep but the buffet was terrible...for the price they charged there was hardly anything put out and asked for gluten free foods aswell due to allergies and they couldnt tell us what plate was the gluten free one...had a good nite but the buffet let it down .

Staff are lovely plenty to do and eat

Absolutely brilliant venue. Would highly recommend this place.

Only been in once Never liked it

No bad , place is rocking with my pal Neil DJ , during the day , relaxed atmosphere, , roof top bar decent

Nice atmosphere for watching the English get beat... However £3.50 for a pint of strongbow is far too much!

Had a good day at beer garden catch up with college colleagues

Great service great meal would go again beer garden lovely would recommend

Great atmosphere and staff are friendly and Great for watching any sports

UPDATE:2021 Went with my dad again today bar still well run bar. A popular bar with locals. They recently opened a new function suite capable of hosting around 180 people. Really well layed with friendly staff.

Nice place great bar staff make u feel welcome

Excellent service and bar staff are very helpful

Lovely place staff very friendly reasonably priced

Pleasantly surprised with this bar. Was my first time there and it was lovely, staff were very attentive, food was reasonably priced and tasty. It was very clean and much larger than I'd expected. Will definitely be going back 😊

Very good day first pint in 13 months

Food was excellent and service was great, friendly staff

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Professional and politeness , they show football and do good beers. Not camera, but good .

Great bar staff good beer good food when they start the kitchen again good atmosphere very clean nice place

Service was great and very spacious would recommend this place for small or large groups

Lovely witherspoons like pub didn't get to try any food but was little frustrated when had to explain my Celiac condition to bar staff as gluten free is such a big thing apart from that saff were lovely and in middle off town centre well worth a drink 👍🏻

Great for birthday parties and weddings. Catering is excellent. Staff are very friendly and helpful. It's really lovely . A welcoming feeling. What more could you ask for. First class.

A good catch up on a Monday with couple of drinks. Best part they finally opened the street to buses after what seemed like years shut.😜

Never be back 3 or 4 drinks with mates and sister in law (3 adult couples) and the bar staff decided to be rude and refuse us drinks for no reason at all no the first time will be the last time my cash will go elsewhere guess our faces don't fit rather than spoiling folk night out do more about cleaning your loos thanks for nowt

Good atmosphere n decent amount of seats

Spacious & pleasant surroundings

Cheap pint at £2 a pint for Cornish beer.

Not personally my cup of tea but it wasn't that bad. We only stayed for one drink. I will say during the time it took me to drink a pint two people got kicked out. It's too pricey to bring in rounds.

Great night. Good prices and amazing staff

Love this place, fair prices, great atmosphere and the food is good.

Great staff, place lovely and clean, had great night out there

Horrible place service was terrible and it wasnt very clean toilets were a mess safe to say I wouldn't go back

Nice place for something to eat with few beers and games of pool while watching football.

Great wee leaving night here. The guys let us use a great wee area. Ordered a couple of sharers - which were amazing. Reasonable prices drinks - good music. Not sure what else you need x

Good lunch with Real Ale at good prices. Only downside that only one ale was available, although it was in very good order.

If you wanna go out for a pint and some music or watch some sports, this place is the place to go to. Good food too

Too big feels empty ..no atmosphere

Aye good staff very pleasant and helpful as usual but WiFi no working..

Its accessible as its right at bus stop

In a Real Ale desert, it has 2 taps although they only serve Sharps beers.

We were at the R&A suite which is upstairs from the bar. It is a gorgeous area, really bug and has it's own bar. We were there to see Raymond Mearns comedian, it was brilliant. They also do Christmas nights, tribute nights and weddings and funerals. Speak to Rosemary, she is lovely.

Had meals, can recommend the steak pie, Macdog, ultimate burger and Mexican sandwich. Fast service, pleasant staff and friendly atmosphere.

A very large, modern, open plan sports bar with walls covered with TVs showing an array of sports events. Very popular with darts players.

It was great for a mobility scooter, plenty of room to maneuver round the tables, etc

Ok, a bit big when empty, beer well priced

I like the concept of this place but the drinks and food are horrendous and the staff make you feel stupid for no reason. Asking them simple questions seems to cause them anxiety and confusion.The food was just horrendous. 7 quid is cheap but you expect reasonable food. The mac n cheese hot dog... this is a cheap hot dog bun. With a tinned hot dog the width of your pinky. I'm convinced the next stage is dry pasta on top then cheap rubbery cheese greated on then the entire thing chucked in the microwave. Explaining the soft soggy bun. The chips were overcooked and more like greasy crisps with no potatoes in them. It literally was utterly horrendous. 7 quid for that?? The pints are horrific aswell. Shame cos the place had loads of potential.

Good college great staff courses are worth the time

Plenty of space/seating, decent food and drink is reasonably priced. Great for a wee night out or just to watch the football. I would recomend to go here for a night out in Irvine

Fantastic service and great atmosphere in a bright and airy sports bar... Big thanks to Cameron who helped us at our table and made us feel welcome and valued