The Phoenix Ale House in Highland

Great quiet wee pub. Great selection of beers too. No live music or anything when I was here but it was just nice and quiet to enjoy your pint.

Good beer, not packed out, good service

Well run,nice staff,very clean and friendly 👌🍻

A superb pub with lovely bar staff and a good selection of cask ale. Plus superb Mediterranean restaurant next door.

Carte avec des spécialités turques, ambiance atypique. Un personnel très chaleureux avec des bières de qualités. Agréable

Stopped for a wee drink after lunch. Good friendly service and malt of the moment.

Nice pub with great atmosphere.

Great bar,superb selection of real Ales

This was an amazing bar and the lady was so lovely, it's little cozy and snuggling bar where you can enjoy the dram or so.

Typical pub in the area, the service is very good, a wide variety of beers, drinks, etc., the prices are affordable.

Lovely pub in Inverness. They had 3 cask beers on the bar.

Nice enough pub and very welcoming bar-person. Booked this primarily for food as the website showed a reasonable selection of pub-grub. Arrived and no sign of anyone eating (with hindsight, 1st red flag). Ordered our drinks then led through to "the restaurant" - an adjacent Turkish restaurant called Lale with extortionate prices. Ordered fish and chips at £17 a head - the worst I've ever encountered in my my 57 years! Limp carcass of a fish with oven chips and"salad" - a ramekin with a bit of dry lettuce and chopped pepper. Only tartare sauce was in a little plastic sachet. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

The best restaurant in inverness. The owner is so warm and loving. Man feels very welcome. After 5 weeks we visited her on the way home and it was truly a wonderful warm welcome.

Superbe bar Écossais. Propre, entretenu, patron au top et super cool ! Bière et whisky de qualité.

Cibo turco molto buono, personale molto accogliente e locale caratteristico. Il bar è collegato al ristorante turco. Consigliato!

Checked out this place in Inverness after being shunned at other places due to stag and hen nights. Cosy and friendly. The sea bass was excellent as was the fish and chips. Friendly service . Worth a check out!

Amazing customer service and atmosphere as well as memorable food

Lovely pub! Great staff! Good pint of Tennents!!

This is a most welcoming pub which made us feel at home. The female member off staff was very accomodating. Then things turned., .. Served by an older barman who also seemed very polite to start... Then because he poured the wrong drink his attitude changed and then thought it would be nice to make us in the wrong due to customers complaining, however already speaking to whom the customers in which were concerned and actually did not complain were very friendly. I apologised to all in behalf off everyone as the barman had made up his mind that we were not suited. Left feeling so disappointed in an experience that could have been so good. After being asked to leave we went to the Highlander and had a very welcoming and great experience. Highly recommend!!! Staff and atmosphere amazing.

Really nice pub, friendly staff and a great pint

Lovely locals bar. Cheerful bar lady was very helpful. Will return.

Friendly traditional pub, friendly staff. Lovely bar and fixtures and fittings, traditional no mod cons. Love pubs like this, like stepping back into time

Nice atmosphere, great restaurant. Attentive staff.

Grew up in the area. I know this pub waaaayyyy back Times have changed. Mediterranean food served next door in the restaurant But the bar is still the same. Good whisky ale and nice staff

The best bar in all of Inverness. The bar tender had great suggestions. There was a wide selection of drinks and really friendly locals. I really enjoyed my time here.

It's Sunday 2 Oct at 1330. Website states 1200 opening, Google specifies 1300 but still closed. Forced to visit McGregors instead....

Great environment, friendly staff, great atmosphere

Up to (but rarely) 10 Real Ales.4 on when visited. Well kept though. Food available.

Dog friendly And Bar staff wonderful .. a woman fell over outside in street opposite the bar , Sarah rushed out bar to assist.. salt of the earth ..

Brilliant dog friendly bar, good selection of whiskey.

Excellent plus i like beer or ale 😁

Good local ales and branded drinks. Check opening hours before visitung, as they seemed erratic on a recent visit to Inverness.

Good variety of shops, great places to eat. Felt safe, was lovely plenty to see. .

Nice atmosphere and friendly bar staff 👍😉

Cracking bar and staff, will definitely visit again when in Inverness

3 drafts ales on which is a bonus..nice pub for a relaxing drink or 2

A nice we corner in Inverness for a pint or two before dinner, oh aye, the craik was pretty good. Roll on next visit

Good friendly pub, very good beer.

Not been in for seven years. Still good service and spotless with a wide variety of ales.

Beautiful food. Prompt service.

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Excellent Alehouse and restaurant situated close to all the amenities Inverness has to offer, a must visit for anyone visiting Inverness wanting to sample real ale, has been a regular good beer guide entry for over 30 years.

Not bad with a couple of guest beers but not as good as I remember

Excellent service nice atmosphere great pint friendly bar staff

A typical wee pub, food OK, nice staff.

Lovely place to catch up with old friends

Excellent service staff really nice and welcoming

Food fantastic. Ambience great and good service. Lovely to get a hot lemon towel after eating. Such a nice touch. Highly recommended 👌

The best ales in Inverness, real ales, nice people.

First visited and last never egen

Always a good selection of well served real ales and newly decorated

Really good bar and very good beer

Well...pleasantly surprised!! Food was delicious ..piping hot and beautifully cooked. Excellent squid and the lamb was tender and seasoned perfectly. Salads were fresh, crisp and tasty. Loved the chilli dip! Attentive staff and very pleasant. Recommended!!

Lovely dog friendly pub! Really friendly bar staff who were very chatty and helpful, there was a selection of local ales which were nice and there was a welcoming atmosphere

Nice pub good table service due to covid restrictions,I think good place to try at weekend.

In non-covid times I could see why this place is so highly regarded by CAMRA.

If you're looking for real cask ale in Inverness, visit here and don't bother with anywhere else. Came here to watch the England game and had some good banter with the staff and local customers. The barman was attentive, friendly and couldn't of been more helpful. Prices are very reasonable for a city centre pub and there was no complicated app or over the top COVID restrictions to deal with.

Was a bit pessimistic about being an English man watching the euro final in Inverness but this pub was great. The old boy behind the bar was good craic and attentive. Good offer of well kept cask at a fair price. Lots of tvs to view from and friendly customers all round.

Delicious food, lovely atmosphere. Front bar hasn't changed which is lovely. New restaurant is wonder, highly recommend. Staff are lovely and attentive. Please go folks!!

A warm friendly local pub in all senses of the work. Experienced efficient engaging bar staff realistic priceing and a fabulous place to talk to a friend

Delicious food and lovely staff

Great beers real ales, friendly staff.

Lovely, old traditional pub. Has had a slight makeover by the new owners, but they cannot change the magnificent island bar. Barman was very welcoming

Excellent bar with lots of character, friendly bar staff to assist during your visit to this bar.

Very clean and covid aware. Beer was great and staff attentive and friendly.

Very Covid safe and organised. Very friendly staff.

Was in today for lunch and had the most wonderful experience. Staff so friendly and helpful and food was to die for. Thankyou Phoenix staff will be back soon.

Always great Sarah is a bonus Always attentenative thank you see you tomorrow far a nice meal 😋

Went to the new restaurant on the side of the pub-la le Seems very quiet during weekdays, however didn't detract from the food. Really enjoyed it and everything was nicely cooked. Seafood platter is a must buy and the vegetarian options were fantastic too. Waiters were polite and attentive, would say it's better than aspendos

I went to the Phoenix for a Pub meal while in Inverness wayy back in '93. They offered the usual pub fare but the barman asked me "If I was up for it, they had award winning Haggis served the proper way". He said their haggis was made by a lady who won awards all over Scotland for her haggis. How could I pass up on an opportunity like that. The meal arrived and came with Tatties and Neeps as promised and was amazing. It was everything I could do not to order another full meal of that wonderful haggis. WOW. I have no idea if they still offer a good haggis as I'm sure the lady who made the one I had is not doing it anymore. I hope they have found a comparable replacement. I have talked about that meal many times in the years since but never let the Phoenix Ale House know how incredible it was. A well-poured pint and the possibility of award-winning food! Who wouldn't want to go here? Will Merrett Canada

Nice Mediterranean restaurant, definitely one of the best i ever had

Stunning food and very welcoming staff, clean and stylish place. Love the coffee latte, smooth and nice, freshly prepared food. Highly recommended

Wonderful service, excellent food and drink.

Not great - advertised real ale but only had one!! Go over the road to the macgregors for a good selection of beer

Excellent service would recomend

Fabulous pub.staff super friendly.food excellant worth a visit.

Great place, great food, great atmosphere

Husband often called in here whilst waiting to catch his bus home as it is close to the station. We popped in recently and had a couple of drinks. The bar is an old school oval shape in the centre of the room and hasn't changed apart from some decor upgrades. Staff were friendly and drinks reasonably priced.

We are sitting here now having had a superb meal with excellent service. I can only say that I heartily recommenced this establishment and I will continues to come here on a regular basis. 10 out of 10

Recommended by my cousin. Little bar of locals. Back bar and restaurant was great. Staff so helpful and food was very tasty. Would definitely recommend. 👍

Wonderful environment with amazing food and great company. With our minor visit to Inverness, this was well worth the visit and felt extremely welcomed.

Fabulous Fish and Chips, friendly Locals and attentive staff made us feel welcome.Will return on next visit for sure. 👍

A great friendly local located just a minute's walk from two modern chain hotels (Travelodge and Penta hotel). While I was the only visitor both times I visited, the owner and his wife made me feel welcome. It will be a must return visit whenever I am staying in Inverness.

Good bar staff and owner had good repoitre with regulars, maybe at the exclusion of visitors but great bar all the same .

Great old pub with central circular bar in public bar which has character. Some interesting historical stuff on the walls .Reasonable prices and no loud music so able to have a conversation. Food was being served and looked nice (but we had already eaten ) went to toilet and found a lovely function area with comfortable seating and a buffet .The company we’re having fun with a great atmosphere.

Lovely old pub just changing hands so will easily be grand all too soon. Wonderful barman / manager.

I went to the Phoenix for a Pub meal while in Inverness wayy back in '93. They offered the usual pub fare but the barman asked me "If I was up for it, they had award-winning Haggis served the proper way". He said their haggis was made by a lady who won awards all over Scotland for her haggis. How could I pass up on an opportunity like that? The meal arrived and came with Tatties and Neeps as promised and was amazing. It was everything I could do not to order another full meal of that wonderful haggis. WOW. I have no idea if they still offer a good haggis as I'm sure the lady who made the one I had is not doing it anymore. I hope they have found a comparable replacement. I have talked about that meal many times in the years since but never let the Phoenix Pub know how incredible it was. A well-poured pint and the possibility of award-winning food! Who wouldn't want to go here? As mentioned at the beginning of the review, this visit was in May 1993. The website only lets you choose a few dates as options of when you visited. Maybe add a write-in option?

Great historic pub with great beer.

This is a very traditional pub with local beers and friendly staff. We enjoyed our stay here very much. It is not a party location and perfect to enkoy a few beers with friends and have a good chat.

After a long day in the hills when I was soaked through and cold throughout I was looking forward to some hot food. We chose the Phoenix as we wanted a good ale to accompany the meal. The ale was good, although quite a few items from the menu weren't available, so I ended up settling for a burger, which was okay.

Friendly staff. Food very nice.

Entramos porque era lo único abierto de comida tradicional. La camarera encantadora y el ambiente muy bien pero la cocina deja bastante que desear, todo muy caro para los platos que son y la calidad que tienen. Lo recomiendo para tomar unas pintas ya que el ambiente es agradable pero mejor cenar en otra parte.

The beetroot smoked salmon is phenomenal!

Maden kunne godt få 4 stjerner, men der var noget beskidt.

I would give it a second chance if I ever came back to Inverness, but tonight was poor. Very quiet (Sunday @ 7pm). 5 hand pumps on but a fairly average choice between them. Tried three but all three were a bit “off”. Probably because the pub had been quiet all day and the ale hadn’t been moving. Not sure how long it had been since the beers were “tapped” but it felt as though it had been stood for some time. No food taken, as we’d already eaten, so no review on that. Not the best Alehouse, based on today’s experience.

After being handed a paper fiver from isle of man from the barman, I asked him to change this as the note is not legal in the UK except in isle of man, he initially refused, then he gave me 5 pound coins, the gave a load of sarcasim about this, he tried to correct me when I asked for a plastic fiver, by saying it was polyurethane notes, actually having qualifications in chemistry they are made of biaxially orientated polypropylene(BOPP), I did not argue the point as I was on the point of losing my temper, I was in my legal rights to ask for currency which is legal in the UK, but got a load of dogs abuse instead, I will not recommend or go into this pub to anyone with that person serving behind the bar, which is shame as I have been drinking in the bar on and off since I was 18

We stopped in the pub not expecting such absolutely delicious food. The mushroom soup was the best I've had anywhere. The steak pie was so tender and delicious. We were full but couldn't leave without trying dessert The homemade ice cream was creamy and wonderful. The chef himself served us and was so nice.

Nice pub to visit when visiting Inverness. Ended up there twice during our two day stop in Inverness. I must proclaim that I am not a big gin drinker but was introduced to Scottish gin and my wife and I ended up having a few drinks. Interested to find out that the lemonade in Scotland is clear, unlike the lemonade we typically have back home. Liked the gin we tried so much that we grabbed a couple of bottles at the duty free shop in the Glasgow airport to take back to Canada.

Pub situé à côté de notre hôtel. Ouvert le soir. Nourriture écossaise bonne. Service très sympathique et le pub est juste magnifique. A faire pour tt ceux qui veulent tester l ambiance pub. Ah et ils acceptent les enfants

called on Saturday night 13/7/19 pub not busy .wited at least 5 mins to get served. barmaid finished serving customer. then stopped to chat to some one. man behind bar just stood talking to 2 females felt wer where not made wellcome