Balbairdie's brilliant bar

Details The Balbairdie Hotel Bar  Website  Bloomfield Place  Bathgate  West Lothian  EH48 1PB      01506 653662 As pubs and bars spring up left, right and centre it can sometimes be difficult to tell them apart. All the style bars have the same chic look while the newly-built but desperately trying to look traditional bars all look, well, untraditional. But luckily if you're in Bathgate and happen to require a chilled pint in a relaxed atmosphere, you can venture into a place that is nothing like a faddish modern bar. The Balbairdie Hotel contains a genuine traditional bar with an excellent selection of beers, wines, spirits and cocktails as well as having a cracking reputation. And if daytime at Balbairdie is occupied with a leisurely drink and some tasty and affordable pub grub, the pace picks up in the evening when there's a stack of entertainment to keep you laughing and dancing 'til closing time. The bar has also found the perfect harmony between tradition - the building has a colourful 100 year + history - and modern fun through themed nights and, of course, the most fun you can have in a pub - a karaoke! The bar has 60's and 70's nights with the best local djs in tow as well as regularly hosting live bands and enjoyable quiz nights. And when you add to this, the option of having a wonderful meal in the restaurant or even staying a night in one of the 10 individually-styled, en-suite bedrooms, The Balbairdie can't be beat. For more information on The Balbairdie Hotel check out its website by clicking here.