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house vibe, might now have more of a Bellini
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swigging crowd. I needn’t have fretted. On
entering I found Carlo at the bar with a half pint
of trusty Hoegaarden, £2.10, in hand and a free
I
’ve grown a little disenchanted with the west
end’s Ashton Lane of late. Once my favourite
acoustic session by Louise McVey playing to a
stomping ground it’s become a bit too city
casual, relaxed crowd. Brel has been garnering
centre for my tastes.
a good reputation for its music sessions and I’d
recommend taking a gander at their listings for
By that I don’t mean Sauchiehall Street has
upcoming gigs.
suddenly expanded into this legendary cobbled
lane, it’s more about some of the people that are
My pint of Kronenbourg 1664, £3.10, went down
now frequenting it. There just seems to be less
very smoothly indeed. Spirit-wise, Brel has just
about everything you’d possibly want, vodka
arty types and more tarty types. Great if peroxide
choices include Zubrowka, Grey Goose, Cariel
blondes with too much attitude and too few
and Stohli (all at £2.40), there’s a good selection
clothes (apologies if you recognise yourself in that
of malts from £2.40 to £2.80 and rum options from
description) are the eye candy you’re looking for
Barcardi, £2.10, to Havana Club Especial, £2.60, to
to go with your pint but it’s a no thanks from me..
my own choice, Appleton Estate, £2.40.
So it was with some reluctance I agreed to meet
Brel also has a few cocktail options but let’s just
my mate Carlo for a catch up drink at Brel. It’s
gloss over that in case the aforementioned crowd
been a few years since I’d been in this particular
are tempted to visit.
drinking establishment and while I’d previously
enjoyed a few nights there (once I got over the Brel, Ashton Lane, G12, Tel: 0141 342 4966.
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