Back from Cheltenham without losing the Hotel on a horse race – in fact making a small profit on the betting front – and had a wonderful time in Bath. I stayed at the Griffin Inn and can wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone visiting that area. My favourite ales I encountered were those from the [...]

Mother’s Day comes around once again this Sunday. And we’ll be doing our usual fabulous Sunday Roast for a Fiver. So you can treat Mother and not break the bank! Then again, they are all broken already. We’ve already taken quite a few bookings so it looks like we’ll probably be full by Sunday. Beer-wise [...]

Steve’s Pub Quiz is set to rear it’s ugly head again next Friday. That’s the 5th March @ 9pm. The finest quiz night in the Loch Ness area, well, this part of it at least.

In a new feature we’ll list the fabulous ales we have in our cellar each week so you know what to expect. Currently we have the Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout from Rob Hill, Hurricane Jack from Fyne Ales and Apres Ski from Roosters. And still to come in the cellar we have Red Cuillin, Black [...]

Congratulations to the Castle Tavern in Inverness for securing the title of H & WI Pub of the Year for 2010. Sadly we didn’t manage to win it this year but we’ll be back to challenge next year! Also many thanks to Jim Anderson of The Anderson in Fortrose for hosting an excellent beer tasting [...]

We’re delighted to announce that we have once again been voted the Inverness & District (North) Pub of the Year for 2010 by the local CAMRA branch. Thank you to everyone who voted and of course to the branch for all their support during the year. Also a big well done to the other area [...]

Exciting news indeed. Having got over Andy Murray’s disappointment it’s time for another Steve’s Pub Quiz. Hurrah! Saturday 13th February is the date for your diaries, start time 9pm. Entry £1 per person, maximum of 5 to a team and the cash jackpot will be approaching the whopping £200 mark. Well worth winning, and the [...]

As Allan & I are both from Dunblane, we are now putting the Benleva forward as the Highland Andy Murray Fanclub venue. We’ll be cheering him on when he plays on Sunday morning. Anyone in the area feel free to come along and join in from 8.30am. Good Luck!

The snow has pretty much all disappeared – but more is due this week apparently. Still plenty of snow – indeed too much snow – at Cairngorm & Glencoe for the skiers. Looks like there will be plenty of skiing this year up until Easter. Hotel is fairly quiet just now but the usual enthusiastic [...]

Willie’s 40th Birthday has dawned and, at the crack of dawn, we’re all off to Aviemore to experience the wonders of proper Scottish skiing. Sadly this means that the pub won’t be open until about 6pm this evening so apologies for any inconvenience. Photos will be posted in due course.