Former award-winning Scots bar reopens as sports pub swapping £12 cocktails for £3 pints
The much-loved venue has reopened just weeks after it closed
BAR-GAIN Former award-winning Scots bar reopens as sports pub swapping £12 cocktails for £3 pints
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A FORMER award-winning bar has made a comeback as a sports bar - punting pints for as little as £3.
The Barologist in Leith, Edinburgh, was once a much-loved trendy boozer offering posh cocktails at prices as high as £12.95.
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The former Barologist boozer has been transformed into a sports bar called The Sandport Tavern
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And they're swapping out the old £12.95 cocktails for £3 pints
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It scooped several gongs including Spirit Pub of the Year and Innovation Pub of the Year, at the Greene King Night of Excellence Awards in 2022.
But last month, bosses at the Commercial Street pub announced it would shut its doors after several years in business.
The shutters came down on May 17, with the owners heading down south to start afresh.
Now the much-loved venue has reopened just weeks later and has been transformed into a lively sports bar under new management.
Now renamed The Sandport Tavern, the pub boasts a fresh new look, with £12.95 cocktails swapped out for £3 pints.
Punters can now enjoy weekly pub quizzes and live sports screenings.
The revamped boozer has also partnered with local favourite Pizza Geeks to serve freshly made pizzas.
The new owners are set to unveil a new drinks menu which will also include a selection of cocktails to complement the offerings.
The Sandport Tavern is serving pints of Tennents for just £3 throughout the month of June.
We told previously how the Leith boozer's former owners will be opening a new venue up in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Historic Glasgow pub known for its cheap pints & famous customers sold
And they will still be stopping around the country as they take their drinks on tour.
Elsewhere, a popular Scots beer brand is offering unlimited steak on Father's Day.
Beer legends Innis & Gunn is dishing out refills of their 35-day dry-aged Scottish steak and bottomless garlic butter fries at taprooms in two major cities.
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