Eating And Drinking In Stirling
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Eating and Drinking in Stirling
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Mid range
Scholars Restaurant at the Stirling Highland Hotel has an excellent reputation for modern Scottish cuisine. Hermann's, 32 St John St, Tel. 450632, at the Tolbooth on the road up to the castle, is an upmarket choice. It offers excellent Scottish/Austrian cuisine at moderate prices (and a cheap set lunch). Also on the road up to the castle is Stirling Merchant Bar Bistro, 39 Broad St, Tel. 473929, which serves modern Scottish dishes, while Leonardo's at the Riverhouse, Castle Business Park, Tel. 465577, offers good quality Scottish/Mediterranean dishes.
Cheap
CheapThe best curry in town can be had at the East India Company, 7 Viewfield Pl, Tel. 471330, with a cheaper pakora snack bar upstairs. A good Italian restaurant is the busy Italia Nostra, 25 Baker St, Tel. 473208, which serves cheap-moderate food daily till 2300; or try La Ciociara, 41 Friars St, Tel. 451552, which also serves coffees and pastries during the day. On the same street, at No 5, is Olivia's Restaurant, Tel. 446277, which offers good Scottish food in an informal atmosphere (cheap to mid-range prices, open Mon-Sat 1200-1430 and 1830-2200). Berties is a café-bistro in the Albert Hall on Dumbarton Rd, Tel. 446930, and a cheap and relaxing place for lunch (open daily 1000-1700). A firm favourite with students is the Barnton Bar & Bistro, opposite the post office on Barnton St, Tel. 461698. It's cheap, open daily till 2400 (0100 at weekends) and serves great all-day breakfasts. A good place for coffee and a snack is the elegant Darnley Coffee House, 18 Bow St, Tel. 474468.
Bars and Pubs
Two of the best pubs in Stirling are the Portcullis, Tel. 472268, on Castle Wynd, below the castle; and the Settle Inn, further down on St Mary's Wynd, which is the oldest hostelry in town (1773) and very popular with Stirling's large student population. Pivo, on Corn Exchange, Tel. 451904, is a trendy Czech bar which also serves light meals. The lively Barnton Bar & Bistro is also a good place for a drink, as is Whistlebinkies, on St Mary's Wynd.
Entertainment
Ceilidhs are held during Jul/Aug on Wed evenings in the Golden Lion Hotel. Check details at the tourist office. The MacRobert Arts Centre, Tel. 01786 466666, on the campus of Stirling University shows a good selection of mainstream and arthouse films and drama productions. Buses run from the town centre.