When every my wife and I are in town, we stop in here for some beer and their Fish N Chips. Â The slab of fish that you get (consumes the majority of your plate) is fried to perfection and laid over a bed of fries, served with tartar sauce sprinkled with dill herbs. Â It brings us back every time!
Review Source:I've been holding out on my review of Jig and Reel because I really can't wrap my head around the place. When I first went over a year ago, I kept thinking really kilts? I get the place is Scottish, but how cheesy. I think the place was initially too themed to be enjoyable. Â The people and bands were just really into the Scottish culture, and I was just really into a good beer.
Now I'm in a different camp. For Knox locals this place to me is like a Pres Pub in Old City. The really good food and beer brings every kind of person inside. I always end up running into a hodge podge of people and that leads to a great time. This place is also weird enough that when my bud decides to just hop on the piano on stage and play R&B hits no one bothers to care or listen. It's a fun place and refuge from the club scene that can be so, so bad not to mention mundane in Old City.
This place is worth about 3.75 stars but not quite 4. Easier to list why:
5 stars based on the atmosphere. Pub feel all the way.
5 stars based on the drinks and selection of whiskey.
4 stars based on the service.
Now this is where it becomes tricky. 3 stars based on the food. And this being the main reason we visited. I got the Mac n cheese pie. It's good, but lacking. They serve small pieces of Benton's bacon on top and after you eat that small portion of bacon, it loses all momentum and becomes ordinary. Just a fill up of noodles and pastry. My suggestion is to put that bacon all through it and then, it would be more of a palette pleaser! My boyfriend got the meat pie. The crazy part about it is, his was just filled with gobs of roast beef with very very few vegetables. It needed something also, like a just a tad more vegetables. Neither entree was bad but we didn't walk out impressed either. Yet all it would take is a couple of minor tweaks to make it impressive :)
Best. Scotch. Bar. Ever. Â Everything you can think of and more for scotch, the right music, attire and an incredibly knowledgeable staff. Â Games, food...this place is the best. Â They even had a beer aged in whiskey barrels (Ola Dubh) that was out of this world. Â If you'd in Knoxville and you like scotch even a little, GO!
Review Source:Absolutely fell in love with place while visiting Knoxville a few months ago. The atmosphere was super comfortable, the type of bar I'd be a regular at if I lived nearby. The food was interesting...all familiar ingredients combined in an unfamiliar way that really worked well. I still dream about their Bread Basket and I'm seriously tempted to ask them to ship me a few orders. It was that good!
Review Source:Great beer and excellent food. Â The menu isn't very big, but it doesn't need to be when what you've got is perfection. Â I recommend the pies. Â The Beef and Ale pie and Mac and Cheese pie are both delicious. Â Pair this with a Guinness and you'll be sitting pretty. Â They also have an AMAZING whiskey selection. Â It's something they pride themselves on. Â They have whiskey from many different regions. Â
The atmosphere is great. Â Feels like you're right in the heard of Scotland. Â Live music is great. Â Usually someone in there playing the bagpipes. Â This place is more enjoyable to sit and have a drink rather than make a whole evening out of, but that could easily change. Â
P.S. Â They open at 4pm daily.
The folks are really friendly there. We tried one of their traditional dishes (eggs wrapped in sausage and deep fried). The fried fish was pretty good (better with a good beer, of course).
This is a great place for something different. The bar has "ye ole time" feel to it and the quaint dining hall would make for a marvelous madrigal dinner or rehearsal dinner party.
I have been here a couple of times. The first, we just had a couple of drinks and it was  lovely. Great ambiance and service. There was a man playing bagpipes while we were there. The second time we went, I was not as impressed. I had their Macaroni Pie. There was a minimal amount of bacon, and no flavor, but the pastry it was baked in was delicious. My wife got their house salad, which was great. She also got their version of Fish and Chips. The "chips" were the most delicious fries ever and , according to her, the tartar sauce was amazing, but the fish was bland and very greasy.
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