The Islay Inn

Quaint pub, tasty food. Sunday roast was delicious with all the trimmings. Huge portions, great bang for your buck at £17pp. The gravy was delightful, I’ll be needing a boat of the stuff next time. Chill atmosphere, pleasant, unobtrusive service. Visited on a Sunday afternoon.

Lovely pub with great music and delicious food. Me and my partner popped in before going to a gig and was served by a lovely girl called kelsie who got us served quickly and we ordered loaded fries. DELICIOUS!! Some of the best loaded chips ever…. We will be back again 5 star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I had a wonderful time with my whisky flight. After finishing my flight, I ended with a Whisky Ol’ Fashion. Frank, I believe he was the owner, served the select flight to me. Himself and 3 other local whisky drinkers had made this selection of the four flights offered. Very good selection as you can see from the pictures below. Included is a picture of myself and Frank. GREAT liquor selection overall and the service is top notch!

Had a family 3 course meal for 8 of us on the 24th Dec. I was expecting it to be very chaotic but it was far from this. Very organised, relaxed, staff were very attentive and helped if we needed anything. The food as always is amazing, plenty to choose from. Great value for money and great portions. I would highly recommend The Islay Inn for food or just to pop in for a drink, you won't be disappointed.

Pub was very busy due to festive night out groups having food. Staff although very busy serving everyone were great. The food was first class. Plenty of choices and very tasty. Our group only managed 2 courses due to the generous helpings. Had a great experience and wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Islay Inn to everyone

I first came here last week and the experience was that great I had to return! Emma made us feel so welcome and was incredibly friendly, as are all the staff here! 2nd time I tried the food and the steak pie was one of the best I think I've ever had! If you're looking for somewhere in Glasgow which is accommodating, cosy and serves amazing food I would definitely recommend coming here! They also have live music which brings everyone together!

Very friendly and welcoming staff at the Islay Inn. We were a party of 6 and our table was ready and waiting for us. The food was a very high standard ( I’m fussy) for a very reasonable price. Most of us had the gigantic Sunday roast, with the vegetarian option also getting 5 stars. Nothing was a problem and we had a lovely stress free evening, even our dog was looked after! We enjoyed it so much we booked to come back for their Xmas menu- which also looked amazing. Thank you, Islay Inn, see you soon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This is a little gem. The food is excellent every time, staff very friendly and service is spot on. Menu changes regularly but in season they serve the best mussels and prawns, so fresh and always delicious. Sunday lunch is a must too. What a massive turnaround since new owners took over and right on my doorstep!! Thanks guys for creating the perfect local for me

Great pub for a cold pint of Guinness! In addition they have great grub to go along with your pint!

Went to hear traditional music. There were at least 8 top notch musicians including mandolin, fiddle, accordion, guitar and flute. Malt of the month was £4 and worth every penny.

Good solid pub in Glasgow - I don't recall anything fancy. Barkeep was friendly and atmosphere was welcoming and food was acceptable.

Local pub in the west end where we cane for an early bit to eat with friends. I had a chicken with haggis running through it with a cream sauce and it was pretty decent although the chicken was a little dry. The veg served with it were also a bit overcooked (carrot and green beans).The potato wedges were very tasty though and cooked perfectly. My daughter had a chicken salad which she enjoyed and it looked pretty nice. Prices are reasonable and the staff were very friendly. The pub itself isn't fancy but had a good vibe about it with locals that seemed pretty friendly. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here but if I happened to be passing by and was hungry I would stop in for a drink and a bite to eat as its pretty decent pub grub.

I've been before but it was many many years ago. Last night was my first time back and do you know it felt like it had hardly changed at all. It is a traditional "old man" style Glaswegian pub. I'm guessing it has many regulars who go a lot, know the staff and have their spot that they like to stand in. Last night it was pretty busy but for me it still had quite a strange quiet atmosphere to it. I had a decent pint of bellhaven twisted thistle IPA and sat at the tabled area up the back. Plenty of people were eating and seemed to be loving the food. Big hearty portions, simple meals and cheap. Islay is not somewhere I would rush back to, but it's also not somewhere I would mind going. Decent pub if you are in Finnieston and want to get away from the high prices or more modern bars that are available elsewhere.

The Islay is one of those real pubs. It's not a bar, it's not certainly not a wine or cocktail bar, it has no hipster vibes in spite of selling a few nice ales - it's just a good pub that does proper normal good pub things. The bar is well stocked and reasonably priced, although if you're in search of whisky you'd be better heading to the Ben Nevis, nearby. I usually get a nice pint of Lia Fail but you'll have to be quick - they run out of it regularly. They serve classic pub meals, things like macaroni cheese and fish and chips and they've usually got a couple of specials on. The food is pretty good for the price, not very refined but good portion sizes and good flavours and they don't try to serve it to you on a plank, so that's nice. They have live bands playing on Friday and Saturday nights and a quiz night on Wednesday. I think theere used to be open mic nights on Sundays but I haven't seen one advertised for ages so maybe that's stalled for the time being. If you're looking for a real, welcoming, warm and comfortable, unpretentious, pub in Finnieston, I'd say this was probably your best bet.

In my top 5 Glasgow pubs. The Islay Inn serves up pub grub, a decent pint and hunners of whisky. I've been in many times over the years from a quick pint after work, watching live music or in for dinner. It is a proper pub.

Another of the Highland pubs in this area, the Isley Inn is a nice enough place with a decent selection of beers and spirits. Serving up the usual pub grub at reasonable rates. A place that can be heaving on certain nights, espeaciall is there is any football on. Actually, this aint a bad place to catch a game, they have a large projection screen which is visable form a number of areas within the pub. As far as the crowd, its a mix of locals and folk from the north who now live in Glasgow. For me its not the kind of place i would go out of my way to visit and to be honest if i was in the area i would probably set my sights on the Park Bar just a wee bit down the road.

Well. A few dead bars on Argyle Street later on a Sunday night and we end up here. It's open mic night, and we have never been in here before. We didn't know what to expect. Including, a thoroughly lively bunch of folk singing and dancing and having an awesome time. Despite the location, I felt as if I was somewhere else entirely. There was a 'cleekiness' that suggested proper locals who all knew each other which is rare for a pub in this location. I was into it. Well stocked bar with a dedicated dining area at the back with a warm interior.. what else do you want? Roaring fire place aside, this place made me feel like I was somewhere more rural and family oriented. Live music seems to be their big thing, judging from their list of events planned over the coming weeks. A damn fine place to be on a Sunday night.

You get the feeling that this is a chain pub straight away from the vibe, not a lot of character here. There are a lot of bands and live entertainment towards the weekend and they do have a loyal following.

Some students talk of a rather chilly atmosphere they claim to observe amongst some of Glasgow's more refined drinking institutions, by this I mean the drinks aren't on special offer, there is no such thing as student discount and a high percentage of customers have been drinking in the same seats for numerous years. I haven't really experienced it too much myself but I am not denying its existence. I thought The Isley was going to be one of these pubs; it looks real old school traditional and it accommodates traditional drinkers of such a pub, the Jack and Victors if you know what I'm getting at. By this account I was a bit hesitant about going in given that the Goat is just across the road. After trying not to attract too much attention as we were by far the youngest people by about 15 years at least what we found was a very welcoming pub. A rather merry local man at the bar was overly enthusiastic about the beer available and gave me a brief history about Indian Pale Ale (I.P.A) and his whiskey taste which was quite funny. I don't think The Isley is for everybody but it is a very good traditional pub, they do Scottish food as well but I have yet to try any, Sunday roasts on Sundays too. Some good points I have neglected, they have a very good selection of beer and whiskey and the interior is also tasteful, rich wood and comfortable seats.

A decent local pub in which to watch the sport on TV as the locals banter away around you. Well kept beers but not a large number of them.

Woops! I'm the Yelp Duchess here at present and I haven't left a review? Slacker... I've been in here a few times now with various members of my family for drinks and for food and I've always been very impressed. Don't get me wrong, if you're looking for Michelin Star-worthy food, this is probably not the Finnieston haunt for you, but the Islay Inn serves its purpose well; lots of hearty pub food with some great specials, a wide range of malts and some superbly friendly staff. Some of the menu highlights include their burgers, their smoked haddock and black pudding main, their goats cheese and black pudding starter (I love black pudding alright? :P) and they always have some lovely specials on the board; last time I visited my dad tried their gammon steak special and he was in paroxysms of joy at the quality of the meat and how well it was served. This is fast becoming yet another May family favourite! Oh and definitely try their chips; chunky and awesome!

This place is well located at the bottom of the Kelvin way. It is a decent bar with a good atmosphere, I must admit to having a bit of a soft spot for bars like this, used to have a reputation as one of the meeting spots for the Highland and Islands when they were in town, less so today by the sound of the accents around us. Apart from that the beer is decent and the food is top notch pub fair

Friendly laid back traditional highlands-and-islands vibe pub with dark wood decor and a few large cosy booths. Drink prices are reasonable and the pub grub menu will suit the budget concsious hearty eater. Options include balmoral chicken and chips, macaroni cheese, steak and chips. Most main courses come in at well below a tenner. If youre looking for a spot for chilling out with a few drinks and the option of a plate of no-frills pub grub the Islay Inn is worth a try! Live music sessions weekly.

This place has great food, good music and is well kept. Why 1 star? The bar staff. Not all of them, just a few but that's enough to completely ruin anything good about the pub. Untrustworthy, unhelpful and at times aggressive. Just a few bad apples in the barrel who are enough to ensure I will never step foot in it under the current management.

Really good selection of beer and the live Scottish music was wonderful! The whole bar was a nice traditional Scottish style. This is a must see place when coming to Scotland.

Horrible barn of a place! I could never enjoy a drink in there in a million years! I wouldn't go if the drink was free all night as it depresses me.

First time there was a Saturday night back in 2010, thought I was going to a pub, but liked it that much (food was great, home cooking and best of all, hand cut chips, definately not the usual "bar" grub) I stayed for the night and ended up dancing to the band, along with the rest of the clientelle, great atmosphere and the staff were brilliant. Am now a regular, a little gem of a place and much more than just a "pub"!

this place is for the hardy drinkers and ceilidh dancers band play on top of the bar staff almost and gets busy on saturday nite as its a stopping ground before sauchie hall street . ENJOY.