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Teuchter’s Landing is a pub set in a former waiting room for the steam ferry from Leith to Aberdeen. For those who are not from Scotland, a Teuchter is traditionally a derogatory term for a person from the countryside, usually someone from the North of Scotland. Being a teuchter myself, I can say that any fellow highlanders would feel very welcome in this bar.

The drinks list is exceptional, featuring a lot of the less common beers, one of which is a personal favourite of mine and is brewed in the area where I grew up, Black Isle Blonde.  Along with a normal set menu, the bar also has a very distinct “mug menu” in which it serves food from a mug. The food is mostly Scottish staples, such as haggis (and vegetarian haggis), mac n cheese, and mussels. All of this hearty fare comes with oatcakes too.  The chips are ridiculously thick and incredibly tasty.

There is a big screen at the far end of the bar, and also in the smaller room, which shows sports. The atmosphere is very relaxed and if you’re looking for a bar to watch sports that is less rowdy than someone of the ones in town, then this is a great place to go. 

It also has a beer garden which looks out onto the water, now that summer is (nearly!) here, it would be a great place to visit on a sunny day.