Dundee-based Macmerry 300 has opened its third of four Glasgow bars – Fly South at 1 Lynedoch Street. It follows hot on the heels of The Bull at 185 Great Western Road and The Luchador on the south side, which opened last year. Its fourth bar, The Abandon Ship, on Mitchell Street in the former So LA is on course to open in five weeks’ time.
Abandon Ship is run by Richard Davies and AJ McMenemy, while AJ runs Macmerry 300 with Phil Donaldson.
AJ Mcmenemy told DRAM, “This was the first Glasgow property we acquired but is one of the last to be finished. It’s on the first floor of the same building The Drake is in and has its own entrance and a stairway up to the door.
“We spent about six months on the refurbishment and it was vacant beforehand. What we’ve done is create a celebration of all distilled spirits and we’ve got 700 of them on back bar in specially made cabinets, and there are 11 tables of two in all.
“It’s a lovely period property and we’ve laid parquet wood flooring throughout and restored the original cornicing and ceiling rose. It’s elegant and decadent, with chandeliers and a marble bar top and lots of stained glass.”
