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About Markie Dans
Markie Dans occupies the basement of a hotel on Victoria Crescent in Oban, with a pool table and a TV showing sports alongside the bar. The kitchen runs to comfort food, with steak and ale pie served over mashed potatoes and gravy, and a deep fried squid starter with chilli and onion relish. Smoked haddock thermidor comes with a cheese and mustard sauce, mashed potato and salad, and sticky toffee pudding rounds out the dessert list, warm and covered in sauce. Chilli con carne and sausage and mash also appear on the menu. A beer garden sits outside, and the pub pours beer and spirits at the bar. Live music, including a singer, features on some evenings. Dogs are welcome inside.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Free street parking · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair: parking lot, restroom
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sticky toffee pudding, steak and ale pie, live music and squid starter.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sticky toffee pudding, steak and ale pie, live music and squid starter.
Customer Review Summary
Sticky toffee pudding draws repeated praise, described as warm and moist with a rich sauce, and turns up again as a return order alongside the sausage and mash. Close behind, hearty mains anchor the menu: the steak and ale pie with a thick gravy, smoked haddock thermidor in a creamy cheese and mustard sauce, chilli con carne, and a deep fried squid starter with chilli and onion relish. Live music, including a traditional singer, and a dog friendly, casual bar with a pool table and sports on TV round out the draw. Staff are called friendly and helpful throughout, with one reviewer highlighting how an allergy was handled without making them feel like a problem. A few gripes surface: the steak pie now comes without its lid as a full pie, sharing platters have been discontinued to one couple's disappointment, and a solo diner found the other patrons standoffish. One reviewer advises arriving early for a seat.
Customer Review Summary
Sticky toffee pudding draws repeated praise, described as warm and moist with a rich sauce, and turns up again as a return order alongside the sausage and mash. Close behind, hearty mains anchor the menu: the steak and ale pie with a thick gravy, smoked haddock thermidor in a creamy cheese and mustard sauce, chilli con carne, and a deep fried squid starter with chilli and onion relish. Live music, including a traditional singer, and a dog friendly, casual bar with a pool table and sports on TV round out the draw. Staff are called friendly and helpful throughout, with one reviewer highlighting how an allergy was handled without making them feel like a problem. A few gripes surface: the steak pie now comes without its lid as a full pie, sharing platters have been discontinued to one couple's disappointment, and a solo diner found the other patrons standoffish. One reviewer advises arriving early for a seat.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Great food at reasonable price. My family had a variety of choices and they were all good. Staff was friendly and food came quickly”
- Google user
“It was in the basement of our hotel so convenient! The staff were nice and the beer cold. Food was pretty standard, but tasty. Burger was big! My only gripe was that the clientele was a little standoffish and it was hard to make conversation with anyone as a solo traveler.”
- Google user
“Staff really friendly and helpful. Were willing to accommodate and make us virgin cocktails. Prices are super reasonable.”
- Google user
“Lovely live singer and decent priced pints! Shout out to the lovely girl serving us (glasses & fringe) who went above and beyond when it came to my allergies. This is exactly how people with allergies should be treated and she didn’t make me feel like a problem.”
- Google user
“Prompt and friendly greeting, very efficient service. Great size portions and a fair price. Recommended.”
Highlights
“Festive local pub with a beer garden offering beer, spirits, comfort food & regular live music.”
- Bar games
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Karaoke
- Live music
- Live performances
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Dine-in
- Food at bar
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- Cozy
- Beer
- Food
- Table service
- Karaoke
- Sports
- Highlights· 5
- Bar games
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Live music
- Live performances
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Accessibility· 1
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Dining options· 1
- Seating
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Parking· 5
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Paid parking lot
- Paid street parking
- Usually plenty of parking
- Offerings· 4
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Atmosphere· 2
- Casual
- Trendy
Location
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