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Inside the Drouthy Cobbler in Elgin, a warm dining room of dark wood, stone and leather seats under low lights.
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The Drouthy Cobbler

A laid-back bar and restaurant on Elgin's High Street, serving seasonal comfort food with carefully made cocktails in a traditional setting.

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Welcome

At 48a High Street in Elgin, the Drouthy Cobbler is a warm, laid-back bar and restaurant of dark wood, old stone and soft lighting, with a courtyard strung with fairy lights for fine evenings.

Drouthy is the Scots for thirsty, and the bar takes its drinks seriously, with a list of carefully made cocktails alongside beers, wines and coffee.

The food is seasonal comfort cooking: pies with rich gravy, fish and chips, and a roast with all the trimmings and homemade Yorkshire puddings.

It opens every day from noon until eleven, and until one in the morning on Friday and Saturday, so it suits a long lunch as well as a night out. Tables can be booked online, which is wise on Friday and Saturday evenings.

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Before you go

Open every day from noon until 11pm, and until 1am on Friday and Saturday, in Google's current record.

Where
48a High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BU.
For
Comfort food and cocktails.
Book
Online.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
noon–11pm
Tuesday
noon–11pm
Wednesday
noon–11pm
Thursday
noon–11pm
Friday
noon–1am
Saturday
noon–1am
Sunday
noon–11pm

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Where it is

At 48a High Street in Elgin, IV30 1BU.

Close byElgin.
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