The Criterion

Award Winning Traditional Bar est 1874, 6 Cask Ales, 160+Malt Whiskies, 80+Gins, 5-17yo outside only Dog friendly

12/09/2024

New Merch just arrived 😍

Pop in and grab yours.

30/08/2024

🥃 Breakeven Bottle Initiative🥃
We at The Criterion love spirits, all different variations, but they can be expensive and no one wants to pay hundreds of £’s for a bottle of spirits and discover they don’t like it, so we are going to bring in a new bottle every month of a high end spirit and sell it at cost price, so you can enjoy 25ml or 50ml and not break the bank.

Our first bottle is Balvenie 18 year old French Pineau Finish retailing for around £300 per bottle

When it’s gone it gone so pop along and try one today.

26/08/2024

The Criterion family just got a little bigger…
1st came the whisky,
Then came the gin
Today we launch our spiced rum, 100 Chimes.

Been six months in the making with the fabulously talented team at tayportdistillery (thank you for your patience)
Our own rum is now available behind the bar.

The base rum is from the Caribbean and we have spiced it using as many local ingredients as possible to create a unique rum showcasing the best of Fife & Scotland.

Pop in and give it a try.

23/08/2024

What’s your plans this weekend?

Open and licensed from 10am everyday.

20/08/2024

Introducing our Open Championship cocktail special.
The Ben Lomond Sour

Using Ben Lomond Blackberry & Gooseberry Gin, Tayport Blackberry Liqueur, Lemon and some sugar syrup.

Very quaffable 🥴

06/08/2024

The Filthy Scotsman Burger is not for the faint hearted, but if it’s not enough, then you can add an extra steak burger or chicken burger to it.

Served from 12pm to 7:30pm
Open & Licensed every day from 10am.

10/07/2024

🔔 New Pie 🥧 Alert 🔔
Creamy Pepper Chicken and Charles Macleod Stornoway Black Pudding Pie

Get it while stocks last.

30/06/2024

Which pie are you going for?
🥧 Steak & Ale
🥧 Chicken & Chorizo
🥧 Goats Cheese & Butternut Squash
🥧 Macaroni

🕰️ Served from 10am to 11pm

19/06/2024

Watch all the action from Scotland’s Group today at The Criterion
5pm - Germany 🇩🇪 v Hungary 🇭🇺
8pm - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 v Switzerland 🇨🇭

Please Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 let’s have a game of it tonight 😂

Photos from The Criterion's post 16/06/2024

What more does any Dad need on Father’s Day than a Pie 🥧 & Pint 🍺?

Happy Fathers Day

15/06/2024

Hello 👋 to the weekend….

Introducing our Filthy Scotsman Burger.
Steak Burger, Haggis Fritter, Cheese, Caramelised Onions and onion rings.

14/06/2024

Watch all the action at The Criterion
⚽️ Friday 8pm kick off⚽️

08/06/2024

If you haven’t tried out Criterion Gin, today’s the perfect day, Happy World Gin Day… cheers

02/06/2024

Sunny Sundays in St Andrews… ☀️🥧

31/05/2024

Dinner tonight?

31/05/2024

The weekend is upon us, and the sun is out ☀️.

⏰ Open and licensed from 10am every day
🍽️ Breakfast from 10am, main menu 12pm to 7:30pm.
🥧 Pies available from 10am to 11pm.
🍺 🍹 🍷 ☕️ 10am to Midnight

20/05/2024

Let us make Mondays a bit easier…..

Open from 10am everyday, main menu served until 7:30pm, with our pies 🥧 available until 11pm.

17/05/2024

It’s almost the weekend, Who’s coming?
Main food menu served until 7:30pm then our pies are available until 11pm every day.

11/05/2024

What’s your tipple of choice on these sunny days?

06/05/2024

What else is there to do on a bank holiday than a pub lunch?

05/05/2024

We don’t just cater for humans at The Cri, we have a full range of doggy treats….

22/04/2024

What’s your plans this week?

10/04/2024

Fancy joining our fantastic team at The Criterion?

We have Part Time and Full Time positions available, prerequisite is you must be here for the majority of June, July & August.

Want to apply or find out more then pop in and see us, drop in your CV, DM us or email us at [email protected]

04/04/2024

Cullen Skink - made using haddock and smoked haddock from the East Neuk, a creamy delicious treat anytime of the day.

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99 South Street
St Andrews
KY169QW

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 12am
Tuesday 10am - 12am
Wednesday 10am - 12am
Thursday 10am - 12am
Friday 10am - 12am
Saturday 10am - 12am
Sunday 10am - 12am

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