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The Exchange

38-40 Academy Street,
Inverness,
IV1 1JT
Tel: 01463 713307

The Exchange is a sports bar. Lots of tellies so good for watching football. Previously Pivo.

Latest Comments about The Exchange

02 March 2010 Social Partaker!

Food left alot to be desired! Drink over priced! Nicely decorated tho!

15 December 2009 IainMac

Went there Monday 14th for the very much lauded Charity Quiz Night. Sorry to say, but what a complete disappointment! £5 a head entry (and not £5 per team as told over the phone) but ok, it was for charity so we'll let that one go. Totally disorganised quizmaster who I think thought he was a DJ - had music playing in the background at various levels at the same time as trying to ask questions through a muffled microphone. No one expects an expert all of the time but basic annunciation and at least a passing knowledge of how to talk to an audience is always welcome. Service from the bar staff started off ok, but even they seemed to lose interest and the will to live as the night dragged on, including a couple of stints of walking straight past waiting customers at the bar and wandering around the floor.

On the more positive side, there was one cheery wee barmaid who was despatched around every nook and cranny to sell raffle tickets in aid of the charity and did at least expand her attentions past the 3 'locals' who were perched at the end of the bar.

(incidentally 'quizmaster' - rules regarding the use of mobile phones to get answers might not be a bad thing if you're going to continue down the quiz route - that way, comments from fellow customers about locals always winning and people cheating to get answers might not be so audible)

Toilets were clean I've got to say, and the place was generally bright and clean too but like many places, the temptation for staff to all congregate at the one end of the bar when bored was slightly evident. I agree with previous comments regarding the malt selection - not bad, but would be nice to see some Scapa up there amongst the rest of the usual 'tourist selection' and a few others.

I would go back, yep, but not on a quiz night I'm afraid ... it was dire. Any pubs planning painting their walls, please contact me so I can arrange to come and watch the paint dry!

29 November 2009 Paul M

I do enjoy a pint or two at the exhange, very nice atmosphere and a great selection of Malts, which is always a good thing. Complete tranformation from PIVO. Toilets are a nightmare though, you gota scale Ben Nevis to get to them.

07 April 2009 doublevc

Now the Exchange. Although its not bad I can't see how it is the top rated bar on here

27 January 2009 madmike

New bar, looks great and the atmosphere is a hundred times better! They also serve the best pints in town!!

17 August 2008 bobo

pumping funky beats on Saturday, was always a favourite of mine but couldnt help thinking it just got better. Perroni on tap the bizz! recommended. Only bar in town that resembles a real City Bar. Glasvegas comes to Inverness!!!

01 August 2008 Jamie&Alice

Had a run of the mill pint in here, nothing to write home about, but my partner said it was one of the best hot chocolates she had ever had! Shame about the seemingly endless house/dance CD that was playing.

14 February 2008 Agrazzle

The glaswegian bar manager is great, very polite and friendly cant say the same about the barmaid with brown hair though! Food is nice but it's not easy to eat in the dark!

10 December 2007 Ray Bees

Good to see Pivo putting on some indie and heavy rock/metal music nights. I think a few other bars in town could learn a thing or two from that.

28 October 2007 tattie

SNOBES

25 October 2007 Rusty Nail

I like it here one of the few pubs where you don't think a ned is going to bottle you.
A place to take the bird

28 August 2007 johno899

Never eaten here but love the beers on tap and on a par with foxes for price and it a lot better

14 August 2007 Guinness

Cold, Crass, Grey, Airheaded with a hint of crapp. What the hell is this place about?
Must try harder due to the bar and its inhabitants needing more dimension, warmth with a hint of sophistication.

11 June 2007 crabman

Pivo is, as was said before, full of pretentious idiots. The first time I tried to get in the place had just opened and I was Knocked back because I was wearing a Poland football shirt. Only upside is they have a decent selection of alcohol and serve Czech Bud on tap.

14 May 2007 bazphoon

probaly a cheap place if you just got 6 numbers on saturday nite.aviod & hit the cheaper place,s

09 April 2007 johnno

this place is like starbucks, full of pretencious idiots, crap food if i could vote 0/10 i would!

28 March 2007 thejollysnapper

Was ok when it first opened. Now a dirty pub chain boozer. Food rubbish, service slow, full of the idiots of the day.
lucky to score 1 out of ten.

07 March 2007 Larz

great cocktails, great service

04 March 2007 zenboy

Pivo's a nice bar - relaxed atmosphere, some good food, and some really nice beers too...just hope that it never goes down the karaoke and pub-grub route, which would be depressing...and too much like any other bar in town...

12 February 2007 E-Banker

A terrible bar. Totally lifeless.

11 February 2007 rosco

does he play house music? will need to give it a try

10 February 2007 folly

Aye, it's great as a pre-club venue, cracking DJ called Marcus Vorski plays every Friday and Saturday.

Attracts quite a crowd of regulars too.

05 February 2007 rosco

who djs in here on a fri and sat? is it house music?

not a bar i think of every going to, is always very quiet....

31 January 2007 folly

Mart, I think you need to remember that there are loads of bars in Inverness, not all of them will suit your personality.

I quite like sitting in the couch in the window and reading my paper, you may like thumping music and bar staff with gum in their mouth.

They sport a great selection of beers and vodkas, the food is top notch and the service is wonderful!

Also, prices are considerably cheaper than Osbournes over the road...

Add into this the fantastic DJ on Friday and Saturday, plus guest DJ's coming in (Marion Scott does a great rock night there) and you have a pub that folk flock back to...

Still, one man's meat, another man's poison, I suppose.

30 January 2007 mart the fart

Boring, pretentious and expensive dump.

27 January 2007 scruffyboy

Pivo is a quality venue that you could easily walk into in one of the big cities!

The staff are knowledgable about their products which is more than can be said for most of the bars in town.

It is safe clean and you can always rely on a good feed.

17 January 2007 fred

Beware sobering treck to toilets! lovely cocktails though.

15 January 2007 layby

Comfy seats

11 January 2007 folly

Following a change of management, things are starting to get shaken up a bit...

Old stuff disappearing and new products/staff arriving.

Seems to have a better atmosphere too...

21 December 2006 The Ravens Claw

Had such promise. They have ruined it by never replacing/properly cleaning the tables/chairs - no one wants to sit on stained sofas!

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