St. Andrews Brewing Co.

Did you know you can walk the grounds of the Old Course in St. Andrews on Sundays?  It appears that it's closed for the day (the new course stays open) and people go out for a stroll over the course, some packing picnics to enjoy along the way.  There were people everywhere!

My husband and son went out while I stayed in the clubhouse and read and knit.

They'd played the course a few years ago and had memories to talk about as well as take notes for their tee time later this week.  My son had had an excellent shot his last time on the last hole.  He was 47 yards out and his caddy suggested he use a putter and give it a good whack.  Well, he did just that and, don't you know, it made it right into the hole!!

The crowds that gather to watch others play the course erupted in cheers for him and it is still one of his best moments in life!  I mean, he was actually very sick that day, running a fever with a nasty cold, but you don't give up a slot to golf the Old Course!

I'm so glad he had such a great time!

So after the Old Course visit, we decided to check out a pub that my husband had found through Yelp.  St. Andrews Brewing Co. is downtown and is, thankfully, a little more of an open space than most pubs.  Many of the tables on the ground floor had reserved signs on them so we went upstairs and found a fabulous table right up close to the windows looking down on North Street.

We checked out the menu on the table and the guys went down to place the order at the bar, as is usually how it works in pubs.  Ken and I saw the appetizer called the Haggis Stack.  Oh yeah!  Add that to the list!  As it ended up, we all decided to have the Steak and Ale Pie for our dinner.

All selections were so wise as they were all delicious.

The Haggis Stack is tatties on the top, neeps in the middle, and haggis on the bottom - a mini version of a traditional Scottish meal!

Steak and Ale Pie with meat so very, very tender in a broth that's just mmmmmmm.  It's topped with a puff pastry crust and served with some mashed potatoes and roasted root veggies.  Talk about comfort food!

And my husband went down to order some carrot cake and brought back this chocolate cake for me as well - thankfully without Hershey Syrup!  It was all delicious!

I'd definitely recommend this place - and hope that we will be back before we leave!!