Drymen pub, restaurants and cafes
A square-side inn, two hotel restaurants, a tearoom and a bakery
The best-known Drymen pub is the Clachan Inn on the village square, which calls itself Scotland’s oldest licensed pub. Drymen also has two hotel restaurants, a tearoom and a bakery. We list five places with a website or listing we could read, so you can choose before you park. We give no ratings or prices, and you should check each venue for hours.
- Places listed
- 5
- Clachan Inn advises booking
- Yes
- Pub on the village square
- Yes
- Bakery and tearoom listed
- 2
Where can you eat in Drymen?
Drymen has a pub, two hotel restaurants and two daytime places. The Clachan Inn on Drymen Square is the village pub and restaurant, and it recommends booking by phone. The Winnock Hotel, also on the square, has the Merlin Restaurant and the Ptarmigan Bar. The Buchanan Arms Hotel on Main Street has Guy’s Restaurant. For the daytime, Skoosh is a tearoom and takeaway on Main Street, and Drymen Bakery sells bread, pastries and soup on Stirling Road.
We list a venue only when we have read its own website or a village listing for it. Drymen has other pubs and takeaways, but we could not verify them, so we do not name them. We give no hours, ratings or prices: they change, and the village listing is undated.
Decide where to eat before you park. Drymen parking explains what the council does and does not publish, and nearby Drymen has the rest of the plan.
Places to eat and drink in Drymen
One row per venue, taken from the venue’s own website or the Drymen village website on 13 October 2026. The columns say what it is, where it is, what it serves and what to check.
| Venue | Type | Where | What it serves | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Clachan Inn | Inn and restaurant on the village square. | Drymen Square, Drymen G63 0BL. Phone 01360 660824. | Scottish dishes from local ingredients, such as fish and chips, Malaysian lamb casserole and Sunday roasts, plus pizzas from a wood-fired oven, breakfast, and Scottish whisky, gin and beer. | It strongly recommends booking by phone. Gluten-free options are listed and children are catered for. It has bedrooms for walkers. Its pages do not state a dog policy, so ask. |
| The Winnock Hotel | Hotel with a restaurant and a public lounge bar. | The Square, Drymen G63 0BL. Phone 01360 660245. | The Merlin Restaurant and the Ptarmigan Bar offer food, wines, ales and whiskies, according to its page. | Its page does not say whether non-residents can book the restaurant, so ask. The hotel page says pets are welcome. |
| The Buchanan Arms Hotel | Hotel with a restaurant. | Main Street, Drymen G63 0BQ. | Guy’s Restaurant, according to its listing on the Best Western website. | The hotel has a leisure club and a building that dates from 1763. We found no menu or hours, so check with the hotel. |
| Skoosh | Tearoom and takeaway. | 50 Main Street, Drymen G63 0BG. Phone 01360 661212. | A tearoom and takeaway in the centre of the village, according to the village listing. | The listing gives opening hours, but it is undated, so check before you go. |
| Drymen Bakery | Artisan bakery. | 1 Stirling Road, Drymen G63 0BW. Phone 01360 660070. | Bread, pastries, cakes and homemade soup and sandwiches to take away. | It sells to take away, so bring your own plan for a seat. Its listing gives hours but is undated. |
We list five places, not every place. We give no hours, because the listings we read are undated or silent.
How to choose
Decide what you want
For a pub meal, choose the Clachan Inn, which also offers pizzas from a wood-fired oven. For a hotel restaurant, the Winnock and the Buchanan Arms both have one. For a coffee and a bite in the daytime, Skoosh is a tearoom, and the bakery sells food to take away.
Book the Clachan Inn
The inn’s page says it strongly recommends booking a table, and gives the phone number 01360 660824. Do this before a weekend evening or a walkers’ lunch.
Plan your parking
The council’s charge table does not name Drymen, so we cannot give a tariff. The Forestry and Land Scotland car parks at Garadhban and Old Drymen Road are free, but they are 1.5 and 4 miles north of the village. The parking page sets out your choices.
Think about the dog
We found no dog policy for the Clachan Inn. The Winnock’s hotel page says pets are welcome. Phone first, because a pub bar and a restaurant room often differ.
Stay the night
Planning dinner and a bed? See sleeping in Drymen, or Drymen campsites if you are bringing a tent.
Check before you go
- Opening hours: we give none. The village listing is undated, and the venue pages we read do not state hours. Phone or check the day before, especially out of season.
- Booking: only the Clachan Inn states a booking preference. We found no rule for the others.
- Takeaway: the bakery sells food to take away, and Skoosh runs a takeaway as well as a tearoom.
- Dogs: only the Winnock’s hotel page mentions pets. We found no dog policy for the Clachan Inn, so ask.
- Prices and ratings: we give none. Check the menus on the venues’ own pages.
Further along the road
If you are moving on, these places have their own food and drink.
- BalmahaOn the loch shore: see eating out in Balmaha for what we can confirm there.
- BallochAt the southern end of the loch: see where to eat in Balloch.
Eat and drink around the park
Eating your way round the park? The places to eat in the park guide will collect every village when it is published.
Questions people ask
Is the Clachan Inn dog friendly?
The Clachan Inn’s pages that we read do not state a dog policy. Phone 01360 660824 before you bring a dog. The Winnock Hotel’s page says pets are welcome.
Where is the pub in Drymen?
The Clachan Inn is on Drymen Square, in the middle of the village. It calls itself Scotland’s oldest licensed pub and serves food, so it is also the village’s main pub restaurant.
Does Drymen have a cafe?
Yes. Skoosh is a tearoom and takeaway on Main Street, and Drymen Bakery on Stirling Road sells bread, pastries, soup and sandwiches to take away.
Are there restaurants in Drymen?
Yes. The Clachan Inn has a restaurant menu, the Winnock Hotel has the Merlin Restaurant, and the Buchanan Arms Hotel has Guy’s Restaurant.
Do I need to book in Drymen?
The Clachan Inn strongly recommends it. We found no booking rule for the other venues, so phone ahead for groups.
Where do I park to eat in Drymen?
The council does not publish a Drymen charge in its table, so read the signs. The parking page covers the free forest car parks outside the village and the alternatives.