Anniversary Celebrations! 🎉🎂
Last weekend saw big celebrations marking owner Jim Robertson as landlord of the Kempock Bar for 40 wonderful years! As you’d expect, there was a big party in the pub with friends and family and loyal customers enjoying food, drink and great music. Even Jim’s good friends from Transylvania attended! Everyone was treated fabulous live […]
What a Busy Week!
There’s always something going on at the Kempock Bar but this week was especially busy! As well as a welcoming our usual mix of happy locals, our visitors included a 4oth birthday party (which over flowed onto the Street!) and the crew of sailboat Swallow visiting us from Brittany!
Dogs and Well-Behaved Owners Welcome!
Did you know that the Kempock Bar welcomes dogs? Indeed, all well-behaved visitors are welcome 😉 In fact, our Bar is proud to be registered on the Dog Friendly UK website – see here: https://www.dogfriendly.co.uk/pubs/listing/the-kempock-bar-92375 So the next time you and your pooch are passing, come on in! (doggies on leads are much appreciated!)
Always the Perfect Host!
An important part of visiting the Kempock Bar is the warm welcome that awaits! Owner Jim is always keen to offer a personal hello to all who walk through his door – the last few weeks have been especially busy! Why not drop in when you’re next passing ……….
Welcome to our Pub, Ma’am!
Yesterday, royalty was in town …… well, on the River actually. Queen Mary 2, the largest of Cunard’s fleet was visiting the Clyde on 5 Sept 2024. She’s a huge vessel and one of our customers, Andrew King managed to snap this shot of her as she was passing Gourock. Just look at the size […]
Thursday Throwback: 100 Famous Pubs
Today we recall a fond memory from 2010 when the Sunday Telegraph included the Kempock Bar in its Famous Grouse 100 Famous Pubs supplement. Sharing listings with some of the most famous pubs across the whole UK, it really was a huge honour to be recognised! When you’re next in the Kempock,up near the famous […]
Fabulous Show with the Killie Jammers!
We had a marvellous show with the Killie Jammers on Saturday, 27th July 2024 – Thanks to everyone who made it along to enjoy the spectacle!
Live Gig Announced!
From “across the watter”, world-renowned band The Killie Jammers are playing at the Kempock Bar! Come and join us for a brilliant show on Saturday, 27th July at 2pm See you there!
Jim Robertson meets Takeshi Mogi
Publican Jim Robertson has just returned from a fact-finding trip to Japan. Following a visit one evening from two Japanese whisky lovers, he determined that, as a whisky collector, he needed to see what was happening outside Scotland. He visited Yamazaki & Chichibu distilleries and took part in WhiskyLive Tokyo. He presented an Inverclyde plaque […]