Bird & Bear

Downstairs at Draffens in the Bartenders Bassment, bird and bear manager Turtle Higgins talks about being a cocktail bartender in Dundee 😍 #downstairsatdraffens

Sunday’s, simple pleasure and glorious leisure x

Back on the ones and twos, loving weekend vibe. It’s the family who’ve learned how to love you best. Join us @birdandbeardundee this afternoon for hip hop brunch or hit up any one of our other hot spots over the day. I’m looking at you @bubueatwell @graciesofbroughtyferry @jamjardundee @thekingofislington 😍

Tonight from 9 it’s the one, the only The Rhumba Club! Live at bird and bear!!

Wowsers! Would you look at how busy the city is today!

The sky is doing it’s dripping thing but we don’t mind, you know why? Because it’s time for hip hop and brunch. On the count of 3 we’ going in hard!

The countdown is on!!

Big things going on next door! It’s Steen Jones going in hard Sailor Jerry style for Abandon Ship!

More announcements! Tickets only from The King Of Islington 😉

The beano is a ripe old 80 years today!!

Hip hop, brunch and @jaberabubaker!! What more could you wish for of a Saturday!

The cat is out of the bag! 1 month from today in a secret location it’s THE SECRET GARDEN PARTY!! Featuring food from Dundee brunch club, refreshments from bird and bear and a full line up of live dj’s! Have you got your tickets yet? Some secrets are worth sharing x
Tickets available only at The King Of Islington daily from 5pm.

Welcome to the jungle 🎶

When you’re the most special person in the room, you know what to order... #thespecial

No dairy? No problem!! We understand not everyone is a fan of the moo juice, that’s why we stock so many tasty alternatives!!

Celebrating 1 whole year of brunching with Harold and pip!
The time has flown past, so quickly that we almost missed it actually. We’ve met so many amazing people along the way and seen some incredible things! Here’s to another year of delectable serves and time shared with friends 🥂
Brunching daily from 11-4pm, now until forever x

Went while home, after some high praise from friends. The food was fantastic, with a great range of options. Great selection of drinks and a kind gent by the name of Turtle, fixed up a cracking gin martini too.



Whole experience was excellent and would highly recommend to all.

Went in for brunch with my wife and daughter yesterday and had a fantastic experience. The service was brilliant and all members of staff we dealt with were outstanding. The food was cooked perfectly and worth the visit. The atmosphere was good with a busy service and local DJ playing a good mix.



Think it’s safe to say we’ll be back again soon!

Was lovely bar, great choice of cocktails, bar staff were on top form and very efficient at their jobs. Great ambience in bar and good mix of people and age groups

Was in here earlier today for lunch with my eldest daughter. We were both delighted with the food and the service from the young, friendly staff was excellent. We'll be back soon.

Such a nice place, love the decor and the staff were so friendly.and the food was amazing.best french toast ibe tasted.will defo be back on my next dundee trip.

Really nice place, friendly bar staff and good service. I agree with another review about the loud music. I was in once for lunch and it was blaring Don,t think it needs to be that loud during the day

My newly found favourite bar in Dundee! Amazing place with great music and great staff. Planning to come over for lunch one day soon too! Prosecco and 71 Pilsner on tap plus the range of cocktails is fabulous! I will be back! Loved everything ���

Love this bar, music and it's atmosphere. Tried the food for the first time yesterday, steak was really lovely and the chorizo hash was tasty but stuck to the pot as it was slightly overdone. Would definitely recommend and look forward to visiting again �

Just want to say a big thank you for the staff member who found my phone this morning and phoned my husband to come to pick it up

I visited last night for the first time. Eating out with Coeliac Disease is nothing short of a headache so I was delighted with the substantial gluten free menu. The service was absolutely brilliant, the food was delicious and the drinks menu was varied and fun. Add to that a live DJ and it made for an excellent night. So good we just stayed the whole evening. We will definitely be back �

I really loved this place. The atmosphere is really nice and the music too. The bar and the drinks were super. The food was good and the prices are normal. The staff are incredibly friendly and cool! I found my weekends place.

Great food and even better cocktails, one of the best in town.

Booked a birthday dinner for 21 people and the staff were great. Food timing was great, drinks service spot on and they were very attentive and patient with us as we turned up a bit late and took a little while to order, all in all a great time and will be back again. Big up to the two gents who looked after us!

Was here on Sunday for a late lunch! If you are looking for a quiet lunch I wouldn’t really recommend here as the music is very loud, I’m guessing it was the atmosphere for the people having cocktails etc! The place looks great though, When I went to order food the man who served us said chips weren’t available ( I really wanted chips that day lol) but didn’t tell us when we arrived, anyway ordered our meals and they have forgotten a few things on our order! One of us wanted cheese on the burger which they forgot about. Food took a while so by time we got it we didn’t really want to wait for it to be fixed! But Nobody came to check if we were happy with our meal which most places do! The food was still good! Just a few let downs.

Great food and cocktails. However, service was really slow. 45 minutes -1 hour wait for food and 25 minutes for 2 drinks ...

When the meal came the chips were burnt black on both the fish dishes . When staff were told they did nothing about changing them. When it came to paying the bills which was £93 we had to ask if we were getting any compensation, they only took £5 off. We won't be back, ripped off !!!!!!

Rating would have been far higher had the service been acceptable as the food was very good. The service however, totally lets the place down. Having been given a 'dirty glass' (which we only noticed was dirty after pouring half a can of juice in to it), we asked for a clean glass. The waitress took the glass away & returned with ANOTHER dirty glass and no new can of juice (& no apology). Then the food came, there were no condiments on the table & we weren't asked if we wanted any so we had to ask the waitress for them, she returned with them then proceeded to walk away & we had to call her back as we also hadn't been given any cutlery!!! The waiting staff really could do with some training as this is sorely lacking & letting the place down. I don't think I'll be back if that's how they treat their customers.

Waited 15 minutes at the bar to be served, when I asked if I could get served , I was told that ladies always get served first and I had to wait till all other women in the bar was served till they would serve males at the bar, not only that the bar staff were creeping on the girls and being so sleazy, ,



Visit here if you want to be discriminated against, or sleazed on by the male staff

It took 25 minutes to get a drink, we waited over an hour and a half for food and it was only brought out when we asked where it was. Only half the table received food then ten minutes later the rest came out. Myself and one other person ordered a starter, only one came out and the number of haggis bonbons was wrong. It took ages for the table to be cleared and then ages again to receive our bill. Clearly understaffed. Won’t be back.