Two Aberdeen pubs are raising a glass in celebration after scooping prizes in a national competition for Scotland’s best watering hole.
Malones scooped the independent pub prize, while The Garage brought home two awards in the Best Bar None Scotland National Awards 2015-2016
The venue, on Back Wynd, won best night club and best public health initiative.
The winners were announced at an awards ceremony at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow, on Thursday.
Other venues in Aberdeen that were shortlisted included The Bobbin, for best pub and newcomer; Revolution, for best bar; Soul Bar, for best independent pub; The Carmelite, for best hotel bar; and the Grosvenor Casino, best specialist entertainment venue.
Aberdeen pub named best independent pub in Scotland while north-east club is also named country’s best