[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] The cinema devotes 1 of its 2 screens to arty films, and[PARA]there's also Steps, the arthouse cinema (1 screen).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Dundee Rep hosts transfers from the West End, [PARA]Scottish plays, Xmas pantos, and so on, often starring household[PARA]names. On Sundays, it has comedy nights with recent [PARA]appearances from John Hegley, Mark Steel and Jim Tavare. The [PARA]Whitehall Theatre hosts local amateur dramatics.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Many of the city's [ITAL]best [EITAL]pubs are right on the edge of the [PARA]Dundee University campus and frequently frequented by [PARA]students. Of course, being Scotland, they're open virtually the [PARA]whole time. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Phoenix, Nethergate (small, busy, [PARA]town and gown mix, good food); McGonagall's, Perth Rd (small, [PARA]studenty); Mennies, Perth Rd (rugby club); Parliamentary Bar [PARA](getting trendy); Tally-Ho (beer yard out back); Globe (the only [PARA]pub with Red Stripe on tap); Mickey Coyle's; the Ascot; The [PARA]Scout Tavern (live music). Avoid Greystokes and anywhere [PARA]more than a mile from the campus.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Dundee's clubs may not be Stringfellows, but that [PARA]doesn't stop students having a good time. A bit pricey though. [EITAL][PUSH][PARA]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Edge (studentsville, ú2) Fat Sam's (alternative [PARA]e-trippers, ú2.50); De Stihls (suits and ties, optional moustache [PARA]and tattoo, ú2-4); Jasper's (for metalheads).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] Apart from Fat Sam's (which has recently [PARA]featured Bjorn Again), Caird Hall has monthly performances by [PARA]the Scottish National Opera and a summer prom season, but has[PARA]also provided a venue for the likes of Morrissey in the recent past.[PARA]The West Port pub swings to cajun and Mexican sounds.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] For fun before nightfall, there're the zoo and wildlife [PARA]sanctuary and the beaches. As they say, 'life's a beach and then[PARA]you swim'.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (4) The Union has 3 main bars, the[ITAL] long, dark[EITAL] Pete's Bar [PARA](cap 300, with satellite TV, the most popular at weekends), the [PARA]smaller Tav Bar (200, red velour seats, [ITAL]looks like old men's [PARA]lounge bar[EITAL]) and the Thomson Room (150, [ITAL]airport lounge, attracts [PARA]sporty crowd[EITAL]). The Main Hall (500) also has a [ITAL]big, dark, noisy [EITAL]bar[PARA]in it, useful for ents.[PARA][BOLD]Cinema: [EBOLD]The film club recently showed Abba - the Movie, and a [PARA]Woody Allen all-nighter.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) There are theatres in the Union and the Bonar Hall [PARA](500), which is run as a commercial venture by the University. [PARA]It's an [ITAL]excellent [EITAL]conference centre and venue with (apart from [PARA]the theatre and exhibition area) a 180-seat function room and [PARA]catering facilities.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] Twice a week, bodies go all a-quiver at the [PARA]Floorshow (cap 550, ú2)..[PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]The Main Hall, the bars, the Chaplaincy (150) and [PARA]the Bonar Hall are all used for live sounds, from the Orb to Jools Holland.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret: [EBOLD]Once a fortnight, the Main Hall becomes the Dead Club, [PARA]playing host to Jack Dee and the Doug Anthony Allstars.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The University's Tower Cafe is open all day. In the Union, open [PARA]all morning until after lunch and all evening until midnight [PARA](sometimes), there're a fast food counter and coffee room [PARA](although no sit-down cafeteria). Otherwise, students sometimes[PARA]eat in the pubs ([ITAL]such as The Pheonix[EITAL]) around the campus. [ITAL]As [PARA]for fast food and restaurants, here are the [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]prize winners: [PARA]Don Quixote (Spanish value, veggie available); Fine Palate [PARA](Chinese); Gunga Din and Jaghanic (Indians); The Parlour [PARA](daytime cafe near campus); Pegasus (takeaway kebabs, etc till [PARA]4am); Queen's Hotel (afternoon tea); Dandilly's (Italian); Russell's [PARA](ice-cream parlour and cafe); Le Beauborg (French). Late-night [PARA]pangs are best satisfied by a stroll down Perth Road.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
