A DRUNKEN chat between two mates has led to them converting an iconic Dunfermline pub into something special.
The Watering Hole, on New Row, shut in 2016 and it has since lain empty and desperate for new owners to step up and put their own stamp on the place.
Darren Fitzsimmons and Fraser Christie are now doing just that with their partners, Gillian O’Neill and Rachel Christie, respectively.
They have all been hard at work since acquiring the pub in October and soon, on May 1, they will open Haberdashery Bar for the first time.
The inside has had a complete overhaul and with a beer garden outside – capable of seating 50 people and boasting space for a 14-feet projector for sporting events in the summer – they believe the bar will fill a gap in the market and prove to be a feather in the town’s cap.