A cup of kindness indeed.
The Auld Spot is consistently solid and that's hard to pull off when you're an eternally packed pub so get there early!
The draught selection is small, but top notch and decidedly different than most other bars focusing mostly on premium domestic for about $6 a pint. Have yourself a Welly if you've only tried in a bottle; it's a completely different experience.
And scotch, yeah, you've got a great selection of single malts.
Food selection again is small, but pretty solid as well. They make a mean Caesar and the mac 'n cheese w/ double-smoked bacon is a great pick-me-up, though they shouldn't have taken away the crab option 'cause that was crack in a crock.
The music can be all over the map like others have mentioned, but in their own cool way if you ask me. You'll hear anything from Arcade Fire to Snoop in one night and possibly back-to-back.
And, from personal experience, they really know how to host an informal, yet mostly-traditional Robbie Burns dinner.