97 High Street, Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen

97 High Street in Old Aberdeen is an 18th-century public house that is two stories high and has two bays. It is part of an irregular terrace and features a gable that faces an important early street in the area. The principal elevation on the east side has roughly coursed rubble that was refaced in the mid-19th century, with harl on the sides. There is a broad band course between the floors on the east side.

On the ground floor, there is a bay to the left with a deep-set pilastered timber door and a plate glass fanlight. To the right, there is a fixed window etched with 'St Machar Bar' and a simple fascia above. The first floor has regular fenestration with three openings facing south towards Blackburn Place. The windows are timber sash and case with 4-pane glazing. The roof is covered with grey slates, and there is a coped ashlar gablehead stack with a polygonal can, along with ashlar-coped skews and a block skewputt.

Inside, the bar area has a 1960s interior featuring a narrow layout with a shelved back gantry and a Formica-topped bar counter. There is a suspended canopy and fixed seating made of bare wood.