Mathers, Edinburghback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
A decent proper pub serving good ale at reasonable, for Edinburgh, prices. The clientele is mainly men from all walks of life depending upon the time and day. Friendly with a good atmosphere. Thankfully it has not been tarted up over the years so it still has the interior of a bygone era. Don't be put off by the supposed lowlifes mentioned in the previous review as it is well worth a visit if you are in the area.
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Deterred from entering by several varieties of lowlife outside the front door on a Wednesday afternoon.
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Walked past many times without really noticing. Tonight, I am armed with the Camra book of pub crawls. Its not as detailed as it London equivalent, with tonights crawl having a grand total of three pubs in it.
As the bus dropped me off on the other side, I ventured in. Full of blokes, ranging from the "young but old looking" to those that could probably get a role in the walking dead as an extra.
Quickly served a really good pint of Flying Scotsman.... nowhere to sit, so I went outside to look at the traffic. Quickly engaged in conversation about football, edinburgh life, what I was doing up here and so on.
Very friendly punters, great pint but there are two more to check out, so I move on.
Will be back.
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Of all the Edinburgh pubs I visited this was the one I had the greatest affection for. Still a great interior but lacking the opulence of the Cafe Royal or Bennets bar. But, above all, a real functioning pub with no pretensions to being a tourist honey trap or "gastro creche". An honest to goodness boozer. Notably clean and well presented. A lovely pint of "Flying Scotsman". Long may this place survive as it is. Some day all pubs will be this way (I wish!!!). A snapshot judgement based on a one pint visit I know. But a beautiful pub IMHO. Not just for the way it looks. But for the way it is.
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This is a good stand up and sup type of boozer with a couple of good beers (Stewarts is very drinkable) and a nice atmosphere. It is at the end of princes Street near to where the old station used to be and will have a tram stop nearby (eventually). Impressive frontage which you can't miss. Worth a visit.
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CAMRA National Inventory boozer close to Charlotte Square that is featured in the recently published (and excellent) Edinburgh Pub Walks book.
It has an imposing pub sign that dominates the front of the sandstone building, and upon entry you find yourself in a large, ornate room with the usual array of pub mirrors and an impressive plastered ceiling. It's traditionally furnished, and sport features prominently. It's pretty traditional and ungentrified, but despite being on the Inventory, it doesn't quite match up to the likes of the Abbotsford or Bennets in my view.
The ales on range were reasonable, with many from Stewart Brewery, alongside the ubiquitous Deuchars and Black Sheep- a change from the last review then.
All in all not a bad pub and worth a visit, certainly worthy of more than it's current rating, although not an Edinburgh must-visit.
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Another reasonably traditional Scottish drinking den just off the Western extremity of Princes Street. Here I had the pleasure of seeing Argentina beat host nation France in the opening Rugby World Cup Game on 7 September in an atmosphere that was often raucous and lively, but never anything other than good - humoured.
Of all the Edinburgh pubs that I visited, this was the only one where English beers dominated the bar - Batemans XB, Theakstons OP, Morlands Old Speckled Hen and Adnams Broadside. The Broadfside was basically as good as it gets and at only � 2.60 might be considered reasonably priced.
Not a must visit pub, but worthy of consideration in any New Town crawl
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I agree with all previous posts. The place also smells strongly of fart !
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The 80/- is now shockingly undrinkably horrinbly bad. Avoid at all costs.
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Have to agree , not what it once was. Very poor job
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This used to be one of the best 80/' shops in town. Like Ryries Bennetts, Roseburn and the Diggers. It also used to have good steak pies and a good wiskey gantry. The gantry remains but allas it is a shadow of its former self.
Betty Ford - 10 Nov 2004 14:30 |
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