Small one bar pub that was fairly busy late on Monday afternoon as they were preparing for a wine-tasting evening. Ales were Williams Brothers Birds & Bees, Inveralmond Ossian, Orkney Dark Island, Caledonian Deuchars IPA & Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted. Cider was Addlestones. Nice enough pub.
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Good friendly atmosphere in here, decent it of Deuchars IPA. Decent folk band playing to. Recommended.
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Only dropped in for a swift drink and to check out what time the live music started but overall impression very good. Friendly staff and a good crowd. How often do you see a guy go out for a smoke and leave his wallet to guard his pint? Not where I live anyway.
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Small, busy, friendly, a good selection of ales in fine condition served with care and respect. Only sorry I could not stay longer, but time was running out.
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Hard to pass by-sometimes wish it was in a quieter street but hey-ho. Take a wrong turning going to the toilet and you are in the band.
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Long narrow bar with a good ales and whiskies available.
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The genotypical pub. Folk music, well-poured Guinness and cosy atmosphere, day or night. What every pub wants to be!
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This is what its all about - old school pub,folk singers, plenty of chat and the drink flowing.
Theirs little space,its chaotic but its friendly as it comes .
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Everyone smiles. You feel the single malt warm your throat and listen to the music swelling up from one of the tables, and as you look down beneficently at a terrier called Archie that looks up at you whilst opening your packet of nuts (that's you not Archie), you are smiling as well. Always a pleasure. One of the finest bars in the land.
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My uncle (teetotal) used to live opposite Sandy Bells and used to complain about the noise at night. My message to him would be...don't try beating them...grab a beer and join in...great pub.
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This was a lovely pub. I hear an old mate from the 80s, Big Jim Knight, sometimes played here, so popped in. Nice beer, proper old Edinburgh pub, clean, nice staff, recommended.
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small, simple decor - and average looking place. why is it so good then? just a good atmosphere and you can fit in easily and have a good chat. not really the place if you're a large group and you wanna get sompletely plastered. but to set the world to rights with a good mate whie getting slowly more 'opinionated', it's perfect.
most nights they have a folk band that is great and the atmosphere can't be beaten when they're playing. it's very mixed - old boys having a game of chess or some nice young ladies having a chinwag. it's charm is that it is so small but but this can be a problem, although if you've got a seat then you don't care. a proper pub with proper people.
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