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Interesting Decor , pretty average beer and not real ale. Awful music, i mean truly awful. Avoid if you wish to stay sane.
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This is a nice bar but is hamstrung by the lack of decent beer. 4/10 would be 7 if at least one proper ale.
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Used to live in the George Hotel around the corner - so this was often a meeting point. First time back in years and its still the same. Worth a visit for its originality and to laugh at the first timers trying to find the loos.
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This is one of the coolest pubs. :)
I love the bookcase toilet doors and the general spooky feel.
Some great cocktails. ...try Sloth from the 7 Deadly Sins range. :P
Good music and videos playing, good staff and a great atmos!
Love it! :D
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I�m holidaying in the UK from Australia and was refused service by the unfriendly Manager because my 34 year old Asian friend was not carrying any identification. We have visited pubs all over the UK and this is the only place that has been a problem. I wonder why. My complaint was brushed aside. They refused to tell me the last time they�d asked a 34 year old Caucasian for his identification. The company said �Under the current laws the person responsible for running any bar is permitted to refuse service for any number of reasons ... a reason does not have to be given.� Left a very sour taste in our mouths and spoiled our visit to Edinburgh.
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Went once (well, visited it two times) when I visited Edinburgh (one of their many rock pubs, was a bit jealous - most cities don't have that many). The toilets behind the bookcase was cool (I later visited Pit And Pendulum in Nottingham and they had the same thing). It's decorated cool and I thought if I lived in Edinburgh I'd visit a lot. I love rock pubs!
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Sure people come to see the hidden toilet behind the bookcase , but it gets tiring quickly and the real horror story here is the draught beer.
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A commercial pub to be sure, but it knows what it's doing and it works. This is due in part to good bar service, and a mellowness about the pub's atmosphere despite the wackiness. The more you drink, the more fun it becomes - funny that.
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Very amusing pub. Make sure you know where the toilets are before you drink too much - they are hidden behind a fake bookcase! Food good, beer good and staff very friendly.
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Wonderfully strange little place.
I adored finding the secret toilets while by friends had to go all the way downstairs each time they needed a whizz. Not just for heavy metal fans, it's dark but it's got charisma.
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I don't care what anyone says about this bar, I loved it when I was in Edinburgh. Mind you, I did know the majority of the bar staff so it was always a friendly atmosphere to me! It is hysterical watching people (namely tourists!) getting directions to the toilets, walking round the pub then deciding they don't really need it! Last time I was there they had a fab magician - not sure if he is still doing the rounds. I am in no way a goth but it is still one of the best themed pubs in Edinburgh. I never been into an eerie pub like it. Excellent.
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Don't bother unless you are a student or like the dark with loud music, far better pubs within minutes walk
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Security are rude and heavy handed. Yesterday a friend was mistaken for someone giving the bar-staff hassle. They took his drink from him, and told him in no uncertain terms to get out, without any explanation. When they realised their mistake, he was told he could stay, but there was no appology, and no replacement drink.
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This pub is great, it has a comfy feel to it ang is a great place to meet your mates for a good chatter, a drink and a bite to eat but you'll find time slips away and you never get round to leaving!
Alanna - 4 Oct 2004 12:37 |
Top notch venue. Goth freindly with a basement. Toilets hidden behind 'Secret' passage ways in a bookcase. A truely eerie place.
Brilliant music on every Sunday, (Rock Night)
Gary - 26 Jun 2004 14:41 |
