My good lady has kindly arranged for a birthday weekend in Edinburgh. I'm about to leave work for the long drive north but thought I would ask the resident UKC forum crowd if they knew of any decent pubs in and around Edinburgh.
Good ale pubs, no loud music, good selection of beers. Centrally located if possible.
I turned 30 yesterday so need some public houses in which to drown my sorrows.
The Guildford Arms, not far from the Cafe Royale (1 West Register Street)was excellent when I was there last year. Ticks all your requirements. Excellent beer (the only time this has ever happened to me in Scotland!), nice little restaurant upstairs with good food.
In reply to Axel Smeets: If you are also after a large beer garden for the great weather Scotland has, and a student frequented pub, then The Pear Tree in W Nicolson Street used to be good many years ago (but as I have not been for years if its changed that is not very helpful for now sorry ). Enjoy your visit wherever you end up.
The Royal Oak certainly is central--it's on South Bridge, pretty much opposite Old College and virtually next to Thin's. I used to go there quite a lot when I was a student in Edinburgh.
As the name suggests, it's fairly solidly a Celtic pub too.
> My bro who's a musician and likes his beer used to like The Royal Oak pub in Edinburgh.
The Royal Oak is a great wee pub and is well worth a visit. It is very wee though so if there's more than just you and your good lady then you might struggle to all fit in!
Another pub I enjoyed and visited regularly when I stayed in Edinburgh was Doctors, it always had a three or four guest ales on along with the local regulars and there was a nice atmosphere.
Really, in what way? (Admittedly, I've not been in for years so my opinion can be taken with a pinch of salt, but do I have great memories of the place and they served a brilliant pint.)
Didn't know that - about the pub, I mean - nor witness/experience it. Hearing your opinion though makes it sound like the sort of place I would ordinarily avoid. It's too far out for the OP anyway I imagine.
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> Didn't know that - about the pub, I mean - nor witness/experience it. Hearing your opinion though makes it sound like the sort of place I would ordinarily avoid. It's too far out for the OP anyway I imagine.
Its also changed hands and doesn't really have the same reputation it used to have. (And anyway the golden rule is round the corner and much better.)
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