Avoid this place like the plague! Customer service is beyond terrible, never in my life have a…read moreexperienced customer service this bad. Genuinely left me shocked

From the owner: The Ball Room combines delicious homemade food, classic cocktails, great music and friendly staff…read morewith American and British pool and snooker. Come and enjoy a drink, some food and a game with friends in the hippest pool lounge in South Edinburgh! Relax and catch up in our welcoming and friendly bar which offers a large selection of draught and bottled beer, cocktails, an extensive selection of malts, an International wine list not to mention our exceptional rich roast Italian coffee! We also offer our customers a tasty menu incorporating delicious classics such as stone baked pizzas, nachos and homemade burgers that can be enjoyed in our lounge area or on our suntrap terrace! The Ball Room boasts a variety of snooker and pool tables as well as several flat screen televisions covering all major Sky Sports events, dart boards, 3D sports television, free x-box usage, a juke box as well as monthly competitions, promotions, disabled access and free parking! Nestled just off Morningside

Such a charming pub with a vibrant aesthetic and friendly service. I stopped in to enjoy a pint…read moreafter visiting the bookstore is across the street. It was a perfect end into my afternoon.

Little pub in the heart of it, stopped in for a frostie pint. Not to busy, but nicely decorated…read moreand good old rock and roll playing. Barkeep was very friendly.

You wouldn't know I'm a resident in Edinburgh, the amount of time I spend in this backpackers' bar…read more Belushi's is an Aussie's dream, a hostel, right in the centre of town, with a lively bar and a load of Fosters on tap and they show live sports. The bar looks tiny, but holds a surprising amount of people, and has a really good travellers' party atmosphere. Everyone is up for meeting new people and generally pretty drunk so it's always a good laugh. Everytime I come here I have a great time, and normally end up pretty drunk. Most of the times it has been for the football, and there is always a great atmosphere for sports events without the accompanying aggression you sometimes get. The staff are really friendly and the prices are cheap so overall it's a great place to have a boozy night and meet a load of Aussies. Also if you're actually a tourist here, I've been told from friends that it is a good place to stay in, with competitive prices and clean, nice rooms available. Not much more you can ask for really

Came here just because it was close to our Market Street Hotel. Looks like a good place to watch…read morefootball and get a craft beer. We came in for The Monday night, two for one Pizza Special. We came in and sat ourselves after not being greeted upon entry. We read the menus and decided upon which drinks we would order and the specific pizza we would have on the two for one deal. We waited for 20 minutes and then finally some guy walked by and said you have to order at the bar. Went up to the bar and the same person that told us that we had to go to the bar who's there to take our order. Here is also the person that told us that they were completely out of pizza onto for one pizza night. and that are request for wine only included one option. So we ended up ordering four orders of the chicken wings and ordered the special mango habanero, chili wings, the Korean barbecue lime with peanut wings, The Sriracha/maple syrup, wings, and the KC masterpiece BBQ wings. We really surprised that none of the wings flavors were quite right. I would never order any of them again. However, since we ordered so many, we wanted to take them back to our hotel, but then we were told that they had no to go boxes bags or foil. We may do with stuffing the leftover 12 chicken wings into our silverware paper envelopes that luckily we're not cleared away since we didn't have any table service. Hey not all was lost as we ended up going to Kentucky Fried chicken afterwards... so there's that...

You'd probably agree this is the best Spoons in Edi, if you somehow manage to get a table.read more

Wetherspoons has a reputation in the UK ranging from great to terrible. I had never been in one…read moreuntil my recent trip to Edinburgh brought me to The Caley Picture House. That Wetherspoons took over an old theater that started out as a silent picture venue in 1923 and later turned into a music venue (where notable acts like Queen, Pink Floyd, and The Smiths had played) really intrigued me! When I told my husband that Wetherspoons is known for their cheap meals and beer, he was all in! The Caley Picture House did not disappoint. What a cool, gorgeous place! We found a table and ordered our meals from their app, and they were delivered a short time later! They have meal deals which include drinks (you pay just a little more to include alcoholic drinks). My husband had their ramen and I had a jacket potato with roasted veggies. I had a delicious cider with mine and my husband had an IPA. We so enjoyed the experience that I took out my phone and ordered ice cream for dessert. We took note of the breakfast menu and came back the next morning to check it out. We both had inexpensive egg and English muffin sandwiches that came with unlimited coffee (a serve yourself espresso machine that included mochas). Really good! The Caley Picture House is fabulous! We told our son he needs to check it out and bring friends. This place is enjoyed by the young and old and everyone in between. We'll be back the next time we are in town!

Eh...I mean, it is what it is. It's a pub right next to The Corn Exchange that sells the exact…read moresame drinks that the wee bar inside The Corn Exchange sell. After being tattoo'd we thought we would head here for a change of scenery and a bit of fresh air but it actually smelled like old spilled beer that hadn't been cleaned up. It was quite stuffy and I'm not sure how much they regulate those e-cigarettes because some dude was puffing away on one right next to us- it was quite gross. The crowd was a bit of locals and a bit of people pouring out from the tattoo convention, so it was a mixed bag of people. Prices are ok, but I'm sure there are better deals to be had at a local pub nearby as I'm sure the prices are jacked up knowing people don't really have another option on the premises. Not the greatest place, but the only option, so it has to do.

This a Sports Bar / Pub and part of the Edinburgh Corn Exchange…read more As this is a separate entity within the whole of the ECE I review this here. The pub is bright and airy with some darker corners. They have large comfortable leather chairs and sofas dotted around the place. it seems as much as a semi local / waiting area for ECE visitors. There is a long traditional bar, which flows into the venue of the ECE. They have 4 screens showing various UK favourite sports, Golf, Tennis, Soccer and Formula 1 racing. Music is loud when we visited, but I guess this is a always like that seeing they are right beside a venue that also holds concerts. It is not a place I would visit by itself, but as a stop before going into the venue it suffices.

Friendly bartender, good salmon dinner, & a good view of the castle from the outdoor seating area.read more

A man pub for women? What? They play sports in here, sports fans. But it seems to be not very…read moremasculine. It's weird. The whole place felt a bit weird. I mean it's OK - they've got a couple of decent beers on and the food is passable. But it's just got a bit of an odd feel to it. Also, it felt a little touristy. I'm struggling to sum up my feelings for this place. It's OK, but I can see no reason to ever go there because there are so many other places that are better. Yeah, that's a fair assessment. Not cheap either.

Down below in the basement level of Teviot lingers the Sportsman Bar! This bar provides coverage of…read moreall main sporting events and many football matches. The action can be seen on a large projected screen and also on several smaller wide screen televisions. The bar itself is currently getting a slight make over with lighter and fresher colours being added to the walls. There are loads of seating areas, including a couple of very comfy sofas! Furthermore, there are game machines and a wii! However, if you are still in need of some more entertainment then upstairs there are two rooms with pool tables. One room, which sits as a balcony above the main part of the Sportsman bar is dedicated to American pool tables while the other room has British pool tables. A word of warning though, even though pool costs 50p a game, the tables are highly unreliable and you will be very lucky if you don't go through an entire game without losing the cue ball or having to kick the table! Drinks are at student prices, but the Sportsman Bar does not have the same range of drinks on offer compared to the Library Bar. It is great that this bar is getting a makeover which it needs, and which will make this bar even better!

So glad this place has finally reopened! It's a lovely spot to grab probably the cheapest pint you…read morecan get in Edi.

Cute vibe and enjoyable atmosphere. Very cheap and does not take cash. Fun for young people…read more Enjoyed the drinks until a staff member literally ripped my half full glass off of the table and MARCHED away before I could even object. That was crazy. I did go back for another though.

Great little local bar situated just off the main road. It…read morehas a bar and a lounge and always has a welcoming atmoshere. They do bar meals at set times during the week which are good traditional pub meals and the staff are friendly and polite.

Situated literally 50 metres from Tynecastle stadium, it's an obvious hotspot with the Hearts…read moresupporters and all around the pub you will find Hearts memorabilia as well as signed Scottish football shirts and the like. The decor of the pub is pretty old, but in all honesty this is probably what gives the pub so much character I came here just before a Hearts game versus Rangers and it was very packed, but the bar staff were very fast in taking orders. The vast majority who venture into the Tynecastle Arms are Hearts supporters with away fans opting to frequent other venues. I would come back here, but only if I were going to see Hearts play.

This pub, for decade's was a great pub. When Stevie was…read morerightly removed and Sharon was hired as manager, it became a pub to avoid ( except, of course on a matchday, at Tynecastle ). She ( Sharon, the manager) is an ignorant, arrogant, condescending, disgusting individual. The pub no longer has any kind of atmosphere. She constantly slags off staff to the regular punters and other members of staff. And overall she lacks any kind of personality and has killed this once great public house. As someone who has worked and managed all over Edinburgh, from five star hotels to pubs with questionable reputations, I've never met such an ignorant individual or someone with such poor people skills. Take away her customer service skills ( or lack of ) she knows how to work a bar, that's not in question, it's her disgusting personality that's destroyed this pub.