Everything you need to know about this year’s Edinburgh Cocktail Festival Iain Meldrum October 9, 2019 Drink, In the News Edinburgh Really Does Mean ‘Edinburgh’ Now in its third year, ECW is back bigger than ever. While the main focus will be the Cocktail Village in Festival Square – complete with nineteen pop-up bars –...
65% Basil’s, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 3, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review None of your “Don’t mention the war” or “Boom, boom”. The name of this restaurant has a more highbrow namesake than Fawlty or Brush, though it’s hard not to say its name in a Sybil...
Student bars in Edinburgh: the best pubs for cheap drinks in Scotland’s capital Ross McIndoe September 25, 2019 Drink While it's counter-intuitive to try and deal with either of these problems by hitting the bar, the freedom to act illogically is basically what your college years are for. As important as it is to learn...
Hibs v Hearts: the best pubs for Hearts fans to watch the Edinburgh derby Ross McIndoe September 17, 2019 Drink Despite having played ten league games so far between them, Hearts and Hibs have only managed to claim a combined total of six points. While their rivals have only notched one victory so far, Hearts currently...
Hibs v Hearts: the best pubs for Hibs fans to watch the Edinburgh Derby Ross McIndoe September 17, 2019 Drink, Drink Things are not going well for Edinburgh's green and white side. As their former gaffer rides high at the top of the SPFL table, Hibs have mustered just one victory in their opening five games. In that...
Student bars in Glasgow: the best pubs for cheap drinks in Glasgow’s city centre Ross McIndoe September 13, 2019 Drink With this in mind, here's a guide to crawling through some of the cheapest and best-loved student spots in Glasgow's city centre. Brewdog Doghouse (99 Hutcheson St, G1 1SN) Picture: Brewdog...
Bridge Inn at Ratho launches competition to find the ‘Best Pub Pie’ in Scotland Sean Murphy September 13, 2019 Food, In the News The Bridge Inn at Ratho is asking pubs from John o’Groats to Jedburgh to enter their best pie recipes, with five top industry experts including Ross Traill, head chef at the Bridge Inn primed to judge them...
Rugby World Cup: 7 pubs where you can watch the rugby in Edinburgh Finlay Greig September 10, 2019 Drink, Drink, Food Scotland first take on Ireland at 8.45am on September 22, before facing Samoa one week later at 11.15am on September 30. In their third fixture the Murrayfield side lineup against minnows Russia on October...
New beer festival in Edinburgh celebrating women in the industry launches this week Sean Murphy September 6, 2019 Craft Beer, Drink Organised by Beers Without Beards, the Women In Beer Festival - WIB Fest - will run over four days this week in five of Edinburgh’s top pubs and bars, with everyone invited to join in the fun. Running...
CAMRA issues statement backing calls for Government action to reduce Scottish pub closures Sean Murphy August 21, 2019 General The Federation of Small Business has published its report Transforming Towns, calling for action to halt and reverse the closure of shops, banks and other premises in Scotland’s 479 towns. CAMRA is...
