The Bow Bar, Edinburgh - pub details
Address: 80 West Bow, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH1 2HH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 5512) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Edinburgh Waverley (0.3 miles), Edinburgh Haymarket (1 mile), Slateford (2.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Millay on 25 Nov 2003
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> Current user rating: 7.4/10 (rated by 77 users)
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user reviews of the Bow Bar, Edinburgh
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| One of the best - simple as that! mcroyal - 12 May 2012 17:35 |
| Good pub, decent selction of beers including darks and a long list of bottled Belgians etc. Cask beers served by electric/air rather than handpump, bit different and makes for a slightly different taste. Characteristic shallow fixed tables, built for putting pints on. Pub arguably a tad tatty, but what the hell, it's what you get that is important. PhilR - 12 Mar 2012 18:18 |
| Visited this twice last week - once when very busy and once early doors. A great interior of wood, mirrors and pictures, good informed staff, excellent beer and intersting customers. A great place to sit and watch the world go by! JBGatelad - 25 Sep 2011 11:57 |
| I find myself in accord with most other reviewers of this pub, in that this is probably one of the finest - if not the best - boozer in the city. Albeit that my appearances here are rare and spread over many years, this has remained consistently excellent as a welcoming, clean, jolly and characterful hostelry where one is guarantee an array of very-well-conditioned cask ales (10 on my last visit and sourced from across the UK), and hundreds of single malts (not just the ubiquitous offerings but numerous quirky and hard-to-find options too). The ale wasn't too pricey either despite the pub's prominent Grassmarket location so beloved of tourists. The whisky though can reach up to around £20 a dram for the real rarities and older vintages. All are served with a friendly bit o' banter though and staff are sufficiently well-informed to advise you if needed, without being patronising or pompous about it. Some visitors were enjoying samples of various malts and plainly enjoying what the Bow has to offer. Didn't want to leave, but as ever there's always many fish to fry. But this is hard to beat and well worthy of a visit if you haven't already. TWG - 17 Aug 2011 07:23 |
| Terrific pub. Great beer quality. No rip off prices, friendly well-informed staff. 9/10 dry_riser_inlet - 10 Aug 2011 20:09 |
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