Abbotsford

3/24/2008 6:03:09 PM, monday, march 24, 2008
In for a quick visit, surprisingly 2 of the 4 beers on cask where new to me. Other than that pretty standard.

9/17/2007 1:27:45 PM, monday, september 17, 2007
Another nice scottish bar. Not the best selection of beers, but still a decent place to visit.

9/3/2007 8:55:42 AM, monday, september 03, 2007
Very nice looking pub, unfortunately with the dubious overflow return system for their cask ales. The couple of ales I had seemed to be in good condition though. Did not eat.

9/2/2007 9:10:29 AM, sunday, september 02, 2007
A pretty good looking pub with a spectacular ceiling as if often the case in Edinburgh. Easy access in the heart of the New Town. A bit expensive and the selection of 4 cask ales felt a bit poor, but at least they had a Strathaven which was a new brewery to me. Under average.

6/3/2007 10:28:48 AM, sunday, june 03, 2007
Only 4 ale taps on whats apparently an old system that pumps the overflow straight into the cask. I cant think how it manages to get in the good beer guide with banter like that. Local beers pestonpans beers that i hadnt had before in good condition. However im never at ease in edinbrugh and this place didnt mak me feel too much better.

9/17/2006 3:54:29 AM, sunday, september 17, 2006
Place to sample some Strathaven Ales brews.

4/6/2006 12:49:05 PM, thursday, april 06, 2006
Nice old pub, with a square bar in the middle. Some good ales from cask, they had 5 cask tap point, but only 3 or 4 were available at the time. The upper level of the bar is a restaurant and i tasted the typical scottish haggis, which was actually quite nice, did not expect that. However, the rest of the menu was not to get very excited about.

9/25/2005 4:18:02 PM, sunday, september 25, 2005
Visited on Saturday 24th Sept. I used to drink in here when I was a student many years ago, and it was a fine pub then, so it was great to find that it hadn’t changed. We easily found a table even though it was a Saturday Night, good selection of beers (including draught Anchor Steam Beer @ £3.40 a pint!!!...no! I didn’t try it) Service was fast and friendly, didn’t have food so can’t score it on that. 4 cask beers available on our visit.

11/1/2004 12:07:51 PM, monday, november 01, 2004 [ Updated thursday, november 11, 2004 ]
Nice scottish pub with a descent selection of rare guest real ales and excellent food. One of my favorite spots in Edinburgh.