Cargo - presented by Edinburgh Pub Guide

Edinburgh Quay 129 Fountainbridge
FOUNTAINBRIDGE, Edinburgh
EH3

0131 659 7880

URL: http://www.cargobar.co.uk/

Number of Reviews: 22

Average Rating: 2.8

Average Ambience: 3.0

Average Value 2.2

Average Food & Drink 2.9

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Review By: dj

Title: cargo

Review Date: 2007-09-02 15:25:14

Overall Rating: 3

Ambience Rating: 3

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 2

Nice bar, but fairly typical of a Festival Inn and a pretty average selection of drinks on offer. Few too many pre-Cav drinkers in there some nights

Review By: Anon

Title: Another mediocre from Festival Inns...........

Review Date: 2007-05-03 11:59:26

Overall Rating: 2

Ambience Rating: 2

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: 2

Waited at the bar to be served for about 5 mins (it was a Wednesday night and trust me it wasnt busy, was then served by a nice boy but who could obviously not be bothered. Went to sit outside where we were assured a waitress would come and take our order, susprise surprise that never happened. Went to sit inside, finally ordered the combo platter for two, only to be served a plate of pre-frozen, deep fried nibbles which included some stodgy spring rolls, soggy chips covered in some dubiously stale parmesan, over done garlic bread, filo wrapped prawns, tortillas, salsa and guacamole, all for the bargain price of �9.95, really not impressed. Bottle of wine wasn't bad at all, for �12.95.

Review By: Extremely Dissapointed Visitor

Title: Terrible Example of Scottish Hospitality

Review Date: 2007-04-18 12:15:29

Overall Rating: 1

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: 1

Did not eat there, but the bar itself is about average. The drins are far too expensive, and they have a poor selection.

The location is very out of the way, and to make matters worse, upon closing the staff and bouncers make no effort to assist you with transportation, which is terrible if you're from out of town and end up walking down not so savoury streets at night.

I even witnessed the staff throw a practically unconcious lady out into the street and leave her there without calling anyone for help.

Its only saving grace was the friendly DJ. However I would still recommend steering clear.

Review By: L.C.

Title: Walk on By....

Review Date: 2006-12-05 12:40:33

Overall Rating: 1

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 2

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

Why this bar is busy on a Saturday amazes me. Has all the atmosphere of an airport departure lounge.

Went for a wedding celebration but even the Groom left for somewhere else..and that was after they offered us free drinks! Says it all really

Review By: class of my own....

Title: CARGO - FANTASTIC

Review Date: 2006-10-26 15:27:23

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 5

its hard to find somewhere with such good food and amenable chef. I have some dietary issues and asked if they could be accommodated - this was no trouble and the food on the day was fantastic. Service was cheerful and pleasant and the staff seemed to be well trained and happy - well done

Review By: Buntyt333

Title: Cargo - No Go!

Review Date: 2006-10-05 22:55:55

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 0

Having moved to the area thought I'd give it a go as I'm not adverse to the odd "style bar" and boy this takes some beating....That is for lack of lager or indeed anything on draught ("All the draught is off!"), some of the most unhelpful staff who obviously just wanted to preen themwslves infront of the mirror instead of trying to be at least courteous and has less atmosphere than Neptune!

Do yourself a favour and go to Cloisters (further up Lothian Road) or indeed almost anywhere else but save your money. If there were negative ratings we would give them....

Review By: David Cameron

Title: Your so vain - this place is a pain

Review Date: 2006-08-03 15:10:48

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 1

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 1

If you are a young vain empty headed person, who thinks 'Hot' looking bar staff is the most important thing in a bar. You may well like this place. But I advise you to get your eyes tested, then your mind. If you are a real drinker and love bars for their booze and atomsphere - you are going to really hate this place. It is pricey and sells only the usual lagers, and it has a tendency to be full of complete Idiots.
Do yourself a favour and go to a real pub.

Review By: Dave

Title: Hotest Staff in Edinburgh???

Review Date: 2006-08-02 01:48:22

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 4

the best looking staff. So good....

Review By: Phil

Title: Sunny days are best

Review Date: 2006-07-08 18:17:51

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Ok it's not perfect, it's very big and a bit pricy for not being on George St, but the drinks are good, the staff make the place and you can't find a better pub to spend a sunny afternoon. Try some cocktails too there up there with best.

Review By: Eyeballs at 3pm

Title: Its a DUMP

Review Date: 2006-07-07 22:27:04

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 0

Bar staff love themselves.
Drink is expensive.
The Place is Minging.
Couldnt wait to finish my expensive excuse for a drink.
Go elswhere!
They should get a skip and load the whole pub into it and start again....

Review By: Kendo

Title: Drink left at Bar

Review Date: 2006-07-06 10:56:21

Overall Rating: 2

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 2

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

6 guys at bar watching football,I went to toilet,came back, drink was gone.Bar staff had lifted it because "you cannot leave drinks at bar incase they are spiked" a young whipper snapper told me.Stood my ground and they replaced it.
Tried to say thankyou with a handshake but he wasn't interested.

Review By: Bobby

Title: Not sure if it's worththe trek

Review Date: 2006-05-16 12:16:20

Overall Rating: 3

Ambience Rating: 3

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: 3

Maybe a wee bit on the expensive side but overall a nice bar and nice staff. We were asked to 'stop laughing so loudly' at one point by a women at 10pm at night. Apart from that we'll probably be back.

Review By: Shelly

Title: Nice bar pitty about one of the manager

Review Date: 2005-12-18 21:55:21

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 2

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Didn't like one of the Managers, found her very abrupt. Staff and one of the other Mangers made up for it by being great. Had a great night. Bit pricy, but the food and drink were top draw. worth a visit...

Review By: Frazer

Title: Top Stuff

Review Date: 2005-12-18 21:52:17

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Great DJ, Awsome staff and one of the best fun nights i've had in ages. JUST GO...

Review By: Not returning Keith

Title: Double-edged sword.

Review Date: 2005-12-09 14:02:11

Overall Rating: 3

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 3

The bar is aesthetically pleasing, and not without character. During the day it a great spot for the afternoon pint, and weekdays it is quite adequate. Unfortunately the clientele became a little classless at the weekend and I noted some amount of 'healthy daggers' floating around, and even heard one patron complaining bitterly that someone had "looked at his pint", for all the damage that does.

Review By: Paula

Title: Great Venue check it out

Review Date: 2005-12-08 00:20:28

Overall Rating: Not Rated Yet

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Was in on Saterday night, the Dj was awsome the Cocktails were flowing and couldn't have asked for more fun!

Review By: John

Title: Cant run a pissup in a brewery

Review Date: 2005-12-01 08:50:25

Overall Rating: 1

Ambience Rating: 2

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: 0

Was in ther and not happy at all with the service, good was cool and drinks way overpriced. There was 5 of us and had to send 3 meals back, twice, when i complained to a manager, her attitude stank, and to tell the truth she didnt have a clue what to do, some manager..... DO NOT GO.

Review By: Katy

Title: Superb

Review Date: 2005-11-28 17:09:46

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Excellent venue, service and food!

Review By: Paul

Title: Top Bar

Review Date: 2005-11-05 15:01:36

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Great night, great drinks (try the scottish bramble). definatly check it out!

Review By: James

Title: Great drinks, great bar

Review Date: 2005-09-09 00:03:44

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Whow... Great drinks and Atmosphere. I had 4 cocktails which were all out of the top draw. The staff were amazing. The atmosphere was very hip, the edinburgh cool squad were all in atendance, but thats part of the fun

Review By: an unfortunate regular

Title: rubbish

Review Date: 2005-09-08 12:49:12

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 0

the bartenders try to act professional by running about with earpieces in - the truth is there anything but despite there expensive haircuts and nose above attitude

Review By: Nicky

Title: Great Bar

Review Date: 2005-03-11 11:46:15

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 2

Food & Drink Rating: 4

really nice bar. The staff are friendly and food is good. The drinks are a little pricey!

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Nice bar, but fairly typical of a Festival Inn and a pretty average selection of drinks on offer. Few too many pre-Cav drinkers in there some nights

Why this bar is busy on a Saturday amazes me. Has all the atmosphere of an airport departure lounge. Went for a wedding celebration but even the Groom left for somewhere else..and that was after they offered us free drinks! Says it all really

its hard to find somewhere with such good food and amenable chef. I have some dietary issues and asked if they could be accommodated - this was no trouble and the food on the day was fantastic. Service was cheerful and pleasant and the staff seemed to be well trained and happy - well done

the best looking staff. So good....

Ok it's not perfect, it's very big and a bit pricy for not being on George St, but the drinks are good, the staff make the place and you can't find a better pub to spend a sunny afternoon. Try some cocktails too there up there with best.

Bar staff love themselves. Drink is expensive. The Place is Minging. Couldnt wait to finish my expensive excuse for a drink. Go elswhere! They should get a skip and load the whole pub into it and start again....

6 guys at bar watching football,I went to toilet,came back, drink was gone.Bar staff had lifted it because "you cannot leave drinks at bar incase they are spiked" a young whipper snapper told me.Stood my ground and they replaced it. Tried to say thankyou with a handshake but he wasn't interested.

Maybe a wee bit on the expensive side but overall a nice bar and nice staff. We were asked to 'stop laughing so loudly' at one point by a women at 10pm at night. Apart from that we'll probably be back.

Didn't like one of the Managers, found her very abrupt. Staff and one of the other Mangers made up for it by being great. Had a great night. Bit pricy, but the food and drink were top draw. worth a visit...

Great DJ, Awsome staff and one of the best fun nights i've had in ages. JUST GO...

Was in on Saterday night, the Dj was awsome the Cocktails were flowing and couldn't have asked for more fun!

Was in ther and not happy at all with the service, good was cool and drinks way overpriced. There was 5 of us and had to send 3 meals back, twice, when i complained to a manager, her attitude stank, and to tell the truth she didnt have a clue what to do, some manager..... DO NOT GO.

Excellent venue, service and food!

Great night, great drinks (try the scottish bramble). definatly check it out!

Whow... Great drinks and Atmosphere. I had 4 cocktails which were all out of the top draw. The staff were amazing. The atmosphere was very hip, the edinburgh cool squad were all in atendance, but thats part of the fun

the bartenders try to act professional by running about with earpieces in - the truth is there anything but despite there expensive haircuts and nose above attitude

really nice bar. The staff are friendly and food is good. The drinks are a little pricey!

Why this bar is busy on a Saturday amazes me. Has all the atmosphere of an airport departure lounge.

Went for a wedding celebration but even the Groom left for somewhere else..and that was after they offered us free drinks! Says it all really

Bar staff love themselves.
Drink is expensive.
The Place is Minging.
Couldnt wait to finish my expensive excuse for a drink.
Go elswhere!
They should get a skip and load the whole pub into it and start again....

6 guys at bar watching football,I went to toilet,came back, drink was gone.Bar staff had lifted it because "you cannot leave drinks at bar incase they are spiked" a young whipper snapper told me.Stood my ground and they replaced it.
Tried to say thankyou with a handshake but he wasn't interested.