Dropkick Murphys - presented by Edinburgh Pub Guide

Used to be Berties..

7 Merchant St
GRASSMARKET, Edinburgh
EH1

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Review By: rugby fan

Title: leinster rugby fan

Review Date: 2007-12-21 23:30:23

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

great venue great atmosphere a must see pub in edinburgh open until 3 am

Review By: all blacks tastic

Title: all blacks tastic

Review Date: 2007-09-28 11:24:49

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

up from london for the game best pub in the uk great atmo sphere great doorsaff great place kinda like the churh in london just done better had a live feed back to nz great idea
will be back before i go home loved it

Review By: MAX A MILLION

Title: DROPKICK MURPHYS

Review Date: 2007-09-13 15:19:28

Overall Rating: 1

Ambience Rating: 3

Value Rating: 2

Food & Drink Rating: 2

Some people are easily pleased and i dont see whats so particulary great about this spot . Its ok if you like being in a huge scrum at the bar , being rudely treated by moronic barmen and being ripped off with the price of the beer .
Amongst the usual students and tourists there are some very strange and dubious characters - My advice is to head to finnegans wake instead

Review By: total fan genuine

Title: just gets better

Review Date: 2007-09-06 21:50:30

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

dropkicks is now possble one of the best pubs in ednburgh it just gets better and better

Review By: shiela o brien

Title: great spot

Review Date: 2007-06-18 15:04:53

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

as per other comments i had heard mixed reviews about this place some love it some hate went on saturday night and i will be a customer for life big q moved fast nice doorstaff pleasant attractive staff and the beau nasties were outstanding
i will be back thank you for a fantastic night

Review By: Clare

Title: GAA Fan

Review Date: 2007-05-30 15:35:47

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Was in here at the weekend to watch the hurling, big screen and 3 plasma TV's, good atmosphere and most importantly all drinks were �2.50 during the games, including MAGNERS!!!!! Bring on the long summer Sunday sessions...

Review By: not doing any study

Title: student haven

Review Date: 2007-04-23 18:33:30

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

yes its busy yes its mad but as well as the weekend wednesday nights are superb magners for 2 pounds no where else in edinburgh can match this free entry drinks 2 pounds all night

Review By: jenny

Title: kerry girls on tour

Review Date: 2007-04-05 18:12:33

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

again after reading the reviews i said i had to vist it didnt disapoint it was brilliant and so were the staff mad busy but no hassle getting served if you dont like queing be in before twelve would definetely be back again

Review By: paulie walnuts

Title: dropkick murphys

Review Date: 2007-04-04 17:04:13

Overall Rating: 1

Ambience Rating: 2

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: 1

Im with tilly , i just dont see whats so great about here - the staff have been downright rude on 2 occasions to me , its not like its that reasonably priced either.
I wont be back .

Review By: tilly

Title: probably the worst place in edinburgh

Review Date: 2007-04-02 13:50:45

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 0

i dont understand some positive reviews about staff here, the ones i incountered were very rude. i was shortchanged by a young girl - can understand, it was busy - though when i explained she shortchanged me i got rolling eyes and attitude before she came back and practically threw the money at me. irish myself i was disappointed in the place.. it seems to boast having an atmosphere like that back home. i can assure you the only irish thing about the place is the name.

Review By: jj

Title: rugger -

Review Date: 2007-03-16 11:46:39

Overall Rating: 2

Ambience Rating: 1

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

went in after rugby. total scrum . . . not that enjoyable, but friendly enough staff.

Review By: jim o callaghan

Title: outstanding

Review Date: 2007-03-12 17:42:54

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

over for the rugby great result great weekend just a quick note to say thanks so much for the welcome we recieved at dropkicks would highly reccomend to every one i meet again thank you

Review By: Oz

Title: Excellent

Review Date: 2007-03-11 15:19:14

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Been going to Edinburgh for the last four years for the six nations. The owner is a cork lad and is well switched on, on how to treat people. Bar staff are always smiling, door staff treat people well too. The crack is mighty on Friday and Saturday nights, it's a must to go to if your in town. And thanks again Christy for the tickets....same time next year.

Review By: jim from clare

Title: outstanding atmosphere

Review Date: 2007-03-02 21:16:05

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

i was in the pub for the win over england in the rugby. Great spot for sports all round. jerseys on the wall from all counties. well kept, great staff, no prob getting drink even when jammed. big tall guy from cork was friendly and efficient. we found out later he was the owner. this place is well run and we will be back again.

Review By: vicky

Title: awesome

Review Date: 2007-02-27 03:33:25

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

went there at the weekend after the irish rugby match what absolute cracking banter, staff were friendly and atmosphere amazing! will def be back sooner than later!

Review By: Sheila Ireland

Title: 'You shook me all nite long'!

Review Date: 2007-02-04 01:53:15

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

ACDC- 'Yeah u shook me all nite long'!Had sum mental nites in Dropkick Murphys......lethal place 2 dance an have the craic in! Loved it when i was at uni over there. Def highly recommend!

Review By: alison

Title: amazed

Review Date: 2007-01-30 15:35:49

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

went on saturday night first time after being dragged there couldnt believe how busy it was atmosphere brilliant band superb not my scence usually best looking doorman ever niall we love you who ever owns this place is doing some thing right i will be back

Review By: Aoife

Title: Best Irish Bar in Edinburgh

Review Date: 2007-01-25 19:26:37

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Best Irish bar in Edinburgh by far, reasonable priced bulmers(Magners)

Review By: alison

Title: delighted

Review Date: 2007-01-20 12:56:18

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

lost my hand bag last saturday complete with phone money etc bag returned complete by a lovely female manager its rare these days great pub

Review By: morris

Title: bad

Review Date: 2007-01-19 20:48:14

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 0

probably the worst atmosphere i have ever experienced in a pub.

Review By: new yorker

Title: new yorker

Review Date: 2007-01-07 20:17:19

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

one of the the better pubs on my scottish tour was in hogmany great staff super djs the place was hopping
try and visit again next year

Review By: great spot

Title: great spot

Review Date: 2006-11-17 18:39:58

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

get there now wednesdays nights are a great night best value in town thats from a cavan man

Review By: Anon weekender

Title: I'll give this place the dropkick

Review Date: 2006-11-13 21:37:44

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

Just back from Edinburgh where I spent a nice weekend apart from visiting here.

Dingy,packed,highly likely that someone will spill beer on you plus annoying shitty beer barrels for tables that just get in your way (if you even see them!)If you like getting dressed up for a night out and want to visit a nice bar with modern music where you can exlore your surroundings,dance perhaps and maybe chat to some other revellers in comfort then try elsewhere.I will next time

Review By: rugby fan

Title: leinster rugby

Review Date: 2006-10-30 20:54:29

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

got recomended murphys by somebody in dublin what a spot can understand the hype packed solid and a great atmosphere great session
keep up the good work whoever

up leinster

Review By: Hutch

Title: Dropkicks

Review Date: 2006-10-25 12:40:30

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Best pub in Edinburgh....lovely friendly good lookin staff!!!! Only �2 for a bottle of magners on a wed nite..!

Review By: Alison

Title: Chilled Out, Cracking Night

Review Date: 2006-10-10 23:52:04

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Although I'm from Musselburgh I consider this my local. Ok so it's not by any means 'funky' but a great place to chill out with a pint.
If you go before midnight it's usually really quiet, even at the weekends which I love since you can actually get a seat! Even when the place is heaving, it doesn't usually take too long to get served. On the whole...the live music is fantastic! The only thing I don't like is them beginning to charge but get there early enough and you don't have to pay a thing!

Review By: jamsie

Title: brilliant pub

Review Date: 2006-10-07 12:30:54

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

first time in edinburgh stumbled across murphys what a spot will definetely be back soon

Review By: student

Title: edinburgh uni student

Review Date: 2006-10-04 16:58:22

Overall Rating: Not Rated Yet

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

possible the only pub in edinburgh where magners is �2 yes �2 best student night on a wednesday great djs excellent promos rock on murphys

Review By: edinburger

Title: Good pub

Review Date: 2006-09-08 09:25:05

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

Great pub at weekends but during the week was very quiet. The drink was a bit dear, maybe more offers?! The staff were so nice and friendly!

Review By: kitkat

Title: HOW

Review Date: 2006-09-07 13:21:15

Overall Rating: Not Rated Yet

Ambience Rating: Not Rated Yet

Value Rating: Not Rated Yet

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

HOw can this be among the best bars????
Sweaty horrible drity place

Review By: girl from ireland

Title: brilliant

Review Date: 2006-09-04 01:32:19

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

ive just returned from a summer spent in edinburgh and much of it spent in dropkicks. great place to chill on quieter week-nites and thers some buzz around at the weekends, with great live music. love the £2 student drink offer on wed nites. bar staff are really friendly and efficient and door staff are sound. i even managed to get my own dropkicks tee-shirt! great place!

Review By: conor

Title: aussie chick

Review Date: 2006-08-31 21:02:13

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 0

even for an aussie this place rocks

Review By: michelle

Title: dropkick murphys

Review Date: 2006-08-21 17:32:42

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

live in edinburgh stopped going for a while but went back recently its like a new place cleaner friendlier staff and some fantastic new bands kuger cubs rock will definetely be back

Review By: the clare lads

Title: the clare lads

Review Date: 2006-08-07 18:53:20

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

was over for the weekend best craic ever great looking staff from kerry cork tyrone waterford a real mixed bag watched the cork match place was hopping coming back for new years eve will definetely be back

Review By: Miriam and Paula (the Guinness girls...)

Title: One of the best places in town!

Review Date: 2006-07-20 15:06:52

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 5

We were new in Scotland and we hadn't known how much fun you can have in Edinburgh until we found Murphy's... Turned out to be our favourite pub, it's got the best Guinness and Fat Frogs in town (and the staff actually knows what a Fat Frog is...), people are so friendly and funny, and although we don't remember everything, we always had great craic (as some people we met there would say it... :-)

Anyhow, if you really want to have a great time, especially in the weekends, we can definitely recommend Murphy's, it's the best Irish place in Scotland!

PS: Oh we forgot to mention, lovely bar staff as well, hey Eamonn and Olly, how's it going?

Review By: aer arran

Title: dropkicks

Review Date: 2006-03-28 00:17:52

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 5

over for paddys day possible the best weekend ever promise to come back in the summer thanks for a great day slan

Review By: Tom Mulcahy

Title: Dropkicks Murphy's

Review Date: 2006-03-03 20:26:32

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 4

This place is great, good nite out and plenty to look at (bar staff) especially the scottish chick . Friday and saturday nights.

Review By: Shane O'Neill

Title: I love drink

Review Date: 2006-03-03 20:24:06

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

What an amazing place filled with good aul craic. Bar staff are all so friendly and hot!! excellent service would definately make a visit here soon if not for the drink but the dark haired northern irish girl.

Review By: Rainbow

Title: Great Place

Review Date: 2006-01-28 12:45:59

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

This is great on a saturday night. It can be a bit quiet at first but when all the nearby pubs close the atmosphere is great and the music is tops!

Review By: eire05

Title: drop kicks class!!!!!

Review Date: 2005-11-13 19:26:25

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 5

mental spot!!!!

Review By: 30 something

Title: Honest opinion

Review Date: 2005-10-07 10:22:50

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 5

A real Irish bar with real Irish people, rather than the usual fake rubbish. Great fun, very friendly and good music.

Review By: Canadian Chick

Title: Great Fun

Review Date: 2005-10-05 19:31:20

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 4

This bar is seriously fun whenever a big sporting match is on or its the weekend! Staff great, music great, always a good time!

Review By: ####

Title: worst pub in edinburgh

Review Date: 2005-09-14 14:57:26

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 0

if you have any self respect dont go there, its a dump

Review By: Michael Jackson's Elephant

Title: Hidden Away Pub

Review Date: 2005-03-03 17:38:39

Overall Rating: 3

Ambience Rating: 2

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 3

This place is a bit hidden away under a bridge near the Grassmarket. It is a suprisingly big place too. Mid week is it deadly quiet made more obvious by the size of the place. Worth a visit though

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great venue great atmosphere a must see pub in edinburgh open until 3 am

up from london for the game best pub in the uk great atmo sphere great doorsaff great place kinda like the churh in london just done better had a live feed back to nz great idea will be back before i go home loved it

dropkicks is now possble one of the best pubs in ednburgh it just gets better and better

as per other comments i had heard mixed reviews about this place some love it some hate went on saturday night and i will be a customer for life big q moved fast nice doorstaff pleasant attractive staff and the beau nasties were outstanding i will be back thank you for a fantastic night

Was in here at the weekend to watch the hurling, big screen and 3 plasma TV's, good atmosphere and most importantly all drinks were �2.50 during the games, including MAGNERS!!!!! Bring on the long summer Sunday sessions...

yes its busy yes its mad but as well as the weekend wednesday nights are superb magners for 2 pounds no where else in edinburgh can match this free entry drinks 2 pounds all night

again after reading the reviews i said i had to vist it didnt disapoint it was brilliant and so were the staff mad busy but no hassle getting served if you dont like queing be in before twelve would definetely be back again

Im with tilly , i just dont see whats so great about here - the staff have been downright rude on 2 occasions to me , its not like its that reasonably priced either. I wont be back .

went in after rugby. total scrum . . . not that enjoyable, but friendly enough staff.

over for the rugby great result great weekend just a quick note to say thanks so much for the welcome we recieved at dropkicks would highly reccomend to every one i meet again thank you

went there at the weekend after the irish rugby match what absolute cracking banter, staff were friendly and atmosphere amazing! will def be back sooner than later!

ACDC- 'Yeah u shook me all nite long'!Had sum mental nites in Dropkick Murphys......lethal place 2 dance an have the craic in! Loved it when i was at uni over there. Def highly recommend!

went on saturday night first time after being dragged there couldnt believe how busy it was atmosphere brilliant band superb not my scence usually best looking doorman ever niall we love you who ever owns this place is doing some thing right i will be back

Best Irish bar in Edinburgh by far, reasonable priced bulmers(Magners)

lost my hand bag last saturday complete with phone money etc bag returned complete by a lovely female manager its rare these days great pub

probably the worst atmosphere i have ever experienced in a pub.

one of the the better pubs on my scottish tour was in hogmany great staff super djs the place was hopping try and visit again next year

get there now wednesdays nights are a great night best value in town thats from a cavan man

got recomended murphys by somebody in dublin what a spot can understand the hype packed solid and a great atmosphere great session keep up the good work whoever up leinster

Best pub in Edinburgh....lovely friendly good lookin staff!!!! Only �2 for a bottle of magners on a wed nite..!

first time in edinburgh stumbled across murphys what a spot will definetely be back soon

possible the only pub in edinburgh where magners is �2 yes �2 best student night on a wednesday great djs excellent promos rock on murphys

Great pub at weekends but during the week was very quiet. The drink was a bit dear, maybe more offers?! The staff were so nice and friendly!

HOw can this be among the best bars???? Sweaty horrible drity place

even for an aussie this place rocks

live in edinburgh stopped going for a while but went back recently its like a new place cleaner friendlier staff and some fantastic new bands kuger cubs rock will definetely be back

was over for the weekend best craic ever great looking staff from kerry cork tyrone waterford a real mixed bag watched the cork match place was hopping coming back for new years eve will definetely be back

over for paddys day possible the best weekend ever promise to come back in the summer thanks for a great day slan

This place is great, good nite out and plenty to look at (bar staff) especially the scottish chick . Friday and saturday nights.

What an amazing place filled with good aul craic. Bar staff are all so friendly and hot!! excellent service would definately make a visit here soon if not for the drink but the dark haired northern irish girl.

This is great on a saturday night. It can be a bit quiet at first but when all the nearby pubs close the atmosphere is great and the music is tops!

mental spot!!!!

A real Irish bar with real Irish people, rather than the usual fake rubbish. Great fun, very friendly and good music.

This bar is seriously fun whenever a big sporting match is on or its the weekend! Staff great, music great, always a good time!

if you have any self respect dont go there, its a dump

This place is a bit hidden away under a bridge near the Grassmarket. It is a suprisingly big place too. Mid week is it deadly quiet made more obvious by the size of the place. Worth a visit though

up from london for the game best pub in the uk great atmo sphere great doorsaff great place kinda like the churh in london just done better had a live feed back to nz great idea
will be back before i go home loved it

as per other comments i had heard mixed reviews about this place some love it some hate went on saturday night and i will be a customer for life big q moved fast nice doorstaff pleasant attractive staff and the beau nasties were outstanding
i will be back thank you for a fantastic night

Im with tilly , i just dont see whats so great about here - the staff have been downright rude on 2 occasions to me , its not like its that reasonably priced either.
I wont be back .

one of the the better pubs on my scottish tour was in hogmany great staff super djs the place was hopping
try and visit again next year

got recomended murphys by somebody in dublin what a spot can understand the hype packed solid and a great atmosphere great session
keep up the good work whoever

up leinster

HOw can this be among the best bars????
Sweaty horrible drity place