Review By: gleslie
Title: last drop
Review Date: 2008-01-03 20:24:38
Overall Rating: 
5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 
4
Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet
brilliant; best pub in the grassmarket by a mile. excellent atmosphere, you can esily spend a whole night in here...
Review By: IanMac.
Title: Solid
Review Date: 2007-12-25 08:34:37
Overall Rating: 4
Ambience Rating: 4
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 4
Was in Edinburgh as a student last year, frequented this pub and always found it to be superb. I don't know what the complainers are talking about. A full pound of some of the best haggis around, with neeps and tatties, or fish and chips or whatever else, for three pounds with the student/backpacker discount, as I remember. The sticky toffee pudding is great, as well, and I always enjoyed a pint of the Caledonian 80 there. Only wish I'd discovered it sooner...
Review By: Sizzler
Title: Politeness and manners
Review Date: 2007-12-07 13:39:17
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 4
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 4
I used to work in this place many years ago and the same management still run it. Some of these reviews below are clearly sour grapes, if you treat the pub and its management with respect you will get respect and good service back. The management would not still be there 15 years on, in one of the most successful pubs in the centre of Edinburgh, if they dished out this so called attitude for no apparent reason. Pop in and make your own mind up.
Review By: Enize
Title: Sour grapes
Review Date: 2007-11-02 02:11:39
Overall Rating: 4
Ambience Rating: 4
Value Rating: 4
Food & Drink Rating: 4
I have frequently visited this pub and would include it on every visit to Edinburgh.The negative comments about the manager sound like sour grapes as I have always found him to be friendly and professional in his manner. I have noticed though, that he will not tollerate rude or disruptive customers to the detriment of others. I'll be back!
Review By: the daddy
Title: last visit to last drop
Review Date: 2007-08-21 13:07:34
Overall Rating: 4
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 2
Food & Drink Rating: 3
we found the staff friendly and food satisfactory. but expensive.
Review By: Tracy
Title: Don't bother!
Review Date: 2007-08-04 10:34:20
Overall Rating: 0
Ambience Rating: 0
Value Rating: 0
Food & Drink Rating: 0
Unfortunately I cannot comment on the beer or food here because our visit didn't last long enough to find out! I have no idea whether the person we spoke to behind the bar was the 'unfriendly' manager which some reviews have mentioned but if it wasn't his attitude has obviously now rubbed off onto his staff, a general query about which bitters were served was met with a disinterested wave of his arm in the direction of the pumps and we obviously took too long to digest this information because 3 seconds later the guy tutted and sighed and stomped off to the other side of the bar to wash glasses! At this point we told him he was rude and promptly left.
Review By: A fan
Title: Keep going back
Review Date: 2007-08-03 13:28:37
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 4
Food & Drink Rating: 4
Have been to Scotland three times (from the U.S.) and have made sure to go there each time. It has a great feel and the food is delicious.
Review By: MAX A MILLION
Title: last drop
Review Date: 2007-07-02 10:13:24
Overall Rating: 4
Ambience Rating: 4
Value Rating: 3
Food & Drink Rating: 4
Dropped by at the weekend , place was packed to the rafters but was served promptly and happily by the staff who were clearly very busy but still managed to be friendly. served decent quality food at reasonable price too.
The place was clean and the atmosphere warm - it tends to be full of tourists eating which makes it hard to get a seat but its still the best grassmarket pub .
Review By: jobisoxo
Title: top shop
Review Date: 2007-05-22 20:51:22
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 5
great pub. friendly atmosphere. watch out for the two grumpy old men at the corner of the bar.The manager runs a orderly house with one exeption, he served me.On thursdays it is a must to be in before 11pm. overall a top shop.
Review By: Dale
Title: Of all the pubs I visited.
Review Date: 2007-04-16 01:36:47
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 4
Food & Drink Rating: 5
By far the best pub of the many that I visited during my first trip to the U.K.
The staff was very friendly and accomodating. I actually felt the most welcome and relaxed after my visit there. I highly recommend a visit, and the Haggis is a must as well.
Review By: James Spence
Title: Very Poor manager
Review Date: 2007-04-10 13:00:32
Overall Rating: 0
Ambience Rating: 0
Value Rating: 0
Food & Drink Rating: 0
I think a number of reviewers here have summed it up. The management of this place ruins the experience of going for a pint and some food. I wouldn't go back here unless they changed the manager.
Review By: Dave
Title: Nice pub
Review Date: 2007-04-03 14:23:22
Overall Rating: 4
Ambience Rating: 3
Value Rating: 4
Food & Drink Rating: 3
Stopped in for a pint and some haggis for lunch and found both to be just fine. Staff was very accomadating and pleasant.
Review By: a local
Title: strangely unfriendly
Review Date: 2007-01-06 14:40:09
Overall Rating: Not Rated Yet
Ambience Rating: Not Rated Yet
Value Rating: Not Rated Yet
Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet
I concur with the reviews previously entered regarding the management of this bar. I to, have found the manager to go out of his way to show his negative side (that is to assume everyone has a positive one)... all in all a very bad advert for the heart of edinburgh
Review By: John Kelly
Title: ABSOLUTELY AWFUL
Review Date: 2006-11-07 17:52:55
Overall Rating: 0
Ambience Rating: 0
Value Rating: 0
Food & Drink Rating: 0
I'm baffled by some reviews on this site. The Last Drop pub in Edinburgh is one of the worst pubs I've ever visited. The manager turns an otherwise average watering hole into a very uneasy experience. His manner is just very unfriendly and I'm amazed that the brewery have allowed him to remain a manager as his attitude stinks. This is a place to avoid!
Review By: scouser
Title: why i'll tell you why
Review Date: 2006-10-24 10:00:43
Overall Rating: 4
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 4
i wrote a review a few months back and i wasnt very complimentary but fairs fair. I was in at the weekend and had great evening staff and door staff were brilliant made us feel very welcome.The previous doorman had left thankfully we saw him hanging about at the west end later on however. It goes to show that staff do make a difference we will definately be back keep up the good work guys
Review By: scott in va beach
Title: great little pub
Review Date: 2006-09-20 14:59:42
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 5
staff was friendly as any place you ever go into. great beers on tap. cozy atmosphere.
Review By: Stefan
Title: Like it or not?
Review Date: 2006-07-31 14:40:21
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 5
Seems as one either loves it or hates it. I belong to the first group. I'm a 27 year old German and every time I come to Edinburgh I eat at the Last Drop. The service as well as the food was always excellent. And when I spilt some water while trying to get it into the whisky, nobody became rude or so. Everything was just great there. Even if the food wasn't good, it would still be worth going there just because of the atmosphere. It's great there!
Review By: scouser
Title: why why why
Review Date: 2006-05-17 22:51:51
Overall Rating: 0
Ambience Rating: 0
Value Rating: 0
Food & Drink Rating: 0
terrible service .cronies and doorstaff hang about not pleasant. give it a miss and try some of the other greatt bars round about.doorman lounges about outside and generally gets in the way not a good advert for edinburgh. oh and dont bump into him you might spill his drink!!!
Review By: booboo
Title: real lively atmosphere
Review Date: 2006-04-07 22:39:46
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 5
whats there to say,great little bar in the shadow of the castle,not un partial to the odd rugby group,stag and hen,who in my 3 or so years of being a regular there i must say that 99.9% of people leave with more than a cheery grin on there face.would love to visit more often,and hopefully keep my own seat at the side of the bar
Review By: jghgregor@aol.com
Title: Hospitality at the Last Drop tavern
Review Date: 2006-02-07 11:27:13
Overall Rating: Not Rated Yet
Ambience Rating: Not Rated Yet
Value Rating: Not Rated Yet
Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet
As a ScotI was embarassed by the treatment some French and Scottish rugby fans received from the so called manager of the bar.
A small goup of French fans obviously being shown the sights of Edinburgh before the game were asked to leave the pub because some water had been spilt. Not unusual from my days as an ardent fan in some pubs. These people were not drunk or worse for wear as it was still early days. They had ordered water with their meals, the water in turn was spilt while they waited patiently for the meals to arrive. At this point the rather arrogant manger ordered them off the premises.
I left shortly afterwards with my collegue who also happened to be French, both feeling embarassed and disappointed towards the treatment our country men received. On leaving the premises my collegue met some French supporters who had the intention of entering The Last Drop and were persuaded not to enter. My french not being too good but I did understand MERD!!!
Review By: A disappointed Scot
Title: Previous reviewers must be employees
Review Date: 2006-02-06 11:22:17
Overall Rating: 0
Ambience Rating: 0
Value Rating: 0
Food & Drink Rating: 0
If you would like to be insulted and sworn at by the bar staff, then thrown out for accidentally spilling water, then I recommend "The Last Drop." For a pub that offers friendly deals to students, I found it slightly ironic that the 'ginger-haired' apparent manager takes such a dislike to 'kids.' Unfortunately I cannot comment on the food, we had barely ordered when we were asked to leave. This place tarnishes the friendly image of Scotland. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.
Review By: Plento
Title: Sean's favourite 2?
Review Date: 2005-11-23 17:39:00
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 4
Food & Drink Rating: 5
Well what can I say, Great little pub indeed!. When you get in the set-up makes you feel cosy with the exposed brickwork and bookshelves, not to mention you can play games from card's to connect4 available for free behind the bar. Prices are what you'd expect from a pub in the busiest street in the town at weekends. So get there early as it get's real busy!. I also heard on the grapevine it's Sean Connery's favoured pub when he's in town?
Review By: a Mac in Canada
Title: best pub in edinburgh
Review Date: 2005-07-25 05:30:26
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 5
by far the best pub in ednburgh. a tad small by canadian standards but absolutley fantastic all the same. Cheers!
Review By: Ace
Title: Best Pub in Edinburgh
Review Date: 2005-06-27 16:02:31
Overall Rating: 5
Ambience Rating: 5
Value Rating: 5
Food & Drink Rating: 5
If you are looking for a pub that serves great food at a good price, with lots of atmosphere and very friendly staff, then this is the place. Also once food has stoped being served for the night it turns into a great place for a pint, weather it be a sly one with out the missus or a massive session, this is the place to go.
Review By: Jimmy "Now Then" Saville
Title: Good pub but get there early
Review Date: 2003-12-11 16:14:36
Overall Rating: 4
Ambience Rating: 4
Value Rating: 3
Food & Drink Rating: 3
This is a good pub in a great location but like all other pubs in the grassmarket, it can get very busy, so get there early!
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