Ossians - presented by Edinburgh Pub Guide

185 Morrison St
HAYMARKET, Edinburgh
EH3

Review By: Shaggy B

Title: Changed for the worse

Review Date: 2007-08-28 21:41:31

Overall Rating: 2

Ambience Rating: 2

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 3

I used to like this pub a lot, as I said below, but I don't think I'll be going any more. I was disappointed to see that the hand pumps have been replaced. An observation to the barman (landlord, possibly?) just got a reply to the effect of "The staff aren't disappointed - ever tried to use one?" At least there are still Caley brews, but it's really not the same on tap. The place was fairly empty, so the four of us sat in a corner downstairs while the barman turned up the sport on TV so loud that we could barely talk over it. At least the toilets have been tidied up, but the paint job in the body of the pub is rather clinical. Why can't new landlords just leave well alone?

Review By: james, out of towner.

Title: just found this little beauty.

Review Date: 2007-08-12 17:08:41

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 4

i visit edinburgh for 4 days of the week on business, recently just started staying in a hotel on morrison st. been to ossians every night last week for a late beer. staff very chatty, good beer (reasonable price) and new decor (still the smell of fresh paint), new toilets under construction but should look great when fininshed. its nice to see friendly faces, i'll be back, thanks to vesela.

Review By: Grant

Title: changing times

Review Date: 2007-06-30 11:53:59

Overall Rating: 1

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: 3

Really dont like the place, had a great family run feel too it with previous owners, staff would always welcome you and have your drink ready. looks too clinical now and the staff really dont care.

What a waste

Review By: Jack

Title: Brillaint wee place

Review Date: 2006-11-12 11:44:28

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Cant believe the previous post regarding this gem of a pub. Most posts are positive about ossians as there really are no boozers like it. Cian is doing a great job

Review By: Socrates

Title: Get Carter

Review Date: 2006-11-02 00:27:49

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 1

Value Rating: 1

Food & Drink Rating: 2

Carters Bar was crap and this really is no better, it just is too small. No special beers. Why it is rated the best bar in Edinburgh is beyond common sense!

Review By: Shaggy B

Title: A gem

Review Date: 2006-10-29 20:56:52

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Basically excellent - good and reasonably priced beer, great staff and atmosphere. Preferred it when it was Carter's, before the slightly obtrusive big TV screens and sometimes too noisy piped music arrived, but still a good place.

Review By: Jamie Theak & Son

Title: Quirky bar

Review Date: 2006-10-22 16:48:56

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

The worst thing I can say about this place is the open mic on Thursday nights, The X-factor has a lot to answer for. Other than that the pints are good, nice selection of cask ales and single malts and the staff are legend. well worth a visit. Seemed to do a free buffet on a Friday when I was last in and helped myself...maybe it wasn't free but nobody said anything

Review By: pete

Title: Ossians

Review Date: 2006-10-18 21:37:33

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Great wee bar, friendly staff with a great jukebox. Good range of guest beers and has Bud on tap!!! Booked the upstairs for a private party and gave us a great buffet for �20. Only problem is the treck for the toilet

Review By: Dave Danger

Title: Great pub

Review Date: 2006-10-07 12:38:03

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Taken to visiting this little gem of a pub recently. Beer is always good, fairly cheap and the staff couldn't do enough for you. The menu does the basics right and theres a good mix of people. Always good for a night out.

Review By: Ed Bethune

Title: Unbeatable

Review Date: 2006-08-11 14:04:46

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

This is a great little pub with friendly staff and good beers (all well poured). Good for post Jambo/Scotland match drinking.

Review By: Lynda

Title: Friendly bar staff

Review Date: 2006-05-06 18:07:34

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 4

My friend had to present a poster for a conference, so we nipped in here for some Dutch courage. The barman was extremely helpful and cheered her up so much, we went back later for more drink and some food. Highly reccomended, though beer a little frothy for my southern tastes.

Review By: hibbo

Title: ian from london

Review Date: 2006-03-22 19:22:41

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

my favorite pub in edin,we come up every year in sept to watch the jam tarts and find a welcome pint and company after the game excellent beer.

Review By: Shaggy B

Title: Not as good as Carter's Bar

Review Date: 2006-01-20 15:59:40

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 3

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Great beer and great cosy feel to the pub formerly called Carter's Bar. Carter's never had the big screens and excessively loud piped music though... Avoid the live open mike slot on Thursday(?) nights.

Review By: Bob

Title: First Review

Review Date: 2004-04-06 09:26:54

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Good Beer and resonable food in this much renamed establishment. Curious Mezzanine floor from which you could almost get your pint handed up to you if the bar staff were willing. Long trek to the toilets esp. if drunk very steep stairs. Personally I think the best pub that is near to haymarket station.

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Really dont like the place, had a great family run feel too it with previous owners, staff would always welcome you and have your drink ready. looks too clinical now and the staff really dont care. What a waste

Cant believe the previous post regarding this gem of a pub. Most posts are positive about ossians as there really are no boozers like it. Cian is doing a great job

Carters Bar was crap and this really is no better, it just is too small. No special beers. Why it is rated the best bar in Edinburgh is beyond common sense!

Basically excellent - good and reasonably priced beer, great staff and atmosphere. Preferred it when it was Carter's, before the slightly obtrusive big TV screens and sometimes too noisy piped music arrived, but still a good place.

Great wee bar, friendly staff with a great jukebox. Good range of guest beers and has Bud on tap!!! Booked the upstairs for a private party and gave us a great buffet for �20. Only problem is the treck for the toilet

Taken to visiting this little gem of a pub recently. Beer is always good, fairly cheap and the staff couldn't do enough for you. The menu does the basics right and theres a good mix of people. Always good for a night out.

This is a great little pub with friendly staff and good beers (all well poured). Good for post Jambo/Scotland match drinking.

My friend had to present a poster for a conference, so we nipped in here for some Dutch courage. The barman was extremely helpful and cheered her up so much, we went back later for more drink and some food. Highly reccomended, though beer a little frothy for my southern tastes.

my favorite pub in edin,we come up every year in sept to watch the jam tarts and find a welcome pint and company after the game excellent beer.

Great beer and great cosy feel to the pub formerly called Carter's Bar. Carter's never had the big screens and excessively loud piped music though... Avoid the live open mike slot on Thursday(?) nights.

Really dont like the place, had a great family run feel too it with previous owners, staff would always welcome you and have your drink ready. looks too clinical now and the staff really dont care.

What a waste