Penny Black, The - presented by Edinburgh Pub Guide ...

Number of Reviews: 7

Average Rating: 2.7

Average Ambience: 2.0

Average Value 2.3

Average Food & Drink 0.5

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Review By: happy

Title: u have to see it

Review Date: 2007-10-05 08:29:53

Overall Rating: 3

Ambience Rating: 3

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

i have just came home froom the penny black it,s the place for a dirnk for night shift workers give it a try

Review By: Dai the Dragon

Title: Scotland V Wales 2003

Review Date: 2007-05-28 21:05:13

Overall Rating: 0

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 0

Me and nine mates went here at 8am on the friday before the scotland v wales six nations match. We arrived early on our flight and this was the only place we could drink.

We thought we had walked into film set for the recording of Trainspotting 2. Two welsh lads sat behind us left after only finishing half of their pint.

It was a hairy moment after leaving. We stood on the pavement outside and realised one of our group was missing. We thought we would have to draw straws for the one of us who would have to go and see where he was. Luckily he came down the stairs, he had popped to the toilets.

Review By: Mario Antoinette

Title: Oh Jeezus

Review Date: 2007-02-19 12:59:34

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 1

Hardcore is the word to use. I used to go down here at 0500 when I had a drink problem.

Friendly enough for what it is, the sound of Minimalistix at 5 in the morning is maybe a bit too much.

Hardcore. Does what it says on the tin though.

Review By: gazza

Title: penny blacks

Review Date: 2007-02-02 14:41:05

Overall Rating: 2

Ambience Rating: 3

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 1

if you want a drink while watching breakfeast telly then this is the spot . The draught beers foul so stay on the bottles .
Juke box is ok and theres the usual mix of jakies,post clubbers, bouncers and hospital cases . cracking jukebox to soundtrack the occasion with and if its a little to scary come back during the festival or head to the scotsman lounge.

Review By: Ewan

Title: Manky

Review Date: 2006-02-24 16:24:42

Overall Rating: Not Rated Yet

Ambience Rating: Not Rated Yet

Value Rating: Not Rated Yet

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

Could do with a good clean,

Has a decent jukebox though.

Review By: G & J

Title: Sorry Ronnie!!

Review Date: 2005-02-16 12:13:45

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 0

Value Rating: 0

Food & Drink Rating: 0

There is nowhere better to end the night or start the morning that Penny Blacks. While a good place to end the night, It is an even better place to stop off for a quick double vodka or 2 on the way to work before a meeting with your manager!! Good way to calm the nerves when not much else is open!!

Review By: Drunken Doorman

Title: Lets make it to the PB...

Review Date: 2004-08-04 23:55:01

Overall Rating: 2

Ambience Rating: 1

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

Used to open at 5am but now opens at six - much to the dismay of off duty door staff who, along with off duty bar staff and hardcore drinkers make up the clientele. The location to aspire to on a night out - only then can you claim to be hardcore... :)

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i have just came home froom the penny black it,s the place for a dirnk for night shift workers give it a try

Hardcore is the word to use. I used to go down here at 0500 when I had a drink problem. Friendly enough for what it is, the sound of Minimalistix at 5 in the morning is maybe a bit too much. Hardcore. Does what it says on the tin though.

Could do with a good clean, Has a decent jukebox though.

There is nowhere better to end the night or start the morning that Penny Blacks. While a good place to end the night, It is an even better place to stop off for a quick double vodka or 2 on the way to work before a meeting with your manager!! Good way to calm the nerves when not much else is open!!

Used to open at 5am but now opens at six - much to the dismay of off duty door staff who, along with off duty bar staff and hardcore drinkers make up the clientele. The location to aspire to on a night out - only then can you claim to be hardcore... :)

Hardcore is the word to use. I used to go down here at 0500 when I had a drink problem.

Friendly enough for what it is, the sound of Minimalistix at 5 in the morning is maybe a bit too much.

Hardcore. Does what it says on the tin though.

Could do with a good clean,

Has a decent jukebox though.