Sandy Bells - presented by Edinburgh Pub Guide ...

Review By: Shaggy B

Title: All you need in a pub

Review Date: 2007-05-27 12:23:58

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 5

This is a seriously good pub for anyone who likes good beer, good company and the added bonus of live traditional music.

Last night I had the pleasure of enjoying some very well kept pints of Courage Directors - a very pleasant surprise to see it on pump in a proper Edinburgh boozer.

Review By: jamesy r

Title: sandy bells

Review Date: 2007-04-12 09:42:22

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Great pub , friendly people either side of the bar, good live folk sessions , good quality beer that wont break your bank account . Youre guarenteed a chat and a laugh if you come in here alone .
Its a tiny little pub but its got a big spirit and its always packed . A proper edinburgh boozer , the kind that will never go out of fashion.

Review By: Dave f

Title: good fun

Review Date: 2007-03-27 12:53:10

Overall Rating: 3

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: Not Rated Yet

always enjoy this pub. good atmposphere

Review By: MacLaur

Title: Great music and nice beers

Review Date: 2007-03-13 17:49:25

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Great place and atmosphere, but you must accept standing close, as the place is often packed.

Review By: kev

Title: whats the fuss

Review Date: 2007-02-01 15:48:01

Overall Rating: 2

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 2

Food & Drink Rating: 4

went in as it was top of this list and while it was not bad certainly not the best pub in edinburgh

Review By: Mave of England (well, Yorkshire really)

Title: Great Craic

Review Date: 2007-01-12 17:18:26

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 3

Very friendly and cosmopolitan - maybe the Scots don't hate us as much as they pretend to? Excellent music and ambience. We went twice before Hogmanay - that was all we needed for a perfect holiday.

Review By: DAWG

Title: Great wee boozer

Review Date: 2006-11-22 14:26:47

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 4

Love this pub, people are friendly, staff friendly and a nice pint.This used to be my first port of call before visiting the old ERI and second port on the way out of the old ERI.
mm Beer!Dont you just love it!!!!!

Review By: Dogma for the Dark Times

Title: True

Review Date: 2006-11-18 17:38:47

Overall Rating: 4

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 3

Food & Drink Rating: 3

Yep, Sandy Bells is definately a sound choice... Live music every night, and its all good and traditional. A great place for chilled out drinking with a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere, not a big night out destination by any means, but you could easily while lose an entire night to ale and music in this place... and not regret it.

Review By: elainemarie

Title: Great atmosphere

Review Date: 2006-05-06 02:23:39

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 5

Value Rating: 4

Food & Drink Rating: 4

This is the place for tourists and locals. Always friendly, reasonably priced and good traditional music. I have taken many overseas vistors there - and they've all loved it.

Review By: Mike MacKinnon

Title: A pub for the senses..........

Review Date: 2005-08-12 15:35:16

Overall Rating: 5

Ambience Rating: 4

Value Rating: 5

Food & Drink Rating: 5

Bells is one of those rare pubs, a place for locals and visitors. Enjoy a quiet pint and mind your own business at the end of the bar or bring your guitar or fiddle etc., and join in the sessions. Good beer, good malts and good craic. What more can be said?

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This is a seriously good pub for anyone who likes good beer, good company and the added bonus of live traditional music. Last night I had the pleasure of enjoying some very well kept pints of Courage Directors - a very pleasant surprise to see it on pump in a proper Edinburgh boozer.

always enjoy this pub. good atmposphere

Great place and atmosphere, but you must accept standing close, as the place is often packed.

went in as it was top of this list and while it was not bad certainly not the best pub in edinburgh

Very friendly and cosmopolitan - maybe the Scots don't hate us as much as they pretend to? Excellent music and ambience. We went twice before Hogmanay - that was all we needed for a perfect holiday.

Love this pub, people are friendly, staff friendly and a nice pint.This used to be my first port of call before visiting the old ERI and second port on the way out of the old ERI. mm Beer!Dont you just love it!!!!!

This is the place for tourists and locals. Always friendly, reasonably priced and good traditional music. I have taken many overseas vistors there - and they've all loved it.

Bells is one of those rare pubs, a place for locals and visitors. Enjoy a quiet pint and mind your own business at the end of the bar or bring your guitar or fiddle etc., and join in the sessions. Good beer, good malts and good craic. What more can be said?

This is a seriously good pub for anyone who likes good beer, good company and the added bonus of live traditional music.

Last night I had the pleasure of enjoying some very well kept pints of Courage Directors - a very pleasant surprise to see it on pump in a proper Edinburgh boozer.

Love this pub, people are friendly, staff friendly and a nice pint.This used to be my first port of call before visiting the old ERI and second port on the way out of the old ERI.
mm Beer!Dont you just love it!!!!!