Address: 23-24 Greenside Pl, Edinburgh, EH1 3AA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441315569331
Rating: 3.8
based on 174 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Service was attentive and very friendly."
"The staff are friendly, helpful and efficient."
"Our server on day one was fun, friendly and lively, taller gentleman with glasses and an accent."
"Superb bar staff made this one of the best nights ever!"
"Friendly and welcoming bar, good range of drinks and cocktails, and also sells coffee and cake."
"The staff were very helpful and accommodating."
"Great food, great service and even better cocktails."
Cons:
"The staff in the gate is apparently very intolerant toward the fact that people simply behave differently."
"Disgusting customer service."
"Such an incredibly rude staff member working in the cloakroom!"
"The service was less than standard, and I would advise anyone wanting to eat food not to visit ccbloom."
"Rudeness of the bald barman (fox tshirt) that served us."
"When we ordered some drinks at the bar the bartman was really unpolite, and unfriendly with us..."
"Unfriendly staff, our first and only experience. Sober, we didn't even get to purchase a drink."
Ambiance and Entertainment
Pros:
"It was a better ambiance."
"CC Blooms is the place to be on Sunday Night, as they host the best party in town: The Church of High Kicks."
"The Church of High Kicks drag show cannot be missed."
"Most fun I had in Edinburgh!"
"Great music, lots of dancing, very comfortable and professional staff across the board."
"Always playing music, and decorated well throughout."
"Stayed for the drag by The Rabbit Hole which was a fantastic show i recommend you don't miss."
Cons:
"Supposedly one of the iconic gay bar in Edinburgh, really disappointing though."
"Tbh I'm just disappointed about this place cause everyone recommended it to me and in the end turned out to be a place with small town city vibes and unfashionable people."
"Not as good as it used to be atmosphere has gone doesn't have the exciting club vibe anymore."
"Small dance floor with bad music."
"Music isn't the best and the cocktails really aren't up to the standard of other Edinburgh bars."
"One thing I would change- the music. My tolerance for bad remixes of Lady Gaga is limited."
"Maybe it's just the Fringe but it's recently had a lot of straight people and really lost the atmosphere that CC's used to have."
Security and Management
Pros:
"Door staff are amazing."
"Men from security were nice..."
"Door staff were also super friendly."
"The bouncers are always super friendly as well, never had any trouble here."
"Very friendly and efficient bar staff."
"Jacob one of my servers last night was very friendly and welcoming."
"Lovely bar server brought me my drink: was quick, pleasant and friendly."
Cons:
"The bouncers are so aggressive and hit people for no reason."
"The bouncer was rude and racist."
"The staff and bouncers let it down with their arrogance."
"The doorman then said that he didn’t believe that we were gay and told us to go away..."
"The manager wouldn't listen."
"Barman (skinhead, DM boots) was rude."
"Very unprepared people, the girl with short hair treating everyone bad, laughing and being sarcastic all time."
Value and Efficiency
Pros:
"Nice place, drinks and food reasonable for the Edinburgh price and the beer was fresh!"