BrewDog Edinburgh Cowgate Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "Atmosphere is equally great, with lots of different people."
• "Fantastic atmosphere, beer and food."
• "Found a great seat, great atmosphere & staff friendly."
• "The bar is cool.. nice vibe, friendly staff and good tunes."
• "Small, quite lively space with limited table and patio seating. Outstanding vibe."
• "Full of unique personality, music being place at the right volume. A place for rock/alternative/biker crowd."
• "The place has a nice chill vibe."

Cons:

• "However, we were caught in the rain and tried to get a table at brewdog. We were greeted at the door by a statement before we could say anything ‘we don’t have any tables’."
• "This place is usually very busy with not many seats available so prepare to stand around with your beer until a seat becomes available if at all."
• "It is terribly small and always overcrowded."
• "Space is a bit small so can quickly feel overcrowded."
• "No atmosphere, place was pretty grubby, the once white bricks of the bar look like they’re harbouring the next pandemic."
• "Awful first impression and we left immediately."
• "Asked for a table for two. Plenty of empty tables but were told no room so we went elsewhere."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Good staff who are happy to give you a taste of the beers before you buy."
• "Staff friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were great and we had a great evening."
• "Service was quick and staff friendly."
• "Very friendly and efficient staff."
• "The staff is welcoming and fast."
• "Staff were great 👍"

Cons:

• "Attitude of two male staff members was not very nice at all."
• "If your unfamiliar of the app no one will help."
• "One of the worse experiences I've had in a Bar in Edinburgh from a horrible boy called Luke."
• "We talked to Brad -never met someone as unhelpful working behind the bar."
• "Service was poor- even for order at the bar service."
• "The stuff were quite unfriendly."
• "Slow, unfriendly service."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "They have an amazing range of beers on draft and bottled."
• "Various delicious beers."
• "Also got two of their pizzas (the Hiloumee pizza was very good)."
• "Great selection of beers, Hazy Jane was my favorite."
• "The beer is fantastic, and wings are one of a kind."
• "The pizza was some of the best that I have ever had, period."
• "Serves an impressive variety of craft beer and home made pizzas."

Cons:

• "We ordered food and waited over 40 minutes to be told that the oven had shorted out and our food was just about to start being cooked."
• "Some things we wanted were out of stock including the main ingredient in a pizza."
• "One of our pizzas had to be sent back as It was completely burnt at the bottom - actually charred."
• "Their espresso martini (in a bottle) isn't recommended by me though."
• "The pizza was ok. But not a lot of selection."
• "Only food options were pizza - which would be fine if it hadn’t been disgusting. Sauce and bread were both foul."
• "For it to take over 1hr and 30minutes for 4 pizzas is a joke."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Good pizza (roman style: thin and crunchy base) is available and there is a 2 for 1 discount at lunch/early afternoon."
• "Came to £18 so great value!"
• "All at reasonable prices."
• "Eat Out to Help Out scheme also really helps."
• "Nice pizzas and all at reasonable prices."
• "Can buy shares on brew dog for £48 and get 5% discount on food and drink."
• "Price is ok but not cheap."

Cons:

• "Nice atmosphere, good quality pizza but a little pricey."
• "the beers are quite expensive at £4.40 a pint for their Punk IPA."
• "However the price is a little crazy.... £18 for those wings to 'share'."
• "Food and drink is pretty expensive - I would not want to spend all night here."
• "Outrageously overpriced. They quote prices with a tiny font sticker noting these are for 2/3 of a pint rather than a pint like every other pub in the UK."
• "Expensive drinks at that."
• "But as you would expect from BrewDog, the beers are quite pricey."