The Amber Rose Edinburgh Reviews Summary

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Had an absolutely brilliant time in The Amber Rose on Super Saturday. Great service, good atmosphere."
• "The team were so friendly and I was really looked after especially from Nick."
• "Emailed the place from Spain to ask if they would be showing the Chelsea game, and not only did I get a quick and positive response, I got a table reserved in front of the tv for the match."
• "Awesome pub, very well kept and great friendly staff."
• "Really nice pub and the staff looked after us really well."
• "Great staff helpful and cheerful."
• "The staff going around customer tables were so much better they looked happy, were chatty and kept the tables clean."

Cons:

• "Drink glasses need replaced very scratched which made them look dirty."
• "Long wait for food."
• "Serving “food” of such quality is not only an insult to customers but a total disgrace."
• "Don't bother and go somewhere else! First the staff is unhelpful, extremely confused."
• "One of the bar staff's face was tripping him the whole time very rude."
• "The bar service let all this down. The staff had no sense of urgency which meant waiting for a while for drinks."
• "The person I talked to on the phone did not understand my concern. Absolutely disgraceful way of treating customers who could not attend the booking due to illness."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Great service and atmosphere."
• "The Amber Rose is host to a great atmosphere as well as good grub & drinks."
• "OK little pub with a good atmosphere."
• "Brilliant place to start your night even if you're looking for a bite to eat or reasonable drinks and a good atmosphere."
• "There was a fantastic atmosphere and was amazed I could watch the rugby and the football."
• "they really have there rules in place for covid situation. all staff that we encountered were very friendly and it is one of the few pubs that we have been in that still have a atmosphere even without music."
• "Nice traditional Edinburgh pub. Live music the night we visited with a lively atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Not a single person watching the tv- have it on by all means but no need on a Saturday night to ruin the atmosphere an deafen everyone."
• "Unfortunately my visit to the Amber Rose wasn’t as pleasant as I had expected."
• "However, the place needs a thorough clean, tables and floor sticky."
• "I can't say much about atmosphere other than there was none!"
• "I watched another bar person pick up 4 glasses to being pouring drinks into by using their 4 finger inside the glasses! In Covid times this is all disgraceful."
• "It's cheap but getting to be a pit, the place is not clean."
• "A soulless place. I think this is where Wetherspoons go for inspiration."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Good prices considering this is the centre of Edinburgh."
• "Great value for money. Buy a special. Meal and a pint for £5.99."
• "My husband and I have eaten here on a few occasions and love the food."
• "The food was especially nice and tasty with large portion sizes too, couldn't manage to finish my meal as there was so much."
• "Affordable beers, decent pub food."
• "Food is good for the price that you pay."
• "The food was delightful and the service was impeccable!"