The Three Sisters Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Venue

Pros:

• "Good vibes. Underground bar with beer garden and decent music."
• "A great pub with lots of stand up comedy shows at the Fringe Festival. Overall, it has a good vibe and a fun atmosphere with a big selection of food and drink."
• "Amazing place to go. Great music, atmosphere, and drinks."
• "It was super busy, and had a really friendly fun crowd."
• "Great atmosphere and reasonable prices considering its the capital city, friendly staff and friendly place."
• "Huge space, amazing atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere, especially good for watching the rugby."

Cons:

• "A strange structure with the toilets being way too small."
• "On the down side, it was packed to the rafters, had no aircon, hardly any seats or tables (reserve one if you can) and no cloakroom, so it was standing only and super sweaty."
• "The DJ was excellent until 11 then they seemed to play the same song on a loop."
• "Music is too loud to have a reasonable conversation, even in the evening before the proper club vibes start."
• "Sadly the music coming from another room has drowning out the show."
• "The entire place stinks of urine, which is borderline impressive, given the large scale."
• "The environment itself is lively but very chaotic."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The staff were great."
• "Great bars and fast service by friendly staff."
• "Staff were friendly and welcoming, particularly Gav on the door who went above and beyond to ensure we enjoyed our visit."
• "The staff is so professional and experienced I would highly recommend."
• "i was in for a night out not long ago and the staff were all friendly and provided great service."
• "The bartender that served me, Lydia, was exceptional. Service with a smile, polite, engaging in conversation, my drink was made properly, with exceptional cocktail skills."
• "Very relaxed and sensible door staff and hardworking and efficient bar staff."

Cons:

• "Door staff were not friendly upon arrival, quite abrupt and abrasive."
• "The staff weren't very helpful, told us that we should've booked online, tried to explain that i couldn't do that, we just got turned away."
• "Staff just about polite. No greeting or smile."
• "Most of staff seemed more interested in trying to avoid you rather then serve you."
• "Place was terrible. Was a good atmosphere but the staff were unbelievably bad."
• "The staff are the main issue though in this tourist trap, they're rude and amateurish (yet presumably paid) from door to floor."
• "Having had great days/night out over the last 12 years in Edinburgh today was ruined by rude staff."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The haggis bun buns was served with a fantastic whisky sauce, the onion rings were to die for."
• "Excellent food. First time I've ever been on a restaurant that serves Peking Duck pizza."
• "Wings are tasty so get several plates."
• "What was most surprising was the food was really delicious! We had both a burger and a pizza and we were very surprised at the quality of the food, definitely not your usual 'pub food'."
• "The food here was tasty bar the chicken wings."
• "Those of us who ate really enjoyed the food."
• "Fabulous... hen weekend 29/4-1/5. Booth, buffet and cocktails booked all amazing, steak pies were delicious."

Cons:

• "Overly expensive, missing half the ingredients."
• "Several items were missing components listed on the menu (the cheese on the loaded fries, the blue cheese and celery for the wings) and they were out of a lot of items."
• "Disappointing food and service. Would be good for drinks but eat elsewhere."
• "Poor beer selection and mediocre food."
• "They charged us 7 pounds for a ridiculous small plate of chips (extremely small, a small woman hand size) and half of the ingredients shown in the menu."
• "We finally put through our order and we’re shocked by how little food was given for the price."
• "Tiger tiger chicken wings (one was eaten, and rest left as they were so bad)"

Facilities & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The toilets were clean enough for a busy establishment."
• "Nice seating area outside with heaters and a huge tv screen."
• "Central location with walking distance to other attractions in city centre."
• "Location is really really nice.. it is near National library."
• "Combined old and modern, and a nice 'beer-garden' outside."
• "The main bar and dance floor are set into one of the old vaults which makes it very atmospheric."
• "Very nice mix of old building with a modern twist; old stone and brick walls and ceilings with good seats, TV for football booths and a big outdoor seating area with massive screen."

Cons:

• "The toilets and inside were stinking and mobbed."
• "Toilets were an absolute disgrace."
• "The smell of this place is unbelievable! Reported to staff, not interested."
• "Sort your toilets out, worst I’ve ever seen in the whole country on two nights Friday & Saturday."
• "Tables could do with a clean in between guests, not even for covid reasons... just because they were filthy! Had to move 3 times as benches or tables were broken."
• "The bar person used the ice scoop to open the bottles of beer and her hands to get a lime for the drink. So unhygienic."
• "This place is a death trap there live wires, the smoke alarms have been covered, aircon covers are missing so you can have your drunken head masareated when there on."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere and reasonable prices considering its the capital city, friendly staff and friendly place."
• "Excellent place to go with friends in a large or small group. Lots of food choices, indoor and outdoor seating, big screen outside for sporting events, and affordable drinks."
• "Decent priced drinks."
• "Cheap drinks and a good night out can happen here."
• "Drinks were reasonably priced and there is a number of screens with the sports channels on it."
• "We were upstairs for the hen package £40 for 2 course dinner, cocktail masterclass and karaoke. Very good value for money and a great laugh!"
• "There is a student discount of 20% on all food items, as well as a special student menu for drinks."

Cons:

• "Though the drinks I had ordered were particularly expensive."
• "I don't expect to get drinks for free but the prices in The Three Sisters are ridiculous, I couldn't believe it."
• "Nice atmosphere. Great place to watch any kinds of sports but drinks are quite expensive."
• "Music too loud, at £15plus for a burger it’s overpriced and £5 for pint of lemonade."
• "Friend was overcharged for her drink, when she pointed it out, staff member said 'oh yeah, you're right' and just left it, having charged her more than she was meant to."
• "We paid £40 for tickets for a ceilidh at New Year which included free Prosecco and a 'buffet'."
• "If you want to buy TWO small cans of redbull for the price of a meal and then wade through a sticky crowd come here!"