Bannerman's Bar Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff are very efficient, professional and friendly."
• "Friendly staff, a good range of beers and spirits and free wi-fi make this a good place to relax before and after a gig."
• "Great live gig venue. Average bar prices with a large selection of draught and bottles. Good bar staff."
• "The staff were very friendly."
• "Door staff polite and customer friendly."
• "Very fast efficient staff."
• "The staff work hard to get you served on the busy nights."

Cons:

• "Be ready for a side of drama alongside your Tennents. Aggressive and unwelcoming staff ensured we barely made it over the threshold before leaving to find another establishment."
• "Short barman with long hair and beard then threatened to kill myself and friends as we were leaving."
• "Not good, was asked to leave for drinking my pint too slowly when I said I couldn't drink fast."
• "I was then threatened by a green haired girl that she would have me physically removed."
• "Real shame, this is a good as alternative bar but one member of staff was extremely aggressive towards us and refused to serve our group."
• "The barman I dealt with was extremely rude when asked a very basic question."
• "The staff were incredibly rude and aggressive."

Atmosphere and Venue

Pros:

• "Visited on Monday 6th July 2017 during Edinburgh fringe. Great atmosphere in pub & surrounding area."
• "Enjoyed the atmosphere and music!"
• "It's a great wee bar in the heart of Edinburgh and a room in the back for doing live gigs with a cap of 150 to 200 people."
• "Great bar great music and great service, nice music venue too and has a pool table too."
• "If you like live metal and rock this is one of Edinburgh's finest."
• "Brilliant to have a Rock/Music bar like this in Edinburgh."
• "A good, rock orientated bar. A decent, cave-like live venue, and cheap drinks."

Cons:

• "I can't rate this more than 3/5 because in my its ain't anymore a place for live music."
• "However, it was a small place (one of the underground vaults)."
• "It is a tiny dreary bar."
• "The place stunk of sweat."
• "Firstly the place is unclean, and very unwelcoming."
• "A sweaty little back room that leaves your ears ringing."
• "The place stinks of urine and I am not talking about your facial hair."

Drinks and Selection

Pros:

• "They had Lagunitas IPA on tap."
• "Good selection of beers and whisky."
• "Decent drink prices for the immediate area (yes, high priced for Scotland at large, but again, decent prices for this high priced little zone), and friendly staff."
• "Good selection of beers/drinks."
• "Large varied selection of drinks."
• "Great selection of drinks."
• "Good selection of drinks and the pub food isn't bad."

Cons:

• "Ordered a tequila and fresh orange but they had no orange juice and no pineapple juice as an alternative either."
• "Went to support a mates band. Then found out I was expected to pay five pounds just to see a friends band."
• "Unfriendly barman/stoned maybe. Sloppy flat pint. Gin and tonic no lemon and lemonade squirt instead of Tonic."
• "Warm beers are this pub's speciality."
• "Some good bands in a confined old cellar, but good luck actually getting any cask beer."
• "The bar tenders refused to serve me as I was ‘too drunk l’ and I was apparently ‘struck off the list’."
• "Bar staff accused us of not paying for drinks, despite having proof of payment."