Hoot The Redeemer Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Great vibes, cool music yummy drinks and a great service!"
• "Underground, quirky, carnivalesque and playful."
• "The atmosphere was fabulous, the drinks were excellent and the service was amazing."
• "The decor and over all atmosphere was just amazing."
• "A secret bar hidden away with amazing vibes, amazing service and amazing cocktails."
• "Really relaxed atmosphere, great place to go for a few drinks with friends."
• "Fun atmosphere and decor. Great music (like a 1970s New Orleans roller rink)."

Cons:

• "Main attraction wasn't working! Came here to experience the speakeasy and try out the flavour picker machine which everyone has said to be the best thing! Turns out it was out of order when we went and so, it felt just like any other bar."
• "They are a little difficult to find and if you don't know what and where they are you will easily miss the entrance."
• "Atmosphere was a little cramped and stuffy due to the bar being small and busy."
• "It was quite weird being in there with all the new restrictions; they definitely change the feel of the place."
• "Entire bar is also underground so not great for a nice day."
• "Great atmosphere but was a bit disappointed with the cocktail menu as several had non-vegan ingredients so the selection for vegans was quite limited."
• "We were waiting for 5 minutes to be placed - three staff members ignored us as they walked by."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The staff are really friendly and the decor is awesome."
• "Staff friendly, drinks good and reasonably priced for a city centre cocktail bar."
• "The cocktails were superb & the service was quick and friendly."
• "Really friendly staff, great cocktails doing off the cuff cocktails too."
• "Amazing cocktails, friendly and helpful staff, dog-friendly, and incredibly unique!"
• "The staff are attentive, and they know their cocktails."
• "Attentive and friendly barstaff."

Cons:

• "Asked if they had a table for 6 (on the off chance of a no show or late cancellation) and the response was nothing short of vitriolic."
• "I didn't feel the staff were too welcoming."
• "Won’t be back. Go every year for our annual family day out. This year we were told we were ‘too loud’."
• "Waited at the entrance of this bar for about 5-10 mins got dirty looks from the people inside and the staff ignored me completely so we left very disappointed by this poor service."
• "Regularly came here when in Edinburgh. Went in to try and grab a table and when asked if any were available rude waiter just said 'nah' and walked off."
• "Quirky decor and nice cocktail menu let down by pretentious staff!"
• "On entry, the host who 'welcomed' us at the door was one of the rudest men I've ever met in my life."

Cocktails & Drinks

Pros:

• "The cocktails were superb & the service was quick and friendly."
• "The drinks were fantastic. Definitely do this if you go."
• "Claw machine cocktail was so cool concept and adult ice cream was super delicious."
• "The alcoholic ice-cream is delicious and the drinks are really varied."
• "Brilliant cocktails at a fair price."
• "The cocktails are very flavourful and strong."
• "The cocktails were superb & the drinks crafted with those flavors were amazing."

Cons:

• "Cocktails were standard pricing for city centre but nothing that really stood out."
• "The cocktails were quite pricey."
• "It's cocktails are nothing to write about, so I won't."
• "Drinks clumsy and rushed, not worth the £8/£8.50 price tags."
• "The cocktail I had was intense, a bit on the sweet side."
• "The cocktails on the menu here were unlike any we had seen anywhere before and out of the three we tried, we didn't really like any of them."
• "Was unfortunately very disappointed. The claw machine where you grab your own flavours is a farce."

Unique Features & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Totally unique and quirky."
• "Love the claw machine where you choose cocktail ingredients, so much fun!"
• "Unique and quirky are the two best words I can find to describe this bar."
• "Excellent cocktail bar, love the decor and fun design. Great location, near Princes Street and not far from bus and train station."
• "If you get lucky enough, you may even get Caron as your server. She’s an absolute gem and knows her stuff."
• "Loads of unique aspects to the place, like boozy ice cream, slushies and a cocktail crane game."
• "A Hidden Bar, Retro Arcade Games, Good Music, Great Atmosphere and really good cocktails! This is what Edinburgh is all about!"

Cons:

• "They are a little difficult to find and if you don't know what and where they are you will easily miss the entrance."
• "The only disappointment was that we visited to try the alcoholic icecream and found that it's not an option at this moment in time."
• "Dog friendly but stairs only so no disabled access."
• "Unfortunately it looked as though there was no ice cream, which sucks as that was what I mainly wanted to try."
• "Entire bar is also underground so not great for a nice day."
• "The WiFi did not work though, so be advised if you’re traveling and depend on it."
• "Some of the sofa's are a little uncomfortable."