The Jazz Bar Reviews Summary

Drinks

Pros:

• "There IS a great homemade ginger beer, cappuccino machine, and salty snacks to keep you going all night."
• "A great afternoon spent at the Jazz Bar with vintage songs of Julie London and tall glasses on gin and tonic!"
• "Divine homemade ginger beer and some of the best music and atmosphere I have ever had the chance to enjoy."
• "Also the drinks are very affordable. had a glass of scottish whisky and it costs only 4.5pounds."
• "They have excellent bar staff with great cocktails, including homemade ginger beer!"
• "The Jazz Bar make their own ginger beer in house and when you partner that up with a bit of Craken rum it just hits every spot haha."
• "Good live Jazz accompanied by a good bar serving up some of the best, spiciest, ginger beer I've ever had."

Cons:

• "The drinks are very limited, they offer a few cocktails but you can't get many of the classics."
• "Drinks are not cheap, especially if you're used to the prices in student-centered places like Teviot."
• "Drinks can be a bit high but all in all its the place to stop at since its open past 1am."
• "Also beware a pot of tea which cost £3.20 in fringe time, much to our horror!"
• "The drinks were a little pricey."
• "Drink is pretty expensive here."
• "Drinks were overpriced: £4.75 for a pint of Tennant's? Seriously???"

Atmosphere & Music

Pros:

• "Very friendly staff and the music was excellent!"
• "A lovely jazz bar even for those coming from New Orleans- the music was swingin'."
• "This place has an excellent vibe, there was a jazz band playing when I was there and there were excellent as well."
• "Great quality jazz musicians!"
• "Hands down best bar I’ve been to my entire life!"
• "Nice bar with jazz live music!"
• "I LOVE this place. It's so fun!"

Cons:

• "Sadly a poor crowd in here making it hard to enjoy the music."
• "No crowd control either so when observing a near fight recently where some very drunk Irish short-@rse was making a fool of himself, if it had escalated, there seems nobody to sort it out."
• "A few people talking too loudly, do listen if you go."
• "Didn’t love that it was a bunch of white guys, but I guess that’s Scotland for ya."
• "We got kicked out for 'talking too loud', we were 5 Arabic people."
• "Weekends are mobbed! Don't expect a big conversation cause its quite loud."
• "The problem is that the venue draws more people than it can comfortably hold. There is a real lack of seating so don't go here with expectations of sitting down while listening to the jazz."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Friendly staff."
• "Bar staff excellent having to deal with so many people at once."
• "Kudos also to all the bar staff and sound people for getting it all going once again!!"
• "Brilliant and very friendly staff from right at the very entrance to the bar."
• "The staff very friendly and polite even when they had to suffered some drunk guys."
• "Fantastic service from a friendly bartender (thanks Kenny!)."
• "Staff were very helpful and friendly, and served very quickly."

Cons:

• "Had to look after an extremely drunk woman who the bouncers refused to phone her a taxi home or look out for her and make sure she didn’t walk out onto road."
• "One female staff was very rude and came straight up and pushed my table."
• "The staff was not the least helpful. Ruined our saturday night in Edinburgh, really disappointed!"
• "However, don't be fooled by the 'friendly jam nights'. Bar staff are under the illusion this is friendly and for all but the reality is this is for the friends of the late night trio only to allow their friends free stage time."
• "This place is not really for customers its expensive and they are only trying to profit from the bands and get it back again off the customers door men don't exactly make you feel welcome and bar staff couldn't care less its a gin joint basement that's it a dive basement."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Also the drinks are very affordable. had a glass of scottish whisky and it costs only 4.5pounds."
• "Drinks are reasonably priced. Good range of beers, whisky and gin."
• "Good variety of drinks and prices much affordable."
• "All told, with entry and pricey drinks, it's still not an expensive night out."
• "Always good music and the entry fee is well worth it to support local live music."
• "Wonderful place for a pleasant evening. Affordable cover charge for outstanding music."
• "Fantastic music, well worth the few pounds."

Cons:

• "Drinks are not cheap, especially if you're used to the prices in student-centered places like Teviot."
• "Drinks can be a bit high but all in all its the place to stop at since its open past 1am."
• "Also beware a pot of tea which cost £3.20 in fringe time, much to our horror!"
• "Drinks were overpriced: £4.75 for a pint of Tennant's? Seriously???"
• "Drink is pretty expensive here."
• "£10 entrance fee per person is scandalous!"
• "A steep entry charge coupled with expensive drinks makes it quickly prohibitive if you have a tight budget I'd imagine."

Space & Comfort

Pros:

• "It's a tad cosy but this adds to the atmosphere and enjoyment of the music so if you want a table come early."
• "Great venue for a chilled evening with live music."
• "Good vibes, good atmosphere, well decorated, very warm in there, good bar service, comfortable seats, AMAZING MUSIC, nice size but get there early to get a good seat."
• "Managed to get a table as it wasn't too over crowded."
• "There is also plenty of seating if you dont fancy dancing."
• "Such a fab little spot. Lovely cosy atmosphere and great jazz!"
• "It's just how I would imagine a Jazz bar to be. Located on the basement level so it's already dark with a dimly lit bar and candle lit tables - the perfect Jazz den."

Cons:

• "It's a little bit small and they don't have students discount."
• "It's also pretty small, so it would be hard to get seats if you have a group bigger than a few people."
• "Seating is limited though."
• "The place itself is nice but it's hard to get a seat."
• "Small place so it can get crowded quickly so best to come a bit early to get a good spot."
• "Can be very packed at times, and not much sitting available."
• "Uncomfortable basement room. Charges a cover even when there are no seats left."