Mccowans Brewhouse Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Edinburgh

Address: 134 Dundee St, Edinburgh, EH11 1AF, United Kingdom

Phone: +441312288198

Rating: 4.0
based on 160 reviews.

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

  • "Great place if you want to watch soccer have a drink or just want to have a pub is modern interior."
  • "Tables were well spaced and clean and a one way system was in operation."
  • "Good honest grub, and a lively atmosphere."
  • "Lovely place for a drink, lots of screens to watch sports and loads of seating upstairs and down."
  • "Perfect for watching sport (several wide screens and a projector in main area)."
  • "Good happy positive atmosphere in this pub, civilised and certainly not a rowdy type of pub."
  • "Atmosphere in this place is normally pretty good."

Cons:

  • "Feels like a standard pub (nothing really special)."
  • "It used to be a nice place to watch live sports, well it's not anymore."
  • "Never again... A pub that promotes euro 2020 matches and don't let us say 'goal'."
  • "Pretty soulless pub and only good if wanting to grab a quick pint before or after cinema."
  • "A characterless, underlit perpetually greasy fare."
  • "Turned away because they 'expected a football rush' but three quarters of the establishment was empty."
  • "Can't complain about the service but the cleanliness could do with improvement tables all sticky not wiped down."

Service & Staff

Pros:

  • "The girl was super lovely."
  • "Staff have always been friendly and professional."
  • "The staff was very friendly and I felt welcome."
  • "The guy and girl that were on duty were fantastic, really helpful and cheery, a true credit to Greene King."
  • "A warm welcome was given by Emily."
  • "Excellent service with conversation (not the usual blank stare, if you know what I mean!)"
  • "The staff are super friendly too! Highly recommended."

Cons:

  • "Long wait (most of the staff were gathered at the end of the bar chatting, making more noise than the customers)."
  • "Staff were standing around chatting so obviously not busy at the time."
  • "Manager very obnoxious, doesn't seem to have the time of day for ppl."
  • "The manager is a joke the way he talks to people belittling them."
  • "Shocking attitude from the manager from the minute myself and my family walked in he was cheeky very unwelcoming."
  • "The girl with long dark hair should not be working in a bar she did not smile or was not pleasant."
  • "The way she treated us was very unprofessional, she was extremely rude, pulling faces and just incredible unprofessional and judgy."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Both the drinks and food was really good and at a really good price."
  • "The food was amazing and well worth the wait we had."
  • "Got the 32 ouch butterflied ribeye, only cost £19.99. The quality of the meat was absolutely fantastic."
  • "The food was quick, tasteful and fulfilling."
  • "Food is still good, if you get it hot."
  • "The food was really nice and cooked fresh which was a bonus."
  • "Food was amazing tasting and very fast."

Cons:

  • "The chicken was all soggy and disgusting."
  • "Dry/tasteless burgers."
  • "The chicken Breast for the burger was definitely not fresh."
  • "The food was probably the worst food I’ve ever had in my life."
  • "Fish and chips were greasy and not very nice, steaks were really overcooked and the coleslaw was sour and warm."
  • "Absolute disgusting, cold, waffle chips very greasy, side salad a small piece of lettuce, tuna wraps,no tuna all mayonnaise dripping."
  • "The mixed grill was just as bad the chicken was not fresh and like rubber the sausages were gray."

Facilities & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "A clean place, on the whole too."
  • "Large, so plenty of room too."
  • "Having a toddler and a baby this place is great if you need somewhere reasonably quiet and with pram space, easy access to baby seat if required."
  • "Wheelchair access."
  • "It's bright, clean, has a good range of meals."
  • "Well ventilated, clean and so reasonable most enjoyable night."
  • "The top level is a fabulous asset and great place to sit."

Cons:

  • "On the Table where the drinks menu was there was a chewed chewing gum."
  • "Private Function Sign always at access point to both sets of stairs to top level is misleading."
  • "They need more staff for the busy times, kinda queues, also cleanliness of tables and floor, service just okish."
  • "There was a rat under the table next to ours, told one of the workers about it and he had the worst reaction, he literally told us he didn’t care."
  • "The toilets were not very pleasant, slightly sticky floors."
  • "Needs a good clean tables, floors, menus all sticky, toilets also need a good clean."
  • "They also allow drunk men to use the women’s toilets where the last guy to use them peed all over the floor and toilet seat."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

  • "The drinks were good too and the price of latte and cappuccino a bit below the average price which was also good to see."
  • "Both the drinks and food was really good and at a really good price, proper pub food which we all were so excited for."
  • "Good food, for good prices, and a nice cosy atmosphere."
  • "Good atmosphere, cheap food."
  • "It’s fast and cheap! Best place when you are going to the cinema and feel hungry."
  • "Service is quick and friendly and food is good for the price point."
  • "The 20% off student deal is well worth getting if you can. Me and partner had a massive plate of frankly outstanding barbecue food for £20 last night."

Cons:

  • "Went for food, asked for medium rare steak got it well done as did my friend, managers attitude was appalling."
  • "Shocking food at excessive prices (for what you get)."
  • "Go here a lot with my mum good menu and choice. And food is fairly cheap but the drinks are really dear. Nearly a fiver for a Tennents."
  • "Absolutely the worst steak I have ever had in my life."
  • "I wouldn't recommend this place for a meal my steak was a strag end and could not eat it."
  • "Quite disappointed. I tried to claim the student discount but was told I needed a membership card which they couldn't let me sign up for."
  • "Food is not nice really went downhill got food a few weeks back it was awful."

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