CC Blooms Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Service was attentive and very friendly."
• "The staff are friendly, helpful and efficient."
• "Our server on day one was fun, friendly and lively, taller gentleman with glasses and an accent."
• "Superb bar staff made this one of the best nights ever!"
• "Friendly and welcoming bar, good range of drinks and cocktails, and also sells coffee and cake."
• "The staff were very helpful and accommodating."
• "Great food, great service and even better cocktails."

Cons:

• "The staff in the gate is apparently very intolerant toward the fact that people simply behave differently."
• "Disgusting customer service."
• "Such an incredibly rude staff member working in the cloakroom!"
• "The service was less than standard, and I would advise anyone wanting to eat food not to visit ccbloom."
• "Rudeness of the bald barman (fox tshirt) that served us."
• "When we ordered some drinks at the bar the bartman was really unpolite, and unfriendly with us..."
• "Unfriendly staff, our first and only experience. Sober, we didn't even get to purchase a drink."

Ambiance and Entertainment

Pros:

• "It was a better ambiance."
• "CC Blooms is the place to be on Sunday Night, as they host the best party in town: The Church of High Kicks."
• "The Church of High Kicks drag show cannot be missed."
• "Most fun I had in Edinburgh!"
• "Great music, lots of dancing, very comfortable and professional staff across the board."
• "Always playing music, and decorated well throughout."
• "Stayed for the drag by The Rabbit Hole which was a fantastic show i recommend you don't miss."

Cons:

• "Supposedly one of the iconic gay bar in Edinburgh, really disappointing though."
• "Tbh I'm just disappointed about this place cause everyone recommended it to me and in the end turned out to be a place with small town city vibes and unfashionable people."
• "Not as good as it used to be atmosphere has gone doesn't have the exciting club vibe anymore."
• "Small dance floor with bad music."
• "Music isn't the best and the cocktails really aren't up to the standard of other Edinburgh bars."
• "One thing I would change- the music. My tolerance for bad remixes of Lady Gaga is limited."
• "Maybe it's just the Fringe but it's recently had a lot of straight people and really lost the atmosphere that CC's used to have."

Security and Management

Pros:

• "Door staff are amazing."
• "Men from security were nice..."
• "Door staff were also super friendly."
• "The bouncers are always super friendly as well, never had any trouble here."
• "Very friendly and efficient bar staff."
• "Jacob one of my servers last night was very friendly and welcoming."
• "Lovely bar server brought me my drink: was quick, pleasant and friendly."

Cons:

• "The bouncers are so aggressive and hit people for no reason."
• "The bouncer was rude and racist."
• "The staff and bouncers let it down with their arrogance."
• "The doorman then said that he didn’t believe that we were gay and told us to go away..."
• "The manager wouldn't listen."
• "Barman (skinhead, DM boots) was rude."
• "Very unprepared people, the girl with short hair treating everyone bad, laughing and being sarcastic all time."

Value and Efficiency

Pros:

• "Nice place, drinks and food reasonable for the Edinburgh price and the beer was fresh!"
• "We really enjoyed our quiet Tuesday afternoon here."
• "The first and best gay bar / club in Edinburgh."
• "Nice friendly staff, good atmosphere and a fun gay bar."
• "Extremely warm welcome, and, although very busy managed to find us a table."
• "Great cocktails and drink selection."
• "Great cocktails and some good grub."

Cons:

• "It took around 40 minutes to get a drink at the bar in the main floor."
• "Dirty tables, poorly maintained bathrooms, and an overall atmosphere of neglect contributed to an unpleasant experience."
• "The pint prices are astronomical. £6.70 for a pint of Beavertown Gamma Ray… In Edinburgh!"
• "Drinks took twenty minutes to be made while food took over a half an hour, and we only got burgers."
• "Slowest service of almost any bar in Edinburgh."
• "Poor customer service with having to wait 10 minutes for a member of staff to come over to serve us."
• "Expect to wait at the bar forever for an over-priced pint..."