Morning to you all,
In a fortnight, I'm off up to Scotland for a couple of days R&R. I'll be staying in Dumfries on the way up to Edinburgh then spending two days in Scotland's capital.
So...
I'd appreciate recommendations, please, for pubs in both places. In Dumfries, I'm staying centrally and in Edinburgh I'm staying in Joppa, a stone's throw from Portobello. I like real ales, and proper home-cooked food.
Over to you. :-)
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This is the online version of an expensive book!
www.thegoodpubguide.co.uk/
Comments are from users, like you and I, and I have found the comments and reports very fair and reliable. Just search for the area you are in and tick "Good Food" if that is the aspect of the place you require, rather than nice B&B or lots of cask ales!
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McKirdy's steakhouse, near the conference centre.
www.mckirdyssteakhouse.co.uk/includes/content.php
Awesome steaks, and the best haggis I've tasted.
Also Howies: www.howies.uk.com/
Really nice modern european with a Scottish twist.
Pubwise, a cornucopia. I'd recommend the Bow Bar (www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/pubguide/bowbar.html) and Thomson's Bar (right opposite McKirdy's). Also the Pear Tree off Nicholson Street has a nice ambience.
I visited Edinburgh every August for the fringe for about 6 years running. What fantastic city. Enjoy!
HTH,
Alex.
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Thanks gents. You've both given me more than enough to go at!
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In Edinburgh, I always visit the Oxford Bar. No food to speak of, but you should get a nice pint of Deuchars. It's known as the 'Rebus' bar but it's not usually too tourist-ridden even in the season - and it doesn't pander to them noticeably.
goo.gl/maps/tjIG
I'd go to the Cafe Royal, off the other end of Princes Street, for the architecture alone. It's a bit trendier than when it was saved from demolition in the 70s, but the food in the main bar isn't stupidly priced and there's plenty to look at, including some unique wall tile pictures.
www.caferoyal.org.uk/thebar.htm
If you decide to visit the seaside at Cramond, the Cramond Inn has lost all pretension but does good value pub food and cheap beer!
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Pub/food recommendations - Dumfries & Edinburgh - Perky Penguin
