Rock Bars In Edinburgh

[Drew]

Are there any? Im looking for the Edinburgh equivelant of the Solid or somewhere better. Im heading through there next Friday for Festival Erotique with Louise, but I dont know of any decent pubs to attend.

Every other time I've always ended up in some old mans pub, Rab can testify to this. Remember the pre Mission pub we where in a few months ago?

[purkle]

opium, any night is great there.........go quite early and they have lots of cheap booze deeal its the best rock pub probably and if ya cant be arsed moving theres a club upstairs open till 5am while the festival is on!!

brilliant what more ya want. its up at the cowgate just along from the grassmarket next to the subway (dont go in there)

[Drew]

Why should I not go in there?

[jetgirl]

Originally Posted by Drew

Why should I not go in there?

The Cowgate Subway is rank, but good if your pissed with some mates, want cheap drinks and cheesy music. The sound system is really poor, decor is disgusting and the regulars are munters/fuckwits!

Saying that I have had a few fun nights there when I was too wasted to care about how it looked or sounded! And the Friday night DJ is a-ok!

I know this is an old thread, but apart from Opium, alternative bars in Edinburgh are pretty scarce, you might want to try The Auld Hoose in Newington or The Holyrood Tavern, also The Black Bull (top of Calton Road where it meets Leith Street). Can't think of any more.

[DJProcyon]

Hmm yeah...
Opium's probably your best bet, although there have been many times i've passed there and the whole place is surrounded by, shall we say, unsavoury types.
Holyrood Tavern is just down the road. Although it is not a 'rock' pub as such, it's usually filled with metallers and the like, the atmosphere's nice andthe jukebox has a purdy good selection of music (Maiden, Alice Cooper, Sisters Of Mercy and stuff)

[Sy™]

Opium (in my personal opinion) is shite. It's a trendy bar that doesn't have enough seating or space, is too bright and shiny, and is badly located in the Cowgate, which really isn't the safest place for an 'alternative' bar to be located...

[slb99]

l never had any trouble when l been out and lussaly ended up walkign around the cowgate to waste time before heading for the train home and not had any trouble

well did last sat some guys offered me and my mate money for sex we told them were to go and if they didnt fuck off we smake them about

wouldnt say it that bad of a prolbme as glasgow people come off as intimidating in edinbrugh for some reason

on fridya night everyone kept taking as wide apath as possable around me and my mate mick and when in opium he banged i nto some and spilt there drink by accident they offered him a drink (yes that what happined and no dyslexua messing it around)

[Yodd]

Bar Salza is pretty good and often has music of a metal theme playing.
Also, if you fancy a bit of a treck, there is the Blind Beggar at Canonmills, The Bay Horse in Leith & The Pond at Seafield.

[poprock]

I miss Cas Rock.

[jetgirl]

Bar Salsa is tiny, dirty, crappy old badly done decor, and the most disgusting stinky toilets I've seen, but I love it! Much cheapness and good music!

[poprock]

Is Bar Salsa the one that used to be Cas Rock?

[jetgirl]

Nope, Bar Salsa is at the end of the Grassmarket near Opium. Can't remember what the old Cas Rock is now. El Barrio maybe?

[poprock]

It definitely turned into something Spanish-themed, long ago. A sad day for the live music scene, I tells ya.

[jetgirl]

Originally Posted by poprock

It definitely turned into something Spanish-themed, long ago. A sad day for the live music scene, I tells ya.

Yeh, Pretty sure it's 'El Barrio' now! Not been in.

[Sy™]

I miss Legends!