56 North

Edinburgh never ceases to amaze me. You live in it all you're life and you still find new places to eat and drink. I've been past the 56 North on countless occassions, being a regular around the south side.
I recently heard good things about the place and decided to give it a go one afternoon with my boyfriend. I was met by a lovely modern interior, the bar has an assortment of amazing spirits which I could spend all day writing about. The cocktails and food were both excellent, I would defiantly recommend the Innis & Gunn onion rings they are simply amazing! The only downside was it was a little chilly but i its that time of year. Defiantly will make an effort to head back soon

Very good food and stunning selection of drinks. Really spoilt for choice. Only slight down side was we couldn't get a booth, but other than that really fun.

This little trendy bar at the back of the busy Newington area is well situated for the University and a ideal spot for a sunny day.

However after being asked for my order 3 times by 3 different members of staff, I had to stop my conversation again and explain we had ordered, the drinks would be good as it's been 15 minutes!!

The drinks arrive and YES the Kopparberg is in a Guiness glass, after working for a drinks company I am extremely dissapointed to see that this bar has no respect for "Brand Awareness" I am quite certain that either drinks company would NOT find this acceptable.

The food, well lets say there would be more taste going to a little back street cafe. There was a hair on the plate to start and the burger has an over sized bun to hide the fact that it's not cooked properly and lacks any taste. Fries are skinnier than McDonalds if thats at all possible. The crockery and cutlery are scratched with spill marks on the sauce holder.

To top my whole experience of, there is so many staff but no movement. They seem to fall over each other and too busy chatting about their night out, the girls were dressed with the smallest short and long hair just hanging around their face. Not very hygenic and presentable for serving food.

My opinion would have to be that this bar needs some kind of structure, training on Brand awareness and a dress code would be a great bonus. Also maybe keeping their personal life to a more suitable time and not while serving customers.

This cosy little bar tucked away in the Southside is a perfect venue either for a hot date, some cocktails with friends to start off a night out, or for a quiet glass of wine mid week. The booths are great for relaxing in private while the décor is tasteful and helps to create different moods within different areas of the bar. If nothing else the staff are good to look at! As a whole, the staff are very friendly and efficient, prices are reasonable, and there’s a good choice of music.

Now this is what I’m talking about- A nice, cosy cocktail bar that serves good food and isn’t hugely expensive. I’m not much of a New Town girl as my hair isn’t messy enough and I’d rather shoot myself in the face then wear Ugg boots, but this is a great spot for lunch, for a date or for a few drinks before a night out. The service is really good, and whenever I’ve eaten here the food has been good quality- try the steak, stilton flatbread, it’s really really good. The cocktail list is a great mixture of classics and in house mixes, and some where £3.50. The wine list is also really good, although I thought the wines by the glass were quite expensive. I’d definitely recommend 56 North as a chilled, comfy bar to settle down and have a few drinks in on an afternoon or in the evening.