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The Stable Bar, Edinburgh
30 Frogston Road East
Mortonhall
Postal town: Edinburgh
EH16 6TJ
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Steve C left this review about The Stable Bar
The family and I visited the Stable Bar a couple of times during a recent week long stay at the Mortonhall Caravan and Camping Park. The old stone stable has been converted into this bar and a few function / conference rooms that are available for hire. The buildings form a courtyard that is cobbled and houses a few picnic and café tables. Inside the bar there is a serving counter on the left wall that faces seating to the right, most of which was reserved for diners on both of our visits. We ate on the first night, the food was OK but not good enough to entice us back a second time. The burger was priced at £12. The bar supports three handpumps that were drawing Marston’s Pedigree alongside Stewart’s 80/- and Citra Blonde. The keg options were Brooklyn Pilsner, Estrella, Hobgoblin IPA, Guinness, Stewart’s Holyrood Ale and Somersby Cider.
Next door to the bar is the split-level Saddle Room that has raised seating along the rear wall. This area was advertised as a function room. I found the service to be very hit and miss, and it was obvious some of the staff didn’t want to be there. As a campsite bar this place is above what you’d expect, but with a little tweaking it could be a very good bar in its own right. If I lived locally I wouldn’t come here.
On 4th September 2022
- rating: 5
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aleand hearty left this review about The Stable Bar
The Stable Bar proved to be an unexpected pleasure, whilst staying under canvas recently at the Mortonhall Camping & Caravan site. Our pessimistic images of a stereotypical campsite bar with formica tables, dingy strip lights, a single keg font and the cacophony of fruit machines and pool tables were soon put to the sword.
Housed in an attractive stone courtyard, on the edge of the complex, it has two rooms which are very different in feel. The main space, housing the bar, has stone walls which feature various bits of horse tack, a high ceiling with exposed dark beams and bench seating around the perimeter. Overall, it has a cosy feel; no doubt intensified when the sizeable real fire is lit in the colder months. The second, smaller room feels very much like an extension / overflow space. Quite plain by comparison, it is on two levels and features a slightly disconcerting ‘you’ve been Tango-d’ orange colour scheme. Outside, in the sheltered courtyard, there are several heavy benches for fair weather drinking.
At the bar, it was a treat to see three hand pumps on the go, featuring beers from local breweries. During our stay we tried Belhaven IPA, Stewart 80/-, Edinburgh Gold and Festival Ale. Quality was consistently good, fully justifying a GBG 2012 listing. Staff were friendly and welcoming over several visits, despite being extremely busy at times. Food is available up until 10pm during the peak season. Pitched mainly at the pub grub end of the spectrum, the dishes we tried were of good quality and reasonable value. As a downside, the number of reserved tables for diners did limit table space for drinkers.
We enjoyed the vibrant atmosphere from the mix of British and European visitors, topped up with a pleasing number of locals, although I suspect it may be rather quieter outside the festival season. We fully intend to stay at the Mortonhall site again and the Stable Bar will be a pretty good incentive to get the tent erected as quickly as possible.
On 31st August 2012
- rating: 7
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- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 31 August 2012 by Moby Duck
