The West Room, Edinburgh

Official site of The West Room - thewestroom.co.uk

Marked as open and changed name to the West Room

Refurbished in summer 2009, there are the remains of a magnificent victorian interior in the back bar – classy ceilings, dark wood and the original lincrusta - however the smaller front bar is a bit of a mess, yankee diner styled perhaps? It certainly lacks any charm. In the right hands this could be a great addition to the Dale Street circuit, however it's not a pub that hits the mark and is likely to suffer with nearby competition like the Ship & Mitre, The Vernon, Dr Duncan's and the Okell's pubs up the road. There are half a dozen handpumps in the large bar, Betwixt Sunlight was the only ale on any of the pumps, some with clips reversed, some without clips, when I last visited; also the bored staff were very busy watching football with the commentary in foreign.

The Ainslie Bar has reopened as The West Room on 23rd October 2009. It was "halo" in-between. [edit:actioned 27/10/09]

Official site of The West Room - thewestroom.co.uk