Volunteer Arms (The Canny Man's), Morningside, Edinburgh

Official site of Volunteer Arms (The Canny Man's) - www.cannymans.co.uk

Official site of Volunteer Arms (The Canny Man's) - www.cannymans.co.uk

The Canny Man’s is a Victorian pub busy with all sorts of objects, from colonial soldier jackets and old musical instruments to boats and a full sized manakin hanging horizontal on the ceiling. I don’t think there is an inch of wall or ceiling space in the bar and tiny snug to the left or couple of rooms to the right that hasn’t got something nailed to it. There was some background music playing and I didn’t see any televisions. Out the back is an enclosed beer garden full of patio furniture and a separate function room with large table that looked to be decorated much the same as the pub. The bar supports standard keg and four handpumps, one of which was unused. This left Stewarts 80/- and Edinburgh Gold alongside Deuchars. Food is served at lunch and dinner and the menu is at the gastro end of the food spectrum. I found the service to be polite and you could spend a while looking at all the tat on the walls, but it was all a bit much for me if I’m being honest.