The Standing Order (JD Wetherspoon), Edinburgh

Visited 06/11/25 Cask was Belhaven 80/-, Abbot, Doom Bar, Tyneside Brown, Secret Kingdom & Northumbrian Gold the trio from the Hadrian Border Brewery, Schiehallion Craft lager from Harviestoun, Keg was Angelo Poretti, BrewDog Punk IPA, Budweiser, Stella, Corona, Innis & Gunn lager & Mangoes on the Run IPA, Tennent's, Bud Light, Guinness, Carling, K1664, Leffe Blonde, Carlsberg, Joker IPA from Williams Bros, Hazy IPA from Stewart Brewing, Stowford Press, Worthington CF, original and Dark fruits SB and Coors. Typical JDW in terms of beer offering but this is one of the most impressive actual physical JDW venues I have ever attended. The main bar area is in an incredibly ornate, high ceiling baronial hall. The bar counter is down the left-hand side with a boarded skirt, the rest of the space is carpeted in typical JDW fashion apart from a grand patterned tiled area around the entrance to this area. Typical array of JDW seating options, and there are multiple smaller rooms off the main bar area. Thought the beer option was average regional plus a few national offerings but the pleasure was being in such a grand location. Realised also here and other JDW Edinburgh Central venues that they all tend to have a good craft offering by bottle and can in the fridges. Can't imagine that Tim would ever let go of this one, one of the Crown Jewels of his pub empire. V high score of venue, reduced somewhat by an average regional cask offering.

A real haven after just visiting the Booking Hall JDW, plus a more relaxed atmosphere after the bedlam in the Booking Hall. The splendid heavily embellished sky light was a sheer marvel to take in, almost forgot to look at what beers were on the bar. Eight different beers across three banks of six handpumps. The line up on our visit was Belhaven 80 Shilling, Doombar, Abbott, Dargavel Brewery Haud Ye Wheasht, Theakston Old Perculiar, Shepherd Neame Spitfire, Orkney Brewery Tidal Bay and Golden Ale. Our favourite was the Orkney Tidal Bay at £3 a pint.