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Whistle Binkies, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
EH1 1LL
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about Whistle Binkies
A live music bar in the heart of the Old Town. I'm lucky in that the live music hasn't started yet, but unlucky in that Good Vibrations is on the sound system and my half of Blonde, or session IPA, from Pilot Brewery is pretty sub-ordinary. I'm sitting here admiring the skill of the plasterers who have made the bar counter look like it is made of bricks with ancient plaster peeling off. Time I moved on.
On 8th January 2025
- rating: 4
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hondo . left this review about Whistle Binkies
Bar and live music venue serving 3 real ales.
On 18th August 2013
- no rating submitted
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E TA left this review about Whistle Binkies
A late night bar located in a basement just off the Royal Mile, known among my associates as "The 3AM Bar". Entered either through a steep stairway from South Bridge or through a more conventional door down the hill, it consists of three drinking areas and a stage for bands. The last band I saw here was pretty dire, although you do get the odd gem. Live music is a regular feature. Staff are usually helpful and friendly, while the clientele is certainly eclectic - just about anyone who fancies a drink after 11pm. It went through a phase of charging entry, but that seems to have stopped now. There's usually one ale on - this time it was Red Cuillin, a decent pint and just what's needed at that time of night. Probably not worth including in a crawl during normal hours but I am always happy to pop in for that last pint before bedtime.
On 11th October 2011
- rating: 5
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Jan Reed left this review about Whistle Binkies
This pubs down a side street off the Royal Mile and has a very good atmosphere if you like dark, mysterious places with constant live music, sometimes played till the small hours of the morning, we've been in 3 years running now and like it a lot.
On 1st May 2009
- rating: 8
[User has posted 7 recommendations about 7 pubs]