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Hebrides West End, Edinburgh

185 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8DZ

Phone: 01312289149

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Edinburgh Central, Haymarket

Reviews of Hebrides West End (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Old Boots left this review about Hebrides West End

Occupying half of a splendid building this is a fairly small bar. It has a counter to the left with two pulls, one with a Stewarts beer the other reversed. I’m not a fan of Stewarts beers but this one was well kept if unexciting. A couple of T-Bars and a stack of Thatchers complete the draught choice again nothing exciting. Nice tiled and board floor, neat modern windows and a bit of exposed brick. There’s a mezzanine floor to increase the floor space, the bottom of which has an old map of Edinburgh printed on it. All very nicely done. Toilets are reached through a door in the entrance vestibule.

On 27^th January 2026 - no rating submitted
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Quinno _ left this review about Monty's

Unexpectedly small bar with an upstairs area. Full-on COVID regs like the place doesn’t want to move on from 2020, made worse by the lack of a manual sign-in option; the barman hadn't come across a phone that is more than 3 years old and doesn't do magic QR code scans just by waving the camera about…with no paper he had to grumpily sign me in himself via his own phone. I got my revenge by choosing to sit at the bar and remove my mask, just to prove to myself the whole thing is lunacy – why have stools at the bar when you’re demanding masks for even entering the damned place?? Inevitably after the sign-in rigmarole payment was card-only and it's fair to say relations were becoming rather strained when I proffered actual cash like I was some sort of backward bumpkin. Anyway, the interior is quite neat and modern (though the faint whiff of damp undoes that a bit). Bizarre world music on the speakers, I expected to see Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel on another table. Six pumps with all of them on the go; the range was very samey with only one not some sort pale/IPA. I went for the Crossborders Session which was a decent drop if a little flat to fully excel (NBSS 3). Maybe once Wu-flu hysteria dies down I might appreciate this one more.

On 15^th November 2021 - rating: 5
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Monty's

An attractive and traditional looking pub just a short stroll from Haymarket station, it’s quite small internally with only a limited amount of seating and not a great deal of standing space either. Windows take up most of the exterior frontage, and these are arched at the top with etched glass at the bottom.

Décor wise it’s quite traditional, with a wood strip floor in the bulk of the pub and some Victorian style chequered tiling around the bar area. A lower section of ceiling at the rear was covered in an old black and white map of the locale, while the front ceiling was much higher with some ornate cornice work around the perimeter. A TV screen was stuck up above the porch in the corner, but unusually listed the current drinks selection rather than a TV channel. Seating was limited as mentioned, with a couple of fitted benches at the rear but the majority of the rest of the pub being laid out for vertical drinking with ledges along the side and front, and a large beer barrel to rest your pint on. A number of shelves covering the whole wall behind the bar counter was something of a feature and containing an extensive range of spirits, and a ladder was alongside in order to reach the higher shelves.

Beers on tap were Two by Two’s New England Pale, Anarchy Smash, Orkney IPA, St Austell Trevail, Wakatu and Vocation Low & Behold. There were also a few keg options dispensed from taps on the back wall and listed on a chalkboard next to the bar. After that lot, the cider choice was distinctly disappointing with…..nothing at all, or at least, not on tap. A real shame, as I thought this was otherwise a cracking little pub.

On 10^th February 2020 - rating: 7
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