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The Angel, Edinburgh
Leith
Postal town: Edinburgh
EH6 7AA
Served areas
Reviews of The Angel (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about The Angel
I thought I'd arrived in hell when I entered to find a fairly drunk and defiantly (no, I don't mean definitely) tone deaf man singing American Pie, not only my least favourite song of all time, but one of the longest. Things changed for the better when I spotted Old Peculier among the hand pumps (along with its half-sister Theakston XB, plus local Stewart Pentland IPA. I'd have been happy with a fairly rough OP at just £2.90 for a pint (I had a half), but this was NBSS 3.5. The barman gave my a grin when I suggested taking the singer out and shooting him; his colleague greeted my like a long lost brother when he heard my southern accent: his was a lot further south (maybe Melbourne) but anyone south of Hadrian's Wall was a friend from home to him.
This pub is named after the last film shown here when it was a cinema - The Trouble with Angels in 1966. I was here at just after 8pm, but I reckon most of the customers had been here since early afternoon. At the price they're selling beer here I could drink until I fall over, and still spend less than a normal day in my local pubs.
On 7th October 2025
- rating: 5
[User has posted 4491 recommendations about 4122 pubs]
hondo . left this review about The Angel
Now a large open plan sports bar with multiple screens. 4 real ale taps 3 look dead and 1 saying coming soon.
On 27th September 2025
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3026 recommendations about 2961 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Quinno _ left this review about The Foot of the Walk (JD Wetherspoon)
A subterranean JDW with little exterior fanfare, housed in a grotty and run-down building that is also home to other businesses; what with the roadworks going on outside I almost walked past it. Beyond a tongue and groove vaulted wood ceiling there's little of note, one small sunken side area provides some natural light but otherwise it's a fairly gloomy Spoons-by-numbers. However the plus points were a decent pizza, friendly staff and three genuine guest ales - indeed my Stewarts 80\- was in good nick (NBSS 3.5) so no faults on the technical side of things. 5.5
On 10th November 2021
- rating: 5
[User has posted 5754 recommendations about 5735 pubs]
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Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 12 October 2025 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 12 October 2025 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No - JDW vouchers only - last updated 12 October 2025 by Tris C
- Darts : Yes - 2 boards - last updated 27 September 2025 by hondo .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 27 September 2025 by hondo .
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 07 October 2025 by Will Larter
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 27 September 2025 by hondo .
- Micropub : No last updated 12 October 2025 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 07 October 2025 by Will Larter
