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Cask Smugglers, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
EH1 1BQ
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Reviews of Cask Smugglers (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Old Boots left this review about Cask Smugglers
A biggish cocktail bar and restaurant on top of Waverley Mall reached through an obstacle course of builder’s fences from Princes Street. Low ceilinged, music filled and dark there’s an L shaped counter in the back left corner, multi level and multi type seating elsewhere. It does sell draught beer, there are two lots of four keg taps on the back walls, Guinness plus lagers, cider and I think a peach cider as well, obviously the cask being smuggled was a whisky one. One positive note is the view of the back of the Old Town, and perhaps less enticing of Waverley Station roof.
On 28th January 2024
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Strongers . left this review about Cask Smugglers
I didn’t venture inside the Cask Smugglers because I was sitting outside in the Festival Village which includes two Cask Smugglers bars and some small food vendor outlets selling burgers, pizza and toasties. A stage area at the rear had a guitar player strumming away to generate a cheerful atmosphere. Standard keg was available, I went for a Tennents which I was starting to get a taste for.
On 9th September 2022
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 04 November 2019 by David Myles
- Beer Garden : No last updated 04 November 2019 by David Myles
- Car Park : No last updated 04 November 2019 by David Myles
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 04 November 2019 by David Myles
- Hot Food : Yes - Peruvian - last updated 04 November 2019 by David Myles
- Live Music : Yes last updated 04 November 2019 by David Myles
- Micropub : No last updated 04 November 2019 by David Myles
- Real Ale : No last updated 04 November 2019 by David Myles