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Horseshoe Tavern

5.0 (1 review)
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Staggs Bar

Staggs Bar

4.0(5 reviews)
0.5 mi
££

Beer or Gelato? Hmmm…read more.... We stumbled upon Staggs on a hat wearing walk-about from Musselburgh races. However, our leader for the night knew exactly where he was going. And how apt since we were actually on a stag :-) The truth was I was really looking forward to a pistachio ice @ S.Luca's before the no.26 bus back to Edinburgh, but am I glad we stumbled upon what some would call the volunteers arms? Yes! Staggs is a small lively ale bar that any Camra member would be proud to rest his (or her) rather large posterior. In fact it's been their national pub of the year on several occasions in the past. And it's not surprising with the array of fresh, ever revolving ales on tap. I think my tipple for the evening was a Tempest ipa and how enjoyable it was, especially quaffed with warm banter. So after a couple of hours discovering new beer, ribbing locals on Edinburgh football's demise and arguing about the best hat to wear, we were soon ale'd up and it was time - sadly :'( I never did get to S.Luca's, but maybe the next time I'm in E.Lothian? However I may get waylaid? And as we all know beer and ice cream just don't mix :-\

Probably the best bar in Musselburgh and worth the walk from Porty for the excellent beer of which…read morethere are many guest ales on offer. The beer is stored and served to perfection, resulting in a number of awards the pub has collected over the years. There are many small rooms, a lounge bar and beer garden at the back if you want to gather a group of friends and be able to hold a conversation. The locals are extremely friendly and we have often been offered home made food some have brought in for customers to try. Amazingly, two drunken women stopped their argument to let us past at the door, opening it for us and saying hello before resuming it once we were inside. If you want character and a real traditional pub, this is the place to go

The Melville Inn - Behind the bar and into the quiet dining area

The Melville Inn

4.3(4 reviews)
3.6 mi
££

Hey, Yelpers, less of a review, more of a preview. However, I have eaten at The Melville Inn, so…read moreI've put my mouth where my money is. Yes, you'll find the landlord, or manager as they're called these days - Derek - out on the floor, serving customers, just like the rest of his staff. Don't take my word for it though, Carolyn, one of the top team, won the Scotland round of the in-house servers competition, and was silver medalist in the whole UK in 2012 - against 200 other Vintage Inn pubs. What's got me excited though is the October Tarot Evening. It's a first for the venue and, given the low-lighting, log-fire intimate surroundings, it should be a hoot. I'm minded to notch up five stars, because the Melville delivers what you expect, and delivers it well - good, family friendly food; plenty of atmosphere; and just the occasional surprise too. Rate me, rate my rating when you go.

This place is right next to the Butterfly Farm, and the massive garden centre which is worth a…read morevisit in itself. The beer garden looked inviting, although not today, it was raining. We walked in and once we finally got noticed it was sooo friendly. I picked the lamb koftas to start and the beef and merlot pie. Great service and fast, my koftas came and they were not bad, just a little more dense and just a little more spice for me though. My beef and merlot pie was the exact dish I'd had in the Balloch House a couple of weeks ago, but it seemed to me it was just slightly more lacking in meat, but still with the oversize bits of mushroom, still tasty though and certainly a nice Sunday lunch.

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