This place's name change and re-decoration a couple of years ago have certainly taken it into the…read more21st century. I've eaten here in the recent past too and can safely say that the food is of a standard to match the gastro-feel of the bar interior. Whether due to the tax on the price of a pint or down to what brewers charge you're not paying markedly less than in the centre of Edinburgh seven miles to the East, unlike you might expect from it's more rural location. A round in a smilar establishment in the West of Scotland or in the North East of England would be a different ballgame. It is though well stocked and so you enjoy a great deal of choice for your money.

I got the steak burger with fries .. and a salad since I'm fatally allergic to cabbage so I can't…read morehave the coleslaw. Very tasty. Hubby got the special -- haddock and he loved it ... wonderful wait staff despite having a large crowd come in and were busy. Great place!

This is a nice neighbourhood pub, which provided a welcome respite during our day walking along the…read moreWater of Leith. The Kinleith Mill is immediately visible as one steps off the riverside path, and it was great to see people enjoying a cider in the sun. We decided to sit inside as we wanted to eat as well as drink. We were a group of four friends, and were quickly attended to by the friendly bartender. We all ordered a sandwich with chips, and a selection of pints to wash it down. Pints were cold and refreshing, really nice, if a little expensive. Sandwiches all tasted good too. High quality ingredients, good value, and a nice atmosphere in which to enjoy them. The place was busy on this Saturday afternoon, with plenty of regulars sitting at the bar with their drinks, but also plenty of people in for lunch. It's easy to see why, with the friendly atmosphere and the nice food on offer. I'm not sure how often I'll be out this way, but I'll definitely pop in again if I'm around. Recommended.

great pub much better than the other dull and boring pubs in the area…read more friendly staff great food and beer. excelent free jukebox.

Local pub, with 3 real ales, common lagers and a large selection of malt whiskies…read more Small food menu, and muddy walkers welcome, so perfect for the end of a Pentlands walk.

Great old fashioned village pub which has a very friendly atmosphere. Well know for a good…read moreselection of real ales. The Grey Horse also has a good reputation for its restaurant serving both Chinese and European dishes. well worth a visit if you are in the area!

The Juniper Green Inn is an unassuming little pub on the outskirts of Edinburgh. It is not a trendy…read moreplace nor a grimey old man's boozer, it is just a nice pub - my mum loves it in here. The bar has a good selection of beer and ales, and they do champagne by the glass served with a juicy strawberry for £4.95 (part of the reason why my mum is a fan!). The bar staff are friendly and professional, and the atmosphere is welcoming. The last time I was in there was football playing on some big screens at one end of the bar, not being a football fan, I sat at the other end of the pub and it was hard to tell that a game was on - this isn't the kind of place that tolerates rowdy sports fans. Although I wouldn't travel all the way out to Juniper Green especially to visit this pub, if you're in the area or live nearby it's a good place to go for a civilised drink.

The Juniper Green inn is a quiet and civilised bar which sells a great selection of drinks and…read morefantastic bar lunches. A lovely bar with some fantastic staff. I was in with some girlfriends on a Thursday night and received some great table service from the bar staff, Scott and another guy with glasses. Very professional and extremely easy on the eye. Full of charm but never over stepped the mark... Wish they did!!! Myself an my friends will certainly be back!!

Stopped by for dinner with a large group. The people were friendly and the food was pretty good and…read morereasonably priced. We all opted for the Carvery special - 3 roast meats and vegetables for 6 pounds. They served roasted Ham, Turkey and Beef and there were a lot of side dishes from which to choose. The side table with various homemade sauces was a nice touch. Kirknewton is 12 miles west of Edinburgh.

The Ratho Park has had a face lift from the last time I was there many year's ago. I was pleasantly…read moresurprised on the look of the whole place , As for the food , there was plenty of choice , even for a fussy eater. the carvery meal was perfect. I went for a large Carvery and was blown away by the carvers portions there wasn't a chance of clearing my plate. All I can say is the meal service and staff plus surrounding pushed all the right buttons for me. will be going back shortly with the inlaws. looking forward to trying other meals on the menu.

The Colinton Inn is a pleasant traditional village pub with a well kept beer garden, it's perfectly…read moresituated for a having a quiet drink after a bike ride along the Water of Leith. The staff are friendly and professional, I'm always greeted with a smile and they're usually up for a chat and a bit of banter. Although the bar is not particularly well stocked, it's got most bases covered and it has a good selection of whisky, however I think it would benefit from a larger choice of lagers and real ales. The atmosphere is best described as quiet, friendly and local. I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to come here, but it's a decent enough wee pub.

From the outside this little pub looks like the stereotypical local, but that is far from the…read moretruth. I took a walk along here one sunny Sunday after my other half, always on the lookout for craft beer bars for me, found that the Colinton Inn had started selling bottles of craft beer. Doing so in a very humorous way, Colinton Inn have dubbed themselves the "heart of craft beer within Colinton". The Colinton Inn being 1 of 2 pubs in Colinton, I found this funny and thought that I should pop along. Upon entering I noticed that this local had had some serious work done to it as well as keeping the old school feel about the place. A few TV's were dotted about, showing whatever sporting events happened to be on. A half decent selection of beers. Flying Scotsman, McEwan's Red on tap and beers like Iron Maiden's Trooper, Hobgoblin, Punk IPA and Innis & Gunn plus a few more in bottles were all available at a very reasonable price. 1 pint of Strongbow and 1 pint of Flying Scotsman came to £6.70 which I was very pleased with. Full bar is also available. Live music and other random events are also hosted. Worth a visit.

Great little local bar situated just off the main road. It…read morehas a bar and a lounge and always has a welcoming atmoshere. They do bar meals at set times during the week which are good traditional pub meals and the staff are friendly and polite.

The Spylaw Tavern is set on Spylaw Street just off Colinton Bridge, not 'right up that road hen' as…read moredirected to by a passerby. Once doubling back I found a decent enough local pub with its own little dining section in the back. I was here for a colleagues leaving do but I didn't eat here so can't comment on that. I get the impression that it would be homely, pub grub served, but there is nothing wrong with that. The pub itself, looks just like a local pub - bar and lounge area at the side, nothing fancy but homely on a wet and windy Friday night. Drinks are reasonably priced - £3.60 for a small glass sauvignon blanc and around £2.80 for gin and mixer. Wine sometimes is something that traditional pubs struggle with (another glass of vinegar, eh, no thanks!) but this wasn't the case as the sauvignon blanc had just the right amount of zesty, refreshing bite and there were several choices for non sauv blanc drinkers on offer. Pub munchies with post work drinks are another danger, but a good range of crisps and nuts on offer and not weighed down by a huge markup. All in all a fairly decent local pub and I probably will return, given its proximity to work.

What the Spylaw Tavern wins at is food. I came here for a lunch after a bike ride with a big group…read moreof people and all 25 odd of us were served really quickly and efficiently, and with absolutely massive portion sizes. So definitely a proper thumbs up for the logistics of catering for a group of hungry and muddy cyclists. I ordered the mac and cheese and when it arrived the entire table leaned over to look at its sheer heft and comment on whether I would finish it. I could only eat half and it was less than £9. It was good mac and cheese, but the addition of sweetcorn, peas, carrots and chips made it a bit of a struggle! I would kill the fourth star though at the pub looked a bit tired. It didn't have that warm, cozy traditional feel inside and neither a modern look. From the outside it looks like a proper lovely local, but as soon as I came through the door I felt a bit let down. But hey, some folk will like the decor I'm sure.

Upon seeing the name of this establishment, I had to immediately research the name. It sounded…read moreawesome, like a guild of thieves or an unspoken division of the police department. COMING NEXT SUMMER TO CINEMAS: THE CROFTERS. They were Britain's last line of--oh, crofters are farmers with small plots. Well, that's disappointing. It's like naming a pub The Farmers, which...okay, makes sense in Scotland; I was just expecting something a tad bit more grandiose. It sure looked liked a cool pub. It shared with its Canadian counterparts an overt use of stained wood and rustic decor. However, with the Crofters, it came as a result of an actual dated design and not the intention to appear old fashioned. Also, despite there still being a small number of TVs scattered about, I found no neon alcohol adverts. Good start. It was late in the afternoon; I was minutes away from meeting my future girlfriend for the first time. I knew she wouldn't be hungry, so I took the liberty to start my Scottish experience on the right foot. I ordered a chicken pot pie. They're out of chicken. Crap OK, take two, I ordered a steak and ale pie. Better. By this time, my eyes fell on the nearby door, waiting for her to enter. I began to imagine sitting positions I should take, orientations to the door I should assume, opening words I would say. This was our first physical meeting. I gave the chair a slight pivot to face the exit and waited. As it turned out, there was another entrance to the Crofters, and I soon noticed Savanna already staring at me. I guess I should discuss the food. Like Canada, Scotland appears to prefer making their portions a suitable size for Maori rugby players, and The Crofters is no exception. The pie was a proper one, not some bizarre deconstructionist example of what a pie could look like in some mirror universe where up is down, women are men, and cats are dogs. I had to break apart the thick pastry to get at the piping hot meaty interior. The pie itself was not big, but the stack of fries--oh, I mean chips--was immense, and I could barely finish the plate. The dish was good, an oddity apparently according to my companion given that so many pubs only serve meals as an afterthought to alcohol...so not much different than pubs in Canada then. It's difficult to separate my subjectivity from my objectivity in this case, ironic given my constant reminding that I support a critic's right to be subjective in his or her reviews. The Crofters will be marked as the first meeting place of someone very special to me, so in that, I can't offer anything critical about it. Thankfully, it wasn't bad, but recalling that brief hour, I don't know if there was anything I could pull out as being negative. There was an automatic gambling machine. Okay, that's one. Yup, no, that was it. The Crofters is worthy of praise in that it didn't suck in any specific way, forcing a distraction from more important matters at hand. I mean, I didn't go, "Holy hell, this food is good!" to my girlfriend the moment she walked in the door. I didn't waste one second in my conversation with her discussing the qualities of the cuisine. It was enough to be remembered as not bad in a day that was kind of awesome. Take that for all it's worth. Food: 3.5/5 Service: 3/5 Presentation: 4/5 Value: 3.5/5 Recommendation: 3.5/5

A nice foody pub, nothing here is unpleasant to eat but I only go here because it's convenient…read more Looking like your traditional carvery-come-pub, The Crofters is quite spacious inside without feeling cavernous. It's an order at the bar/food delivered to your table type place. We went on Sunday and had the roast - they actually asked me how I liked my lamb cooked, and then delivered roughly what I'd asked for. Unfortunately the veg was a bit cold by the time it got to us, but the gravy warmed it up enough to eat. Well cooked meat and plenty of trimmings was just what I wanted and just what I got