The Cramond Inn — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

My friend and I came across this small pub after trying to escape Edinburgh traffic, we went in for a bite to eat and a drink. Seemed like a nice cosy pub, walked to the bar and was told to wait! It wasn't busy, we just weren't a priority as we clearly weren't as affluent as its usual punters. I ordered a drink and went to the table, staff kept staring at us and it was quite uncomfortable. We ordered food, which was a bit overpriced but wasn't a real issue as it was pub grub in a touristy area, not a busy tourist area but none the less. Food was average for what it cost and the drinks are the same, all the alcohol is from an English brewery and there is no other choice(I think they may be owned by them). I won't document the whole visit but the biggest things to know are we were basically invited to leave after our meal, kept getting stared at by staff and no real service. The only things that were brought to our table was the food, everything else was left unattended on the bar till we collected it. Even with all that, the most bitter pill came when I ordered a coffee, a latte! There's no easy way to say this, it was £5.90!! Again, I was surprised but not completely as it is a touristy area and I expected it to be some real good coffee... My utter shock when the bar person went to the coffee machine and pressed Latte😂 The pub has no signal, no WiFi and signs everywhere stating phones are banned but conversation is encouraged. Bar staff spend every possible second on their phones hiding in nooks and crannies around the bar then get annoyed when you try to talk to them!

Good food, rubbish atmosphere, staff are...

A Sam Smiths pub (they're a Yorkshire company) just by the Cramond Causeway, is in a beautiful spot overlooking the Firth of Forth in the village of Cramond.

It's a very old pub, full of character and charm, with cosy fireplaces and nooks and crannies, and various rooms.

They do food, but I never ate, although I have done before in a Sam Smiths pub, and they're usually very good. All the bar snacks are top notch too, and I love their beef crisps.

The alcohol they do is their own brands, from beers, ciders and spirits, and they're all good quality, especially the stout, which is easy to drink. Cheap too, at just under ten quid for two pints.

The Cramond Inn has nearly been lost in recent years and it's in danger of being so again. It's not just a community pub, but one for all. A very friendly, historic place to go and unwind and forget about the world and its problems.

Being a Sam Smiths, it has no TVs, no music, no slot machines, and no mobile phones or electronic devices allowed, BUT that's a good thing in my opinion. We're all too addicted to them anyway, and the break for a couple of hours won't do us any harm.

The staff are friendly and lovely. Go, grab one of the board games there, or a book, but or just chat to friends and strangers. It's a pub that needs to stay open. It's a hidden gem and national treasure.

My only niggle would be, because of where it is, I'd allow folk/acoustic music to help bring custom in, but it's not their policy, alas. It's a perfect place...

First time visiting Cramond inn and most definitely be my last..I was told to put my mobile phone away as the pub has a strict policy in place, no mobile phones or laptops to be used on the pubs property... I only wanted to use my phone to check with my online banking app to see how much the drinks cost me because the young female bar lady never told me how much my drinks cost I just tapped my bank card to her bank reader so I wanted to check the bank transaction. I was told could I please put away my mobile phone by a different lady then she pointed to the poster on the wall no mobiles or laptop to be used on the premises then I noticed all the beer mats saying the same...I agreed to put the mobile away then the same woman that told me to put my phone away goes to another part of the pub and starts talking on a phone. This upset me and I just wanted to drink up and leave the pub. I did ask the young female bar lady about the 4 beer gift back on the shelves how much do they cost... She took them down from the shelves to look for a price when she couldn't find the price she replied I don't know coz ive never sold any and put them back on the shelves then carried on with her job obviously she couldn't be bothered to check with her manager what the price was. I do think these bar lady need customers service training.. they were absolutely dreadful and so far the worst Scottish pub we have...