The Green Room Wine Bar — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

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Hi Thomas,

I am glad to see that at least you do an effort to educate your customers, but there is a really fine line between being informational and giving your customers for granted, as I believe this is the case.

I was not talking about the style of Garnacha that I have been sold but its quality. I drink a lot of Garnachas from Gredos myself and, believe it or not, I understand a great deal about what high altitude and low extracted Garnachas really are.

I was sold that Ballad as if it were an artisanal product which it is not. This is a mass produced wine. I am not doubting that you might have customers who like it, but at least you have pending homework on understanding which kind of wine drinker is in front of you before assuming he will take anything.

I was considering giving yourselves a second chance, but that arrogance it is putting me off definitively.

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I heard wonderful things about The Green Room's team. As I've never experienced a night out there myself I decided to support the venue during lockdown by buying some of their wines.

When I arrived there was a friendly old man at the counter. He told me that he was a wine importer himself and recommended me a wine called Ballad. An unique Grenache from really old vines. I couldn't say no to such high expectations!

However, the wine was far away from being something special. Very week and simple. I researched the winery and it seems to be a mass produced wine what it's been sold to me, miles away from being an unique jewell. Such a pity... I don't recommend it at all. If this is the level of their wines it might be worth thinking it twice before paying a...

Informal wine bar/pub with some serious cooking going on downstairs or at the back. Each small plate was quite delicious, nicely presented and always with some nice twist on the "regular" version. The best example on the day was the tandoori Scotch egg, which came with a very apt tamarind and mango mayonnaise. Perhaps only the dessert, an oversweet sticky toffee pudding, for which we had great expectations after all the good things that showed up before, were below par (and I just love a well made sticky toffee pudding). The atmosphere on a Saturday lunch was very tranquil, with the only guy taking care of the room -both in front and behind the bar- also very tranquil. Prices are right for...

Visited las night for a friends catch up after months of lockdown. Staff and Manager super friendly, attentive and professional, safety measures in place and very well followed.

Had Sherry to start while waiting then followed by a terrific Ribera del Duero, a match made in heaven for our charcuteries and cheese platters.

Over all this is exactly what Edinburgh was missing, if your are on the look for incredible wines, premium spirits and cocktails matched by local and artisanal accompaniments then you need to visit The Green Room in West End.

This is exactly what I expect when I read Wine Bar, just to get disappointed most of the times, this guys know how to host and make you...