The Waverley Bar — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

Ok, so the waverley is not the " every occasion bar". The drinks menu is very limited and simple, the toilets are a wee bit run down, but you'd feel very lucky getting to experience the atmosphere and references this just off the royal mile bar has to offer. There's a lot of history to the waverley that only the locals and the more well informed customer would gather after a few times in. What makes the followers like the waverley is part history and part the unpretentious feel to it. You'd probably be remitted to the past, the decor and music are covering the walls and filling your ears with authentic nostalgia. 2 levels of red velvety jazzy bonanza. I could picture David Lynch drinking there if he ever...

A proper, local pub within spitting distance of the Royal Mile, you say? Is there such a thing, or are they all tourist traps? Yes. I give you The Waverley. It was a quiet, rather wet Saturday afternoon, early doors. We decided to sit in (when though there are some tables outside, too), at the bar, and spoke to the most fantastic barman. In fact, he gave us (food and drink) recommendations that were to shape the rest of the evening and following day, during our weekend in Edinburgh.

The Waverley is indeed a local pub. But tourists are of course welcome. Quiz, whiskey tasting, Billy Connelly comedy playing in the loo (he performed here, back in the 70s). Eclectically decorated. What more...

I've heard this pub have been going since the 60s, so it must be doing something right?!... It's a bit of an Edinburgh institution and has an eclectic mix of your usual old men along side young artists and musos. The décor is a mishmash of old posters, rope screen, original furniture and a traditional large bar. There's an additional bar area upstairs. Everything feels a little faded and dusty, like you've stepped back in time. The drinks on offer aren't very extensive but you get them served in an old fashioned handled pint glass, which feels nice to drink out of. The best bit is the Great Gatspy jazz music that's played, fits the...