doctors (taylor walker)

good traditional pub with a large range of beers on tap. good value food and pretty helpful cheery bar staff. good spot to watch the footie.

the first night in edinburgh we were a little at a loss because everywhere was so busy. we stumbled in to the doctors and get 2 great seats by the fire. they were out of what i wanted but the gammon was great. my wife loved the chicken, bacon and leak pie. place was exceptionally busy but the service was good. we enjoyed it so much and went back the second night. they’d obviously run out of bacon so the pie wasn’t as great but it was still good.

great staff, great service, very good food choice. we first heard about doctors during a bus tour, and the guide rated it very highly. so with that in mind we had to try, and we were not dissapointed. you will not be dissapointed.

a british pub at the corner of the meadows park entrance from old town. i have tried one brew dog punk ipa which is a nice scottish ipa brand. their scottish beer brands in bottle are not so rich.

great pub grub, good atmosphere, lovely staff and tasty food, from fantastic sunday roasts and a shandy you can't go wrong! 
a local for me just around the corner, but always is the first place i think of when needing to get out and have a simple meal and drink, sundays have pub quiz nights which are super fun, if you are very brainy this is your place to go!

on my third visit to edinburgh, i was finally staying in a very fancy hotel (quartermile apart hotel) which was in the meadow's (reviewing that very soon). after a long day of work, i decided to meet my friend who recently moved to edinburgh for work. we were meeting after 5 years so the focus was not a extremely fancy place but just the conversation and company. i had spotted doctors before while i was trying to find my hotel and it definitely was the landmark for me so i thought it would be unfair to not have at least one drink there and it was extremely close from the hotel.

we went inside and it was a very warm pub feel which is kind of what i expected. a local band was playing some live folk music too, but i have to say that they were not even close to being good as the lead singer was completely out of sync (yes even i understood that). we decided to sit by the bar as its always good to have easy access to drinks (wink). the bar staff were really friendly just like other scottish people (they are so refreshingly friendly) and we had good banter with them. the guy at the bar was convinced that i had an american accent (i get that from some people). they had a good selection of beers and ciders which is always a plus. the music was not ridiculously loud so it was possible to have a good conversation without having to lose your voice. the pub offers what it is supposed to - good selection of alcohol, moderate pricing, clean toilets and friendly bar staff and live music (which was not that great).

verdict : great place to catch up, i can see it must be very popular amongst students because of the generous pricing strategy!