The Halfway House, Edinburgh

This has always been an excellent wee pub, and on my recent visit, about a week or so ago I was impressed as ever at the atmosphere that is created in this smallest pubs. Think it was a thursday night, pub was quite when we arrived but quickly got full, there are only 6 tables. Young guy with glasses behind the bar seemed pretty rushed off his feet, between serving ales, cooking food changing barrels, but took it all in his stride, and even found time to explain in some considerable depth to some tourists about the local ales on offer. That being said there was a worrying number of English ales on, and by the look of the "what's next" display behind the bar, more to come! What gives??? A pub in this location serving tourists and travellers alike to should be promoting and selling the best of local, if not the best Scottish ales around.

28 Oct 2011 15:00