Edinburgh pubs 80s/09s

[StonedRollin]

Was sitting in The Hanging Bat on Lothian Road recently chewing the fat over pubs in town in the 80s and 90s and we reckoned it was then called the Burnt Post.

Anyone remember what the pub in the same block up the road that is now called Moriarty was called then?

[Brads67]

Nae idea, but I bought my first pint in the Cotters Howf in Rose street. At the grand old age of 15 :

[StonedRollin]

Brads67 said:

Nae idea, but I bought my first pint in the Cotters Howf in Rose street. At the grand old age of 15 :

Was that the place that was down the stairs just off Hanover Street? Possibly what is Milnes now?

[Brads67]

Thats the one. Great wee pub.

[GeeMax]

Andersons.

What was the wee pub on Bread St just before the locksmiths. Had an upstairs function room. Ithink it was a Dryboroughs place.

Edited by GeeMax on Monday 9th April 15:36

[StonedRollin]

GeeMax said:

Andersons.

Can you remember what it was called after Andersons?

I can picture the pub on Bread Street but don't remember the name. I spent more time in Morrisons (now Lebowski) on the other side of Lothian Road.

There's a good faceboast page called Edinburgh Pub History but having trawled for the Moriarty pub name i don't remember seeing the one you mention on Bread Street.

[theRossatron]

StonedRollin said:

Was sitting in The Hanging Bat on Lothian Road recently chewing the fat over pubs in town in the 80s and 90s and we reckoned it was then called the Burnt Post.

Anyone remember what the pub in the same block up the road that is now called Moriarty was called then?

It was an Irish pub I'm pretty sure, can't remember the name

[Uppity]

Brads67 said:

Thats the one. Great wee pub.

Nope, that's always been Milne's - worked there in the late 70s (Harry Cullen was the manager). Got a bking of an old sod on my first night for not understanding what a Rum and Pep was :-)

Cottar's Howff is now the back end of the extended Milne's and was entered via Rose St. The two were not connected - not to the public anyway (Manager was George Geddes)

[Uppity]

StonedRollin said:

Was sitting in The Hanging Bat on Lothian Road recently chewing the fat over pubs in town in the 80s and 90s and we reckoned it was then called the Burnt Post.

Anyone remember what the pub in the same block up the road that is now called Moriarty was called then?

Burnt Post is correct

[Uppity]

GeeMax said:

Andersons.

What was the wee pub on Bread St just before the locksmiths. Had an upstairs function room. Ithink it was a Dryboroughs place.

Edited by GeeMax on Monday 9th April 15:36

The Traveller's Rest. Mate's band at school used to play there when we were all in 5th Year, so about 16 or 17. Pint of lager was 37p and Pernod and Black (yeah, I know) around 55p (I think)

[Brads67]

Uppity said:

Nope, that's always been Milne's - worked there in the late 70s (Harry Cullen was the manager). Got a bking of an old sod on my first night for not understanding what a Rum and Pep was :-)

Cottar's Howff is now the back end of the extended Milne's and was entered via Rose St. The two were not connected - not to the public anyway (Manager was George Geddes)

I remember the entrance being on Rose street. Never remembered it was next to Milnes.

[Gramrugby]

Uppity said:

Nope, that's always been Milne's - worked there in the late 70s (Harry Cullen was the manager). Got a bking of an old sod on my first night for not understanding what a Rum and Pep was :-)

Cottar's Howff is now the back end of the extended Milne's and was entered via Rose St. The two were not connected - not to the public anyway (Manager was George Geddes)

Harry still has the same placid good nature!

[GeeMax]

Yes - the Travellers Rest on Bread St!

[StonedRollin]

Uppity said:

Nope, that's always been Milne's - worked there in the late 70s (Harry Cullen was the manager). Got a bking of an old sod on my first night for not understanding what a Rum and Pep was :-)

Cottar's Howff is now the back end of the extended Milne's and was entered via Rose St. The two were not connected - not to the public anyway (Manager was George Geddes)

Thanks for that - I always suspected Milnes had acquired Cotters but couldn't work it out.

Used to get the odd request for (dark) rum and pep when i worked in the Wine Glass at Newington. Remember a phase where 'black velvet' which was blackcurrant, cider and guinness (in that order) was popular then too. Looked like a pint of guinness but had a purple head.