Marksman Bar

This basically is a cess pit. It’s awful. Drunks outside and inside. Bar staff unfriendly. I wouldn’t take a dog in there. Please everyone give this a massive body swerve. I couldn’t even finish my pint. It stinks. Feel I need a wash. Yuk!

When I first visited Leith we had a bit of a look around — we saw quite a few pubs and aimed to try them all at some point. We abandoned that quest when we stood in front of the Marksman. Cheap, no décor nor atmosphere and quite hostile. I have yet to pass this place without encountering some drunks that failed to make the Marksman debate team. Did I mention I usually pass around 11 am. On a Saturday?
Many a times they used to have people on pints at 7 am in the morning — luckily the 10 – 22 alcohol sales ban has caught up with that.
Suffice to say I avoid this place.
All that said, I am not too surprised that there are people who find this place the proverbial dogs testicles. Just as much that there are people that find Gordon Ramsay a friendly and sensitive soul.
The Marksman has been in Leith a long while now and obviously they are doing something right for a select bunch of people.
However I cannot recommend seeking this place out — I honestly think you’ll have a better time drinking a can of cheap Tesco super strong lager whilst sitting on bench in Kirkgate Shopping Centre — .oh wait.

On your marks, get set, do not go. The aim of this pub seems to be winning the ‘least salubrious pub’ award and its probably a frontrunner. Looks like the relics from a bomb shelter, its tiny and occupied by aggressive drunks. Really uninviting and completely locals-​oriented.
Extremely cheap but there is a reason for that.