The Bailie

good steak, friendly service, and good view of the TVs from the bar

Beef pie with chips, lots of cask ales, lots of friendly and loud patrons, affable bartenders + trivia night.
Gotdayum, that was a great time.
Come here, now.

Wonderful bar with excellent selection of beers and ales. Food is exceptional with fish and chips being delicious. Friendly service.

This is exactly the kind of place I want when I’m looking for a pub. Old, dark wood (and lots of red paint), gorgeous bar, fireplace, ales on tap. Definitely not in Germany anymore!
As we were unfamiliar with the ales, the waitress kindly brought over some small samples to help us choose. Of course I no longer remember the names of the ones we tried, but they were tasty.
I ordered the eggplant (I mean aubergine) dish. It was a strange hodgepodge of ingredients in a dish with mozzarella melted over it — more like something I would make at home when I’m trying to clean out the fridge rather than a combination of foods chosen to compliment each other. But it got the job done (the job being getting rid of my ravenous hunger). My dining companion was equally satisfied-​but-​not-​impressed with his burger and chips. Either food is not this place’s strength, or we ordered the wrong things. No matter, really, as we’ll be back anyway for the atmosphere and beer.

It is a gastro pub. — Not entirely my scene but enjoyable. They have a central bar and many comfortable places to sit — many nooks and crannies. I was pleased to notice a fireplace roaring away in the bar area. Obviously a favourite area to be seated as it was pretty crowded there unlike the back area which is reserved for food (you can also eat at the bar btw)
The place is dark, dark wood, lights low, dark carpeted floor & window shutters.
The staff is attentive and very friendly.
We came here for a drink and a some food. We choose a burger each. Those were very nice. You pay around £8 per burger & chips and they are big and taste hand made. Flavour wise my ‘el paso’ chili burger was nicely spiced and kicking with jalapenos.
Why 3 stars? Because I didn’t feel at ease, just couldn’t get comfortable. It just feels something is awry. missing atmosphere. Many little gripes that individully would not bother me. No wiping table, beer wrongly poored, the table, the tastless condiments, the heat blasters, small toilets, the people at the table sitting beside us, the free wifi that doesn’t work. maybe (likely) it is just me. However I have been here many times before and always have that same ‘unease’ that I don’t seem to have in other bars — so I cannot say I like coming here.

This is my favourite bar in Stockbridge! Again, it is another entry which I would have expected to be more widely Unilocaled. I have spent many a late Saturday afternoon here.
It is a great bar, although it sits at basement level, its traditional style and open fire makes it feel like a cosy home from home as although the décor is dark, is is far from dingy and basement like.
A full range of wines and spirits are available as are a decent range of independent beers, including one from my local in the west (sign of a good bar for me!). The crowd here are mixed and of all ages, so I bring my dad here (he loved it!) and hang out with friends — usually popping in for one and staying to prop up the bar. Wide screen TVs show sports but there are usually plenty of newspapers about so sometimes its just great to chill and catch up with what’s going on in the world.
I’ve had food here a couple of times — wide and varied menu with plenty of options but the nachos have helped soak up the alcohol a few times.
Great little Stockbridge gem in the corner of St Stephens Street — well worth a visit, just save a seat at the bar for me!

This is an excellent pub. It’s my favourite in Stockbridge, occupying a convenient location on the corner of the main street. There’s something about descending from street level to enter a basement pub that is appealing, especially in winter when the roaring fire makes it a suitable place in which to avoid the weather. The décor is traditional Edinburgh pub: leather upholstery, old pictures, etc. The dark colour scheme makes it particularly warm and inviting.
Besides the usual booze options, it has six real ales on handpull, and the food is your standard pub grub. They have a quiz night on Tuesdays which is very popular and you won’t get a table unless you get there very early. But it’s worth it.
Overall, it’s a high quality pub in the traditional Edinburgh style. The clientele is mixed so despite its reputation for good real ale there’s no danger of it being just an old man’s pub. It’s a great place for a few pints on a cold weeknight when you want to hide away from the world above you at street level, watch the subdued lighting reflecting in the dark red ceiling (lovely traditional pressed tin) and set the world to rights over a few real ales.

One of my favourite places to go in this part of town. My first visit was on an incredibly cold and blustery winter’s night, and between the coal fire, the wee dram and the décor, I warmed up quickly. The staff are friendly, as are the punters, and they make lovely soup.

Fantastic little bar that we discovered on a recent househunting trip to Edinburgh, and have returned to a number of times since. Low roofs, an open fire, lots of red everywhere and a pleasant mix of punters make this a really cosy and down to earth place for a pint or two. We haven’t tried the food yet but we definitely intend to.

Loved visiting this bar when visiting my sister in Stockbridge. Great food, great selection of both lager and beers, brilliant atmosphere and has old style feel about it with genuine people.

It’s got a fire, great ales, a 360 degree bar and good punters. Also the bar food is soldi pub fayre. There are great nooks to sit in and you can read the papers on your own, or have a riproaring time with friends, either is equally good in this pub. Also there’s great takeaways close by for when you stagger out at the end of the night.

Good atmosphere for both general drinking and also watching football on the tv, with a decent selection of guest ales & whiskeys. Generally good service and a wide ranging menu of pub grub (although personally I don’t recommend the leek, mushroom & tarragon cutlets unless you like tasting only tarragon).
The pub’s one major negative point is that it doesn’t really encourage anyone to be a designated driver, managing to charge £2.40 for a pint of Lime & Soda, which is not far shy of the cheapest alcoholic pint, with branded soft drinks coming in at the same or higher prices.

I have been told by my husband that this is where women should be going if they want to meet a down-​to-​earth Edinburgh bloke. It’s a proper pub with real men in it — grr — is what he’s trying to tell me. There are regular match screenings for ball fans and its dark wood panelling and circular bar create a serious drinking ambience for punters which cling to its outline. Don’t expect leather sofas and cocktails, but if you want grub step through to the area at the back for some solid filling food that won’t break the bank and therefore might make The Baillie a suitable place for that 2^nd ‘this is me’ laid back date.