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can anyone on here recommend any good places to eat, drink & dance in edinburgh? :)

we'll be there the last weekend in october.
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If you like Tapas you will love this place, I was there about a month ago.

http://www.cafeandaluz.com/

Drinking? Well you could try my old haunt the Black Bull Tavern, a decent enough rock pub located down the steps featured in the opening scenes of Trainspotting 8)

http://www.bestpubs.co.uk/layout0.asp?pub=105807

<edit>...or if you're doing posh :wink:

http://www.caferoyal.org.uk/

http://www.thedomeedinburgh.com/introduction.html
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I've been too skint to do much eating, drinking or dancing recently, but based on guesswork and memory...

If you're here on Fri 30th, there's Absynth

The last time I went it was fairly standard goth/industrial/ebm bollox, but OK if you like that kind of thing, and with an above-average proportion of old 80s/trad goth stuff. I might well be along on the 30th.

In terms of drinking, there's the Voodoo Rooms which looks nice but is ridiculously expensive. They do food too though I've never tried it.

If your taste is more downmarket there's also the Black Rose which is still somewhat overpriced, but hey, this is Edinburgh
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Avalance records and the whisky shop both roughly on the same main street. Oh and there's a great little pub to the side of the station which is full when there's about 20 people in but has great food and real ale / cider. If you want directions then let us now.
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Mostly vegan :D

http://www.davidbann.com/index.php
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Waverley Station, they do trains to Glass~gow ;D
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James Blast wrote:Waverley Station, they do trains to Glass~gow ;D
Aye, I can see him wandering into 'the wrong pub' in Leith :wink: ;D

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check this out :eek:
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/e ... nners-help
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Tynecastle 8) :notworthy: & the pubic triangle :innocent: :twisted:

Just keep away from Leith & anyone wearing Green & White :evil:

I'd love to have recomended The Venue :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
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scotty wrote: I'd love to have recomended The Venue :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
Have you seen it these days mate? Most depressing

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What about cheap (ish) places to stay. I have a free weekend next week. any good B&B's anyone know of? Doesn't have to be anything flash - i've left it too late for a cheap Travelodge type place...
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looking forward to this :D

booked in at that david bann's veggie place, and have printed off details of a few pubs

thanks for your help 8) :notworthy:
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it's not too late to jump on a train to 'Raintown' and come and see PLost with three of your disciples ;D
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