The Malt Shovel
Across Cockburn Street |
The Malt Shovel is an attractive green-painted pub that curves
around the lower end of Cockburn Street as it climbs from the New Town to the
Old.
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Pub Sign |
Exterior View |
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Internally you find a series of levels, ascending from the bar at
one end through a number of areas of seating. This is not an old pub or a
traditional pub: but it is friendly and comfortable, and well placed for the
railway station and all of Edinburgh's amenities.
Interior from
Bar |
Another Interior
View |
Address: 11-15 Cockburn Street, EH1 1BP
Telephone: 0131 225 6843
Opening
hours, normal: 11.00am to 12.00 midnight
Opening
hours, Friday and Saturday: 11.00am to 1.00am
Opening hours, Sunday: 12.30pm to 11.00pm
Real ales: Caledonian Deuchars IPA & 80/-; 2 guest
beers
Whisky choice: 80 different single malts
are available
Cocktails: No
Hot drinks: Tea, coffees, hot chocolate
Food: Traditional pub fare
Food
service times: 12.00 noon to 9.00pm daily
Music: Live jazz on Tuesday evenings, folk/rock on
Wednesdays and folk on Thursdays
Policy on children's
access: No children's license
Disabled
access: The Malt Shovel is accessible but has no special facilities
Clientele: A mix of locals, office workers and
tourists
Outdoor seating: Pavement tables on
Cockburn Street
Other attractions: A friendly
pub close to Waverley station
Features in:
CAMRA's Edinburgh & SE Scotland Real Ale Guide (2004)
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