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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