Cocktail Bar Review: Amicus Apple, Edinburgh

A lively spot in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre, Amicus Apple is a stylish basement bar, where the atmosphere is buzzing, the music loud, and the choice of cocktails extensive. The clientele is very varied, as the place attracts footfall from locals and tourists alike. It has a broad appeal, with their cocktail menu simply […]
Cocktail Bar Review: Element, Edinburgh

Cocktail Bar Review: Element, Edinburgh

In days gone by,Rose Street was the undoubtedly the Mecca for visiting potentates of the potables. This pull has been somewhat dispersed, in recent years, but the stretch still retains a number of good drinking establishments. Towards the trendy end of these is Element, on the premises previous known as Breck’s. With a steely chic bar, […]

Cocktail Bar Review: 69 Colebrooke Review, London

So much has been written about this teeny tiny bar tucked away in a quiet corner of Islington that it might seem gratuitous to add to the pile. Much of this writing however has (unsurprisingly and perfectly deservedly) focused on the creative mind that is co-owner Tony Conigliaro. Such a focus can too easily overlook […]

Cocktail Bar Review: Amicus Apple, Aberdeen

Florescent in décor and loud in style, Amicus Apple is the epitome of the modern cocktail bar. Pink lighting greets you as you enter what can only be likened to a conservatory full of seating. Just a few stairs away is a room long bar, and smaller cubical seating.  When we arrived, the bar was […]

Cocktail Bar Review: Metropolitan Bar, Glasgow

Metropolitan Cocktail Bar and Restaurant can be found on the Candleriggs side of Merchant Square, right in the middle of the Merchant City.  Its clientele are inmain suited, booted, well-groomed, & well-heeled – on the day we visit there’s a group of grey-suited men by the windows and a table of laughing women next to us drinking what looks […]

Cocktail Bar Review: Booly Mardys, Glasgow

Their website claims that Booly Mardy’s is “Glasgow’s best cocktail bar,” so expectations were set before we even arrived. Review by Donnie Maclean, Eat Balanced