text: Doctors has been a steady number on the Grassmarket pub scene for as long as I can remember although I cannot say I have felt compelled to enter its hostelry doors a huge amount of times Doctors is a perfectly straightforward place to go and have a drink what you see is what you get and all that jazz and there is positivity in that because at least you always know where you are at nnThe actual premises are fairly big so there is quite a bit of seating room if there is a big group of you plus the pub is really well located and convenient from a lot of angles whether you are coming across the meadows or up from town I have used it as my quick go to for a handy drink when I have been short on time and just want somewhere to go where I am guaranteed a seat during the day nnDoctors is really just your no nonsense traditional and straightforward pub although I do feel it is maybe a bit too plain and straight to business which affects the overall feel of having a drink here It is always busy at night and the weekends so you are getting great atmospherics in that sense and if you want to meet an Edinburgh University student or this is the place to attend