text: After a failed attempt at attending a gig we showed up and there was no one there not even the bands Huh strange Emily V and I were in need of a suitable place to rest our hats if we were wearing any which we were not and sup a pintnnThe footba was on so we were trying to find somewhere a little less crowded with seats and a good selection of beer Oh and local it was frickin COLD that nightnnCloisters was the closest we could find so in we settled It was fairly busy and buzzing with a good mix of students locals younger and older folk It is definitely a traditional pubtype joint without a cocktail in sight This is all ok but I think it focusses so much on beer and whisky that they did not even have coke and lemonade in bottles it was all tap For a spiritgirl like myself this are not great as it means any spirit and mixer tastes like syrupy water BleghnnI should also say that even though it is not my scene I have been to several more traditional alehouses in both Edinburgh and Glasgow which I enjoyed a hella lot more So I am not being biased It just lacked any charm or personalitynnSo personally it is not somewhere I will be hitting up again soon Probably great for a larger group of folk on a weekday evening or for a chilled out Saturday night It is casual and relaxed and yes they do have a lot of beers But it just felt a little meh and after my first syrupy vodka and coke I switched to a cup of tea much to the bemused look on the barkeepers face In fact that reminds me I had asked for vodka tonic so the coke was even less appealing at the timennIt was still a lovely evening with the everdelightful Miss VD but that is no thanks to the venue itself