text: This was the perfect pub for a gathering of friends to toast the Festive season before we all departed our seperate ways for Christmas nnAdmittedly the fire was not the open roaring fire I had expected And the space was quite small Well it is made up lots of smaller areasnnBut those are my only irks And small ones at that I would say do not come here for the fireplace I may have done but come knowing the staff are friendly the food menu is tasty and good fun food in mugs My venison hot dog was really good too the bun nicely toasted and the chips were chipalicious chips are chips I spose Lamb stew or pork and black pudding meatballs in a mug Those went down a treat with my compadres toonnIts an old man type pub but a bit more lively Traditional then perhaps As Susan M says it is perfect for a cold winters night I do not know Leith that well especially the pub scene but I would wager this is one of the good ones right up therennNice food nice staff nice range of drinks definitely check it out if you are in the area