The Pleasance is one of the University of Edinburgh's most used buildings, and the bar in the downstairs area is well worth mentioning.\n\nTypically a student haunt, it provides all that you would expect from a bar of this type.  It also provides food, and shows a variety of sport on its TV screens.  Seating is in comfortable booths, with padded seating and small dividing walls that segregate the bar area, so that it can be full of people without feeling that way.\n\nDrinks are reasonably priced, and the food is typically student in style.  Fajitas, nachos and burgers dominate the menu, and having tried most  of them, I can confirm that they are very tasty, and worth their cheap prices.\n\nI have typically been here on a quieter weekday evening during term time, during which the atmosphere is relaxed.  However, as with most bars, when there is a big sporting occasion, a show in the Pleasance theatre, or just during Freshers' Week, the bar will be a lot busier.\n\nGive the Pleasance Bar a go if you want some cheap student grub, or a relaxed drink with friends.