The Alexander Graham Bell in Edinburgh, City of

Always go here for breakfast you can't get any better for the range and price

Very lively place most of the time. I always find this a place a positive, fun atmosphere. Convenient central Spoons, and nice staff.

Absolutely generic corporate bar, rude staff, sterile atmosphere, really no service. Don’t waste your time.

I have been to all the other Wetherspoons in Edinburgh and this was my first visit to this one. A great place with a nice buzz to it.

It's probably the only Witherspoons I would use in Edinburgh.

It’s like every other Wetherspoon, but the ambience here is slightly nicer, the staff are friendlier, and the service is a bit faster than at most other locations. The food and drinks were good. I suspect the curries are pre-packaged and reheated rather than freshly made, but they were still enjoyable. Overall, it’s a nice place with a good ambience.

Typical wetherspoon, as expected. Good service was quick

Only had drinks. Very reasonably priced for city centre

I really like this place, especially when it's quiet. Lovely ambience. However, one thing that really annoys me is that they are often sold out of their prize meals. Last summer I went in numerous times for their fish 'n' chips only to be told that they were sold out. Yesterday I went in and ordered the Christmas dinner but was told they'd sold out of turkey. Really disappointing because I was only in Edinburgh for one night and walked a long way especially for the festive meal.

Really nice food and very friendly staff

Cheap food and drink for Edinburgh city centre pub. Always pretty busy so not good for a quiet chat.

Ok pub. Can't believe how busy this pub is. Need to be putting at least another 3 staff behind bar. I'm sure they're taking enough money with the price of the drinks

A comfortable and quiet place to spend time with family or friends

I wish I'd discovered this place much sooner.....I would have saved a fortune. I had a very enjoyable large Scottish breakfast for £7.43. It was way better than the equivalent I had elsewhere that cost £22!!! Hot drinks only £1.56 but also offer free refills. So all in all it was fantastic value for money and decent quality products. The drinks menu also caught my attention......very cheap compared to most other places with pints of beer as cheap as £1.99 and most others being less than £5. Bottles of wine about £10 cheaper than most other places at under £15 and cocktails also offering great value. I will return here on my next visit to sample more food and drinks.

Too busy and too noisy. WiFi didn't work so unable to use app to order anything.

My friend was kicked out of here by a bouncer when he was completely sober. He had a couple sips of his drink, he went outside for signal and they wouldn’t let him back in because he “had enough alcohol” need to rethink your bouncers and who you hire. Because it was completely unfair. As we were leaving the same bouncer was going around telling people to leave. Clearly some sort of hobby for him. Food was alright

For a pub on a Saturday in Central Edinburgh we were pleasantly surprised to find it a nice busy. We easily found a table and app ordered drinks and food arrived quickly. The staff were friendly and the place had a nice relaxed vibe. Would definitely head here over other JF's in Central Edinburgh.

Popped in for a quick pint, the first pint out of a new barrel was cloudy. Very kindly, Jack replaced it and Kasia was very understanding about it. Good folk!

It's a spoons... what can I say. Food is pub grub and value for money. Location is posh.

Enjoyed a few drinks before meeting friends for lunch. Then we all came back after we had our lunch. We were able to talk and enjoy our time.

Can’t beat a weatherspoons breakfast for the price always good and quick service

Great pub. Staff very good Food quality for price excellent Wide range of beverages cheapest in Edinburgh What more do you want

Had a brilliant breakfast here, cooked to perfection, served at the right time and at the right temperature. We sat in the window watching the rain come down and the world go by. Great pub. An ode to a great inventor and a great man.

Good place to go for coffee and catch up. Not had food here for ages. When we went in, three tables still has dirty plates, still there 30 mins later...and that was in front window too.

I actually thought it was different. You go to the counter and order what you choose. The portions already come on the plate. The same thing with drinks. They are not friendly.

Quite a small spoons. Felt more like a locals pub but still nice enough.

Nice popular pub.Food is good, prices are affordable. You can always find seats there. Great location at the West End of George Street.

Went for breakfast there 3 mornings in a row, while visiting Edinburgh. Great value and food food. Nice atmosphere.

While in Glasgow, Scotland from Orlando, Florida We had lunch at this Scottish Pub. You have to order food using their app which worked very well and it was easy to use. The service, food, and drink were very good. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Popped in on my own on a Friday evening about 7.00pm to wait for some friends to arrive (still haven’t got any). It was really busy and had a good mix of people in. Ordered a pint of Paolozzi from the bar and managed to find a vacant table to waste away a half hour people watching. I can’t say anything bad about the AGB as it is what it says, a Wetherspoons! We all know what to expect and that it will have a decent selection of very reasonably priced drinks and food. The table of hen party girls sitting behind me certainly seemed ecstatic when one of their number came back with 3 bottles of Prosecco for under £45. The party was about to start!!

Food was tasty with good sized portions and value for money. I will highly recommend

Standard Wetherspoons, reasonably quiet for a Friday night.

It was a nice pub. Decent food, really enjoyed the chicken tikka with naan--generous serving. Katsu curry wasn't bad either. Good ambience too.

A Wheterspoon of the finer kind. Very clean, food and drinks excellent as always. If you go later, it will be quieter and you can escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Ground floor. Can be visited without any problems by people with disabilities.

We loved this pub! It was much quieter than the other whetherspoon. All the food came out really quick and was delicious. We even stayed for a pud!

Fantastic service well done to the staff cheers

We ate here after reading about it in a city guide (Marco Polo). We had a great time: easy to order with a menu downloaded with QR code, fast and friendly service, good value for money. Advised!

Great service on a busy week with Tattoo and fringe at same time

Good atmosphere and service only nipped in for a pint but very good service

Came here for a quick tasty lunch. A++++++

Very nice pub at a great location, very friendly and helpful staff too.

Nice food , very clean and nice atmosphere

Ordered the burgers, which were disgusting. Chips looked and tasted like they had been sitting for hours on a hot plate. We won't be hurrying back anytime soon.

I loved the Alexander Graham Bell story. Where woukd we be without him now? An absolute hero. However the place seems not more than a pub.

Quite nice place but very busy. Food not great. Pizza is the best. Don't wait to long to get served.

Popular, extremely busy, packed out to the point it's overcrowded and uncomfortable 😣

This was a superb pub for drinking, adorned by pretty lights and stylish walls! The latter includes a blue patterned wall and frames of Edinburgh's history like ships, counter is well presented too. I had a refreshing cocktail coming at solid prices for up in Edinburgh, sitting comfortably at a rounded clean table too!

What can I say. It’s a Wetherspoons. One thing to note here however, are the toilets that are no further away than any other normal pub 😆 Actually, I’ve noted most Scottish ‘Spoons share this trait unlike the English ‘Spoons where you have to walk 500 miles and then 500 more to access the toilets! 😂👌🏻 Overall, a pleasant place where you know the standard before you enter. Good ole ‘Spoons!

Bright and airy without too far to go to the toilet. Usually a local crowd but popular with out of towners as it has a fruit machine.

Typical traditional breakfast eaten here several times and was always good. Pleasant atmosphere, prices relatively good. In all respects it performs significantly better than other breakfast places in Edinburgh, even if, for whatever reason, they are better rated.

Two female bar staff members provided exceptionally poor service and customer care. One staff member was an older woman with glasses and black hair, while the other was a younger woman with orange hair. My partner and I visited the bar for drinks and stood waiting for over 10 minutes without being acknowledged. The staff were inattentive, serving customers who spoke up first rather than those who had been waiting longer. When I finally intervened and informed the younger woman that we had been waiting longer than others she had served, she conferred with the older woman, who then informed us that we would not be served. This experience was shockingly unprofessional and disappointing. 01/08/24

Decent spoons, less busy than the nearby standing order, fewer real ales to choose from. Food service seems very fast

Usually have a burger,chicken or fish but plumped for the Pasta Alfredo.It was absolutely delicious and will definitely have it again.

One of the better Wetherspoons I have been to. Breakfast much better than the Premier Inn and great value too

I loved the atmosphere of this place. The service was friendly and effective. The food was great and good prices. You can't go wrong with this location.

One of the better weatherspoons in the area, was a lovely day and sat outside. Was bot too busy inside but outside was full. Chips ok, and the normal drinks you would expect at weatherspoons Both had a pitch of cocktails and both fairly good,just.over £8 each.

Great place to visit good food good beer very helpful staff

Great food but total lack of Internet to use app effectively is a big negative, we tried their local WiFi and still extremely slow and unable to process payment unless you go outside.

Excellent service Excellent customer care and especially in helping with my disability... A well run place with what appears to be led by Jamie I believe he's a manager... Keep up the great work Jamie and staff Alex Wasinowicz

Cleaner than our local Wetherspoons, decent food at reasonable prices.

As Wetherspoon afficiandos we were very disappointed with the Ramen Bowl. It was bland. We could not find the oldie goodies on the menu. (Like lemon & herb chicken)

The selection of beers was poor, too many were off! Other Wetherspoons in Edinburgh have a superior beer selection.

Hello from America! Great food and beer. While visiting from the US we went to Edinburgh Castle and stopped here for lunch. Very good and fresh fish and chips. Thanks to the staff for taking it easy on me!

Nice Whetherspoon pub in the center of Edinburgh. Would definitely go there again.

Was busy when I was here but excellent service and lovely atmosphere, love all the old telephones there haha

Nice place to stop for a pint and something to eat. Nicely busy which gave the place a nice atmosphere.

It's just a typical weatherspoons

Drinks and food okay. Great prices.

Standard weatherspoons. A little quieter than The Standing Order.

Went for breakfast food was nice place was quiet

Decent, priced well for the area.

Totally unfair that non smokers are forced to sit with smokers in the outdoor area. This area is for everyone to enjoy my husband and I have respiratory issues but we should be as entitled to enjoy a drink in the open air along with other customers. These smokers should be moved to a smoking area for a cigarette. Unfortunately they think the outdoors belongs to them. Comeon Wetherspoons we are all customers and we don’t deserve to have our air polluted by selfish smokers you should be taking care of that

Cozy place to have drinks and something to eat.

Disabled-friendly,large pub. Good atmosphere.

Price on Strongbow reduced to £3.05, happy days. Only thing missing is football on the telly.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and clean toilets.

An exciting chain to visit. A bit noisy, but a good menu and acceptable prices. Worth a visit. 👍

Nice staff. Busy day enjoyed my experience. Food nice

Nice setting, good atmosphere, we help ourselves, we discovered local beers.

Great place that loves locals and visitors alike. Good drink prices and a real Edinburgh experience.

Very good service also meals great value

Meet up with retired workmates good prices pretty busy for a Tuesday afternoon but good day .

Nice light airy pub, only had drinks hence couldn’t score the food. They can and collected some glasses and mugs from previous customers but left plates and rubbish, no table clean even though it was very quiet No parking near by. Usure which level toilets were on

Very efficient service in a busy pub Tables a bit messy but was heaving Food excellent we had the curry and was hot and tasty and for a change poppadoms crispy so well done for that .

Great building and good food, recommended.

Very busy but got a table and served quickly.

Went to this wetherspoons for breakfast only 1/2 dozen people in. Ordered 2 large breakfasts and within 10 minutes we had our breakfast in front of us. It was all cold and uneatable so I took it back to the bar and didn't even get an apology, they offered another breakfast but I ask for money back 😒

We had breakfast and it was lovely. Love the latte as well

It's a spoon, but service etc top notch and close to where we had to pickup our transport.

Friendly service and when I had a problem with my food it was dealt with . However you get what you pay for . 2 weatherspoons in the street

It's fine nice drink best wetherspoon in Edinburgh

Staff asked for my ID card, which I did not have with me. I'm 27, but a photo wasn't enough to prove. Don't get me wrong, I understand all of that. They couldn't pay me back, they could only offer me a soft drink instead of a cocktail, which are not equal in price. So I went back to the hotel to get my ID card, and when I came back the staff apologized with a glass of wine. At least that's what I thought, because ten minutes later the glass was taken away. A few moments later the staff looked carefully to see if I did drink some wine out of the glass and put it on the bar, probably to sell again to someone else. The food is good but the service is very very very bad!!!

Typical spoons, you get what you'd expect with a nice view of the long road out front.

Cheap and cheerful to meet up for a pre dinner drink

Loved the telephones on the wall which matches the theme of this Wetherspoons pub. Good value for money for a snack & drink, plenty of seating too.

No character at all, which isn't what you usually want in a spoons but this place is extra dreary. Go to the standing order or picture house instead.

Zander always a place to come relax and engage in having a pint before moving on

Lovely pub. However it was really badly understaffed when we visited. Had planned to get food but only 1 member of staff on the bar and also serving food to tables. Took 15 mins to get a drink so didn't stay for food.

If your on your pension. This is the place to go. Good old fashioned Canteen food from the 70s onwards. Cheap and cheerful. You also get a drink with the price.

Great decor with all the telephones on the walls. Traditional breakfast was good with the optional extra of haggis as it’s Scotland. If here later in the day Haggis pizza is on the menu. Worth a visit