The Brass Monkey in Edinburgh, City of

It’s a nice place to visit with friends

Super cool vibin’ pub with cask ales and interesting places to sit and have a pint with friends and family.

More of a student bar if that's your vibe you will enjoy it l. If not recommend moving on somewhere else

A great wee bar situated on Drummond Street, just of from South Bridges, a main street into Edinburgh. A nice selection of beers, etc. Music (rock or related genre) plays in the background with a screen playing a mix of music. A reasonable length bar with bar seating. Tables and seats can be found around the bar. With another seating area around the corner from the bar. There is also seating outside. The bar staff were friendly and quick to serve. There was an eclectic mix of punters. I wouldn't necessarily say a student or tourist bar. And certainly not a bar with an old local sat in the corner Nursing their beer. For me, it was a great place to stop for a couple of reasonable priced beers before heading to a gig in a nearby venue (the Mash House) a great wee place.

Awesome hole in the wall off the beaten path. Great music and decent prices. Lots of little cubbies to sit and chat.

This might be my favourite boozer in Edinburgh…. Local bar vibe during the day, busy in the evening with a mixed crowd enjoying either the cool tunes they play in the bar area, or watching a movie in their “cinema” room. Good times.

Had one drink and left after the attitude of the barmaids left me and my friend actually shocked. They seemed to be tending to people who were coming in after us in the centre of the bar while we waited and we thought it might have been because we were stood at the corner so after about 15/20 minutes of waiting and watching everyone else get served I asked one of the girls “is this a serving area?” Genuinely wondering incase we were at the wrong part and she gave a rude tone back “I’ll serve you in a minute” we were like okay… then another girl came over and served us with a really monotone/couldn’t be bothered attitude not a smile or any sort of happy customer service and ID’d us, I’m late 20’s and my friend is 30. Fully aware of challenge 25 but my friend who didn’t bring her ID stood with tattoos showing. Regardless she served me my alcoholic drink and served my friend a coke, defeats the purpose as it’s against the law to serve anybody without any proof of ID and also have under 18’s with no ID in a bar. The two barmaids proceeded to then talk about us loudly and laugh at my friend not having ID. Honestly don’t know what we did to annoy them so much, it was our first drink of the evening so we weren’t rowdy or drunk or annoying anybody.

Not your typical bar, the atmosphere is definitely one of the best in the city!

Friendly central pub with great music and good atmosphere. £3.90 a pint deals for students and a good mix of clientele. Play spot the celebs during festival time. Lovely bar staff. Bloody Mary's to die for. Strict on ID, so make sure you're packing.

Great ad; different room (one where you can lie down) Very nice and cozy for a pint 🧚‍♂️

Always enjoy coming here, slightly odd vibes with the bed/couch area in the back but it just adds to the atmosphere!

Nice place and close to the old college. There's a student deal too, check the blackboard.

Busy entrance, great inside... Don't be put off!

Lovely old school style pub offering a great range of craft beers at really good prices

Corky litter bar. Nice atmosphere

Cool little side street bar. It's popular so sometimes it gets really busy and it's not that big. It does have some rooms that stretch back to serve as function/show rooms fo the fringe festival. I didn't see a show but stopped here for a drink on the way somewhere else and it was a bar with a cool vibe and very LGBTQ welcoming. I had a pint of monkey which was much needed at the time. Next time I'm up in Edinburgh I'll definitely spend some more time here.

Eclectic. Buzzing atmosphere on a Friday night

There are no stars for food because i don't believe they do food! Great little pub with excellent Ale & service.

Food is really good. Atmosphere is good. Staff are very rude and miserable. They look down on you. Makes you feel like you aren’t worthy enough to be there.

Good student prices. The staff is friendly. It gives off a real pub vibe, good for watching big sports games.

Really chill pub, the bartenders are always friendly - when I asked for a non alcohol recommendation they were really nice and we had a funny chat about it, where they could have easily been weird instead! They also proactively ask if you're a student as the drinks will then be discounted, which was great for me because even though they have this fact signposted on the wall, I forgot to ask for it! The huge sofas in the back room are really comfy but this can sometimes encourage couples into some intense PDA😭

Super little boozer. Good choice of beers. Staff who know what they are doing. Clientele a bit studenty/alternative.

Great pub just off the main throughfare. Really friendly, really comfotable and great drinks and prices. I'll always have a soft spot for the Brass Monkey 🤗

Only stopped in to use the toilet which was appreciated! When I entered there was two doors in front of me, one marked men and the other ladies, I opened the men’s door to find a lady on the toilet doing her business.. very uncomfortable for both of us.. Shared toilets with no locks on the doors? Why? Ladies for the ladies and gents for the gents

Popped in and popped back out again. Lovely pub inside . Good music. Friendly bar guy. Comfy seats. Nice atmosphere Beer was rotten. I had Guinness which had no head and was flat. Really poor. Partner had a pint of Innes & Gun which tasty really odd It's a nice pub but not paying nearly £12 for drinks that are not up to standard. Clean the pipes.

I liked its bohemian/proper old pub vibe, but my wife was less impressed by the ambiance. Good selection of beer, which was most welcome and thoroughly enjoyed. I'm go back there, no problem, with the lads, probably.

What a fantastic pub, great selection of drinks, the bartenders are great and its full of locals to talk to. Definitely add it to your bar hopping list

Good beer and rum. Friendly atmosphere. Worth a visit

Was recommended to visit by a friend. Lovely eclectic style of decor, decent music & beer & an enjoyable couple of hours sitting & chilling out. Definitely on my list to go to again whenever I'm next in Edinburgh

Great pub,good atmosphere and selection/quality of beer.

Used to drink here decades ago! Event visit and it’s still a great boozer with a great vibe and beer! Still doing the movies too which is a very unique seeking point. Well worth a visit!

Never been here before interesting place

Great drinks and a welcoming atmosphere 🥰

Nice pub and they have one of my favourite beers Furstenberg on tap. The music was a bit too loud but the vibes were good.

Cute, hip, young, authentic. Just what the doctor ordered for a Friday night.

Great place, always a great vibe and the cinema room in the back is great. Pity they charging £5.50 for a 300ml can of local beer, like, come on...

This is the kind of place that you want to keep secret! One of our favourite places to stop off for a drink on the way home after work. It's just a pub, the beers are good, we love their taste in music but check out the cinema room!

Fantastic atmosphere and fun to sit in the back on the "beds" during a long day, especially as a break from the madness of the fringe. Not too awful prices either!

Try the Bloody Mary shots, good pints too

What a great little find this was! Quirky decor, friendly staff, fantastic layout, cosy in some areas, huge chairs you can lie on, a room for games!! 10/10 will definitely be back!

you can tell this pub is great without even going in- it’s always full and vibrant! There is a great selection of drinks- we went for peach beer. The atmosphere was upbeat but there was a cosy intimate vibe, the only thing that could be better would be turning down the music

Completely different place compared to the usual decadence of the south side of Edinburgh. Great music, amazing staff and atmosphere. Never a dull night.

Brass Monkey by The Beastie Boys

Perfect for Friday night. Regular prices

Unique pub with its very own individual atmosphere in the city centre. Staff are super friendly, service is quick, even at its busiest, Original decor complimented by a great selection of cinemtic & sporting memorabilia on the walls. I hope they still do cinema nights. Popular with all ages. They know how to do a proper pub here.

Best pub. Best playlist. Best staff. Best customers.

I started to tink I am having a reasonable time here until.....

Lovely little pub, great music, cool atmosphere and way comfy bed/seats to chill on! Can't recommend this place highly enough.

Nice wee pub with nice German crafted beers. Staff are super friendly

Always lively, always friendly. Always end up chatting to someone.

Nice atmosphere, attentive staff.

Not everyone's cup of tea but a great quirky wee pub. This is my second visit (1st time was over 8 years ago!) and visited again today. The place has never changed, and is great for a wee pint! Really love the cinema room at the back with the old films on!

the couches are awesome if you just wanna have a comfy chat over some drinks with friends... very friendly vibes, good music, cool rooms ...

Nice place to relax and have a drink, specially at the bottom where the cushions are

Great music, great beers and rum. Mad cinema with beds/sofas. Stopped in this weekend for the first time in years (moved out the city 10 years ago), so glad places like this still exist.

Great mix of locals,tourists and students,great pint and good choice of spirits

Great Guinness, comfy booths/seats with the best music as per usual. Reasonable price for Edinburgh city centre also.

Great music, very friendly! Great pint!

Decent service but once it's a weekend it's a nightmare. Beds in the back are cool though

Small, cosy pub, with a good range of drinks, including craft beer.

They will sell you a drink without informing that they’re closing in 15min, then they will yell at you to give up unfinished drink and leave.

Quirky little pub on a backstreet near the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Has two Fringe venues. Well worth a visit.

What a gem of a pub. We loved the great atmosphere here, and the unusual decor and lively buzz. The staff are great too - we watched them efficiently and effectively ask a group to leave (obviously not high on alcohol but something else) and we were all reduced to helpless laughter when the last one out shouted that they would leave a bad review on Trip Advisor! You can't give a bad review for this lovely place.

Lively pub in a great location. Good mix of people.

I liked it, plenty of space and the staff were friendly and helpful with a good range of products to wet your neck at what increasingly seems to be good prices for central Edinburgh, open late too.

cheap drinks, lovely staff and chill atmosphere 😻

Great pub with couches for lying on. Very relaxing and great ambience

Discovered this surprisingly cool place on a visit to Edinburgh in the summer of 2023. Bartenders were helpful to a poor Norwegian a long way from home, and the beers were nice. We also enjoyed the music, and the diversity of the clientele. 10/10 in style and music selection.

Very busy. Local regulars plus theatre goers so struggling to eventually squeeze into seats in a snug through the back. Good though with board games available. Good beers and quick service

Always liked the Monkey, haven't bn in fr a couple of years since my m8 lived above the barbers next door. Same goes fr the Monkey in Leith Walk ,great crowds ,great atmosphere, great food and wild selection of alcoholic drinks and non alcoholic drinks. If I recall, the Brass Monkey in Leith walk holds a quiz nite each week with decent cash prizes. Great pub to take the dog in fr a nice cold pint. Dog friendly and helpful staff.

Great atmosphere, friendly bar staff, good range of beers ( including zero alcohol)

Nice quiant bar with cinema room and comfy loungers

A fantastic little pub tucked away off Nicolson Street. Friendly staff and coffee available besides the usual alcohol on offer. The interior is really cosy and quite cavernous with plenty of seating and space to stand at the bar. I didn't try any food but had to put a star rating on the review to post it.

Always a nice place for a drink with friends! Inviting and cosy atmosphere, good selection of drinks.

Quaint bar which is rather tardislike - bigger on the inside than would appear from the outside. Bar staff were very friendly and overall the place was pretty chill. I'd stop in there again for a cheeky pint or two. Lacked crisps. I think. Good prices and great drink selection. Even had Pernod, something 10 other bars had failed to offer.

Great pub, good beers and they have beds where you can lay down and drink I think that’s amaIng

Lovely old style pub with an unusual twist. Visit to discover it.

Funky pub or perhaps opium den as back room has beds to lie down on. Great fun and a young crowd.

I love this place! A real pub with great beer selection and a backroom lounge where they show movies.

Cool quirky student bar. Fun place check it out

Brass Monkeys are cool pubs, with a quirky blend of traditional and modern features. Only really stopped here for a "cheeky" pint after work so can't really comment, but I would happily go back. 3 stars for atmosphere, there was a group of shady looking guys by the door eyeballing us, not sure why. Didn't eat the food.

Wonderful little hidden gem in central Edinburgh. Good prices, nice bartenders, and a genuine pub vibe. Avoid the tourist traps and walk the extra 1/2 mile to here instead.

Well hello to good times. When you slide up to a seat here you are sliding into a cozy place with a vibe that makes you feel like your taking on the smokey notes of good times gone past. Its fun. Its got character and its the right music to make this a long stop on a crawl

Great staff and a cool kind of opium den feel to it which could be interpreted as dinghy to the unappreciative. Buzzy and eclectic atmosphere.

Just lovely and friendly. I wish to see more toilets like this also, thanks

Good friendly service, enjoyable food after a busy day. Very eclectic vibe, but not off-putting. Posing accepted, but not compulsory. Dog friendly.

Loved it! Cinema, Cocktails, Live Music, Buckie Shots!... and loadsa Monkeys!

Great spot, lively and good prices! Hopefully can try out the cinema one day

Fun. Young. I felt like a granny

Interesting wee place. Mini Mary's local favourite.

The person who left the "rude staff" comment must have caught someone having a bad day. I had nothing but a good time with a friendly bartender and welcoming customers. Went there twice in my 3 day trip.

La cerveza está muy buena. El ambiente era un poco raro. Igual era pronto. Y luego la zona de descanso para ver pelis, en plan chillout, con sillones viejos y raídos, sin comentarios.

Wow. Close your eyes and you are in 100% authentic pub in Edinburgh. Super cool atmosphere. Go.

Bar staff was very unnecessarily rude. We left after 1 drink because we felt so unwelcome. The drinks were lovely but hospitality was awful.

This pub has the best vibes to have a nice beer after work. Great selection of beers and the quiz is amazing. Highly recommend this pub

Great atmosphere and excellent service

Nice pub/restaurant that is very central. Very friendly staff had a very nice pub standard meal. Place was busy but food was served in a timely manner and hot.

I usually head for the Brass Monkey on a night! Great pub and atmosphere.

Great pub with a good atmosphere. Well priced beer and drinks in general. Will definitely be coming back here.

A great little pub that has welcoming staff and a friendly, relaxing feeling.