Middleton Bar

Like many bars on Easter Road this place probably gets the bulk of its custom on match days but you’ll still find a number of regulars in on weekend nights. No real ales but a largely untouched interior so its character makes up for that and there’s McEwan’s as a stop gap.

I call in here as little as possible. The bar staff are tone faced. Its a working mans pub. Regulars dour faced. No sky TV, no atmosphere, no food. The only redemption I can think of is, there are two exit doors. Not for me I’m afraid.

I came to this bar with a friend for a pint before going on to watch a Hibs game. it was very very crowded as you would expect due to proximity to the stadium. however the staff were pretty efficient and served as quick as they could and the wait wasn’t as long as I had expected at first.
The pub seems to be hugely popular with the away supporters which is good as it allows the chance for the home and away supporters to have a friendly chat with each other and banter about the predictions for the forthcoming game.
There were a section of locals in the pub and they seemed very friendly towards all the ‘new’ guests.
I would come here again on a match day, but could not see this being my type of place on any other day.

During a visit to Leith I happened to visit the Middleton Bar. And most likely I will not be visiting it again.
After myself and a group of friends finished our first round of drinks, we quickly decided to move on. The reasons behind this were numerous. The pub was only inhabited by various elderly men, who seemed to mumble and only drink Tennents lager. Additionally, they kept staring at us, a very unwelcoming stare at that. The bar looked run down and didn’t particularly smell nice.
As a frequent visitor to local pubs, I don’t mind going into the local ‘old Man’s’ pub, but this place really had seen better days, it certainly was on its decline.
However, as I walked past it this week, to my shock, this bar was in the midst of getting a makeover. Oh yes, the interior walls were getting repainted, and the place hopefully will get a general freshen up! A freshen up that this place truly needs!

From the outset, I have to be honest. This place didn’t really tickle my fancy. However, I wasn’t too sure of the area I had to meet a friend in, so this was an easy meeting point and we could start the day off with a glass of wine too. Sounds good to me so far.
But, when I arrived, I wasn’t that impressed. I know this isn’t city centre exactly so I wasn’t expecting cocktail bars with waiters but this place was dead as dead could be, minus about 5 or 6 really intoxicated, really old men. If that was my Grandad he would have been at home in bed if I’d seen him like that, but I had a feeling these old pals weren’t family men.
It is a typical traditional pub. I believe it does a roaring trade on match days and the walls are covered in Footie memorabilia and posters cover the walls, and the atmosphere is very local pubby. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but clearly a wee bit uncomfortable for two young girls. We hadn’t done our research!
This said, you have to understand that it just wasn’t right for us, but that doesn’t make it wrong. If an old man style pub with plenty of locals and cheap beer, football on the telly, is your thing, then you won’t feel out of place here.

Middletons is a great pub situated in Easter Road. On match days at Easter Road Stadium, this pub is VERY busy though, especially with away fans. It is quite a large pub with a huge bar in the middle of it. You get a lot of locals drinking there also and they all know each other and make you feel very welcome.
It is a mixture of ages in this place, and prices are normal. It used to be a very cheap pub, but since getting taken over they had to put their prices up. This pub does not seem to have been affected that much with the smoking ban.