Pubs for the derby

[Latapy'sVolley]

Saw a bit of discussion about this on the tickets thread, and seems there are increasingly fewer places welcoming football supporters near the ground.

Anyone know why The Artisan is very much a Hibs pub, yet becomes flooded with Hearts/Celtic/Rangers when they come to Easter Road?

[Hermit Crab]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Saw a bit of discussion about this on the tickets thread, and seems there are increasingly fewer places welcoming football supporters near the ground.

Anyone know why The Artisan is very much a Hibs pub, yet becomes flooded with Hearts/Celtic/Rangers when they come to Easter Road?

Its close to the away end and is kind of on route for away fans. Its kind of mixed that pub. Middletons always becomes an away boozer on match days.

[Latapy'sVolley]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Its close to the away end and is kind of on route for away fans. Its kind of mixed that pub. Middletons always becomes an away boozer on match days.

Middletons I'd always think of as an away fans pub, but the Artisan's filled with about 90% Hibs fans most home games other than the aforementioned three.

With Four in Hand out the picture, less options for what'll be busy prematch pubs.

[Pretty Boy]

I never understand a pub like whatever the Four In Hand is called now turning away football fans.

Obviously you have your real Hibs pubs that the likes of Hearts and Rangers fans would know to avoid but even somewhere like the Iona had Celtic fans in a few weeks back and a handful of Cove fans last week with no bother. Likewise the Mash Tun is mixed on most match days with no trouble. Stick a couple of bouncers and make it clear it's not a classic 'fitba boozer' and you'd do ok. I went past before the Rangers game just after it had opened and there was quite literally no one except staff inside. The issue for them is a lot of the different clientele they obviously want to attract are going to avoid ER on a match day.

I'm taking a half day next Wednesday and will be in the Iona from early doors, expect it to be mobbed so happy to use up some flexi time and get a seat and a few pints.

ER has lost a few pubs in recent years with the Royal Nip/Office, Coopers Rest, Four in Hand all closing the doors. Take away BTG as well and the choice is definitely being diluted.

[Since90+2]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I never understand a pub like whatever the Four In Hand is called now turning away football fans.

Obviously you have your real Hibs pubs that the likes of Hearts and Rangers fans would know to avoid but even somewhere like the Iona had Celtic fans in a few weeks back and a handful of Cove fans last week with no bother. Likewise the Mash Tun is mixed on most match days with no trouble. Stick a couple of bouncers and make it clear it's not a classic 'fitba boozer' and you'd do ok. I went past before the Rangers game just after it had opened and there was quite literally no one except staff inside. The issue for them is a lot of the different clientele they obviously want to attract are going to avoid ER on a match day.

I'm taking a half day next Wednesday and will be in the Iona from early doors, expect it to be mobbed so happy to use up some flexi time and get a seat and a few pints.

ER has lost a few pubs in recent years with the Royal Nip/Office, Coopers Rest, Four in Hand all closing the doors. Take away BTG as well and the choice is definitely being diluted.

The game is on Tuesday. I'm guessing it's just a typo and you've not taken the wrong day off!

[Pretty Boy]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

The game is on Tuesday. I'm guessing it's just a typo and you've not taken the wrong day off!

Definitely a typo

[The 90+2]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I never understand a pub like whatever the Four In Hand is called now turning away football fans.

Obviously you have your real Hibs pubs that the likes of Hearts and Rangers fans would know to avoid but even somewhere like the Iona had Celtic fans in a few weeks back and a handful of Cove fans last week with no bother. Likewise the Mash Tun is mixed on most match days with no trouble. Stick a couple of bouncers and make it clear it's not a classic 'fitba boozer' and you'd do ok. I went past before the Rangers game just after it had opened and there was quite literally no one except staff inside. The issue for them is a lot of the different clientele they obviously want to attract are going to avoid ER on a match day.

I'm taking a half day next Wednesday and will be in the Iona from early doors, expect it to be mobbed so happy to use up some flexi time and get a seat and a few pints.

ER has lost a few pubs in recent years with the Royal Nip/Office, Coopers Rest, Four in Hand all closing the doors. Take away BTG as well and the choice is definitely being diluted.

The smoking ban killed a lot of pubs. The Nip used to be full most weeknights with Dominoes, pool and darts on various nights. Smoking ban came in and the old timers stayed indoors then they went fully reliable on Category A sell outs - then most the matches moved to early sunday and they where fkd.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

The Alhambra for us.

[Pretty Boy]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

The Alhambra for us.

Cracking pub.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Cracking pub.

Aye it's a good local, good bunch of guys.

[pacoluna]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Saw a bit of discussion about this on the tickets thread, and seems there are increasingly fewer places welcoming football supporters near the ground.

Anyone know why The Artisan is very much a Hibs pub, yet becomes flooded with Hearts/Celtic/Rangers when they come to Easter Road?

The hoppy then cut through back of Sainsbury's

[Carheenlea]

What’s happened to The Four in Hand? Is Derek Riordan no longer mine host?

Not been in for years myself.

[The 90+2]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

What’s happened to The Four in Hand? Is Derek Riordan no longer mine host?

Not been in for years myself.

Nah he gave it up. Too stop/start.

[LunasBoots]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

What’s happened to The Four in Hand? Is Derek Riordan no longer mine host?

Not been in for years myself.

Imagine Covid put a spanner in the works....

[Hermit Crab]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

What’s happened to The Four in Hand? Is Derek Riordan no longer mine host?

Not been in for years myself.

Its turned into a craft beer place and point blank refuses entry and service to anyone wearing anything remotely related to football colours.

[The 90+2]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Its turned into a craft beer place and point blank refuses entry and service to anyone wearing anything remotely related to football colours.

I hate this world.

[stuart-farquhar]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Its turned into a craft beer place and point blank refuses entry and service to anyone wearing anything remotely related to football colours.

I was in it with my wife before the Cove game.
Excellent selection of beers. The pilsner (brewed in Dalkeith) was excellent.

We entered with our tartan hibs scarves and were welcomed to sit at the bar.

I think that they are looking for a different customer to the old Four days. I liked it.

[Latapy'sVolley]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I was in it with my wife before the Cove game.
Excellent selection of beers. The pilsner (brewed in Dalkeith) was excellent.

We entered with our tartan hibs scarves and were welcomed to sit at the bar.

I think that they are looking for a different customer to the old Four days. I liked it.

I think there's an in-between to be had though - it's not like football supporters don't like good beer.

When West Ham moved to the Olympic Stadium near Hackney Wick - the craft breweries that already existed there opened their doors to the pre and post match crowd because it meant business. Never any trouble, despite not being "football pubs", just meant home fans that wanted to go there before/after a game in their colours could.

Getting in with scarves is promising though.

[Hermit Crab]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I was in it with my wife before the Cove game.
Excellent selection of beers. The pilsner (brewed in Dalkeith) was excellent.

We entered with our tartan hibs scarves and were welcomed to sit at the bar.

I think that they are looking for a different customer to the old Four days. I liked it.

Tartan scarves? They probably thought you were American tourists until you spoke.

[LaMotta]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I was in it with my wife before the Cove game.
Excellent selection of beers. The pilsner (brewed in Dalkeith) was excellent.

We entered with our tartan hibs scarves and were welcomed to sit at the bar.

I think that they are looking for a different customer to the old Four days. I liked it.

I went in before the Aberdeen game. It was busy and had a fair few Aberdeen fans with colours on. I thought it was decent and pubs need to change if they want people in on a daily basis so can't blame them for doing so.

[DIXIHIBS]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Saw a bit of discussion about this on the tickets thread, and seems there are increasingly fewer places welcoming football supporters near the ground.

Anyone know why The Artisan is very much a Hibs pub, yet becomes flooded with Hearts/Celtic/Rangers when they come to Easter Road?

Its like the Roseburn. Probably a hertz pub but all hibs on derby day coz its near the away end.

[Latapy'sVolley]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Its like the Roseburn. Probably a hertz pub but all hibs on derby day coz its near the away end.

Folk just not fancying the walk down after with those lots then you reckon?

Because been in there before and seen plenty of away fans palmed off/chucked out, albeit the Motherwells and St Mirrens of this world.

[Liberton_Hibs]

Best thing I done a number of years ago was get a Hibs club membership, I admit you need to get in early for the big games and I presume it will be members only on Tuesday

[hibbyfraelibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Saw a bit of discussion about this on the tickets thread, and seems there are increasingly fewer places welcoming football supporters near the ground.

Anyone know why The Artisan is very much a Hibs pub, yet becomes flooded with Hearts/Celtic/Rangers when they come to Easter Road?

Away fans buses park up in Regent Rd so its one of the closest.

[lyonhibs]

Kennedy's in Zurich will definitely have it on and the chances of encountering a Hearts fan are (or rather have been up to this point) precisely 0

Downsides? Well, if you thought George Street was pricey for a pint.......

[Frazerbob]

Percy or Hibs Club for me. Thankfully both still open Amy turned into Nuevo Leith hipster hangouts.

[Tambo]

Tamsons bar was ok last time I went which was a few years ago though.

[tamig]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Tamsons bar was ok last time I went which was a few years ago though.

Still as dark and dingy as ever.

[offshorehibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Tamsons bar was ok last time I went which was a few years ago though.

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Still as dark and dingy as ever.

Best pub on the stree.

[DIXIHIBS]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Best pub on the stree.

I knew you'd say that😅😅😅