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Review: Terry Pratchett’s Feet of Clay at Cymera

2 weeks ago | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

I settled down in a packed theatre to enjoy a whodunnit with monsters. I think Strawmoddie Theatre’s production of Terry Pratchett’s Feet of Clay was one of the highlights at the multi-highlighted Cymera Festival. Certainly, people queued in the rain to go see the Sunday production with me. Tickets were about £18 each and sold out on all three nights, at least according to the Cymera website, and I certainly didn’t see a spare seat.
Radar: Free sausage roll from Wrights

3 weeks ago | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

This is not a review as I’ve never been to Wrights, but if I were in Newbridge (that’s Edinburgh, right?) tomorrow (Thursday 5th), then I’d pop in for a free sausage roll. If you do so, then you can let us know how you’d review the bakery in the comments below!Tomorrow is apparently “National Sausage Roll Day”, and the 99-year-old bakery is using that as a reason to give free sausage rolls out to visitors.
Review: The Volley, a pub on Leith Walk

1 month ago | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

The Volley, newly opened at 180 Leith Walk, stands in the familiar shell of The Dog House, but step inside and the transformation is immediate and striking. @edinburghreviews Girdy’s been to check out Leith Walk’s latest pub The Volley. This was day two of its training week so team Edinburgh Reviews are looking forward to what comes next. ♬ original sound – Edinburgh Reviews I liked the Dog House as a geek cave. The previous pub was dark, quirky and safe. How does The Volley compare?
Radar: Foodies Festival 20th anniversary

1 month ago | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park will once again host the Foodies Festival from 1st to 3rd August. This year is particularly noteworthy as the festival celebrates its 20th anniversary since launching in the city.
Audiobook Review: Aren't We Lucky

2 months ago | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

In Sarah Forbes Stewart’s “Aren’t We Lucky,” we meet two young women: one friendly, frumpy, introverted, and the other outgoing, charismatic, and wealthy. We immediately skip two decades, and the charismatic one is dead. It was an accident, despite constant rumours to the contrary. At this point, I settled down for the expected murder mystery. I was sure our frumpy friend, Abby, would, one way or another, start to pick up clues to suggest that wealthy friend, Hetty, had been killed.
The Best Places for Burgers in Edinburgh

2 months ago | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

I know I’m committing to a neverending update post with “Best burgers in Edinburgh”. The fact is that I’ve eaten loads of burgers in Edinburgh, but restaurants ebb and wane, and there are new challengers almost every week. What follows is in rough order and curated with appropriate harshness. Leith WalkGirdy made the Side Street opening event and has been back many times since.
Review: The Dead South, delightfully alive

2 months ago | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

I did two dangerous things, and both worked out. Firstly, I went to see The Dead South on the strength of one song. “In Hell, I’ll Be in Good Company” is good! However, it didn’t work out well the last time I did that. The second dangerous thing was to “settle” for one of the last remaining seats in The Usher Hall. I had prevaricated too long, and the only seats left were marked as having an “obstructed view” and were slightly discounted.
Afternoon Teabox: Best places to (win a) picnic in Edinburgh

Mar 24, 2025 | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

I can eat a lot. I have a big mouth. Let me show you what my big mouth can get me/you! @edinburghreviews It’s a two-for-one as Girdy’s #review of the best place to picnic in #Edinburgh also includes a hungry look at Afternoon Teabox. My picnic was kindly provided for free! ♬ original sound – Edinburgh Reviews For Mother’s Day (on the 30th!), Afternoon Teabox is having a competition.
Review: Seven Drunken Nights at the Usher Hall

Mar 17, 2025 | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

I was relatively sober for Seven Drunken Nights at the Usher Hall but did succumb to both a whisky (Scottish, not Irish) and a beer (local, not global) at the interval. Seven Drunken Nights is the story of the Dubliners, an Irish band with global success from the 60s and 70s. Do you have to be a superfan to enjoy the show? No. I can attest to that. In fact, I worried that I knew too little about the group and would be out of my depth. I wasn’t.
Review: The Boozy Cow, a burger bar in the city centre

Feb 21, 2025 | edinburgh-reviews.co.uk | Andrew Girdwood

I walked past The Boozy Cow at least twice a week, every week, for ages (years), thinking, “That looks nice, I must go in”. Eventually, last year, I did. @edinburghreviews Last year, Girdy popped into Edinburgh’s The Boozy Cow for meat and potatoes – and came back the very next week to try the burger challenge. Looking for a rock themed underground bunker of food and music delight? Crawl into a cow.