Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh

Nice place (the ground floor) and the day I visited it had really cool electronic music. I will definitely visit it again. Its also free so you pay what you drink.I don't know about the basement, because I had free entrance, tried to enter at 23:30, a lady was there working, but some friends came and I had to wait for a while and then at 00:04 I was refused the free entrance, because the same lady at the entrance told me that I was allowed to use it till 00:00 (!)...

Come here every year to watch Joke Thieves during the Fringe Festival, great venue but always seems to have ran out of drinks by the 20:30 performance.No white wine and only 2 draught taps out of about 10 available, can’t understand how a bar can run out of drinks. You’re losing a fortune in sales.Joke Thieves, outstanding as usual 👏🏻

Definitely the best place to go to in Edinburgh. The music is lit, the cocktails are good and the staff and bouncers are very friendly (Paul you made my night!). I highly recommend this place.

This place is divided in two. The top room is free and is nice for dance and shorts conversations. The music here in little bad. The down room is the opposite, difficult to see and speak but great ambient and awesome music. The pass cost about 6£. Really is a nice disco, but close 3:00 am, like most place in this town.

Went here to watch some Fringe shows in August and was pleasantly surprised. I think a lot of the reviews don't give this place the credit it deserves. It's an interesting space and the staff are friendly! Give them a break they are so busy!!!

Popped in for a mid afternoon pint between fringe shows. Bar staff weren't the chattiest or happiest, either with myself of the other customers I witnessed them serve. Decent decor with some cool touches. I know it's tough to be on your A game all the time but a smile and a bit of chit chat goes a long way.

This was an interesting bar halfway down Blair St, targeted at students presumably with cheap drinks and average service. The best part about it was that they had tables which were transparent with arcade machines underneath where one can play 2-player games with each other! That alone is worth going back for.

If you have only been for a dance in the dark you are missing out. Pop along to Cab Vol during the day, they are open for food and drink and normally have great offers on. We had 241 pizzas and they were lovely! You can enjoy your indulgence, one each of course, while playing on their free retro game tables. Yes FREE! Far too time consuming, just as well pizza tastes just as nice cold. Great atmosphere with the cave roofs and tea cup cocktails. Get along as soon as you can!

One of Edinburgh's "underground" night clubs, this is a good choice if you want the music to be almost too loud to think, the dance floor to be packed and the clientele to be mostly there looking to dance til oblivion. The bar is fully stocked as you'd expect and you can go to the Speak Easy upstairs if you'd like to try a few drinks in relatively quieter surroundings, where you can sit and talk with friends. My only complaints about this place are to do with poor ventilation downstairs. The men's toilets used to be beside the bar which was handy but smelly and now they've moved so that's better. Avoid this place if you are looking for expansive dance floors, ice cool ventilation and high ceilings.

This place has so much character and is even cooler since the refurb. The staff are great and the student deals are brilliant, particularly the fact that they also work at the weekends for the club nights that they hold. The doormen and friendly and the drinks ae good quality and reasonably priced. The music is the best thing about this place along with the amazing brick work and design inside.