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Imran Rahman-Jones

Critic · Journalist — Edinburgh pubs. Beer, cask, and what a room is actually like to drink in.

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Imran Rahman-Jones is a freelance journalist living in Edinburgh who publishes a fortnightly pub review under his own name, states outright that "Not all my reviews are positive", and runs the newsletter free with a tip jar, so no venue has a commercial relationship with him. He does original reporting as well as reviewing: the change of operator at The Royal Dick, from Summerhall to a Pickering's and Barney's joint venture on behalf of the arts charity, appears in his newsletter. He keeps standing tag indexes for best pubs and best cask ale, plus a public map.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2026-06-17
  • BrewDog DogHouse Edinburgh HotelOld Town

    “Brewdog beers are still kind of serviceable, though they have lost any sort of originality or excitement they once had.”

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2026-05-27
  • The Stockbridge TapStockbridge

    “the Tap is worth a journey up to Stockbridge”

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2025-06-18
  • The Royal Dick PubSouthside

    “Happily, the drinks are just as good as before - this new version of The Royal Dick is very much evolution rather than revolution.”

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2025-05-14
  • The Keller

    “It's comfortable, convivial and homely.”

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2025-04-30
  • Malt & HopsLeith

    “The beer is always good here, with at least six casks on”

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2024-10-16
  • Leslie's BarNewington

    “A pub which radiates this much beauty should serve stellar cask ale. But, it pains me to say, it just doesn't. At least on this occasion”

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2024-08-07
  • The Roseburn BarRoseburn

    “They are not the most imaginative offers, but reliable”

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2024-03-13
  • Lost in LeithLeith

    “Luckily, the beer is great.”

• Edinburgh Pub Reviews ↗their review · 2024-02-28
  • Dreadnought LeithLeith

    “Each time I have been, it's been a totally different cask selection, but I can guarantee that each time it will be an exceptional pint.”