After the dive bar that was Filthy McNasties, came the completely forgettable and short lived Citizen Smith, comes the Black Cat - the latest incarnation of what must be the smallest bar on Rose Street.\n\nThis time though, they could be on to a winner. Rose street in not area are that I would normally go for a drink, partly as it caters too much for the stag/hen crown, party the fact that many of the bars are just tourist traps and party as there are quite a few which are just a bit rubbish.\n\nThis bar is tucked away at the west end of rose street, no fanfare outside to entice you but purely out of curiosity as I walked past it i tried it out and was very pleasantly surprised by what was inside. Its small, too small to bother the stags and hens which is an automatic winner, but while very reasonably priced, its not a cheap dive bar so has done a good job of getting rid of the former Filithy's crowd. What you have instead is a low lit, quite quiet, mildly gothic place, that is superb for a drink and a chat. \n\nLovely atmosphere, friendly staff and below average drink prices for the area means that I will go back.\n\nNot sure how well know it is, but as word spreads im sure there are loads of people like me who would like to have someone in that area to meet people for a quiet drink but not have to deal with the usual stress of rose streets patrons!
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