text: I'll start by saying this place is overpriced. It's charging too much for what it offers. I've been going her on and off for years as it's right next to Edinburgh University in studentville and always seemed like a great place to meet.\n\nUnfortunately, it's one of those places that likes to think it's swanky but has no real character. When I'm talking quite disparagingly about the latest great pub to get the dreaded relaunch and friends don't know what I mean I say \"The 56 North Makeover\". To me, it seems like every great little hole in the wall or pub in the community with character eventually succumbs to the corporate design disease and they lose all that was interesting about them.\n\nSo, I think 56 North knows what it's doing and it's not subtle about it:\n\n1. Hire only attractive student girls (from Surrey it appears) to wait tables.\n2. Market the Swanky City Cocktail bar vibe in a predominately student area without charging student prices.\n3. Cheap food at marked up prices.\n\nAccess is pretty good for wheelchairs as you can access all areas of the main bar/socialising area but they don't have accessible toilets so they aren't compliant with the law.Wheelchair users who want to use 56 North will have to stay for one or two but move elsewhere when a toilet break calls.\n\nI will probably begrudgingly go back there and buy their overpriced food/cocktails as long as my friends keep suggesting it. I suppose it is the only place like that in the area. The drinks list is vast and cocktails are pretty good. Food not so much.