Despite risking being thrown out of Leith for being a traitor, the man we call Dave (principally because that's his name), continues to drink in unfashionable pubs, so you don't have to. This week, a hidden gem bucks the trend.by David Hynes
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My tour of Leith pubs continues with a dip in the Pond, and I have to say that I found myself submerged in quite an agreeable little boozer. Its splendid isolation at the end of Salamander Street seems to have protected the Pond from the tsunami of cack upstream on Leith walk.
The selection of beers is fairly outstanding considering where it is and what other pubs near it serve. The Pond truly has everything you could want; German, Czech, Chinese beers, the lot and all at good prices. I got a decent amount of change from a fiver for two Krusovice on tap.
Sometimes you have to regress to progress. Surprisingly it ain’t up Leith walk that you find a pearl in the ocean because all the clever little fishes are biting the bait down at the Pond. If your looking for a quality pub at the foot of the walk please don’t go to the actual pub Foot of the Walk, swim downstream and cast your attention to this little gem. The only problem is its isolation downstream from Leith Walk. Still geography isn’t everything and considering its surroundings it’s something of an Atlantis for Leith.
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