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The Dolly was situated in Frewin Court, just off Cornmarket Street. This pub was also known as The Corn Dolly and was a noted music venue in the 1960s. No longer a pub it operates solely as a music venue called The Cellar.
Review from tantallon.org.uk:
Sunday 7pm to 10.30pm Monday to Wednesday 2pm to 11pm Thursday to Saturday 5pm to 2am (charge after 10pm) * Courage Best Cask £1.90 * Courage Best Keg £1.90 * Orange juice (per pint) £2.00 * Fosters Lager £2.20 (14.x.1998) The first thing I noticed was a slight whiff of damp. This gets  discernibly stronger as you go down. When I went the first time, it was  completely deserted, and it was Paul McCartney day on VH1 on a giant screen. The one cask is Courage Best, which I found oddly drinkable. They do the usual Courage keg range, plus Westons Scrumpy Jack. It has a comprehensively dishevelled look to it: sort of like a superior though slightly disreputable college bar. It has a reasonably-sized stage concealed behind the projection TV screen, which is used for up-and-coming local bands on Tuesday nights. On such occasions the clientele is a mix of folk who have come to see the band, and the regulars. (14.x.1998)
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