I'm definitely not a fan of Deacon Brodie's.  It just tries to flaunt the Scottish culture to the tourists with tartan, overpriced whisky and miniature statues of bagpipers on the bar.  Of course, real Scottish pubs which are inhabited by locals don't usually have any of these things, so I see Deacon Brodie's as a bit of a phony in this sense.  \nOf course, it makes sense that they should target the tourists, especially in summer.  Nonetheless, the drinks are pretty extortionate with most pints costing more than \u00a33 and single spirit measures going for around the same. \nThis place does good business and it's atmosphere isquite lively, but it's still a sellout.