The Biscuit Factory Edinburgh reviews by real event-goers

Review of EH6 Festival Tickets

Review of EXPRIME TOI! - a night of undress

Great event, interesting to see designs, wish it had more promotion. I knew about it due to a neig*bour. Music was a bit high but very good tunes!

Review of EXPRIME TOI! - a night of undress

Really good venue, such a nice theme.
Drinks were a bit pricy for a Tuesday night, however it was a good range of drinks and high end alcohol. :)

Review of Sushi & Sounds Edinburgh

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

Worst sound ever. Love the band tough

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

I flew all the way out from Southern California to see this show. I thought the venue was great, the people were friendly. WWPJ’s rocked! It was a great experience all the way around!

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

Awesome support act too - Fiskur

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

Great band as always. Venue poor and did not appear particularly organised. Loos had no soap and ran put of toilet paper very quickly

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

Bad sound mixing, bad stage set up.

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

The sound system obscured view for about 45%of the crowd. The view all around was poor unless you were about 6'3. The sound quality was much better outside & in the toilets. The bar seemed to struggle with the numbers of thirsty people. Band were good.

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

This venue has a lot of potential- the ambiance is industrial and unassuming- the sort of place you expect to turn out to be a gem. Unfortunately, the event I was at wasn’t a gem at all.

No one was allowed entry until 20 minutes after the advertised “doors open” time because “the bands were doing sound checks”. The venue was freezing - throughout the concert, there were people in wool caps, and many wore jackets in the pit. The bar staff hustled all night long, but their efforts were undercut by a bad layout, a questionable tap setup, and incorrect instructions about card payments. Getting a drink was a 10 minute affair which required wading through an inch of sticky beer on the floor due to the bottleneck corner placement. This would be excusable for a dive, if it weren’t for the exorbitant drink prices. £5 for a PBR... are you serious? The toilet was gross - there were no hand dryers or paper towels, so most who entered forwent hand washing entirely. About 2.5 hours after opening and perhaps 20 minutes of stage time from *any* live entertainment, the main act went on. This was the sole highlight of the night. There was no wifi to supplement the abysmal cell coverage inside during the downtime.

I’ve been to at least 25 different venues/shows and this was among the worst. I live nearby and desperately want Edinburgh to have a thriving music scene, but this night was exemplary of why we don’t.

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

Want a refund. Amateur venue. Horrendous.

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks - EH6 Warm Up Show

Bigger bar needed!

Review of EH6 Festival Tickets

Review of Gin and Disco Festival - Edinburgh

Review of Gin and Disco Festival - Edinburgh

For an event focusing on gin there was little choice - Eden Mill, Gordons or Tanqueray only - and severely overpriced. Even the staff looked embarrassed to be there! The whole thing just felt like a total shambles, no atmosphere at all, barely any seating. For £25 a ticket, it only covered entry (the Biscuit Factory seemed like it could be a cool venue but the atmosphere was bland, no seating, & only "ok" music) and 1 drink of standard gin & tonic. Really not worth it & major regret having gone.

Review of Gin and Disco Festival - Edinburgh

The music was great, the weather was perfect, amazing street food. Brilliant evening topped of by cracking set from Greg Wilson.

Review of Gin and Disco Festival - Edinburgh

I expected a larger selection of gins. Both standard and premium gins were overpriced. Didn't like the fact there was only 1 type of tonic - premium tonic. Should have had a larger selection of scottish gins. Really liked the top floor of the biscuit factory as a venue - stunning in fact. Bit weird you couldn't take your drink between floors and one bar downstairs didn't serve gin at all ... there should have at least been a sign explaining this as we didn't discover this until we were getting served.