The Pleasance (street)

[3] The street is largely residential - mainly 19th century tenements and 20th century flats - although the University of Edinburgh owns property in the area, including a large new [2017] university student flats complex on St Leonard's Street, the southerly extension of the Pleasance, on a site formerly occupied by a Homebase home improvements and gardening store.

Two LCD televisions and a large projector also ensure that all major sporting events are shown in the main bar.

[citation needed] As well as providing the opportunity to purchase food and drink, the Pleasance complex maintains a program of evening entertainment.

Live comedy traditionally takes place on Tuesday evenings, with acts such as Russell Howard and Jim Jefferies appearing in recent years.

However the busiest evenings of the week normally fall on Monday nights, with the Pleasance Pub Quiz for instance attracting up to 40 teams on occasions in recent years.