Yes, it's a gay bar. No, it really doesn't look like a gay bar at all. By gay bar, I should probably specify gay pub. Because it is indeed a pub. There's a small, yet very definite difference between a bar and a pub (mainly all the wooden furniture and ale), and this one falls into the latter category. \n\nAt the Regent, not only do they serve really really good ale, but they also sell really really good food. Vegetarian food, to boot. It's a bit out of the way for me, this place, but I'd say that at times it's well worth the walk. Though, to be honest, I'm not sure I could tell you how to get there. Not because I've arrived or departed drunk, but because I've arrived from so many different directions, that the Regent remains in a mysterious directionless location for me. All I know is that it's somewhere by Calton Hill. I think that's all you need to know. \n\nThe only thing that gave the pub away as a gay pub (to me) was 1) my friends telling me it was one and 2) the gay magazines strewn across the tables. This place has really got a great atmosphere. Dark and wooden and with little to no antipathy directed towards newcomers. Highly highly recommended. Oh! They also have Crabbie's Ginger Beer. Tasty.