Yes this place has the best beer selection...on and off draft...of any place I've visited in…read moreScotland. Terrific selections of literally every type of Scottish craft beer. So fun! But food was great too! Nice pub fare. Halloumi fries great, haggis fries, pies and all sorts of great stuff. Staff was helpful snd really friendly!

We had a large group and this because our gathering spot. The atmosphere was good and the food was…read moreexcellent. Not to mention that the beer was on point. The servers took great care of you as well. I would return every week if I lived there.

Ambiance - a pub atmosphere with lots of tables and TVs…read moreService - certainly friendly enough when they drop stuff off, but nowhere to be found otherwise Food - Had the Karaage chicken, cheese and bacon burger, steak and ale pie, proper chips, sticky toffee pudding, and cheesecake. The chicken was okay, maybe a little overcooked. The mains were tasty, though the burger says served with onion rings and there were only two tiny rings. Technically not lying, but a misrepresentation for sure. The desserts were also fine. My biggest gripe was with the app that you used for ordering. It was very scattered, and not a great experience. It seemed to be the only way to order, as I said the table service was limited to the drop off. If you're going to force me into an app experience, at least make a better app.

Lovely day in Edinburgh! Another late lunch this time at the Beehive restaurant and pub. The…read moreatmosphere inside is flat. The layout is discombulated. Eating outside is the place to be on a beautiful day. It's open seating.You order at the bar and they bring your order to you. The tables are numbered and you provide your table number at time of order. We started with two pints of Tennants. Tennent's Lager is Scotland's best-selling pale lager. It reminded me of Innis and Gunn with a slight citrus taste. We then ordered salt and pepper fried calamari as a starter. It was OK, kind of bland. The Asian dipping sauce did give it a bit of life. Jan ordered the fish and chips. I thought it was the best we've had in Ireland and Scotland. I ordered the chicken sandwich on a Chibatta bun and it was below average. The chicken was cut into small strips, like you might find in a salad. I had a couple of bites that were all bread and it was difficult to keep the small strips on the sandwich. The bacon on the sandwich did little to help the overall flavor of the sandwich. Service is based on placing your order at the bar and waiting for it to be delivered. When the server delivered our order we were too busy looking at the food to notice that we had no ketchup or malt vinegar. Jan had to go and hunt that down in the restrauant. We arrived hungry and thirsty and both were taken care of, so mission accomplished.

Oh my goodness, we just LOVED this local pub, with amazing food and busy atmosphere! It's almost…read moreas if you're sitting on a barge, and it's a fun vibe, with different seating options and QR Code ordering. Super cool, and the service was fast and cheerful. Food is GREAT! Again, lot's of GF options -- I was able to get the calamari, which was tender and delicious, and it was served with chips that were GF, with salt and pepper seasoning. My husband had a mug of the Cullen Skink with chips -- also very good, hot and filling. The menu has many, many options, and the portions are very good sized. Lots of beer on draft, and a good selection of ciders. Leith is a beautiful place to explore, and this was a lovely lunch and respite from the intermittent rain. Highly recommend making a stop at Teuchters Landing!

This place is in an amazing location right on the Waters of Leith. And when I say "right on" I…read moremean, their outdoor dining area includes a dock on top of the water. It's a bit cold out there but we wanted to sit outside. The other outdoor dining area with heat lamps was more pub-like which also meant people smoking outdoors. To the dock we went! The husband got the fish and chips, and of the five fish and chips he ordered during our 2 and a half weeks in the U.K. this one was neither the best nor the worst. (But still good!) The daughter and I were only lukewarm on our scallops. But what made a lasting impression was the mac n cheese served in a mug. The son and I still talk about it. We think it was the BEST MAC N CHEESE WE'VE EVER HAD. All others are put to shame now. 5 stars - mac n cheese 3 stars - other food

Just off the beaten path...this little pub is tucked into a courtyard off Lawnmarket. There are…read moreother shops there; you must go down the steps on the left to get in. For those who can't handle the steps, they have a designated seating area in the courtyard. Once inside, it's definitely a small proper pub - in a basement with stone walls and timber beams. The bartenders are great! I wanted the Perry, but was warned that it might be too funky. After sampling it I knew the bartender was right, and I settled on the suggested traditional dry apple cider instead. Our group also enjoyed Jamison & ginger beer, a recommended English hopped bitter and a stout. All delicious!

This place is so overrated! Cozy, historic pub with real character -- but if you're a tourist,…read moredon't expect good service (or just any service where you feel welcomed). We walked in, stood there while the folks behind the bar continued their conversation. They had little patience for us not knowing what was available to order. Great for locals, apparently invisible to everyone else. There was another set of tourists that came in after us. Skip it unless you're already a regular.

We had a brief stop in The Bow Bar on our last night in Edinburgh to night-cap the evening and the…read morecity, based on a recommendation from staff at the Whisky shop across the street. It's towards the bottom of the famous "Victoria Street" as it turns into Bow Street. They have a fantastic selection of whisky along with a knowledgeable staff who can guide you through a choice if, like us, you're not exactly sure what you want. I wonder how many times tourists wander into the bars of Scotland begging earnestly for whisky guidance. We certainly did it a number of times on this trip. We were well served here and enjoyed the Scapa dram which we were given. It's easily walked to from anywhere in Old Town, just a few steps up from Grassmarket or a couple of minutes from the top of Victoria Street. If whisky is your destination, The Bow Bar will serve you well.

Heard about this on reddit. Got place to try out some scotch…read more Great selection of scotch here. Long list and I hadn't heard about most of them . Reasonable prices. 10-20 per dram generally Knowledgeable staff provided great recommendations. I ended up loving one so much picked up a bottle from a nearby store.

We had 2 nice meals at Old Bell Inn in the last 2 days. Both times they took good care of us, and…read morethe food was delicious. It is a charming place!

This was our first night in Edinburgh (Sept 2024), having flown all day from SFO. This delightful…read morepub was a short walk from our B&B (check out the 23 Mayfield B&B), and we reserved a table which turned out to be a good idea. It was a Monday, and trivia night, so it was crowded. Good food and good beer, trivia was hard. (Name the fast food chain with most outlets worldwide? Name the top ten grossing Tom Hanks live action movies. That kind of thing - didn't need to be Scottish to play). A huge bonus that we didn't fully appreciate until a week into the trip - they offered skinny fries, which we yanks think of as fries, as an alternative to the thick cut chips that are included in every meal in every restaurant in all of Scotland. Okay, we have not been seeking out Michelin restaurants, but I sure long for some mashed potatoes with my chicken sandwich. Also, really friendly staff at the Old Bell (because we had literally just arrived, we didn't have two pounds in order to join trivia night; they said no worries, and just added it to our food and drink bill). And great ambience - traditional Scottish pub, with food and beer. Check it out.

Tiny bar on flesh market close - well curated beer selection. Chill place for an afternoon beer …read more IT feels like a proper pub. Worth seeking out from Royal mile

Found this wandering up Flesh market Close. Not a huuuge selection but super nice bartender and…read moregood vibes!

Our first day in Edinburgh and as usual our first order of business is to ride the hop-on-hop-off…read morebus. Today when the Red route took us to old town and I saw The White Hart Inn I said to Jan let's do an early dinner there and she agreed. We continued the route and stayed on back to the stop in old town. We love Alfresco dining but it was too cold and windy today. We went inside and the restrauant was packed. It's open seating. No hostess, no sign in. We were lucky and just happened to be standing next to a table that opened. We had been there about 5 minutes. The restaurant/ pub is rich in history, established in 1516. It's small with limited bar seating and prehaps 8 to 10 tables. It is noisy from conversation, tosting and music, but we didn't have a hard time communicating. It has a great vibe. It's a fun venue and popular with the locals. The menu is not large and has several Scottish offerings. To start, Jan was cold and wanted an Irish coffee. I ordered an Innis and Gunn larger. Innis & Gunn is an acclaimed Scottish brewery founded in 2003 in Edinburgh. It had a slightly citrus flavor. Jan ordered muscles and I ordered the steak and ale pie, served with a charred Hispi cabbage wedge, buttered mash and Merlot beef dripping gravy. It was very tasty, very robust flavor. I loved the cabbage; great flavor. I had to look up hispi cabbage and it is a variety of green cabbage. The muscles were good and the broth very nice. We had a lovely time and a good meal. Our good luck at freelancing dining venues while we explore Ireland and Scotland continues.

We chose this place for being one of the oldest establishments in Scotland dating back to the 18th…read more Century and a place where poets like Wordsworth, Burns etc gathered for a sip. The setting still looked ancient and the overall ambiance was befitting. Small place though. The food and drinks however disappointed. They could have put more efforts to turn the place into something much more than it is. Service was efficient without being really excellent.

Just one phrase... Hell Yeah…read more They demand my review last 85 characters. Awesome flights of whisky and just a cool vibe. Bar was must but the staff took their time helping us. Great experience.

This was off the beaten path a little ways from the touristy places which I was thankful for. Don't…read moreget me wrong, there were still plenty of tourists in here. The bartender was amazing, he gave me lots of different samples of whiskey and scotch to try before I bought a drink. It was quiet, I enjoyed the coziness of this place. Definitely recommend, wish I could go back.

I gotta be honest on this one, I have never had a scotch egg, nor Camembert. But these were…read moreamazing. The scotch egg is surrounded in sausage and deep fried. The Camembert, I found out, is cheese and jam. The bar tenders were super nice and we got out food really fast! This is a bar (18+ in Scotland) so it is a bit noisy! Amazing service and food though

We came here because it was convenient to our hotel. Once we walked in, the place was empty except…read moreone table. They had numerous bartenders behind the bar, yet we could not get served. Once we finally got served, they would walk by us and never follow up again about needing additional drinks. We sat there for a while with empty drinks and could not get any service. Due to that we ended up paying our tab and leaving. They also had numerous bar flies flying around the bar and the taps. Even though it was convenient, I would not return.