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    Doctors

    3.7 (71 reviews)
    InexpensiveGastropubs, Pubs
    Closed 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    Live music
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    Beer time
    Weston P.

    Found on trip advisor. Everyone is right the fish and chips are where it's at here!! Got a pretzel and beer cheese and unfortunately it was burnt and very difficult to chew. Was more of a crunchy pretzel vs a soft pretzel. Staff here were friendly and enjoyed the atmosphere. Some of the other reviews complained of it being dirty and sticky. I didn't find that all. The bathrooms here are down stairs and it is poorly lit so it's a bit creepy. I will definitely be back for drinks if nothing else as I really enjoyed the vibe.

    The fish n chips here are perfection. Super crispy and light fluffy fish. Yum!
    Kimberly W.

    What a great little pub to pop into for a chilled pint and some fantastic fish n chips. This historical old building is the perfect setting for your afternoon shenanigans. Get it started here at Doctors.

    Eric D. S.

    Classic age old Scottish pub in Edinburgh near the surgeons area. Got to be the best fish and chips I've had in the city and the staff have great knowledge of the local beers on tap. Love the ambiance and can just sit, drink, eat, and enjoy the Scottish accents bouncing around the pub. Must do experience!

    kevin f.

    Outstanding local. Great steak and ale pie, chips were very good, and a terrific beer selection. Noise level is high, which you expect in a popular spot with good food, but not annoyingly loud. And the service is flat out excellent; much better than you'd expect for a busy local. Definitely worth a regular visit

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    Bethany B.

    The service was amazing. The bartender was friendly and helpful and made sure we were always taken care of. We started with beer recommendations of some local varieties and he even made sure to cater to whether you like ice cold beer or only slightly cold. He recommended some amazing ciders as well. We moved onto food. The fish and chips came highly recommended as they get fresh fish daily. It did not disappoint. Beware of some small bones but legitimately the best fish and chips I've ever had. Huge portion! We also had the steak and ale pie which was so so good. We will definitely be back.

    Doctors bitter

    Walked back from Holyroodhouse to our nearby hotel in sloppy, wet snow. Miserable weather. Cold and hungry, we wanted something to eat nearby. It was Boxing Day, so our options were limited. We'd seen Doctor's while on a recent walking tour and decided to give it a try. Walked in to a lively scene. Music in the background. Christmas lights. Soccer match on the tv. Never having been there, we had no idea we needed to wait for seating, so we started looking for a table. There were some empty, but they all had "reserved for" papers on them. While we were standing there, a gentleman who worked there (manager?) asked us if we were there just for drinks or if we wanted food. We told him food. After a moment of thought, he told us he could give us one of the reserved tables, but would need it back in about an hour and fifteen. (As it turned out, ample time given the great service.) He could've just sent us on our way saying he was booked up, but instead found us a table, left us menus, and told us to order at the bar. I ordered fish and chips. The Mrs ordered the steak pie. The girl behind the bar asked about drinks. She had two cask ales, so I took one of each. I took the bitter and my wife took the pale. They were room temperature and slightly less carbonated than what we get in the States, but exactly what one would expect here. The bitter was nicely malty with a slight bitterness resembling unsweetened tea. The pale was a bit more dry and a touch heavier on the bitterness. Both quite tasty and we'd later have more. The service was lightning fast with the food arriving within minutes (5 or 10, tops). It was piping hot and if the fish hadn't had a nice, crispy batter coating, I wouldn't have known it was fried. It wasn't greasy at all. Nice flaky haddock, perfectly cooked. Not salty or overseasoned at all and cooked to juicy perfection. The steak pie was comfort food personified. A nice, crispy, perfectly browned crust filled with what amounted to a hearty beefy stew filling. Rich and hearty and everything needed to take away the day's chill. I can't recommend Doctor's highly enough. Welcoming and friendly with great drinks, tasty food, and helpful and accommodating staff.

    Fish and chips
    Tetley D.

    We visited Doctor's on our recent trip to Scotland and it was one of our favorite restaurants we went to. The ambiance is charming, felt like the "old Scotland" feeling we were looking for. The bar tender/ manager was extremely friendly and helpful with our drink orders and made sure we felt welcome and taken care of. The best service we had in Edinburgh! Now... the food! We got the classic fish and chips. It was a large portion, the fish was perfectly cooked hot and crispy and the chips were my favorite we had the entire trip. I'm practically drooling thinking of it now. If I lived local I would visit this establishment regularly. Another bonus was it was on a corner with lots of locals heading to school or work. It was a treat to sit in the window seating and people watch. Good music was playing too! We loved everything about Doctors! I hope we get to visit again.

    Makenzie Y.

    This place is great! Not super crowded, the owner was really nice and helpful, they have decent prices and lots of choices, even for vegans! They had vegan catfish which was an awesome choice to be available for my husband and I! If we go back to visit we would definitely go here again! It has a cool atmosphere too and was really clean!

    Ben L.

    A cozy gastropub with friendly staff, good food, and good drinks; just the combination we were looking for on this night during our visit to Edinburgh. Doctors was filled with all kinds of people from office works and university students to couples and old friends. The staff seemed a bit short yet extremely efficient and friendly. The place was fairly full with the football match on. The atmosphere had a great "neighborhood" feel to it. The food was excellent and came out piping hot. Between the two of us, we ordered the Bangers and Mash and the Meat Pie and Mash. Everything was rich and flavorful with generous portions. I ordered a Rekorderlig cider which is a Swedish cider with a berry flavor. It was a new discovery and I greatly enjoyed it. I'm hoping to find a place to purchase Rekorderlig here in the U.S. While in Edinburgh, we wanted to taste a variety of restaurants and pubs and this one was a nice addition. It was a overall great experience with good food and drinks along with a charming staff.

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    Great find! The staff is knowledgeable and friendly! We will be back! Tasty food and beverages!

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    Bomb food, amazing customer service, right by the uni. Great spot in Edinburgh just off the royal mile.

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    The fish and chips,, steak and ale pie and karaage Chicken was delicious and came out in record speed.

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    The Devil's Advocate - Smoked fish plate

    The Devil's Advocate

    (629 reviews)

    ££

    Old Town, Royal Mile

    Just an awesome, rockin' final meal in Edinburgh - fantastic food, good service and energized local…read morevibe! Absolute must to get reservations! We tried on our first week in Edinburgh and failed, but were able to make reservations 3 weeks out for our last night in Scotland, and we are glad we did. Pork cracklins were a bit hard and crunchy, but everything else was perfect. We had fresh bread and langostinis for starters, along with a smokey whiskey cocktail, the Smoked Indiscretion! For mains we enjoyed the poached Cod, and the Pork with Barley. Service was very good, and wine selection was extensive. Atmosphere was loud with music and locals' chatter in the bar below, but dark tables and heavy wood panels made it a perfect place for a couple celebrating 3 weeks of travel. Highly recommend a visit to the Devil's Advocate, if you can book a table in advance.

    The Devil's Advocate is undoubtedly a treasure to find in Old Town Edinburgh, especially if you…read moreaccidentally take the News Steps to get there, only to realize you should have simply taken the steps up Advocate's Close from Cockburn Street. But they call these lessons, "character building," apparently. No matter, the Devil's Advocate is worth the search. Located in an old Victorian pump house halfway up (or down) Advocate's Close, the Devil's Advocate is known for a killer whisky shelf of more than 300 different bottles from various distilleries across the Highlands, Lowlands, Speyside, Campbelltown, the Islands, and Islay. I finally sipped on a 15-year Tamdu that has convinced me to keep a bottle at home. Then there's the Clydeside 2024 Limited Edition Cask Strength that was wicked impressive. The bartenders are class at making and serving seasonal and regular cocktails that have their spin and character. My wife enjoyed gin-based cocktails such as the Clean Slate (with St-Germain, citrus, and sugar), Rose Garden (with Yellow Chartreuse, Cocchi Rosa, apple, lemon, and mint), and Bee's Knees (honey and lemon). I went full speed ahead with the scotch cocktails, which are essentially classics with a scotch-substituted twist. The Double Shot is an Espresso Martini with Dalmore 12 in addition to Kahlua, espresso, and demerara -- quite smooth without being too sweet. The Scotzia is a Negroni with Fettercairn 12, while the Boxcar is a Sidecar only with Aberfeldy 12. We enjoyed the bar for a few hours, watching the bartenders make magic while sipping on cocktails, while listening to 80s pop tunes. A great evening indeed.

    The White Hart Inn

    The White Hart Inn

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    Grassmarket, Old Town

    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.

    Queens Arms

    Queens Arms

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    New Town

    Out of all the places I've been to in Scotland, I think Queens Arms was one of my favorites…read more We had reservations for this place recently and when I took one step inside, I was already in love. I mean who doesn't love a good pub? You get great drinks and great food at an affordable price. As I write it makes me think of think of when Zidane reunites with Freya in FF9. Sometimes we don't wanna eat at fancy Michelin restaurant that has small plates but charges a premium. Sometimes we just wanna cut all the BS and just get a nice hearty meal. And thats what we got. When we sat down we found out that they were doing a Trivia night. Normally I would have told my girl to pick another spot to eat but for some reason I was cool with it. There was even a table nearby with kids(yuck). And you know what? It was fine. That's because we had been sipping on some amazing cocktails. If you also partake, Gin and Mezcal enjoyers will love the Bramble and Hibiscus Crush. What color are Luigi's overalls from Super Mario? That's such an easy question. Wait...what do you mean Luigi's overalls are blue? They are green. Look at this picture onli...Oh... One of the stars of our meal was the Haggis. This was the first time I had ever tried it and after trying it at multiple places Scotland, Queens Arms I feel has done it the best. I love the complexity of the flavors of the meat with the creamy and pepper flavors of the peppercorn sauce. If you've never had Haggis, you definitely have to try it here. The best part is that it comes with mashed potatoes too! Shoutouts to the Fish and Chips if you are also into that. One of my friends ordered that and I definitely had to go back in for multiple bites. Finally the roast. The Sunday Roast should just be an automatic order if you happen to come here on a Sunday. You get so much food and it's all so damn tasty. They'll cook a roast to whatever doneness your heart desires. We went with Medium Rare and it came out perfectly. If you didn't have enough flavors with all the extra sides it comes with, they also give you gravy to pour on anything you want. Thanksgiving basically came early this night. But as I looked around and admired all the bookshelf's and all the families have a nice dinner with their loved ones, I just thought about how happy I was. I was finally here! This was the start of my trip. Queens Arms has set a high ceiling on great experiences in Scotland. We even went back there a couple of days ago just because we knew we would be able to end the night on a good drink. But in the end I think if you are Edinburgh, you have to come to this place. It is one of my favorite experiences I've had in Scotland so far and I dream about when I can come back again.

    We got 3 reservations to split up our group of 8 adults and 2 kids, so we were all able to make…read moresure to get a table and have the Sunday roast. We shared the ultimate sharing roast and everything was delicious and so filling. It was also nice to be able to sit and watch a match while enjoying the food. The coffee was pretty good too. This is definitely a good option if you're looking for a Sunday roast in the area

    Doctors - gastropubs - Updated May 2026

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