The Roseleaf has to be the happiest place in town (well Leith), service is always warm and loving, they care about the food they serve. Authentic, original and really good food and drink. Best orange juice too! Lorna read more

Tucked away amidst the industrial block and dockland area of Leith lies the Roseleaf. Instead of serving the usual tempura blah on a bed of naff with a chilli jus, the Roseleaf sticks to the reliable homely pub grub and adds a respectable level of polish and charm to it. The menu is provided among the pages of a National Geographic, they do a drool worthy homemade ginger beer and the decor of carefully selected antique bits and bobs equates to a unique cafe/pub/eatery. Popular with locals and nearby business folk, the Roseleaf is a cracking pub. read more

Roseleaf - Brasseries Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Want to try something different and quirky? How about chasing the white rabbit down to The Rose Leaf for a Mad Hatter's tea party? Try the tasty pot tails served in real china tea cups and tea pots made with real fruit juice. This truly is alcohol that is good for you!!! Feeling a bit fragile on a Sunday? How about going for a Sunday roast just like Granny used to make and served on the same crockery, with the white handled cutlery. Winner for all generations. P.S. Don't forget to leave notes for your friends on the blackboards when you go to the toilets:P read more

Not sure how I've not written a review for this place yet, but apparently I get lazy after I've had a good meal (read a few too many cocktails too) and good intentions get digested along with the food... I've had two brunches here, a late lunch and a dinner and I've always been well impressed by the food. I am however not always impressed with the service which can be rather lacking and stopping me giving this place 5 stars.. Maybe my tastebuds just aren't as discerning as the others before me?? But what I like about the roseleaf is it's just down home cookin'.. they're not trying to do anything revolutionary but what they do, they do well. The 'full breakfast' or 'big breakfast' or whatever it's called is well worth it if you have the appetite, I love that it gets served on a skillet! If there was only a way I could smuggle the skillet home with me afterwards.. hmmmmm...... And it's been said time and again.. but cocktails.in.teapots. You don't really need more reason than that to visit this place! It helps that the cocktails are all scrumptious too tho!! I think I've tried most of them.. -disclaimer- I went to someone's b'day drinks and tried a bit of everyone else's cocktails.. rather than I'm a big enough alkie to have tried them all on my own!! The drink menu is QUITE large and my pockets aren't THAT deep! I always recommend it to out of town guests and never hesitate to stop in for a meal if I'm in the area. It does get quite busy with drinkers on the weekend so it's advisable to book a table if you know you want a sit down meal! read more

Not the regular sort of bar I normally hang out in, but I do like this place even though its missing the spit and saw dust I am accustomed to. The decor is very twee and the theme carries on through to the cocktails that are served in tea pots. They have a reasonable range of pints on draught and they shorts selection is excellent. They have a reputation for great food and I have only ever popped in here for a pint on the way to somewhere else, so when this popped up as the option for Sunday brunch recently I jumped at the chance to get down here to try their food. The food was well worth the trip outside of my usual Marchmont bubble. The missus went for a Roseleafer veggie breakfast and I opted for the Big Yin. Both are served on a griddle and come with copious amounts of great breakfast food, so much so I was moving food out the way only to discover more options underneath. I have paid similar amounts for breakfast and come away disappointed. Value for money, quality and portion size were all excellent. I am well fussy about coffee and the this didn't disappoint either. All in the Roseleaf is now high on my list of places to eat out at while down this end of town. Service was good, food was great and the atmosphere/surroundings were spot on. read more

My favourite place for breakfast/brunch. The staff are very nice, has a cool atmosphere.. menus in magazines, various hats hanging in the back room, and popular with hen luncheons. Hint like the 'big yin' and I like the vegetarian breakfast.. haggis tasty! The juices are also really good. Has WiFi and recommend booking to avoid disappointment! read more

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Nice spot that serves breakfast last on weekends. Good beer and juice selection. small place by you can reserve a table if needed. read more

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Very friendly staff who will always re fill your drinks for free ! Food is delicious , I had the eggs benedict with salmon and it was perfect. It may not fill up other people but overall the eggs, bread and salmon were on point ! They have a unique rang of fruit drinks and green tea , some you will have to try out. I recommended the orange with pistachios tea ! Thanks guys :) read more

I confirm most of the reviews here. This is a great pub to visit and hang out for a few hours pre- going out. What we do is go over and have a little drink in the afternoon and sometimes meet up with friends. The Mad Hatter's Tea Party is a MUST.. cocktails and munchies :o) great atmosphere and very welcoming. The fact that it is so popular and that people (can) reserve tables actually makes them loose a star.. no-one likes to be told to get a way from their table while in a interesting conversation. The food is good at best, need some improvement on certain dishes. But I am sure they are working on this. The staff is very helpful, welcoming and friendly and this always makes us come back for a drink or 2 read more

Roseleaf - Brasseries Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

sunday brunch is a favourite meal and when the boyfriend suggested we go, i immediately suggested The Roseleaf. but on arrival at 1pm the place was packed and the guy sadly told us there were no tables until at least 2:30pm, with a very sad face we left. but being a thoughtful boyfriend, he brought me back here last week before we went away for my birthday weekend. i have to say a week day is the time to go! there were loads of tables available with only a few diners in the front room. but the brunch menu is available every day until 5pm!!!! that's right, brunch until 5pm :) :) :) with a bit of debate i ordered the Roseleafer which is their veggie breakfast and a mixed juice drink that i've now forgotten the name of. the juice was a blend of pomegranate, apple, and raspberry i think and it was super tasty! i've posted a picture as it was also very pretty :) our breakfast arrived after a bit of a wait in proper cast iron griddle pans! and these were mighty breakfasts! my veggie one consisted of scrambled eggs ( you can have fried or poached if you want instead), grilled tomato and mushroom, beans, a massive heap of sauteed spinach, a homemade tattie scone, and the most wonderful and tasty veggie haggis i've ever had. on the side of all of this amazingness was three generous slices of toasted homemade bread. this was like breakfast heaven!! and even though i was starving i couldn't manage to finish the lot. the veggie haggis was the star and i was told by the waitress that it's award winning. i can definitely see why! my boyfriend was equally satisfied with his Big Yin breakfast which was basically every type of breakfast meat available with a fried egg and beans. we both left very full and very happy. i'm already trying to find a reason to go back here for more breakfast delight :) read more

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If i could do a 3.5 I would. After signing up for the Yelp Christmas Dinner I had really high expectations. It seemed as though depending on what you chose to eat there were different reactions to the experience. I decided to go for 2 vegetarian options.. This i dont normally do. All was really tasty but I left a tad bit hungry and didn't walk away thinking "WOW" I really liked the atmosphere of the place, really. The art on the walls, water from teapots, etc was really nice. Also the home made ginger ale was really good for my stomach (had a case of the hangover). I would come back, Just not sure if I'd want to pay the price I did for what I ate. Roseleaf have the atmosphere down, and the presentation of some food is awesome... theres just a little bit missing. read more

Very much enjoyed this trip to the Roseleaf last Saturday (December 2011). Bags of character and a very welcoming atmosphere, with good food and some very inventive drinks. A local favourite, but well worth the visit to Leith for us visitors. read more

I love this place dearly, it never disappoints. On my umpteenth time here I surprised myself by ordering a stick toffy pudding. Normally a desert that comes out of a packet microwaved and scalding hot. The roseleaf however makes their own sponge, and their own sauce, both are sublime. Warm and gooey but not so hot all the ice cream melts straight away. Gorgeous stuff. read more

Where do you ever have the bar staff hunting out seats for you? Here it would seem and very welcome it was too. Good range of beers on offer (including 3 of Brew Dog's in the fridge) and a lively, buzzing environment in which to enjoy them. Not somewhere you really want to leave once you're settled. read more

Went there one extremely hungover Sunday and cured it with a pint and cheese on toast. This was no ordinary cheese on toast however. It was on two thick slabs of wholemeal bread with about an inch of various melted cheeses with some chopped up raw chilli just to blow away the cobwebs. Probably the best hungover / hair of the dog combos I've had in a while.The barmaid like, totally fancied me (naturally) and was flirty too which is always nice! Cheese on toast + beer + Flirty women = hangover cure. read more

Friends chose this as the evening rendez-vous on their wedding day. We had the back room of this very cosy little place. The whole teapot idea (drinks/food/candles all in little individual tea pots and tea cups) is fantastic and very quirky. I would say that the food was mediocre (had the large fish chowder thing [bit too creamy] and shared a nachos [needed more salsa - a bit tasteless]). But, the cocktails were EXCELLENT. I started with a Rose Mary (their take on a bloody mary) and it was delectable. Followed by the favourite of the night, Pear Necessities. They were very reasonably priced £4.50 average. Staff were nice and kindly called us a taxi upon request. Would recommend as a nice place to catch up with a friend over a drink or a place to start your evening out. read more

The Roseleaf is based in the shore are of Leith, but being off the main road it would be easily missed if you werent looking for it. Its a quirky wee pub, with the walls covered in hats, lots of vintage memoriabilia scattered around and cocktails served in teapots. Sounds odd, and it is, but thats a good thing. This place serves many purposes, you could just as easily go here for tea and cakes as you would for a night of drinking. I have to say though, that for me its the food and in particular the brunch menu that keeps bringing me back. If you want to go here for breakfast they recommend phoning ahead and booking a table, a few days ahead if possible, as it isn't huge and they are very popular. With everything from porridge to eggs Benedict and then the full breakfasts. I have had both the vegetarian and meat-heavy options of the full breakfast and have found them both to be as good as I have found in Edinburgh. read more

So, the Yelp Xmas dinner last Saturday was at the Roseleaf. It offered a fixed-price menu of either 2 courses for £20 or 3 courses for £25. It appeared that us Yelpers had the whole rear dining area to ourselves, which made for a great party atmosphere. The Roseleaf has a great drinks menu, with a wide range of cocktail pitchers, all of which sounded delicious. I opted for two courses. For main, I had Baked haddock fillet on creamy pinhead oat risotto, topped with a poached egg. The haddock was nicely cooked, and the egg a nice touch, but the risotto itself was glutinous, consisting mostly of smoked applewood cheddar, and very little oat matter. That's not to say I didn't think it was ok, but only just OK. It's the kind of dish I would expect as run-of-the-mill pub grub, and the Roseleaf has a reputation for being far better than that. There was just nothing to suggest this was particularly high quality cooking, and I was disappointed. For dessert, I had the Cranachan cheesecake. It seemed mine had been a bit mangled in the rush to serve up dessert, as it looked a bit bashed in comparison to some of the other cheesecakes on the table. It was tasty enough, but the biscuit base was too dense and did not have that nice crunchy texture a cheesecake base should. Bones points for the honeycomb scattered around the plate, but it wasn't enough to make it a particularly memorable dessert. Overall, the food was just below par for the asking price. There was nothing terrible, but it just didn't impress in terms of presentation or flavour. Given this was a Xmas dinner, it's perhaps understandable to expect slightly inflated prices and a drop in quality, so I would say it's possible that this was not representative of the regular standard of food here. However, this was not the best way to impress or persuade customers to return. Must do better. read more

Mac and cheese in a mini skillet, topped with bacon and creamy cheese? Yes please. Perfect portions, great beers, quaint little place. And bring a hat for them to hang on the wall. read more

The veggie haggis was good (I've never had actual haggis, so take that with a grain of salt), as was a salad with marinated bread. We also enjoyed the pumpkin seed encrusted plaice. Roseleaf occupies the bottom floor of a cool little building tucked between some asymmetric streets. Lots of chotchkies on the walls to occupy your attention. read more

Lovely little bar cafe in Leith. Busy when I've been there, so grab a seat quick when you get the chance. The menu is great and varies from day to day, with lots of home made fare and interesting quirky taste treats. Waitress service for drinks too, so you don't even have to queue at the bar. Nice relaxed atmosphere which could have you spend your entire evening there even if you'd intended to move on. read more

Totally agree with the other reviews. We went here for dinner last night - friends had been telling us about it for ages so they arranged to meet us there so we could try it out. It isn't a big pub at all - I would recommend booking if you want to eat. It's so friendly and cosy and was idea place to spend a freezing Edinburgh evening. I had small soup (cullen Skink) that came in an old tea cup, tasted perfect and was ideal size. My husband had large soup - his was butternut squash, garlic and tomato - it was huge portion and he ate every bit. Our friends had the pate - chicken and honey with hunks of bread and oat cakes. I tried it and it really was good. For mains we had: Chicken fajitas - excellent and filling. Burger - home made, very good (my husband would have liked chips with it - his only complaint) Sausage and mash with cider gravy - also very good, idea for winter evening. risotto with beetroot, walnut and feta - I didn't like the look of it but friend said it was really tasty and well cooked. The service was great - very friendly and chatty. Drinks menu was also good - we had mulled wine in posh china tea cups - nice touch! With drinks the bill was just under £50 per couple (including tip). This is very different to the other pubs on the Shore and a little gem. We will be back. read more

Quirky and eccentric the Roseleaf differs from other pubs on the Shoreline. For a start it's mostly a drink-serving domicile and has not caved into the gastro pub phenomenon so much of the Shore now has. It serves food, with a different menu each day and some fairly exciting dishes with alcohol infusion. Decent atmosphere, reasonably priced and friendly staff. read more

COOL PLACE. WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERE. TASTY FOOD. On our recent trip to Scotland, we took a Mini Mack Tour - a really fascinating private tour with Rowan Mackie in his Mini Cooper - to show us the sights of Edinburgh. Capping the unforgettable trip was a supper stop at the Mackie brothers' favorite pub: the Roseleaf. In what used to be the red light district (cleaned up these past dozen years) this is a picture-book version of what you think a Scottish pub should be, with a truly astonishing selection of brews bottled and on tap, not to mention whiskies (of course!), surprising wines from everywhere, and quite probably a couple of hundred spirits. You won't go thirsty. Or hungry. The Tea Time menu runs from 5 - 10 pm, and as the menu says: "everything is cooked from scratch in our wee kitchen with fresh ingredients for optimum flavourage ..." I ordered the traditional Scots fishy soup/stew thing called Chunky Cullen Skink (don't ask) and it was delicious! I do not remember what my wife ordered, but I had a bite of it and it was equally as tasty. Is it a bar? a cafe? a restaurant? a gastro-pub? a bistro? ... yes. The Roseleaf Bar Cafe is actually the perfect combination of local and touristy without being overwhelmingly either. It's all good. You should go. read more

Cute little place that was nearly empty for lunch. Their cullen skink is excellent. I'd been told their drinks were great, but they were just okay. Service was very good, though. read more

We had a very merry Christmas meal with a large group of Yelpers here. A charming interior, different from other places I am accustomed to visiting, more like your granny's lounge with a hint of expected victoria sponge. It feels like an odd choice, but it does work and down to the butter knives, reminds me a little of home. Food wise, I wasn't blown away, but it was all rather nice. Again, a bit like your gran. My starter wasn't particularly memorable - mushroom and polenta - to be honest, if I had thought about it, my reaction would be that neither have much flavour - and that was t the result, although it was laced with garlic. I did manage to steal some of the boys salmon... boy that was nice, much better as an option. Roseleaf shone right there and right then. I also enjoyed the mulled wine bread that was a precursor to the starter - and promised good things - nice touch there and pretty tasty at that. It took a long time to deliver each course - by the looks of it, food was being prepped to deliver simultaneously - which is nice, but in a party of 20, I think perhaps the kitchen was a little challenged? There were definite murmurs of dissent from our end by the time the main finally arrived, which never bodes well and tends to leave a bad taste in the proverbial. The squash and nut Wellington I ordered took much longer than the other plates to arrive - me thinks it was holding things up. It was quite nice, although the large chunks of nut I crunched through was agonizingly painful due to a wisdom tooth coming in (note to self - nuts ain't soft, dude) - could have done with the nuts being a little less chunky, but that's a personal opinion. Brussel sprouts were manfully attempted and pretty tasty (lots of butter flavour), and overall the plate was pleasant, but I wouldn't say now that I would rush back for another slice. I was gluttinous - I did go for a third course - when you have cranachan and cheesecake in one, how are you going to say no? But ultimately, I was disappointed - the raspberry didn't cut through the richness of the cheesecake, and the lavender honey made it all the sweeter and heavy as did the accompanying jam berry combination. Loved the cinder toffee though. I did like the cock-pots (as Jenny L called em), the one we had had a fantastic name and went down as frighteningly well as a good cocktail should. But overall, much as Roseleaf is nice, and I had a lovely evening, I don't think it's a place I will rush back to anytime soon - it's all very nice, but ask me in a month, and I probably won't remember much at all about the place, except the butter knives. read more

Small, cozy, local, attentive, and quick. Now, I had the best Clam Chowder in Boston. However, Roseleaf's Cullen Skink is even better. Smoked chunky haddock and slices of potatoes in light creamy soup.... Yum yum yum. Enjoy it with Hot Totty on a chill day. #bestofedinburgh #bestofleith read more

We had cockatils in a china cup and poured from a china teapot! If you go with a group of friends you can choose sip whilst modelling hearwear of your choice from the vast array of hats hanging on the walls. Completely daft but great fun. Worth a visit!!. Great wee place! read more

A home from home, The Roseleaf pub really is the cosiest wee place I have ever been in. Reminding me a lot of one of my favourite eateries, The Butterfly and Pig in Glasgow, The Roseleaf brings together quaint and kitsch with funky and retro in a fantastic union of yummy food and great wine. Could it get any better? Whether it's a cup of tea from Granny's best china or a swift half, this place caters for all needs. You can even have a Tea Party for £10 per guest including sandwiches and cakes. They even provide hats. We went in the early afternoon, when the Brunch menu was still in full flow. I had a Chargrilled Cajun chicken burger, topped with smokey bacon for just under £9, and it was spectacular. I love the decor, love the food and just love the awesome atmosphere. Definitely one of Edinburgh's finest hidden gems. read more

Stopped in and got me some delish ginger beer. Cured my stomach ailing from all the Haggis. They seemed to have specials all throughout the month of July for various independency days (July 4th, Canada Day, Bastille Day). That sign was cute. read more

We found this cute spot on yelp when visiting from New York. We got their take on Negronis (with Aperol) and they came served in a teapot. Two soups to start which were pretty good. And then a massive burger for my fiancée (with black pudding, bacon, and jalapeños). I got the lamb kebabs (which were more like lamb sausage) and couscous, served with delicious pita bread. And for dessert the sticky toffee pudding which was super tasty. read more

Only stopped for drinks here as every table was full on a Friday evening, so I can't review their food, but the Pot-Tails (cocktails served in an old-fashioned china teapot, with porcelain mis-matched cups) were GORGEOUS! Absolutely delicious, and although the place was busy, the staff could not have been more friendly and helpful. A gem of a place! :) read more

Initially went to this place bc it was on happy cow as having good vegan options. It's in a beautiful location outside of Edinburgh city center, close to the waterfront. The food was amazing but the atmosphere was even better. All the staff was accommodating and so friendly and genuine, letting us eat at the bar bc we didn't have a reservation and there were no seats. I got the cheeki teeki wrap, and it was so tasty! Great portion sizes and super reasonable! Most of all, though, met the greatest people here! People willing to talk and make friends and bond. Great experience in Edinburgh, only a short taxi ride away and totally worth it read more

i can't believe i've never reviewed the roseleaf! i went to uni in edinburgh and only very recently moved away after 8 lovely, fun and joyous years...when i return i like to come back to the best of the best and the places that i miss the most, the roseleaf is one of those places. it is a small bar, full of character and mismatched plates. they have an amazing tea and juice list, and cocktails which come in tea pots. surprisingly, i've never actually been to the roseleaf to drink as their amazing breakfasts are the only reason i've ever been here. both the normal and veggie breakfasts come served on their own individual skillet - the ingredients are high quality, and delicious. i love spinach so much and i think it's the only veggie breakfast i have found which serves me it! their bread is home made and delicious and the portions are amazing - and such good value! i think my breakfast was £8 for all the food in the world! what really made this particular visit stand out though was the people working there. the girl looking after us was the loveliest girl of all time, so friendly, helpful and smiley, but completely genuine. the dude that took our payment was also very friendly and chatty and it was a pleasure to be served by people who were genuinely so friendly and interested in the people that come to their bar. the service hasn't always been that great in the roseleaf - it has never ever been bad, but it has definitely been indifferent. very pleased! i hope i can get home to edinburgh and lovely leith again soon! read more

Fantastic pub in the heart of Leith that does great food - brunch to dinner. Good selection of beers (cask, keg and bottles), wine and spirits. It's for brunch that I think it comes in to its own - eggs benedict, hearty full scottish, garlic mushrooms and poached eggs on toast. My only complaint is that the coffee is served in small china cups - I like my cappuccino bigger. Free wifi and friendly service. Check it out. read more

This is a great locally owned pub. The three owners are always there and as friendly as they come. They offer an extensive drink menu and a great food selection. They also have some quirky offeringslike cocktails served from tea pots! Once you visit this place once, I guarantee you will come back again! read more

Despite the reviews and the hyped up menu, we did not find this place was anything special. The food was fine enough but we had a couple of quibbles that meant we would not rush back. Firstly, depite a half empty restaurant, the staff insisted that we sat at a tiny table in case it got busy. It didn't and we had to put various items on the window shelf to create enough space for our food and drinks. Secondly, we ordered tea and whilst we got a large pot it was only a third filled with no hot water. They might as well have served us 2 cups and left us space on the minute table! It just was not that special. read more

Tucked down near the Shore is a little haven offering fine ales and hearty grub all served up by friendly staff. Can get busy at peak times so always advisable to book a table if a few of you are heading down. Their spin on cocktails is pot-tails (cocktails in teapots) but don't be fooled by the chintzy serving vessels these pack a hefty punch, especially if you've had a few thistly cross ciders for starters. Menus are tucked inside national geographic mags so don't think your server has gone bonkers when these are passed around. Eaten here a few times and food always been really good - think locally sourced gastro pub stylee. Split into two sections around a central bar with one side a bit smaller/slightly quieter. Great dry bar snacks and their toasted coconut covered cashews are one of the best nibbles ever. read more

Friendly relaxed bar by the shore at Leith. Great for pre-meal drinks or for whiling a night away with good banter in a great bar. Good drinks menu with retro style and quirks. Food is also served and the menu is varied. A very 'sunday afternoon' feel to this bar! read more

I confirm most of the reviews here. This is a great pub to visit and hang out for a few hours pre- going out. What we do is go over and have a little drink in the afternoon and sometimes meet up with friends. The Mad Hatter's Tea Party is a MUST.. cocktails and munchies :o) great atmosphere and very welcoming. The fact that it is so popular and that people (can) reserve tables actually makes them loose a star.. no-one likes to be told to get a way from their table while in a interesting conversation. The food is good at best, need some improvement on certain dishes. But I am sure they are working on this. The staff is very helpful, welcoming and friendly and this always makes us come back for a drink or 2 read more