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    Treacle

    3.8 (82 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Gastropubs
    Open 10:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Trendy
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Lamb saag
    Hannah H.

    I needed warm, filling food and this place delivered. The lamb saag was amazing! Super tasty.

    Chicken salad
    Maneet G.

    My cousins and I decided to grab a quick lunch here before heading out to do more sight seeing. The restaurant itself is cute and has a modern appeal to it. I ordered the sweet potato and spinach pie. It was very tasty as the sweet potato and spinach complemented each other very well. The crust on the pie was divine and was flaky, crispy, and buttery! These guys sure know how to make their pies! I was in heaven. The potato wedge chips that came on the side were not as good and were on the bland side. They were quite ordinary and needed some serious seasoning and flavor. These could have been a lot better. It tasted like someone just chopped up potatoes and put them in the oven without any preparation! They also seemed a bit charred too. Overall, I'd come back here again for another pie and ask for a different side!

    Tonkatsu pork banh mi - a bit tough to eat at first, but the flavors were phenomenal with excellent fresh bread. Outstanding!
    GT W.

    Eclectic menu with crazy dishes, funky ambiance, and amazing service. Treacle has a trendy, quirky interior with great table spacing. We came here three times and had outstanding food and service each time. On my first visit, I went with the tonkatsu banh mi, which was exquisite. The bread was the real deal fresh French baguette, Japanese panko breading was perfect on the pork, cucumber could be cut up more and pickled more plus could add pickled carrot to the mix. The presentation of the sandwich is a bit daunting - it required some fork eating to widdle it down to edible size with your hands. Chips (fries) were perfectly cooked, and with some self-seasoning and sauce, they hit the mark. On a second occasion, I went with the Bibimbap with smoked salmon. Just outrageous flavor on the salmon and a huge amount of food packed into this regular sized plate. Wife did the sweet potato and goat cheese spinach pie, which was delicious and filling, rich with goat cheese and flaky crust. Nice plating here on wooden cutting boards and a nice touch of putting the chips in a Belgian style frites basket. Cucumber water for the tap water was another nice touch. Overall, highly recommended.

    Sloe Gin Fizz, perfect in a cold day
    Nadya S.

    Great bar/resto on Broughton St. Friendly & helpful staff. Great for drinks, especially cocktails. The bar staff know their stuff. Food menu looks good too. Haven't eaten here in a while but will definitely be back now I'm resettled in Edina

    Bahn Mi Chicken Breast
    Alexander C.

    Rumor had it that there was Vietnamese food served here. So I came, anxious for some good eats. But, what kind of place is this? Seems like a fusion Asian (Vietnamese and Japanese) with Western flavors. Not what I expected and I am not entirely sure the mix works. Got the chicken breast bahn mi (traditional Vietnamese sub) and my buddy got the pork katsu bahn mi. (Note that pork katsu is Japanese.) The sandwich had some nice flavors, with a relish with a kick. But the breast meat was dry and without flavor. Buddy's pork katsu was amazingly tender. But like I said, not sure if the mix works. May have to come back when my expectation levels are lower!

    October 2012
    Tanya L.

    The Treacle is fantastic and fun, whether it is for a relaxed and cosy lunch on the sofas, for working from here in the afternoon, for midweek evening drinks in a relaxed atmosphere, or for the extremely crowded after-work drinks packed with trendy young professionals on a Friday night. I have come twice for lunch and really enjoyed the Chicken and Peanut Pad Thai with a whole chicken breast on top. It is really delicious. I was told they had experimented with a super spicy sauce for a while, but they are now back to their regular and manageable level of flavorful sauce, which is perfect for me. I would come here to work from 'home', sitting at a table with my computer (although I don't believe they have internet) or sitting on the sofas by the door for reading/editing work. I have also been twice for drinks. The cocktails are a bit pricey but often worth it since they are done so well and have a great (and long!) cocktail menu. The Peach Daisy was delicious and the Piña Colada was fantastic (unlike many bad imitations that you find in the UK). I will definitely be back to the Treacle.

    Best Bloody Mary in town.
    Jason M.

    I'm not entirely sure what the official definition of brunch is. For me, it's breakfast with booze. And Treacle is the place to go. I'm a bit of a creature of habit, so when going for brunch I always get Eggs Benedict and a Bloody Mary (extra spicy). Fantastic the morning after the night before, and indeed at any other time. Both come out perfectly every time. Treacle succeeds at walking the fine line between cafe, bar and diner (it must be a three dimensional line), but I've no idea what it's like in the evenings as for me it's always been my brunch place. Really, Broughton St should be renamed Brunch St. What a great part of town. But I digress. I've been told that "any day you eat Eggs Benedict is a good day" and I have to agree. But even though I'm not much of a food snob, it's one of those dishes that is easy to screw up, and on first glance Treacle looks like more of a bar than a proper dining establishment. But fear not - it's top notch. I've also been for lunch more than once and tried both a beef and a chicken burger which were excellent, but 99% of the time I go for my usual combo. As some others have said, the service can be a little slow but they're always nice and friendly and it's a pleasant place in which to ease into the weekend, so I forgive them. That's big of me, don't you think?

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    Alice W.

    This was the first meal I took my boyfriend out for - we live in a fantasy, delayed-feminism world when it comes to paying for dinner and this really hurt when the figure on the bill came out of my bank account. Attention in the detail is one thing, really bad food is another. Instead of mash it was Smash. the entirety of the burger and chips meal tasted like, and was as satisfying as eating, cotton wool. We were also lucky enough to experience a scientific miracle of when the spoon didn't manage to get through the mousse. I won't be going back to experience any more of these bland, pointless delights. You can't deny that the team behind Treacle (also responsible for Hamilton's in Stockbridge) have tried really hard to create a unique style experience. There's a lot of similar looking bars around Edinburgh and a part of me is glad that it's stepping out on it's own. . However, they've gone for what can only be described as a "youth club" interior with that hideous mural on the wall which is supposed to represent the Last Supper.. certainly fitting at least. Every cloud has it's silver lining as it's alright for a drink, remarkably good looking members of staff swan around and in fear of sounding shallow, I like that in a bar. Another plus side you can sit out on the street in the sun in summer, as both of which are becoming rarer.. being able to sit outside and the Edinburgh sun. Drink? Yes, perhaps. Food? No, hell no!

    Smoked salmon cream cheese brioche with fries and a mug or veg and chilli soup.
    Matthew C.

    We had an hour for lunch, saw this place and just went in... OH MY GOD! 4 of us ate and no-one had food envy because all the dishes were awesome. The beetroot hummus is AMAZING and so are the soups. Definitely going back to try other dishes.

    Gibson A.

    The owners of Treacle have definitely gone for the cool, stylish feel. The decor is stylish and contemporary, but it doesn't have that relaxed feel that you get with some other bars in Edinburgh where you can just slouch on a sofa all afternoon. The seating is comfortable and all, but it just doesn't have that same feel. The staff are friendly, quick and most of the drinks are reasonably priced. The all day menu is extensive and most of it looks delicious, but some of the main courses are steeply priced for what you get. I paid £9 for a chargrilled chicken breast with cheese and chips. For £9 I was expecting a hefty portion, but I was still hungry after it and the chicken was chargrilled, whilst the cheese was virtually Dairylea! As a bar, you can't help but feel that Treacle should somehow be better than it actually is.

    Monkey shoulder on the rocks
    Minh P.

    Monkey shoulder is the house whisky. If you have never had one, I would highly recommend it. It's one of the lesser known yet quite underrated scotch IMO. Blended malt but worth a glass of rocks. Anyways, The food was good. The pies were decent but I was blown away by the desserts. Their fried brioche jam sandwich was incredible: crunchy with sugar flakes layer on the outside and sweet strawberry jam on the inside with vanilla ice cream on top. Mmm. I would've have appreciated more ice cream to be proportional to the big sandwich serving.

    Kanika B.

    Visited Treacle for a Sunday brunch and was pleasantly surprised. Really good food and coffee. Order the black bean burger and sweet potato fries. So good! The place was really packed so make sure you make a reservation before you go otherwise it'll be a long wait for a table.

    Pulled pork sandwich

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    Makars Gourmet Mash Bar - Crown Of Slow Cooked Beef Shoulder With A Rich Horseradish Infused Gravy

    Makars Gourmet Mash Bar

    4.8(519 reviews)
    0.6 miOld Town, Royal Mile
    ££

    We were a group of 6 and waiting time was less than an hour on a busy Monday at 2pm. Notification…read morewas via text or through a link which you can monitor your table's availability. We had a lovely meal here at Makars Mash Bar (technically called The Makar's Rest) We ordered the following: - Coke & Ginger Kombucha - Free Range Gourmet Scotch Egg (deliciousness to share and a great way to begin a meal) - Home Grown Lion's Mane pan-fried bites, served with vegan aioli wasn't a hit with the group but I really liked it. - Slow Cooked Lamb (rich and full of flavor) - Crown Of Slow Cooked Beef Shoulder (incredibly tender and literally fell apart) - Makars Wild Boar Sausage With Beef Dripping Gravy (got a bite in and it didn't taste gamey) - Sides of Black pudding mash and Scottish cheddar cheese & onion mash which we really enjoyed. - Sticky Toffee Pudding was a perfect end to the meal. Great comfort food, generous portions, and a really enjoyable experience overall. Would definitely recommend. Atmosphere outside in the chilly air was a challenge at first. Outdoor heaters would have been a plus. At least we were seated.

    Makars Mash is one of those places that is always at the top of folks recommendation lists for…read moreEdinburgh. I found this to be for good reason. At the door, parties of 2+ had around an hour wait. I was lucky enough to be dining solo, so was immediately seated to a small high-top area by the door. Service was very kind. I ordered the Lamb and Classic Mash. The side pickles were tasty and refreshing. The mash was truly good. I ended up wishing I picked a different protein because the lamb came on the bone, wish was hard to eat around for me. Since it was my first day in Scotland, the conversion between pounds and dollars hadn't yet processed for me. As a heads up, ordering the 23.00 pound classic entree came out to be $32.50.

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    Makars Gourmet Mash Bar - Downstairs inside the restaurant

    Downstairs inside the restaurant

    Makars Gourmet Mash Bar - Homemade Free Range Gourmet Scotch Egg

    Homemade Free Range Gourmet Scotch Egg

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    The Devil's Advocate - Smoked fish plate

    The Devil's Advocate

    4.3(630 reviews)
    0.5 miOld 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.

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    The Devil's Advocate - Whiskey flight tastings

    Whiskey flight tastings

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    Fish Filet

    The Devil's Advocate - Double Shot with Dalmore 12, kahula, espresso shot, and Demerara.

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    Double Shot with Dalmore 12, kahula, espresso shot, and Demerara.

    Queens Arms

    Queens Arms

    4.4(114 reviews)
    0.5 miNew 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

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    Queens Arms
    Queens Arms
    Queens Arms - Wellington upfront and Mac and Cheese in the back

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    Wellington upfront and Mac and Cheese in the back

    Under the Stairs

    Under the Stairs

    3.9(79 reviews)
    0.7 miGrassmarket, Old Town
    ££

    This was a standout lil place downstairs that takes you out of the fray of tourism into a hip…read moregastro/bistro atmosphere. Terrific food, unique local menu, tremendous small, choosy list of whisky, wine, beers. The beer pickled mussels amazing. Cheese plate terrific. Had a cod over white beans in tomato sauce. Smoked kipper pate. What I loved most is that the staff, kitchen , chef served really great food, cared about the ingredients, and just offered a hip environment. Highly recommend! Servers were cool and nice to us.

    Every time I am in Edinburgh, I gravitate to Under the Stairs. In the summer months, it gets…read morepacked, especially later in the night. The first time, we arrived around 10 pm on a weekend. Thankfully a couple left just as we arrived so we were able to snag a table pretty easily. The drinks are lovely and the flavor profiles are rather unique. I love spritz drinks so I really enjoy that they rotate the flavors seasonally at least. The last time I was in Edi, I stopped by maybe 2-3 times on my way to or from dinner for a cocktail. I tried to order different cocktails off the menu to taste as many as possible. I enjoyed every one of them which is surprising. Sometimes when a place tries to be different and interesting, the drinks can fall flat. These were exactly as described! I don't often eat here but one afternoon, we grabbed a cheese board, roasted turnip and hummus. The turnip was DELICIOUS. I was shocked since I never really care for them most days. I liked that the hummus was served with (i think) endive leaves. It added a nice crunch to the bite. The cheeses and bread were great. I have never seen one particular item before.... Pickled grapes. Wow. They were so interesting. The vinegar flavor was not strong but it added such a unique flavor to the otherwise sweet fruit.

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    Under the Stairs - Spot the Turn Tables...

    Spot the Turn Tables...

    Under the Stairs - The Tiny Sign

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    Badger & Co - Strawberry sundae...so good

    Badger & Co

    4.5(73 reviews)
    0.7 miNew Town
    ££

    After several disappointing dining experiences elsewhere in the UK, Badger & Co was a refreshing…read morereminder of how exceptional a gastro pub can be. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere struck the perfect balance between cozy and clever, with a unique and humorous Wind in the Willows / Mr. Toad-inspired décor that gives the place real character without feeling gimmicky. The food was absolutely top-notch. Every dish we ordered was clearly made with care, high-quality ingredients, and beautiful presentation. From the Scotsman scallops to the steak pie and desserts like the sticky toffee pudding and cranachan teacake, everything tasted as good as it looked. This is the kind of place where you can tell the kitchen takes pride in what they send out. The drinks were just as impressive and creative, well balanced, and easily some of the best we've had on this trip. Definitely a place where the bar program matches the strength of the kitchen. Service is where this place truly stands out. Sean and his team created a welcoming environment, and our server William absolutely knocked it out of the park. Attentive without hovering, friendly without being forced, and genuinely invested in making sure we had a great experience. Between the incredible food, outstanding drinks, fun atmosphere, and exceptional service, this ended up being one of the best dining experiences of our trip. I would confidently recommend Badger & Co to anyone visiting Edinburgh who wants a memorable gastro pub experience.

    Great place to get our first official meal in Scotland! Really great service and yummy food…read more Husband and I shared the fish and chips which was massive. Fun restaurant with a nice vibe. Definitely would recommend!

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    Badger & Co - Wagyu burger with chips fried in beef drippings.

    Wagyu burger with chips fried in beef drippings.

    Badger & Co
    Badger & Co

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