Grosvenor in Edinburgh, City of

On Nov 3,2024 My husband & I were visiting from the USA and were dropped off near this pub at the end of an all day tour and told it was a short walk to our hotel. We were having difficulty determining which way to walk as it was an unfamiliar area, very dark & rainy, and street signs are extremely hard to locate on sides of buildings. We decided to stop at this Pub for a drink & something to eat, after which we’d get a taxi ride to hotel. The bartender greeted us. We found the pub to be very nice. Food was good. We watched a football game between Chelsea & Manchester. Great experience. But when we asked the bartender to please call us a taxi she told us they “have a policy NOT to call taxis for customers”. I told her we were unfamiliar with the area and didn’t feel comfortable trying to find our hotel on foot. She reiterated the policy of not calling taxis for customers. I asked her if she could give us a phone number and she said “0132-777-7777” or something close. I asked her the name of the pub because I didn’t see it anywhere. She said “just tell them Shandwick Place”. I tried calling and it went to an automated menu that did not work for taxi service. I thought maybe it was my phone so tried again on my husband’s phone. It didn’t work either. I asked the bartender if I needed to dial a prefix or something since our phones are based in US. She just repeated the number. I asked her what I was supposed to do and she offered no reply. My husband & I left feeling some anxiety and very disappointed at the experience. We tried using Google Maps to direct us to our hotel, the Mercure, a 15 minute walk from the Grosvenor IF you know where you’re going. It took us much longer and the faulty navigation due I guess to weather and tall buildings kept reversing itself. Not being able to see street signs made it worse and people we asked didn’t know what street we were on & were unable to help. We ended up off the main roads where we were the only ones walking except an occasional man here or there, in the dark, and I became frightened. My husband is 80 years old. We eventually came across a street name I recognized from earlier in the day, no thanks to the navigation app, and finally stumbled upon our hotel. It took a beautiful day of touring, a lovely pub experience, and soured it with a frightening experience. It could have easily been different if only the bartender had been more helpful.

Beautiful pub with festive decorations and good service all around.

We had a good evening here watching rugby! The food was very tasty and the service friendly and good. So many places to sit and loads of TV's including little 'private' style booths. Great for sports watching. Highly recommend

Good bar to rest and have a drink. Bar service only

Of all the pubs tried in Edinburgh, this one was the least friendly: just a nice welcome, mediocre service but above all bad food, just food not of good taste quality. Very disappointed and almost the most expensive.

Totally ignored by staff but the men behind me were served. Ended up walking out.

Very friendly waiters and waitresses Good cocktail and dishes

Good pub, good and cheap food. Lots of sports screens. Pick up at the bar

Advisable. Everything correct and the food delicious

First time in Edinburgh from south wales and stumbled upon this little gem by chance. Greeted upon entering, made to feel welcome straight away, the whole place had a relaxed, friendly, chilled atmosphere and the food was stunning. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Edinburgh that wants tasty food and a great atmosphere.

Was quiet, pint fine, tad expensive

Excellent price for what you get. We were happy. Tables could have been cleaned. We were happy with everything, and I think the haggis is the best I've had so far! Would definitely come back!

Good food, friendly staff. I'm not giving 5 stars just because there are too many TVs.

Very good pub decor very smart ,very polite only one thing you need toilet checks to make sure there clean and running water in the urinals so I doesn't smell of urine . A bonus is that is smell clean and fresh . IN the ladies and the gents a very good pub brillant atmosphere I highly recommend the chicken wings with hot sauce my favourite yum

Great pub, traditional and good atmosphere.

First time in Edinburgh. Found this pub close to our hotel. Very friendly staff, good food and drinks and inside there is a warm atmosphere. We will be coming back no question.

Popped in with friends on way into town centre for a drink . Loved the music and the bar staff I think they were there was 2 called Luke and Darren were so cheery. Didn’t try the food so can’t comment on that but would definitely recommend for a drink

Great beer. Fish and chips is good. Fish sandwich was missing 70% of the fish but the bread was fresh.

We had the same fish sandwich in London and it was very good. Here there was absolutely tiny pieces of fish on bad bread. All bread and no fish!

Oh dear!what a dreary pub! £7:30 for a pint of Neck Oil! I’ll not be back.

Good food but it's very expensive. You literally need to be loaded to come here. Bit ridiculous especially as there other pubs that are much cheaper for food. My advice is to save your money. Place is a rip off.

A nostro avviso... classico pub britannico. Tante varietà di birra e menù che comprende i grandi classici, dagli hamburger al fish and chips. Consigliato per una serata in un pub circondati da tv e sport!

Just for drinks. Late afternoon with friends. Helpful bartender.

Good day sunday took advantage of drinks Promo great for sports. Food looked good. Will b back.

This use to be one of my favourite bars in the 90! And it hasn't changed ged a bit. Was great. Really good staff.clean enough. Although we just popped in for a couple of dri ks the food looked amazing. Will be back.

Lovely pub with plenty of seating throughout, suitable for solos, couples and larger groups. Good range of drinks available for decent prices and there’s loads of screens everywhere for keeping up with the sport. There’s a nice relaxing atmosphere on an afternoon, plus everywhere including the toilets are clean. A great pub in the area.

Lovely pub with plenty of seating throughout, suitable for solos, couples and larger groups. Good range of drinks available for decent prices and there’s loads of screens everywhere for keeping up with the sport. There’s a nice relaxing atmosphere on an afternoon, plus everywhere including the toilets are clean. A great pub in the area.

Simply great, that's how I imagined a pub.

A great traditional pub in Edinburgh. Really friendly staff, good food and beer. Dog friendly, they brought our pup some water and nibbles. Highly recommended.

Had inside but was over come with cigarette smoke coming in

Stopped off here after getting back from Holiday. The two Luke's are fantastic. A total credit to the pub. Really friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be coming back

Fantastic staff, Great banter, didn't catch the two young lads names but they were so friendly and the manager Darren. Was just in Edinburgh for the night and definitely will stop by here again

We were looking for a cozy place near to our air bnb and lucked out with the Grosvenor. The cocktails were good and The highlight was when our young bartender broke sang us a song.

We visited with a large family group, and the Grosvenor could not have been more hospitable. We really enjoyed the traditional ambience at Grosvenor's. Our experience was enhance by the friendly servers who worked hard to keep up with everyone's food and drink orders. We tried a couple of appetizers, and they were tasty and a reasonable value for the city centre. We would absolutely stop in at Grosvenor's on our next trip.

Great wee pub went for some lunch before a gig in ingleston deffo be back

Had a great time here and helpful staff 👍

Approximately 100 of us got together for a family reunion. You accommodated us with ease. Service was excellent, staff were very attentive, food was good and the Owner went out of their way to assist us in having a most memorable weekend of family fun. Thanks so much. Will definitely see you again

A lovely Bar, convenient for all the main attractions in Edinburgh. Fabulous helpful staff and lovely food. They catered for a large number of Deuchars for our reunion in July, and gave us some generous gifts and raffle prizes for our events over the weekend. Thank you all - we can't wait to come back.

From the moment I approached Darren, the Manager of the Grosvenor about a special event, he was beyond helpful. Bringing potentially 100 people from all over the world to the bar on their first evening together in Edinburgh would be a challenge for any institution - but not only did we want to eat (and drink) in the Grosvenor, we wanted to dictate what beer was available and the music to be played. The end result? A large number of people were very happy! Great food, excellent Deuchars IPA, traditional music, but most important (and always the unknown until you get there) a brilliant atmosphere of welcome, fun and good service. I know that any of our 'Gathering' who return to Edinburgh will automatically think of the Grosvenor as the place to go. We are all hugely grateful to all the staff - they went way beyond the call of duty.

£7.25 for a pint of neck oil?? Absolute joke.

The staff were brilliant. Food was great. Lovely atmosphere

Op hoogtij dagen lastig om zonder reservering in centrum plek te vinden, zelfs met z'n 2-en. Vandaar net erbuiten neergestreken bij Grosvenor. Aan de buitenkant oogt het niet heel aantrekkelijk, je zou er zo voorbij lopen, maar binnen een heerlijke Engelse pub sfeer. Veel lawaai, tv's aan, redelijk wat locals, veel bieren op tap, zeer vriendelijke bediening en lekker eten. Na wat biertjes aten we traditioneel fish & chips en een steak pie, allebei erg lekker. Toe een triple browny, veel kalorieën maar zo genieten. Kortom, als je gaat voor sfeer, reuring en pub food is Grosvenor the place to be!

Clean, friendly staff, tasty food and lovely drinks.

Nice pub friendly staff. The price for pint of larger is disappointing it's too high and enough for me not to come back anymore, I had a pint of Guinness a couple weeks ago here and it was nice but I was charged £6.10 which was aprx €7.44, that's very unreasonable you don't get charged that price in most places in Dublin.

Great! Really fair price, atmosphere and decor of what we expect in Scotland. Thank you for the welcome 😊

This place must be losing so much money on some of the worst service I have seen. Staff just disappear at busy times and customers are walking out the door.

Quick drink only was OK not two expensive for city centre pub

Good place to enjoy the atmosphere of a Scottish pub The typical food of this type of places, it is better not to rate it

Very cozy, clean, well decorated pub with a TV on each table to watch sports. You have to order and pay at the counter and they bring it to your table. The food is typical of pubs: fish and cheese, hamburger, mc cheese, sandwiches... The price is normal, between 12 and 17 pounds for the main courses. Pretty decent gluten free menu. We didn't drink beer, just tap toilet.

Good food, drinks and service. Pleasant atmosphere. Like to visit. Have been here several times on my numerous visits to Edinburgh.

Friendly bar.staff resonablely priced and thought food was really good. We both had chicken breaat topped with bacon and haggis with mash and veg and a whiskey sauce. All went really welll together and would have gone back again next day but limited time in edinbrough.

Great place for a catch up with friends and family

Always 1st stop when in edinburgh. Friendly staff and good service

Great food at a great little pub. Staff friendly and food was wonderful

Very impressed! We were just coming off the street to get out of the rain and decided to stay for food. Service was excellent, music and atmosphere were good and we all thoroughly enjoyed our food. Decent prices too! We are staying just around the corner, so we will potentially be back!

Popped in to watch the scotland game, Darren and luke were great :) super service and great conversation, what a lovely pub!

Location was what we needed. Food was OK. They were out of a lot of stuff. Typical, average pub.

Visited a few days ago, and really cannot stress enough the excellent service. The bar staff in particular Darren and Luke, were so helpful when I struggled to pick out a drink, as the selection was so vast. Even when the pub was busy it truly felt like I had such a personal service, both men were so kind and really took an interest in what I had to say. As far as food goes, I stayed simple and enjoyed some fish and chips which was truly delicious. The portion was enormous and every bit of it was tasty, even down to the mushy peas, and for such a brilliant price, I could not complain. As an Edinburgh local, I cannot believe I have not found this gorgeous pub sooner, and will definitely be back in the future.

Such a great wee find. Lovely staff, great food and drink.

Dropped in for a beer with my mates (18/05/2024). Friendly welcome from the server. Nice selection of cask ales not forgetting the whisky selection too. Will definitely be visiting The Grosvenor on my next visit to Edinburgh.

The food was good, adequate for a quick bite.

Nice pub, good layout. TV's in every booth. Live music on the Saturday I was there. Fella had a good voice. Busy but not overly crowded and a good selection of beers

The Lukes, Laurie, and the kitchen staff were outstanding. They were able to accommodate our large group of 16. Great service, food, and atmosphere. Thank you!!

The cask beer was disappointing. Four taps but only two in use. Most beers were session beer which tend to be tasteless. The food wasn't very good. My impression is that most of the customers go there to watch sports and drink regular pressurized beer. Not recommended for dinner. Great atmosphere. Fine for beer if you want (mostly) session pressurized beer.

Nice pub weird toilet set up tho as 2 toilets 3 sinks and 2 hand dryers and loads of underused space

Enjoy a few drinks in the Grosvenor - great service and chat with Doreen, Lobby and Lick.

Had a lovely meal with my partner, fish was lovely and fresh. Great place always enjoy going there

Nice pub, excellent ciders and beer, good burgers and chicken wings and the best and friendliest service ever, thank you Luk!

This is a great pub service amazing and food was so good. Definitely coming back.

Unfortunately, an Edinburgh pub that forgot about locals and thinks £7 is reasonable for a pint of lager. Currently, a west end bar in Mayfair London charges less than you for a pint of neck oil. Fail.

We got the 5 small plates and shared. Pub grub. Server checked on us which we find is rare in Europe.

They didn't have dessert and offered to refund my transaction, which actually didn't happen because I found the payment confirmed on the card.

Handy wee place in the west end for a quick drink or a bite to eat

In the spring of 2019 we stayed in the hotel opposite the Grosvenor. The quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships were about to start, and my wife and I would have liked to see the match between Finland and Sweden. The bartender, who I believe is the owner of the pub, promised to arrange for us to watch the match on the TV next to the pub counter. That day he wasn't there himself, but he had informed the employees that hockey was being shown on that TV when a Finnish guy came to ask. Of course, the others present weren't interested in the game at first, but I think my own reactions to the events of the game got people interested a little and later a few started even cheering along, when Fins scored. Beer selection was really comprehensive and my wife found a new favourite cider. Thank you once again!

Pub atmosphere, very English...

Had a wonderful burguer (Cheese and Bacon), and the waiters were very friendly, had a really good time!

If you like an "aroma", this is the place for you! It stinks of sewage. Overly priced. Poor food....if they have what you want, due to poor order system.

Nice burger, great fries and friendly staff. All you need. ☺️

Very nice pub with attentive people behind the bar. Good beer selection with 4 hand pumps. Unfortunately these have been reduced to two due to lack of demand, but there is still one: Cask Ale. Totally cozy and classically furnished with small seating boxes and two levels.

Friendly staff, good choice of beers, reasonably priced.

Top pub nice food, nice bartenders, top service.

On a Lochs & Glens coach trip staying at Loch Achray hotel and one of the day trips was to Edinburgh So i came in for some lunch and had the fish& chips which i throughly enjoyed very much

Good pub nice food and good prices, Luke thanks for good service you make my day, with love from Ukraine 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🖤

Always a great night, good atmosphere great food great service. Defo worth a visit if you’ve not been already, staff have a good sense of humour get a good laugh

5 out of 5 the staff, beer and atmosphere were great, the staff went out of there way to help us get seating, they even brought our drinks over to my table as I walk with a stick. Very friendly and I will be back.

Great Pint. Nice Bar. Very Friendly Bar Staff.

We were very well received, it was very good

My first one-star review. The staff member who served me was rude and shrugged off my questions. Meal and drinks were overpriced and of poor quality, overall not a pleasant experience.

First time being here and the place has a wide range of drinks selections. The young barman who served us was very attentive, cheeky and always had a smile on his face. Will probably come back again the next time I visit Edinburgh.

Lobby and the team were super friendly and efficient. Everything you would want to showcase Edinburgh as a 5 star tourist destination. The best Gin and Dubonnet in Edinburgh.

Has changed a lot since the 2000s.

Libby and Darren gave great service and poured a class pint! Great pub great drinks great vibes great staff will come again, my new local!

Good selection of alcohol just not the best service, rushed out half an hour before closing time with no explanation. Unfortunate ending to a good night.

Good bar, what really made it for me was Libby, great crack! Thanks again!

Expected standard basic pub grub but instead we were treated to a truly lovely meal and lovely service. Pleasantly surprised and would return if we're ever in the area again.

My only night of the week to unwind spent sipping an extremely expensive and FLAT pint while overhearing the staff gossip about each other. This used to be a favourite of mine, I guess Chris has either lowered his standard with the bar staff or got himself a new job. Teuchters next time.

Good food,and a great sports bar for matches as almost every table has its own TV screen.will definitely return.

Great service from Libby and the team. Highly recommend for food and drink in the City Centre. Good beer and service with a smile. A friendly welcome in a bustling city centre bar - would recommend for a drink and food.

Excellent service from the bar staff who sorted me and the girls out for pres to start our night out with. Great location for us to gather in due to the proximity of the bus stops and tram.

Stopped in here for some lunch, service was fast and good. The burgers we had tasted great. Really enjoyed the service and location which was convenient