Innis & Gunn Edinburgh City Centre Brewery Taproom in Edinburgh, City of

All I can say, the food was offal

Although we went early for a 12pm lunch, the people were friendly and helpful, lunch was great (had the beef sandwich dip). Best beer in the world imho. The Canadian Cherrywood special was even better. Why don’t more breweries age their beer???

Innis and Gunn have their own pub! We visited Edinburgh partly to go there and were not in the least disappointed, though most pubs there seem to sell their beers anyway.

Loved the beers, the burger and the fried are to die for. A bit too noisy for my liking but this is a personal preference. Overall, very nice 👌

Great space, great service and good food!

Absolutely loved our experience at Innis & Gunn in Edinburgh! We ordered the steak frites and were blown away — not only was the steak cooked perfectly, but we got free refills on both the steak and the frites (yes, seriously!). The gravy deserves its own shoutout — it was insanely good and tied the whole dish together. The vibe was great, the staff were friendly, and honestly, it felt like such good value for the quality. Can’t wait to go back!

Quiet time of day , Monday after 4pm. A very good selection of beers. Staff great help when choosing beer. Decided to eat here too. Burger and fries great. Steak and garlic fries deal is super duper tasty. You get a free 2nd portion too. Nearly forgot to take a photo, this is part way through the 2nd portion. Steak is so lean and tasty. Certainly full now, but I did share some of the 2nd plate. Had a few different drinks . Enjoy 😉

Decided to go last minute when found a groupon deal, and honestly was really worth it, servers were lovely! Although we did have to ask how long until our table was ready as there were still people seated but they sorted it very quickly!

Absolutely brilliant. Can't wait to visit again

They served their Rum Cask in draught!! Which is exactly what we were hoping. The barman also gave us lots of advice on the other beers which is exactly what you expect when there’s so much choice. Would recommend if you’re a fan of beer and trying to avoid Brewdog

Visited for food and was very disappointed. Ordered a Ceaser salad with added chicken, the only thing that was edible was the lettuce. Not even a sliver of Parmesan on top. Chicken was inedible and appeared to have been deep fried more than once. Would not recommend for food. Did mention to staff that the chicken was inedible however just shrugged off........Good selection of beers

Very good place, fast and friendly, close to the center

Had a Sunday lunch of Steak & Frites with a Innis & Gunn original beer. I have done this place a few times and this visit was the same as the others. Excellent food and beer and very good value with friendly service.

Brilliant experience on the beer tasting, very knowledgeable and informative staff would recommend.

Lovely casual dining, great food, good atmosphere and friendly staff. The onion rings are outstanding, don't miss them.

Fabulous. Food was exceptional. We did a Groupon deal and it was without doubt the best value for money. Slight criticism on having to wait to be seated despite having pre booked but overall a superb experience. Would definitely recommend.

Very much enjoyed our short visit to the Innes & Gunn Edinburgh. We had a lovely refreshing lager and also a wee taste of the Innes & Gunn The Original...sweet and full of flavour. We didnt eat so can't comment. Big premises &lots of tables, but it was quiet when we were in and enjoyed the vibe. Bartender very helpful and friendly. Great venue! Will be back! 👍👌🍻🙂

Went for steak and chips and it was luvly Beer is also excellent 👍

Great food and friendly service

I really enjoyed my meal here and was pleasantly surprised at how this place operates. I had the steak frites (pink) which comes with a special sauce (it could have been a touch warmer) but when they include a free amuse-bouche, a free drink, a free second plate of steak, frites and sauce (which was a lot warmer) then you can't really complain. You can also get free unlimited frites just in case you're still hungry.

Customer service not great - not really welcomed to have food , drinks okay

Steak frites special is a real bargain. The service is appaling though. Only time the waiters ever came over was to drop the food off and we waited 10 mins before we were served when sat down at a booked table . The cheek to then add a 12 percent service charge to the bill at the end.

Group of 8, Sunday afternoon. Decent cocktails and pints, spoiled by rude, slow, ignorant, disinterested bar staff. Absolutely awful.

This was a pre booked meal. We arrived to find it empty, but our reserved seating was right next to the door on a cold and windy night, which was irritating. The staff, however, were excellent, as was the beer choice. The food was what you'd expect, but what made it interesting was the unlimited steak and chips, which my two sons tucked into, as did I. It was delivered with a beer sauce, and it comes with the rest of the beer in a schooner. It was delicious, and once the plate was empty, it was refilled. Note that it took a while, I assume they expect you to order drinks while waiting. My wife got the vegetarian option and declared it extremely good, and the daughter loved her burger too. All in all, recommend especially the unlimited steak option as it was really rather good, and a solid bargain.

A great selection of beers and the original and rum cast are fantastic. I get a weird vibe from the staff, however, who at best feel detached and at worst seem judgy. The steak frites deal is fantastic to fill your stomach and I was ecstatic to see Timothy Taylor Landlord on the menu, although it seems like it's gone for now. There are no other pubs in Edinburgh that do the extended Innis and Gunn range on tap so I'm torn about whether to return here or not because I get such a weird vibe from the staff

Great food for 20£ Had two steak and fritters portions and they were delicious. Staff was nice and friendly 👌

I am not sure why this place has such high rating, it is definitely not worth 4.4. Food is very average, burgers are small, and patty is even smaller, it was hard to find it in a bun which supposed to be with sesame, but this was missing. What is more, burger was cold when I get it. Which is strange, as we were the only gusts at the time, so not sure why it took so long to get cold food? Burgers simply look sad :( Chips were nice though, hot and crispy. Pub is big and not very cosy. Good place for big gatherings.

I didn't have food, but the service and atmosphere was second to none, quite possibly my new favorite beer!

Great beers, great food, great atmosphere

Last Tuesday 5 people went for lunch before leaving at noon. we ordered chicken wings, fries and chicken burgers, unfortunately 3 people had food poisoning. We vomited on the train the whole way and the night went on as well. the return of our pleasant holiday was like a nightmare. Please review your products and don’t let others get food poisoning!

I worked hospitality in edinburgh for 18 years and I’ve never seen a sharper decline in quality and value for money. Admittedly, I’m now only in licensed premises a handful of times a year, but I only exited last year so I’m still in touch with it all. The Tap Room I was keen to visit as I’ve done so much work with InG over the years I’m a massive fan of the story and the guys who started it all. Firstly - I get some places do 2/3 of pints. These are usually speciality or high ABV items, but to have a bog standard option like Jubel sitting at £6 for 2/3 of a pint. Embarrassing. This is widely available around the city and is minority owned by Tennents . There are a few other standard options going for expensive pint prices but only served as 2/3 pint. Secondly - the pints are flat. I think they know the pints are bad but will try and gaslight you. My pint was as flat as a glass of water. There were no bubbles. I told the bartender who faked surprise and said he would get the gas checked. They didn’t. The bar manager told him to tell me the pint was fine. Is this the standards now? And we wonder why our trade is dying. When your waiting staff need to stir pints with straws before taking them to the tables, you obviously know you have serious quality issues. You can get a decent pint of InG at the Wetherspoons down the road - a mere 3 minute walk away for 1. Cheaper. 2. with actual carbonation. When a Wetherspoons is doing your product better than you, on the same street, you’ve got issues. The hanging bat does the tap room style properly, this felt like a Temu version. Easily the group would have spent another £100-£150 if not for the issues above. Staff were fine bar this incident. The venue itself has a nice layout and the lighting / ambiance were just right.

A great place to meet with friends and or watch a game if you like. Wonderful deal on steak frites with generous prortions.

Steak (medium rare) was great. Both Innis&Gun cask aged beer are worth trying. Fresh lager is also great. I can't belive that golden ale (boring english beer) cask aged ( The Original how it's callled here ) can be so fantastic :)

Great service from both table and bar. Fab food with a generous chef who supplied the special offer to those even not eating that. Vegan options .. plural .. happy days 😃

Great boozer, needs to expand and be bigger though!!

Good food and drink selection, great atmosphere. Visit every year to try different beers 🍻

Really good atmosphere, and the steak and chips special is so good.

I have heard good things about the brewery, I must have gone on an off day. I am a big fan of DIPA, they only had one on Tap, which was £6.50 for 1/2 a pint, and the bar man wasn't particularly welcoming. I would try again, because we can all have off days.

Embarrassing This review is strictly relating to the Beer. I have been here a few times over the years. The place tries to masquerade as a Craft Beer pub, but it really isn't. Nobody who loves beer would serve it this poorly. Last night I was served some of the worst beer I have ever tasted in Edinburgh. Let me explain, I am not calling into question the quality of the beer in the keg, that is subjective. Its the management, or lack thereof, the lines, temperature and gas I am referring to. I got the first round. I had, I think it was a Nothern Monk hazy pale. Over £5 for a half is very lively, but I don't mind paying the quality. This beer was coldish (there is a theme here), but almost entirely flat. Having never had this beer before, I didn't know whether it is just a low gas beer. My friend both the next round, so I didn't get a chance to taste before I bought. He got me a pint of Gunpowder IPA at £6.25 a pint I believe. This beer was categorically room temperature, not even remotely cold. And it was flat as a pancake. It was quite frankly disgusting. I have no idea how I&G can serve their own beer, in their own bar, so poorly. I refused to drink it, brought it to the barman, explained my issue. He did that thing where he looked at me suspiciously, then tasted the beer. Did he think I was lying. He then passed me off to another barman. He asked me if I wanted another Gunpowder, I told him I did not, I would like a Tank beer because at least it was chilled (my girlfriend had that, I took a taste, it was chilled at least. Very much not my style of beer, but it was cold). He then went on to tell me the Gunpowder and Tank were using the same cooling system. If that is the case, it is broken. Drank the Tank beer, not a beer fan, but at least it was coldish. Had another after that, this one seemed warmer than the one before. That's when I said to the others I am not willing to spend any more money in this place. The staff in here need a rocket. At one stage there were 6 empty glasses on our table. While 5 bar people stood behind the bar. It took at leas two rounds for those empties to build up, no one took them away. I had to bring them to the bar myself. Two of the bar staff were more interested in throwing glasses to one another. Perhaps they had recently watched the film Cocktail for the first time. If I was an owner of Innis & Gun, I would be embarrassed by this place. Imagine someone who had never drank I&G before, tasting your beer for the first time in this state. You would lose custom and sully your name. I would send a secret customer into this place if I was you. Lastly is the price. Craft beer is expensive, we all know that. The prices in here for non I&G beers are ridiculous, maybe that is intentional to drive you towards their own products. Leith Pils was £4.95 for 2/3's, that is mad money. All the non I&G beers were served in measures less than a pint, which if you bought a pint of, would cost you between £7.50 to £10 a pint. I have attached some pics of the Tank beer. Just look at them, if you know beer, you know there is nothing good in these pictures. The beer is a microcosm of the experience in the bar, insipid I'll avoid this place like the plague going forward. If they can't be bothered to serve their own beer well, I certainly won't part with my hard end cash for it. Soooooooo many better places around.

The steak fritters is amazing and for £19.99 you can have second's if you finish it but you get unlimited chips so go and get some quick.

Wonderful dinner and good beer selection

Great food, beer and service. What more could you want?

Love a wee lunch in here, it's not too noisy but a buzz about the place ,beers are excellent and the steak frites and peppercorn sauce are fantastic. Service (robyn) is super friendly and a great example of how gastro type pub should run

Awesome experience. From Arizona and loved everything about the time there. Good food and drinks. We will be back.

Brilliant service, staff were amazing, we'll definitely be back!👌 thank you guys!👏👏👏👏

Good food and good beer at a good price 😁

Good selection of beers. Visited for the steak frites deal. Good quality food for the price.

We went there a few times. Great food & beers. We’ll go back

Great place to stop off for a lunchtime bite to eat. Menu is limited, but the food and drinks on offer are fantastic 😊

Great staff and great food, music

Cozy place, nice staff and really tasty food, i was really contented! It's a place that's worth visiting again.

From the moment you walk in, you're in for an excellent time. The food: Awesome, especially for us two unworthy vegetarians. The beer: The stout and the pale, both a description of myself and the beers we had. Both superb. The staff: Magnificent. They made a pair of Aussies feel very welcome. The atmosphere: Outstanding place to come and have a drink and a bite to eat. Overall, we'd go again at the drop of a hat!

Fantastic range of beers great food staff very attentive good atmosphere

Very nice pub, very friendly service. The prices are too high, the food is not good. One serving of fries 6 pounds. There was one person, probably the pub manager, who acted unpleasantly. The pub was also empty very early, doesn't seem to be doing well. Other pubs were super full and had a great atmosphere.

Great place a great selection of drinks

Was really disappointed by this place. We came in and politely asked if there was a table available for two at that moment and the answer was “uhh maybe I guess,” which was frankly unprofessional. plates were slammed down by our waitress, and we waited ages between each stage even though the restaurant was quiet. The steak fries were supposed to be unlimited and 30 mins after we had finished not one single member of staff came up and offered us any refill or our plates cleared. In the end we got up, paid at the counter and left, still hungry. The kitchen was not closed as a plate went out as we were leaving. Was a shame, as was looking forward to eating here after recommendations from friends.

Great selection of Innis and Gunn beers and others. Food looked good but didn’t sample anything. Good place for a group meeting. Nice and lively

A bit on the dark side, but could be decorated a bit more cozily. The main light came from the menu above the bar.

The service was amazing, very well informed, and always there for you. Super chilled atmosphere and great selection of beers. I had a steak and chips, which tasted excellent with the addition of garlic to it. If you ever get to visit Scotland, it is a MUST to try out the Innis and Gunn beer 🍺 👌🏻

great central location and really good food and drink options

We liked our first visit here, we came back for a second. Food menu is limited, we really enjoyed the Mac & cheese, the burger, and the specialty fries. Beer? Of course! Great to get draft I&G, which we can't get back in the States.

This was my second time here, and all I can say is that it has quickly become one of my favorite spots in the city. I love the Original Innis & Gunn and that’s what brought me there originally. The vibe is great and the bartenders are quick and efficient! Charlie was awesome! Thanks again for everything! Until next time :)

Got awesome service even though we were walk-ins and they were super busy.

Used a burger and drink Itison voucher. Very warm friendly welcome and friendly servers. Just opposite the Usher Hall bus stop coming into the city so convenient . Very noisy venue though because of the building design. A quiz started not long after we arrived and it was very difficult to hear the quiz guy asking the questions and he had a microphone! The classic burger was very tasty but the chips could have done with being stacked in a pot to stay crispy rather than loaded on the plate. Not many Bars offer white wine on a properly chilled glass 😄. Would return as the drinks on offer were very varied and I had not seen the Orchard Pig Reveller cider around for a long while.

Pub with a brewery atmosphere. Very large selection of draft beer! Over 20 varieties, good selection of small dishes.

Great beer from both in-house and guest taps. Excellent food. A bit loud for intimate conversation but a fine place to hang out. Recommend reserving a spot for 2 hours. You can then extend your stay by moving!

Drank wonderful I&G ale only - food looked very good but timing was wrong to partake!

We went in to try some of their beers. From the first moment we were very well served by the waiter at the bar. We only drank two half pints while making time to get to the hotel. I was reading the menu and we were left wanting to try something.

Spent a lovely afternoon, sampling several beers accompanied by really tasty food, we ordered the garlic butter chips twice 🤷🏻‍♂️😂 Great service and very friendly staff

Good burgers and good beer selection. Great staff. Prices were a bit high, probably due to the location.

Innis & Gunn in Edinburgh is a must-visit! Their well-known and beloved beer is the most comforting brew I've ever had – creamy and smooth, it hits the spot perfectly. The lunch specials are also a delight. The atmosphere is welcoming, and the food complements the drinks perfectly. Highly recommend for anyone looking to enjoy great beer and a fantastic dining experience!

Enjoyed a great evening at Innes & Gunn' Edinburgh Taproom. Had the steak fritters deal. Amazing value, absolutely delicious food; steak cooked to perfection. Would highly recommend

Steak is excellent. You get a refill which is a bonus. Didn’t rate the beer with it though.

I've got right into Innis & Gunn I'm not a lager drinker but theirs is exceptional. The food was very acceptable

UPDATE 17 June 2024 - 7 years since my last visit and I was so disappointed. The great menu they had before has been reduced considerably. The service was poor; we felt like we were disturbing our server by asking her for another drink. Gutted! -------------- I've always been a big fan of Innis & Gunn beers so when I was in Edinburgh I had to visit. I loved their selection of beers and had quite a few. The food was good - it's nice to see their beer being used in the dishes. The slow cooked ham that my wife had was excellent. Service was very good, I'll be back!

There are a good variety of beers on tap. The service is friendly and they are happy to help you make a selection or give a little taste. The Innis & Gunn are nothing like I've tasted before in Canada!! 🥲

Great pub on Lothian road, has two big projectors for sport as well

Dingy and dark place, quite soulless with corporate feel - a metaphor for central Edinburgh these days. Usual selection of Innis and Gunn beers and guests. Staff nice enough, know their stuff.

Amazing beer and great atmosphere, very relaxed, good music. Staff were helpful and accommodating.

Great place to handout and grab a beer or two

V good range of beer and well worth a visit

We went for the Steak Frites deal at Innis & Gunn, and oh my word, we were not disappointed. In fact, we were blown away! The amount of food and drink, and the quality of it was outstanding! 2 portions each for £20 is almost theft! This also included a wonderful rarebit starter, which set us up nicely! Stunning. Can't recommend it enough!

My dad and I had a great day at the Innis & Gunn Edinburgh Brew School experience! James was our awesome guide for the day. He was friendly, approachable, and very passionate to share his knowledge about beer and the company. Nothing was a problem and he was very attentive. The Brew School started at 10am and it was great to have the bar to ourselves for a couple of hours before opening as normal to the public. We shared the day with two other groups of two. Everybody got on well, which made the day very relaxed. It was smart to use the company's brewing kit called The Grain Father. James coached us through the fundamentals that lie behind creating beer. He gave us insights into specific beer styles, flavour profiles and the little tips and tricks that can make all the difference to the brewing process. It was a very hands on experience that everybody got involved with. All levels of experience are clearly welcome. A flight of four beers, a hearty lunch (choice of burgers or mac and cheese), and a schooner of beer broke up the day very nicely! James was also on hand to provide beer samples throughout the experience. Overall, it was a great day of brewing our own beer and sampling lots of Innis & Gunn beers in a relaxed setting. I would definitely do it again and recommend it to anybody who has an interest in the brewing process!

Nice friendly staff and good food.

Really nice experience, the food is really good!

I live in Canada and have been drinking Innis & Gunn for years. It was really cool to finally visit the brewery and restaurant. Food and drinks were awesome and service was great. Tried Haggis for the first time ever here! Highly recommend.

Very nice waiter pub atmosphere really very good pub

This was an experience involving brewing your own beer as well as sampling much of what was on offer. The guide was entertaining and informative and fun was had by all involved. Thoroughly recommended.

Great experience doing beer tasting here. The service was excellent.

Nice bar, just very expensive. I paid £7 for a pint.

Nice beers in draft Innis & Gunn serves not only their beers but also other local brewery crafts. Good ambience, great menu but due to their busy they couldn't serve food which was odd.

Great food. Good location. Used a voucher I got as a gift.

The atmosphere was friendly with a great vibe - we happened to go on a Wednesday when there is a steak and frites special - it was delicious and if you are still hungry after you are done eating you can have a second helping - the pepper sauce on the steak was so delicious - the beer choices were awesome too

The Best Beer on the planet earth!

Nice and helpful waiter, great food, great experience

Been once never again. The only saving grace was the waiting staff, maybe we went on a bad night, but dark and sole less place, no atmosphere at all. We had a groupon voucher and were looking forward to our visit , but to find out that the menu I looked at when I bought the voucher no longer existed and what was left was very minimal . It was a 2 course menu that I bought but I was told it was for starter and main , but there was only one starter as they didn’t have any chicken wings so we had to have scotch eggs, which arrived on a side plate sliced in 2 , with no garnish to help make it look appetising. My partner was looking forward to the fish and chips but that wasn’t on the menu any longer, he opted for the chicken burger which at first looked good but he found it very dry as if it had been reheated. My Mac and cheese was also very disappointing with not much cheese content though the garlic bread was ok , if you only wanted a pint before you went on to somewhere else to eat it’s fine but I wouldn’t eat here again

The Innis burger was very good, the Innis Caribbean rum beer was original but very pleasant. Menu suitable for children, macaroni cheese well dosed and not cloying. The server is really pleasant and smiling!

Beer was very good. Wings and burgher were less than average

What an absolutely phenomenal place Innis & Gunn is. From the moment you walk in, you're greeted by a friendly face offering you a seat where-ever you fancy. The atmosphere at around 2pm on a Tuesday is chill and laid back. There is no rush to order food or get another drink. And no one is hurrying you along out the door. 3 of us chose to do a tasting which is 20£ per person and consists of 6 - 1/3 pints of some of their best brews. We also opted for a late lunch and ordered their Chicken Burger, Wings, Burger, and Scotch Egg. All the food was fresh, hot, and delicious. Even the fries were crispy and so so good! I imagine this place can get quite busy in the evening so we were glad to go in the afternoon before the rush. It allowed us to get to know staff, chat, and enjoy the beer, food, and atmosphere without feeling compressed by too many people and too much noise. If we are back in Edinburgh at any point, we will DEFINITELY return!

Nice pub lots of beer to choose from hamburger and skinny fries were delicious and piping hot service excellent