Lioness of Leith in Edinburgh, City of

Visited for the first time with a group of local hospitality managers, the venue was lovely. The staff were weirdly rude and almost confrontational. We were advised upon ordering drinks that the venue closed in 30 minutes and said no problem we were just after 1 drink. 4 minutes after ordering our drinks, the music was then turned off and lights were turned up to full. The bar staff then started putting the chairs on every table more than 20 minutes prior to closing and even asked people to move and reached over a table full of people to turn off a lamp so they could close. We all weren't sure if any management was in place but all found it extremely rude and found the staff hostile and would suggest changing the opening times or closing process as it is not normal to make 5 tables feel unwelcome enough to finish their drinks so quickly and leave with that sort of attitude from staff. Disappointing as the venue itself is lovely.

The food was delicious and the cocktails are not as expensive. The atmosphere was very pleasant ☺️. Recommended

Very welcoming environment, excellent burgers, nice atmosphere, highly recommended.

As a local, these are one of the best burgers I've had in Edinburgh. Be brave and try the Veggie burgers (esp. The fromage). They won't disappoint. Gluten free options as well. It is very loud though. Not recommended for people with hearing aids. Dogs are welcome.

Good food, nice cocktails, nice beer,good ambiance and the staff was lovely. Food took a while to come but we were told it was not normal, I'll take their word there were a lot of people that night. Although as good as they were the burgers come alone and you have to get fried and sauces on the side extra ? Me and my partner thought this was odd but we enjoyed our experience and food regardless. Big Thanks !

The breaded chicken and chicken burger are delicious. The service is friendly and friendly. The atmosphere is calm, dinner by candlelight and reasonably priced. Everything is highly recommended.

Welcoming, helpful staff. Great quality and selection of local beers, cocktails, wines, and non alcoholic drinks. Excellent burgers, baskets, sides, and sauces. Always a pleasurable experience, thanks 😊

The most amazing hamburgers. The place has a nice vibe for a date or a night out with friends

Casual setting combined with fun atmosphere and excellent burgers. The staff are fun and engaging, the music is an eclectic and fun mix and the topping choices on the burgers... Well they're fun too. (Mac & cheese on a burger, for instance). For a casual (yes, and fun) spot for a meal or a drink. Give it a go.

The best bar in Leith. Food is incredible

Local pub experience. Would have enjoyed fish and chips but not on menu

Great place, friendly atmosphere

Great atmosphere even better cocktails

The food was a little hit or miss but service was excellent. I had The Future burger, which was decent if unspectacular. I meat was tasty enough and the bacon crisp as promised but the chips were pretty average and my partner's Mac 'n' cheese was pretty dry and disappointing. Nice atmosphere inside and it's close to the Foot of The Walk tram stop

The ambience is great, as is the service. The only thing I found was the food was a bit too greasy, but that doesn't detract from the overall impression. Can only be recommended.

Absolutely love this bar. The cocktails are delicious and reasonably priced! Great vibes and decor.

went here after wetherspoons refused my assistance dog and I'm glad I did. food is DELICIOUS and staff are friendly :) particularly recommend chilli cheese fries or mac and cheese :)

My wife and I went for dinner. We both had a burger and a side order of hand cut fries. My burger, the Bohemoth was a ,monster burger with three great tasting juicy patties and some chili con carne on the top. Wow, we both left with the impression that we had just eaten the best burger of our lives!!!! Thanks a lot for great food and service!

I love this bar so much. The staff are warm, while also being super cool haha. Food is great. My favourite bar in Leith, and that is a crowded field.

We happened to visit by chance and although our lunch was a bit pricey, it was delicious. Great service by the staff

The burgers are amazing! Good selection of drinks, always a vibrant atmosphere with great service.

Really friendly staff. The food was really good and was brought to us super fast. I especially loved the fries.

Make the hipster jokes early. The Lioness of Leith is a funky pub at the bottom of Leith Walk that’s full of fun decorations – like parrots, neon and a pinball machine converted into a table. It’s a complete overhaul of the dangerous and dark pub that once stood on the corner. The walls have been knocked into large windows. In the sun it’s lovely and bright. I appreciate it’ll probably get much more gloomy at night. Staff and friendly and fun. The range of drinks is good. My experience, though, The Lioness of Leith has been all about the Sunday lunches. I’m yet to try their dinner menu because it looks so weird and posh (hipster, right) but half a chicken on Sunday between two with Yorkshire puddings, tatties, veggies and some lovely gravy. What a treat! Turn up for a Sunday lunch and be prepared to wait for your table. [Update April 2023: I wrote my original review when the Lionesses was just a pup. How has it changed? It's still great. Staff still friendly. It's so great it's super busy so book your table!]

Great decor, good service, Chicken and veggie chicken burger were very tasty but chips were overpriced for how many you get and quality of them. Won’t bother with them next time!

Food was good! Love the atmosphere and the servers are great! They had gluten free buns which is great if you are celiac!

Very oily food that gave me and our whole table awful indigestion when we got home. Who ever was in charge of the fryer did not know what they were doing. The service was slow and it took a long time for our food to come. Which was surprising considering the place wasn’t busy. The servers weren’t very attentive and it took ages to flag someone down to get another drink. Not a great experience for an expensive price tag.

Had to wait a long time for a so-so burger. Onion rings were inedibly greasy. My two companions ended up with terrible stomach aches in the night. Avoid.

Great visit, for lunch on Sunday good food and service, thoroughly enjoyed ourselves

Entered on a busy Sunday afternoon and did not notice the "Please wait here to be seated sign" at the door. Walked to the bar and asked for a table for 2 for drinks. The staff member seemed very annoyed and asked if I had spoken to someone at the door. I said no and apologised as I missed the sign and got a nasty look before they disappeared to find a table without saying anything to us. Staff member was very rude and put us off wanting to stay here. We left and spent our money at another pub nearby.

Very good food (excellent chicken!) and good atmosphere

Fantastic meal and drinks. Really cool atmosphere and great service. We went for a birthday meal and our good expectations were exceeded!

Excellent little pub. We went fairly early in the day, but I can imagine it being a great spot to have dinner and then camp out with friends for a few hours. Brilliant beer selection, friendly and welcoming staff. Dog-friendly and baby-friendly (at least during the afternoon).

I love this bar so much. The staff are warm, while also being super cool haha. Food is great. My favourite bar in Leith, and that is a crowded field.

We went on a Sunday and it was quite dissapointing. The burger was over-cooked and the whole burger taste did not have anything unique. It was a waste of money! The service was slow and you really had to chase them. The decoration and music were lovely. I hope they will improve their quality over the weekends.

Great burgers, and reliably speedy for takeaway. Good drinks selection and lovely atmosphere. Could use a bit more comfortable seating but they've clearly got their business model nailed.

Loved our dinner here! My friend came into town craving chicken and this fit the bill! I also enjoyed a delicious vegan burger - so great options for everyone! Staff were incredibly kind and helpful. Will definitely be back!

We visited the Lioness of Leith last weekend and it was lovely! Staff were accommodating when I thought I had booked for 7:30, when in reality I booked 7:00 and missed our table. The food portions are massive and the burgers are very filling; definitely didn’t need the chips. Only grumble is because of the ingredients on my burger (think it was the space jam?) it went soggy relatively quickly. Still really yummy though! The coco/peach margarita was delectable.

Great burgers, delicious beer and awesome atmosphere! Will definitely come again!!

Nice variety of food. Nice and tasty. But fries were excellent!! Interesting interiors. Friendly and helpful staff

Loads of character and really good food for the price. It's not luxurious but it's lovely.

First time here, and the burgers are amazing! And it’s pet friendly 5*

My go to bar in Leith. Friendly. Great music and decor. Friendly staff

On a cold wet night we walked a long way to find this pub as we knew about it. Here for a short break from Merseyside we weren’t disappointed, on arrival greeted warmly by the staff, probably the best burger we have tasted ( and we’ve had a few) decor took the wife back to her youth with great atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyed the night and would highly recommend a visit. Well done everyone.

Amazing burgers. Tried the cauliflower vegan burger - 10/10 ! Great range of drinks, lovely staff, fun atmosphere. They also have a kids menu and were welcoming of my two young children

Very cool pub, great decor, comfortable and friendly. Good drinks selection, but I was underwhelmed by the food as the taste was average and portions were smaller than I was expecting for the higher price point.

My first time vusit was impressive 👏 food amaizing, we had cocktails which wS great too

Had a quiet drink before heading home whilst on holiday in Scotland

Perfect on a cold winter evening.

The music and atmosphere is very nice

Crispy chicken is the best! I had their festive burger. It was awesome!

The burger was ok, but not "authentic" as advertised.

Beautiful bar with good range of beers and cocktails.

The burgers and chips were delicious, I will definitely come back!

We walked in without a reservation on a Friday around 4:30pm and were seated but it’s clearly a popular spot. The burgers, fries and onion rings (there’s about 8 huge onion rings so more suitable for sharing if getting as a side) The decor is cool and the staff are lovely. Will come back next time we’re back in Leith

Great staff service, 2 burgers and drinks reasonably priced.

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Nice burgers, top drinks and service and very fair prices. very beautiful

Overall nice chill pub. Burgers and hand cut fries were so-so (patty was overcooked and lacked flavour).

We had a bar crawl in edinburgh planned… cancelled straight away after having thee best night in the lioness. Incredible drinks, staff were unbelievably attentive and genuinely happy to be there for us. Could not recommend more!

The best burger I've ever had! Was saddened by the lack of a normal soda, like fanta or iced tea, but 'the tex' burger has stolen my heart ❤️

After reading reviews thought ladies who lunch would give a go .. very disappointing .. food was cold sent back twice .. waitress said sorry no more we can do we were so hungry we at half of plate .. took 10% off bill (Really ) 1st snd last visit .. just walk along block wetherspoons lovely freindly staff …. Half the peice in drink One Word AVOID !! Loiness

The Lioness of Leith is one of the best pubs for a pint in Leith and the go-to destination when in the area. It offers a great selection of beers and spirits, along with a very relaxing atmosphere. Regarding the food, there is room for improvement. Despite the good quality of the ingredients, especially for a pub, the final outcome tastes rather average, and the cooking execution leaves something to be desired. I found my burger to be very dry. The nachos, on the other hand, were good with nothing particularly noteworthy. In general, the reviews of the food at our table were mixed, so it's definitely worth a visit to form your own opinion. This pub comes highly recommended in the area and in Edinburgh as a whole.

Wir hatten aufgrund der Uhrzeit nur Getränke (Craft Beer). Die Auswahl war hervorragend und in entsprechenden Pints der Brauereien serviert. Absolut erwähnenswert ist die Inneneinrichtung. Ob umgebauter Flipper als Tisch oder die Tape Decks an den Decken. Einfach alles ist stimmig, aber noch nicht zu überladen. Das Publikum war Edinburgh typisch sehr angenehmen.

Lekkere hamburgers. Alleen jammer dat je de patat er apart bij moet bestellen. Bediening goed. Muziek in het restaurant stond erg luid, waardoor je elkaar moeilijk verstaat.

Super kreative bunte und außergewöhnliche location! Die Burger sind der Knaller! Waren schon öfter dort! Sehr zu empfehlen!!! Wir kommen gerne wieder!!! 🤗 ❤️

Visited for a burger and to catch up with family. Had burgers also good selection for vegetarians. Burger was ok, was surprised that had to order chips separately. Service was very attentive. Dog friendly. Glad we booked a table as very busy.

Whilst visiting Leith, we had our evening meal here. It's a burger place that suited my husband, but I struggled with it. I did have chicken in a basket, which was good. And the pile of onion rings we got was enormous, just slightly too much. The selection of drinks was good. I always like a pub which offers real ales.

Great place, fried halloum is very tasty as well

Good burgers sympathic service.

Welcoming ‘Lioness’ staff at the pub, good local beers and food. Dining area filled with happy families, couples and solos as the evening went on.

Best burgers I've had in Edinburgh honestly, nice little cosy spot and good vibes.

Service was top notch and the food and atmosphere were on point as well. We loved our time here. It’s a great place to hang out and have a brew.

Típico Pub escocés donde tanto el ambiente, comida y demás es muy agradable. Cenamos utilizando un "pinball" de mi época 😉😅, como mesa. 👌

Buen sitio para aterrizar en Leith (Edimburgo)

Lovely pub in the heart of Leith ,great beer selection

Great food, great drinks, very nice atmosphere.

very cool bar, with beatiful decoration and hipster vibes. prices are quite good too. try their own beer, a nice lager.

Great bar. Nice selection of rotating beers and great burgers (with a range of veggie options) food and atmosphere. The staff are lovely and it's dog friendly.

Found the burgers we had no flavour in the meat patties😶 at all. Also £4.95 for a portion of fries,the Australian sever laughed when I commented on the prices. Very disappointed

Local muy agradable y bien ubicado. Comida muy buena con mucha opciones veganas y sin gluten. Calidad precio muy buena para lo que ofrecen.

Love the place. Staff are super friendly, great beer and alcohol selection and the burgers are incredible.

Nice bar, only tried the nachos there but they're damn good. Possibly the best I've had in Edinburgh.

Good food and excellent service

Great pub awesome food cool staff and great management

Absolutely amazing food and cocktails 🍹 I highly recommend this place 🙂

Nice drinks and good pub, no question. Though a little crowded and loud, but that might depend on where you sit inside the pub.

Good range of vegan options, good flavours too. Dog friendly! Extremely friendly staff.

Burgers were dry. Hard to do when using thighs. Portions were decent. £85 for 3 chicken burgers and sides. 3 cocktails 1 of which was a mock tail for the kid. Plus 1 pint. cocktails were very poor for the price of them.. Don’t think we will be back.

Drinks were nice and delicious, though it was a little loud and rushed. But this may depend on where you sit.

Just one more place to eat burgers, nothing spectacular. So expensive

We managed to get a table in the Lioness for food and drinks before The Proclaimers gig on Leith Links, what a great start to a great day. The food was awesome (I had to climb to the top of my grilled chicken chilli nachos to get started) and the atmosphere relaxed and friendly. Locals popped in for a short coffee, the staff were very good, nothing too much trouble, now there’s even a tram stop 2 minutes away, I’d highly recommend a day out in Leith, with the Lioness first port of call.

Awesome place for a Friday burger and cocktails, great vibes! Will defos be back

Had a lovely dinner on a delightful arcade table! Very tasty vegan options, nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

Lovely pub, more like a bar. Dont think the bar tender ladies liked me too much for whatever reason (pourqoui?) but the laid back vibe here was so lovely. By the way kid friendly too, there were a few ( all well behaved) which was nice to see as several pubs here are not so keen on little ones

Overpriced burger bar, poor decor, faux hipster. Gents toilets a dump.

Great service and lovely burgers including veggie/vegan options and small kids menu. Note that it is only burgers plus side dishes served here. Great beer, wines and cocktail choice. All reasonably priced. Accessible entrance for buggies and wheelchair users.

We popped in for a few drinks before a party near by. Lucky for us it's such a nice place. Great decor and the staff were friendly and helpful. We were at their mercy arriving without a reservation. They had a table we could use for an hour which we jumped at. Overall a great place to have a drink. The food looked amazing but we weren't there for that. The prices are a little high but where isn't these days.

If you’re on the hunt for a delicious burger joint in Leith, Edinburgh, then look no further than The Lioness of Leith. This fantastic eatery has stolen my heart with its incredible burgers, quirky interior, and friendly staff. Let’s start with the interior — it’s clear that the owners of The Lioness of Leith have put a lot of thought and effort into making the place unique. The decor is quirky and fun, with bold colours, funky lighting, lots of plants, and an overall odd yet cosy atmosphere. Whether you’re grabbing a quick bite with friends or settling in for a leisurely meal, you’ll feel right at home in this charming little spot. But let’s get to the real star of the show — the burgers! Oh my goodness, they are simply incredible. The menu features a wide range of burgers to suit every taste, from classic beef burgers to veggie options, and everything in between. The quality of the ingredients is top-notch, and you can taste the care and attention that goes into each and every burger. And let’s not forget about the staff. The folks at The Lioness of Leith are some of the friendliest and most delicate people you’ll ever meet. They are always happy to chat and make recommendations. I love this place.

Tardaron la vida en servirnos pero la espera mereció la pena. Hamburguesas escocesas al 100% Nos permitimos el lujo de pedirnos una con Mac and Cheese. Cómo nota: no se puede pedir el punto de la carne

Tasty burgers, nice beer, friendly service!