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We came here by chance. It was an extraordinary discovery. Delicious food and excellent service. Very friendly staff. Dinner several nights. The stew is highly recommended!

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ROSA RUIZ . 2024-09-15

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Nice pub restaurant, delicious food and very friendly staff. The cider on tap is very good.

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Ulrike König . 2024-09-12

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We had a lovely meal of salmon and chorizo with baby potatoes... really great. Would highly recommend.

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Marie Carson . 2024-09-11

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Managed to snag a table upstairs - fantastic spot with a warm, familiar feel to it. Staff were friendly, efficient which made our meal so much better too. Has a cracking burger, as well as some nachos and the haggis (yum). Also a nice glass of Tennent's too, to wash it all down. The fish and chips looked amazing too, just saying!

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Karl Ong . 2024-09-08

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Whilst in Edinburgh, my brother and I visited this pub to see if we could eat and were fortunate to get a table upstairs. The Balmoral chicken is fantastic! Great service by the young ladies on duty. It must be popular because the place was rammed all evening.

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Paul Styles . 2024-09-05

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Very nice pub in Edinburgh. Basic menu but with traditional dishes. Very good and plentiful dishes. Exceptional beer.

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marcello grantini . 2024-09-05

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The chicken was dry in the salad but the green tasted as if there was a lot of fungus in them. Not an amazing experience

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Abhilash Chadhar . 2024-08-31

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Had the most amazing steak pie and pint of beer here. Great service. Cannot recommend highly enough. The rest of our party had great food too. Make time to visit if you are in Edinburgh.

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Dawn Maddrell . 2024-08-27

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Only limited experience in the pub

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Margaret Matthews . 2024-08-24

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Just before entering the pub, I saw the chef (young, tall, skinny guy) entering the kitchen. I was sceptical, but so glad he changed my mind about skinny chefs ('never trust a skinny cook'😁). Haggis, neeps and tatties were divine!

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Jasna Varcakovic . 2024-08-22

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A very warm welcome and a very good meal at a reasonable price. We remember the address.

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Marylis Laborde . 2024-08-19

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Cozy pub with restaurant on the first floor. Had a nice meal on the first evening in Edinburgh. Service is fine and the food was good. Wide choice of beers and other drinks.

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Christiaan Eichelsheim . 2024-08-17

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Great selection on the menu and Great service. Music maybe a bit loud

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Ivonne Hughes . 2024-08-17

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Stopped off for some refreshments. Drinks were chilled, and the food was fantastic! Also the dog was welcome.

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Robert Watt (Bobby) . 2024-08-13

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Great Scottish food, good price and very friendly waiters

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José Luis Cabrera . 2024-08-06

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Lovely pint of Guinness, which is possibly the most important measure of a pub. Food was lovely as always, eaten here a few times over the years.

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Gerard Blake . 2024-08-01

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Great place for some classic pub food and a drink. Had the Lamb pie, it was really tasty in itself, fresh vegetables instead of frozen like your get most other places was a huge plus. Only wished the pie had a bit more seasoning. The staff were really friendly and the service was quick I'd definitely recommend this to any looking for pub food made to order

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Mats Markussen . 2024-07-27

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They had a singer in the evening on Thursday which was very good. It was also very nice to sit outside on Rose Street.

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David Inglis . 2024-07-20

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I made a reservation for 4 tonight without realizing we actually needed 6 seats. The staff was so accommodating & kind about it. I wanted to say thank you to the servers on tonight (specifically the girl with the hufflepuff tattoo) because I know it can be really frustrating when a mistake like this happens! she was incredibly welcoming and made it work for us. The food was also delicious & the atmosphere was friendly & homey! Thank you times a million for a great night & the best servers !!

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Laura Rice . 2024-07-16

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Second time during the same trip to Edinburgh. We loved the food, beer and the friendly staff!

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Daniela Alves . 2024-07-16

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We were wandering around looking for somewhere to eat, and just walked in off the street. They were very busy but a table was just leaving so we were lucky. A good range of food on the menu, and we plumped for the lamb shank pie and the crofter pie, along with a bottle of wine. The food was very good, especially the crofter pie, and the food was very fairly priced. The wine was a tad expensive at £24 for an ordinary red, but this doesn't detract from the service and great atmosphere. The only thing which disappointed was the automatically added service charge of 10%. It may have been mentioned on the menu and I missed it. This is becoming more and more common - my preference is to tip well according to the service. Nevertheless, a good choice of eaterie.

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Faedanorth . 2024-07-10

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Chicken pie was frozen….not cold….20 minutes to get another..Mac and cheese was good…. Table next to use….got free drinks due to slow service…..I got full price for a frozen pie….mash potatoes were tasty….thats it….

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Michael . 2024-07-09

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Pub food done well. Friendly staff nice atmosphere.

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Stephan Sosich . 2024-07-09

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Very friendly staff and excellent food

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Alex hunter . 2024-07-03

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We had an amazing Sunday roast - great service and authentic atmosphere.

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Ívar Emilsson . 2024-06-30

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Great place, great food, great atmosphere, great drinks

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Steven “Monty” Esslemont . 2024-06-28

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Delicious food, our first experience on Scottish soil, toilets only for ♀ ladies ♂

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Ron . 2024-06-28

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Lovely wee pub, friendly staff too, service was great and it was the perfect place to meet with friends for a few drinks. Great location in rose street

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G M . 2024-06-28

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Great spot for a pint and a catch up

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Janice Hudson-Windsor . 2024-06-28

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Fantastic meal, fish nd chips was superb . Perfectly cooked. Great service

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George Pye . 2024-06-28

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Nice atmosphere. I was recommended to go here by a friend for the pies. Sadly I got the chicken pie which was small, hard as a rock, 80% pastry and one small cube of chicken for 15 pound. The beef pie options looked much better.

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Cara . 2024-06-27

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We arrived from Inverness late and hungry. We found it by chance on our way downtown. We had lunch almost alone at 16:00 and the food was sensational and so was the beer. The very nice waitress, a sweetheart.

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Cristina Llaona Sintes . 2024-06-24

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Just went for quick bevvies. Wife had Pimms n lemonade, I managed pint, and double whiskey on ice. Nice atmosphere 👌 In my review, that's a very high rating considering we were only there for 40 mins, and didn't eat for reviewing table service, but I am sure it would have been fantastic 😀 👍

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Stuart Dyson . 2024-06-24

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Excellent experience. Excellent food and courtesy of the staff. Recommended for families.

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Francesco Carusaccio . 2024-06-23

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Great beers.. great snacks.. tasty NL - Fra can watch ;)

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Rudolf Lanting . 2024-06-21

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Definitely the highlight ✨️ of our visit to Edinburgh. We needed food and drink 🍸 in that order as we were famished. Had already decided that we wanted to taste Scottish food 😋 and from looking at the menu outside it had everything 😋 👌. Nice seating area outside in the sunshine 🌞, nice roomy bar area serving good selection of beers 🍻 and light bites, upstairs you have a lovely bar and restaurant room for a full meal which we were in need of. If this place hasn't won awards I'd be surprised..Thanks to all the staff 😤.

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Vincent Wells . 2024-06-20

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I was directed here by a mate who used to frequent this spot while attending University - in 1990! By all appearances, it is in the same state with the same atmosphere as it was then - delightful. The old couch he used to relax on was gone, but that's understandable after many years. The pints were spot on, as was the haggis, neeps, and tatties. I had that as a starter then moved on to fish and chips. The location was easily accessed from my hotel near the Royal Mile, and I arrived early enough to enjoy a solid lunch before heading off to Edinburgh Castle and the Scotch Whisky Experience. As someone on a visit from California and only interested in local food and drink, I found it amusing to find the table next to me were six folk from Scotland - each of whom were enjoying what appeared to be a quite passable plate of nachos!

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GDexterD . 2024-06-19

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Sorry for the half hearted review, Only stopped for a quick pint while waiting on my wife but I'm sure I'll be back. The food being served look good. Tommy.

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Tommy Tait . 2024-06-19

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Situato su Rose Street, nella New Town, la sala è meno affascinante di altri pub storici disseminati per la città ma molto confortevole, menu con piatti tipici, birra locale alla spina molto buona, personale estremamente gentile!

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JollyRoger078 . 2024-06-17

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Their specialist pies were amazing. With clotted cream mash and thyme carrots.

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Maureen Skinner . 2024-06-13

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Great pub food—outstanding fish and chips. Friendly and efficient staff. Warm atmosphere and reasonable prices. We keep going back during our Edinburgh visit because we know that we will have a great experience.

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Patricia Fraser . 2024-06-09

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After an afternoon walking Edinburgh Castle, we were looking for somewhere to re-fuel - hello Rose Street Brewery. Typical Scottish pub downstairs, restaurant upstairs. Great selection of meals, we went with the HAND-PULLED LAMB SHANK SHEPHERD'S PIE & STOVIES with a side of chunky chips, one of the best meals we've had in Scotland (we landed 8 days ago!) Service was spot on, food was served promptly - we will be back when in Edinburgh next, highly recommend it

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Mr_Malkey . 2024-06-04

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I Really liked this place. The food was amazing and the food selection as well. Local selection of foods and drinks. When you come from Germany you get very surprised how friendly and helpful the service is elsewhere. Would recommend this place for everyone who is coning to Edinburgh.

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Ernest Valverde Laks . 2024-06-03

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Delicious cake, highly recommended.

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Anita Lanzl . 2024-05-27

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Food was amazing - we were all really impressed. The service was also great!!

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Meg Black . 2024-05-27

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Enjoyed our lunch there very much, very friendly services and yummy food.

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Sudarut W. . 2024-05-24

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Somewhat upscale pub / restaurant. Great meat pies of various sorts, as well as burgers and a variety of entrees, many of them of a Scottish tilt. We were there mid-afternoon, so low crowds. Service was quite good. Good, pub-like feel. Lots of historic pictures and discussions of history on the walls. Would certainly eat here again.

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Dave Hill . 2024-05-23

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We had salmon and pies, 6 of us. Everything was perfect.

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Lawrence Mounteney . 2024-05-17

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We enjoyed the food and beer here; The Balmoral chicken was quite good. We didn’t make a reservation, but apparently we got very lucky because shortly after we were seated and more and more people tried to dine, lots were turned away because of a big group that had a reservation for around the time we were about to leave. So don’t disappoint yourself and be sure to make a reservation if you want to eat here, or at the very least show up before 5:30pm.

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Cody P . 2024-05-14

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Came for dinner in the evening. We went up to the restaurant. Fast and pleasant service. Varied but not huge menu (often a sign of quality). There is something for every taste. We tried the meat pies, with mash (probably homemade because it was delicious!) with 2 carrots cooked just right. All with a Scottish beer. Top moment 😃

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Willi 9269 . 2024-05-06

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Food very tasty Nice and competent service I recommend

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Honorata Tomczyk . 2024-05-05

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Great atmosphere, friendly staff, delicious food.

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Dirk . 2024-05-01

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Didn't have food so can't mark. Staff friendly and efficient nice beer.

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Graham Harris . 2024-05-01

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Ist a nice Restaurant with historic background. I love the decoration and the super friedly staff. The eating was delicios.

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Angelika Kirchner . 2024-05-01

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A real pub atmosphere, hearty and good dishes, good beer brewed especially for them (Nicholson's beer). A menu suitable for children and very well served. The only point to improve would be the speed of service. More than 35 minutes of waiting for just one dish is quite long. Other than that, not at all disappointed with the cuisine.

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Matt Wiggum . 2024-04-29

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Literally just sat down when a man from behind the bar came over and said under 25 have to buy food to have a drink. Here with my friend both not under 25 offered to show ID but told us no. It’s Scotland law and we had to buy food. Can anyone tell me if this is true as it’s the first time visiting

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Tanya Izzet . 2024-04-19

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Called in here for a drink and meal before our flight. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food was really good. We had beef rib and pulled brisket pie, mac and cheese, chip and garlic bread. The food came out fairly quickly was piping hot and very tasty.

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Paul Elliott . 2024-04-10

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Rose Street Brewery is the second Nicholson’s Gin and Ale Establishment we’ve enjoyed in as many days. Our server, Claire, was lovely and provided warm and friendly service. My husband had the stovies which he thought were excellent, and while not a traditional item, the macaroni and cheese was also wonderful. The fish platter is a food option for two with some items served on bread with a specialty sauce. The fried pieces were excellent but we would have preferred the sauce on the side of the shrimp and smoked salmon. The dining room upstairs isn’t large and 2 seat tables are small but it afforded us an opportunity to have a warm and friendly chat with a couple from Aberdeen seated next to us and share travel stories.

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Alicia H . 2024-04-08

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Looking for a nice place to have dinner and popped into Rose Street Brewery. I am so glad I did, the food was delicious, service and atmosphere excellent. I tried the Cullen Skink soup - highly recommend. Sticky toffee pudding with custard - the best.

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Sharron Skaggs . 2024-04-05

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Nice, original bar with a good selection of whiskey at fair prices. Nice atmosphere. Friendly and fast staff. We didn't eat anything there, so no review of the food.

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Dirk Krause . 2024-04-03

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It was well situated, the food was a very good quality. The staff were excellent. We felt very welcome and everyone did a fantastic job. Thank you

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Louisa Field . 2024-03-30

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I've been there a few times and the food has been always good as well as your staff, always very friendly and attentive. This time I went with three Spanish friends who came to visit Edinburgh and they loved the pies, cranachan and atmosphere.

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Alejandra Martin . 2024-03-24

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Food and service were both excellent

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Ian Meechan . 2024-03-24

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Popped in for lunch. Good food, good service, 👍

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Iain Forrest . 2024-03-22

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Fantastic staff, very welcoming and delicious food

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Caroline English . 2024-03-20

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The staff were really nice and friendly and excellent at welcoming us. The food (fish flatter) was lovely particularly the fishcake was very tasty and not at all bland like I've had in lesser pubs. I salute you and your staff for doing an awesome job👌

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PetrolDiaries . 2024-03-17

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Choice of menu was great. Had the world famous pie with salmon and prawn. Staff so friendly and booking the table on line was so easy.

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John Cunningham . 2024-03-13

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Great staff and enjoyed the Scottish menu items. Good price and variety of drinks

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Donna Lowe . 2024-03-13

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The Crofters Pie was absolutely exquisite, and the Haggis Neeps and Tatties were cooked perfectly. Definitely recommend this place to any and all travellers.

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Harby . 2024-03-12

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A decent pub with some nice local beers and a good whisky selection. We also had a meal upstairs, which was lovely and well priced. The only downside was that we were sat by the door in the dining room, and every time someone opened the door a very cold gust of air came through. Very friendly and helpful staff. I would recommend booking a table for dining as many people were being turned away.

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Shannon HG . 2024-03-07

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Quiet when we were in and a nice pint of beer

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Tim Pickering . 2024-03-05

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Place was bouncing as it was Saturday night. Good crowd, decent choice of beer

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Andy Donley . 2024-02-29

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Delicious food! Highly recommend if you are looking for a traditional Scottish meal.

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Maddy Hellinger . 2024-02-18

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Recently held a leaving party of about 15 people for a colleague in the restaurant section of the Rose Street Brewery. We all had a great evening. The food was perfect, the staff were lovely, very attentive, and did a fantastic job. I would highly recommend for larger bookings 10/10.

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Conor Treacy . 2024-02-17

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Just great Exceptionally helpful staff 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

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Peter Currie . 2024-02-15

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Good atmosphere and good variety of beers. Good attention

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Jorge Ramirez . 2024-02-13

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Exceptionally good beer, friendly helpful.staff. we had the little plates of food which were lovely

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Audrey Lee . 2024-02-04

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Nice place with great service and delicious food, went there twice during our stay in Edinburgh! 😋👌

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Joachim Karlsson . 2024-01-25

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Great teatime visit yesterday 😁 Fab food, beer, buzzing atmosphere and service from lovely friendly staff. Would deffo recommend visit x

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Sue Bell . 2024-01-18

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Service excellent and great choice of drinks

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jambo1boy . 2024-01-17

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The staff were very nice and helped with anything we asked. Lovely staff and very nice service

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Linda McCuaig . 2024-01-17

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Great welcoming staff great selection of drinks and a great atmosphere alway go there when in Edinburgh

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Hilary Bell . 2024-01-14

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Busy city centre bar and upstairs restaurant. I'm old enough to remember when it brewed its own beer - the 90/- was an experience - but the fact that it no longer does shouldn't put you off coming here because the beer is excellent and the prices are reasonable considering its city centre location. It's part of the Nicholson's group, but it has much more character than your average chain pub. The downstairs bar is cosy, but comfortable and there is outdoor seating for the few days when it doesn't rain. I've not had food here before but would have no qualms about eating here. Recommended.

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David Gilmour . 2024-01-13

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Lovely place great friendly helpful staff. And lovely food.

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Pauline Blair . 2024-01-12

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I would say one of the best restaurants in the city. The food is amazing and has such a wonderful menu. Great drink options, too. The service was really good. The girl who served us was so welcoming and helpful.

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Kaitlin Noelle . 2024-01-09

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Whilst there we were evacuated due to a fire in the basement. We never actually got our food as we were guided out after roughly 5 minutes of ordering which was disappointing as i was really looking forward to neeps and tatties after never having it before. But thats beside the point. Massive respect to the staff who were clear and informative and after guiding us to a safe muster point out if the way of the fire brigade told us exactly what was going to happen and advised us that they didn't have a time of when they would re open and even suggested other places for my partner and i to eat. Now although my partner and i didn't get out food we will most definitely be returning to the rose street brewery on our next visit to Edinburgh as the staff were incredible and it was a really welcoming place!

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Toby Darragh . 2024-01-09

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Ventured out one evening to get some Scottish dinner. And several places on the Rose Street were fully booked, but luckily this place seemed to have a decent menu so I popped in, and luckily got a table. The menu has a varied selection, several traditional Scottish dishes, I had a lamb with haggis pie, and an apple crumble. Both were very delicious and filling. Price wise - definitely good value.

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Andrej Zacharenkov . 2024-01-09

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Your staff are a credit to you - very welcoming and advised about gluten free options as my husband is coeliac

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Tricia Baigrie . 2024-01-09

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Brewery that brews nothing. Have no clue what they are doing and price is quite high

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C. Won Lee . 2024-01-06

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Went to restaurant, sadly due to busy few days lots of options not available, same with wine but what we did have was nice.

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J . 2024-01-03

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Great traditional scottish food with great welcoming service. Recommendations for Balmoral Chicken and Sunday Roast! Delicious 😋👌🏼

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Mirella . 2024-01-03

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Great food dog friendly good atmosphere

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yvonne redford . 2024-01-03

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Great little find. We ate twice here during our new year stay. Very friendly and efficient staff. Delicious food and good atmosphere. Definitely recommend.

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Sharon Carlton . 2024-01-01

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Cute little place with friendly staff. Dining is upstairs. Our reservation was respected. I do think they need more wait people considering the amount of people pouring in. They kept sitting people while our main dishes took about 45 minutes after the initial soup was delivered. No food came out for long time, just desserts and soups. My chicken dish was cold already and hard, my wife's beef pie was a rock, almost impossible to cut, salty and also cold. Fries were fine. They were out of beef and other few items in the kitchen but I think that they were actually more out of cooks. I really wanted a burger and I had to pass. As I mention before the staff were kind and hard working but the food and the kitchen one of the worst I've ever tried.

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GIAN MAR . 2023-12-30

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Staff very friendly & foob was excellent. Will definitely go back again 😀

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Karen Skinner . 2023-12-30

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The burgers with brisket are a must have! The restaurant is upstairs and the pub is downstairs. The restaurant is small and cozy.

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Rick van der Wurff . 2023-12-30

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The atmosphere and decor are cosy. I felt so relaxed for my meal. Our waitress was excellent, so polite, attentive and nothing was too much trouble for her .

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Kerys McPhee . 2023-12-28

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Great atmosphere on Xmas Eve Eve.

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Claire Nicholson . 2023-12-26

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Lovely wee gem, restaurant was fabulous 👌

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Sue Fojcik . 2023-12-19

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Food was excellent. Service was superb. Can't recommend this place enough. Top notch. Group really enjoyed our time there. Only downside was mobile reception - we all struggled to get connected.

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Mark Brookes . 2023-12-17

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