Shakespeare in Edinburgh, City of

Had a day trip to Edinburgh today for a bit of shopping and the theatre, popped into this pub for some food, the food and the service were exceptional especially from Jack who could not have made us more welcome. Will definitely be returning on our next trip to Edinburgh. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Jack and Flo are a hilarious team committed to excellent service and the food was delicious - our first haggis experience and we loved it!

The servers are very welcoming and friendly, the setting is super welcoming, the dishes are wonderful. A superb experience!

It’s an exceptional place! The servers are attentive and friendly The place is magnificent, very welcoming restaurant. The food is delicious and in good quantity. A superb experience I highly recommend it!!!!

I had an incredible experience at this place. The food was absolutely delicious, with every dish bursting with flavor and creativity. The drinks were even more impressive, especially the specially crafted beers, which were unique and perfectly paired with the meal. But what really stood out was the amazing staff. They were friendly, attentive, and made the whole dining experience feel extra special. Highly recommend this spot for anyone looking for great food, fantastic drinks, and top-notch service!

Great place ruined by otherwise stubborn & incompetent bouncers: I went there at around 9pm, was stopped twice from entering with a valid driver’s license, and had to actually get my passport back at the hotel to finally enter. Would not recommend going there as an international student for the reason above.

Was a great bar, had a few pints with my friends, there is a student discount aswell which was really neat.

Visiting for a week away, fantastic staff, food & pub, will definitely go back, would definitely recommend x

Delicious food and excellent service

I was staying in Edinburgh for a concert so I randomly chose the Shakespeare for my lunch. There was a convivial atmosphere and a good choice of food and drinks. They had Beavertown Neck Oil, one of my favourite drinks, on tap. The staff were very friendly and prices were reasonable given it's central location. There was a good selection of tapas style plates available so I chose Battered Halloumi, Haggis Fritters with Whisky Sauce and Karaage Sticky Chicken. They were all delicious with the Karaage Sticky Chicken a moreish highlight. I would definitely revisit.

Beautiful pub staff were friendly. Lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be back

Quite but excellent food traditional pub food amazing staff reasonably priced

Very friendly service, food was good brilliant to watch the football eat & drink. Would definitely recommend.

Staff are very helpful and friendly Food on offer is lovely

Wandered into this traditional pub one evening and was pleasantly surprised. A warm comfortable surrounding and efficient friendly staff. Good sesting arrangements and screens to watch sports. Nice selection of drinks and reasonably priced.

Booked a table weeks in advance. No chairs at reserved table, eventually hlgpt seated told an hour wait for food. Some food no longer available. Nachos chicken was cold & no cheese. Mac n cheese cold in middle and chips were hard. No diluting or squash juice. Because there was a show on said kitchen was too busy but they know shows are on and know how many bookings they have reserved

Staff made us feel so welcome, will definitely be back

Great atmosphere and service, good beer and very tasty Balmoral Chicken

Had the worst dining experience of my life on my 58 birthday ... food was terrible .. we ordered 2 steak sandwiches and fries and there was 3 slivers of steak in each mustard covered bread and about 10 fries each that wudnt feed a child .. menu was priced wrong and was overpriced just like the beer 🍺 17 pound for 2 pints .... really !!!!!!! Will never eat or drink here again .. stay away ...

We went to this pub on new years eve, as all hogmanay celebrations were cancelled and we wanted to make the most of our evening. This worked out great in this pub! They carry my favourite cider (old mout kiwi & lime) and a few minutes before new years started playing the celebrations from last year on the tv, and we all counted down the new year together! It was a very fun experience!

Great place to relax and have a drink

Nice pub for lunch, pretty good mac & cheese, order at the bar, smiling waitress

Lovely pub, not too crowded, with yummy food and nice atmosphere, we'll definitely be back

Fantastic. Would highly recommend this to anyone. Steak and ale pie and fish and chips so tasty 😋 lovely staff. Feel good happy place. Their coffee is lovely and creamy. Can't wait to go back here again on next trip to Edinburgh. Pity we didn't discover this pub sooner.

Table booked for pre's with work,had a great atmosphere

What an attractive and cozy pub. The food is tasty and affordable.

A lovely place for a meal and drinks ......😊😊

Big thanks to Jack and the team for making us feel so welcome. We had a lovely time.

Nice pub but at the time only generic beers on offer

What a fantastic place lovely atmosphere and overall feel of the place is really inviting. The food we had was delicious, cooked and presented well. The staff were really warm and welcoming. As a visitor for the 1st time I will definitely be back.

This is a beautiful bar that’s a good place to watch some sports and get a couple drinks. The bartenders are super nice and the vibes are worth stopping here!

Quiet pint with the auld yin. Very welcoming and well priced for the pints. Not to busy for a week day would happily make this a regular pub to visit when out in City Centre.

The young bar person from Pollock (Glasgow) was so attentive and happy to serve. Great sense of humour 👏

It was a nice place to pop in and enjoy the Scottish pun experience. Our waiter was friendly and gave some information about sights to see and just Scottish culture.

Did not care for the jerked chicken. Too sweet, like barbecue sauce. Realized it's the same owners as Grosvenor because everything is the same and everything we ordered there was good, too.

Great burger, great service, good atmosphere 🥰

The food was very good, the beers were really excellent with a wide choice. Perfect for watching matches of any sport (has lots of TVs). When it's crowded it's not easy to find a clean table and place an order, but overall it's recommended

Good atmosphere and music . Service was prompt and lots of TVs for football Matches. Food was meh and wouldn’t recommend

The salad was fresh about week ago. The halumni chees was not grille. The salad should be with watermelon, however you had to look for the wayermelon on the plane to fund it. Waiter has problem with customers, they disturb him at work obviously. Yhere are many better place in Edi.

Grabbed a quick sharing plate of Chicken Wings before our gig at the Usher Hall. Plenty for the both of us and various sauces too

Lovely food, two of us had a tapas selection and one had a pie, all fantastic. Great atmosphere and helpful friendly staff.

Kitchen closed half past seven.

Just loving the £2 pints right now

My 1st pub on arrival in Edinburgh. Friendly bar service at lunch. The steak and ale pie was fantastic.

Lovely staff and atmosphere, the food was delicious and not too expensive.

Excellent customer service always made to feel welcome

The place is a real Scottish pub. The food is amazing! The absolute best sticky toffee in the world. Warm chocolate, custard around it. I was staying at the Sheraton across the way, so it was an easy walk. They have a lot of beers on tap plus some local whisky

I couldn't contain my anger not to give this place a one star review I put £650 through the £100 jackpot machine because I have ADHD and a self control problem but what happened was beyond a joke,the reason this place gets a one star review is because the pub chain gets a share of the profits from the scam machines which... as it turns out are illegal they are supposed to pay out based on a percentage none of the excuses for what happened today it was decently borderline illegal practices £350 was spent on 50p on fishing frenzy and it took LITERALLY £350 and didn't give a single bonus over £30 pounds it only gave 3 bonuses!!!! then after the entire £350 was scammed from me I put in £100 and played a bit more then changed game with about 100 in the balance it took ALL of that then another hundred down to my last one hundred pounds and down to £1 my last spin was the jackpot with a repeat so £650 for £200 I was scared to play it because 3 bonuses in £350 is scandalous that's 700 spins..... honestly after that I wished this was all a bad dream but here we are! Will be complaining to the company who runs these and demanding a refund.

Had a lovely time here, wonderful staff, great drinks, love the music on a Friday night, Scott and Sandy very knowledgeable on whisky, can’t wait for my next visit

The foods taste worse than airplane foods. It’s all microwaved. Total waste of money

Love this place. Best mac and cheese ever and a good spot for a pint pre/post show.

£7:15 for a pint, nah no thanks.

Very nice pub and delicious cocktails for only 7 pounds!

Lovley place to stop for some food and a pint. Haggis fritters where brilliant and the onion rings are great .

A pleasant pub to pass the time in.

We found this pub across the street from Sheraton where we were staying. Nice inside, all of our food was delicious and fortunately an “uncrowded” night. Concert hall right next door, so I’ll bet it gets jammed on occasion.

On the day I visited, it happened to be a time when they couldn't serve food, so they turned away several groups of customers. I was only interested in beer, so I thoroughly enjoyed it. It has the feel of a quiet, laid-back local pub compared to the hustle and bustle of West Bow, south of the castle.

Lovely pub near Usher Hall. Just drinks.

Very nice food. Flo was amazing as well!

Ottimo pub, tante birre. Locale pulito, non troppo affolato. Sono stata con figlio, sorella e nipote, siamo stati bene.

Great pub👍 and you can get a beer and some food all day. Good offers on drinks and cocktails... seats 🪑 out side also. Didn't have that when we used to go in the 70/80,s 😂😂😂😂🤓. (Didn't have food tho)

Decent prices for the center of Edinburgh, incredibly nice staff. Only issue is that it can get very crowded.

Lovely place. One of the bars we always try to visit when we come up to Edinburgh

Cosy, renovated place with amazing FOH manager :)

Good service and clean environment, quiet time of day so can't really comment on atmosphere

Nice place, good food, central location.

Nice but busy pub next to Edinburgh's Usher Hall. If there's an event on, it's mobbed. On the occasion I was there, there was space between seats, so we were not crammed in like sardines and had no choice in overhearing the conversations of those next to you. Mature customers in for a drink, chat and/or food.

Great pub food and atmosphere. Haggis fritters were amazing!

Thought this was a great place! We spent the evening here and the staff was brilliant. We did not order any food but had nice drinks and watched the games. The place is quite big so it doesn't feel as crowded as many of the smaller pubs do. We're probably coming back for seconds!

Great pud in downtown Edinburgh.

Visit with friends however the sharing platter was a bit small for the price. 3 bits of halloumi on a sharing platter??? It certainly wasn't large enough to share between 3. The food was tasty enough but just not worth the price. The staff serving were pleasant but they were slow at clearing tables.

Very busy pub Staff were excellent

Absolutely brilliant welcome and superb selection of beers...staff are excellent.

Went there to watch the Manchester derby. The atmosphere was really good even on a Sunday afternoon.

Always a great atmosphere in this pub especially on rugby game day, staff are always efficient and friendly! Even when it’s busy they try their hardest to get glasses and everything away while being rushed off their feet Got the BBQ chicken and it was so yummy! Will definitely be back for the next game!

Went back after nearly 20 years, used to work in the hotel across the road and the best nights started from here. Was nice to be back.

Used to drink here years ago and liked it so we decided to come here again and try it for the rugby. I had phoned during the week before to ask if a table could be booked but was told it was first come first served and that they opened at 12pm, we arrived around 11.50am and the bar was already open and pretty busy so someone had given the wrong information on the phone about opening times. We got a seat and ordered drinks then had a look at the food menu. We ordered trio of fries which was fine, cant really go wrong with them and also a chicken dish, this was fairly disappointing and for almost £15 should have been alot better, chicken was really dry and the cheese on top was quite watery. After ordering more drinks I handed the barman a £20 & should have got £10+ change back but he just handed me some change and walked away, I asked for the £10 that I was due and instead of getting it from the till himself, another one of the bar staff had heard and handed me the £10, no apology for the mistake either. We spent a good few hours in the bar and watched both 6 nations games but there was no real atmosphere or any hype which you would normally get in other pubs that we have been too. Another point is that alot of tables had empty glasses and no-one seemed to be coming round to collect the empties. Toilet facilities were very poor and in desperate need of some attention. All in all, we were both rather disappointed in our choice of venue this time around and we won't be back.

Typical good quality of a Greene King pub. Good choice of food at a high quality and reasonably priced. Range of beers on offer quite wide and varied. Service speedy and cannot be faulted. Good clean, friendly pub. Definitely be back if we return to Edinburgh

Nice atmospheric bar, friendly staff and good selection of drinks

Have visited the Shakespeare a lot over the years, and seen a few changes, but I've always felt comfortable and enjoyed the atmosphere, welcoming friendly staff. Can be a but noisy when football showing or when people going for dinner/drinks before going to the theatre so I avoid going then. Have never had any reason to complain about food and I feel comfortable going in on my own if I just need to rest up have a coffee or a glass of wine while out shopping.

Typical Scottish pub, nice atmosphere, nice decor, service only at the counter. Didn't taste the meal.

Not the place for a quiet drink. Other than that it was fine.

Nice friendly pub in centre of town. Good selection of food and drink.

The food is amazing - really lovely fresh touches, and great value for money. Fantastic

This is a cool concept and an interesting atmosphere Unfortunately, the beer was bad. I had two off the tap and either the lines were dirty or the kegs were old. We did alert the bartender. The owner has commented that they do not serve old beer so it is probably worth another go during my next visit to Edinburgh.

Absolutely loved warm coal fire clean awesome service and attentive staff will go again

Pint of Guinness was weirdly sweet and I guess the price was as dear as most places.

Good pub nice beers and live sports on the television didn't have any food here

Excellent choice of beers and wine

Beautiful pub with authentic feel in Edinburgh. Food was lovely and the beer was good also. Friendly staff and a good vibe when football was on

We only came for a drink but enjoyed the quick service and that the place was not so busy or noisy.

Food is ok for three stars. But the toilet is terribly stink

Great location for theatres. Busy, good atmosphere.

My family and I stopped in here after arriving in Edinburgh. Had a great food and drink menu. My son (2yo), niece (6yo), and nephew (1yo) loved it too.

Great pub next to Usher Hall venue, serves good food

Stayed for 2 weeks and loved it. Reasonable location with great staff and wonderful breakfast. Will return. Thanks staff!!

Nice ciders, food was ok not amazing, prices compared to portions werent bad

Discovered this pub on a recent trip to the City. Have walked passed before but never been in. Overall great pub, friendly and quick service. Gents toilets floor was like a swimming pool security constantly checking them could have got someone to clean them! Definitely be back but with the floor sorted would be a 5/5

Great pub and great staff! Would definitely go again.

Food was amazing, I got the small plates for £25 definitely too much for one person, would easily feed two