Southpour in Edinburgh, City of

Really excellent meal here tonight. Excellent service. Would thoroughly recommend

Pleasant restaurant with few people the evening we went there. The food, however, is not exceptional, beef steak which was not one (impossible to ask for cooking, and tastes of pork), bland burger. The servers are very nice.

Lovely food, really friendly staff, great atmosphere and wonderful singer. Would definitely recommend. And the salted expresso martini was best I’ve had in ages!

Came here with my wife and a couple friends. It was amazing! They ordered the burger, steak frites, and ragu and loved it! I ordered 6 brisket tacos and it was fantastic! A bunch of food but I'm a bigger guy! We finished off the night with an apple crumble! The service and live music was phenomenal! We didn't need a reservation but it's a good idea to have one.

Dropped in one Sunday evening passing and decided to get dinner and a drink. Didn't have a reservation but was seated by the friendly staff and given are menus. This is where it gets a bit disappointing. We waited a very long time to have a drink order taken then a long time to get the drinks. The food we ordered was lovely. But felt the place was under staffed as there was one waiter serving the busy half of the restaurant. When we had finished and asked for the bill we waited so long to get the bill we actually just went up to the bar to pay before leaving.

Cozy place, sounds nice music, tasty food and cocktails

I loved everything. The food is good, well presented and prepared. The atmosphere is cosy and the music is good. I recommend it.

This place should be named Southpoor The service is dreadful. We went in for a meal. Shown to our table then ignored. After a 15min the server wandered over to take our order. I mentioned the fact we had had a long wait. A cheeky reply of I’m so sorry but we are very busy!! 20 covers if that. If they could not manage that well it’s a poor show. Three members of staff. One laying tables. The other two up at the bar. And with that kind of service they have a notice saying they will add a 10% service charge. Joke. What service are they trying to charge for? I live in the area and will definitely not step in there again. With so many other restaurants in the area they had better buck up their ideas.

I hadn't visited Southpour in about 10 years as we live in South Queensferry, but we were at the Queen's Hall for an event with Will Young and it's about a 4 minute walk away from the venue. Service was attentive, friendly, and in a great atmosphere. Cocktails were great - I had the Bramble & a Hugo Spritz. Plenty of water to drink too. Food was excellent! Haddock to die for with mushy peas and homemade creamy tartar sauce. Chips were hand cut and fresh. Steak frites was one of the best we've had. Aged sirloin seared on the grill done right with vine tomatoes and hand cut chips. Portions were just right. Only point was upholstery could do with freshening up. Some threadbare seats, but everything else was spot on. Love the open windows onto the street and views - perfect. We'll definitely be returning.

Must have turned up on an off day. Half the tables are empty, but there is zero service. Asked for sauces, never appeared. Drinks took forever to arrive and ran dry half way through.

An amazing place, cannot recommend enough! The staff is so nice, music and atmosphere overall make you feel at home 😊 Most definitely go for the "spritz up your summer" options, if you're a spritz person! And many thanks to Sam for making our visit special, you really feel welcome and cared for.

Very nice restaurant. Were served very friendly. Food was also very good and tasty.

Waited 40 minutes for average bar food. This place tries hard to be a gastropub but falls short.

Very nice place and very good service. It is a place that I recommend 🤗

Amazing vibes, lovely little gastropub so thoughtfully decorated that brings a smile on your face. Food was delicious and portions were ideal. Service was the cherry on top - special thanks to dani! She made our visit even more lovely.

I feel ripped off. both of us had a coffee and a pain au chocolat. The coffee was ok, but weak; the pain au chocolat was stale, but warmed up too much so that the pain was dry, but the chocolate sticks were grainy liquid mixture. The surface of the pain was VERY brown, but not quite burnt. When we paid, the cost was a whopping £17.40. They had added 20% service!! We were not told about the 'optional' service charge by the server either when we ordered or when we went to pay. I don't think we'll be back.

Lovely, comfortable venue. Overpriced! £3.25 for a cup of week coffee, £4 for a stale pain au chocolate which had been too long in the oven and the 20% service charge on top. Bill for 2 of the above was £17.40 - excessive!! Was looking forward to morning coffee at Southpour, but this will be the first and last visit. Felt ripped off.

We had breakfast twice because it was very good there. The restaurant is tastefully decorated. The food is great and the service was very friendly.

Looks lovely on the outside and inside but genuinely the worst food I've had in such a long time. Started were a taco which had decent flavour but very wet and the mackerel pate which was served with nuts, crème fraîche and no bread / crackers? The beef ragu was like Heinz spaghetti hoop sauce with 3 chunks of beef that I couldn't tell if it was stewing meat or mined meat it was such a weird texture. The burger my husband has was average too. Sat at 630 and mains weren't served until 725pm which was disappointing as it wasn't packed. Really disappointed and would avoid for food but cocktails were okayish. If we weren't in such a rush to get to a show after the slow service I would have contested paying it was that bad.

reasonably priced drinks and food. Amazing service from Alan who take great care of us and made sure our drinks stayed topped up. Would come again!

The service from Alan was wonderful! thank you so much! Hummous was lovely , chicken satay was good but expensive for what it was!

Comfortable setting. Great service

Really nice service and delicious food

Fuera del centro más turístico, este restaurante tranquilo ofrece una comida sencilla de calidad razonable. El servicio fue muy atento y rápido a pesar de ser hora punta. Destaco que la carne de la hamburguesa era excelente, por este motivo adjunto la foto del panecillo tanto abierto como cerrado. El bistec lo sirvieron al punto solicitado, aunque para ser excelente el plato debería haber estado algo caliente. Las patatas fritas eran las típicas congeladas insípidas (desmerecen el local).

Overpriced. Slow service. Bad food. Looked good from outside. The food was just bad. South Pour more like south Poor!!!

Came for a cheeky brunch with mum, awesome food and even better service! Shout out to Rosie for such exceptional service, an asset to Southpour! Thanks again 😊

Incredibly delicious breakfast and the best cappuccino in Scotland so far...

Southpour looks lovely and promises ‘long & lazy brunches’. Delighted to see so many tables available, I walked in and waited (ages) to be seated. I was then (quite aggressively ) told there was no availability as the kitchen was too busy. I observed there were many tables free but was told by the server not to argue with him!! The couple behind me were quite taken aback by how nastily I was spoken to. This man has zero people skills and should not be working in hospitality. I popped along to The Southern - which may look less inviting but offered a warm and friendly welcome.

Roast Sunday dinner excellent. Good wine choice.

A 10% "completely optional" service charge was automatically added to the receipt. Either pay your staff more, or put acuurate prices on your menu, but stop trying to pass off carrying two coffees to the table as some sort of extraordinary act that needs to be bolsterd by an additional donation.

Visiting Edinburgh, a great little bar/pub with live music on Saturday evenings. The servers are top notch. Super friendly place for children (games are available). The chef was also great in adapting his dishes to the allergy of one of our daughters. I highly recommend.

Lovely little restaurant; nice vibe inside. Kid friendly - appropriate kids menu and high chairs available. My son's grilled cheese was on some VERY hard bread though (like a sourdough). I think for a kid's menu/meal it should be softer and easier for them to consume. Menu was limited in variety... but I had a croque madame and it was delicious with homemade tomato soup. Spicy margarita was delicious

We visited recently and had a lovely mid-afternoon 'brunch' which tasted delicious and was served by super friendly and attentive staff. A little quiet in atmosphere as our visit coincided with the lull between lunch and dinner, but that worked out well for us - see above re attentive staff - but I'm confident they manage that during very busy spells too! Would thoroughly recommend the potato rosti 'benny'.

I cant really call this a review, as we didnt get past the front door! Having made a reservation for 6.00 pm on a Saturday night, we arrived to find hand written notices on the windows and door advising that the kitchen was closed..... On entering, we were told the kitchen was closed until Wednesday, therefore there was no food available. When I asked why they had not contacted us about our reservation, we were told that they had called everyone - this was obviously not the case, as we had never had a call or a message left. We were then informed that there were two reservations that they hadn't contacted, we might be one of those!! Having arrived for our meal, and being disappointed, wouldn't it have been nice to have received an apology and perhaps even the offer of a complimentary drink, considering it was the establishment that had let us down, but no, nothing. We had no alternative but to go elsewhere. Customer service severely lacking

They served us the drinks and after that they ignored our table for more than 30 minutes, until we decided to leave. We clearly weren't welcomed there (customers arriving later were already being served the food while we were trying to call them several times to take our orders as well, but with no success). Maybe the food is good, the service is fast, but we never get to enjoy any of them. In fact, we didn't even taste the drinks. We simply paid for what was on our table and left.

Went there today for lunch with my 8y old daughter, ordered kids fish and chips and a breakfast salad cost £9.5 it was described with avocados, charred tenderstem ,sesame seeds and goddess dressing. I was quite hungry so added poached egg cost £2.00 what i received was a handful salad leaves and extremely finely chopped tenderstem and avocado, no such a goddess dressing nor sesame seeds. Very disappointed and asked to add up some smoked salmon, cost £2.5 so i paid total £14 for rubbish salad. I have tried here several times in the past, and never disappointed this much. Even more it took like 40mins of waiting for this. I needed to extend my parking even if we didn't go for dessert . I think it was a total ripoff, I dont think ill go back there again. 😢😠

I loved the fish and chips! Thanks for Alan and Monika for looking after us. Attentive service! 5*

Not sure if they were just having a bad day but the place was a shambles. Dirty plates everywhere, seemed confused by our booking, two things we wanted from the menu weren't available, took 25 mins to get two coffees, a £12 egg and avo on toast was one tiny slice, with a yhin skim of avo and a sad looking egg. Sent it back. Then our other order was lost somehow even though we were one of two parties in at the time. Cancelled it and left. Very odd place and odd management.

Brilliant service particularly by our wonderful server Rosie

We live in the Area and pass by Southpour frequently always looks so welcoming, so decided to try. First staff, very welcoming , explained menu and looked after pooch...brilliant. Next Food, mackerel to start which was fresh served with green apple , was apprehensive at start as skin wasn't scorched and looked raw as flesh didn't pull away from skin. But overall nice. We also shared beef brisket taco's , very plain with little taste, basically brisket inside a taco skin with some spicy mayonnaise. Mains again, not inspiring , had the Haddock Risotto where the rice was boiled to a pulp (no where neat al dente) so looked like a plate of porridge, couldn't taste the haddock which was lost in the plate somewhere, not seasoned to boot. The stuffed Squid my son ordered was similar squid a bit rubbery stuffed with plain white rice so very bland only the sauce recovered the dish a little. Overall it seems outwith their core offerings of burgers and fish & chips the kitchen would seem to be challenged in making the step up to Bistro. Service again superb but would not make me go back.

Really nice place, friendly and beautiful girls barmen’s make this place so nice to spend couple evenings here 😉

Great steak frites and good prices with welcoming staff

Beautiful place with wonderful staff and amazing food. Took our group of 9 for dinner after the kitchen was already closed. Dinner was great.

I unfortunately had a pretty disappointing lunch here. I ordered a ‘bloody mary cheese melt’ which I believe was supposed to be a toastie as this was also how it was described by the girl serving us when she brought it over. However, the bread was simply just warm, not in the slightest bit toasted which also meant the filling had soaked through the bread, leaving the bottom soggy. I also ordered a side of ‘potato rostis’ which I was expecting to be just that - rostis. However they ended up being just some fairly sad looking hash browns which had presumably just been cooked from frozen. There was also no effort made on presentation at all. I personally feel £4.50 for the ‘rostis’ and £9 for the sandwich / toastie is unreasonable given the quality. One of the friends I was with also ordered a side of the tenderstem broccoli, which arrived lukewarm at best. The staff member serving us was very friendly and gave us almonds on the house as they did not have the wasabi peas we had ordered - this was really nice of her! However once our food was brought to us, we were not visited / passed by any staff members even once. Despite the fact we were I believe the only people in there towards the end, the staff all opted to remain on the other side of the restaurant, chatting by the bar. It would have been nice if we were checked up on, even just the once, or just to have someone clear our plates / offer another drink etc. I would understand if the place was incredibly busy, but it was very very quiet. We ended up having to ask for the bill as we were leaving as it was clear no one would be coming over. Overall, the restaurant has a nice atmosphere but I do feel it was way too expensive considering the quality of the food and lack of service once we had been given our food. Thank you regardless :)

Great service and really delicious food.

Very nice restaurant, modern style but serving Scottish good quality food.

What a gr8 find. Hubby and I had a delicious brunch with gr8 coconut milk cafe lattes. The dinner menus looks amazing too but didn't get a chance to go back.

We appreciated the time Ken spent helping us decide what single malt to order. The food was great- burger and roasted beet salad.

The two course menu wasn't available

Chilled out venue, lovely staff and great food. Good brunch menu. The fries are superb.

Best lunch ever! Super food! Fabulous service! Josh was extremely friendly and very personable. Couldn’t recommend it highly enough!!!!!! 🤟

Had a lovely time! Great atmosphere and vibes. Was served by Josh, he was lovely.

To Southpour we went and we were served by Josh Paired with Nadia and Sophia the service was oh my Gosh🥵 With beef Sunday roast and smash burgers we were sated The student discount was not to be neglected Such a lovely lunch, to leave we were in no rush

Run by dishonest people… I am a student in edinburgh and i was looking for a job. I worked 8 hour for an UNPAID trial shift and was offered a job by the previous manager. The manager was then fired and i was ignored completely. I went several times claiming my offer and they would always say the general manager would contact me on the same day. Turns out no one ever even had the decency to let me know i wasn’t going to be get the job AND to pay for my 8 hours of intense work, where i even closed up. They behaved in a dishonest and rude way and for this reason only i do not recommend spending your money here. As i am an honest person, i will say this, the atmosphere is nice and the food i very decent. I hope this message will reach the managers and will maybe remind them of how a decent person should’ve behaved so as to not repeat it.

Josh, Nadia and Sofia served us and were fantastic! Will absolutely go again.

Pretty nice pub with good atmosphere, there was nice live music when I was there. Service was from Nadia and was good, I got a negroni and it was well made. Would recommend.

Very nice cosy pub, with incredible service and staff (served by Nadia and Sophia). The food was excellent (the chips especially are incredible).

Popped in as had time to kill before meeting a friend.. Staff courteous and friendly.. Lovely coffee and pleasant atmosphere.. Would Recommend

Booked a table at 11:50 for 1pm. Spoke to a lovely lady who “took”our booking. Only to find out that they had no recollection of the said booking when we showed up. Really poor reaction from lady at the door. Shame. An apology would have been sufficient. Will not try this place again.

Recently came here for a meal with my parents when they were in town and enjoyed a lovely dinner however was confused as a 20 year old student when refused a small glass of wine with my meal (that I was not paying for) as I did not have ID apart from my student ID. Under the Scottish Alcohol legislation it states - "However, if you’re 16 or 17 and accompanied by an adult, you can drink (but not buy) beer, wine or cider with a meal". Despite being 20 years old this applies to this situation. I completely understand that adhering to the law and guidelines of not serving under 18 year olds and 'Challenge25' is very important to hospitality jobs, however considering the circumstance this incident was absurd and unnecessarily cautious and I will refrain coming here in the future.

Service was okay but the food is really awful, totally over priced.

Looks better than it is. Small portions, orange juice isn’t fresh and service is mediocre.

Lovely place with live music, we enjoyed our evening out with my friend. They have the best olives 😊 It was very busy but our waiters Sima and Alen were very attentive and nice tonight, many thanks.

Sima and Alan were really great and friendly!

Amazing service and even better atmosphere, Sima and Alan helped us with our drinks and were very friendly and welcoming. I would recommend this coffee shop to anyone - especially students as they have lots of deals!

We won Instagram wine tasting and nibbles our host allessandro was amazing definitely a good night out great laugh worth following for future tasting nights

Amazing, amazing, amazing 👏 🤩 This place is a gem. We had a wine tasting night tonight and it's was beyond brilliant. Can honestly say I learned so much and had a wonderful time. Cannot recommend this place highly enough. We will be back. 🍷

Warm and welcoming, delicious brunch and lunch menu, well made coffee.

Been to Southpour a few times before and raved about it, unfortunately this visit was not like the previous. Quite disappointed with the service and the food quality. I ordered a Bloody Mary which has taken the crown for the worst I’ve ever had, plus steak frites which was too rare for me and fatty. Felt like we had to chase for some service dispute 4 staff members working. Not sure if ownership has changed or maybe have just come on a bad day, but unfortunately we won’t be returning in a hurry.

Nice and cosy little restaurant in the heart of Edinburgh! The food was well presented and very delicious!

I've been here several times and I have never been disappointed. The staff is very friendly and natural, food is always delicious and fresh, I love the atmosphere and the decor. This is our go to place for the team meetings but also catch ups with friends.

Do not have steak here. Comes with the saddest salad you have ever seen (literally rocket plonked into a heap on the plate). Not worth the £18! Nice interiors and location though. Good stop for coffee/drink where can watch world go by through big windows.

Quick lunch on a Thursday. Less than a dozen folk in so a bit quiet. Prompt service and delicious GF Chicken Club sandwich.

I made no booking but was looked after very well by staff who were very courteous - the food was delicious and I shall go again 😋

It’s such a shame that the food is so bad and overpriced here because it’s a lovely spot with cosy decor and a lovely atmosphere. Unfortunately, the portions are so small that you will leave hungry. Would recommend for a drink but not for food as you will need to eat when you get home.

The burger was good. Fast service and Christmas atmosphere. We liked it.

Popped in with a friend for a drink and a bite to eat this evening. Very disappointed to be ignored by staff despite there being at least three standing around. Walked out after waiting at least 10 minutes and won’t be returning.

My wife and I go to this pub every time we visit Edinburgh. But I always get the impression the brewery put all their trainees in here as everything is so well intentioned but it never quite works On Saturday night we popped in for a drink. It is table service but probably a third of tables were empty. Amazingly we were told if we wanted a drink there was 30 minute wait. 30 minutes!. We left to go to a pub that wanted our money

Beautiful restaurant and food was even better! Service a wee bit slow but all the staff looked quite new so they get a pass. Cocktails were delicious too.

Very unfortunate visit to this restaurant. Although the food was fine the service was appalling. We had to chase food after 45 minutes as we were going to see a show. We then had to chase drinks that never arrived. When we complained, one of the servers accused one of our party of “grabbing” her. Very immature reaction to an elderly and very friendly customer. I tend not to write negative reviews but these guys count not run a bath.

What a let down!!! Had such a great first visit and was excited to return but now wish I hadn’t. Very poor service, felt like we were imposing and staff not interested. Food was ok and drinks were ok when we finally got them.

Service was shocking. Waited 10 minutes before we even got so much as a hello. 15 minutes before we were seated and 30 minutes before we ordered our drinks, which were disappointing after the wait. Would be understandable if staff were rushed off their feet but for a Saturday mid morning, a half-full restaurant should be expected and manageable ??

Desayuno típico inglés, a la noche hay música en vivo y buenas birras. Buen servicio.

Came here to add a more recent photo of the menu. We had the full cooked breakfast which was delicious, perfect eggs 😍. The place seemed slightly understaffed since we had to wait a while to pay the bill, but overall it was a good experience.

Could be so much better. Arrived approx 5pm for a drink and 40 min later we had to remind them, we could see our drinks from a distance but they just weren’t served! Other tables having the same problem, one table got exasperated, saw their drinks on the bar and collected them! Our drinks finally arrived and they were nice. Shame we had to drink them so quickly as we had a table booked elsewhere for dinnerp!

Really good food, especially the vegetarian options. Some of the best bruscetta I've tasted, and a fantastic butternut sage gnocchi. We also had delightful White Russians.

I booked in a large group for lunch in October. The planning took some back and forth but the staff were patient and very helpful with pre-orders and deposits. The team were incredibly attentive and well prepared to accommodate the 32 of us! The food was brilliant, the service slick, and the atmosphere lovely. Really grateful to them for giving us such a wonderful afternoon and will definitely be back!

Absolutely lovely breakfast. Arrived too early our first day in Edinburgh and couldn’t access our accommodation on Minto street. We happened to stumble in and we’re warmly greeted. I had lovely scrambled eggs on sourdough bread and it was delicious. The restaurant is also very beautiful and clean !

Lovely place for breakfast with great food and service

Lovely food. Lovely coffee. Good selection for vegans and gluten free.

The food was very tasty, I tried several kinds of traditional food and I liked them all. The services offered by Sima were professional and very helpful.

We were attracted by the beauty of the restaurant from the street, going down from Arthur's Seat towards the city center. We were warmly welcomed by Sima, the guy at the entrance, who explained the peculiarities of the local cuisine and we had an extraordinary culinary experience from the first day in Scotland. A big thank you!

This was my office for several days and it was wonderful. Staff was amazing and kind. Clean facilities, great food and I would 100% recommend this as a fulltime remote worker.

Great place to work from for the whole day! Crew is very helpful, honest and friendly. I'm going back tomorrow!

Walked in on a cold, wet, windy evening to find a warm welcoming atmosphere. Great food, lovely drinks and friendly knowledgable staff. Jemma with a J and Barry with a B were fantastic and the slow cooked pork belly was outstanding.

Such a cozy place,perfect for the rainy days.The service was amazing, Sima made us the most amazing cinnamon coffee.And very good prices.Greetings from Caracal.

Great place ! Cheers to Sima for a great service !

Best cinnamon coffee ever. Sima was amazing.Perfect place for a coffee during a rainy day.Love the vibe of the place.

the place is really lovely, like the waiters and the food. I’ve done a good breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nice to meet you

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