The Mitre Bar in Edinburgh, City of

Un pub fabuloso en la Royal Mile que es aún mejor ahora dada una reciente renovación. Echa un vistazo a los maravillosos techos decorativos y los armarios expositores muy inteligentes que destacan siglos de historia. O simplemente disfrutar de una pinta en el bar. Es un lugar excelente con un personal amable encantador.

The sausage and mash dish was really good (I recommend!) and the crumble for dessert fairly nice as well. Our waitress was very kind.

Visité este pub para tomar unas copas tranquilas y escuchar la música que suena de fondo. Cuando sonó la campana para los últimos pedidos a mi marido se le negó una segunda pinta, pero me sirvieron 2 ginebras para un final, que nos pareció extraño. Cuando terminó la pinta y pidió una segunda que estaba dentro del plazo para beber se negó , sólo para que le dijeran que todos los irlandeses son alcohólicos por un hombre de pelo largo sentado fuera del bar con una chica pelirroja que presumiblemente también eran personal. Estábamos en nuestra tercera bebida, debo añadir. Habíamos estado en varios otros pubs a lo largo de nuestra estancia en Edimburgo y tenemos que decir que nos pareció que el personal era excepcionalmente amable y profesional, pero no podía creer la forma en que nos hablaron en este pub. Decir que estábamos decepcionados fue una eufemismo como visitantes de Edimburgo y no recomendaría este pub bajo ninguna circunstancia.

Lovely bar with wonderful staff and atmosphere.

Excellent pies, steak and ale was very good. Had an enjoyable family lunch. Decent selection of beers available.

This was our first pub adventure while we were in Edinburgh, for the Christmas 2024 holiday, and we had a fantastic time. Food was good, the atmosphere was stellar and our encounters with staff were the reason why this place was so great. We are from Denver and will be coming back. So friendly and so much fun.

Great place to have a meal or a drink, children are allowed in up to 21:00 hrs. This is located very centrally on the road upto the castle. The restaurant area is located at the back of the building and you walk past the bar area to gain access. They have a good menu to chose from with vegetarian options and the waiting staff are friendly and helpful. Along with most buildings on the road it has some lovely features. They have limited restrooms not always to inviting. If you want a good meal or drink it's worth a visit

First time Haggis as a starter. Loved it

Ubicación perfecta en la milla real y ligeramente escondido se encuentra esta joya absoluta de un pub, con la comida más increíble. Los mejores pasteles que hemos probado... ¡y he tenido muchos pasteles!

Bit pricey, service is good decent pints. Not tried the food. It's a good atmosphere when the music is on.

Best place we have eaten here in Edinburgh. We came 2 out of 3 evenings. Delicious beers and drinks, delicious food.

No tenía una reserva, pero nos encajan y fueron muy amables. Tuvimos una excelente comida. A mi marido le encantaba el pastel de carne. Tenía salmón que era perfecto. El Sticky Toffee Pudding fue el mejor que he probado (incluso mejor que mi casa para ser honesto!). Tuvimos una muy buena comida allí.

Fantastic location and a very warm welcome. Delicious food and great service.

Impeccable service. Quality drinks and food. Will come again in the future!

Very typical place in the heart of royal miles. With a variety of beers and a very Scottish atmosphere. I recommend you go, even if it's just to have a beer!

Visit this bar every time I'm up north.Great beer,great food,nice atmosphere .

Only had a few drinks. Good atmosphere but the prices are a bit high.

Good pies. Nice range of drinks too with a more basic pint costing a bit over £5 which is very reasonable for Edinburgh. Very nice toilets with no sticky floors like similar style pubs I have visited recently. Very smooth. Very nice.

Lovely staff and good vibes ☺️ the manager was v helpful. Looking forward to the next visit!

Food was lovely and staff were friendly and helpful

Great bar with a real flair. Freshly tapped beers and music, what more could you want?

An excellent pub in the city centre, if you want to stop and drink an excellent beer accompanied by decidedly excellent food. The service leaves something to be desired, nice and friendly but slow and inattentive. Could be improved but absolutely recommended.

A lovely pub with friendly staff and a great atmosphere. I will definitely be back 🙂.

£7.30 for a pint of basic lager. Absolute rip off. This pub is part of a chain, and isn't authentic whatsoever. Head up the road elsewhere to a real pub, a decent pint of ale will cost around £4.

Outstanding food and good service, not too expensive. Dont miss this place

Lovely friendly pub, warm on a winter afternoon and tasty food.

En la Royal Mile tuvimos suerte con esto, ya que está justo enfrente del hotel Radisson Blue y ve a todos los jugadores de rugby sudafricanos tomar su autobús para entrenar contra Escocia. Bonito bar.

Never short change a 6 year old out of baby corns. As part of her meal, my wee lassie was gutted to get 1. Nice wee pub, decent pint and good service.

I love this place, it's classic, the staff is friendly and the food is very good.

Brilliant little traditional pub with a great atmosphere 👍

Gran comida, servicio brillante. Gran valor. Reservamos una mesa. Todo listo a la llegada. Me encantó. La música más tarde, pero desafortunadamente nunca lo logramos.

There's a floating chair, fairy lights, big smiles, warm welcomes and free hand soap in the bathrooms. Truly a magical experience that I won't forget any time soon!

Vino aquí con la esposa por un par de copas terminó alojándose en el bar de cierre el personal es muy acogedor y amable había música en vivo el animador era Dennis tocando la guitarra tenía el lugar zumbando y se alegró la noche gracias Dennis esta es mi segunda visita a este lugar y nunca decepciona hacerte un favor y probar este lugar si estás en Edimburgo

Encantador ambiente acogedor. Reservamos la noche anterior, ya que había estado ocupado la noche anterior. Nos dieron una cabina, el personal es muy amable y conocedor. La comida era muy agradable.

Totally awesome experience and has all of drinks from all round Scotland

Unfortunately it was very cold in the pub, but that's the only complaint.

Pub restaurant agréable. Personnel accueillant et serviable. De bons plats typiques et de bons plats végétariens. Calme le midi, bien rempli le soir.

Great having a booth to ourselves, food was great

Amazing dinner and amazing service by the very kind Sara!!

A solid pub on the Royal Mile. We usually come here for food. Definitely recommend making a reservation if you're looking to eat, as it gets full pretty quickly. I usually get the chicken schnitzel, but it's been hit or miss the last couple times I've gotten it. They've been a bit thick and chewy, even though the ones my wife has ordered were fine. That aside, it's still a great place for a meal and drink.

What stood out the most was the atmosphere. It is ideal if you like bars with history. The service is very good and the prices, although they are a little more expensive than in other places, are more than recommended! I went for lunch on a Saturday, without a reservation, but I went around opening time, when I left it was already full, so if you have lunch after 12 I recommend you book.

Very very tasty here. Ambiance, service, everything worked wonderfully. The food was very, very good.

Great staff, very kind and helpful. The place is very warm and welcoming. About the food we only had two soups and vegetables as sides because some other dishes we'd like to try were not available so we are not able to give an overall judgement 😕

Great time at the mitre, Dan and loan were great and gave me great recommendations for food. Will return

I was very disappointed we are a party of 5 visiting. The good points lovely pub and a waitress was very nice (South African lady) however the food was disappointing the burger buns were burnt, the burgers over cooked and the carrots were chewy. We heard another waitress say that they only had one chef I appreciate the fire of recruiting chefs as I own a few pubs but if you cannot deliver the standards then you run a reduced menu or don’t open I hope this was an isolated day and I would recommend visiting as I am Sure that it will get better the manager I would suggest needs more involvement to prevent further issues

I only had coffee with friends, but I loved the setting. The decoration is really beautiful. I wish I had more to say, but I didn't eat anything there and didn't come in the evening. In any case, I recommend it for a relaxing time.

Friendly waiter... Good advice for choosing between draft beers. Nickel ^^

We arrived to the bar at 6:30pm to ask for a table for 2 people, the waiter told us they were full at the moment and that we may have to wait for and hour. Then I asked for the possibility of making a reservation for 8:30pm, the waiter told us that he couldn't do that for us (not possible to guarantee a free table at that hour), so we left the place. Then I tried to make a reservation through your web for the next day (sept 12th), first confirmed and later cancelled by you (because of "unexpected circumstances"). 2 days later you sent me a survey about my experience at your bar (supose it's automated but even though...), having canceled actively and purposely (email signed by Vivian) the reservation which may generate this enquiry. What can I say... You could do better.

Went for my birthday (age undisclosed!!) My Dad and I managed to walk in, and luckily got a table only waiting maybe 5 mins. The food was on point, especially of you like your burgers!! And the Cranachan.... 👌🏽 its a busy place, great atmosphere and very friendly staff 👍

It's the second time I've been to Edinburgh and, despite the vast choice of pubs, "The Mitre" remains one of my favourites. The classic and historical furnishings envelop you, it seems like you're going back in time The tartan upholstery is one of the most beautiful and refined The food is truly excellent, the best "cullen skink" I have ever tasted The fish is very fresh and the meat dishes are amazing Yesterday we had lunch and I really appreciated the attention of the staff for my allergy, they are all kind and very professional In short, what can I say, if you are in Edinburgh it is absolutely not to be missed

Nice place, nice food, nice price 👍

YUMMY! We ate the pie, the best meat I've ever eaten! It melted in your mouth, the wine reduction was phenomenal, the service perfect, very kind and friendly

Exactly what you expect from a pub in the UK. Wide selection of all types of beer and good food.

Pie and fish & chips to eat, with flavor. The place has a lot of charm. The treatment of the waiters is the best. At night lots of local entertainment.

The short rib pie was good - the steak was sub par for the price honestly. I’d op for one of the pies over the steak. Atmosphere would have been better if there weren’t annoying screaming children in the restaurant…😓 obnoxious kids are literally awful.

Nos habían recomendado este pub y no defraudó. Ambiente de pub con personalidad propia, tanto la carne como el pescado fueron platos de muy buena cocina. En nuestro caso nos atendió "Trudi", quien nos aconsejó bien tanto en esto como en la gama de cervezas (enorme) y los posibles postres. Muy profesional y entendida, a pesar de su juventud.

We enjoyed the Mitre Bar, the drinks have decent prices and there was a group playing music! And it’s pretty spacious. Recommend it!

Lovely atmospheric place great food, great service. 😃

A very Scottish experience, a very traditional pub. Slow Cooker Rib Pie is very good.

We were famished and selected this restaurant because we were nearby. We were not disappointed. The interior is quaint and truly pub like; because of the location it is very popular and it was quite busy. We were primarily helped by the manager who was keeping up the pace. My first two choices for pies (including the vegetarian option) were out for the day but my third choice (chicken) was tasty and the pie, gravy, and carrots were all delicious. A pie will a pint (in my case, cider) really hit the spot. The pies look as good as they taste.

Mi è piacere molto l accoglienza di questi pub , il cibo era decisamente sopra la media. Prezzo nella norma Tornero di sicuro

Lovely meal and service good. We always tip if good service. We advised to add the tip on, which was gratefully accepted until I noticed that it had already been added on but I wasn't advised that it had been added. This should be advised to customers when the bill is given

Located a few minutes walk from Edinburgh Castle, this ancient gastro pub offers a typical Scottish atmosphere and quality food including special steak pies, grilled salmon and the classic Balmoral chicken with haggis, tables separated by elegant "separates " wooden, fun and friendly staff.

A gem of a pub, friendly staff and fantastic quality food. Highly recommend, we ate there twice in the week we stayed. Good pint as well

We enjoyed excellent service from Lone. She provided friendly professional service to our production team while we performed during the festival. Mitre was a place for us to eat and relax. By the end of our 10-day run we knew we had a friend. Her assistance in arranging a table where our team of 10 could celebrate with a dinner at the conclusion of our run was very much appreciated. Thank you to the whole staff at Mitre. You helped to make our time in Edinburgh a pleasure.

Lune, who waited on us was just great. She made sure every visit was perfect. We have been visiting Edinburgh for a week and have been there at least 5 times.

Buen sitio para probar platos típicos escoceses como el haggis. Nosotros pedimos para compartir un pastel de carne y un plato de haggis, ambos estaban muy bien, de postre pedimos algo similar a un coulant muy bueno también. Recuerdo que el trato fue muy bueno y estar muy a gusto el rato que pasamos allí. Una opción a tener en cuenta si pasas unos días en Edimburgo.

The whiskeys are exquisite. Above all, the bartender's recommendation

Very attentive staff. Excellent cuisine (soup and haggis).

I would walk another royal uphill mile before ever going back. Save your money and your time. After waiting over an hour for food, my fish pie had 5 dried up shrimp, one piece of white mystery fish and one piece of salmon. Service was so slow and we had to ask for the bill multiple times so we might escape. There are so many great places to eat in Edinburgh…this is not one of them.

Authentic pub atmosphere and good selection of draft beers

2 visits to Edinburgh in the last 2 years, both first meals have been at this fantastic pub. The pies are incredible, staff friendly, and the environment is warm and classic. You can't ask for more!

Great food, lovely staff. Really good location

Fantastic atmosphere, good variety of local beers and very good affordable traditional pub food. Also live music. Special thanks to our waiter Adam(?) who had awesome flamboyant groove going on the whole evening.

Pick a pie, any pie! They are delicious 🤤🤤🤤

By far the best meal we’ve had in Scotland so far. It’s conveniently on the mile but not in the stupidly expensive part. The pork and haggis sausage with mash, balmoral chicken , fish cakes and the Cullen skink were delicious. Top that off with the 80 beer pumped up from the cellar I’m in heaven.

Exceptional decor. Friendly environment. And exceeding great food.

It's full of tourists, but they have a good choice of beer on tap.

Great food but very long waiting time

The waiters are not interested in seating you at a table. In general, they rarely pay attention to you. I bought a pie for £17, couldn’t finish it and asked to take it with me. As a result, everyone told me that they did not have the license to give me foil or an empty plastic container. They also added 10% to the bill for no service. I don't recommend it.

Great pub! The food was good and they were kind. It's convenient in the Old Town area, there are also good beers. We will return again because it is convenient. Dogs are also accepted.

Very Scottish atmosphere, warm and friendly, excellent meal for this category of restaurant, typical Ossais dish, hearty, well prepared, and excellently seasoned. Friendly staff but a little overwhelmed. We had a great time.

Misleading opening hours because the kitchen closes at 3pm and remains open only as a pub. In fact, we returned the next day to have lunch, and both the first and second time we waited 10 minutes standing to be greeted by the staff, who in the meantime ignored us even though the tables were free and there was no one there before us. Typical Scottish environment, varied menu, quality food and generous portions. There are several vegan options of which we tried the dessert which was fresh and tasty.

We had a lovely time in this bar. The waiter was very friendly and helpful, we appreciated a large selection of Scotish and British beers, since we wanted to try something local. And prices were reasonable as well.

The food here was honestly pretty good especially for a bar. The service left a lot to be desired though. We were given a booth & it seemed their wait staff had a change of shift & no one was paying attention to our table. It took repeated attempts to get refills for water or even pay our bill.

Best lamb shank pie I've had outside of my own. Meat was cooked just right, having texture and flavour. The Mrs had Beef Stovies and equally happy. The place was stuffed on arrival but the Kiwi floor woman seated us adjacent to dining, having us drink a bev and nail a starter (smoked salmon pictured) allowing the kitchen to catch up (Quality never hurries). The bar and two restaurant floor staff worked seamlessly. The owner should give them a raise. Also be alert for the "Nicklesons" as an alternative name. If you think it's pricey, it's worth every pence.

The fish and chips here was extremely delicious, the Balmoral Chicken sadly wasn’t for me but it was decent. The Meat Pie was apparently delicious! The cocktails are yummy! It overall was a good stop.

Poor service, staff made the effort to ignore us after they forgot to take our drinks order and then told us we never put one in. The food however was delicious.

Staff couldn't do enough to make me feel welcome, the food was amazing. Fresh, and plenty

Food was ok, live music was very cool!

I saw this place on a few listings for best places to watch Euro 24. I came here to find three small size screens on top of the wall so you need to lift your head up all the time. The staff was not interested in showing me a table that can see one of the screens. She said you can stand at the bar and watch the match. I went myself to grab a chair. There is no sound on TVs. When I asked the lady at the bar, she was “extremely helpful” by saying that “they can’t turn on the volume, it’s the rules and she’s just working there”. When I asked for peanuts, I received a package of peanuts, but thanks to her she brought me a small bowl when I asked for one:) All in all, ok to come here for a drink but don’t expect any bare minimum of service and DO NOT COME FOR WATCHING EUROS.

If you are thinking about eating here, DON’T!!! As a service worker, I understand having a bad day but there should absolutely be no reason for our server to treat us how he did when we dined in. We were told we needed to eat asap because there was a reservation (which we understood) never once were we served and when we asked to put an order it the server made it seem like the biggest inconvenience. I’m sorry it’s your job??? We felt so uncomfortable by our server we just walked out which is something I never would expect to have to do in a restaurant. We tried our best to be understanding but once he went on about how much he hates his job we thought otherwise. This was the worst restaurant experience I had so a word of advise - don’t bother coming here.

The servers here were so friendly and helpful, they were able to grab us a table with only a 5 minute wait when it was super busy. The burger was a little mushy and I would definitely choose something else if I went again, but the salmon and lamb shank pie were excellent. The atmosphere was cosy, but towards the end of the evening the noise from the bar grew loud and we had to shout to each other to be heard.

Good pub food, so be careful what you order

Lovely place, comfortable, but very expensive.

We stopped in for a pint and a snack, and to get out of the rain. Cool pub that they say is still haunted (the chair up on the wall pic). Great food, the fish bites were so fresh with a crunchy breading, and chicken bites were recommended and really good. ( Not your frozen nuggets) I was disappointed that they didn't have the scotch egg, I was really looking for one, but can understand cause the bartender said they were out. Maybe next time if we get back.

Fantastic pub in a very central location of the city, highly recommend for a couple of pints of you're out in town.

We were a party of 4 and although service was good our food for 2 of us was terrible. Our food was cold, there was 4 small bits of chicken in the pie, one meal was very spicy and was not stated to be on menu, and the bread was hard. For the price of the food it was deflating. Otherwise a lovely place.

Food arrived one hour after we sat down and ordered! On tight schedule, so we ordered when they took our drinks order. It was a Monday night and it was busy but not swamped for this reservations only place. My chicken and oyster mushroom pie was decent, but the TWO white chicken chunks were huge and not appetizing. Additionally, my wife's vegetarian burger burger was bland, cold, and the cheese had never been melted. Despite the extreme delay, they were NOT able to provide us take-away box for my pie. They said they weren't licensed for it. They did adjust the bill. The tables in front and behind had arrived shortly after us and yet had their food before we inquired about our food some 10-15 minutes before our food finally arrived.

excellent meatloaf!!!! . And dessert with red fruits