Tolbooth Tavern in Edinburgh, City of

Excellent food and service. The building and the premises are beautiful. We were very excited to have dinner here, and it did not disappoint us.

This was a present from our daughter to have a Scottish platter tasting menu. The tavern is really nice with friendly and attentive staff. The tasting platter is really good and has plenty of food on it. The sweet that comes with this meal is cranachan which is fresh raspberries with cream and whisky/oats through it. I personally did not taste the whisky or oats other than that it was nice. Would recommend this and we will be back.

Everything we ate was very good. The brownie a little too sweet. thank you very much

Called in for a drink warm welcome made to feel good

Historic Scottish pub. To spend a pleasant time making a pint. Staff a little distant.

Had a couple of beers here.wonderful staff.enjoyed tha atmosphere.

Super nice place. Food, service, people, atmosphere were great.

Wow. We had haggis to share for starters and fish & chips as main. It was really good, nothing too fancy and such a noisy nice pub. Staff is very friendly & the building is amazing.

Great atmosphere and food, the sticky toffee pudding was truly mind boggling. Book a table ahead

We had a good experience. Good beer and great service.

Located farther down the Royal Mile toward the parliament building, this historical pub was a perfect spot for a pint and lunch. The steak and haggis pie was excellent, while my wife had a large salad filled with local goat cheese. As with most places in Edinburgh, I strongly advise getting a booking. We showed up right when they opened and got a table, but they filled up quickly.

Thank you for a fabulous taster of Scottish foods, loved the Haggis. The Whiskey Flight was a great introduction to tasting different Whiskies. The staff were amazing they could not do enough for you and was always pleased to help and advise us through out our visit especially when we are not Whiskey drinkers. Highly recommend this place certainly worth a visit if your in Edingbugh. Thank you Julie

He was in a hurry to pay as soon as we finished our meal to free up the table. I was a little late

Incredible food, service, drinks and atmosphere!! The Chicken Balmoral was incredible

Err.. Thought I was going to get a Glasgow kiss on leaving, we had paid including a two quid service charge for bringing a bowl of soup to the table but the server thought otherwise.

The place inside is a hospitable traditional pub. The Service is very fast and the staff is very friendly. I advise you to reserve a table on their website (very easy) because there is not much space available and you may not find a free table when you arrive. We wanted to come and visit this inn as it is the oldest in Edinburgh. The menu is vast, typical Scottish food. For this reason I advise you to try the typical food and perhaps leave out the classic hamburger. The food was really good and tasty. Portions are large. Good price/quality.

We had the haddock soup and the haggis. The soup was great but the haggis had almost no flavor. The staff were amazing and there was a great selection of whiskeys

Quaint pub with delicious food. We were there 2 days in a row. We didn't get any space at the first one. It's worth reserving in advance. Even on the second day there were “reservations” on all(!) tables. We ate haggis as a starter and mac n cheese and fish n chips as the main course. Both delicious. Info: a service fee of 10% will be automatically calculated at the end. Card payment possible.

A warm and friendly place with typically Scottish cuisine, hearty and delicious. A place that I highly recommend 😋

One of the oldest pub! Wanna dine here? Call for reservations ahead of time. Otherwise good luck getting in!

Get the Cullen skunk soup! It's amazing 🤩🤩🤩

The food was good. The service was horrible! The server mocked me and made fun of me for not ordering an alcoholic beverage! Which shouldn’t be done due to you never know who can or cannot drink!!!! I then ordered a soft drink and he brought me a diet one! Which again I did not ask for the diet version! He then ignored our table & then came by and just gave us the check and tossed the receipt on the table. We paid and he just walked away. Will never go back here because of the service!

Excellent pub to eat a few meals or drink at a few hours. Smiling staff available to advise you. The food, as far as it tasted, was good

Excellent food, attentive and funny service, great beer on tap...

Very typical, drinks and food are awesome. I recommend the steak and haggis which is almost like a french boeuf bourguignons

Absolutely lovely experience. The atmosphere is warm and cosy. Steve welcomed us in as if we were regulars, his friendliness and knowledge of whisky was amazing. Grace served us our food and she was just as lovely, warm and friendly. The food was incredible and everything was cooked and prepared to perfection. The music and decor was just the cherry on the top to make it feel you were in a traditional Scottish pub. Highly recommend.

Very cozy pub with flair. The service and especially the boss are very hospitable and take good care of the customers. The food and beer are extremely tasty. The Bellhaven and fish and chips are particularly worth mentioning. We will definitely come back when we are in Scotland again.

Great food great location Good peices

We had a lovely evening here. The ambience was really great and the food was delicious. A reservation is necessary as it was very busy. But it's easy to do online. We had a lovely evening here. The ambience was really great and the food was very tasty. A reservation is necessary as it was well attended. But this can easily be done online.

VERY GOOD SERVICE GOOD FOOD NICE ATMOSPHERE

Good food ! Amazing atmosphere such a historic feeling pub. Definitely worth visiting!

Quintessential Edinburgh pub! Lovely!

A pure treat for us to find this Scottish pub full of life, charm and beer A true institution with a special mention for its homemade apple pie

Stopped here for a quick pint with my Aunts and Mom- very quickly the staff were joking with us and making us laugh! Thank you Cutie Pie (Luke) for entertaining us. This was a great end to our trip and a clear highlight.

We had the taster menu, amazing food and a good selection. Perfectly cooked and excellent quality. Lovely setting with lovely, friendly staff.

A beautiful pub, regional music, delicious food and generously served. We had a blast!

Good haggis, good selection of drinks, nice ambience

Wonderful place for drinks and music!!!

Went to a lovely pub at the bottom of the Royal Mile twice. We felt very comfortable - pub food, drinks and service were very good. However, a reservation is required, spontaneous tables for four are rather difficult - it's good that we had taken precautions :-) But there's always room for a drink at the bar! ;-)

Favorite pub in Edinburgh. Make a reservation if you want to eat

Visited here as it was right by our accommodations. The service was great, food delicious and affordable. Highly recommend when in Edinburgh.

Great spot ! The fish and chips was really really good, one of the best one we’ve tried, London included. The macaroni cheese was good as well ! The place is not loud for a pub and the waiters really nice

Friendly staff, especially Steve, great food and knowledgeable on all aspects of whisky. If you’re in Edinburgh make sure you visit, you won’t regret it.

I didn't eat there so I will only comment on the outside and it is very nice since it maintains its age

We stopped in without a reservation- just for a drink & the bartender was as accommodating as he could be! I was super happy to be able to try this place - as I heard it was super cute. Beer was perfect & staff was very knowledgeable about their whisky selection.

Really friendly staff and a gorgeous little old pub inside. Food was tasty, though a little limited for some allergies (gf in our case). Pot pie was good. Burger was really tasty with a very soft large gf bun.

Nice enough pub but £13 for a standard double dark rum and ginger beer (nothing special)... Nothing special about the pub either, much too expensive for what they have to offer.

Awesome restaurant. We loved it so much that we ate twice there.

Great food and great atmosphere. Friendly wait staff and reasonably priced good food!

Even though it was very busy we were seated and our order was taken quickly. They had good food and alcohol!

Great tabern, nice Scottish vibe and a good place to try local dishes such as the haggis. I was skeptical since it doesnt sound really tasty but it was actually really good.

the food was good, the place was quiet, cozy, the people had live music

We went with a reservation for dinner. We arrived a little early but they didn't have a table yet. The place is cool inside. We ordered fish & chips, the meat pie and the toast as a starter. All good but normal.

We very much enjoyed our dinner here! The atmosphere was welcoming and decor was interesting. The Cullen skink was absolutely amazing! Would recommend!

Great haggis, neeps 'n tatties. Could have been a bit hotter but excellent all the same!

A super nice pub with good food and service. A little away from the hustle and bustle but still on the Royal Mile. The haggis is excellent. Good beer selection.

Already from the outside you can glimpse the history of this place (which we discovered has existed for 200 years). The place is very nice and the burgers (chicken and beef) were both delicious. I think they are the best fried potatoes I've ever tasted. The only flaw was that some waiters were less friendly than the group.

Nice oldy wordly pub, we had a couple of drinks in here on Friday when we arrived in Edinburgh & came in for lunch on Sunday before we flew home. .. staff very friendly & food was delicious.

Very cozy pub with friendly and service-oriented staff.

Great place, food was terrific and so was the service. Haggis stack was great, as was the Steak Pie

Very good beer and good service.

Delicious food and very friendly staff. Love it. We were in Edinburg for 5 days and we went there 4 times. Going back in October and planning to eat there every day

We walked in by chance while looking for a toilet and took a quick break to drink something. Finally we stayed for dinner, as the meals they served were the best we found during our holidays in Scotland.

Nice pub. Had very tasty veggie burgers

Didn't eatt here, really good location, very, very, old pub lots of history, very friendly staff👍🏻

Very beautiful setting with very pleasant atmosphere and decoration. Perfect dishes and desserts: fish and chips, Haggis Burger, apple pie and sticky toffee pudding: a great discovery. Tasting of local beers. Thanks to the very friendly team.

Very nice old restaurant. The food is very good and the staff is very friendly! Gladly again!

Nice atmosphere. And good food.

Typical pub in the old town. Space a bit tight. Food average pub grub.

We went here on our first night in Scotland. It's been one of our favorite places thus far. Lovely place, I can't believe it's been in operation longer than my country. The food was incredible, and the staff was fun!

Friendy and cozy little place to grab a drink

Searching for somewhere to have dinner and get away from a wet evening, my friend and I found ourselves here. The waiter was really attentive. The food didn't disappoint.

The food didn’t really stand out to me for the price but this is a great little pub with friendly service as well.

We got a fish Soup That was potato soup and the wine was bad synced two each other

We decided to have dinner in this pub, passing by by chance, attracted by the traditional appearance of the place. There is plenty of seating inside but as it is high season it was all busy so we sat at the bar counter. We both ate the traditional steak pie, the serving was good but the side dishes were a little poor.

Careful!! They charge a 10% service charge that I did not see advertised anywhere.

I only drank one beer, but the food looked really tasty too. And the guests were happy with it!

Nice tavern. Food was very good. A little less crowded than other places on the upper Royal Mile. Nice staff.

Good experience at Tolbooth Tavern. It was one of those places I definitely wanted to try, I've heard a lot about it and I think it's a pretty historic tavern in Edinburgh. It is located on a fairly main street that flows onto Royal Mile. What can I say? I booked online from the site, it's easy to book, I advise you to book if you don't want to risk not finding a place. The place inside is nice, a very traditional pub furnished in an "antique" style. Very fast and attentive service, the dishes were very good, but they did not exceed my expectations, the meat of my sandwich was really overcooked, good overall but honestly a little disappointed. I expected to be surprised and to confirm what people say about this place. At the end of the Classic Burger I was still hungry, so I had a dessert, typical Scottish, with ice cream and a kind of caramel cake, good but very sweet, it wasn't easy to eat it all. I don't know, great place but average. Would I go back? I think I would try something else honestly.

Abbiamo cenato qui sul preso in questo storico pub prima del militare tattoo. Aveva mo prenotato in anticipo per fortuna poiché pieno . Buono il fish and chips Pre noi solita Guinness . Buono ma non conveniente anche se in linea con i prezzi qui in generale In tre (3 fish and chips) 2 birre e una coca circa 90€. Consigliato

Bad food and they charged the wrong bill… they charged us extra £10 pounds for our bill…. Don’t go there

We found this meal, very disappointing, especially seeing the cost. The smoked salmon was rather tasteless as was the fish in the fish and chips. We’ve had better at red lobster. Mushroom on toast was satisfactory. The haggis may or may not have had a whiskey sauce. There was a tartar sauce. Didn’t taste any different than any other tartar sauce we’ve had. The Scottish oatcakes were rather dry and tasteless, that may be the way they always are as we have no reference. The dessert was huge. It says raspberries on the menu. There was one raspberry and a little bit of raspberry sauce. The whip cream was overwhelming. We had a much better version of that dish today. We would have enjoyed better a smaller serving with better quality.

Amazing little place with glimpses of history and time gone by.

The venue was cosy, the beer was good and the service was okay. But the food could have had much more to offer. I think the place is clearly overhyped. I had the Steak pie and it was good anyway... after I put a lot of salt on afterwards. But it is rarely completely good to salt such dishes afterwards. My partner took the Sirloin Steak and was asked how he wanted it cooked. He then answered "medium", but the piece he got was definitely not medium, but more well done. The meat was also beaten up and that's not how you should treat such meat. So what he got was a dry little piece of meat and a small pile of fries.

Good food, for what there is in the area. Good beer and very good atmosphere.

We have been meaning to go here for years .

There can be no doubt and I'm over 50, that this is one of the top 5 places I have ever eaten in the world. The whole experience was nothing short of amazing, both the staff and the amazing food. The food was so fresh and my taste buds had a wonderful adventure. As for the staff, super friendly, welcoming and up for some banter. Thank you for making out visit so great and we cannot wait to come back.

There can be no doubt and I'm over 50, that this is one of the top 5 places I have ever eaten in the world. The whole experience was nothing short of amazing, both the staff and the amazing food. The food was so fresh and my taste buds had a wonderful adventure. As for the staff, super friendly, welcoming and up for some banter. Thank you for making out visit so great and we cannot wait to come back.

Die Tolbooth Tavern haben wir zufällig entdeckt, glücklicherweise. Schöne Auswahl von örtlichen Bieren. Klassisches Pub Dinner, aber ordentlich zubereitet und sehr lecker. Knusprige Pommes und gutes Mackerel Pate.

As a solo female I found this pub / restaurant friendly and welcoming. It's not cheap, but the food was delicious. The staff were good, they found me a nice table quickly and were happy to have a bit of a chat also. I love a traditional pub!

Cute and bustling.We got a few Scottish classics and they were great. They serve local beer as well.

The best fish & chips I ate on my trip. A crunchy batter and everything delicious. One of our guides recommended a drink called Teddy (or something like that), and we ordered it after dinner. It was like a hot infusion, with whiskey and lemon. The guys who served us were really friendly, even making jokes when they saw that we were Spanish. The charming place, the pub you expect to find typical Scottish. It said that sometimes there was live music, we weren't that lucky, but there was music through speakers which made for a very Scottish and cozy atmosphere. We loved it.

Beautiful historic building, outside and inside. You can enjoy delicious food there. Pub food! 👌🏻

Everything was delicious, but it took a long time to serve the dishes.

Typical Scottish pub with food and beers the same as all the others, of good quality. Average prices. Fast and professional service. In high season it is advisable to book.

amazing traditional pub with friendly staff and wonderful atmosphere. we tried haggis, our first ever, fish&chips, and cullen skink fish soup and all of it was really tasty and served quick and hot. would absolutely recommend to anyone visiting Edinburgh

Food is not bad though quite pricey. The fish n chips are tender and not bad. Place is very small though it’s housed in a 16th century building. I didn’t fancy the beers though.

We entered without a reservation and they seated us quickly at a table, considering that there were five of us. Typical Scottish decoration and atmosphere. The staff treatment was excellent and very pleasant.

A very good pub in the heart of Edinburgh, the atmosphere is very Scottish and the food is good. A little address not to be missed after a day of visiting!

We had some beers and they let us sit without eating anything, great