This is a beautifully ornate tiled bar and adjacent restaurant without the pretentious you might expect from somewhere so grand. The bar serves a great selection of beers, wines and whiskies amongst the more usual choices and the bar food is excellent. Take a booth or a high table or sit at the bar and join in with locals, businessmen and tourists alike.
Great atmosphere, loads of history with a great selection of well conditioned beer and wonderful whisky.
Old, original bar. Good good, service and staff attentiveness, great.
historical,
Very tasteful,
A popular English pub.
Spend a great afternoon here. Good beer and great food for lunch in an iconic Edinburgh institution
It's a pub, we spent a few minutes on the circle bar and despite how amazing we'd been told it is, decided to try somewhere else. The menu is pages and pages long and overwhelming to consume. Perhaps it's just not what we expected, but judge for yourselves.
Good pub, good food good service but very busy pub not a lot of room
Some of the best food I had in Edinburgh. They have a very good selection from steaks to seafood and of course wines/scotch. They also have traditional dishes like Cullen Skink, Arbroath Smokie etc.
I ordered a 7oz fillet Angus steak done medium with peppercorn sauce along with an extra order with garlic prawns.
I recommend this place for a good evening with friends with great food.
Gorgeous and not to dear either considering the location
Honestly overrated - nothing super cool about it. Service was subpar, oysters we're not good, got a dirty whisky glass.
Good seafood, unfortunately the staff is a bit overwhelmed by the heavy work. The pub itself is worth seeing and a visit.
Fantatsic place, werry good Haggis and lovely stuff.
Fantastic historic Edinburgh cafe, Scotland's oldest oyster bar, which are undoubtedly worth trying and paired with one of the many gin + tonics available on their list. In addition to gins, the offer of beers and whiskeys is also well stocked. Usually busy but the staff despite the confusion are nice. The location is incomparable, beautiful and characteristic. Not to be missed.
Great pub, good atmosphere and excellent selection of beers.
Always a great atmosphere in this old bar. Staff are always on the ball and notice a new customer even if it is busy which it was when we were there last.
Love it, one if the best bars in Edinburgh for food drink and atmosphere
Local in Edin. Cullen skink the best. Shame no mac cheese, was fab. Last visit did not allow under 18 in bar for lunch. Disappointing. Boys were 14 and 15 from US on hols.
Good bar with wide selection of beer, real ale and other drinks. Excellent high quality food. Down a side street / alley so you don't get many tourists. Most accents you will hear are Scottish. Not the cheapest pub but good quality all around.
This place popped up constantly when researching about my holiday in Scotland.
Cafe Royal is located a short walk away from The Royal Mile, the interior is unique and well worth a visit. The menu is very exclusive and not very long, which I like, with wines from around the world and great variety of beers.
The staff were very professionally dressed, welcoming and attentive.
It is difficult to park around the area, public transport is better, I just walked around, perfect!!
Nice place to get a drink and a snack. Great interior.
Love this place. So much character with good choice of beer,wine & food
Quote difficult to find a place and even being noticed by staff but still best pub and restaurant in Edinburgh
One of the better places to go great vibe about this place great food and good choices of drink menue a good old pub
Some of the best food I had in Edinburgh. They have a very good selection from steaks to seafood and of course wines/scotch. They also have traditional dishes like Cullen Skink, Arbroath Smokie etc.
I ordered a 7oz fillet Angus steak done medium with peppercorn sauce along with an extra order with garlic prawns.
I recommend this place for a good evening with friends with great food.
Went for a meal this week and the staff could not have been more helpful and down to earth. Mussels with arbroath smokie and monkfish were both excellent!
Lovely pub to visit with all its fantastic period features. Plenty of malt whiskey to try & a decent choice of real ales.
A fantastic old pub in the centre of Edinburgh. Serves a great range of drinks and food. Amazing decor.
Excellent food and drink. Dined in the seperate bar.
On New Year's Eve, we weren't allowed into the coffee in the afternoon. We were properly dressed, which is what our professions bring (gallery owner / graphic design). The security at the entrance couldn't really More
A must in Edinburgh.. Number one pub to visit again and again
Just what a classic pub should be with some great real ales.
Great pub to rest your feet and exercise your right arm
Historic victorian tiled bar, worth popping in for a wee craft beer or glass of champagne
Great decor, so much character, ornate.... Victorian?...... And excellent choice of beers and whiskies. Does food. Didn't try it.
Visited the Voodoo Rooms. Nice meal beforhand. Lovely service - not quick - but very nice!
Great gig (Withered Hand). Strongly recommended!!
Nice Atmosphere, only four tables, but more stools and tables. Good food.
It's a great city centre boozer which stands the test of time, with good choice of beers and an old fashioned friendly service. You can eat too but can't book, so it's a case of turn up and wait for a table in the pub. It's easy to forget it's there as it's tucked away and Edinburgh is swimming with bars but worth the trip.
Beautiful surroundings and a great range of drinks. A nice place to while away the afternoon.
Lovely old bar with friendly atmosphere and no music! Brilliant to be able to chat without shouting over music.
Hidden gem
Absolutely beautiful meal, with the best atmosphere and very nice, friendly staff. I would highly recommend this place.
Excellent meal on the 24th - great food wine & service - prelude to a very enjoyable rugby match on the Saturday!
Beautiful looking bar and once the teething troubles are ironed out I'm sure it'll be great. As it stands, we had long waits for our drinks on both occasions. In fact it was a long time before anybody took our order even though there were lots of servers around. It felt like lots of people seemed to be rushing about not doing very much. Having said that, the place is brand new and the staff were all super friendly. The live music (piano and double bass) added to the jazz age charm of the place. Nice but service needs to sharpen up a wee bit.
Busy pub. Great atmosphere. Toilet facilities poor.
A spectacular and lively pub with impressive wall pictures of famous engineers and scientists made from ceramic tiles, seafood served at the bar and pretty good beer.
Fish and chips were tasty. Accoustics not good, it was loud and not real crowded. Love the ambience.
Always a great atmosphere in here, food is amazing and such lovely surroundings! Looking forward to my next visit@!
This is a beautiful building and inside is even more so.A classic Edinburgh pub.
Spendid bar just off Princess Street opposite the Balmoral Hotel fantastic place
Incredible tiles great beers you have to visit while in edinburgh
Fantastic.Service especially from Paul.we were.made.to feel very welcome, thanks.for.the great night.we will definitely be back
Tiny pub with choice of 4 real ales. Good range of spirits.
You should have seen it. A pub with a lot of history and pomp.
Great traditional venue with a beer and oysters option :-)
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