Address: 159 Rose St, Edinburgh, EH2 4LS, United Kingdom
Phone: +441312609920
Rating: 4.5
based on 175 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"They were the best nachos we've ever had."
"Surprisingly delicious macaroni and cheese, which I didn’t expect from a pub."
"The steak pie and chips was the first thing I ordered on my trip and it was delicious."
"Lamb, sweet potato, butternut squash, spice and cool creamy white sauce... wow that hit the spot."
"Had deep-fried haggis balls and a kilo of mussels. Both were excellent and very reasonably priced."
"The poshfish and chips were exquisite, haddock, sides of pickled onions and peas, brown sauce for chips."
"The food was tasty and the mars bar was so so good, highly recommend."
Cons:
"The onion rings let me down as the batter would slide off after my first bite."
"The batter to be very soggy and not crisp as shown on their menu."
"Food ok but haggis, mash and tatties served cold and hardly warm so 2 stars for not heating and serving steaming."
"Both items over microwave and no effort made with presentation."
"Nachos were soggy, fries were warm and the mac and cheese was good."
"Twice I've been here and ordered food which there has been a problem. It's a shame because it's a quaint quirky place, but to be honest, overpriced and just not good enough."
"The food is nothing special, what you expect from pub food."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Helpful staff and lovely food."
"Staff are friendly & good customer service."
"Staff very helpful and friendly."
"This pub has the best service of any pub in Edinburgh! The bartenders actually clean tables and are super friendly and helpful!"
"Staff super friendly. Extensive whisky selection to pick from."
"Staff were super friendly and even gave us ice to take away, after closing time when we asked as we'd tried 5 local stores late at night."
"Staff were friendly and attentive. We would definitely return!"
Cons:
"Was a strange experience, the bar maid couldn't care less that we were stood there in front of her at the bar."
"Would have given 5 stars if not for the bartenders not knowing what wines they have and then getting a little impatient when we refused to just have any white they see nearest to them."
"However, the attitude of some of the staff needs to be addressed. We were routinely ignored and given dirty looks by 2 female staff."
"Would have loved to have a few drinks here, unfortunately the waitress was not attentive and rude on top of that."
"Good food but terrible customer service. The bartender didn’t want to split our bill because 'it will take time and it’s not easy' for him."
"Waitress a bit too rushed.. Kept running away as quickly as she got to the table."
"Asked at the bar about sitting outside... waited 10 minutes before calling the waitress, she was very rude."
Ambiance and Decor
Pros:
"Definitely a bar with character! Golf clubs hanging from the ceiling, music instruments hanging on the wall....nice staff and really friendly atmosphere!!"
"The decor is amazing! Definitely worth seeing!"
"This bar is amazing friendly staff a really chill out place to be. It's like a small museum at the same time full of little trinkets everywhere walls and ceilings drink is really nice something for everyone can't wait to go back."
"Very cozy bar with good food.. friendly staff.. low lighting (That I like personally) price is very slightly over the amount to other places close by but I'd say worth it.. visit this place.. it's nice.."
"A quirky and stunning pub with excellent music and a good selection of whisky and beers."
"A great little quirky pub in the heart of the Edinburgh shopping district."
"The atmosphere is amazing; You're instantly transported into a relaxed environment."
Cons:
"Building was also cold 🥶."
"One of the many old bars along Rose St. which look like they could have a good atmosphere in the evenings but the four handpumps were all out of action and the remaining keg selection was not very inspiring."
"Atmosfer is horible, big bold guy screaming on persons who working there."
"No wi-fi available, which was a big letdown for me as a tourist."
"Usually I like this type of pub but on the Sunday night, it was empty and creepy, no food to order and the staff drinking behind the bar."
"Crowded, dingy and overpriced."
"It was a cold wet afternoon we were shocked at the price of the drinks and were even more shocked because we went out colder than we were when we went in. Looks lovely but we were very disappointed."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Food was outstanding and a good price!"
"I love the Aldin's cave pub, small, dark, good beer, good basic food that is quality at a good price."
"Very interesting pub, full of stuff everywhere you could find in the wall of this place random things pints at good price too."
"Best beer in the city - Street Sweeper!! Great gin and tonics, buzzing atmosphere and friendly staff. Will definitely be returning and would recommend a visit."
"Perfect place to try a Scottish pub: large range of Whisky and good advises from the barman. Huge and delicious burgers for a very good price."
"Reasonable prices for a wide variety of good whiskies."
"Decent priced pints and whisky."
Cons:
"The menu isn't so wow and the place is quite expensive."
"It's cosy, friendly, warm, a great environment and excellent staff. Prices are good, a little high but won't break the bank."
"Ridiculously overpriced, I bought the Belvenie Caribbean cask at £9.95 for a single and it was £6.70 at The Black Cat."
"Loved the deco, loved the atmosphere but the price of the drink, shocking."
"Great atmosphere pity they don't do baked potatoes any more. Food expensive £13.95 for Haggis needs and tatties need to be reduced by £3.95 and pints £5.65 a bit overpriced in general."
"Foubd this accident. Very quirky pub. Very busy due to it possibly being 6 nations weekend and Scotland were playing at home. I bought a bottle of cider (old mount) which cost me £5.50 which I personally thought was quite expensive."
"As others have said, very quirky, worth a visit but it's expensive, you'd need a lot of money to sit in here all night, double the price of the wetherspoons round the corner."