The Black Fox

Genuinely one of the best gastropubs I’ve been to. We went on a quiet Monday night, our first evening in Edinburgh. Sam and Freya were so friendly and made us feel right at home with good banter and fantastic suggestions. The meal itself was great. We ordered two burgers which came with a generous serving of salad and fries. Surprisingly good price too. The burger was amazing; juicy, absolutely full of food and cooked to perfection. The kiwi bloke behind the grill knows what he’s doing. Overall I wish we had more time in Edinburgh so we could return - a highlight of our stay! Thanks team!

You can feel that the place is loved by the guests and the staff too. It is in the atmosphere somehow, and that's not a common thing nowadays. That feeling stays with you alongside the memories. They're also not kidding with the food, nor the sizes nor the quality, I was amazed. I just visited the city for a couple of days and finding that place has become one of the happiest memories, somehow being there allowed me to feel what it is like living in Edinburgh. And it felt good.

Great service and nice atmosphere. The menu booklet is a mood. We wanted to try specifically the burgers and had the scotsman and the foxy one. Individual elements were fantastic, from the haggis to the pulled pork to the bacon, we enjoyed them very much. We found the beef patties a bit too hard, but they were clearly done like that on purpose, chef's choice,just not to our preference unfortunately.

I think I’ll come to Edinburgh again to just eat their delicious old blue beef burger! My sister ordered the “Old Blue Beef Burger” which had delicious rich blue cheese, Cajun candied bacon, caramelised onion jam, lettuce, tomato and burger sauce. It was literally a burst of flavours! I’ve never ever had a burger like that. I ordered there veggie “Nacho Average Burger “ which was basically a bean burger with salsa , gauc, sour cream and tortilla chips. It sounds very special but the taste was pretty average . I would recommend to stick with the real meat burgers. They also have a daily special menu for drinks and burgers. I ordered their drink special which was a strawberry and ginger beer mix cocktail and it was absolutely delicious. Customer service and vibe of the pub is also a full on 💯!! Highly recommend this place.

The Haggis Bon-Bons is my favourite, well fried haggis balls and the wise choice of honey mustard in the dish made them even more outstanding. Nachos came in a big portion with fine toppings at a really good price. We also had the Old Blue beef burger, the patty itself was not juicy enough, it’s the accompaniment, particularly the caramelised onion jam, which made it delicious. A good selection of beers available, and we had a sweet cider and non-alcoholic dark ale - both were great and refreshing.