Devil's Advocate

A brilliant gastro pub hiding in advocates close, great old fashioned cocktails, amazing whiskey variety and very tasty menu(recommended are pork belly and chicken mains), service was very attentive, atmosphere was great, we sat outside but there are heaters and for me personally it was great because no music was playing and I could enjoy talking to my significant other and the nice buzz in the background.

I loved this place. Down a small lane off the royal mile so it's a great location, just away from the hustle and bustle, we sat on the balcony in a booth with a heater that we controlled!! We all got different food from the menu , 5 of us, and I think that's a good thing. I got haddock with a chickpea curry, delicious. It's a good whiskey bar too with whiskey flights. She Picanha steak and it was excellent, medium rare. Lean! Pricey enough but stay a while enjoy the atmosphere and it's worth it!

Best dining experience I had the entire time I was in Edinburgh. Wonderful, fresh, local ingredients to include the draft list, great service, beautiful rustic setting. I had the Pilot Melba sour, the haddock with chickpeas, and the AMAZING sticky toffee pudding. Not a gimmicky place—just a damn good restaurant.

Great place to have really nice food, including new versions of traditional Scottish dishes. Our bill was around £95 with service charge included for 3 people, and we ordered 1 starter, 1 side, 1 sharing board and 2 mains to share, + some extra bread. It's true that we only drank tap water. The portions were sufficient and we ended up full. Everything was tasty and very well presented. We didn't order dessert as we were full and there was also no more than 3 desserts to choose from the menu, all of them appealing, but not for us in that day. We'll repeat soon, and I think it is a nice place for special ocassions. Recommended.

Ate here with our family of 6. They were able to get us in within 30 minutes. It's a pretty unique bar with a unique location. They have over 300 whiskey/scotch on hand. I tried 3 that were aged in sherry casks. All were pretty good! We all ordered food and it was delicious! I had the 8oz steak and it was great! The employees are super friendly and service was great! Highly recommend!