The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen

Name: The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen
Address: 21 - 25 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH2 2PB
Telephone: 0131 240 7177
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 3.7

3.7

230 Reviews

£25 and under

Scottish

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Occupying the former home of Susan Ferrier – the equal of Jane Austen according to Sir Walter Scott – The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen pays homage to its illustrious heritage, whilst offering relaxed dining for how we live now.

We have been inspired by Scotland’s larder, the warmth of its people and Edinburgh’s rich literary heritage to create an all-day restaurant and late-night bar that is a beacon of nourishment and hospitality. Take a peek at our menus.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

8 Aug 2022

19:00

Booked 11 times today

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Scottish
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 12:30–23:30 Fri, Sat 12:30–00:30
Phone number
0131 240 7177
Website
http://www.printingpressedinburgh.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress

Location
21 - 25 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PB
Area
Edinburgh
Cross Street
George Street and Hanover Street
Parking Details
17-minute walk from NCP Castle Terrace
Public Transit
7-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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St Columba's invisible chips (£5): For every portion of invisible chips ordered we'll donate £5 to our charity partner, St Columba's Hospice Care. They provide end-of-life care for people with incurable illnesses and support their families across Edinburgh and the Lothians. stcolumbashospice.org.uk

Starters

Cullen Skink£8.00
Finnan smoked haddock, leeks, cream, potato
Haggis and Oatmeal Scotch Egg£7.00
plum whisky chutney
Pressed Ayrshire Ham Hock Terrine£7.95
piccalilli, toasted bloomer
Whipped Knockraich Farm Crowdie£7.50
Edinburgh Gin-infused watermelon, toasted pine nuts
Treacle-Cured Braden Rost£10.95
Hot-smoked salmon, fennel, dill, watercress, crème fraîche
Summer Pea Panna Cotta£7.50
pickled vegetables, toasted seeds, herb oil
Seasonal Soup£6.00
garlic and rosemary bread

Salads

Add: Chicken £5 | Halloumi (vegetarian) £4 | Salmon £6

Isle of Mull Caesar£12.00
Anchovies, herb-infused croutons, Isle of Mull Cheddar
Superfood Salad£12.00
Vegan mozzarella, mesclun leaves, red quinoa, chickpeas, pomegranate, toasted seeds

Mains

Braised Pork Belly£19.00
black pudding bon bon, parsley mash, baby carrots, Arran mustard jus
Beer-Battered Haddock£17.00
chunky chips, mushy peas, charred lemon, homemade tartare sauce
West Lothian Corn-Fed Chicken£19.50
smoked leeks, wild mushrooms, sweet potato, tarragon cream
North Sea Salmon Fillet£21.00
samphire, baby potatoes, asparagus, lemon, caper butter sauce
Borders Lamb Rump£27.00
tenderstem broccoli, rumbledethumps, rosemary and garlic jus
Roasted Butternut Squash£13.00
beetroot and goat's cheese pearl barley risotto

Grill

All our beef is matured for a minimum of 28 days on the bone. Born and reared from our award-winning butcher Campbells, based at the Heatherfield Lathallan in West Lothian

Steaks

Served with watercress, vine-on tomato and chunky chips. Sauces £2: Peppercorn | Garlic | Strathdon Blue cheese

8oz Flat Iron£24.00
10oz Rib-Eye£35.00

Burgers

Served on a sourdough bun with beef tomato, cos lettuce and house relish

8oz Aberdeen Angus Burger£17.00
Isle of Mull Cheddar, streaky bacon
Vegan Haggis Burger£16.00
vegan mozzarella

Sides

Truffle and Cheese Chunky Chips£4.00
Tenderstem Broccoli, Fried Onions£4.00
Rumbledethumps£5.00
Savoy cabbage, mashed potatoes, onions, swede
Roasted Baby Ros an Ear Potatoes£4.00
Tomato, Basil and Red Onion Salad£4.00
Rocket and Parmesan£4.00

What 230 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.7

3.7 based on recent ratings

3.8Food
3.8Service
3.7Ambience
3.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Edinburgh/Midlothian
Special Occasions
Edinburgh
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Ronnie
Oxford
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
overall4food4service4ambience4
Excellent drinks and bar service. Caesar salad was a little plain to the eye, otherwise the food was very nice.
C
Claire
Edinburgh
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
overall4food3service5ambience5
Setting and staff were really lovely. Food was good as were drinks.
AM
AlanM
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is a brilliant place for a drink and a nice bar meal. Staff were superb as well!!
c
chrisb
Glasgow
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 30 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
From the building, staff, food Exquisite, a wonderful gastronomical delight. I can't Praise the Staff enough, you realize that they all love what they do. I can't wait for my next visit. Thank You to all involved.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 24 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was a lovely and delicious dinner. They have a variety of meats to choose from and all of them were delicious. I had dinner with friends and family while visiting Edinburgh.
L
Louise
Perthshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 22 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing service and great food in a wonderful venue.
J
Jinty49
Edinburgh
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 21 July 2022
overall5food4service5ambience4
Enjoyed our experience at the Printing Press food , service and ambience were very good .
GB
GeorgeB
Los Angeles
9 reviews
vip
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on 18 July 2022
overall3food5service2ambience1
Great food. Some servers were better trained than others. The tables looked old and worn, the beautiful upper dining room not really living up to its potential.
SS
SusanS
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 12 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We have dined at the Printing Press twice in the past 4wks and the food is outstanding. Not only well presented but the flavours are amazing, the portion size is generous and for the centre of Edinburgh it is surprisingly good value. The staff are friendly and always willing to help. If you are thinking of eating here I highly recommend the corn fed chicken and if you are lucky and the chef has put the crème brulée it is well worth indulging.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Atlanta
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 10 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our daughters internship!🎉
DP
DadsPaying
Raleigh
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on 9 July 2022
overall3food4service3ambience4
Nice ambiance to the place. However more were expensive and poorly made versus other restaurants the same area. Old fashioned and cosmo had hardly any alcohol - both were way too sweet. Food was good especially Shepard’s pie. Flat iron steak was not very special. Out of Cod, offered Hake then brought fried flounder. Sent it back. Made a save with well prepared salmon.
p
pattyp
New York Area
16 reviews
vip
2.0
16 reviews
Dined on 8 July 2022
overall2food3service1ambience3
Beautiful room, very good food but service is terrible. The staff seemed lost and confused most of the evening. It's a pity because this could be a great restaurant if you had the proper people managing it.
C
Clare
Yorkshire
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 4 July 2022
overall3food1service5ambience2
Staff were amazing. Food really underwhelming and let’s the place down (apart from the chips which were nice). Atmosphere wasn’t amazing in the restaurant part but bar was nice.
M
Michelle
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 3 July 2022
overall5food4service5ambience5
Very helpful staff, beautiful surroundings, nice atmosphere.
RS
RachalS
Lancashire
9 reviews
vip
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on 2 July 2022
overall3food3service3ambience1
Small portions. Would have ordered a side if I'd have realised. No atmosphere in larger dining area. Wine ok but not worth the price. Left feeling hungry as no deserts we liked and didn't have a starter saving ourselves for desert. Bit disappointing
HM
HarryM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 2 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
We were in late afternoon so quiet in rear dining area. Foot really good and staff excellent. Good value
TK
TrishK
Jacksonville
18 reviews
vip
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on 26 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful setting. Great staff and the best chicken I have ever eaten!!
AM
AlanM
Edinburgh
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 11 June 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Really nice lunch and drinks here on Saturday. Great service as well!!
E
Egvc22
London
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on 4 June 2022
overall2food3service1ambience3
The biggest issue we had was service - too slow (waited over an hour for mains) and too sloppy. The food itself was nothing memorable and we thought it was actually overpriced for what was a very standard menu. Definitely not returning.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 29 May 2022
overall3food3service4ambience5
Ambiance was great. Food was good but not spectacular.
DM
DavidM
Washington DC
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 24 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This restaurant had a nice friendly ambience and some very good food. Service was quick and friendly and the prices were reasonable.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Yorkshire
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 16 May 2022
overall1food1service1ambience1
Would leave zero star
OT
OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
5 reviews
vip
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on 19 April 2022
overall4food4service4ambience5
Nice restaurant next to Intercontinental hotel
OT
OpenTable Diner
Perthshire
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 10 April 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Superb meal and service
JM
JMilli
London
133 reviews
vip
5.0
133 reviews
Dined on 8 April 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had fabulous cocktails to start - loved the smoky Old Fashioned! 😋 The starters were incredible and we loved the rest of the food too. Would highly recommend.
n
nbanbury
Edinburgh
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 27 March 2022
overall3food3service2ambience2
This place has really gone downhill. It used to be a good quality place but we were very disappointed. The food was just OK. It was edible. That's the best I can say about it. The service however was almost inept - many of them seemed to be new staff members who had never worked in a restaurant before. The cost of the whole meal was £100+ and in all honesty it felt like I was ripped off.
S
Susie
Edinburgh
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 26 March 2022
overall1food1service1ambience1
Wished we hadn't booked, booked for 2 hours, lasted only 45 mins, couldn't wait to leave, took even longer to get bill, 3 times it was asked for, staff mire attentive to a group of young females who hadn't booked and just rocked up. Will definitely not be back
m
margom
Edinburgh
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 26 March 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
We booked this last minute, having never been there previously. What a great decision! Service and food were excellent. Would definitely recommend
CH
ClaireH
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 26 March 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Beautiful surroundings with very attentive staff.
KN
KarenN
Glasgow
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 26 March 2022
overall2food1service2ambience2
Did not eat but you can’t submit a review without completing it! Not the best drinks visit. CC on the menu waitress took order drinks arrived no CC no sorry . When asked was told we don’t have CC I said it’s on the menu and the waitress took the order. Overall disappointment from what is normallly a nice place to visit
TO
TOWM
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 20 March 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Tolles historisches Ambiente, hohe Decken, stilvoll renoviert. Das Personal sehr aufmerksam und super freundlich. Das Essen ein Traum zu noch vernünftigen Preisen. Was will man mehr...
L
Lynnieb
London
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on 15 March 2022
overall3food3service3ambience3
To be honest we didn’t realise this was a hotel bar/ restaurant before our visit. Worth mentioning in case you don’t either! We were asked where we’d like to sit and picked a window seat not realising it was near the fire exit which had some clutter around it. Our bad. The staff who served us were really pleasant but not very experienced, for example not understanding our basic drinks order. We had a few different staff asking us the same things so it wasn’t very personal or straightforward. The food was OK - nicely cooked beef burger though we weren’t brought quite what we’d asked for. We asked for vinegar and it came in a small bowl - bizarre! Dessert - rhubarb crumble, was so so and overpriced for the portion size. All in all, a bit meh for the money but as I say, the staff did mean well.
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 5 March 2022
overall1food1service1ambience2
Shocking service. Really bad. Popped in to see if table was available. Asked if we booked, we hadn’t. Told no that they had to keep tables available for hotel guests. Went outside and booked on top table and came back in to be taken with no embarrassment on their part to a completely empty dining space. Waitress proceeded to spill water over the whole table and charge for mineral water we didn’t have. Food was ok, but hard to enjoy when such terrible service.
HY
HeatherY
Edinburgh
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 19 February 2022
overall5food1service5ambience5
Nice place, good service, we didn't have food just drinks. Staff very friendly
E
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 19 February 2022
overall2food3service2ambience2
Staff were very attentive. Waited 1 hour for food and no dressing on salad when it eventually arrived. Some background music would have been nice.
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on 15 February 2022
overall1food3service2ambience2
We checked in on arrival. Service was very poor and slow and food unremarkable. Abive all I’m very disappointed to have been marked as a no show by a restaurant where I spent over £100 on a meal. We will not be visiting again.
HA
HollyA
Hertfordshire
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on 12 February 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing food, lovely staff, brilliant atmosphere - a really brilliant evening!
MM
MalcolmM
Edinburgh
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 12 February 2022
overall2food2service5ambience1
Very poor menu 😕disappointed with the overall experience. Unfortunately not a slight comparison with Dome across the road. First visit last visit
JS
JSarR
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 11 February 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely ambiance, very attentive service and delicious food.
SH
SallyH
Edinburgh
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 11 February 2022
overall4food4service4ambience3
Everyone enjoyed the food but main course could have been a bit hotter. My starter of venison carpaccio was exceptional. Service was pretty good but there is always room for improvement. It was a busy night but we were seated at six when it was quiet. Would go back

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waiting staff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking

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The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen is rated 3.7 stars by 230 OpenTable diners.

The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.