The Bullfinch — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

We have been to the bullfinch many times sometimes just for a drink, but today it was for Sunday roast. I had the beef sundae roast which was served with Yorkshire pudding, rosemary roast potatoes, glazed carrots, cabbage, and veg and it was absolutely delicious and served with a red wine jus. The others had the vegetarian version which also came with a Yorkshire pudding and a roasted butternut squash, cashew and pistol watercress Wellington, which was very tasty and served with a lightly curried sauce. We felt the sauce didn’t work and was very thick so we asked for another jug of red wine jus which was lovely. All I know we could not fault the Sunday roast at alluntil we got to dessert.

We decided to have the sticky toffee pudding thinking we couldn’t go wrong. It was quite bizarre. Firstly it was crunchy on the outside which seemed like it had perhaps been over baked and the sauce felt like it had Chinese five spice insight instead of a traditional caramel sauce. It was worth trying, but we would definitely not be ordering that again.

When thing that was made extremely difficult to do was actually to leave a tip which was such a shame! The bill arrived and did not include Service so we then asked if we could add 10% to the bill and we were told it was complicated because it could not be added onto the card machine. It would have to be a separate transaction And in the end by the time the bill was split the waitress left and we did not pay a tip. I feel like this is a huge missed opportunity.

Great place and we...

The Bullfinch is one of my favourite pubs in Edinburgh and it has a beer garden.

Now the Bullfinch is even better as Mexican food popup specialist Guisados has moved into the kitchen.

Tip: Always check for specials.

I like the Bullfinch for its friendly vibe and great staff. It's one of Edinburgh's pubs with a great range of beers but it's the vibe and food that makes me come back.

Importantly, the Bullfinch isn't just indie beer and real ale as there are cocktails and spirits here plus soft drink options.

I recommend eating if you can. There's plenty to pair with Guisados' excellent and authentic Mexican food. Thursday is Taco Day and superb value.

There's a pub quiz on Wednesday so that's not the day to try and bring a large group without a reservation.

Tip: Trying the walk from Leith to Portobello? Good luck and why not reward yourself with a visit to the Bullfinch which is on the Leith end of the coastal trail.

[March 2024 update - pub quiz is a...

Very disappointing experience here on Friday. Despite 4 members of staff behind the bar, we were not seen to or greeted for about 2 minutes (it was not busy & we had a booking). By husband had to call for their attention I’m the end.

After this we discovered it was menus by QR code that was a small sticker on the table, which had clearly been rubbed away so wasn’t complete. Only after having to get a member of staff did we eventually get a QR code. As we sat there on our phones looking at the menu, it felt a lot like we shouldn’t have bothered coming out & would have had the same experience sitting at home ordering a takeaway off our phones.

Hopefully this is just temporary & they are not planning on keeping this ordering system. Being waited on by a server is an important part of a dining experience.

Food was decent but didn’t enjoy it as the whole experience was...