The Grapes — Restaurant in Scotland

A perfectly situated Local for the good people of East Calder. Close to the heart of Main Street, with ample parking alongside. Historic building which dates back to the 1800's, this pub has been at the heart of the community for a long time.

The venue itself is cosy and welcoming, and despite the interior not being overly spacious, there always seems to be a seat or two available. Good mix of tables, high seats, and outdoor beer garden.

Decent mix of bottled beers, hand pulled ales, and beers on tap on offer, and also wines, spirits and mixers. Had a couple of their cocktails, and they were quite good too.

Only criticism is the price of beverages is close to Edinburgh city centre levels, which seems a tad steep for a local village pub where presumably the overheads and staff...

Last time we were here, I loved it. The pie was wonderful. Shortcrust all around and the chips were homemade, just like my mother made back in the day!

However, back again last Saturday, the menu hadn't changed - in print - but it had in what I received. The pie was now what you expect in any run-of-the-mill pub - stew in an enamel dish with a slice of puff pastry on top (not a pie) - and although still advertised as "proper" chips, they were in fact, bog standard frozen chips.

What a disappointment. If you haven't been for a while and enjoyed the food before, just bear in mind, its now probably going to be just the same fare as you'd find anywhere else. As J Fritz laments in another recent review, "Why?". I guess it's all down to profit...

Absolute gem of a place! As soon as we walked through the door we knew this was our kind of pub. Such a friendly atmosphere, attentive and friendly staff and the food is amazing. Sophia was our server and at 17 years of age she was fantastic, very knowledgable and clearly enjoys her job! I opted for the Haggis bon bons to start and wow! Then for mains I had the Fillet Steak Sandwich with skinny fries and my fiancée had the sea bass which was cooked to perfection with crispy skin! With very generous portion sizes and an excellent selection of drinks its just an all round top notch experience 👌 such a shame we live 5 hours away and are only here for work as to have this place as your local would be awesome! 5 stars for every aspect of The...