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Beer-battered gherkins, served with mustard mayonnaise.
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71-73 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3JD 0131 557 9539
Distiller, politician, cricket player, benefactor and our founder. Since 1873, we’ve remained true to William’s ideals of what a great pub should be, especially at The Conan Doyle: warm and welcoming, where people can live life to the fullest in beautiful buildings, brimming with character.
Within the historic walls at The Conan Doyle, you’ll find a superb range of cask ales from specialist breweries, as well as delicious freshly cooked pub food.
Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients.
If you have any questions, allergies or intolerance's, please let us know before ordering. Our fish dishes may contain small bones. *Contains nuts. ^Contains alcohol. (v) = made with vegetarian ingredients, however some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. (ve) = made with vegan ingredients; however, some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information, please ask your server. Where table service is offered, a discretionary service charge of 10% may be added.
Food Menu
Beer-battered gherkins, served with mustard mayonnaise.
Topped with pulled pork and mature Cheddar cheese.
Topped with outdoor-bred pork sausages in a BBQ sauce.
Served with vegetarian sausages in a BBQ sauce.
Served with tomato & apple chutney.
Served with a smoky tomato & apple chutney.
With a BBQ glaze.
Served with tomato and apple chutney.
With a BBQ sauce.
Served with tomato & apple chutney.
Beer-battered haddock goujons served with tartare sauce.
Hand-cut tortillas, Nicholson's Cheddar cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Hand-cut tortillas, Nicholson's Cheddar cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Served with farmhouse bread and butter.
Topped with thyme butter and served with toasted ciabatta and tomato & apple chutney.
Smoked salmon Served with Scottish oatcakes with chive sour cream.
Soft-flaked smoked haddock in a creamy velouté sauce with potatoes and parsley. Served with farmhouse bread and butter.
Traditional Scottish dish of mutton and hearty oatmeal with aromatic mixed spices, served with mashed swede, potatoes and gravy.
Wholetail scampi, King Prawns with marrie rose sauce and Smoked Scotish salmon, haddock goujons and mini salmon and dill fishcakes served with tartare sauce and lemon mayonnaise.
Hand-cut tortillas, Nicholson's Cheddar cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Hand-cut tortillas, Nicholson's Cheddar cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Pheasant, venison and partridge cooked in a rich merlot red wine sauce with root vegetables, mushrooms and thyme, encased in shortcrust pastry, served with creamy mashed potato, steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Salmon, King Prawn and smoked haddock in a creamy white wine sauce, topped with parsley and mature Cheddar mash, served with steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Buttermilk marinated chicken breast cooked in a rich smoked bacon, leek and Butlers Secret mature cheddar cheese sauce. Encased in shortcrust pastry and topped with a crisp puff pastry lid. served with creamy mashed potato, steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Beef cooked in Nicholson's Pale Ale, encased in shortcrust pastry, served with creamy mashed potato, steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
A rich puy lentil and vegetable pie topped with carrot and sweet potato mash. served with green beans and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Portobello mushrooms in a rich ale and tarragon sauce wrapped in shortcrust pastry and topped with a puff pastry lidserved with creamy mashed potato, steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Pulled lamb topped with haggis mash and served with seasonal greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Fillet of haddock hand-battered in our Nicholson's Pale Ale and served with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Fillet of haddock hand-battered in our Nicholson's Pale Ale and served with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
A mix of hand-battered^ haddock fillets and breaded wholetail scampi served with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Macaroni pasta in a rich cheese sauce and topped with mature Cheddar. Served with garlic ciabatta bread.
British outdoor-bred pork sausages inside a Yorkshire pudding with creamy mashed potato, topped with a rich balsamic caramelised onion gravy, served with steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Vegetarian sausages inside a Yorkshire pudding with creamy mashed potato, topped with a rich balsamic caramelised onion gravy, served with steamed greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Grilled chicken breast, rich haggis and smoked back bacon with a whisky sauce. Served with creamy mashed potato seasonal greens and Chantenay carrots.
Served with herb-glazed baby potatoes, green beans and a Champagne butter sauce.
Traditional Scottish dish of mutton and hearty oatmeal with aromatic mixed spices, served with mashed swede, potatoes and gravy.
21-day-aged ribeye steak topped with garlic butter, served with a roasted flat mushroom, plum tomato, crispy hand-battered onion rings and chips.
Traditional Scottish dish of slow cooked beef Rib, root vegetables and potatoes cooked in a rich gravy served with crusty bread, seasonal greens and glazed Chantenay carrots.
Wheatberries, apple and cranberries combined with salad leaves, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber topped with pumpkin and sunflower seeds.
Chargrilled chicken breast, smoked back bacon and sliced avocado served on a house salad topped with pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.
Served with herb-glazed baby potatoes, house salad and lemon mayonnaise.
All of our burgers are served on a toasted linseed bun with lettuce, gherkin, tomato and mayonnaise and served with BBQ salsa and skin-on fries unless otherwise stated.
Chargrilled beef burger topped with Monterey Jack cheese.
Two chargrilled beef burgers or buttermilk chicken breasts with smoked back bacon, Monterey Jack cheese and hand-battered^ onion rings.
Two buttermilk chicken burgers in a linseed bun with bacon, Monterey Jack cheese, gherkins, lettuce and tomatoes, served with hand-battered onion rings, BBQ salsa and skin-on sasoned fries.
The revolutionary Beyond Meat® burger. A plant-based patty topped with a cheese alternative produced from coconut oil and served with a house salad.
Crispy Buttermilk chicken breast in a toasted linseed bun topped with Monterey Jack cheese, gherkins, lettuce and tomatoes, served with BBQ salsa and skin on seasoned fries.
Served in a toasted linseed bun with gherkins, lettuce and tomatoes, served with a BBQ salsa and skin on seasoned fries.
Monterey Jack cheese, smoked back bacon, jalapeños, guacamole,
fried egg or Balsamic caramelised balsamic onions • 75p
BBQ sauce • 50p
BBQ pulled pork • £1.00
Haddock goujons hand-battered in Nicholson's Pale Ale served with tartare sauce on farmhouse bread, served with your choice of either skin-on seasoned fries, house salad or crisps.
Hand-pulled British chicken, crispy smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise served on toasted farmhouse bread, served with your choice of either skin-on seasoned fries, house salad or crisps.
Hand-pulled British chicken, avocado and lemon mayonnaise served on toasted ciabatta bread, served with your choice of either skin-on seasoned fries, house salad or crisps.
Melted mature Cheddar cheese, mustard and tomato & apple chutney served in toasted farmhouse bread, served with your choice of either skin-on seasoned fries, house salad or crisps.
With preserved lemon mayonnaise, served on toasted ciabatta bread,, served with your choice of either skin-on seasoned fries, house salad or crisps.
With sour cream.
With sour cream.
Served with farmhouse bread that's made for dipping.
Breaded wholetail Scottish scampi with chips, peas and tartare sauce.
A tender chicken breast grilled to perfection served with chips.
Outdoor-bred pork sausages served with creamy mash and gravy.
Vegetarian sausages served with creamy mash and gravy.
Beef Burger topped with Monterey Jack Cheddar in a light Linseed bun with crunchy lettuce, tomato and chips.
Everyone's favourite - our hand-battered haddock with chips, garden peas and tartare sauce.
Served with creamy vanilla pod ice cream.