Nicholson's Cured Meat Platter
Yorkshire ham, coppa pork, pancetta and schiacciata salami. Served with golden beetroot picalilli and ciabatta
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71-73 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3JD 0131 557 9539
William Nicholson. 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: warm and welcoming, where people can live life to the full in beautiful buildings, brimming with character. Within our historic walls, you’ll find a superb range of cask ales from specialist breweries, as well as delicious freshly cooked pub food.
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William Nicholson. 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: warm and welcoming, where people can live life to the full in beautiful buildings, brimming with character. Within our historic walls, you’ll find a superb range of cask ales from specialist breweries, as well as delicious freshly cooked pub food.
Each individual pub is also a speciality house for pies, fish dishes or sausages and chops.
Whichever pub you visit, each one has its own distinctive warmth, genuine service and vibrant atmosphere.
Yorkshire ham, coppa pork, pancetta and schiacciata salami. Served with golden beetroot picalilli and ciabatta
Lightly dusted squid, Wholetail scampi, mini smoked haddock and kedegree fish cakes^ and goujons of cod served with a selection of sauces
Home-cooked tortillas, mature Cheddar cheese, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños
Traditional Scottish dish of mutton and hearty oatmeal with aromatic mixed spices, served with creamy mashed swede, potatoes and gravy
Served with artisan sour dough bread and butter
Served with Scottish oakcakes with chive sour cream
Served with white baslamic glaze and English herb oil dressing
Lightly dusted squid served with preserved lemon aioli
Soft-flaked smoked haddock in a creamy veloute sauce with potatoes and parsley.
A rich puy lentil and vegetable pie topped with sweet potato and carrot mash. Served with seasonal greens and glazed chantney carrots
Bulger wheat, courgette, chick peas and carrot combined with cherry tomatoes and mixed baby leaves. Dressed with English herb oil
Served with plum tomato, potato and leaves with olives, green beans, egg and English herb oil
Served with herb-glazed baby potatoes, mixed salad and preserved lemon aioli
Cod fillet hand-battered in our Nicholson's Pale Ale and served with chips, samphire tartare sauce and mushy peas
Cod fillet hand-battered in our Nicholson's Pale Ale and served with chips, samphire tartare sauce and mushy peas
A mix of hand-battered^ cod fillets and breaded wholetail Whitby scampi served with samphire tartare sauce, mushy peas and chips. 50p donation to the RNLI per dish sold+
Traditional Scottish dish of mutton and hearty oatmeal with aromatic mixed spices, served with creamy mashed swede, potatoes and gravy
Encased in shortcrust pastry, served with mashed potato, seasonal greens and glazed chanteny carrots
Encased in shortcrust pastry with a puff pastry lid, served with mashed potato, seasonal greens and glazed chanteny carrots
Served on a bed of mashed potato, topped with rich caramelised onion gravy
Grilled chicken breast topped with smoked back bacon, BBQ sauce and mature Cheddar, served with house salad, hand-battered onion rings and chips
Served with chips, peas and sampshire tartare sauce
Served with herb-glazed baby potatoes and fennel relish with a Champagne & Termidor sauce
Macaroni pasta in a rich Smoked Applewood cheese sauce topped with mature Cheddar, served with garlic ciabatta bread
Pulled lamb topped with haggis mash and served with seasonal greens and glazed chantenay carrots
Beef burger in a toasted brioche bun with mature Cheddar cheese, smoke house salsa and fries
Chicken breast in a toasted brioche bun with mature Cheddar cheese, smoke house salsa and fries
Two chargrilled beef burgers or chicken breasts on a toasted brioche bun with bacon, mature Cheddar cheese, hand-battered onion rings with smoke house salsa and fries
Served in a toasted brioche bun with smoke house salsa and fries
Sirloin steak, grilled chicken breast, gammon steak, pork & haggis sausage, fried free-range egg, mushroom, plum tomato, peas and chips
Aged for 28 days. Served with flat mushroom, plum tomato and chips
With two fried free-range eggs, peas and chips
With herb-glazed baby potatoes and green beans, bordelaise sauce and fennel relish
Grilled chicken breast, rich haggis and bacon with a whisky sauce. Served with creamy mashed potato and seasonal greens
All our sandwiches are served with the choice of fries, mixed salad or house-cooked crisps.
Hand-battered* cod goujon with samphire tartare sauce. Served on farmhouse bread.
Hand pulled Shropshire chicken, crispy smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise served on farmhouse bread
With preserved lemon aioli served on toasted farmhouse bread
Mature Cheddar and pale ale chutney. Served on farmhouse bread
Grilled chicken breast, avocado and preserved lemon aioli served on toasted ciabatta bread
3 haggis sausages with mustard and caramelised onion served on toasted ciabatta bread
5oz sirloin steak with caramelised onion served on toasted ciabatta bread
Rich and luxurious brownie, served warm with vanilla pod ice cream
Served with British blackcurrant curd and freshly whipped cream
A traditional Scottish dessert masde from smooth whipped cream, sweet honey, a dash of whisky, raspberries and golden toasted oats*
Served with vanilla pod ice cream.
Served with your choice of vanilla pod ice cream or rich, creamy custard
Rich and luxurious brownie, salted caramel profiteroles, lemon tart, served with vanilla pod ice cream
All our food is prepared in a kitchen where cross contamination may occur and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. Full allergen information is available upon request. If you have a question, food allergy or intolerance, please let us know before placing
your order. Dishes containing fish may contain small bones. * Contains nuts. ^Contains alcohol. (V) = made with vegetarian ingredients, however some of our preparation and cooking methods could affect this. If you require more information, please ask your server.
(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. † Payments are
made to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Ltd which pays all its taxable profits to the RNLI, charity registered in England, charity number 209603 and Scotland (SC037736) and registered charity number 20003326 in the Republic of Ireland.
All our food is prepared in a kitchen where nuts, cereals containing gluten and other allergens are present and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients.
If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please let us know before ordering. Full allergen information for food and drink is available, upon request. Fish dishes may contain small bones.