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Orchard, Edinburgh

Much altered, open-plan tenement pub with varied seating areas and large windows giving a bright feel. There is an attractive shaped gantry and the original wooden bar top survives, complete with the wooden bases for the old tills. Some stained glass also survives in the windows and doors.
Upmarket pub style food is served all day and tables can be reserved with table service available.
Well chosen retro-music is played at low volume.
Handy for Royal Botanic Gardens and Water of Leith Walkway.

Information for this venue is provided by the Edinburgh & South East Scotland Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Northern Bar
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Last updated
13/08/2024
Last surveyed
24/01/2024
Pub ID
EDN/203
Asset of Community Value

At the base of a tenement built 1809-30 (architect James Gillespie Graham) in 1903 one of Edinburgh’s prolific pub designers R M Cameron created the Northern Bar on the ground floor. It originally had a highly ornate interior consisting of an island bar counter, central gantry of carved walnut, a panelled dado, an enriched ceiling and frieze, much leaded glass and two enclosed snugs.

Part of the original mirrored gantry has remained now on the back wall – five bays on the right and four bays on the left with decorative capitals, but with modern lower shelves; bar counter is mostly modern but there is one small section with pilasters. There is one separate room on the left accessed via an arch from the rest of the pub and has old panelling to two-thirds height now painted a gastro light green colour; more old dado panelling in other parts of the pub. On the right is an area with old dado panelling painted a gastro light green colour; and there is an ornate wood surround fireplace. Colourful exterior top lights and retains the ‘Jug & Bottle Department’ twin doors and both gents’ and ladies’ retain stained and leaded upper panels.

At the base of a tenement built 1809-30 (architect James Gillespie Graham) in 1903 one of Edinburgh’s prolific pub designers R M Cameron created the Northern Bar on the ground floor. It originally had a highly ornate interior consisting of an island bar counter, central gantry of carved walnut, a panelled dado, an enriched ceiling and frieze, much leaded glass and two enclosed snugs.

Part of the original mirrored gantry has remained now on the back wall – five bays on the right and four bays on the left with decorative capitals, but with modern lower shelves; bar counter is mostly modern but there is one small section with pilasters. There is one separate room on the left accessed via an arch from the rest of the pub and has old panelling to two-thirds height now painted a gastro light green colour; more old dado panelling in other parts of the pub. On the right is an area with old dado panelling painted a gastro light green colour; and there is an ornate wood surround fireplace. Colourful exterior top lights and retains the ‘Jug & Bottle Department’ twin doors and both gents’ and ladies’ retain stained and leaded upper panels.

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Opening
Food
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 8:30pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 8:30pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 8:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 8:30pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 8:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 8:30pm
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 8:30pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

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Orchard, Edinburgh

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Changing beers typically include: Black Sheep (varies) , Stewart (varies)

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Only for major events
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Upmarket pub grub
Garden Garden
Pavement tables
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Children are permitted until 9pm. Children's menu and games provided but this is not a family oriented pub.
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes (160m)
Lothian Buses
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Closest station (1500m)
Edinburgh
Directions
0.8m N of centre
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