1780

In Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival and stopped in this little pub for a bite and a pint. Despite the huge crowds we managed to get a seat and the staff were excellent and very efficient. We tried a local brew and it came out cold and delicious. I tried the haggis tatties and neeps and didn’t have to wait long til it was on the table. I discovered how delicious haggis is especially with their whiskey sauce. The potatoes were excellent too. Wish I could say the same about the turnips. They need to mash them with butter and pepper or something different. Either way this place is worth a visit.

Had the haggis, neeps and tatties. The haggis and tatties with the whiskey sauce were excellent, but the neeps were just okay. The service was helpful, friendly and fast. I sat outside, so I had to order at the bar.

This place sure has some strange décor and the layout is pretty weird but hey it is a pub in Scotland. I came here after the New Europe walking tour, and got the tour special which was a selection of entrees with a beverage at a reasonable price. They had haggis here so I got it, it wasn’t presented like traditional haggis and it wasn’t bad at all and it came out fairly quickly. The haggis came out like a solid pudding with mashed potatoes, it wasn’t dry and it had good texture and taste to it.
When I went in the later afternoon it wasn’t very loud so you could grab a book/​e-​reader, a pint or a glass of fine and relax.

Visited this pub for dinner yesterday, thankfully booked I table as when we got there is appeared that most of the tables were reserved (although they never arrived in the time we spent there). It’s a small pub with around ⁸⁄₉ tables. Most people were there for food rather than just a drink it seemed. Interior décor has been done up within the last couple of years. I has the usual big print trendy floral wallpaper that’s popular these days, along side some of the original features. Nice ornate glass lights over the bar and two walls covered in old framed photos.
We were shown to our table next to the door, in front of a full height — floor to ceiling window, which was good for people watching and we did have a view of the footy on pubs TV across the street, but we did feel like we were a live advertisement for the pub for people walking by. A table not for the shy!
I ordered the duck leg with gravy, mash and red cabbage. It was a large portion, all very tasty and cooked well however the cabbage was barely warm, actually it was cold. I’m uncertain that was the intension for a dish like this, so that seemed a bit odd. House red wine was lovely thought, better than the usual vinegar you sometimes come across. My companion ordered the Mediterranean Chicken (mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes with veg, asparagus and courgettes — no potatoes or anything though and the chicken was a bit dry too.
Good retro 60s tunes were playing for back ground music and Amy, our Aussie (?) bar tender/​waitress for the evening was super friendly and happy, she really adds to the place! So we left her a nice tip and a chocolate! :)

I have only been in the once, the décor outside enticed me in and inside it looked pretty good as well, but the drinks were just the same as any other regular pub. I ordered some steak pie which had a generous portion of tasty meat, but the pastry was cold and the veggies a bit lame. The staff members were all really nice though.
If you are looking for a regular pub experience that you would find anywhere else, but with a slightly more interesting décor outside and in, here’s the place.

Nice friendly. Good food. Came with the guide after doing a free walking tour as they offered a discount. :-)

Came here after the Sandeman tour with the tour guide so we got a discount. I got their veggie burger which was pretty good (kind of falls apart and out of the bun) while my friend got haggis for the first time and it was presented like desert and she said it was good. The best part was the fries – some of the best I have ever had. The décor is standard bar, nothing fancy or special there.

I was a little worried when coming here as I loved the old Bad Ass (which this place used to be), especially the spiced chicken nachos. Turns out I needn’t have as the menu is still almost the same (mostly Scottish things) with decent prices and the service is still as quick and friendly. My only issue was that the nachos didn’t come in a sharing size which they used to but they can still have my title of the best nachos in Edinburgh.

1780 used to be the Bad Ass pub, and apart from a fresh lick of paint and a new menu, I can’t find that much different between the two.
Situated in Rose Street, 1780 is right in the centre of the city and it is just around the corner from the main shopping street in Edinburgh, Princes Street, and so it is a convenient place to reach.
The interior of the restaurant is pretty funky, with a weird selection of mirrors and rustic décor inside. This place serves the usual selection of beers, ales, wines and the standard range of spirits, and the drinks are all very competitively priced, with a large glass of the house red wine coting less than £5. The menu offers a decent selection of choice, with dishes including steaks, pies, fish and chips and, my favourite, nachos — which were really tasty!
It is really spacious inside the restaurant and there is a seating area outside too, so 1780 would be a great place to go on a warm day and sit in the sun.