White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar

4.4

2103 Reviews

£26 to £40

Seafood

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White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar, situated on the site of the oldest inn on the Royal Mile, serving the best of British seafood and shellfish sourced from boutique suppliers across the country. Expect small plates, sharing platters & hand-crafted cocktails washed down with a carefully curated selection of wine & fizz. Brought to you by the team behind Chop House & Monteiths.

A child or young person must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Children aged:
0-5 from 12pm until 9pm
5-17 from 12pm until 10pm

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

19 May 2024

21:00

Booked 12 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Seafood, Contemporary British, Scottish
Hours of Operation
Mon–Fri 16:00–22:00 Sat, Sun 12:00–23:00 Happy Hour Mon–Fri, Sun 16:00–17:00
Phone number
0131 629 5300
Website
http://www.whitehorseoysterbar.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress

Location
266 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8AA
Area
The Royal Mile
Cross Street
Canongate & St. Mary's Street
Parking Details
None
Public Transit
8 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley train station.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, High Tea, Late Night, Non-Smoking, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

Crab Scotch Egg£12.50
pickled samphire, seaweed salt, wasabi mayo
Butter Milk Cod£13.50
chive oil, smoked mussels, caviar
Prawn & Lobster Toast£13.50
yuzu, green apple, sea herb salad
Charred Octopus£13.00
padron peppers, romesco, almonds
Hake Ceviche£12.50
coconut, chilli, kaffir lime
Sesame Tuna£12.50
grapefruits, nasturtium, ponzu
Buffalo Mozzarella & Heritage Tomato£11.00
smoked salt, sherry caramel
Hand Dived Scallops£18.00
cauliflower, citrus pearls, fried sea herbs
Monkfish Satay£13.50
toasted peanuts
Beef & Oysters£16.50
dry aged flat iron, tempura oysters, chimichurri
Salmon Tartare£13.00
pickled daikon, beetroot, chilli, avocado
Mussels & Clams£12.50
smoked garlic & sauvignon broth

Seafood Platters

£110

Hot
whole lobster, hand dived scallops, razor clams, mussels, clams, smoked garlic & sauvignon broth, seaweed salts
House
whole lobster, cured salmon, dressed crab, oysters, octopus, tuna tartare, pickled mussels

Sides

Charred Sourdough£5.00
seaweed butter, smoked garlic
Padron Peppers£5.00
smoked salt, sherry caramel
Heritage Tomato Salad£6.50
pink pickled onion
Crab Straw Fries£10.50
brown crab mayo
Straw Fries£5.00
smoked salt, vinegar
Tenderstem Broccoli£6.00
chilli, garlic
Seaweed 'Slaw£5.00
toasted peanuts, octo dressing
Hassleback Potatoes£5.00
curried mayo

What 2,103 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.3Service
4.3Ambience
4.1Value

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2,104 Reviews

LB
LinnB
Las Vegas
3 reviews
vip
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Get the oysters, mussels&clams, hake ceviche, and whitefish satay with peanut sauce. Shoestring potatoes and bufala cheese&tomato salad rounded out our dinner for three. Delicious!
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JVW1
Denver
10 reviews
vip
4.0
10 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Portions are very small but entremeto tasty. Salón tartare was delicious.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Wilmington
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We made a reservation for dinner since we had been to many locals pubs. We wanted a quiet dinner with good seafood. White Horse provided just that! Relaxing nautical ambience. The oysters were delicious. I highly recommend the Scotch Egg as well. We shared the Mussels and Clams and had 2 orders of charred sourdough bread to dip in the amazing broth. I all but drank it from the bowl! Great wine selection. The highlight. however, was our delightful server, Karolina! What a gem! Best service ever!
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OpenTable Diner
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Amazing food and great atmosphere. Enjoy some good seafood in Edinburgh
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Manchester
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 10 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful food and great service. An absolute gem of a restaurant
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BastropCountyGal
Austin
18 reviews
vip
3.0
18 reviews
Dined on 8 May 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Good and fresh seafood but very expensive and VERY highly priced. For example, 3 medium scallops for 18 pounds. Service was not only bad but inept. Despite 4 servers passing by our table repeatedly, took 20 minutes to get our drinks delivered and one of our small plates was not delivered until we reminded our waiter and he had to reorder it. Our second round of drinks never arrived and so we gave up ordering additional small plates. Had to ask repeatedly for the check. Left hungry and considerably poorer for our experience. Much, much better restaurants exist in Edinburgh- give this one a pass.
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OpenTable Diner
Dallas
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on 3 May 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
High priced and the food was terrible. The seafood platter for two people; was 120 pounds. A bunch of mussels, 4 scallops, and a split small lobster. Ridiculous. The bread was good. The whole thing was worth about 10 pounds. maybe…..I left my sunglasses in the middle of the table and they didn’t have them the next day. Of course they didn’t. Not only was the food bad but their employee integrity is lacking. Definitely a place to avoid.
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OpenTable Diner
Edinburgh
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 3 May 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Poor experience. Shown to our table which we had booked in advance. Ordered cocktails then waited over 20 mins and still no drinks. Guests who had arrived later than us were served. After 30 mins we asked a waitress where our cocktails were….she went and checked. Told they were being made now. Simple cocktail 2 Martinis! They eventually arrived at the sane time as our food order. To add insult when we received our bill we were charged for an additional bottle of wine which we hadn’t ordered. We pointed this out and our bill was reduced by 50%. The restaurant wasn’t busy so no excuse for the error. If you dine here check your bill. Second time we’ve been to the White Horse. What a difference since Sept 23. Food and service not what it was. We won’t be going back. Shame
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GwynA
Denver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 2 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was outstanding, fresh and nicely presented. It’s a little pricey, but that’s to be expected in a tourist town. The wait staff was very friendly and accommodating.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 1 May 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Half empty though one table of six obviously friends of the staff getting good service other tables including us rather ignored. Food much lower quality than in the past. One guy working hard but clearly overwhelmed. Not good.
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White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar is rated 4.4 stars by 2103 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

19 May 2024

21:00

Booked 12 times today

Google Map for White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar

266 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8AA

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross Street
Canongate & St. Mary's Street
Area
The Royal Mile
Hours of Operation
Mon–Fri 16:00–22:00 Sat, Sun 12:00–23:00 Happy Hour Mon–Fri, Sun 16:00–17:00
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Seafood, Contemporary British, Scottish
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Parking Details
None
Public Transit
8 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley train station.
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, High Tea, Late Night, Non-Smoking, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.whitehorseoysterbar.co.uk/
Phone number
0131 629 5300

White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar

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Dining areas

Additional information

Mussels & Clams

Hand Dived Scallops

Beef & Oysters

Natural Oysters

Carlingford

Lindisfarne

Caledonian

Tempura

Salt & Pepper Prawns£14.50

Oysters£16.50

Tenderstem Broccoli£10.50

Lobster£19.50

Small Plates

Crab Scotch Egg£12.50

Butter Milk Cod£13.50

Prawn & Lobster Toast£13.50

Charred Octopus£13.00

Hake Ceviche£12.50

Sesame Tuna£12.50

Buffalo Mozzarella & Heritage Tomato£11.00

Hand Dived Scallops£18.00

Monkfish Satay£13.50

Beef & Oysters£16.50

Salmon Tartare£13.00

Mussels & Clams£12.50

Seafood Platters

Hot

House

Sides

Charred Sourdough£5.00

Padron Peppers£5.00

Heritage Tomato Salad£6.50

Crab Straw Fries£10.50

Straw Fries£5.00

Tenderstem Broccoli£6.00

Seaweed 'Slaw£5.00

Hassleback Potatoes£5.00

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