Beehive Inn
WHERE
Edinburgh
What it’s like
A Grassmarket pub with pub food, a beer garden and a comedy club upstairs, open from late morning until late.
This one sits on the grown-ups' side of a family trip more than the kids' side. It's a proper working pub in the Grassmarket, fish and chips, burgers, steak and ale pie, sharing platters and a Sunday roast if you're passing through and need a sit-down meal that isn't a soft play café.
There's a beer garden, which the pub itself admits only works "weather permitting". In Edinburgh that's a fair warning rather than false modesty, so don't plan the whole visit around sitting outside. Dogs are allowed on a lead inside and out, and there's wifi if you need to check something while food's on its way.
You don't need to book a table, but they'd rather you did so there's one ready when you arrive, which is worth doing if you've got a hungry kid in tow and don't fancy standing about. It's a listed building, so accessibility isn't guaranteed everywhere, and they suggest ringing ahead if you need specific disabled access checked first.
Opening hours run long, from as early as 10am on Saturdays through to 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, which suits an evening comedy crowd more than an early family lunch. There's no age guidance given for the comedy nights upstairs, so that side of things is one to ask about directly rather than assume is suitable for kids.
Facilities
Need to know
- Food
- Traditional pub food including fish & chips, burgers, steak & ale pie, small plates, sharing platters, Sunday roasts, and snacks
- Wheelchairs
- Disabled facilities available. Recommend calling ahead to check specific access needs
- Dogs
- Welcome on a lead in inside and outside seating areas
- Dogs must stay on a lead in both the inside and outside seating areas.
- No age guidance is given for the comedy nights, so ask before booking if you're bringing kids.
- It's a listed building, so call ahead if you need specific accessibility checked.
Plan your visit
Do we need to book a table?
No, you can walk in, but they'd rather you booked to make sure there's a table waiting.
Is there a beer garden?
Yes, though they're upfront that it depends on the weather.
What's on the food menu?
Fish and chips, burgers, steak and ale pie, sharing platters, small plates and a Sunday roast, plus cask ales and pints.
Is it accessible if we need disabled facilities?
There are disabled facilities, but it's an older listed building so access varies. They suggest calling ahead to check it suits your needs.
What are the opening hours?
11am to midnight Monday to Thursday and Sunday, 11am to 1am on Friday, and 10am to 1am on Saturday.
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