New Edinburgh Pub & Eatery

I really debated between 3 and 4 stars. I went on a Friday after work and sat on the patio because it was a gorgeous day out. I arrived before my friends and right away the waitress brought me a menu and got my drink order which was great. My friend arrived maybe 10 minutes later and the same waitress got her drink order and took my dinner order. I got my food, I ordered a buffalo chicken wrap — there was no description on what was going to be in the wrap. Once I got my food I realized I wanted some ranch for the wrap and I tried to get the waitresses attention and she was standing behind the bar seemingly chatting with someone else and said she would be there in a minute and a couple minutes later a guy came to take my friends order and I guess took over for the waitress but never said he was. Both mine and my friends wrap needed some extra flavor to it so I shared my ranch with her. Overall the food was decent, I wouldn’t go running back for the food but the atmosphere on the patio was really nice. A third friend arrived and he got the jumbalaya which he said tasted like they used pizza sauce. It took awhile for the waiter to come get payment after I asked for the bill. All in all a decent experience, the food was nothing too exciting but the atmosphere and the drinks were good. It was fairly pricey though for pub fare that wasn’t fantastic — I had a wrap and two ciders and my bill came to $ 35.

3.5÷5
Found myself here on a very warm Sunday afternoon for Lobsterfest, which is celebrated across Ottawa pubs and restaurants around this time of the year. Me and mine ordered the lobster special, which was a cheap 11.99 each (around 1 – 1.5 lbs of pure lobster). Out the lobster came, fresh from the pot, with butter… but no rolls? Ah well. At least there was something to crack the lobster with, and bibs! (very important)
Generally delicious, but never enough. I ordered the blueberry Collins (one of their summer feature drinks) as well, although it a little too sweet for my palate. Service was super friendly and rooftop patio an excellent location to drink and dine on a bright summer day. I definitely foresee myself coming back, though perhaps on a day less warm than the Sunday past.

There is a small but varied menu for the Sunday brunch. I had the make your own omelette which was a lot of food for $ 8.50 and that is after adding a side of toasts. It comes with fried potatoes with tender chunks of onions.
Others of our party had the combination breakfast platters which were a lot of food. My favourite was the one with a choice of breakfast meat, 2eggs, mixed fruits, toasts and French toasts made with real baguette. The pancake breakfast looked huge too and it was something like $ 6.
Definitely good value for money and the quality is slightly above average pub brunch. The décor is not fancy but it is clean and it does look like a local hangout spot.
The service was great too — we got timely refills of everything! We were here for a birthday party and they allowed a cake to be brought in and would not charge a service fee.

My cousin brought me here for a late lunch and afternoon pint. The windowseat was cozy, the service funny and charming (and overhearing our waitress’s opinions on gun control and party etiquette with the regulars at the bar was fully entertaining.) The french onion soup was exactly what I’d hoped it would be, not oily or greasy tasting, full of oniony flavour and lots of cheese. The hot wings were suitably hot and nice quality, full flavour, though not the big fat buffalo wings I generally associate with pubs. They weren’t served with blue cheese dressing by they had some on hand as soon as it was requested.
In terms of atmosphere, the photos of other old pubs are endearing and the vibe is fairly comfy. I’m not a fan of tvs in pubs but there were a couple on the go and I guess in Ottawa this is a prerequisite?

We went here to attend a Unilocal event — and were lucky enough to be able to it outside on the giant roof top deck (I actually never even went inside the main part of the restaurant). I was impressed by their multitude of drink options and also the wide variety of menu choices.
Although its seems like more of a wings and nacho place I ventured out and got one of the fin looking salads — goat cheese, dried cranberries, you know the girlie type ;) It was an average salad — the greens were not very crispy and it was served on a flat plate which I found an odd plating option for a salad.
The décor was a basic pub outdoor setting — great for our over sized group.