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Milnes Bar, Edinburgh
Open Today: 12:00pm - 11:00pm
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Welcome to

The Milnes Bar

About our pub

Since 1910, Milnes Bar has been the preferred pub for Scottish literary legends to congregate, debate life and enjoy the creativity a whisky or two inspires. Milnes Bar is a poetic pitstop.

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Opening Hours

Wed
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Thu
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Fri
12:00pm - 1:00am
Sat
12:00pm - 1:00am
Sun
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Mon
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Tue
12:00pm - 11:00pm

Serving Hours

Wed
12:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu
12:00pm - 10:00pm
Fri
12:00pm - 10:00pm
Sat
12:00pm - 9:00pm
Sun
12:00pm - 10:00pm
Mon
12:00pm - 10:00pm
Tue
12:00pm - 10:00pm

Facilities

Top-notch amenities to make sure you have a great time. Here’s what you can expect when you visit The Milnes Bar

  • Beer Garden
  • TNT Sports
  • Disabled Facilities
  • Dog Friendly
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Christmas 2023

Let our historic pub be the beautiful backdrop to your festive celebrations.

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Festive Football

Catch every match, every goal, and every penalty with an action-packed December football schedule at The Milnes Bar!

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Join us for a drink

Whether it be a post-work pint or a get-together with family, indulge with a cocktail, sip a cask ale, or enjoy wine from our curated list.

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Delicious Dishes

We proudly serve freshly cooked traditional pub food throughout the week. Vegan, vegetarian and non-gluten containing options are also available.

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What makes us special

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Our Beers

Try our fantastic premium beers: Level Head Session IPA or Flint Eye Dry Hopped Lager. Beers centuries in the making.

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Live Sport

Unbeatable pub atmosphere; right from the pre-match meet ups to settle those nerves, to the post-game analysis of where it all went wrong.

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A pub for paws

We're proud to be a dog friendly pub - bring your four-legged friend along, we would love to see them!

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Let us host you

From meetings to birthday parties, we have function rooms available for hire - no matter the occasion.

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Belhaven Brewery Tour

The home of Scottish brewing

Established in 1719, Belhaven Brewery is the oldest working brewery in Scotland. Situated in Dunbar, the brewery nestles amongst the rolling barley fields of East Lothian, just 20 miles from Edinburgh.

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