Nobles Cafe Bar & Venue

Great service, Great Staff, even better fish and chips!
Hella cool pub with cool décor and fireplace that sets the tone for a nice and cozy quaint evening not to mention a break away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Needless to say that when I return to Scotland that this place is definitely on my itinerary.
As the locals say,
cheers

I like this bar. Has the feel of somewhere traditional in terms of wood paneling and stained glass but with a contemporary twist with gastro food and beer. It’s an Edinburgh-​wide favourite for brunch with an extensive range available all weekend. Full Scottish, Eggs Benedict, steak sandwich with chorizo and chili scrambled eggs a favourite of mine. Improved beer selection in recent years with the mark of excellence being a Tempest tap (Long White Cloud etc) with good guest ales (Fallen, Cromarty etc). Friendly enough staff. WiFi.

A great pub in Leith. Fantastic scotch selection, great food, friendly staff. What’s not to like :)

Had the lamb rump and two black porters. Delicious. Staff was very polite and on top of things as well. Good way to spend my first evening in Edinburgh.

Wonderful experience in all aspects. A very charming, gastropub style, with terrific atmosphere. We had several appetizers, and all had different mains. We loved them all. Service was very friendly, and terrific. I would highly recommend, and certainly return.

What a delightfully delicious little lounge! Stumbled upon this spot while in Leith and am so glad that I did. The atmosphere of the place is lovely and fresh right from the start — colorful chairs on the patio beckon you off the street, and then inside the bar manages to be bright, spacious and colorful while still retaining an old world feel, with beautiful wooden fixtures, intricate gold accents and stained glass windows. Lots of greenery adds to the chill and airy vibe. Plenty of cushions in loungy little corners ensure comfy and inviting seating, lending intimacy to any meal.
The menu and specials offer a variety of interesting options — something for everyone including even adventurous eaters. The rabbit rillette starter was an absolutely delicious standout — beautiful preparation and presentation, and the cherries atop were a delightful addition. Perfect order size for an appetizer and excellent proportioning of bread to content.
Staff were friendly and accommodating and food was speedy, which I especially appreciated as a lone eater. Was here around 17:30 so was more of a dinner and drinks spot than a bar at the time, but could certainly see it becoming good fun as night falls. Will definitely be coming back here to try more of the menu!

Brilliant brunch menu!
Went for a breakfast hangover cure and Nobles definitely hit the mark! I opted for the Scottish breakfast, swayed by the Stornoway blackpudding and Findlays haggis this is a quality breakfast — cooked beautifully! My friends ate the steak sandwich (which looked lovely) and eggs Benedict & Florentine — poached eggs were amazing (something I am very fussy over!)
We also went for a cheeky little bloody Mary — when asked if they served this they said ‘oh yes! we do a very nice bloody Mary!’ — they were not wrong!
All in all a great brunch! — friendly, obliging staff, pleasant interior with contemporary and traditional features, Nobles is a brilliant wee bar!

Writing this review seems to be troubling me. I don’t think I can actually find fault with Nobles in anyway, but I also can’t bring myself to give it 5 stars…
It’s a really cool bar, gorgeous stained glass everywhere. The bar serves a decent spread of everything, no claims of craft this or artisan that but definitely far from poorly stocked. The food here is bloody excellent. I was with my family a few weeks back and everyone loved their food. I had the pork burger and it was mad tasty.
Clearly I have mad high standards for bars these days, because I really can’t find anything I dislike about Nobles, but I appear not to have a huge amount to say.

I don’t visit here very often, even though it is close to where I live. I do tend to take visiting friends and family here for a spot of Breakfast /​Brunch. We also had a brunch here with a couple of friends and I was not disappointed.
Their pancakes and frensch toast are not too bad, but I did have had better in quite a few other places.
The atmosphere here when going for a pint is not what I look for, a little too. ‘brown pubbish’ — nothing wrong with that, but to me too old fashioned — and the only way I like that is when served as a cocktail.
People behind the bar are friendly, but sometimes a little slow in serving, but that could also be the kitchen in that aspect.
In all; not a bad pub, but not my cup of tea.

According to my mum, Nobles used to be a go-​go dancing venue, so pretty dodgy! Suffice to say she was very impressed by how it looks today!
I’ve been to Nobles a few times (great eggs benedict) and so when last night my parents were through (bringing my sister to live with me for seven weeks…) and ‘decent pub grub’ was called for, Nobles seemed an obvious suggestion. My mum looked them up on Facebook and was surprised to see that Aberfeldy were playing there later (too late for us, but still very cool). And my dad’s ears were pricked at the mention of «rabbit burger».
They didn’t have any tables for 5, but we squeezed into a four near the back and managed to snag an extra table later when the couple next to us left. Gorgeous tables with 300 year old maps on them.
When it came to the menu, we were spoilt for choice. My pescetarian sister even commented that she almost never finds a menu where she wants nearly everything on it, but Noble’s was ticking all the boxes. Scallops and a baked duck egg (served in a pot with creamed spinach, mmmmm) were ordered for starters and shared, and the 5 of us went for 2x tuna nicoise and 3x rabbit burgers for mains. Delicious, and such big portions! Big plus for the red onion coleslaw too (I LOVE COLESLAW). My dad said he wouldn’t necessarily have been able to guess that it was rabbit, but that he did enjoy it nonetheless.
Oh, and the puddings were great too. The chocolate brownie was huge and frankly outstanding, and my lemon tart was a sweet treat too. Plus really good quality ice cream, which makes all the difference.
Nobles is brilliant, and the service was friendly and quick too. Suffice to say we’ll definitely return.

I hadn’t heard of Nobles until i reviewed it for Bite magazine earlier in the year and have to say, I’ve been back several times since.
The menu has a great selection of seasonal dishes and is clearly all made fresh and with care.
On a mission to find the best burgers in Edinburgh, i went for the Lothian rabbit burger with mustard mayo and gruyère (£9.95) (our waiter’s recommendation) while Sarah went for the Black Isle beef with tomato chutney (£8.95) option.
The rabbit was well cooked and seasoned and the buns used were truly excellent. I liked the way they didn’t just fall apart under a river of grease and added to the dish, rather than just be a vehicle for the meat element.
The gruyère added a slight nuttiness to the rabbit and the hand cut chips (you can also have fries) were equally as good as the burger. Fluffy and light inside but nice and crisp on the outside, next time i’m in for a pint, I’ll find it seriously hard to resist ordering a portion to nibble on.
Sarah’s burger was just as well made and seasoned and great value for the price compared to some other places that charge slightly more but don’t deliver on the quality as much.
Nobles is always spotlessly clean and a great place to sit and relax.
Toppling Nobles in my best burger quest will be no mean feat.

Amazing Leith bar, quite simply everything you could want from a local and thankfully it is mine! The beautiful interior is inspired by the maritime Victoriana in keeping with the location. Look around a you’ll see pretty stained glass windows, comfy large bar seats, ship murals up high, chesterfield sofas and eclectic vintage framed pictures clustered on the walls.
Nobles hold a pub quiz on Mondays, open mic night on Tusdays, live bands all week in the evenings, super friendly staff and customer alike. I’ve never eaten in here but always heard good things about it from friends. Go and visit, you won’t regret it.

I had the eggs benny and my partner had the french toast. I would have given this place 4 stars but the french toast was hardly french toast. When you order french toast you expect a fluffy fat piece of bread with a coating of cinnamon, egg and nutmeg (or whatever other deliciousness). Nobles offered up a thinly sliced seeded piece of bread with hardly any coating at all. It seemed to me to be more like toast with a slight dusting of sugar.
Our friends both had full Scottish breakfasts which they loved, so if your going for that type of thing, this place does it good. The eggs bennedict were good but the bacon was so-​so. I personally prefer canadian bacon or ham. Overall good stuff.

the plan was to go to brunch, but plans change and we ended up heading to nobles bar for a late lunch instead. however, it was good to note that nobles serve their brunch menu until 4:30pm on sunday! so anyone that wants some breakfast for lunch, this is definitely the place to go.
we entered the bar and it was comfortably busy for a sunday afternoon. after checking with the bartender, we found our own seats and had menus brought over. while brunch was on offer, i was more tempted by the awesome burgers they had on the menu. i went for the black isle beef burger with blue cheese and mushrooms while the boy went for the rabbit burger with bacon and mushrooms. it looked like they had a decent selection of beers on tap and in bottles along with a nice wine menu, however we just went for some soft drinks.
while waiting for our food, it was nice to sort of sit and observe the bar. it’s a cool layout, with a big main area in front of the bar, but then a nice little raised bit that has cosy tables and little stools. we were sat in the raised bit and i think this gave us a little extra privacy as there was only one other party there and we had a whole corner to ourselves. the stained glass above the doorway to the toilets is also really nice and i liked the candles in empty spirits bottles as well.
food arrived and the burgers looks tremendous! a handmade beef patty encased in a nicely toasted bun with a good helping of tomato relish a whole portabello mushroom and melted blue cheese. it was a very messy meal but the excellent burger was totally worth a well used napkin! the toppings combined perfectly and the beef patty was moist and very tasty. and the hand cut chips… OMG! these were actually some of the best chips i’ve had in awhile. chunky with skins on and crispy, my glutton side wished there had been more on the plate! my stomach thankful that there wasn’t as this was a massive meal that certainly served as breakfast, lunch, and most of dinner. my boyfriend was equally pleased with his rabbit burger which he throughly enjoyed although i did get to try a bite.
after paying, we managed to roll ourselves out the door but i think after this initial first impression we will be back. hopefully to try their brunch offerings next time as if the burgers were this good, i’m sure the brunch will be equally as delicious!

A visit to Nobles is worth it for the stunning interior alone. Gorgeous old Victorian building, tiled floor, stained glass, leather couches, brass, ceramic, beautiful.
They do a great job here of walking the line between cosy old pub and brunch destination du jour. They do a good list of brunch favourites with some more hearty and original dishes like shredded duck sandwiches and rabbit burgers. A couple of cask ales complement the decent on-​tap beer selection. It’s an excellent choice for a quiet drink or a stylish lunch.
My standard brunch of eggs benedict and Bloody Mary was excellent. Not quite able to knock Treacle off the top spot but very good nonetheless. I’ll be back to try some of their other choices and will certainly include it on my list of staging posts during weekend afternoon rambles around Leith.

What’s up Doc? A rabbit burger on the brunch menu, that’s what.
I’ve never seen a rabbit burger on any menu, anywhere. So when a group of Unilocalers rocked up here for our monthly brunch, I was already excited about trying the famous Nobles Benedict — eggs benny on black pudding. So when my eye first of all noticed the duck sandwich, I was excited. And then the RABBIT BURGER. Oh lordy.
I went for the rabbit burger (without the bun, as I’m wheat free) with a portobello mushroom and gruyère cheese on top, fries on the side. It was a great portion, and filled me from breakfast, lunch and some of dinner. The other dishes around me seemed very hefty too — the full breakfast were impressive, the Eggs Nobles on black pudding swiftly demolished by Joe A, and Susan M was very proud of her clean plate that had contained eggs with smoked salmon. Everyone, except those who ordered pancakes, were really happy with their brunch. Now I can see why it’s so famous in Edinburgh.
The bar itself is beautiful. Not one most folk will walk by, given it’s out-​of-​the-​way location on Constitution Street, heading into Leith. But through the small doors you’ll find a big, open, airy space that is constrasted with the dark wood, and then some stained glass windows. The only thing I found amusingly awkward was that getting into the ladies toilets are difficult as the space between the two doors is tiny. But that amused rather than frustrated me.
I really liked everything about Nobles. It was busy, almost full, of Sunday brunchers in the morning and afternoon. They host a weekly open-​mic night on Wednesday’s with The Black Diamond Express’ Toby Mottershead — I’m a fan, so will probably come and check that out soon.
The staff were very, very helpful, lovely and friendly, and really were the cherry on the cake of this lovely Unilocal brunchy munchy out.

So glad to be introduced to Nobles at a recent Unilocal brunch. Gorgeous interior, inviting atmosphere. Will definitely keep it in mind next time I’m in Leith. It seemed like a great place to stop in for a drink, and brunch was definitely a hit, as well.
I had the full vegetarian breakfast, which was huge and very well done. I appreciated the big pile of spinach — a creative addition to the standard inclusions of veggie sausage, veggie haggis, mushrooms, tomatoes, potato scone, and eggs. (Did I leave anything out? I feel like I did. It was a lot of food.) Coffee was good, and the waitstaff kept the big carafes of ice water on our table full. I will never get tired of free ice water.

Although I used to live a 20 minute walk from Nobles, I never actually visited it until I moved away from Leith.
I went for a drink one evening last year and it was packed but great fun. When we went for the Unilocal brunch on Saturday I saw a very different side to it.
During the day it is very chilled and and nice to relax in. I would happily just go there for a coffee, their cappuccinos were surprisingly good. I had the Eggs Benedict to eat and it was great. It came with a really generous amount of bacon, the poached eggs were well cooked and the English muffins were fresh and soft.
The staff were also very friendly and helpful despite being faced with such a huge table of people, they coped just fine.
I will have to go back soon for lunch/​dinner!

Awesome Glass Window and Bar — Centerpiece!
Today I enjoyed another brunch with my fellow Unilocaler’s.
Nobles Bar is located in Leith, Constitution Street and easy accessible by public transport.
I really like the pub. It’s cozy. There are couches, areas for groups, areas for dates!
In the middle you can see a bar that seems to offer lots of drinks, even Symonds Cider from a pump.
As soon as you enter the place you will notice the massive colourful glass window. Just, WOW!
I ordered pancakes breakfast and did not particularly fancy the rough texture of the pancakes, such I did not eat much. My loss of appetite was noticed by the very attentive staff and it was decided that the food was taken off the bill. What a nice gesture.
It is such a lovely pub and I will definitely be back.
You need to experience it yourself.
I was back and my Salmon Eggs Benedict and they were awesome. Upgraded to 5*!

This is such a gorgeous pub, all cosy with dark wood, delicious-​sounding menu choices, comfy sofas for drinks or tables with candles to eat. And good wifi! Yet it seems to have some sort of memory force-​field at the door that means I leave and forget how much I like it, until the next time I stroll in and I think, «oh, of course! This place is great!» and then I leave and forget again.
So this is my Note To Self — Nobles is lovely! go there!
Not in the evening, though — unfortunately it suffers from the blight that is Live Music, and I can’t be bothered shouting over some amateur guitar racket…
But in the afternoons, spot on! I’ll be back soon. If I remember.