The Black Grape

Name: The Black Grape
Address: 240 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom, EH8 8AB
Telephone: 0131 237 7419
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 4.8

4.8

233 Reviews

£26 to £40

Tapas / Small Plates

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The Black Grape - a new small plate restaurant located on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Expect small plates, wine & good times in a stunning setting. This custom designed wine bar & restaurant is the ideal setting for intimate date night dining, drinks with friends or a quick snack as you people watch in the heart of the city. Our menu is a gastronomic tour de force with inspiration from around the globe. One thing unites all our dishes however - bold, punchy flavours and plates that are perfect for sharing. In addition to a 40 seater restaurant the Black Grape also has a cozy wine & cocktail bar - expect a carefully curated selection of drinks soundtracked with the best funk & soul.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Nov 29, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 15 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 3:00 pm–12:00 am Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–1:00 am Sun 12:00 pm–11:30 pm
Phone number
0131 237 7419
Website
http://www.theblackgrape.co.uk/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
240 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH8 8AB
Neighborhood
The Royal Mile
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Vegan, Wine

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What 233 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.6Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Edinburgh/Midlothian
Best Overall
Edinburgh/Midlothian
Innovative
Edinburgh/Midlothian
Great for fine wines
Edinburgh
Best Overall
Edinburgh
Innovative
Edinburgh
Great for fine wines

233 Reviews

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MrsW
Edinburgh
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
First time in the Black Grape. I had heard good things and was not disappointed. Will definitely be back!
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Fifeywifey
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a lovely lunch for my daughter’s graduation. The restaurant has a great ambience with minimalist/scandi style decor. The food was delicious and the cocktails were given top marks. We shared plates with roughly 5 between 2 people, which was more than enough. The outstanding dishes for us were the oysters, hummus, chicken Kyiv, crab arancini, dry aged rump and hasselback potatoes. Service was efficient and friendly without being intrusive.
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ValerieB
Edinburgh
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was our second visit to the black grape and it was just as lovely as the first time. The food was amazing, hard to pick a favourite but the steak tartare is probably it, if only because my husband didn’t think he’d enjoy it and he loved it. We were delighted to be served by the same lady as last time, she even remembered us! She is lovely - so friendly and helpful.
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LizM
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Every dish was incredibly tasty - the whipped feta was especially good, and the service was excellent. A really nice, relaxing space too - first time to visit, will definitely be back!
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Duffer
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Delicious, innovative food. Great wine and cocktails. Friendly staff. Highly recommended!
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Senga
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fab place to spend time with friends or colleagues. Great food choices and very attentive and friendly staff.
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Fizabella
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food is outstanding and the service is fantastic, so much so I’ve been twice in one week. Would thoroughly recommend.
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GeoffM
Norfolk/Suffolk
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding food and service and good value too! What a drear “small plate” restaurant this is…. Highly recommended.
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MikeR
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
First time at The Black Grape on a short break in Edinburgh. We were early diners so it was very quiet. It was bright with a great musical soundtrack in the background. We had focaccia, tempura aubergine,crab arancini, blue cheese croquettes and hasselback potatoes to share. Plus The Falcon sauvigon blanc. Neil was very welcoming and provided helpful information about the small plates on the menu. Well worth a visit - highly recommended.
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IanW
Yorkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Superb little place. Excellent cocktails, first rate food and quick, friendly service. Couldn't be more impressed, and it was comparatively inexpensive. 10/10
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ElizabethC
Edinburgh
10 reviews
4.0
10 reviews
Dined on November 12, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience2
Lovely food but quite expensive. We were the only people there but it was Sunday at 4pm.
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KaCha
Edinburgh
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was a new find for me and I will definitely be back. The food was lovely and really interesting!
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Gecoid
Edinburgh
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Small plates, big flavour. Excellent selection of wines & cocktails as well.
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StefS
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The best meal out in Edinburgh! Cannot fault this place everything was so good - food, service and the restaurant itself were all outstanding. Really lovely choice of dishes and we felt very looked after by the team. Cannot wait to come back here.
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AllanM
Glasgow
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 28, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience5
Wonderful food with lovely staff. We had a great time last night at The Black Grape, the small plate menu is just right with a good mixture of dishes to cater for all of our party. The venison was the stand out dish for me as well as the Aubergine Tempura. You won't be disappointed with The Black Grape. Great wine list too. Will definitely return!
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LauraD
Dublin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was delicious and the staff were very attentive! Very enjoyable experience!! Will definitely go back!
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RohanD
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 26, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic find, everything was exceptional. Staff were very attentive and knowledgable and the food was sublime
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CraigC
Edinburgh
65 reviews
4.0
65 reviews
Dined on October 24, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
Nice warm welcome from owner, good drinks, nice wine. food was very good. Starter type plates good size for sharing. main steak tasted amazing - probably should have ordered another one as it wasn't the biggest portion, but we felt full by the end of the evening. Will definitely return.
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Kieffergal
Columbus
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 21, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience4
The Black Grape was very good! We enjoyed all the dishes very much except the steak which we liked the flavor of, but the meat texture was a bit too chewy and hard to cut. But everything else was amazing! A bit loud and hard to hear once it’s packed. Service was good. We’d absolutely come back!
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DavidC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Loved our experience. We tried several plates and all outstanding.
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Daniel
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Just great all round. Highly recommend. Will be back.
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ABCD
London
42 reviews
vip
5.0
42 reviews
Dined on October 7, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We were in Edinburgh for a girls’ weekend and had the most amazing meal here. Very tasty plates- highly recommend the mushroom spring rolls and chicken croquettes. Really great service too. Due to absolutely no fault of the restaurant, I had to sadly cut short my meal early as I became unwell (looks like I’m allergic to hazelnuts- a recent discovery). They took the trouble to phone me to check I was ok the next day. Really touched by this. If I’m ever back in Edinburgh, will definitely look it up again. Thank you.
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AlanM
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 7, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
All round great meal and drinks music was on and off due to technical difficulties
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Marty
Edinburgh
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 5, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience4
Great overall - really good wine list. Food was really nice and service spot on.
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely loved our meal at The Black Grape. Each dish was delicious and I was surprised that despite being a meat and seafood lover, my favourite was the tempura aubergine with baba ganoush. Murray was very attentive and we enjoyed chatting to him about the restaurant and the food. We loved it so much that we immediately booked again for when the menu changes. Highly recommend
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OpenTable Diner
Melbourne
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
So happy to have found this place! Great menu with lots of options. Portion sizes were large for tapas making it great value for money. Wait staff were attentive and were very good at explaining the dishes as they were brought to the table. Great to see some Australian wine on the menu! Highly recommend.
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OpenTable Diner
Bath
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 29, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fabulous food in a warm cosy atmosphere with outstanding staff who can't do enough for you. A must when visiting Edinburgh. We'll be back.
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LyndaW
Norfolk/Suffolk
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on September 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
A really fantastic venue, attentive, knowledge waiters, able to help you with choices. The whipped feta, arancini and strawberry and yuzu dessert were especially delicious. A very creative menu to suit all tastes.
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FionaSyme99
Edinburgh
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a really great meal at Black Grape last night. Staff were lovely and the food was gorgeous. have already recommended it to friends.
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PatP
Edinburgh
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and very innovative dishes - varied menu and just the right amount on each dish - highly recommended! - will be back
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TotB
Minneapolis
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on September 23, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience4
Really delicious little dishes! And a fun way to have a good meal without being over fed.
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Lulu22
Edinburgh
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 23, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience3
We had a lovely lunch at The Black Grape. Nice small menu and good selection of wines.
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Jeff
Cincinnati
25 reviews
vip
5.0
25 reviews
Dined on September 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent tapas bar on the Royal Mile in the heart of Edinburgh. Good food + good service. Lively atmosphere. We ordered many small plates and enjoyed every one of them. Highly recommend.
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CatH
London
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 21, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience4
Excellent food and friendly unobtrusive service. Whole recommend
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LouiseH
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Delicious food and excellent service. More expensive than a typical pub lunch but worth the extra cost.
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OpenTable Diner
Las Vegas
7 reviews
vip
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on September 18, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience3
The good was just as described! Excellent small bites! The prawns, the chicken, croquettes, the olives, all were phenomenal. But it came up on Yelp as a Spanish restaurant so we were surprised it was Scottish. We also had VERY LOUD pop music playing and we couldn't hear each other at the table. I asked if they could please turn it down and he said NO it's on for the overall ambiance of the restaurant? What the heck? Then I asked if we could at least play Spanish music and he said this was NOT a Spanish restaurant but a Scottish one. That really put a damper on things but we are glad we stayed for the food. Just don't like a nice dinner ruined by blaring music for 'ambience'. Go if you don't mind that but again the food is great!
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HannahB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 16, 2023
overall5food4service4ambience5
Everything exceeded our expectations - if you're looking for a chilled beautiful wine bar, this is a must!
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Daniela
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Neil and our Spanish waitress were great, thanks for the hospitality guys.
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LauraB
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was a great start to our time in Edinburgh! Food was amazing, service was wonderful. Great wine selection also. Highly recommend 👍
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Anonymous
New York Area
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fabulous food and wine in a great location. Cool and chic!
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FAQs

The Black Grape is rated 4.8 stars by 233 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Nov 29, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 15 times today

240 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH8 8AB

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
The Royal Mile
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 3:00 pm–12:00 am Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–1:00 am Sun 12:00 pm–11:30 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Vegan, Wine

Website
http://www.theblackgrape.co.uk/
Phone number
0131 237 7419

The Black Grape

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information

Steak Tartare

Tempura Aubergine

Blue Cheese & Honey Croquette

Raw

Natural Oyster

Steak Tartare£12.50

Tuna Tataki£13.50

Snacks

Gordal Olives£4.50

House Focaccia£4.50

Whipped Feta£9.50

Small Plates

Blue Cheese & Honey Croquette£9.50

Hummus£10.50

Wild Mushroom Spring Roll£10.50

Tempura Aubergine£9.50

Buffalo Mozzarella£10.50

Meat & Game

Chicken Kyiv£14.50

Dry Aged Rump£16.50

Venison Haunch£18.00

Fish & Shells

Curried Mussels£12.50

Crab Arancini£14.50

Seared Scallops£17.50

Sides

Walnut & Clementine Salad£5.50

House Fries£5.00

Hasselback Potatoes£5.00

Celeriac Gratin£7.50

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