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At the Ship on the Shore, seafood capital of Edinburgh, we have the opportunity to explore and enjoy the freshest and most extraordinary Scottish fish and seafood and we take great pride in using the freshest, which arrives daily and is harvested from sustainable stocks, we love this gift from nature's larder and wanted to share what we enjoy with you, our fellow travellers. Our approach is simple really; we offer the finest ingredients, passionately prepared and expertly presented. We serve 5pm-10pm.
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Drinks, Lunch, Dinner
CUISINES
Scottish, Seafood, European
FEATURES
Street Parking, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Wine and Beer, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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Reviewed yesterday via mobile

Awesome long lunch in wonderful restaurant with fantastic front of house team. Food was delicious, especially the fish pie, and an excellent wine list. Nice ambiance and beautiful decor.

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Fantastic Food! Shared the paella with my son; prawns, mussels, clams, etc. Great quality seafood and plenty to eat. We had some chips as a side but didn’t need them! My wife had fish pie which was quite a significant dish and again great quality....Everyone around us appeared to enjoy their food with clean plates all round. Staff were attentive but not over bearing . Venue was nice clean and well presented. Definitely recommend and will returnMore

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 3 February 2024

This pub/restaurant is a pleasure to look at. Charmingly decorated with views of the shore. Wonderful mulled wine, makes you realise how good it can be! Would love to return.

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 27 January 2024 via mobile

Second time here and still as lovely as ever. Food was really tasty: oysters were something special and washed down with a delightful Telmont Brut. Surf & turf to follow, steak was lively and charred on the outside as well as juicy and pink on...the middle. Lobster was tasty, but a touched over cooked. The thermodore sauce was not nice. Very gloopy and glad it was weaved on the side. Proper old school chips, so no argument there. Finished off with a cheeseboard. Lovely blue cheese dipped in honey was very good. Although busy and assume from all the reviews it always is. Service was a touch slow and could see was under staffed. But yet again will no doubt be back as best oysters,,,More

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 24 January 2024 via mobile

Fantastic seafood in a traditional classy restaurant. Service was excellent and although it was a quiet Tuesday night the atmosphere was really good

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 5 January 2024 via mobile

Fantastic meal excellent menu choice, Good value, very clean, Nice atmosphere Very friendly and helpful staff. Great location on the Riverside in leith

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 2 January 2024

I have had the very best Bloody Mary’s I have ever had here and they are down to the excellent cocktail making skills of Isabel, what a lovely lady 🥰 x

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 18 December 2023

Excellent food and a really nice atmosphere coupled with very good service. The only negative is an automatic 10% service charge added to the bill as I prefer to decide for myself.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 5 December 2023 via mobile

Truly delicious seafood . Great lobster with fresh salad and crispy chips. The prawn cocktail was yummy too with plump king prawns, crunchy lettuce mix, with fresh bread and local butter. Simple food but beautifully put together and served with style and charm by the...friendly staff. Great wine list too. Really enjoyed our meal.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 2 December 2023 via mobile

I visited ship on the shore restaurant in Leith whilst visiting Edinburgh with my wife and friends for a birthday weekend. The restaurant is a lovely seafood establishment offering absolutely amazing fresh local catch and has a lovely stocked bar, food was very tasty, staff...were friendly and it was a very enjoyable had by all. I will visit here again and recommend it to friends and familyMore

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 4 October 2023 via mobile

Hotel Balmoral recommended us this place. We don’t have any issue to tip, but what I find unacceptable is that the waitress write down her own tip with a pen. And the worse part is that she only did it to our table in the...whole restaurant. We won’t come back.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 2 September 2023

Too expensive for what you get. Starter of mussels was really good. I opted for main course of surf and turf. The turf was a lukewarm steak, the turf was a nearly empty lobster shell. There was a few pieces in the tail, a bit...in the claw, the rest was empty. I ordered a garlic butter sauce with it which in other restaurants usually comes in a separate dish, not on this occasion ,it had already been poured over the dish in an attempt to disguise how little there was, mb a couple of teaspoons. It certainly didn’t need a £47 price tag. The dessert was fine but after looking forward to my visit it was a disappointment. Fishers a couple of yards further away is way better. Sorry but I won’t be back.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 1 September 2023

Nice restaurant. I would just replace the artificial roses on the table with live ones, artificial ones look cheap and nice for this setting. The food was really famous. In the end, the impression was spoiled by the fact that they brought us the bill...immediately after finishing our meal. They asked if we wanted dessert, right after the meal we didn't want it yet. Later, we would have wine and coffee and dessert, but it didn't happen anymore. They brought us the bill, which we didn't ask for, so we paid and left.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 28 August 2023 via mobile

Once again, we made a reservation for dinner and were very pleased we did. The food was delicious and beautifully presented, a great variety of seafood.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 22 August 2023 via mobile

Nice little find whilst staying in the area for the fringe. The mussels were lovely and the fish pie was of good quality. Washed down with some lovely wine, this is a nice place to visit for some food quality food and drinks. As this...is a small restaurant, I was surprised to see that dogs were allowed in a night times where people are eating.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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The Ship on the Shore is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5