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Skua in Edinburgh offers a delightful escape for those seeking a cozy yet fashionable dining experience. With a focus on modern Scottish cooking, the intimate atmosphere makes it perfect for solo diners. Known for an exquisitely curated small menu, Skua emphasizes flavor, balance, and technique in every dish. Popular options include fried chicken, tartare, and fresh oysters, as well as a range of healthy choices. Patrons can enjoy a well-rounded dining experience with the option to indulge in desserts and beverages like cocktails, beer, wine, and coffee. The restaurant's moderate pricing combined with its spectacular service, as noted by customer reviews, make it a must-visit. Reservations are recommended to enjoy the hilariously friendly staff and delicious meals, whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Price

$$$$

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Cuisines

British

Services

Reservations available, Dine-in, Reservations required, Reservations recommended

Dietary options

Healthy options

Offering

Serving alcohol, Serving desserts, Small plates, Serving cocktails, Serving beer, Serving wine, Serving coffee

4.7

based on 163 reviews

Google

4.7/5 163 reviews

Anastasia Ellerby

Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Fantastic in every sense. Small restaurant serving very interesting and most importantly delicious food. Lovely atmosphere great staff. They even made a mini version of the mushrooms for us so we could taste it Thanks so much highly recommended

Maciej

Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

very good food, small plates / starter type of food

Michael Regulinski

Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 1

Atmosphere: Interior walls are painted flat black and tables and bench seats are also flat black. Few small colorful prints on walls without frames completely out of place. Loud fast rock music played making it hard to hear. Bathrooms are tiny, outside the restaurant, under the stairs, painted flat black, with almost no lights. It’s a dark and not a pretty restaurant. Service: Service was awkward and weird and waiter pushed us to order 6 small plates. Not friendly, fun, or easy. Food: surprisingly good. We ordered sourdough bread (£6), 4 oysters covered in oil and salt (£25), sea trout covered in strawberry juice (£17), mussels in butter, white wine, and egg whites (£18), thin sliced salami (£12), and venison (£30). Two glasses of OK wine from wine board list (£23). No vegetables on the menu. None. The servings were quite small but the mussels, sea trout and venison were delicious. So if you want sea trout, mussels, and venison in a small, dark, basement restaurant, go. We’re not coming back.

What is the address of Skua?
Skua is located at 49 St Stephen St, EH3 5AH, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
How to get here by public transport?
The nearest public transport options provide quick and easy access:
- Bus stop Perth Street (325 m walk)
- Bus stop Carlton Street (328 m walk)
- Bus stop Edinburgh Academy (227 m walk)
- Bus stop Hamilton Place (109 m walk)
How is Skua rated by visitors?
Skua has an average rating of 4.7 based on 163 reviews across platforms such as Google.

Skua in Edinburgh