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EH2 2PB   Edinburgh ,  21-25 George Street
21-25 George Street ,  Edinburgh   EH2 2PB
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The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen, Edinburgh

Eat, Drink & Make Merry

We have been inspired by Scotland’s larder, the warmth of its people and Edinburgh’s rich literary heritage to create an all-day restaurant and late-night bar that is a beacon of nourishment and hospitality. Take a peek at our menus.

Our menus do change from time to time and this is intended as an indication only. Prices and dishes are subject to change.

Dinner

Starters

Served 5.30-10pm Monday to Friday, all day Saturday and from 5pm Sunday
  • Artisan breads, butter (v) 
     £4
  • Cumbrae oyster, red wine vinegar and shallots 
     £2.50
  • Jerusalem artichoke soup, mushroom brioche (v) 
     £6
  • Smoked haggis, puréed neeps, crispy potato 
     £7
  • Rabbit bridie, medjool date, curried carrot 
     £7
  • Orkney crab and leek thermidor tart 
     £8
  • Hand-dived Orkney scallops, orange-braised endive, squid ink sauce 
     £10.50
  • Burrata, red chicory, blood orange, pine nuts, chilli dressing (v) 
     £7.50
  • Grilled goat’s cheese, caramelised red onion, lamb’s lettuce, truffle dressing (v) 
     £6.50 / £11

Mains

  • Braised ox cheek, smoked potato purée, black cabbage, bacon, buttermilk 
     £17
  • Roast pork fillet, black pudding beignet, parsnip, apple 
     £16.50
  • Pan-seared venison, caramelised celeriac, spinach, brioche herb crumb 
     £19
  • Whole roast plaice, capers, brown butter 
     £18.50
  • Roast Scrabster cod, broccoli, kale, caviar butter sauce 
     £16.50
  • Craft ale-battered fish and chips, minted peas 
     £15.50
  • Ricotta gnocchi, beetroot, goat’s curd, watercress pesto, pecans (v) 
     £13
  • Charred cauliflower, golden raisins, curry oil, pickled celery, yoghurt (v) 
     £14

Josper grill

Certified, grass-fed Tweed Valley Scotch beef, with steaks aged for a minimum of 28 days.
  • Tweed Valley beef burger, cheese, brioche bun and chips
    £15.50
  • 227g / 8oz
    Picanha
    £24
  • 227g / 8oz
    Sirloin steak
    £26
  • 255g/9oz
    Rib-eye
    £29
  • Chateaubriand for two
    £60
Steaks are served with chips and your choice of béarnaise, peppercorn sauce, spiced butter or bone marrow gravy.

Sides £3.50

  • Creamed potatoes (v) 
  • Chips 
  • Young broccoli, brown butter, hazelnuts (v) 
  • Mixed leaf salad (v) 
  • Cauliflower cheese (v) 
  • Charred red cabbage, caraway (v) 

Puddings

  • Bread and butter pudding, custard 
     £6
  • Orange rice pudding, chocolate sorbet 
     £6
  • Savarin cake, lime, pineapple 
     £5.50
  • Raspberry and almond tart, pistachio ice cream 
     £6
  • Vanilla crème brûlée, sablé biscuits 
     £6
  • Selection of Scottish ice cream and sorbets 
     £5.25
  • Selection of British cheese with oatcakes and homemade chutney 
     £9
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Set lunch

Let's Lunch

Monday to Friday 12 noon to 6.30pm. Main course with a small glass of wine £12 | Two courses £15.50 | Three courses £21

Starters

  • Soup of the day (v) 
  • Pickled Peterhead mackerel, beetroot, fennel, dill 
  • Serrano ham, feta, plum tomato, watermelon, basil 

Main courses

  • Roast hake fillet, puy lentils, kale, red wine jus 
  • Roast chicken leg, glazed carrot, spinach, dauphinoise croquette 
  • Herb Crowdie, garden pea and young broccoli orzo pasta (v) 

Desserts

  • Ruby chocolate tart, raspberry sorbet 
  • Blackcurrant panna cotta, pistachio, lemon 
  • British cheese selection, oatcakes, homemade chutney (£4 supplement) 

Sunday Lunch

Mother's Day

Sunday 31 March
  • Join us for our Sunday roast on Mother's Day where all mums will receive a glass of Champagne and a bouquet of seasonal flowers 

Starters

Sundays 12.30-5pm. £23.50 for two courses, £29.50 for three courses. Half price for children under 12, under-fours dine free
  • Jerusalem artichoke soup, mushroom brioche (v) 
  • Burrata, red chicory, blood orange, pine nut and chilli dressing (v) 
  • Smoked haggis, puréed neeps, crispy potato 
  • Hand-dived Orkney scallops, orange braised endive, squid ink sauce £4 supplement 

Mains

  • Roasts with all the trimmings: 
  • Tweed Valley beef striploin | Weekly roast special | Weekly vegetarian roast 
  • or 
  • Grilled Peterhead cod, broccoli, kale, Romanesco 

Puddings

  • Sticky toffee pudding vanilla ice cream 
  • Bread and butter pudding, custard 
  • Crème brûlée 

Bloody Marys

  • Printing Press Bloody Mary 
     £8.95
    Absolut vodka, homemade spice infusion, tomato juice
  • Mediterranean 
     £8.95
    Martin Miller’s gin, homemade spice infusion, rosemary, thyme, olive, tomato juice, Rioja float
  • Michelada 
     £8.95
    Ocho 8 tequila, lime, homemade spice infusion, tomato juice, Kaltenberg Pilsner
  • Virgin Bloody Mary 
     £4.95
    Tomato juice, homemade spice infusion
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Breakfast

Cold breakfast table

Served 7-11am, seven days a week
  • Please help yourself to as much as you would like, as often as you would like 
  • Fresh fruit juices 
  • Steeped apricots 
  • Rare Tea Co. Earl Grey-steeped prunes 
  • Low fat Greek yoghurt, fruit compote 
  • Fresh fruit 
  • Cereals, granola, muesli 
  • Bircher muesli 
  • Pastries, muffins, croissants 

Cooked breakfast

  • Full Scottish: Gildener sweet-cured smoked back bacon, Gloucester Old Spot sausage, Campbells haggis, grilled plum tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, Heinz baked beans, free-range fried or scrambled eggs 
  • Full vegetarian: Quorn sausage, grilled plum tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, Heinz baked beans, free-range fried or scrambled eggs 
  • Classic porridge oats, brown sugar, honey or fruit compote 
  • Eggs Florentine (v) 
     £5 / £8.50
    Poached egg, spinach, hollandaise, toasted muffin
  • Homemade pancakes (v) 
     £5.50
    Fruit compote
  • Omelette Arnold Bennett 
     £9.50
    Smoked haddock and Parmesan omelette
  • Peterhead kippers 
     £9.50
    Mustard and herb butter
  • Brioche French toast 
     £8
    Crispy bacon, poached eggs

Kids

Crown

Kids

Three courses £8.95. For every child that dines from our kids menu, we donate £1 to CHAS charity
  • Veggie sticks 
  • Baked cod ‘fish fingers’, crushed peas, jacket wedges 
  • Home-made meat balls, spaghetti, tomato sauce, garlic bread 
  • Home-made beef burgers, jacket wedges, garden salad 
  • Chicken and pepper lollipops, mint yoghurt, jacket wedges 
  • Rigatoni, cherry tomato sauce, Cheddar cheese, garlic bread (v) 
  • Pip Organic ice lollies 
  • Fruit kebabs, fruit dip 
  • Create your own ice cream sundae: Trio of ice cream, fresh fruit, chocolate sauce, toasted almonds 
  • We’ve worked with nutritionist Rebecca Bailey-Scott to create a menu that’s as healthy as it’s appetising. With the exception of the treats from our friends at Pip Organic, everything is freshly made and cooked by our chefs. 
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Bar

Fairy tales

Fun and enchanting: drinks to get your imagination racing.
  • George’s Marvellous Medicine 
     £7.95
    Absolut Raspberri vodka, Solerno Blood Orange liqueur, cranberry, lemon, Monin Barbe e Papa, dry ice
  • Elphaba’s Wicked Water 
     £7.25
    Absolut Citron vodka, Midori, apple, lemon
  • Skulls In The Stars 
     £7.95
    Crystal Head Aurora vodka, crème de cassis, apple, lemon, sugar, egg white, blackberries
  • Like a Flower in Bloom 
     £7.25
    Absolut Citron vodka, Luxardo Maraschino, lemon, Bottle Green Elderflower cordial, egg white
  • Prince Charming 
     £7.95
    Principal No.25 gin, Cointreau, lemon, pear, egg white

Short & sweet.

Keeping it simple: drinks that instantly capture your attention.
  • Twist of Fate 
     £8.95
    Chivas Regal 12-year-old whisky, Martell V.S cognac, Rittenhouse Rye whiskey, Marker’s Mark whiskey, demerara sugar, orange bitters
  • Stay Gold, Ponyboy 
     £7.95
    Disaronno amaretto, apricot brandy, Grand Marnier, pineapple, lime, sugar
  • Poetry in Motion 
     £8.95
    Bobby’s gin, lemon, kiwi, mint
  • The Laird of Glenroy 
     £9.95
    Highland Park 12-year-old whisky, demerara, barrel-aged bitters, smoke
  • Lady of the Lake 
     £8.95
    Lakes gin, lemon, sugar, raspberry, egg white, Fever-Tree ginger ale
  • Sunday Philosophy 
     £7.95
    Abelha Cachaça, Koko Kanu coconut rum, apricot brandy, lime, pineapple
  • The Sun Also Rises 
     £7.95
    Patrón Citrónge orange liqueur, orange, lemon, tangerine

Love stories.

True love: drinks that are just longing to be adored.
  • The Scarlet Letter 
     £8.50
    Absolut vodka, Fair Acai liqueur, Chambord, raspberry, lemon, pineapple
  • The Devil Wears Principal 
     £8.95
    Principal No.25 gin, cranberry, lemon, sugar, raspberry, mint, peach bitters
  • Aphrodite’s Caress 
     £7.95
    Apricot-infused Absolut vodka, St Germain elderflower liqueur, Chateau de la Roche Sauvignon Blanc, apple, lemon, sugar, egg white
  • The Emerald Peacock 
     £7.95
    Absolut vodka, Midori, crème de peche, apple, lemon
  • East of Eden 
     £8.95
    Eden Mill Love gin, Xanté pear and cognac liqueur, pineapple, lemon, sugar
  • Birdsong Martini 
     £7.95
    Tanqueray gin, Kwai-Feh lychee liqueur, apple, lemon, sugar, egg white

Myths & legends.

Truth or fantasy: drinks that are almost too good to be true.
  • Dead Man’s Chest 
     £9.95
    Bumbu rum, Solerno Blood Orange liqueur, Carpano Punt e Mes, cherry bitters, smoke
  • Three Wishes 
     £8.95
    Absolut Pear vodka, Fair Kumquat liqueur, cranberry, lime, blue curaçao, dry ice
  • The Slow Dance of the Infinite Stars 
     £8.95
    Crystal Head vodka, Kwai-Feh lychee liqueur, Velvet Falernum, Bitter Truth Violette liqueur, lemon, gomme, egg white
  • Midsummer Night’s Dream 
    Chambord, tangerine, Vaporetto Prosecco
  • Odyssey 
     £8.95
    Shortbread-infused Glenkinchie 12-year-old whisky, crème de cacao brun, Frangelico, Grand Marnier, Teichenne Vanilla schnapps
  • Pandora’s Jar 
     £8.50
    Havana Club 3-year-old rum, Cointreau, cranberry, apple, lemon, raspberry, passion fruit, egg white, Wray & Nephew rum

Taittinger Champagne Bar

  • Principal ’75 
     £12
    Principal No.25 gin, lemon, Taittinger Brut Réserve Champagne, lavender sprig
  • Spritzer Deluxe 
     £12
    Pampelle Grapefruit Aperitif, soda, Taittinger Brut Réserve Champagne
  • Air Mail 
     £12
    Bacardi Carta Blanca rum, orange, lime, honey, Taittinger Brut Réserve Champagne
  • Mimosa 
     £12
    Grand Marnier, orange, Taittinger Brut Réserve Champagne
  • Southside Royale 
     £12
    Principal No. 25 gin, mint, lemon, Taittinger Brut Réserve Champagne
  • Poire Revoir 
     £12
    Xante Pear & Cognac liqueur, apple, lemon, Taittinger Brut Réserve Champagne

Cocktail trees

Sample our favourite cocktails branch by branch. With nine cocktails hanging from each tree, your next drink is ready and waiting.
  • Skulls in the Stars 
     £70
    Crystal Head Aurora vodka, crème de cassis, edible stardust
  • Pornstar Martini 
     £80
    Absolut Vanilia vodka, passion fruit, lime, vanilla sugar, Prosecco chasers
  • Salted Caramel Espresso Martini 
     £80
    Stoli Salted Karamel vodka, freshly brewed espresso, caramel syrup
  • The Devil Wears Principal 
     £80
    Principal No. 25 gin, cranberry, mint, raspberry, lemon, soda
  • French Martini 
     £70
    Absolut Raspberri vodka, raspberry, pineapple
  • Birdsong Martini 
     £80
    Tanqueray gin, lychee, apple, lemon
  • Three Drinks, Three Tiers 
     £80
    Pornstar Martini, The Devil Wears Principal, Skulls In The Stars

Principal No. 25 gin

In partnership with Ray Clynick of Oro Gin in Dalton, we’ve created our very own gin, No. 25. With the initial flavours of a traditional London Dry gin, it shows fresh crisp juniper combined with zingy Spanish citrus notes. Precisely balanced with delicate notes of French lavender and Italian violets, it’s robust yet velvety smooth.
  • Principal No.25 gin 
     £5
  • Principal Negroni 
     £7.95
    Principal No.25 gin, Campari, Martini Rosso
  • Principal Bramble 
     £7.95
    Principal No.25 gin, lemon, sugar, crème de mûre
  • Principal Aviation 
     £7.95
    Principal No.25 gin, Luxardo Maraschino, lemon, sugar, crème de violette
  • Principal Gin Martini 
     £7.95
    Principal No.25 gin, Noilly Pratt, lavender bitters, lemon peel
  • Take a bottle of our gin home for £39 - just ask at the bar. 

Gin

  • Tanqueray 
     £4
  • Hendrick’s 
     £4.30
  • Martin Miller’s 
     £4.20
  • Blackwoods 
     £4.20
  • Plymouth 
     £4.20
  • Edinburgh 
     £5.10
  • Botanist 
     £5.10
  • Gin Mare 
     £6

Vodka

25ml
  • Absolut Blue 
     £4
  • Zubrowka Bison Grass 
     £4.20
  • Tito’s 
     £4.60
  • Sipsmith 
     £4.60
  • Ogilvy 
     £5.10
  • Ciroc 
     £5.10
  • Grey Goose 
     £5.10
  • Konik's Tail 
     £6

Tequila

25ml
  • Ocho Blanco 
     £3.90
  • Olmeca Reposado 
     £4.20
  • Aqua Riva Blanco 
     £4.95
  • Villa Lobos Extra Añejo 
     £5.40
  • Herradura Reposado 
     £6
  • Don Julio Añejo 
     £7.20
  • Patron Blanco 
     £8.40
  • Patron Reposado 
     £8.40

Rum

25ml
  • Havana Club 3-year-old 
     £3.90
  • Havana Club 7-year-old 
     £4.20
  • Plantation Trinidad 2000 
     £4.60
  • Plantation XO 20th Anniversary 
     £5.10
  • Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva 
     £6
  • El Dorado Demerera 15-year-old 
     £7.20
  • Ron Zacapa Centenario 23-year-old 
     £9.60

Brandy, Armagnac, Cognac & Calvados

25ml
  • Asbach Uralt 3-year-old brandy 
     £4.20
  • Martell Medallion VSOP Cognac 
     £5.10
  • Baron de Sigognac 10-year-old Bas Armagnac 
     £5.40
  • Daron XO Extra Calvados Pays D’Auge 
     £5.70
  • Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac 
     £5.70
  • Hine Rare VSOP Cognac 
     £7.20
  • Hennessy XO Cognac 
     £14.40

Blended Whisky

25ml
  • Johnnie Walker Black Label 
     £3.90
  • Chivas Regal 12-year-old 
     £4.50
  • Monkey Shoulder 
     £4.95
  • Ballantine’s Finest 
     £4.80
  • Johnnie Walker Platinum 
     £12
  • Johnnie Walker Blue Label 
     £24
  • Chivas Regal Royal Salute 
     £26.40

World Whiskies

25ml
  • Jameson 
     £3.90
  • Canadian Club 
     £4.60
  • Buffalo Trace Kentucky 
     £4.80
  • Maker’s Mark 
     £4.90
  • Woodford Reserve 
     £5.10
  • Four Roses Small Batch 
     £4.70
  • Rittenhouse Straight Rye 
     £5
  • Tincup 
     £5
  • Eagle Rare 10-year-old 
     £6
  • Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel 
     £7.20
  • Nikka from the Barrel 
     £5
  • Suntory Hakushu 12-year-old 
     £12

Draught Beer & Cider

1/2 Pint | Pint
  • Kaltenberg Royal Lager 
     £2.20 / £4.40
  • Warsteiner 
     £2.70 / £5.40
  • Innis & Gunn Lager 
     £2.70 / £5.40
  • Shipyard APA 
     £2.70 / £5.40
  • Peroni 
     £2.80 / £5.60
  • Brewgooder Lager 
     £2.95 / £5.95
  • Aspall Cyder 
     £2.20 / £4.25

Bottled beer & cider

  • Warsteiner Fresh 
     £3
  • Stewart Brewing Edinburgh Gold 
     £4
  • Peroni 
     £4.25
  • Corona 
     £4.50
  • Brewgooder Lager 
     £4.75
  • Harviestoun Schiehallion 
     £4.95
  • Harviestoun IPA 
     £4.95
  • Innis & Gunn Original 
     £4.50
  • Innis & Gunn Blood Red Sky 
     £4.50
  • Thistly Cross Cider / Strawberry Cider 
     £5

Malt Whisky

Highland

  • Dalmore 12-year-old 
     £4.75
  • Highland Park 12-year-old 
     £4.25
  • Highland Park 18-year-old 
     £11.25

Islands

  • Jura 10-year-old 
     £4.60
  • Jura Superstition 
     £4.60
  • Talisker 10-year-old 
     £6
  • Talisker Storm 
     £6

Islay

  • Ardbeg10-year-old 
     £5
  • Ardbeg Uigeadail 
     £7.25
  • Bruichladdich Classic Laddie 
     £4.75
  • Bowmore 15-year-old 
     £6.75
  • Lagavulin 16 year old 
     £5.75

Lowland

  • Auchentoshan 12-year-old 
     £4.60
  • Auchentoshan Three Wood 
     £5.25

Speyside

  • The Balvenie 12-year-old 
     £4.50
  • The Balvenie 14-year-old 
     £5.75
  • The Balvenie 21-year-old 
     £14
  • Cragganmore 12-year-old 
     £4.25
  • Glenfarclas 10-year-old 
     £3.90
  • Glenfarclas 15-year-old 
     £7.20
  • Glenfarclas 21-year-old 
     £10.25
  • Glenlivet Founder's Reserve 
     £4.25
  • Glenmorangie The Original 10-year-old 
     £3.90
  • Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 
     £6.50
  • Glenmorangie 18-year-old 
     £9.50
  • Macallan Gold 
     £5

Wine List

Crown

Champagne & Sparkling Wine

125ml glass / bottle
  • Vaporetto Prosecco 
     £6.10 / £30
    Veneto, Italy
  • Quim Vila Babot Cava 
     £32
    Penedès, Spain
  • Besserat de Bellefon Grande Tradition Brut 
     £8.45 / £48
  • Taittinger Brut Réserve 
     £10.95 / £65
  • Veuve Clicquot 
     £75
  • Taittinger Rosé 
     £13.50 / £80
  • Taittinger Nocturne 
     £15 / £90
  • Moët & Chandon vintage 
     £100
  • Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus 
     £120
  • Taittinger Blanc de Blancs 
     £190

Rosé Wine

175ml glass / bottle
  • Petit Papillon Grenache Rosé 
     £5.05 / £20
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • La Cuna Poesia Rosé 
     £6.75 / £27
    Rioja, Spain
Bottle Opener

White Wine

175ml glass / bottle
  • La Picoutine Ugni Blanc Colombard 
     £5.05 / £20
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • La Serre Chardonnay 
     £5.65 / £22
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • The Spee’wah Pinot Grigio 
     £6.45 / £25
    South Eastern Australia
  • Le Versant Viognier 
     £6.75 / £27
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Conde Villar Vinho Verde Branco 
     £7.05 / £28
    Vinho Verde, Portugal
  • Cap Cette Picpoul de Pinet 
     £7.35 / £29
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Château de la Roche Sauvignon Blanc Touraine 
     £8.15 / £33
    Loire, France
  • Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc 
     £10.55 / £43
    Marlborough, New Zealand
  • Domaine des Hâtes Chablis 
     £10.95 / £45
    Burgundy, France

Red Wine

175ml glass / bottle
  • La Troubadour Carignan Grenache 
     £5.05 / £20
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Saint Etalon Merlot 
     £5.65 / £22
    Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  • Lorosco Reserva Carmenere 
     £6.45 / £24
    Colchagua Valley, Chile
  • Grace Bridge Pinot Noir 
     £7.55 / £30
    California, USA
  • Tilia Malbec 
     £7.75 / £31
    Mendoza, Argentina
  • Lagrimas de Graciano Rioja 
     £8.15 / £33
    Rioja, Spain
  • Little Yering Shiraz Viognier 
     £8.85 / £36
    Yarra Valley, Australia
  • Ara Single Estate Pinot Noir 
     £10.05 / £41
    Marlborough, New Zealand

Bar Food

Sharing boards

Served 12 noon to 10pm Monday to Friday | 12.30pm at weekends
  • Arran cheese, pickled onions, cider and apple chutney, pickled radishes, grapes, apples, pickled walnuts, toasted sourdough and rye bread 
  • Vegetarian 
     £14
    All of the above plus: young broccoli and stilton tart, rarebit, hummus
  • Meat 
     £16
    All of the above plus: homemade pork pie, chicken liver parfait, cock-a-leekie croquette

Classics

  • Isle of Mull Cheddar rarebit 
     £4
  • Mac ‘n’ cheese (v) 
     £6
  • Dry-aged steak sandwich, caramelised onions, bone marrow gravy 
     £13
  • Classic Caesar salad 
     £8
    Add chicken +£4.50
  • Dry-aged Tweed Valley beef burger, cheese, brioche bun and chips 
     £15.50
  • Craft-ale battered fish and chips, minted peas 
     £15.50

Sides

  • Chips 
     £3.50
  • Young broccoli, brown butter, hazelnuts (v) 
     £3.50
  • Mixed leaf salad (v) 
     £3.50

Food allergies and intolerances: we welcome enquiries from guests who wish to know whether dishes contain particular ingredients. Please note: before placing your order please inform a member of the team if anyone in your party has a food allergy. Game dishes may contain shot. Prices include VAT at 20%.