Amber Restaurant & Whisky Bar is the dining room at The Scotch Whisky Experience on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. It has spent more than two decades introducing visitors to Scotland’s food as well as its national drink, making the restaurant a natural extension of the attraction without requiring a tour to enjoy a meal. The setting works for lunch, dinner, a tasting experience or a relaxed visit to the bar.
The kitchen builds its seasonal menus around produce from Scottish suppliers. Traditional ideas are presented with a contemporary touch through dishes such as Cullen skink, haggis with neeps and tatties, venison, sea trout and sticky toffee pudding. Vegetarian and vegan choices are available, and the menu is designed to show the range of Scotland’s larder rather than focus on a single style of cooking.
Guests can order à la carte or explore the food through Scottish tapas and the Taste of Scotland menu. The latter brings several small dishes together as a structured tasting experience, with a dram paired to dessert. Platters and whisky flights offer a less formal route for diners who want to concentrate on pairing flavours rather than sit through a complete meal.
The adjoining whisky bar is a major part of Amber’s identity, with hundreds of drams spanning familiar distilleries and less obvious discoveries. Staff can guide guests through flights and food pairings, while wine, cocktails and other drinks support diners who are not focused on whisky. Its position beside Edinburgh Castle also makes it practical before or after exploring the upper Royal Mile.
Address: The Scotch Whisky Experience, 354 Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2NE, United Kingdom
Amber Restaurant At The Scotch Whisky Experience Menu
Starters
Soup of the day with crusty bread
vegan
Braised leek, shallot and Isle of Mull cheddar tart
v
Ham hock terrine with celeriac and apple slaw
Smoked sea trout with whisky & lemon crème fraîche
Steamed Shetland mussels with an Islay whisky cream sauce
Main Courses
Chicken stuffed with haggis & wrapped in bacon with mash and a whisky sauce
Grilled Steelhead sea trout fillet with potato cake, samphire and fennel salad, and whisky cream sauce
Butternut squash, spinach and mushroom wellington with tomato ragout
v / vegan available
Beef casserole with mushrooms, root vegetables and herb & garlic roast potatoes
Lamb stovies – a traditional Scottish dish of slow braised lamb, onion and potatoes
Traditional haggis or vegetarian haggis with neeps and tatties and a whisky sauce
v available
Taste of Scotland
Our iconic three-course Scottish experience Tasting Menu (v / vegan available) | £55.00
Taste of Scotland
Three-course Scottish experience menu, including dessert, paired with a Scotch whisky. Available throughout the day and evening. Please ask your server for further details.
Desserts
Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream
Dark chocolate and orange delice with clotted cream
Preserved Pittormie Farm raspberry cranachan slice with shortbread
Strawberry parfait with meringue and berry compote
Selection of Scottish cheese and oatcakes with chutney and grapes
Salads
Pear, caramelised fig & balsamic glaze salad
vegan
Hot smoked salmon, potato, fennel & crème fraiche salad
Roast pepper and goats cheese salad
v
Sandwiches
Chicken, bacon, spring onion and mayonnaise
Smoked trout with cucumber and cream cheese
Clava brie and chilli jam
v
Spiced grilled vegetables with sun-blushed tomatoes
v / vegan available
Tapas
Our Scottish tapas reflect the best of Scotland’s ingredients from our mountains, glens, lochs & seas.
Chef’s selection of five Scottish tapas
vegan available
Chef’s selection of five Scottish tapas with a glass of wine or whisky
Platters
Cheese
A selection of four Scottish cheeses served with Amber chutney (v)
Seafood
Scottish smoked trout, prawn cocktail, king prawn and Orcadian sweet-cured herring with lemon crème fraîche
Meat
Roast gammon and beef with Great Glen venison salami and chorizo served with chilli jam
Sharing Scottish Platter
A selection of meat, fish & cheese to share
Dinner Starters
Soup of the day with crusty bread
vegan
Braised leek, shallot and Isle of Mull cheddar tart
v
Ham hock terrine with celeriac and apple slaw
Smoked sea trout roulade with whisky & lemon crème fraîche
‘Cullen skink’ soup – traditional Scottish soup with smoked haddock, potato and leek – with Katy Roger’s lemon crème fraîche
Dinner Main Courses
Saddle of venison with honey roast carrots, dauphinoise potato and blackberry jus
Grilled Steelhead sea trout fillet with potato cake, samphire and fennel salad, and whisky cream sauce
Chicken stuffed with haggis & wrapped in bacon with mash and a whisky sauce
Sea bream fillet on a tomato and shellfish stew
Butternut squash, spinach and mushroom wellington with tomato ragout
v / vegan available
Braised beef and black pudding topped with puff pastry, roast potatoes and honey glazed carrots
Dinner Desserts
Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream
Dark chocolate and orange delice with clotted cream
Preserved Pittormie Farm raspberry cranachan slice with shortbread
Strawberry parfait with meringue and berry compote
Selection of Scottish cheese and oatcakes with chutney and grapes
Pots
Traditional haggis or vegetarian haggis with neeps and tatties
v available
Lamb stovies – a traditional Scottish dish of slow braised lamb, onion and potatoes
Pot of Shetland mussels
Mushroom and spinach casserole
vegan
Sides
Roast garlic & herb potatoes
Honey glazed carrots
Chive mash potato
Tenderstem broccoli
Dressed green salad
Bread basket
Children's Mains
Soup of the day with crusty bread
v
Lamb stovies
Sea trout with mashed potato
Haggis or vegetarian haggis (v) with neeps and tatties
Tomato, courgette and borlotti bean casserole
vg
Children’s Scottish tapas
Ham, cheese, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, bread & cream cheese
Children's Sandwiches
Served on crusty bread
Smoked bacon
Ham and cheese
Ham
Cheese
v
Children's Desserts
Children’s sticky toffee pudding
Traybake of the day
Ice cream or sorbet
Two scoops. Please ask your server which flavours are available today
Taste of Scotland Tasting Menu
£55.00 per person. Starters: Ham hock terrine with celeriac and apple slaw, Smoked sea trout with lemon crème fraiche, Vegetarian haggis bon bon with chilli jam. Mains: Saddle of venison with blackberry jus, Chicken Balmoral with potato cake and whisky sauce, Sea trout fillet with seasonal greens. Dessert: Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream paired with Edradour 10 Year Old. Tea or Coffee.
Ham hock terrine with celeriac and apple slaw
Smoked sea trout with lemon crème fraiche
Vegetarian haggis bon bon with chilli jam
Saddle of venison with blackberry jus
Chicken Balmoral with potato cake and whisky sauce
Sea trout fillet with seasonal greens
Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream
paired with Edradour 10 Year Old