Skua is a small, intimate restaurant and bar on the lower level of St Stephen Street in Stockbridge. Its compact open kitchen and limited number of tables create a close connection between guests and the team, with dinner served from Tuesday to Saturday and the bar continuing later into the evening.
The concise food menu changes daily according to what is available from local farms, fishermen and foragers. Bread with cultured butter, olives and a carefully dressed oyster illustrate the attention given to snacks, while recurring dishes such as beef tartare show how the kitchen builds strong flavour from relatively few elements.
Seasonality and preservation shape the cooking, allowing pickled and fermented produce to carry Scottish ingredients beyond their brief natural windows. Rather than maintaining a long fixed list, the kitchen gives each dish time and space, balancing rich, bright, savoury and acidic notes across a sequence intended for sharing.
Cocktails follow the same philosophy through house made liqueurs, syrups and fermentations designed around Scotland’s natural larder. Wine, beer and classic drinks remain available, but the original cocktail programme makes the bar a meaningful part of the experience rather than an afterthought to the produce led dinner.
Address: 49 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH3 5AH, Scotland
Skua Menu
Agave
35ml measures.
Tapatio Blanco, Mexico
Tapatio Reposado, Mexico
Tapatio Anejo, Mexico
QuiQuiRiQui Matatlan Espadin, Mexico
Fruit
35ml measures.
Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac, France
Famille Dupont Calvados VSOP, France
El Gobernador Pisco, Chile
Amari & Bitters
35ml measures.
Suze
Aperol
Campari
Stambecco Maraschino Amaro
Cynar
Montenegro
Whisk(e)y – Scotland – Blends
35ml measures.
Monkey Shoulder
Foam banana, custard powder, vanilla, cola bottles
Smokey Monkey
Foam banana, custard powder, vanilla, cola bottles, peat smoke
Sweetdram Blend #1
Cream soda, baked fig, marzipan, sandalwood
Whisk(e)y – Scotland – Lowland
35ml measures.
Lochlea Our Barley
Toffee apple, banoffee, tarte tatin
Lochlea 3 Cab Sauv RMW Exc
Adult Ribena, blackcurrant, strawberry, blackberry, cherry, dark chocolate
Whisk(e)y – Scotland – Speyside
35ml measures.
Linkwood Madeira, Murray McDavid
Citrus, nuts, dried fruit, redcurrant, honey, milk chocolate
Benrinnes 15 Madeira, James Eadie
Stewed pear, plum, peach, caramel, banana, sultana, dark chocolate
Glen Moray 10 Oloroso, James Eadie
Raisin, butterscotch, orange zest, ginger, vanilla, caramel, toffee
Mannochmore 13 2008 Ximenez Spinola, Murray McDavid
Redcurrants, chocolate, fudge, mocha
Miltonduff 6 2015 Pedro Ximenez, Carn Mor
Apple crumble, raisin, caramel
Dalmunach 5 2017, Rare Finds
Peach tartelette, honey, vanilla, white pepper
Dailuaine Koval Quarter Cask, Murray McDavid
Green apple, citrus, herbal, vanilla, caramel, mango, apple
Glenallachie 10 Cask Strength
Mocha, nutmeg, walnut, heather honey, raisin, cinnamon, ginger, dark chocolate
Glenallachie 15
Heather honey, fig, dark chocolate, mocha, treacle
Glenallachie 9 2012 Cuvee Cask
Orange blossom, maraschino cherry, honeysuckle, hazelnut, espresso, almond
Whisk(e)y – Scotland – Islay
35ml measures.
Bruichladdich 16 2016 Rare Finds (Break Even)
Stewed apple, spices, coastal rocks, salt, grassy, pineapple
Kilchoman Sanaig
Heather, raisin, pear, plum, cherry, toffee, dark chocolate, peat smoke
Whisk(e)y – Scotland – Campbeltown
35ml measures.
Kilkerran 12
Toasted marshmallow, fruit pudding, marzipan, vanilla, butterscotch, honeycomb, lemon meringue, salt
Whisk(e)y – USA
35ml measures.
Maker’s Mark
Four Roses Small Batch
Bulleit Rye
Sazerac Rye
Vermouth & Aromatised Wine
50ml measures.
Dolin Blanc
Dolin Dry
Cocchi Americano
Cocchi Rosa
Cocchi di Torino
Punt e Mes
Carpano Antica Formula
Alcohol Free
35ml measures.
Crossip Fresh Citrus
Crossip Pure Rhubarb
Crossip Dandy Smoke
Everleaf Mountain
Everleaf Marine
Gin
35ml measures.
Lind & Lime, Edinburgh
Electric Achroous, Edinburgh
Vodka
35ml measures.
Finlandia, Finland
Grey Goose, France
Rum
35ml measures.
Flor de Cana 4, Nicaragua
Flor de Cana 7, Nicaragua
Black Tot, Caribbean Blend
Myer’s Original Dark, Jamaica
Plantation Pineapple, Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica
Liqueurs
35ml measures.
Metzendorf Kummel
Cointreau
Old Pulteney Stroma
Sepi Tosolini Amaretto
D.O.M. Benedictine
Arran Gold
Kahlua
St. Germain
Aalborg Taffel Aquavit
Midori
Sweetdram Escubac
Sweetdram Whisky Amaro
Buck & Birch Aelder
Buck & Birch Amarosa
Buck & Birch Ana
Beer
Pint | Schooner | Half. Add a mixer from £2.5.
Newbarns Super Gold, Lager, Edinburgh
Draught
Budvar, Czech
Cans & Bottles. 330ml can.
Fancy a boiler maker with Maker’s Mark?
Cans & Bottles.
Flensburger Pilsner, Germany
Cans & Bottles. 330ml bottle.
Newbarns Prins IPA, Edinburgh
Cans & Bottles. 440ml can.
Newbarns Stout, Edinburgh
Cans & Bottles. 440ml can.
Otherworld DIPA, Dalkeith
Cans & Bottles. 440ml can.
Otherworld The Shallows Jasmine Sour, Dalkeith
Cans & Bottles. 440ml can.
Cross Borders Wee Braw Session IPA, Dalkeith
Cans & Bottles. 440ml can.
6 Degrees North Omnium Session IPA, Stonehaven
Cans & Bottles. 440ml can.
Black Isle Rhode Runner New England IPA, Black Isle
Cans & Bottles. 440ml can.
Boon Oude Geuze, Belgium
Cans & Bottles. 375ml bottle.
Lambiek Fabriek Jart-Elle Oude Kriek, Belgium
Cans & Bottles. 750ml bottle.
Jump Ship Goosewing IPA 0.5%, Edinburgh
Cans & Bottles. 330ml can.
Whisk(e)y – Scotland – Highland
35ml measures.
Blair Athol 10, James Eadie Seven Stars
Malty, nuts, spiced fruit
Pulteney 2011 First Fill Bourbon, Carn Mor
Turkish delight, apple, peaches & cream
Glen Ord 10 2012 Ruby Port, Carn Mor
Redcurrant, red berries, oats, caramel
Aberfeldy 17 2005, Rare Finds
Treacle, cider, pastry, coconut, pineapple
Whisk(e)y – Ireland
35ml measures.
Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition
Sherry & Port
50ml measures.
Port of Leith Oloroso
Port of Leith Ruby Port
Port of Leith White Port
Soft Drinks
Fever Tree 200ml bottle
Tonic | Light Tonic | Mediterranean Tonic | Ginger Ale | Blood Orange Soda | Soda Water
Rapscallion Soda 250ml can
Burnt Lemon | Dry Lime | Ginga Ninja | Rhubarb
Coca Cola | Diet Coke 200ml bottle
SKUA Cocktails
All The Leaves Are Green
Calvados | Rye | Cocchi Americano | Dolin Dry | Verjus
An Old Fashioned, I Suppose
Sweetdram Blend #1 | Empirical The Plum, I Suppose | Matsui Umeshu | Nocino | Oloroso
Vice City
Rum | Clarified Coconut | Pineapple | Raspberry
Nitro Coffee
Jameson Caskmates Stout | Stout Cordial | Cold Brew | Caramel Foam
Negroni Balsamica
Lind & Lime Gin | Aperol | Cocchi Rosa | Raspberry | Balsamic
Tokyo Calling
Lind & Lime Gin | Amami Oshima Umeshu | Violette | Rhubarb
Cramond Island Iced Tea
Pisco | Yellow Chartreuse | Tropical Tea | Apple
Raventos Gin Fizz
Lind & Lime Gin | Aperol | Sparkling Rose
Blood Orange Fizz 0%
Everleaf Mountain | Crossip Pure Rhubarb | Crossip Fresh Citrus | Blood Orange Soda
Classic Cocktails
Choose from Whisk(e)y | Tequila | Mezcal | Cognac | Gin | Vodka | Pisco.
Negroni & Variations
Spirit | Vermouth | Campari
Manhattan as you like it – Sweet, Dry, or Perfect – Bourbon or Rye
Spirit | Vermouth | Bitters
Martini as you like it – Wet, Dry, or Dirty – Gin or Vodka
Spirit | Vermouth
Sour
Spirit | Lemon | Sugar | Bitters | Foamer
Old Fashioned
Spirit | Sugar | Bitters