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Tailend Restaurant and Fish Bar

Tailend Restaurant and Fish Bar
14–15 Albert Place
Edinburgh, EH7 5HN
Phone: 0131 555 3577
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  • Food served: Mon–Sun 11.30am–10pm
  • Number of wines sold by the glass: 6
  • Also offers: Children's portions, Children's high chairs
  • Music on stereo: Unobtrusive jazz
  • Capacity: 44
  • Largest group: 44
  • Open since: 2008
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  • Average price:
     £8.35 (set lunch)
     £14 (evening meal)
  • House wine: £14 per bottle

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Eating & Drinking Guide

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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.

Back in action following a serious fire in early 2010, The Tailend continues to put a fresh, responsible face onto fish and chip cafés. It's a two-part operation, with a slim, smart restaurant area in sleek varnished wood on one side and a takeaway counter on the other. The menus of both offer plenty you'd expect from a chippie – battered haddock or cod, scampi, mushy peas, smoked sausages suppers and burgers – but also a lot that's much less frequently found: Arbroath Smokies, langoustine tails, homemade fish cakes and a busy specials board. This often has more sustainable options such as hake or pollock as well as more expensive fish including monkfish, halibut and plaice. While the batter is light and crisp it's also possible to order fish breaded or simply grilled, while chips emerge from their dunking in boiling beef dripping pale but expertly cooked. The Tailend, part owned by one of the Spink families from Arbroath, now has a sister operation in St Andrews, proving that there's an East-Coast appetite for a better class of fish tea.

  • High point: A choice of fish, and a choice of cooking
  • Low point: Old chippie cliches die hard

Reviews of Tailend Restaurant and Fish Bar (14–15 Albert Place, Edinburgh)

7. Freddie C, Edinburgh – 31 January 2012, 12:36pm2 starsTailend Restaurant and Fish BarReport

Couldn't wait to visit for lunch having read so many great reviews.

Having now been I'm struggling to understand what all the fuss is about.

I had cod & chips and it was perfectly OK but nothing beyond average.

By no means bad but certainly not worth travelling any distance for.

6. Seoulbound, Leith – 19 January 2012, 8:43pm5 starsTailend Restaurant and Fish BarReport

ok for karma's sake i'm changing my review to 5 stars... you're still the best... but you let me down tonight with my mini-cod nonetheless

5. Seoulbound, Leith – 19 January 2012, 8:29pm3 starsTailend Restaurant and Fish BarReport

There quite simply are no better fish & chips in Edinburgh, I'm a regular customer... but come on guys, whats happening to the portion size? My cod tonight was like a postage stamp. I'm still hungry. Disappointing for £8... :-/

4. LM23, Leith – 3 August 2011, 10:35amTailend Restaurant and Fish BarReport

Had the seafood platter for two last night (via a dealy deal voucher) but would quite happily have paid full price. It was fantastic. Every different piece of fish was cooked beautifully (from the biggest king prawns I have ever seen to the scallops and sea bream). The staff were friendly and attentive. The banana fritter was the best my husband has ever had, he said and the sticky toffee pudding just melted in your mouth.

For fish, we would normally eat at Loch Fyne but this place beats it by a county mile.

We will have no hestitation in returning.

3. Weasey, Edinburgh – 30 September 2010, 11:07am5 starsTailend Restaurant and Fish BarReport

Satisfaction every time.
I don't think its closing down, I heard the business (Leith site) is up for sale.

2. Edinburghfoodie, Edinburgh – 1 June 2010, 9:26pm5 starsTailend Restaurant and Fish BarReport

Love this place, but it's closing down, so phone before you head there.

1. Morna – 15 March 2010, 4:36pm5 starsTailend Restaurant and Fish BarReport

Mmmm! I'm surprised that this hasn't been reviewed yet! I had the tailend special which came with peas, chips and bread and butter - so good that I didn't care how fattening it was!

Highly recommended.

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