iso-bar
- Food served: Mon–Fri 10am–3pm, 5.30pm–8.30pm; Sat/Sun 10am–5pm
- Bar open: Mon–Sun 10am–1am
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 18
- Private dining: Up to 25 covers
- Also offers: Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Live music, Free wi-fi
- Music on stereo: A mixture of contemporary tracks
- Opening times: Mon–Sat noon–1am; Sun 12.30pm–1am
- Capacity: 50
- Largest group: 20
- Open since: 2000
Tell us more about this place.
- Average price:
£10 (set lunch)
£11 (evening meal) - House wine: £12.50 per bottle
The 2012 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.
In a location more useful to locals than those after destination dining and drinking, Leith’s iso-bar has long since deservedly outstripped the era of the style bar with an attention to detail that’s best exemplified by the food. Chef and co-owner Allan Woodhall seems to have nailed a formula which allows him to produce richly flavoured, affordable and hearty pub food with no fuss but plenty of fans. A tapas menu features delicious salt and chilli fried squid, firm to the bite but delicately battered, while mains include a range of burgers, a Spanish sausage and chicken linguini and an inventive home-made macaroni pie in rich cheese sauce and shortcrust pastry. There are twice-weekly live music sets upstairs and the Tennerfest three-course lunch deal is a real bargain.
- High point: Good live music program and great food
- Low point: Some of the snug booth seats have seen better days
Reviews of iso-bar (7 Bernard Street, Edinburgh)
- 2. Claudia, Edinburgh – 9 December 2010, 10:05am
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I had salt and chili calamari yesterday at the Iso bar , it was simply AMAZING !!! this guy really knows how to cook fantastic food , I would say it is so far the best food I have ever had in the UK in the last 8 years ! wow! you should all go and try it ! I am so impressed ! and his bruschetta was like something out of a culinary contest ! shall I say anymore ???
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