Cruz Bar and Restaurant
- Box office 0131 553 6699
- General enquiries 0131 553 6600
- Opening times Mon–Sun 11am–1am
- Bar open Mon–Sun noon–1am
- Food served Mon–Sun noon–9pm
- Average price £6.95 (set lunch); £11 (evening meal)
- Website www.thecruz.co.uk
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The 2013 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the 2012 edition.
A First World War minesweeper boat anchored right at the heart of Leith’s bustling Shore district, Cruz has to be among the most distinctive drinking venues in Edinburgh. A popular watering hole with the area’s young party crowd, Cruz serves up an extensive cocktail menu covering all the classics from the Old-Fashioned through to the more recently favoured fruit Mojitos. Drinks are made with an attention to detail that you might not expect from a bar-on-a-boat, and open-air drinking on the top deck proves to be a fun place to overlook the Water of Leith on a sunny afternoon. A bar food menu is available, with a variety of thin-crust pizzas served alongside pub classics such as nachos and burgers – all well-done ways to soak up the drinks on this buzzing party boat.
- High point: The on-a-boat experience
- Low point: Can get busy and noisy
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 10
- Private dining: Up to 100 covers
- Provides: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Outdoor tables, Live music, Free wi-fi
- Music on stereo: Club music from through the years.
- Capacity: 80
- Largest group: 100
- Open since: 2006
- House wine: £11.95 per bottle
Event times
Blues on the Cruz
In co-operation with Leith Festival, this event features artists from the hugely successful Jock's Juke Joint series of CD's… featured artists include Eyes Nelson, Hot Tin Roof, Cynthia Gentle & the True Tones, Missing Cat & Lewis Hamilton.
Sat 15 Jun
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Beth – 31 Jul 2011, 7:58pm
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Went here last week to eat in the a la carte restaurant.
Hard to comment too much on the food as, after 70 minutes of waiting, we hadn't received our main course so left. This was after being reassured by the waitress that the wait for food that night was 15-20 minutes and then, after that (several times), that our main courses were 'just coming'. This didn't seem to be an isolated problem - others seemed to wait almost as long (and there were only 4-5 tables in at any time).
We had a bowl of olives to keep us going and some bruschetta; neither were bad, but both are incredibly simple dishes. There was a single choice of beer offered - San Miguel. The house red was drinkable, if thin-tasting.
Add an unwiped table, smeared cutlery and glasses, and a seemingly overpriced menu into the mix and it's safe to say we won't be back. Maybe the bar and bar food aspects of Cruz are better...
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dale – 7 Mar 2010, 11:09am
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We went there as hadn't tried there before but was a little skeptical due to looks from outside.
Restaurant upstairs was beautifully laid out.
We had great service from the moment we entered.
I had tiger prawns in filo pasty and they were amazing! Followed by fillet steak, pepper sauce and chips. I asked for this medium rare and it was done to perfection and melted in your mouth!
The downside to this place was the fact were on our own on a Saturday night; I think it's a shame this place was not busier.
I'd recommend this place anytime!
Average rating /5 from 2 reviews of Cruz Bar and Restaurant.
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