Rachel R.
Yelp
As a fan of beer generally, and Belgian beer specifically, I was excited to hear that Six Degrees North were opening an Edinburgh branch last month. My boyfriend and I went along last night for delicious beer and a bite to eat, and we weren't disappointed.
The interior reminded us of some pubs in Brussels we're fans of, and the beer selection is top notch. There are many, many taps (handily displayed on screens above the bar) featuring their own beer, collaborations, some Belgian classics and other beers from elsewhere in the British isles. And just wait until you see the bottles menu! Oh my goodness, it is thorough, I'd take a guess at there being maybe 150 offerings? Seriously, it's immense.
The staff were friendly and helpful, more than willing to let you sample several beers before making your mind up, and able to give learned recommendations. The only niggle would be that whilst the taps look really cool, the big ol' metal tube is right at eyeline and blocks your view of the bar somewhat.
We decided to grab something to eat, and it's a good menu of lots of different plates, most available in small and large sizes. We shared smalls of chicken live pate (dreamy) and three cheese croquettes (so good) and then had mains of carbonnade (a traditional Flemish beef stew, very good) and beer battered haddock goujons with chips and mushy peas (excellent, but a huge portion and I had to leave quite a bit).
The menus could do with a bit of smartening up, I get that it's cheap to print on normal paper and replace when they get manky, but it's out of place with an otherwise fairly smart bar and I'd personally be printing them on a higher weight and better quality coated paper, it'd just look and feel much nicer. There's also mention of their Stonehaven, Aberdeen and Glasgow bars in the menu but not Edinburgh, so it needs a refresher anyway.
That's really minor though, and on what counts (the beer, the food and the service) we were really impressed. I foresee many visits in the future.