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Corstorphine

The Torfin

A bar, restaurant and grill with four themed bedrooms on St John's Road in Corstorphine, with Scottish meat and fish, cocktails and dogs welcome.

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Welcome

On St John's Road in Corstorphine, in the west of Edinburgh, the Torfin is a relaxed bar, restaurant and grill with a handful of hotel rooms upstairs.

It opens every day from ten in the morning, serving breakfast rolls, lunch and dinner.

The kitchen makes the most of Scottish produce, with Scottish meat and freshly caught fish, and the bar has an extensive wine list, cocktails, draught beers and good coffee. The week is punctuated by offers: a Monday burger club, fish and chips on Tuesdays, Mexican Wednesdays, and children eat free from 4pm to 6pm, Monday to Thursday.

Dogs are warmly welcomed, with biscuits, water and towels, and there are screens for the big matches. For anyone staying the night, four themed bedrooms make a comfortable base for exploring the city or setting out west.

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Before you go

Open every day from 10am, until 11pm Monday to Thursday, midnight on Friday and Saturday and 10pm on Sunday.

Where
108 St John's Road, EH12 8AX.
Food
Scottish meat and fish.
Stay
Four themed bedrooms.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–11pm
Tuesday
10am–11pm
Wednesday
10am–11pm
Thursday
10am–11pm
Friday
10am–midnight
Saturday
10am–midnight
Sunday
10am–10pm

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Where it is

On St John's Road in Corstorphine, west Edinburgh, EH12 8AX.

Close byCorstorphine.
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  2. Stone tower and wooden bench framed by sunlit woodland leavesCorstorphine HillA wooded ridge 161 metres high on the west of Edinburgh, with Walter Scott's memorial tower on top and the zoo on its southern slopes.1 mile 5 min by road
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  4. Calton HillCalton HillThe city's viewpoint hill.4 miles 15 min by road
  5. Bacon roll and cake on an outdoor table with sunflowersThe Mill Cafe at St Joseph’s CentreA community cafe in Balerno.8 miles 16 min by road
  6. Reed-fringed loch with autumn trees below a rounded hillHarlaw and Threipmuir ReservoirsReservoir walks in the Pentlands.11 miles 22 min by road
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