mussel inn

all four in our party rated the food very highly. the oysters and mussels were plump and delicious and the scallops were cooked to perfection. definitely a place for seafood lovers. service was also friendly and efficient.

my husband and i had a lovely meal here. the seafood is extremely fresh and the choice is phenomenal. the staff were friendly and helpful. the toilets were literally spotless. this may seem unimportant but i think it's a good indicator of the calibre of a restaurant. we will definitely be back.

super awesome seafood!! scallops, mussels and seafood chowder with their bread is super yum!!! this place is a must go if you're in scotland and a seafood lover!!!

the two of us ordered half kilo of lime and chilli mussel and half blue cheese mussel - both were so delicious! the texture was very tender and tasted very fresh. the prawn fried noodles was not bad, a good choice if you want a main to balance with the mussels. the seafood chowder was pretty average. but overall a very fulfilling seafood meal!

i revisited after 19 years and it was the same pleasing quality seafood. my favourite is the bowl of mussels. selection of scottish style dishes with a mix of international choices.

it's a five; well deserved

two couples, we wandered along rose street and found mussel inn; we're very glad we did. we were sat down with menus in what felt like seconds; drinks then food arrived in quick order, as only it should at a lunchtime.

the décor lends a friendly seafood type feel to the place; the chowder was plain knockout, the salad was nicely dressed, and the wine was most agreeable. the staff were attentive, the amenities clean, the bill didn't hurt. your reviewer found he had made it through to final interview for a job application, so mussel inn will forever hold fond memories.

i love seafood and mussel inn delivers with some quality seafood dishes - the pots of mussels with the 5 different sauces are delicious, and it is almost impossible not to order more of their crusty bread to dip into the sauce once all the mussels are gone! i normally get the seafood pasta as a main and there is a good variety of shellfish on offer. if you are with others and more than two people order the shellfish pasta one plate may get more shellfish than the other.

definitly worth for the mussels. any other meal is just ordinarily average. they also make great deals with the mussels pot and a drink for lunch time. nevertheless you can get a very good dinner, including some wine, at dinner time, for a very good price! totally worth it! can't wait to come back again :)

fresh and very tasty mussels!
we had fish cakes, prawns and smoked salmon as appetizers.
2 buckets of mussels with 2 different flavors: shallot sauce and the special shallot with a bit of red sauce.
both are really succulent!
the house white wine was extremely light. i don't recommend to go for this choice of wine.
if you're a sea food lover, this place is a must!

we have visited the mussel inn numerous times and have never been disappointed. inside the restaurant you are always given a warm greeting upon approaching the bar, and the restaurant has a very rustic atmosphere and offers a warm and cosy dining experience.

we were fortunate enough to be able to sit outside (given the scottish summer weather!), and enjoyed the lunchtime specials, which include mussels, chips or salad, endless bread and a drink for £7.95 each, which is great value given the quality of the mussels and the location.

the mussels are always well prepared and come in a variety of sauces. there is also alternative dining options (except for mussels), although i have to say, why go to the mussel inn if you are not going to eat mussels.

i have eaten mussels all over the world and you simply cannot compare the quality to the mussels you get here!

not to be missed if you are in edinburgh and enjoy your seafood!

my friend and i were visiting edinburgh and it was our first night here when we decided to try mussel inn upon the recommendation of our host.

the place was packed both indoor and outdoor so the staff politely informed us to wait till there's a free table. it only took about 10 minutes when we were called in for indoor seating. we didn't mind as it was a bit chilly outside. the place is casual with lively ambience and light hues interior.

we started with haggis bonbon which one friend thought i wouldn't like. but i actually found it to be well-seasoned and cooked. the crispy coat of the balls match the soft inside of them.

we added mussel platter as starter and then for our main i had a spiced fish stew and grilled sea bass for my friend. all were good and well flavoured.

ah, seafood – scotland’s secret shame.  our waters are home to such wonderful produce. why don’t we eat it? exporting it just seems like such a waste. rose street may be famed for pub crawls, but it also acts as a convenient hotspot to showcase our natural larder to our many foreign visitors, especially during festival time, so i dearly hoped the mussel inn would provide suitable evidence to suggest visitors would leave with a positive impression of our fishy treats.

ok...pretty obvious from the name that there is an abundance of mussels on the menu. but this time...i didn't have mussels. i wanted to try other things on their menu. so i started with fresh oysters and had the pan fried scallops as my main. the oysters was quite disappointing actually. it wasn't that it was bad...just that it wasn't very good. wasn't very plumb and was a bit dry. thankfully, the pan fried scallops was quite good actually. not overcooked at all. but the best part was dipping the bread in the pesto sauce.

i've visited the mussel inn a couple of times now, the mussels are delicious.
to start i had the grilled queenies - grilled queen scallops with black pudding. this was a really nice starter. i went for a kilo of the blue cheese, bacon and cream mussels for my main. the mussels taste great, really fresh and the sauce is so tasty we ordered a second basket of bread to enjoy with it. a kilo of mussels was overkill slightly, along with a starter the half kilo would have been enough.
the house white wine was flavoursome and went nicely with the food.
service was good, staff were much more attentive on the second visit, service had been slow on my first time there. they have had an interesting new special on the board when i have been in. the place has a nice atmosphere however on both visits i have found the restaurant to be very cold, we sat next to a radiator but it didn't seem to be on!

awesome loud fun atmosphere great smells, magic place with friends, brilliant food.....mussels what else.....and scallops... and lots of wine what a great evening with people who enjoyed sampling each others food. an evening to remember.