Good Brothers Wine Bar

4-6 Dean St, Edinburgh EH4 1LW
$$ European

Good Brothers Wine Bar is tucked away on Dean Street, just off the main road through Stockbridge.

Our wine list focuses on low-intervention wines from small producers, accompanied by a menu of seasonal sharing plates, designed to be enjoyed in good company and with a glass of wine in hand.

We offer a lively atmosphere at the weekends, with a calmer approach to weekday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

Good Brothers collaborates with several small and local businesses in order to source the best quality ingredients for our food dishes and drinks menu.

Take away bottles are available, whilst our sister shop WineKraft can be found a short walk away, offering a wider variety of bottles and deli goods.

Reservations

Business Info

  • Address: 4-6 Dean St, Edinburgh EH4 1LW
  • Cross Street: Stockbridge
  • Cuisine: European |
  • Cost: | Inexpensive
  • Category: Wine Bar/Shop
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Casual
  • Meals Served: Late |
  • Parking: Street |
  • Payment Options: VISA | MasterCard | Cash | Debit |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Phone: 01313153311
  • Features: Full Bar, Late Dining, Organic Ingredients, Takeout Available, Winning Wine List, Healthy Options, Free Wi-Fi,
  • Occasion: Dining Alone, Business Dining, Meet for a Drink, People Watching, Dog Friendly, Quick Bite, Trendy / Hip, Date Night,

Photos

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Business Hours

Reservations Available
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
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Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.75 out of 5 stars based on 454 votes

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Feb 04, 2022
Jan M.
Brilliant as always. Such welcoming and friendly staff and always great drinks and food.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
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Nov 28, 2021
Fiona F.
Our server was delightful! Food and wine tasty, music awesome. Thank you!

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 14, 2021
Marie L.
We’ve previously been at Good Brothers for drinks only so we were pleased to have a chance to return for food as well this time. We really enjoyed the options we chose and some lovely wine. We’d only booked the table for 90mins which was plenty time to finish our meal, we were offered the chance to move to table at the bar if we wished (as the table was booked immediately after us). This was much appreciated. I’m sure we’ll be back again.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 21, 2021
Lisa M.
Delightful as ever, and our lovely server put up with some really weird requests from us with grace and aplomb. Would always recommend this bar to anyone who will listen!

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 24, 2021
Bridget P.
Our waiter was incredible, amazing knowledge of wine and fantastically patient with the wine buff at our table. Food was outstanding as always

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
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Aug 19, 2021
Susan R.
We finished with a cheese board and it was great - much more generous in portions that other places & all three were delicious. The burger was fine, but would have liked more seasoning - salt & pepper options on the table would be great.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 17, 2021
Elena M.
Great experience! Also really appreciate that we could move to a different table slightly away from people. Still not ready to be that close to everyone. So thank you for allowing us!! Great food, wine and atmosphere.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 25, 2021
Emma W.
I visited yesterday afternoon (24/06/21) for a lunch date with my partner and I honestly do not have a bad word to say about Good Brothers. We had three of the smaller dishes to shaire (the squid, the pork belly and the makerel pate) and everything was absolutely stunning. The staff were friendly, attentive, and extremely knowledgable. The wine list is out of this world, as are the cocktail specials. We will definitely visit again soon, and hopefully be able to spend a little longer to allow us to sample more of the food and drinks. Highly recommended.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 16, 2021
Michael R.
Excellent service and tasty menu thanks

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 11, 2021
Peter D.
The Good Brothers is Ace. Jamie behind the bar, was a fantastic sommelier and host. Lovely to be back in a land of relative normality. Thank you very much.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
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May 24, 2021
Finola Q.
Super waitress, really knowledgeable and engaging. Some of the cheese was a bit dry.

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 28, 2020
Ladislav P.
My wife and I enjoyed a little lunch at The Good Brothers on Christmas Eve and we had an absolutely delightful time, just what we needed. The staff were amazing, very attentive but not too much, gave us a fantastic recommendation. The food was delicious, beautifully presented and superbly cooked and seasoned. Can't wait to go back. Such a nice spot.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 07, 2020
Yasmin H.
Thank you so much for a lovely experience at a difficult time for the hospitality industry. Loved the wine and atmosphere and staff were absolutely lovely.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 03, 2020
Irene M.
Very good, thank. I think you are even better than before!

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 29, 2020
Carol S.
We had drinks and nibbles before dinner and really enjoyed the experience. Lovely food, excellent advice on the wine and really helpful staff. We'll be back.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 25, 2020
Denise C.
Lovely bar , friendly staff - we will definitely be back

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 23, 2020
Alastair M.
Fantastic bar, amazing quality wines, top service!

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 16, 2020
Nia G.
What a wonderful evening at Good Brothers Wine Bar

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 16, 2020
Olivia S.
Fantastic food, wine and service!

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 16, 2020
Cait O.
Great vibe, great food, great service, great booze!

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
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Ambience: 6/10
Value: 9/10
Sep 14, 2020
Vicki J.
We booked a table for 7pm as we had a dinner reservation along the road. All went very smoothly, good service from the staff and felt really relaxed. Only thing we could have done with was some background music. However, due to Covid this is now not allowed.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 06, 2020
laura m.
Lovely atmosphere and staff

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
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Aug 27, 2020
Honey S.
Lovely ambience and great service. The staff were very welcoming, friendly and helpful about the menu choices and particularly about suitable wines. I enjoyed the balance between an informal, laid back ambience, and the complete professionalism of the staff. Thank you.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 27, 2020
Jessica G.
Had an amazing evening here. The staff were all lovely and incredibly engaging - we felt very looked after and relaxed. Couldn’t fault anything! Looking forward to going back

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 16, 2020
Norman M.
Did not have food Buy wine and service was very good

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 10, 2020
Natalie T.
This is our favourite place in Stockbridge. The service is always consistently excellent and the wine and cheese very moreish. We'll be sure to come back again and again. Thank you

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 8/10
Aug 10, 2020
Richard G.
We felt very safe with tables and therefore other people, a safe distance away. Staff were attentive without being intrusive, were wearing masks and were welcoming. It was a very pleasant experience.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 08, 2020
JJ M.
Good food, great wine and better staff.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 02, 2020
Simon G.
Excellent wine bar Very helpful friendly staff

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 01, 2020
Lynsey D.
A lovely evening with delicious food, good wine and super service

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 31, 2020
Amy M.
Excellent, knowledgeable service.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 21, 2020
Adam S.
Great as per usual.

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Jul 20, 2020
Frances M.
Our first night out post-lockdown was to The Good Brothers restaurant & bar in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. And what a fabulous night out it was. Superbly cooked food, large selection of wines and an excellent ambience in the restaurant. We felt safe at all times amongst the other diners and the staff were friendly, knowledgable, welcoming and obviously happy to be back at work. Really good experience and we are already looking forward to our return.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 20, 2020
Paul S.
Great to be back for the first time since lockdown. We were made to feel very welcome, looked after and it was a very natural, safe and friendly environment. Drinks were excellent and we didn’t dine, hence no score for the food. Have also since placed an online order to experience Good Brothers at home. First class!

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 18, 2020
Rachael C.
Really great to be back at our local wine bar. All COVID measures were very safe but didn’t detract at all from the overall atmosphere or the quality of the wine! Will definitely be back soon!

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 16, 2020
Abbygail U.
It was great! First time having a xeco and tonic and loved it. However, aperol spritz could have been less sweet

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 8/10
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Dec 05, 2021
Helen B.
Delish food, great wines too. The lighting was a bit like a seance at our table for 4 near the ladies toilet, perhaps some candle-light or a filter over the lightshade ? Check it out. Our table was not wiped proeprty pre-meal, it was still sticky with wine. But these are small issues, the ambience and food and wine were great.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 9/10
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Value: 10/10
Nov 14, 2021
Annie C.
We had a lovely time... The table that had been reserved for us wasn't our preference and we said to staff.. They were brilliant at giving us the table we would prefer the rest of the evening was brilliant wine food 10 out of 10... We will be back.. Staff are lovely... We could have stayed all evening

Overall: 9/10
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Oct 19, 2021
Colin M.
Next time we will have children’s portions. Thank goodness that is possible. Sunday Roast a brilliant idea. We are so impressed with the ways Good Brothers have diversified to survive COVID.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Sep 05, 2020
Cameron J.
Food was superb from start to finish - the seabass main in particular... didn't want it to end! Service from Natalia(?) and Jamie was great, really attentive. Really liked the Lebanese wine special which gave profits to Beirut too - really nice touch. Obviously with no music allowed the ambience took a bit of a hit but that didn't take anything away from the overall experience for us. Shouts to bossman Graeme for putting up with my chat around the corner at Neighbourgood Market for the last 7 weeks!! See you again soon. Thank you

Overall: 8/10
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Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Jul 25, 2022
Riona M.
Love the place and the people :) We didn't have any food so I haven't rated that.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 8/10
Feb 07, 2022
Helen W.
Great wine and good food. Service friendly and done really well. We were in the back area and away from the busy main area. That was nice in a way but were in our own through there so felt a little out of it.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 8/10
Jan 25, 2022
Lesley M.
Really enjoyed our evening after a shaky start. Table wasn’t ready and we felt a bit like we were being an inconvenience having arrived on time. However the food was great, arrived quickly and portions were excellent. We were also lucky to get an amazing wine recommendation so consumed all the available bottles! A great place for wine and nibbles

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Nov 12, 2021
Neil B.
A very relaxed and welcoming ambience. My only suggestion is for comfier chairs. I wouldn’t want to sit on the current ones for a two hour meal.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 6/10
Sep 30, 2021
Isabel D.
wine list and recommendations were great. ambience lovely. Waitress a little inexperienced but never mind. Only real issue i wanted to flag was that two of us had the risotto. It was so small, we both ended up ordering something else afterwards. Given that it's just rice, pretty unusual to get a stingy portion!

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 5/10
Value: 8/10
Aug 27, 2021
Andrew B.
We were there at a quiet time, hence the ambience comment. Wines were especially good

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Jun 03, 2021
Timm K.
Amazing food (fish) and very good value. The service was friendly but paid a bit too much attention (we felt a bit observed). Great wine! We'll be back.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 7/10
Sep 20, 2020
Iain M.
food and service were really quite good; squid particularly nice. covid arrangements mean seating is more limited than normal, and the permanently open exit door brought the temperature down. these covid issues aside, we enjoyed our evening!