August 2025 by Chelsie Moffat
Had a couple family function hear, brilliant time had at both
August 2025 by Paul Sutherland
Didn't have food but it looked lovely when it was being served to other tables. (Pizza looked gorgeous). Popped by for a friend's birthday. The staff were all lovely but the French lass particularly stood out. She was brilliant. Friendly and very welcoming. Beer garden has a great view of a park over the road. Definitely will be back.
July 2025 by Anne Mckenzie Keay
The staff were really polite & friendly. The food was lovely.
July 2025 by Kenny Brunton
Updating my original review from a few years go - Two cask ales, always in excellent condition, usually from a local brewery. Highly recommend the food too.
July 2025 by Nikki Sandford
Great wee place on the way back from Ryze. Food looked good. Should have had a pint and a bag of peanuts. ?
July 2025 by Heike Moers
A fun place to visit and good food. With inside and outside seating.
June 2025 by Jamie Mitchell
Felt a little intimidating when we walked in as you can tell it's ALL locals, but food was great and service good
June 2025 by Peter Sharp
Lovely village pub staff are helpful food and drink is nice always busy.
October 2024 by Mark Russon
Best burger I've ever had. :)
September 2024 by Ronnie Tappenden
lovely place
September 2024 by Hazel Nichol
Loved this pub. The music was ace. Loved the live duo. Great pizza and friendly service. Can't fault anything at all!! Brilliant afternoon here. Thank you everyone.
September 2024 by Julia Miles
I spend my weekends in Dalkeith at my partners, and we often go out for a drink somewhere dog friendly so we can bring our pup. I was getting a bit bored of our usual places (the justinlees in, The Harrow Hotel), so when my partner suggested we visit The Dean Tavern, I was excited to try somewhere new. He has visited before, but I haven?t. The pub is easy to get to by bus, and is opposite a lovely park. It?s located in a residential area, rather than in a high street like some other pubs. The building is beautiful and looks quite old in a country cottage way.
On arrival, it was very obvious the football was on, and very loudly too. This is a pub with Sky Sports, and it was showing an English football game, and horse racing. If I?d known the football was on, I?d probably have gone somewhere else, but we decided to sit outside and have a round or two while the game finished. Even from outside, we could hear the loud game as the pub seems to have some sort of outdoor speakers wired in so those outside having a drink or a smoke can hear the sports channels too. This was one of the only downsides to the pub.
It was chilly, but there are plenty of seats and little booths too. There is no outdoor heating but that is to be expected.
When we entered, I was impressed with the lovely decor and the high ceilings. The pub isn?t carpeted, but this didn?t really bother me, and on reflection is probably a good idea if the pub is dog friendly!
We found a seat, there were booths, but most were reserved for poker games. It looks like poker is a regular thing here, which is cool. There is also a dartboard but I did not see anyone using it. As well as this, as I mentioned Sky sports air here, and there is a LOT of TV?s. I counted four in total (there may be more), including smaller TV?s under the larger ones which show upcoming races and matches. There are also a couple of fruit machines, the old fashioned sort with flashing buttons, not the touchscreen kind.
Drinks here are standard price for Dalkeith, a double whisky and coke and a single vodka coke came in at around £11. Not as cheap as the Harrow Hotel, but cheaper than going into the centre of Edinburgh. As I said, the pub is dog friendly; and our dog was offered plenty of water free of charge. I carry a reusable fold up dog bowl, however I saw other dog bowls on the premises if you didn?t have one yourself.
The Dean also offers a food menu, which was a little pricier than anticipated, however me and my partner are looking forward to coming back to try it. They sell a variety of bar snacks and crisps, and I indulged in some Bacon Fries.
The toilets are down a narrow corridor, and clean and tidy. There is a disabled toilet, however you will need your Radar Key. I?m not sure a wheelchair would comfortably fit down the toilet corridor but I?ve heard that it can be done.
There are also a couple of function rooms, I didn?t go in them but I assume you?d be able to hire them for parties and wakes etc.
The barmaid was kind, there is not really any queuing system at the bar as a lot of customers sit up there, so it can be a bit confusing as to whether you are barging in or not. There was a few staff members, but only one seemed to be serving at the time I was there.
I was impressed by the Dean Tavern, and I would rate it above the Justinlees inn and The Harrow hotel. It will now be one of my regulars for when I decide to go out with my partner and our dog.
September 2024 by Dawn Laidlaw
This place is a crackin place to go , staff can't do enough for you very friendly & inviting, food is fantastic I've never had a bad dish, live music ace, atmosphere brilliant xx I look forward to going back x
August 2024 by David Hope
Good atmosphere, good beer, nice outside space.
August 2024 by Danny Logan
Excellent meal and pleasant staff
