Smoked Scottish Salmon
With Scottish oatcakes and sour cream
MAIN FOOD MENU AT Hector's in Edinburgh
If our historic walls at Hector's could talk, d’you know what they’d say? Take a seat, pal, this is going to be a good day… Discover our superb range of cask ales from specialist breweries and a delicious pub menu filled with high-quality dishes, each made of only the freshest ingredients and influenced by 150+ years of British heritage.
Main Menu
STARTERS
Nachos (V)
tortilla chips, cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Add pulled beef brisket
Vegetable Scotch broth (V)
with farmhouse bread and butter
Haggis, Neeps & Tatties
Traditional Scottish dish of lamb and hearty oatmeal with aromatic mixed spices, with mashed swede, potatoes and gravy.
Garlic Mushrooms on Rustic Toast (VE)
Roasted mushrooms with spinach on toasted rustic ciabatta.
Cullen skink
Soft-flaked smoked haddock in a creamy velouté sauce with potatoes and parsley. With farmhouse bread and butter.
Beef Brisket Nachos
tortilla chips , pulled beef brisket, cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
OUR FAMOUS PIES
We pride ourselves on serving the very best traditional pies. Our pies are served with buttery mash potato, thyme roasted carrots and a rich gravy, unless otherwise stated.
Beef Rib, Shin & Brisket Pie
Cooked in a rich red wine sauce, topped with light pastry.
British Steak & Nicholson's Pale Ale Pie
Awarded gold at the British Pie Awards
Blade of beef in Nicholson's Pale Ale gravy in a thyme pastry pie.
CHICKEN, MUSHROOM & CIDER PIE
Chicken and mushrooms in a creamy Henry Weston's Vintage Cider sauce, in a short crust pastry
Fish Pie
Cod, salmon & king prawns in a creamy white wine sauce, topped with thyme & mature Cheddar mash.
MUSHROOM, RED WINE & TARRAGON SUET PIE (VE)
With long-stem broccoli, thyme roasted carrots and a rich gravy.
Crofter's Pie
Pulled lamb topped with haggis mash, with thyme roasted carrots and long-stem broccoli.
Long-stem Broccoli (VE)
MAINS
8oz Chargrilled Sirloin Steak
21-day-aged sirloin steak with vine cherry tomatoes, watercress and chunky chips. With your choice of Béarnaise*, craft ale mushroom & bacon* or peppercorn* sauce.
Sausage & Mash
Pork & haggis sausages on buttery mash, rich caramelised onion gravy & crispy onions.
Nicholsons Fish & Chips
Haddock hand-battered in Nicholson’s Pale Ale, with chunky chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Grilled Fillet of Salmon
On chargrilled peppers, pan fried chorizo, cherry tomatoes, baby potatoes and long-stem broccoli.
Pesto, Cheese & Spinach Gnocchi (V)
Basil pesto, rustic garlic ciabatta.
Ocean Fish & Chips
Hand-battered* haddock and breaded wholetail Scottish scampi. With chunky chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
Garlic Chicken Schnitzel
Schnitzel smothered in garlic, skin-on-fries, watercress and pickled red onion salad.
Nourish Bowl Salad (VE)
Kale, brown rice & quinoa salad, with mango, long-stem broccoli and pumpkin seeds.
Nourish Bowl with Smoked Salmon
Kale, brown rice & quinoa salad, with mango, long-stem broccoli and pumpkin seeds.
Nourish Bowl with Halloumi (V)
Kale, brown rice & quinoa salad, with mango, long-stem broccoli and pumpkin seeds.
Nourish Bowl With Chicken
Kale, brown rice & quinoa salad, with mango, long-stem broccoli and pumpkin seeds.
Haggis, Neeps & Tatties
Traditional Scottish dish of lamb and hearty oatmeal with aromatic mixed spices, with mashed swede, potatoes and gravy.
Balmoral Chicken
Roasted chicken breast and haggis, wrapped in smoked back bacon with a whisky sauce. Buttery mash, long-stem broccoli, thyme roasted carrots.
BURGERS
Our mouth-watering burgers come with lettuce, gherkin, tomato, mayonnaise and are served with BBQ salsa and skin-on fries, unless otherwise stated~.
The Nicholson's Burger
Double beef patty, cheese sauce, smoked back bacon, crispy onions, hash brown.
Buttermilk Chicken Burger
Crispy chicken breast, smoked back bacon, avocado, Cheddar cheese.
Classic Cheese & Bacon Burger
Chargrilled beef patty, smoked back bacon, smoked Cheddar cheese.
Beef Brisket Burger
Chargrilled beef patty, hand-pulled BBQ beef brisket, cheese sauce.
Spinach & Falafel Burger (VE)
Pink pickled onions, Applewood slice, baked mushroom & tomato salsa. Served with a house salad~.
SIDES
Halloumi Fries (V)
Sweet chilli mayonnaise.
Skin-On Fries (V)
Chunky Chips (V)
Long-stem Broccoli (VE)
House Salad (VE)
A mix of tomatoes, cucumber, Asian slaw and mixed leaves.
Garlic Ciabatta (V)
DESSERTS
Cranachan (V)
Traditional Scottish dessert of smooth whipped cream, sweet honey, a dash of whisky, raspberries and golden toasted oats.
Double Chocolate Brownie (V)
Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream
STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING (V)
With Bourbon vanilla ice cream.
Apple & Blackberry Crumble (VE)
With creamy vanilla custard
Zesty Lemon Tart (V)
With berry coulis and freshly whipped cream.
Where table service is offered, a discretionary service charge of 10% may be added.
Allergen Information. Our easy-to-use allergen guide is available for you to use on the food section of our website or on our Glass Onion app. We keep it online so that it’s always as up to date as possible and you can filter out dishes containing any of the 14 major allergens. If you can’t access the internet, we will be happy to provide you with the information. Our food and drinks are prepared in food areas where cross contamination may occur, and our menu descriptions do not include all ingredients. If you have any questions, allergies or intolerances, please let us know before ordering.
(V) = made with vegetarian ingredients, (VE) = made with vegan ingredients, however some of our preparation, cooking and serving methods could affect this. If you require more information, please ask your server. Fish dishes may contain small bones. * = this dish contains alcohol. All items are subject to availability. Weights stated are approximate uncooked weights. Adults need around 2000kcal a day. Nutrition information is accurate at time of print. Live nutrition information is available online.
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