Whigham's Wine Cellars

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sheehlb (14-12-2008) details...

Really nice wine bar and restaurant right in the centre of Edinburgh, just on the corner of Charlotte Square. It’s slowly grown over the years, it was a tiny cellar bar with dark alcoves when I first came here but they have now extended this back and have created a nice restaurant bit at the back. The restaurant is good, quite a small menu but interesting and reasonably priced. It also has a great wine list - lots by the glass so you can try lots of different ones. It’s a good, busy bustling bar.

semdavies (17-11-2008) details...

This has an excellent, wide selection of wines and it’s clear they’re more about the wine than about being a trendy place. That’s not to say they aren’t atmospheric and chic; just that they clearly get wines in for wine lovers. The brick walls and cosy nooks also mean this is a great place to hang out. Really good fun especially if you’re a wine connoisseur.

ravenflight9 INSIDER (10-12-2007) details...

Whighams has many points in its favour- great atmosphere, a good location, and an excellent menu. There's nothing quite so cosy as sitting in its alcoves with a glass of wine or dinner, staff are friendly and the service quick even at a busy time of night. Surprisingly for such a chic bar prices are also very reasonable. I went with my parents but would recommend it as a nice place to take a date.

Hazeleeno 23rd July 2007 details...

One of my favourite places for lunch. It's an interesting cellar wine bar and does a menu which changes daily. Fresh seafood is always present and always great. It does get busy in the evenings, as very much functions as a bar too - popular for after work drinks. I've also been for a work christmas lunch there and it was the best meal we'd ever had at such an event

christianjw 26th June 2007 details...

Dark cellar wine bar hits it off with an airy seafood bistro. Whighams used to be the best place to take a first date in Edinburgh, hands down. The basement bar was based around a series of alcoves, each a cosy bare-stone candle-lit nook, intimate but not overbearingly so. Plus, you could show your immense sophistication by knowledgeably opining on the many wines offered. This was first and foremost a wine bar and its great forte was the immense number of vintages available by the glass. Allowing you to really chop and change, do a little global tour of Old and New World tipples. Much of all this still stands, but what's changed these days is that the bar has been quadrupled in size and underground excavations have added a sizeable restaurant. This has opened up things quite a bit, so alongside the Eastern European vault feel, you now have a bright and breezy chrome-and-beech extension changing the whole feel of the thing. The place is definitely worth a stop on any West End bar crawl, but if you're looking for food, you won't be disappointed either. For the most part this is a a medley of reasonably priced seafood dishes among the freshest in town. The plump Loch Fyne oysters make a tempting starter and the seafood platter (with phenomenal steamed langoustines) a great main. Some of the seafood ends up in salads which are also excellent; but if none of that tempts, there are also some tender lamb dishes and a pretty good mushroom stroganoff.