The Ox, London Street
10 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/Edinburgh11 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Commenters recommend The Ox, with one recent diner praising the food and wine and another endorsing the steak frites. Sunday roast suggestions also recur. Comments mention midweek offers, but do not establish current timings or availability. One diner had a disappointing Sunday visit and allows that it may have been an off day.
Address
The Ox, 49-51 London St, Edinburgh EH3 6LX, United Kingdom
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/rusty2310 in r/Edinburgh · Dec 2024taste
Recently ate there and praised both the food and the wine.
- Recommendsu/situbusitgoodboywoof in r/Edinburgh · Aug 2025
Suggests this as a Sunday roast option.
- Recommendsu/Snell84 in r/Edinburgh · Aug 2026
Says The Ox is very good, specifying the 'one' they mean without a branch name.
- Recommendsu/Marzipanfruit in r/Edinburgh · Dec 2024
Agrees that The Ox is a favourite.
- Caveatu/Darrowby_385 in r/Edinburgh · Aug 2025
Found it very disappointing, though suggests it may have been an off Sunday.
- Recommendsu/MiddleAgedDread123 in r/Edinburgh · Aug 2025
Agrees with the Ox suggestion and says they also vote for it.
- Recommendsu/cloud__19 in r/Edinburgh · Dec 2024
Calls the Broughton Street branch of The Ox great.
- Recommendsu/Key-Attitude-327 in r/Edinburgh · Dec 2024
Endorses the Broughton Street branch of The Ox.
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- Recommendsu/CourtOfGrumpyOwls in r/Edinburgh · Aug 2026
Agrees with the earlier recommendation of The Ox.
- Recommendsu/iwillfuckingbiteyou in r/Edinburgh · Apr 2026taste
Says the steak frites is good and mentions a couple of other set offers.
- Recommendsu/Ecstatic-Cockroach24 in r/Edinburgh · Mar 2026value
Praises its midweek deals, noting they end at 6pm, so an early dinner still works.
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