New Chop House to open in East Market Street this summer

May 19, 2016 10:15 am

The Leith Chop House has been the name on everyone’s lips since it opened only last September, and now they are to extend into a new space at New Waverley Arches.

The restaurant will be open 7 days a week and the focus remains on their tried and tested theme of steak and cocktails.

They buy British beef which is then butchered in-house and dry-aged for up to 90 days (yes we said 90 days!). The beef is then cooked on an open-flame charcoal grill with chateaubriand, bone-in rib and porterhouse steak all available for sharing. The ethos of the Chop House is casual dining and a sharing experience.

Seafood including oysters, scallops and prawns with a variety of sides (I love their mac ‘n cheese) all encourage you to share with your fellow diners.

The new restaurant will have an impressive bar with craft beers and cocktails on offer.

The space is bigger than the original in Leith as it is housed over two floors in the C-listed brickwork arch which dates from 1875.

The Compass Group which launched the brand also operate Montieths, Sygn and The WestRoom.

Operations and Development Manager Murray Ainslie commented: “The new Chop House is a continuation of the brand, but with its own identity. Great quality beef with fantastic provenance sits at the core of both offers.”

Every weekend, Chop House will offer a brunch menu featuring steak and beef-dripping eggs alongside house-recipe Bloody Marys from 10am – 2pm. Whilst on Sundays, the Chop House will celebrate roast beef, with a special menu offered throughout the day when diners can enjoy various cuts of beef with all the trimmings.

A host of regular events and special offers will also be available including a ‘Corkage Club’ every Monday and Tuesday evening, when customers can bring their own wine at £5 corkage per bottle, as well as ‘Steak and Sides’ every Wednesday evening when diners can enjoy 2 rump steaks and 2 sides for £25. During the last week of every month, Chop House will host a complimentary wine tasting in the bar.