What are the opening hours for Malt Shovel Inn?

Malt Shovel Inn lists these hours on Google — Monday: 11 AM to 11 PM; Tuesday: 11 AM to 11 PM; Wednesday: 11 AM to 11 PM; Thursday: 11 AM to 11 PM; Friday: 11 AM to 12 AM; Saturday: 11 AM to 12 AM; Sunday: 11 AM to 11 PM. Hours can change, so confirm with the venue before travelling.

Where is Malt Shovel Inn?

Malt Shovel Inn is a pub or bar in Old Town, Edinburgh, at 11-15 Cockburn St, Edinburgh EH1 1BP, United Kingdom.

How expensive is Malt Shovel Inn?

Its listed price range is £20–30.

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Where Edinburgh place

A pub or bar in Old Townreturn visits and usefulness later in the day

Bars & pubs · Old Town

Malt Shovel Inn

What reviewers notice most about this Old Town pub or bar is return visits and usefulness later in the day — drawn from 72 written reviews (averaging about 4.6/5). A useful starting point; confirm the current details before you set off.

Friendly staff, good food, chilled pub atmosphere, excellent selection of draught beers, good value.

Staff warmth · Google review · 5★

What it is

A pub or bar in Old Town Bars & pubs

Why it may suit

return visits and usefulness later in the day 72 written reviews (averaging about 4.6/5) helped shape the notes lower down.

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Best for

repeat-visit energy
warm-service stops
later-day usefulness

Good to know

warm, attentive service
a strong repeat-visit following
usefulness later in the day

From the reviews — worth a quick confirm.

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noise level
booking needs

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Useful routes

A calm evening I want an evening place that feels low-stress rather than loud or performative.

Moments this may suit

A rainy day place I want somewhere that can hold a slow, damp Edinburgh afternoon. A low-pressure first date I want somewhere that gives people something to do besides perform. Still feels local I want places whose reviews suggest local attachment rather than pure visitor churn. Cosy winter places I want somewhere warm, low-friction, and useful when the day is dark or cold. Summer wandering I want a loose Edinburgh day with places to browse, pause, eat, or reset. Friends visiting I want to show people Edinburgh without defaulting to the obvious list. Low-effort date I want something easy, warm, and not over-engineered. A proper pub hour I want one good pub stop, not a whole night out.

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Low-pressure date places in Edinburgh Places with a third thing in the room: books, records, coffee, pastries, film, or enough atmosphere to carry a pause. Calm evening places in Edinburgh Lower-stress evening places with warmth, ritual, calm, or useful later hours. Still-local places in Edinburgh Places with signs of attachment: regulars, return visits, named staff, and neighbourhood feeling. Dog-friendly stops in Edinburgh Places where dog or pet-friendly signals appear in the current source material. Late afternoon and early evening places in Edinburgh Places for the in-between hours: after work, before dinner, before a film, or when the day needs a softer landing. Whisky pubs and dram-friendly places in Edinburgh Whisky and dram-friendly places where malts, Scotch, staff recommendations, or drinks-led visits show up.

Works in small plans

A proper pub hour with a backup A low-friction pub plan: one traditional or whisky-friendly anchor, one nearby fallback, and a practical check before you go.

Practical details

Address

11-15 Cockburn St, Edinburgh EH1 1BP, United Kingdom

Postcode

EH1 1BP

Website or profile

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Phone

+44 131 225 6843

Listed opening hours

Monday: 11 AM to 11 PM
Tuesday: 11 AM to 11 PM
Wednesday: 11 AM to 11 PM
Thursday: 11 AM to 11 PM
Friday: 11 AM to 12 AM
Saturday: 11 AM to 12 AM
Sunday: 11 AM to 11 PM

From public listing data. Confirm directly before travelling.

Price

£20–30

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Detail coverage

Reviews checked

Google rating: 4.3 from 2,112 Google reviews
Review notes: 72 written reviews in a 100-review check , latest seen 10 Jun 2026

Why it might suit

Use this as a pub or bar option when the room, timing, and noise level matter as much as the drinks. The review pattern points to warm service and return visits.

Staff warmth: 13 review mentions
Return / ritual: 4 review mentions
Late / evening: 4 review mentions

What we checked

This page is shaped by 72 written reviews from a 100-review set, plus public links where available.

Current depth: Useful review evidence

Caution: Evidence signals are a first-pass reading of the review set. Current opening, accessibility, menu, dietary, and booking details still need direct confirmation.

Patterns people mention

Staff warmth 13

Return / ritual 4

Late / evening 4

These patterns help route the page into guides. They are a reading aid, not a ranking.