From Waverley Train Station: exit via the stairs and escalators heading for Princes St., West Register St is on the opposite side of the street, with the Apple Store on the corner. There is a pedestrian crossing to the right. Follow West Register St, taking the left behind Motel One, then the first right, following West Register St. After you have turned right, you'll find us half way along the block on the right opposite Tattu. We are located on the first and floor, entry is via the stairs.

From St. Andrew Square Tram Stop: cross the road towards Gleneagles Townhouse, turn left at West Register Street (at Nationwide Building Society), then turn right at Cafe Royal and you'll find us half way along the block on the left opposite Tattu. We are located on the first floor, enter via the stairs.

By way of a history lesson: for some years we had been looking for a central venue that we could combine live entertainment with dining and next-level cocktails. Eventually we struck gold in 2006 with our site visit to this well-known but dilapidated Edinburgh building (formerly The Cafe Royal Bistro Bar), with its lush history, numerous spaces and glaring potential.

It would have been a crime to do anything other than restore all the original features, woodwork and plasterwork; which we did (at considerable expense and time!). Add a touch of black and gold, an underlying fun tiki theme, a management team brimming with explorational cocktail needs, sixty tequilas and sixty rums, a cracking kitchen team and menu, and top spec sound and lighting desks - and we were in business! In 2010 we expanded into the bar next door (formerly The Penny Black) and created a further events space, which underwent a new refurbishment in 2023 to become Carte Blanche.