"Alain Roux's French brasserie inside The Balmoral — scallops à la Parisienne and a trolley mille-feuille on Princes Street."
Brasserie Prince is the French brasserie at The Balmoral, the landmark hotel at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. Launched in 2018 by Michel and Alain Roux, it carries Alain Roux as signature chef, bringing the Roux family's classical repertoire to Scotland.
The format runs from a raw bar and long-bar light bites to three-course meals, all built on quality Scottish produce.
The carte combines French classics with Scottish ingredients: scallops à la Parisienne, Isle of Skye langoustines with cocktail sauce, Scottish rib of beef and a rum baba bouchon. The signature finish is a mille-feuille wheeled over on the trolley — buttery puff pastry layered with vanilla crème pâtissière.
The Roux family's "Grand-Mère Specials" run £17.50 and change daily; carte mains sit between £16.60 and £21.50, with set menus at £78 for two courses and £88 for three.
The brasserie occupies a handsome room within The Balmoral, with a long bar for light bites and a raw bar for seafood platters. The mood is polished hotel-brasserie: comfortable, classical and built for lingering.
Best for impressing clients or closing a deal: the Balmoral address, Roux name and tableside trolley do the impressing for you. For a more avant-garde Edinburgh tasting, compare The Kitchin.
Not for diners chasing avant-garde plating or a bargain — Brasserie Prince is classical Roux comfort cooking at hotel prices, so thrill-seekers and tight budgets will feel out of place.
Alain Roux is the signature chef. The brasserie was launched in 2018 by Michel and Alain Roux of the Roux family, bringing their classical French repertoire to The Balmoral in Edinburgh.
The trolley mille-feuille — buttery puff pastry layered with vanilla crème pâtissière — is the signature. Scallops à la Parisienne and Isle of Skye langoustines are also standouts.
Carte mains run £16.60 to £21.50, daily Grand-Mère Specials are £17.50, and set menus are £78 for two courses or £88 for three.
Inside The Balmoral hotel at 1 Princes Street, at the east end of Edinburgh's main thoroughfare beside Waverley station, in the New Town.
Yes. The Balmoral address, the Roux name and a comfortable, classical room make it a reliable choice for impressing clients or marking a deal over an unhurried lunch or dinner.
Book via The Balmoral; the tableside mille-feuille trolley is worth saving room for.
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