The Black Rose Tavern

The pub’s story

The Black Rose Tavern at 49 Rose Street is a modern alternative-rock bar, food stop and gig venue, not a claimed old-world tavern. Its operating company, Morrison Bro’s Limited, was incorporated in January 2007 with the Black Rose Tavern address and a public-houses-and-bars activity code. That gives a useful company milestone but does not prove the venue opened on incorporation day or establish earlier occupancy. A 2012 pub review already described it as a dark rock/metal/goth bar with music, while the Food Standards Agency records a food-hygiene inspection at this address in February 2020. The current operator still opens daily from 11:00 to 01:00 and programmes open mics, karaoke and quiz nights. The value here is continuity of a distinctive alternative identity in central Edinburgh. Choose it for the music calendar and dark rock-bar atmosphere, rather than a supposedly ancient pub interior or unverified Rose Street lore.

What to notice

1. 01

   This is an alternative-rock venue, not a quiet heritage pub. Consult the programme for open mic, karaoke and quiz-night timing.

2. 02

   The 2007 company incorporation is a company fact, not a claim that the bar opened exactly that day or that no earlier venue existed.

3. 03

   The operator lists food, drinks and daily 11:00-01:00 opening; check event-specific arrangements before travelling for a gig.

The time rail

The building, the pub and its interior may date from different periods. The timeline keeps documented dates separate from tradition.