Bar 1819 opens in Edinburgh
The bar offers an extensive range of drinks and signature cocktails curated by Stuart McCluskey and Ian McLaren.
A new European-style cocktail lounge has opened at Apex Waterloo Place Hotel, in the heart of Edinburgh’s new town.
Launching alongside Liberté Café-Bar & Brasserie, Bar 1819 is the centrepiece of a £2m ground-floor renovation of Apex Waterloo Place, part of the Apex Hotels estate.
The bar offers an extensive range of drinks and signature cocktails curated by Stuart McCluskey, former co-owner of Bon Vivant, current owner of Paz and the recently opened Little Capo; and Ian McLaren, former Bacardi digital director and owner of drink marketing consultancy Neoteric Spirit.
The drinks offering is accompanied by a bar snacks menu, featuring small plates, nibbles and sharing boards. Highlights include the charcuterie with terrine, remoulade, balsamic onions, cornichons and mustard; and the rump fillet tataki with ponzu, cucumber, spring onion and crispy garlic.
“It has been exciting to work with the team at Apex," says McCluskey. "Their enthusiasm for delivering this project has been infectious. Ian, Will and I have relished developing a beverage programme fit for such a beautiful setting, focusing on working with quality products and local suppliers."
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