{"id":3812,"date":"2018-08-13T16:50:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T16:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2018-08-13T17:32:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T17:32:53","slug":"metro-bar-and-restaurant-grassmarket-edinburgh-great-food-good-service-and-in-a-clean-bright-setting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/metro-bar-and-restaurant-grassmarket-edinburgh-great-food-good-service-and-in-a-clean-bright-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Bar and Restaurant, Grassmarket, Edinburgh &#8211; Great Food, Good Service and in a Clean Bright Setting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Opposite some of the oldest establishments below Edinburgh Castle on the other side of the road in Grassmarket stands the Metro Bar and Restaurant, part of the Apex Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The food was fresh, surprisingly well presented and great value.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3841\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/metro-bar-and-restaurant-grassmarket-edinburgh-great-food-good-service-and-in-a-clean-bright-setting\/img_3418\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3418.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2409,1807\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3418\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3418-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3418-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3418.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3841 size-full\" height=\"1807\" width=\"2409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3418.jpg 2409w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3418-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3418-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3418-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2409px) 100vw, 2409px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/metro-bar-and-restaurant-grassmarket-edinburgh-great-food-good-service-and-in-a-clean-bright-setting\/img_3417\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3417.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2409,1807\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3417\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3417-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3417-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3417.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3842 size-full\" height=\"1807\" width=\"2409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3417.jpg 2409w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3417-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3417-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_3417-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2409px) 100vw, 2409px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d be happy to eat here again, anytime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opposite some of the oldest establishments below Edinburgh Castle on the other side of the road in Grassmarket stands the Metro Bar and Restaurant, part of the Apex Hotel. 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