Knavewick Edinburgh | A Members' Poker Salon in the New Town

№ I · The Layout

Three rooms, three tempos

Under one roof on Forres Street — four card tables upstairs, a short bar at the front, a five-table dining room at the back.

01 · Card Room

The Card Room

Four regulated tables, fixed dealers, house rules on a brass plate. Quiet enough to hear the shuffle.

First floor · Four tables Enter the card room

02 · The Snug

The Snug

Eight seats at a short bar, two fauteuils by the window, thirty-odd whiskies. For the hour before and the hour after.

Ground floor front Step inside

03 · Dining Room

The Dining Room

Five tables, a short menu, Scottish produce with a French hand.

Ground floor rear · Five tables Read the menu

№ II · This Week

The week at a glance

A fortnightly rotation: ordinary evenings, tournament dates, matchdays, and the occasional Burns or whisky supper.

Day	Room	Feature	Time
Tuesday	Card Room	Tuesday Evening Hold'em tournament	7.30pm
Wednesday	Snug	Champions League night (selected)	8pm
Thursday	Card Room	Cash tables, dealers from 7pm	5pm–1am
Friday	All rooms	Monthly Deepstack (last Fri) · dining open	8pm
Saturday	Snug + Card Room	Six Nations / Premier League · late play	2.15pm+
Sunday	Dining & Snug	Quiet service · no card room	4pm–midnight

Confirmed for the current fortnight. For tournament buy-ins and structures see /tournaments/. Sport schedule at /live-sport/.

Snug interior at Knavewick, low lamps and whisky shelves — The snug, half an hour before service

№ III · Cards

The card room

Four No-Limit Hold'em tables in the upstairs room, arranged in two rows. House dealers take over at 7pm; before that the tables run self-dealt, under the same rules. Stakes are published at the table; the rake is printed on the back of the house-rules card.

Ⅰ.

Four NL Hold'em tables

Open Tuesday through Saturday evenings; PLO on Wednesdays and Thursdays (Table IV).

Ⅱ.

Dealers from 7pm

Self-dealt from opening until the dealer change. Fixed 1-hour rotations.

Ⅲ.

Buy-in from £50

Stakes £1/£2 to £5/£10 depending on table and evening. Always confirmed on the house board.

Dealer hand with chips at a Knavewick card table — House dealer, NL Hold'em, Table II

№ IV · Broadcast

Live sport in the snug

Three screens in the snug and one in the dining room. Volume is adjusted by the table; we err on the side of quiet. After 10pm the sound goes off altogether — the card room is upstairs, and it likes its hush.

Featured this season Six Nations · Champions League

Tennis & golf majors Wimbledon · The Open

Motorsport Formula 1 Grand Prix

Snug on matchday with screen and half-empty glasses — The snug, matchday, fifteen minutes before kick-off

№ V · Kitchen

A short Scottish menu

Rewritten fortnightly. Aberdeen Angus from Peelham Farm in Berwickshire, oysters from Loch Fyne, Isle of Mull cheddar, smoked salmon from Dunkeld, cheeses selected at IJ Mellis on Victoria Street. Scottish produce, French technique, cooking that takes its time.

Aberdeen Angus steak frites béarnaise, pepper jus, triple-cooked chips £28

Dunkeld smoked-salmon plate soda bread, horseradish cream £18

Mull cheese board oatcakes, fig chutney £16

Mull cheese board with oatcakes and fig chutney — Mull cheese board · Isle of Mull cheddar, Strathdon Blue

№ VI · The Library

Thirty-odd whiskies, shelved by region

Not a long list — chosen well. Four regional shelves, with the odd Campbeltown or Lowland passing through. Measures are 25ml or 35ml; flights of three drams begin at £22.

01 · Highland

Highland

Highland Park 12
Dalmore 15
Oban 14

Six drams · £8 – £18

02 · Islay

Islay

Laphroaig 10
Lagavulin 16
Ardbeg 10

Five drams · £10 – £22

03 · Speyside

Speyside

Balvenie 12
Glenfiddich 18
Macallan 12

Five drams · £10 – £18

04 · Islands

Islands

Talisker 10
Isle of Arran 10
Highland Park 18

Four drams · £10 – £24

№ VII · Agenda

Forthcoming tournaments & evenings

The next six entries from the house diary. Full agenda under Tournaments and Live Sport.

01 · Cards

Every Tuesday · 7.30pm

Tuesday Evening Hold'em

NL Hold'em freezeout, 20-minute levels, 20k starting stack. Open registration until the end of level 3.

£30 + £3 reg Reserve →

02 · Cards

Last Friday · 8pm

Monthly Deepstack Edinburgh

50k starting stack, 25-minute levels, one re-entry. Thirty-five players typically; respectful clock.

£85 + £8 reg Reserve →

03 · Sport

Sat 15 Feb · 2.15pm KO

Six Nations Matchday

Scotland v Italy in the snug with the match-day menu — haggis bonbons, a pie and a half, cheese to follow.

Match-day menu Reserve →

04 · Sport

Wed evenings · 8pm

Champions League Night

Selected fixtures across the group stage. Light supper service from 7pm; volume set for the table.

Snug · 12 seats Reserve →

05 · Kitchen

Sat 25 January · 7.30pm

Burns Night Supper

Five-course piped-in menu with whisky pairings. Address to the haggis at 8pm sharp; tables of four preferred.

£95 / head Reserve →

06 · Kitchen

Third Thursday · 7.30pm

Whisky & Cards Evening

Tasting flight of three drams at the bar, then a private round at Table III. Non-players welcome for the flight.

£55 / head Reserve →

№ VIII · Voices

What the house sounds like, from the tables

01

I walk across Dean Bridge most Thursdays. The house is quiet, the dealer is quicker than me, and the claret is kept at the right temperature. I could not ask for more.

FERGUS · Member · Stockbridge

02

We brought eight people up from London for my brother's birthday. It was handled quietly, from the cloakroom through to the coffee. Nobody in the party had been to a room like this; everybody wanted to go back the next night.

ROSALIND · Guest · Morningside

03

I travel down for work on Wednesday evenings. The snug is my reliable bit of the city — a decent Islay, the rugby on one screen, nobody raising their voice at the bar.

HAMISH · Business visitor · Aberdeen

№ IX · Private Hire

An evening on your terms

Private card evenings from six guests with your own dealer; corporate gatherings up to forty across the ground floor; tasting suppers for a table of twelve; the full townhouse for an evening. A single briefing with the house manager, a single invoice.

Private card evening from 6 guests, own dealer, bespoke menu from £95/head

Corporate gathering up to 40, full kitchen £65 – £120

Tasting supper five courses, whisky flight, max 12 £135/head

Full-house hire up to 60 guests, venue fee from £4,500

Private dining at Knavewick, low-lit table set for twelve — Tasting supper, twelve around a single table

№ X · To Reserve

The shortest path to a table

Select a date, a room, and a time; we'll carry the choice to the full booking form.

Date

Time

Party size

Room preference

Card Room The Snug Dining Room Private

A full form and house rules follow on the next screen.

№ XI · On the Street

Forres Street, Edinburgh

Address 12 Forres Street, EH3 6BJ

Telephone +44 131 226 9418

Email hello@knavewick.com

Tue – Thu 5pm – 1am

Fri – Sat 5pm – 3am

Sunday 4pm – midnight

Monday Closed

Companies House SC814739

VAT GB 428 5619 73

Gambling Commission 055682-N-334892-001

Exterior of 12 Forres Street, Edinburgh — Georgian sandstone fan-light and iron railings — No. 12 Forres Street, New Town

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A quiet house for cards, claret and conversation.