Heads and Tales, Edinburgh

Heads and Tales is a pub at 1a Rutland Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2AD. Heads and Tales's food hygiene inspection result is Pass, under Scotland's Food Hygiene Information Scheme, given by City of Edinburgh council on 6 October 2014.

Food hygiene
Pass
Given 11 years ago
Address
1a Rutland Place
Edinburgh
EH1 2AD
Council
City of Edinburgh
Type
Pub
Map
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Checked
Against the Food Standards Agency register on 21 September 2026

Heads and Tales’s food hygiene rating

Heads and Tales's rating is 11 years old. Councils schedule inspections by risk, so a well-run pub can go several years between visits, but a rating this old describes the pub as it was on the day of the inspection.

We have checked Heads and Tales's entry on the register 3 times since 27 July 2026 and the rating has not changed.

The score covers how food is handled and stored, the state of the building, and how the business manages food safety. It says nothing about the beer, the food’s taste or the welcome. How ratings work on this site.

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Questions about Heads and Tales

What is the food hygiene rating at Heads and Tales?

Heads and Tales's food hygiene inspection result is Pass, under Scotland's Food Hygiene Information Scheme, given by City of Edinburgh council on 6 October 2014. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency after an inspection by the council's food safety team.

Where is Heads and Tales?

Heads and Tales is at 1a Rutland Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2AD, in Edinburgh. City of Edinburgh council is responsible for its food safety inspections. The nearest other pub on the register is Ghillie Dhu, about 10 m away.

What pubs are near Heads and Tales?

The closest pubs and bars to Heads and Tales are Ghillie Dhu (10 m), P.D.T. (Please Dont Tell) (50 m) and Mathers (90 m). Distances are in a straight line between registered locations, so walking distances will be longer.

Is Heads and Tales's hygiene rating up to date?

Heads and Tales's rating is 11 years old. Councils schedule inspections by risk, so a well-run pub can go several years between visits, but a rating this old describes the pub as it was on the day of the inspection. This page shows the register as it stood on 21 September 2026, and the Food Standards Agency's own record is always the latest.

Source: Heads and Tales on the Food Standards Agency register, checked 21 September 2026. Ratings are set by the council, so if something here looks wrong, City of Edinburgh council’s food safety team can correct it at the source.