Bucks Bar

Grindlay St 32-34, EH3 9AP Edinburgh

Closed now · opens 12:00

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Calories and carbohydrates are estimates by an AI model based on this menu, made on 12 September 2026, for a typical portion. They are not medical advice and do not replace what the kitchen can tell you. "Diabetes-friendly" means: modest carbohydrates for the course, little sugar and no fast-absorbing base such as fries, white bread or white rice.

Classic Buttermilk Fried Chicken

15.00

Buttermilk Fried Chicken — Our chicken is marinated for 24 hours in buttermilk and coated in our special recipe crust.

estimate≈ 850 kcal35 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Nashville Hot Style Chicken

17.00

Nashville Hot Chicken — Based on a local speciality from Nashville Tennessee. Our Nashville Hot Style Chicken is 3 pieces of our fried chicken dipped in a fiery red chilli oil then served on soft white bread with pickles.

estimate≈ 920 kcal40 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Chicken and Waffles

Classic Chicken

17.00

Chicken and Waffles — 3 pieces buttermilk fried chicken on a freshly pressed buttered waffle.

estimate≈ 1350 kcal85 g carbsheavy 37

Mac'n'Cheesed Chicken

18.00

Mac and Cheese Chicken and Waffles — 2 pieces buttermilk fried chicken with creamy mac'n'cheese. Served on freshly pressed buttered waffle

estimate≈ 1600 kcal110 g carbsheavy 27

Flaming Mac'n'Cheesed Chicken

18.00

Flaming Mac and Cheese Chicken and Waffles — As above but with Sriracha mac'n'cheese and 2 pieces Nashville hot chicken

estimate≈ 1650 kcal115 g carbsheavy 27

The Big Smoke Mac

18.00

BBQ Mac and Cheese Chicken and Waffles — 2 pieces buttermilk fried chicken in smokey BBQ glaze with applewood mac 'n' cheese on a freshly pressed buttered waffle

estimate≈ 1620 kcal112 g carbsheavy 27

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Burgers

The Mothership

17.95

The Mothership Chicken Burger — Herb mayo and shredded iceberg (ng)

estimate≈ 880 kcal45 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Country Boy

17.95

Country Boy Chicken Burger — With Buck's 25 BBQ, creamy slaw and iceberg

estimate≈ 920 kcal50 g carbs

Buff Chick

17.95

Buff Chick Chicken Burger — In a buffalo style glaze with iceberg and blue cheese mayo (ng)

estimate≈ 950 kcal48 g carbs

The Buck Mac

17.95

The Buck Mac Chicken Burger — Mac sauce, iceberg and American cheese in a sesame glazed bun (ng)

estimate≈ 980 kcal52 g carbs

The Scotsman new

17.95

The Scotsman Chicken Burger — Haggis and creamy peppercorn sauce with jalapeños and iceberg

estimate≈ 1050 kcal55 g carbs

Hot Cock

17.95

Hot Cock Chicken Burger — Nashville hot style chicken, Sriracha mayo, pickles and iceberg (ng)

estimate≈ 910 kcal48 g carbs

Ninja

17.95

Ninja Chicken Burger — Tonkatsu glaze, togarashi spice, Japanese kewpie mayo, crispy onions and iceberg

estimate≈ 960 kcal58 g carbs

Salt'n'Chilli

17.95

Salt and Chilli Chicken Burger — Salt'n'chilli seasoning, Chinese style curry sauce, fresh chillies, spring onion and iceberg

estimate≈ 940 kcal55 g carbs

MexiCheese

17.95

MexiCheese Chicken Burger — Tex Mex cheese sauce, American cheese, jalapeños and crisp iceberg (ng)

estimate≈ 1020 kcal52 g carbs

Spicy BBQ Mess

17.95

Spicy BBQ Mess Chicken Burger — Hot BBQ sauce, American cheese, jalapeños, crispy onions and iceberg lettuce

estimate≈ 1050 kcal58 g carbs

The King

17.95

The King Chicken Burger — Spicy peanut and sriracha satay sauce with sweet chilli jam and iceberg in a sesame bun. Contains nuts

estimate≈ 1080 kcal62 g carbs

The Gravy Train

17.95

The Gravy Train Chicken Burger — Hash browns, American cheese and iceberg smothered in gravy

estimate≈ 1200 kcal75 g carbs

Hot Honey Ranch Burger

17.95

Hot Honey Ranch Chicken Burger — Hot honey ranch sauce and sweet pickles with American cheese and iceberg

estimate≈ 980 kcal55 g carbs

The Chicken Kiev Burger new

17.95

Chicken Kiev Burger — One for the garlic lovers! Garlic butter, aioli and a crispy onion and pecorino cheese crumb.

estimate≈ 1100 kcal50 g carbs

The Fussy Bucker

16.95

The Fussy Bucker Chicken Burger — Plain buttermilk fried chicken breast in a bun with 'Buck all' else…

estimate≈ 850 kcal55 g carbs

Wings

Rock My Seoul new

Korean Gochujang Wings — Korean Gochujang, chilli, garlic, ginger and sesame

estimate≈ 550 kcal18 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Buck's 25

BBQ Wings — Our 25 ingredient BBQ mop sauce and crispy onions

estimate≈ 600 kcal22 g carbsbalanced 65

Chinatown

Salt and Chilli Wings — Authentic Chinese salt and chilli style

estimate≈ 580 kcal15 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Peking BBQ

Peking BBQ Wings — Sweet'n'sour Capital sauce

estimate≈ 620 kcal25 g carbs

Honey Sriracha

Honey Sriracha Wings — Sticky, sweet and hot assault on the taste buds

estimate≈ 610 kcal24 g carbs

Classic Buffalo

Buffalo Wings — The original blend of hot sauce and butter

estimate≈ 580 kcal10 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 67

Hot as Buck

Hot as Buck Wings — Our hottest wings ever. Order at your own risk. Gloves provided

estimate≈ 580 kcal10 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 67

Sides

Koffmann's Fries

4.75

Twice fried with skin on

estimate≈ 420 kcal45 g carbs

Sweet Potato Fries

4.75

estimate≈ 380 kcal40 g carbs

Skinny Fries

4.50

estimate≈ 400 kcal42 g carbs

Hash Browns

5.00

Chose a dip

estimate≈ 320 kcal30 g carbs

Salt and Chilli Chips

5.00

Chinese takeaway style

estimate≈ 480 kcal48 g carbs

Crispy Chicken Popcorn

7.95

With garlic mayo or ranch dip

estimate≈ 450 kcal15 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Buckora!

7.95

Chicken Pakora — 6 chicken fillets in pakora coating with Indian style spicy dip.

estimate≈ 420 kcal20 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Mac'n'Cheese

5.00

Mac and Cheese

estimate≈ 350 kcal30 g carbs

Flamin' Mac'n'Cheese

5.50

Flamin' Mac and Cheese — With sriracha and fresh chillies

estimate≈ 370 kcal32 g carbs

Creamy Slaw

4.00

With celery seed mayo

estimate≈ 180 kcal10 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 66

Vegetarian & Vegan

Southern Fried Halloumivegetarian

8.75

With your choice of dip: Herb Mayo / Buck's 25 BBQ / Sweet Chilli Sauce

estimate≈ 450 kcal15 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Buffalo Cauli Bitesvegetarian

6.00

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites — Crispy tempura cauliflower in buffalo glaze with blue cheese dip

estimate≈ 320 kcal20 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 65

Buck's Vegetarian Jackfruitvegetarian

17.95

Vegetarian Jackfruit Burger — Southern fried jackfruit and seitan patty. Choose vegetarian version of any burger on our menu above, served with your choice of fries.

estimate≈ 950 kcal90 g carbs

Vegan Burgervegan

17.95

Southern fried jackfruit and seitan patty in a plant based bun. Served with your choice of fries. Choices available: Salt N Chilli Burger / Hot Cock / Mothership (with vegan herb mayo)

estimate≈ 920 kcal88 g carbs

Salads

Classic Caesar Salad

6.00

Caesar Salad — Baby gem lettuce, Caesar dressing, garlic croutons and Parmesan cheese

estimate≈ 420 kcal15 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Desserts, Shakes & Floats

Chocolate Pudding Cake

6.50

Layers of moist chocolate sponge layered with chocolate, cream and brownie pieces

estimate≈ 750 kcal65 g carbsheavy 22

Home-Made Vanilla Cheesecake Dollop

6.50

Vanilla Cheesecake — Served by our team - just say "when"

estimate≈ 550 kcal40 g carbsheavy 27

Nutella Waffle

8.50

Freshly pressed waffle with whipped cream

estimate≈ 800 kcal70 g carbsheavy 20

Crunchy Biscoff Waffle

10.00

Biscoff Waffle — With vanilla ice cream

estimate≈ 850 kcal75 g carbsheavy 18

Soft Shakes

7.75

Milkshakes — Made with dairy ice cream and whole milk, topped with whipped cream. Vegan options available. Choose from Chocolate / Caramel / Vanilla / Strawberry / Nutella / Oreo / Banana

estimate≈ 650 kcal60 g carbsheavy 15

SAMPLE MENU

Southern Fried Chicken

25.00

estimate≈ 850 kcal40 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Nashville Hot Chicken

25.00

estimate≈ 880 kcal42 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Buck's 25 BBQ Wings

25.00

BBQ Wings

estimate≈ 1200 kcal30 g carbsheavy 34

Buck's Buffalo Wings

25.00

Buffalo Wings

estimate≈ 1100 kcal20 g carbsdiabetes-friendly

Mac ‘n’ Cheesevegetarian

25.00

Mac and Cheese

estimate≈ 900 kcal70 g carbs

Rainbow Slawvegetarian

25.00

estimate≈ 250 kcal18 g carbsdiabetes-friendlybalanced 70

Tater Totsvegetarian

25.00

estimate≈ 450 kcal40 g carbs

Salt ‘n’ Chilli Tater Totsvegetarian

25.00

Salt and Chilli Tater Tots

estimate≈ 480 kcal42 g carbs

Mon-Fri, 12pm-2pm

Chicken Popcorn

with your choice of fries or slaw from our menu

estimate≈ 800 kcal60 g carbs

4 Wings

Chicken Wings — with your choice of fries or slaw from our menu

estimate≈ 750 kcal55 g carbs

Halloumi Nuggetsvegetarian

with your choice of fries or slaw from our menu

estimate≈ 850 kcal58 g carbs

Upgrade to any burger

5.00

Burger

estimate≈ 900 kcal85 g carbs

Is this menu still right?

55veggie
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American snacks and burgers

How well a vegetarian eats here, read from the menu. Not a review score.

You can choose the Southern Fried Halloumi or Buffalo Cauli Bites. The vegetarian burger features a jackfruit and seitan patty. Most other menu items are chicken dishes.

10 vegetarian and 1 vegan dishes out of 60 · 1 estimate

65dia
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American fried chicken and wings

How well someone with diabetes eats here, from the menu and estimated carbohydrates. Not medical advice.

The menu offers many protein-heavy options. Classic Buffalo Wings contain 10 g carbs.

17 diabetes-friendly · 59 dishes

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Address: Grindlay St 32-34, EH3 9AP Edinburgh
Hours: Mon12:00–22:00
Tue12:00–22:00
Wed12:00–22:00
Thu12:00–22:00
Fri12:00–22:00
Sat12:00–22:00
Sun12:00–22:00
Contact: +01312028181
Sources: Overture Maps Places (CDLA-Permissive 2.0), bucksbar.co.uk
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