The Tower

The Tower on John Street is billed as Penicuik's oldest chip shop, and the range has expanded over the years to cover pizzas, kebabs, and burgers alongside the traditional fish suppers. The kitchen offers a dedicated gluten-free menu on selected weekdays — an unusual commitment for a Midlothian chippy. Reviewers on TastyFind rate it 4 from over seven hundred customers. Food is cooked fresh to order. The Tower is open Tuesday to Sunday, closed Mondays. For the John Street end of town — the main residential spine of this former paper-mill town in the Pentland Hills foothills — it is the primary walk-in chippy option.