Biblos in Edinburgh, City of

Today we had fish, chips and beer in this restaurant. After finishing my dinner, I went out to buy something as my wife continues her beer. I returned back after 15 minutes and learned that the waitress has brought the check to my wife as soon as I left. Apparently, they thought that we would escape without paying. What a cheap place! I definitely do not recommend this place especially for the tourists.

We had dinner with our family at this restaurant. The choice of dishes is not very large, but all the food was very tasty and beautifully presented. Service is fast.

Reasonable prices given the very central location. I recommend the bruscetta. The chips were also great.

Delicious fish and chips, dinner and friendly service!

Staff were great. I had fish and chips and it was cooked to perfection. I also enjoyed a cocktail or two. We booked, but it was quiet when when we went in. It got busier later. But I nice place for after theater meal.

Just in for a drink. Friendly staff and good whisky.

The food tastes good and you feel full. The service is very attentive and the price/performance ratio is right.

Restaurant a stone's throw from the ibis center south bridge hotel. The setting is a little dated but the welcome is warm. The waitresses are adorable. The service is fast The dishes are particularly generous with special mention for the haggis balls and fish and chips. It was very good. Thanks to the whole team

I recently dined at Biblos Bar and Diner and had a great experience. I ordered fish and chips, and both the food and service were excellent. The meal was satisfying, and the staff were especially attentive and friendly. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good place to eat in Edinburgh.

The food was delicious, the service was very friendly and in a good mood. The portions are decent. So the price/performance ratio is also right.

Just got done briefing good friends of ours who are headed to Edinburgh shortly and this place was solidly in the "Avoid" category. Although this wasn't the worst meal we had in the UK (thank you Heathrow Airport), it's definitely up there. I had two bites of one of the worst hamburgers I've eaten in in my life and left the rest of it on the plate. Skip this place, there are plenty of better places to eat in Old Town...

I don't understand how this place can have so many positive reviews. Panini had little filling, fish and chips were very greasy and had a thick parnier, shepherd's pie had no taste and pepper-lemon chicken was inedible and tasted like WC Klostein. Espresso Martini Okay, music good. Shop very run down

Excellent Pub in the center of Edinburgh a stone's throw from the Royal Mile. Good food and good beer served by attentive and kind staff

Interesting place. Good food, large portions and reasonable prices.

Food was ok, but service was poor. We sat for 10 minutes and servers repeatedly walked past without asking if we wanted a menu or drinks. We had children with us, as did another table who also had to chase the staff to get served. Maybe that worked against us, though it shouldn't have. The staff were very dour, not a smile to be seen. We didn't feel welcome and if we hadn't needed a quick lunch break, we'd have left. We won't be back.

Stopped for Saturday lunch and was a good contemporary pub Good beer selection. We all had light lunches, soups and salad and glad we stopped there

Popped in for a drink and was met by friendly staff especially a young man named keelan (not sure on spelling) very knowledgeable on the drinks menu and the cocktail he made for us was top drawer, music was good too, would recommend highly and will return in the future

Great food and drink in a central location. Enjoyable and quick service!

The food was good but the service was excellent. They were all so nice! I waited a bit long for a cocktail and they gave it to me on the house. Thanks 🫶🏻

We were in town for the Fringe festival. Stopped in with friends for dinner. All the food was very good. Service was terrific. I can highly recommend!

I obviously had fish and chips and it was good.

Sat outside because we had our dogs, the service was great checking and removing rubbish etc, food came out hot! It tasted good, worth a shout

Pedí un café, y no exagero, traía de café no más de un cortito centímetro de profundidad. Se lo comento a una de las chicas que atendía las mesas y decía que no me entendía, vaya, que se hizo la loca. Y el precio si era largo, 2 £. No volvería ni invitado.

It's the Jazz Bar, not "Biblos" and needs your support.

Handy place in the heart of Old Edinburg for a nice variety of drinks and eats

Had the festival menu during August. The food was great especially the steak and the fish and chips. Good food good service although it was very busy Would definitely. Come back 😀👍

Lovely place: clean restaurant, quick and delicious food, very attentive and friendly staff

Very good food and friendly staff too! However, the ambience is already getting old... the leather chairs are already falling apart and the tables and seats are already very worn! But one of the few traditional Scottish restaurants in the middle of Chinese restaurants and fast food chains!

Be careful with card payment. The waiter collected almost 10 pounds of tip by adding it to the dataphone without saying anything.

Careful!! When the waiter charged us, he added 11 pounds as a tip without saying anything. We realized it when we received a notification from the bank when the payment was made.

ACCOUNT!!! ROBEN We were charged €10 more than the bill indicated. They "charged" a tip of €11, in addition to the £3 we already left as a tip when paying by card.

I had a chicken breast sandwich served with excellent chips, very good. close to the center and not very expensive for the area

Place to have dinner, some of the meals were good but some were not, for example the Caesar salad was scarce, but the rest was good and drinks at a good price.

It is a very average place to eat. The soup of the day (potato soup) was tasteless, and the bread was definitely not fresh. The regular burger was ok, nice size and nice fries as a side. The people working were nice. Overall, it was a bit overpriced for what it was.

Great food and Great service. The staff is very nice and they make sure that you get everything you need. I reccomend it.

Stopped here to have a drink before going to festival theatre. Nice sitting outside people watching but went inside to use the loo and so glad i wasn't eating there. It looked and felt so dirty and dark and dingy. Will not be back. Cant give a star as not worth it.

I only stopped here for a coffee but the food looked good and service was great. Nice coffee too.

Great place to grab some food and drink while at city centre. Staff are so amazing.

We visited Biblos twice during a 4 day trip to Edinburgh and it was great both times. The food was lovely; on the first night we had fish and chips and tiger prawns, on the second night we had the steak panini and the mighty biblos burger. Would recommend it all! The staff were very pleasant and the venue was clean and comfortable. We'd definitely visit again the next time we're in Edinburgh!

Great portions for the affordable price, food tasted good too, however the staff were not at all engaging and acted like they were counting down the minutes till their shift was over, we had to get up and ask for the check as no server had come over at all after our food was served.

Lunch. Quick, fish n chips. Loved it.

Dropped in for lunch. I was in need of a good salad and my husband as usual had the hamburger. Both were delicious. We had a window seat and watched the street.

Had fish and chips and a small salad. Food was great. Waiter seemed a bit disinterested and seating was a bit old, but overall nice.

A great place to enjoy a casual meal. My son loved the tiger prawns and I enjoyed the lemon chicken. Friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

Lovely restaurant. Service was great and staff were lovely. Definitely would recommend the fish and chips.

Pleasant and well located, a little away from the Royal Mill. Rather quick service.

Hungry after visiting the national museum? This is the place to go! Great food and brews. I recommend the salmon, haggis balls and the black and blue burger. Great for large groups too. They seated all 7 of us. 👍

It is essential to contextualize that in the United Kingdom, in general, the food is terrible. That being said, the value for money at Byblos was good by British standards. Good but without getting too excited. Satisfying and sufficient.

Friendly service, great tasting Haggis balls and filled aubergine

Table for 5 mid week - a number of requirements (a bit needy) Ester was an absolute star - nothing too much trouble and so helpful.

What a great place. The fish was very fatty. You get exactly 5 chips with your fish and chips. The citizens were very one-sided. For example, the spicy burger was extremely spicy and the normal burger tasted like nothing. The 5.5 pound garlic bread consisted of 4 small slices of bread. Arrogant and incompetent staff and the pears were more sour than the pickle. In conclusion, what a kabloinky bad place.

We went to their Folk music and Scottish food evening. The music was very good. Combination of older traditional tunes mixed with more contemporary. Food and service was excellent. If you aren't familiar with Scottish food, this is a great way to try it out. It's quite good!

Good but can be improved. Friendly waiters.

Great place to eat . Lovely staff

Excellent food space. Great hosts.

Hamburger and fries were good. I would not recommend the creme brulee. The staff delivered a good and nice service. And for the price the food and portions were great.

Good quality and price Very good salmon and fish and chips

A beaut place for a whisky and a traditional pub meal.

Journée sur Edimbourg. Arrêt ici pour le repas du midi. Très bien reçus dans un cadre agréable. Serveur sympathique. Fish and chips très bon.

Heel goede fish&chips van schelvis. Dichtbij National Museum of Scotland. Ruime keuze op de menukaart en goed sanitair. Prettige plek om even relaxed te zitten.

Very fatty breading. Climate Approx

Honest and tasty food with good service.

A good place to have the typical beach fish & chips, it was quite big.

A very good option for food and beer. Portions are very large. The food was very delicious.

Very good meal, good welcome, well placed. The dish was adapted for an allergy, which is appreciated.

Nicely cooked food but poor service. Not bad Service just they didn't listen to our requests and served all our courses at the same time.

Delicious panini! A little too expensive but pretty tasty!

Best fish I've tasted in a very long time. Amazing value for money. Friendly staff. Can't praise I enough.

Popped in for lunch, service was excellent as was the food. Prices reasonable for Edinburgh. We'll definitely go again. X

Service was quick and easy, prices were excellent for the big portions you get, great drink selection, friendly staff and very welcoming, we ate here for 2 nights as our experience the first night was fantastic

You advertise breakfast....At 9am today we were rudely told you did not open till 12 noon Not impressed by you advertising or civility Good bye, Edinburgh resident

Hidden gem that does not fleece you like most Edinburgh eateries. Highly recommend the spicy burger. Friendly staff and large selection of hot and cold drinks

A good place to come in for a while, grab something to eat or drink and then leave. The stuff are friendly and nice view on the street.

Great food, variety, and service! A nice place to take a break and grab a booth for a bit!

Food was great very reasonably priced Service was OK great for a family meal with kids. Will definitely be back

We went to the restaurant Saturday 30th December 23 for dinner, we were really impressed with the place, great atmosphere food very good and the staff were really friendly would definitely recommend. Thank you for a nice evening Kelly

The food is ok at an affordable price, the staff is friendly. As a minus, I don't understand why when a person comes to take your order, why not only that person serves you until the end and every time the person who serves you changes proof that the food was ok is this picture

Cheap booze . Nice chilli nachos

Best fish and chips we’ve had in years ! We both got a large well cooked portion of fish, with tasty crisp chips and peas and a pot of tartar sauce to compliment it all and thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Hubby’s beer was ice cold and my pot of tea very hot, it doesn’t get any better than this place !

Food was ok but service was appalling. Travelling from wales, attitude was giving “I really don’t want to be here” vibes, miserable waiter and not even a single smile. Was expensive for what you get

Biblos at Edinburgh If there is "no seat" for oriental at your restaurant, even you can just join the many separate tables right at my sight Please display a signage at your doorstep

Food was decent and reasonably priced. Staff was also nice

Bon et pas trop cher que demander de plus. Le Fish and chips était très bon pour un prix très raisonnable.

Maten smakte grei, ikke noe ekstraordinær men vanlig smak. Fish and chips var våt og virket som mye av maten er laget på forhånd. Det tok ikke lang tid å få maten, så det er både positivt som negativt. Ellers ganske dyrt for det man får.

Think the chef had a hangover when we visited. Overcooked, dry chicken, undercooked hard veg and very small portions. Can't say I'll be back anytime.... Ever? Gf options are weird too... Burger with no chips, bun or sauce 😐

Un bon service, une bonne bière et un fish & chips.

Remember when places did really good nachos?! This place is it! Highly recommend. The ratio of nachos to cheese, salsa, guacamole and chicken was perfect. Made with actual cheese. The best thing about Biblos is the staff, very friendly and accommodating. If you are looking for good service, good food and an atmosphere that means you can actually talk to the people you're with... This is the place! Thank you very much ☺️

Fish and chips were good. Huge portion of fish made up for the shan portion of chips. Service is typical of Scotland.

Nice location, Great to be able to grab a drink and nice selection of gins , welcoming staff and great menu to have a choice from

El lugar es muy bueno, el servicio excelente,los platos son de Gourmet va no una amplia variedad!!! Precios acordes Una muy buena elección!!!

Food was amazing and excellent value for money. Haggis and tatties were delicious. Salmon was the best I have ever had.

I was one of the staff members on Friday. There was a misunderstanding with the bouncer and the boy named in all these reviews. The bouncer herself is queer and so are several staff members. Nothing to do with homophobia. The boy was joking with his friend outside and she thought he was drunk. I was in the midst of speaking to the bouncer so we could let him back in but the group left before allowing me to do so whilst shouting at me. So I would appreciate all the people from that night stopped leaving assuming reviews with no facts

Worst meal of a 2 week tour of the UK! Service was lacking as well! We could not finish our meals!

Spent all day at working and was looking forward to meeting friends when my friend went out to have a cigarette after only being there for 20 minutes and were completely sober refused to re enter due to “having to much to drink” and the bouncer had told us to take a seat when we got there so had clearly seen that everyone was fine to enter the establishment.

Out with friends on Friday and what I experienced was nothing short of disgusting. Spent £50+ on drink for my friend to be told he wasn’t allowed back in after having a glass of wine he bought at the bar, which was his first drink! Bouncer then spoke to him and our party in a horrible manner and with no respect. 2023 and a bouncer displaying homophobia is absolutely unacceptable Lovely establishment but needing a serious restaffing on their bouncing department. Not happy and will not be returning! Not to mention 0 refund for the drink.

Biblos was a great place to socialise until my friend was unexpectedly refused to re-enter after he left to smoke a cigarette. I felt that it was very targeted towards him as he was not hostile, rude, nor drunk. The staff however were. I will not be returning, nor will any of my friends or distant accomplices. good day.

I often go there for a casual night with friends but seen a female bouncer kicking someone out for no apparent reason other than the fact that they were dressed more alternative or the fact they were gay. They were stone cold sober whilst their friends were mwi to say the least but still got let back in somehow? witnessing this was absolutely shocking behaviour in 2023, sort your staff out because it was actually appalling tbh. Won’t be back after that…

Horrible establishment that clearly isn’t realising it’s 2023. Not allowing someone to re-enter after spending a lot of money for no reason as they were not drunk and had just arrived. Only explanation would be homophobia so if you have any morals about you i suggest you look for somewhere else to spend your money!

Homophobic attack on my friend not welcoming at all

Really rude & kicking people out for absolutely no reason when they went out for a cigarette after spending £50 on alcohol inside waiting for them getting back in, they weren’t drunk, bouncer was on a power trip