Cafe Andaluz in Edinburgh, City of

Preferimos la sucursal de George IV, el personal es amable, la comida es excelente y realmente se siente como si hubiera estado en España durante un par de horas. Tuvimos la oferta previa al teatro, tres tapas por apenas 15 cada una, que incluían ensalada mallorquina y andaluza, calamares, langostinos y alioli, chuletas de cordero y mejillones. Todo servido a la perfección y con una tapa decente. Solo un pequeño gemido, no tenían chiperones debido a un problema con el proveedor. En general, un gran lugar para comer con las reglas de Covid 19 cumplió perfectamente. Estupendo!

He comido en los dos restaurantes Café Andaluz cuando visité Edimburgo, pero creo que este es el lugar más íntimo y más fácil para cualquiera que se quede cerca del casco antiguo. La comida y el servicio fueron excelentes de nuevo. Las tapas alcanzaron el nivel generalmente excelente y los cuatro dulces, que rara vez probamos (¡ya que pedimos demasiadas tapas!) ¡También fueron geniales! Sin embargo, lo que hizo esta visita en particular fue el camarero. Alberto estaba (a través de su máscara, ¡que siempre se usaba apropiadamente!) Sonriendo constantemente, amigable y eficiente. Casi no se dice que volveremos cuando estemos de regreso en la ciudad.

Great selection of tapas, rather unusual for a taps place, it was all served together! Went on a Saturday evening, and was pretty busy, but service was still very quick. Food was great quality too! My wife particularly recommends the churros!

Booked online as unable to get a table yesterday. Not disappointed, Good choices off the Sunday menu. Delicious tapas,finished off with the churros with a hot chocolate sauce yummy. Friendly attentive staff, will certainly return.

Lovely meal and a very wide selection of tapas. Quick and friendly service. Covid adaptations were also well observed. Would definitely return.

¡Qué comida tan fantástica y el personal era tan bueno. Feliz de reírme con nosotros y muy atento. A veces, una experiencia de comida mejora cuando el personal interactúa con los invitados y nuestro servidor fue excelente cuando le preguntamos cómo se pronuncia exactamente el menú. Debido a los pagos con tarjeta, cuando nos íbamos, me di cuenta de que no había opción para dejar propina. Fui al servidor y ella pudo dejarnos dejar una propina de tarjeta. Estaban muy agradecidos. Recuerde y diga a la gente que ha sido un momento difícil para el personal de los restaurantes.

Lamentablemente, la visita a la hora del almuerzo en Caf Andaluz fue una decepción desastrosa con consecuencias desagradables.Nos recibieron calurosamente en la entrada y nos tranquilizaron sobre las medidas de seguridad implementadas en el restaurante. El personal era agradable, preparado para explicar el menú. Pero luego la comida llegó a nuestra mesa y comenzaron los problemas. Fuimos por 6 tapas diferentes. 1) patatas bravas: horrenda decepción, aspecto triste, empapado, tal vez estaban fritas, si es así en aceite apenas tibio que empapó, probablemente recalentado después. Se sirve con salsa de tomate aguada, alioli y un cabello (luego se reemplaza por otro lote de las mismas papas empapadas). Plato vergonzoso. 2) morcilla con chorizo en salsa de tomate - buen sabor, pero ¡Dios mío, qué grasiento fue! Trozos de carne hundidos en aceite. Experiencia desagradable. 3) bacalao: pagamos un suplemento por un buen bacalao, lo que obtuvimos fueron trozos de pescado frito insípidos y sin sabor con alioli. 4) gambas: probablemente las gambas más baratas del mercado en proporción 1:10 con masa empapada en grasa para que no puedas probar los mariscos porque probablemente no valga la pena. Servido nuevamente con alioli. 5) morcilla con salsa picante: porción enorme, pudín agradable pero salsa picante demasiado dulce, como mermelada, fría. Puede que no sea mi gusto, pero la combinación es interesante pero no está bien ejecutada. 6) croquetas de jamón serrano: otro plato vergonzoso, no tan malo en sabor como en textura. Extrañamente duro como una roca. Probablemente frito, el secado en horno / microondas. No cerca de las croquetas españolas.No valía la pena comer comida y la ridícula ingesta de calorías. Ambos estuvimos enfermos después y durante los siguientes días. Informamos de la decepción al personal, pero eso no es nada que puedan arreglar.No tengo ningún placer en escribir esto, pero espero que alguien piense en la comida que se está sirviendo. Mientras tanto, debo decir, evita el café Andaluz o te arriesgas mucho.

My meal been so good, i had 3 tapas plus pints of alhambra and couldn't ask for more there was a Brazilian girl as a waitress and she's been awesome very helpful and kind definitely will be back

Nuestra sensación abrumadora después de visitar este restaurante fue la de haber sido estafados. La comida está bien, aunque yo mismo he cocinado mejor paella, pero las porciones eran pequeñas y ciertamente no reflejaban la relación calidad-precio, por ejemplo, 7 por cuatro bocados pequeños de bacalao rebozado como solo un ejemplo. El servicio dejaba mucho que desear también: sensual en el mejor de los casos. Si quieres buenas tapas y tienes dinero de sobra, este es el lugar para ti, pero nos quedamos con la impresión de que Cafe Andaluz es solo una máquina para hacer dinero.

Muy buen restaurante con un toque español y un aspecto interior. Éramos un grupo de 4 para la cena y pedimos 2 paellas diferentes, los mariscos y las variaciones de carne.Ambos eran excelentes y sabrosos con suficiente espacio para 4 personas.Las tapas que vimos parecían sabrosas y los postres también eran buenos.La camarera era muy agradable y, en general, fue una buena experiencia, volvería cuando volvamos a Edimburgo.

Vine aquí con un amigo durante el programa Eat our to Help Out. ¡Me impresionaron mucho los deliciosos platos de tapas y el rápido servicio! Los favoritos en particular fueron las gambas pil pil y las patatas bravas, pero todas fueron increíbles. Normalmente un poco caro pero con el descuento, lo hacía muy asequible. El Tempranillo era muy bebible y fue muy agradable con la comida.

We had lovely Tapas tonight. Mussels ,cod ,Tagine, pork skewers, black pudding with apple a hug of sangria & for pudding we had limon posset & shortbread. All delicious. Definitely recommend this place. Staff were all very pleasant & good service.

Visitamos esta noche para conseguir una pequeña ganga. El menú previo al teatro era solo 7. 50 por persona con la oferta del gobierno. Obtienes 3 platos cada uno, que era comida más que suficiente. La comida llegó muy rápido y todos la disfrutaron. El servicio fue rápido y amable también.

Me decepcionó mucho la calidad de la comida. Estaba tan gordo que me enfermé después de esta cena y no pudimos comer nuestros platos. Además, el precio era exorbitante en comparación con la calidad de la comida. Nunca regresare.Sin embargo, la camarera fue muy simpática y el lugar es agradable.

very good Covid rules. staff friendly. food .service all very good. helped out by Eat out to Help out . wide choice of dishes available. was busy . but tables and booth have screen. . felt safe.

It’s a chain so the food reflects that but it was tasty and with a delicious bottle of Albariño and the government eat out scheme for food it wasn’t a bad meal.

Had a great family meal. Good service with good food. The scallops were particularly good and so were the prawns. Only food that wasn't that great was the churros - greasy and hardly any sugar on them. The chocolate sauce was good though. Good cocktail menu. Friendly service and good Covid-19 procedures.

Good Spanish restaurant. Authentic flavors and generous portions. Don’t miss the “patatas bravas” and the “paella” dishes. Friendly staff.

La atención es muy buena, la comida está dentro de lo normal pero sería genial más variedad de tapas.

First meal out in months! Staff were wearing masks and we were asked to submit contact details on arrival, so we knew they were taking health and safety seriously.They were also participating in the Eat out to help out scheme which meant we got £20 off our meal (reducing it from a somewhat pricey meal of £56 down to £36). That was for five tapas bowls, three drinks and a desert. All were very enjoyable.If I'm ever back in Edinburgh, I'd consider visiting again.

my son decided this was the place for him when he saw calamari on the menu...we had a look around at other places but came back to our original choice.we shared a meat cheese platter and he had his calamari and i had eggplant alongside.nothing was left on the plate which is always a good sign for food.didnt try any sweets as we felt comfortably full on what we had.my son said he would definitely come back next time we venture into edinburgh from the highlands

Excellent service, friendly & helpful staff. Food was delicious and served so quickly! Would definitely visit again. We had a mix of tapas. The prawns were delicious and massive! Thank you problem

9/10Visited last night, normally I go to the cafe andaluz in George street so this was my first visit to this place. It’s a beautiful restaurant. The staff were all very friendly and it was quite busy for a Wednesday evening. There were 3 of us and we ordered a selection of different dishes (maybe 9/10 between us all). It arrived quickly and it was all lovely, fresh and tasty. My favourites included the asparagus with hollandaise, chicken in batter and the calamari. 2 people ordered desserts, the churros and chocolate tart. These were both a bit disappointing. The churros were very greasy and the tart pastry wasn’t nice. Would 100% go back but may avoid dessert!

My partner and I enjoyed our visit here. It was peak time on Saturday night so the place was busy with a nice atmosphere. First time in this one as usually go to the george street one. Staff were nice and polite and the service was competent and efficient without being outstanding.drinks were slow to arrive on both occasions.we shared 7 tapas between us and some bread and olive oil. The food came promptly within 10/15 minutes which we were impressed with.Overall food and drinks were good but some of the dishes were on the tiny side even for tapas. Only 5 very thin and small pieces of asparagus. Again only 5 pieces of beef fillet in the beef with paprika cream sauce, really tasty sauce but the beef was tough, which was disappointing.The ham croquettes were delightful as was the dauphinoise potatoes. The chicken with honey and mustard was also really nice and tasty.The chorizo and black pudding dish again was good, the sauce was really flavour some, with the chorizo cooked beautifully but only one piece of black pudding so my partner never got to try it unfortunately.The battered prawns with aioli were cooked well but the batter was a little too thick so wasnt very crispy but still nice and juicy prawns inside. When clearing the plates the waiter didnt ask if we enjoyed the food which is always a bug bear of mine. Overall a nice meal and good food but not perfect and some really small portions. Would return again with interest hoping to see an improvement on the inconsistencies.

Min dotter och jag besökte denna restaurang vid två tillfällen för det var så underbart gott. Jag testade vitvinskokta musslor, gambas pil pil, vitlöksbröd och crema catalana till efterrätt. Min dotter tog från barnmenyn Friterad kyckling och pommes och glass till efterrätt för 5,95 pund. Kan verkligen rekommendera denna restaurang. Trevlig personal och mysig restaurang.

We came across this restaurant one evening and decided to give it a try. It was busy and we were pleased to get a table. We liked the elegant Andalusian décor and the vibrant atmosphere of this place. We received friendly and attentive service throughout our visit. We decided to order five tapas dishes and a bottle of the house red wine. The food was delicious and the wine was good too. We really enjoyed our experience in this place.

Massive fan of this cafe Andaluz, The food is consistently amazing , great atmosphere , stunning restaurant. Would highly recommend if you are in the area. Would suggest you book first as always busy.

Really enjoyed this place! The tapas tasted very fresh and and really good. Service as efficient and friendly. Dishes came quickly so enabled us to order as we went and allows you to regulate how much you want to eat. If there was a criticism it was the price of the bread basket - which seemed a bit over priced. 4 tapas bread and 2.5 pints of beer £40 + tip

We called in quite late one evening after completing one of the city's ghost walks. We were a bit worried that we were too late, but we were quickly seated and ordered some food, and were not hurried in any way. Staff were attentive and the food was lovely. If we had more time we would definitely have stayed for longer. We definitely recommend, and will hopefully revisit when we are next in Edinburgh

Was looking forward to some tapas, haven't had some for a while. It was ok. Lots obviously out of the microwave,and it showed. The waitress wasn't over friendly,and the place not fully booked. I wouldn't return,to be honest,there are probably better tapas bars in town.

We usually like Cafe Andaluz so we’re excited after making a booking tonight. However, when we tried to order what we usually have our waitress did not look impressed at all. We were told by the waitress this was too much (4 tapas dishes each), and we should take some away. We felt embarrassed and confused why the restraunt would want less money and uncomfortable customers. Funnily enough when our order came it turns out the waitress hadn’t cancelled the said dishes and actually ordered the wrong thing. Luckily a waiter allowed us to cancel these. That meant though, as expected, we still felt hungry at the end of the meal whilst finishing off our drinks. We tried looking at the desert menu for some more food that we wouldn’t be judged for, but as there were no dairy free options for desert we couldn’t have any. We actually ended up gong to buy food on the way home which is never a sign of a good meal! We have been loyal customers to cafe Andaluz for a while but we’re really disappointed tonight and feel that we don’t want to come back to somewhere that we cannot order what we want.

We wandered in off the street and were fortunate to get a table without booking. This restaurant is an absolute gem. The tapas were beautiful and portion size was very good. The service was both friendly and professional. A great find.

Another visit to Cafe Andaluz, another great experience.Friendly efficient service, fantastic tapas. Sweets were absolutely delicious, can highly recommend the Praline Cheesecake. House Red wine is more than passable for the price. Can't forget the beautiful Marta who remembered us from previously and made our visit with her chat with us. We can highly recommend Cafe Andaluz

Voldoende keuze op de kaart, net personeel. Wel was het eten niet voldoende gekruid, sommige gerechten waren niet warm genoeg.

Food was delicious, we went for the valentine special and I was disappointed with the portion sizes compared to those around us who had just ordered straight of the menu, would just buy straight from the menu next time. Other point was we were seated with an awesome view of the castle however it was so cold ! to the point I had to put on my jacket to keep me warm. Just thought you might want to know before you visit.

Estas croquetas son estupendas como arma arrojadiza en caso de eventual pelea entre amigos o familiares.

This was quite an amazing experience for us. We were blown away by the quality of the food and service. We had the paella, and could not believe how wonderful it was. You could not guess from looking at the ambiance of the restaurant that it would deliver such fine food. Highly recommend!

Fabulous food. Great atmosphere. Helpful, friendly staff. Love this restaurant. What more is there to say!! 5*****

We had some very lovely food and wine at this restaurant and although it was a memorable meal, the food was pricey and the service was subpar for the price.

Café Andaluz often has offers for lunch which you can book online. I booked the VIP New Year meal online and received a confirmation email and a number for my reservation. It was supposed to be a nice meal with my family who came to visit until the waiter told me that I hadn't paid online PRIOR to the meal. This WAS NOT shown on the booking page online. I have previously booked online with Café Andaluz without paying prior to the meal with NO ISSUES. Unfortunately, the situation was made worse by the waiter's attitude. I showed him my confirmation email and booking reference and he made NO EFFORT to resolve the situation even when the restaurant was EMPTY. Instead, he gave us menus that charged significantly more than the original offer! Edinburgh has many other great restaurants that I would recommend. Unfortunately, Café Andaluz is NOT one.

Table of 8 booked for a post Christmas night out. Amazing starter platters and very attentive staff. The mains were just as good and not to forget the cocktails :) Compliments to the Chef ;)

Food was really nice, thoroughly enjoyed the quality. We were served by Marta initially who was an excellent host and took our order. After that we were catered by several other waiters who were really not interested and we had to wait for a good 15 minutes for the bill to arrive. Cafe should ensure that one waiter deals with customers from start to finish to keep the continuity and level of service. Most of the male waiters lack customer service skills.

Lunched here on Christmas Eve with friends and everything was delicious and plentiful. I had 3 dishes and was stuffed! All very tasty. Staff were wonderful and very attentive. Would definitely return.

Nice location and great decoration, perfect for groups but sadly food is bland and tasteless and I just wouldn’t bother again

Great food, atmosphere and location. If you like great tapas this place is definitely worth a visit!

Great food and service. Definitely pre book as very popular. Only criticism, was slightly rushed as had an alloted time.

Love this place. Great selection of food and drinks. All reasonably priced. Great service, nice cosy ambience and also provided 10% University discount. Would highly recommend if you love tapas.

Had a lovely table by the window with a view of the Castle. Although very fine and attractive interior, still comfortable and all serving staff friendly, well informed and professional. Would especially recommend the cod, the chorizo with black pudding, and also the prawns. We didn’t need the churros but we couldn’t resist - one portion definitely enough for three people to share. Loved everything about it.

Fantastic meal and service. Lovely atmosphere. Lots of choice. A visit back again soon is on the cards.

Opted for the lunch menu but decided to start with a sharing platter. The food was delicious ... but think we could have managed without the starter. Would definitely go again, but would stick to the set lunch or maybe have a sharing platter and share a single set lunch. We had the house wine ( a sauvignon I think) and it was excellent - and not over-priced.

We've been coming every time we are in Edinburgh. When I book I ask for a specific type of table so my husband can transfer from wheelchair. Every time we are accommodated. The food is just amazing and the service is excellent. Would definitely recommend and we will be back again soon. Thank you

We ate at Cafe Andaluz last Friday 6th December. The food and service were very good, until the waiter came to clear the table. He accidentally dropped the dish with the sauce/oil from the chilli prawns on the floor, which fell on our friends trainers and splashed all over his wife's suede boots. The waiter apologised and brought some wet wipes to clean up. Unfortunately the wet wipes did not fully clean the trainers and definitely did not clean the suede boots due to the oil. We were then left to sit with the sauce at our feet whilst all other servers avoided us. We asked for the bill which came full price... When the waiter came bavk for the payment I asked to speak to the manager, who seemed to grudgingly reduce our bill by 35% saying he was unaware of the accident. When I said the boots and trainers were possibly ruined he said he could give some money for laundry!

Las tapas de paella eso no era paella era vomitado de paella el arroz pegado. La tapa de costillas tenian mas nervio que carne un sabor asqueroso. Los pinchos pican demasiado. Las patatas bravas desde cuando son patatas cocidas con piel?. El allioli bueno. Pides agua y te traen un vaso de agua del grifo con hielo eso si. El camarero que te dice que hables en ingles que estas en escocia muy anable. En fin un sitio para no volver una estafa de la comida española nada que ver nosotros no comemos esa bazofia. Los mejillones a la marinera nada que ver, hechos con cebolla y nata. Encima caro.al cambio son 68 euros un robo

This is a great find in Edinburgh. Great environment, food and service at a reasonable price. It's busy, so it's best to book in advance.

This was truly a beautiful meal. The selection of tapas was varied - despite a couple of dishes sold out, we were not disappointed with the alternative choices. A great selection and then we had desserts and again they were beautiful, I loved the chocolate tarte! Highly recommend and pre-book so not disappointed.

We have eaten often in various Spanish restaurants. Now getting old and wrinkly it is easy to get Spain to come to us. We have tried both the Andalusia restaurants in Edinburgh: this is better. With lovely furniture and lots of space it has lots of atmosphere. The staff are quick, attractive and welcoming. There is menu from which to choose. We reckoned that five or six tapas is about right for two people. They also have a good wine list.

Extensive tapas menu, suitable for lunch or dinner.

Nice location near the museum. Prompt and courteous service and good atmosphere. Excellent tapas, would definitely eat here again!

Atmosphere is great and staff very helpful and friendly. The food was really tasty and the recommended wine also good.

We shared two set menus between four of us as and had s as fantastic selection of all our favourite tapas dishes. Food and wine both excellent. Decor and atmosphere both spot on and staff were excellent. Highly recommended.

My friend and I love the food here and we were not disappointed. Mussels weren’t as good as the last time, but still quite nice so I have nothing wrong to say.

We stopped here for a late lunch. As a family of five we had a selection of 6 different Tapas and also a fish paella. The food was delicious and the environment was pleasant too.

Stopped off after visiting the museum around the curbed for a late lunch. The staff were amazing along with the food. Something for everyone

Visited here as a party of 7 on a Saturday afternoon. Restaurant was really quiet. Good selection of food at reasonable prices. Service was fine. Would return if in area.

We had a late lunch here and had a wonderful meal. Food was fantastic with wide choice for everyone (we had vegetarians in our party) and the service was excellent. Thoroughly recommended. We will be back one day, I hope

Saturday evening, mixed couples, families, parties. We were downstairs. Good friendly atmosphere. One of our party allergic to chilli. Waitress very helpful in this respect. Great menu, lots of choice, all well cooked.

Hotel receptionist recommended this restaurant. Some years since I have had Tapas, but I thought the food was excellent and very good value for money. The restaurant was spacious and the seating comfortable, the service was excellent.

We had passed here a few times and then decided to pop in on Sunday afternoon. Had the Sunday special of 3 tapas and a dessert. Lots of choice, good service, food was nice, dessert was really good. Good value, nice restaurant.

I visited with 4 friends on Saturday 12th October. My friend had received a rude call on the Thursday to confirm if we were attending on Saturday. As it was a big booking and they wanted us to confirm. (Her gran had just passed away and she wasn't sure if we were going but we decided to go to cheer her up).

Fabulous tapas at Cafe Andaluz while in Edinburgh for the Festival - we ordered 3 tapas each and of course a jug of Sangria - felt like we were back in Spain. Great ambience, large restaurant but service fantastic. Food was amazing and we couldn't finish it all. Location is great just off the Royal Mile but away from the crowds. Great price and will definitely go back.

Excellent service, great food and a relaxed atmosphere. It was a Sunday and very very busy yet the service was prompt and friendly.

Il ristorante spagnolo è situato vicino al famoso Elephant House, posizione comodissima da raggiungere. Appena entrati sembrava di essere in Spagna, sensazione data dal personale spagnolo e dalle decorazioni della sala. Insieme alla mia ragazza abbiamo preso una sangria buonissima e abbiamo ordinato una paella mista di carne e pesce. Dopo un’attesa di 30 minuti, anticipata dalla scritta sul menu e dal cameriere che ci ha avvertito prima dell’ordinazione, ci è stata portata una padella enorme piena di paella, per quanto riguarda il riso, il pollo e i gamberi erano eccezionali, le cozze invece non ci hanno convinto totalmente, sembravano un po’ vecchie e le abbiamo lasciate da parte.

Met een groep van 12 personen tapas eten is niet te doen. Het eten werd koud geserveerd terwijl warm de bedoeling was. Erg jammer.

I dined with my friend two weeks ago at Cafe Andaluz for dinner. We shared the seafood paella. We both got food poisoning from it later that evening. I complained to the company and they sent me to another website to confirm what I ate and what happened. It has been two weeks since the incident and complaint and no one has got back to me. One of my colleagues at work told me she dined there two year ago and the same thing happened. She got food poisoning, complained and no one ever got back to her.

Location: very close to the Royal Mile so central old town, close to grass market etc.

Maten var god, men tydeligvis veldig vanskelig å få mer aioli til brødet. Ellers grei betjening ( ble servert av 3 forskjellige). 41 pund for mat og drikke til 3 personer.

We spent almost 1h waiting to get served the menu we ordered.

HUGE TOURIST TRAP Tapadas had little fish but all batter. The ice tea was laughably packed to the top with ice, more like ice with a drop of tea. The service was no better, DO NOT EAT HERE unless you like being treated poorly and having your money taken from you

I'd booked for a birthday lunch and we got a table with a lovely castle view. Nice vibe inside and pleasant staff. We ordered various tapas to share but didnt realise they all come out at once. Some of the food was warm not hot to start with. If you want to take your time eating over a leisurely lunch you've got cold food. So either order a bit then order more or ask if food can be served staggered. Some nice dishes.. not the most authentic I've had but some tasty.

Would highly recommend this restaurant. Amazing tapas, great cocktails and beer. The service was fantastic with all the staff very friendly and helpful. The food came within 15 minutes and was never left without a drink. We shared a dessert as well and it was amazing!!

El restaurante es elegante y céntrico pero las tapas son pequeñas y algunas son poco parecidas a las que tomamos en España, quizas adaptadas a sus gustos

We hadn’t had Tapas since Majorca and this place did not disappoint. The staff are attentive & friendly while the food is fresh and delicious. We chose a sharing platter and three other dishes. Gambas pil pil, croquettes and pimientos de padron. The waiter checked we were happy to receive the sharing platter first then all three tapas dishes came out piping hot and the same time. We treated ourselves to Churros for dessert and coffees. Plus Gin and Beer! I thought it was reasonably priced too at just over £50. Definitely get a meal here but I’d say they’re booked solid at weekends! Brilliant restaurant. Denise

What a wonderful end to our fantastic fringe experience! Brilliant food, fab service and yummy cocktails. Our super smiley waitress, Flo helped us out with our food order as never eaten here before. Will definitely be back!

Service was good, unfortunately food was not inspiring fish tapas disappointing as was potatoe bravis Steak and garlic bread good

We had a very good meal here, but it was clearly hit hard by the crush of humanity that is the Fringe. Most Scots prefer pub food to seafood (over 90% of their catch is exported) so this is a tourist restaurant. The food was very good, service was also reasonable, and the wine selection was surprisingly good for Edinburgh.

Went for the Sunday special. It was worth the money as we were all stuffed and enjoyed 15 different dishes. We would have preferred a larger table as we had no room to move 5 people round a table for 4 with drinks and all those dishes did make it very comfortable. We had reserved a table in advance so expected better. A great choice to choose from.

This restaurant is beautifully decorated and is brimming over with atmosphere and ambience. The menu is heavily biased to Spanish Tapas and the choices are extensive enough to please even the pickiest eater. Food quality is excellent and the individual dishes add great colour and appeal on the table. Service is efficient and restaurant management is ever-present to ensure Cafe Andaluz offers everyone a great eating experience.

The quality of a restaurant can easily be judged by what the 'back' is like. Here it gets dumped on the pavement. Ie. the service is superficial, a tourist gimmick.

Getting somewhere to eat when the festival is on in Edinburgh is not always easy but we were lucky enough to get a table here

We are at the fringe and ate here early evening, tapas and draft Spanish beer. The muscles were luscious, tortilla to die for, artichokes and asparagus, a light tasty evening meal. Wonderful.

En helt unik og smakfull matopplevelse! Vi bestilte 6 forskjellige retter, og alle smakte helt faktastisk. Anbefales på det sterkeste!

Grabbing lunch during the Edinburgh Fringe some fellow performers & I came here for lunch. The service was fine (it was of course very busy) and the food was exactly what you would expect from a restaurant specialising in this cuisine - fresh, well-presented and tasty.

Three of us had a reservation and were shown to our table with menus - then that was it for several minutes. No-one came to take our drinks or food order - I had to attract the attention of a waiter before any order was taken. We had bread & oil as a starter then like other people, the main courses arrived before that was finished. The tapas was all OK but they started to clear all the dishes away before my husband had finished his meal; this was pointed out to the waitress but she said it was 'company policy' to clear dishes - but surely not ones my husband was still eating from??!! One of us then ordered a desert and again this took ages to arrive. It was meant to be an ice-cream in a tuille basket with strawberry. After speaking to two assistants it finally arrived with no strawberry and the ice-cream virtually melted. I mentioned the lack of strawberry to the waitress who took the plate away and she indicated that I should have mentioned it straight away, as if it was my fault! Then cap it all we were given totally the wrong bill, which was for 4 people and not 3. This was the final straw - we told the owner/waitress who took a 5% off the bill - big deal!! We don't visit Edinburgh very often but this is certainly one restaurant we won't be going back to.

Can’t say I’ll be rushing back to this place

Restaurant was lovely. Loads of tables and good decor but the service was still personal. Despite being really busy as it was during the Fringe food arrived really quickly and everything was well presented and really tasty. They forgot our bread (good thing as portions were generous) and immediately and without question took it off the reasonably priced bill. Definitely recommend.

Excellent tapas. Really good place. Lovely setting and decor. Staff were excellent. Menu extensive and exciting. We tried 6 tapas to share. All very good, excellently prepared. Would highly recommend

Enjoyed a lovely tapas meal here. We dined before 6.30 so could take advantage of the three dishes for £15. All of the dishes were good, with some excellent. The goats cheese with chilli orange marmalade was amazing. I've had better service but it improved as the meal went on. If you like tapas I would absolutely recommend this restaurant.

By far the best tapas I’ve had in UK ever! Great choice, fast service and exceptional quality of food. We had a cold cheese and meat platter with chorizo, patatas braves, and goats cheese. More than enough for 2, finished off with a coffee and chouros! Highly recommend!

Lovely food and atmosphere. We had the paella which was well worth the 25 minutes to prepare and it gave us the added advantage of time for a couple of tapas dishes to have as starters. Naturally we spent some of that time persusing dishes coming to other tables (as you do) which means that a second visit is on the cards to try a tapas selection.

Had a tapas lunch from the lunch menu (rather than a la carte). Good deal for three tapas so three of us shared six dishes, perfect amount. Lovey food, service excellent. Recommended.