Charwood Grill in Edinburgh, City of

A very enjoyable visit to the Charwood with 3 tasty courses

Wonderful restaurant, staff are always very welcoming upon arrival and the service provided is always excellent. The venue has a very warm and refreshing ambience, a perfect atmosphere to enjoy a nice lunch or dinner. The decor is also very vibrant and colourful which is a nice added touch. The food is second to none - very freshly cooked, filling and delicious. The ice cream sundaes for dessert are out of this world! Would highly recommend. Five Stars *****

Excellent food and staff Never disappointed each time we visit

This was our annual family Christmas gathering. Menu choices pre-ordered. The service for our pre meal drinks was excellent. Meal served as planned and coped with delayed guests - food was to usual Charwood high standard. Flexibilty of timing of courses was helpful. Overall a great event for the family. The staff were excellent, the service and the food also. The function room provides a great atmosphere for a family event.

Had a wonderful lunch (first Christmas lunch of 2024). Service excellent - big 👍 to Stefan. Very pleasant and attentive.

Andy and Maddie looked after superbly. Highly recommended place to visit.

Excellent evening. Maddie was awesome. Andy raised him game and eventually got us some drinks at the end of the evening.

Had a great night and super service from Andy and Maddie. We’ll be back!!

Maddie who served us was excellent

Another great meal at Charwood Grill. Menu very good and food was excellent and served piping hot. On each course we were asked if the food was to our liking. We had superb service from Kirsty even though the restaurant was very busy. This is our favourite restaurant when we meet up and have never been disappointed. We will be back again for sure.

Yesterday we were served by Kirsty. She looked after us well even although the restaurant was busy. The food was delicious steak pie for me and my friends had chicken pie. I asked to swap the chips for the mustard mash and I'm glad i did it was great. Such an easy drive off the bypass to meet up. We will certainly be back.

Food was amazing! Been a few times now and it never disappoints. Andy who served us is an absolute gent and so knowledgeable about the menu. Top marks 👌

Very warm welcome - bar opened specially for us and lunch was served here although we had a table booked in the restaurant. Made it quieter and cosier. Andy went above and beyond what was required of him as our server. Will definitely return and recommend to others.

Andy was a brilliant server, fired my, fun and very attentive

Fantastic service from Andy, very knowledgeable and helped with our food selection on our Xmas night out. He is a credit to your staff.

We have had breakfast at a few restaurants in area. Had breakfast at Charwood today. By far the best so far. We will return. Booking recommended.

Bit noisy, but that was because business was good!

Very nice place, lots of space to parking! The staff makes you feel at home and the food is marvellous, Sunday roast to die for :)

Attentive and cheery staff made our breakfast visit more enjoyable. Food was good. Surprised that there were so few customers as it is a comfortable venue. Maybe need to advertise more? Cafes in the area are always packed so why not offer traybakes and scones to get customers in. I only saw shop bought flapjacks and muffins on offer which didn't look inspiring.

Good reasonably priced fare. Great staff. I am always happy to eat here.

Post funeral buffet lunch for 50 ran like clockwork. Staff were both pleasant and efficient. Buffet was excellent and complimented by many guests. It reduced the stress and created a pleasant atmosphere for the bereaved. Well done to all the team.

All very good and our elderly group were helpfully seated where our loud voices didn’t disturb other patrons

Lovely food, nice atmosphere & not rushed.

It has a perfect atmosphere for first date

We recently rented the room for our joint 50th '70's theme' party. The staff were so helpful and worked hard to make the evening an fab success. Everything was ready and without any stress or fuss. Thanks for helping us make wonderful memories. We will be back again soon

The food here is always lovely, and the staff are absolutely brilliant! Kirsten was our waitress today, and was an absolute sweetheart with our whole family, including a special needs family member. Thank you to the team for being fabulous!

Nice spot, fairly standard pub/bistro menu, very friendly staff. Food arrived in very good time, the fish on the fish and chips was especially decent (and I'm a regular fish and chips eater). Well worth a visit

Very popular restaurant and it's obvious why it's well liked. They've a great menu and food is presented well.

Nice place to go for a dinner or Sunday roast. Excellent parking, nice and tentative staff. Everything was reasonably priced and food was great.

Went on Thursday for the pub quiz, sat at the bar and was served by Beth. Top notch service, excellent selection of beers and whiskeys. Good quiz as well, very good variety of questions across a range of subjects.

Staff are all lovely, food was amazing

The service and food at Charwood is excellent. I booked one of Charwood’s function rooms for my family and friends to gather after my husband Stuart’s funeral. The arrangements were seamless. Mike and his team were very helpful and efficient and nothing was too much trouble, including playing our own music playlists and showing a video of our photographs on the TV screens. The waiting staff did a great job of regularly serving and topping up teas and coffees and taking the drinks orders. The feedback from guests about the buffet was very good. It is an excellent venue with plenty of parking. Highly recommend.

Lovely waitress didn’t get her name but very helpful and cheerful. All the waiting staff were excellent 🥰

5 of us visited this restaurant for an evening meal. Service was great with friendly staff. A huge menu with plenty to choose from the food was plentiful and tasty. Dogs are welcome in the bar area, and staff kindly provide a drink and tasty treats for your pooch.

Food and service was great but £3.50 for a half pint of cola! That was the only downside.

I had enjoyable 80th birthday party. Everything was perfect

Had dinner here this evening and it was lovely, we arrived and were greeted promptly with a very cheerful host then 2 minutes after sitting down we got asked if we wanted drinks which were brought again very promptly. Food was lovely and service was also good staff very friendly and attentive

Booked a table for 2 people for lunch at fairly short notice based on a recommendation - turns out it was well-founded and absolutely worth the visit. Friendly staff, delicious food, lovely setting - very happy to pass on the recommendation to others. Thanks again to the team for a great meal. Ross

This place obviously thinks it's upmarket with over priced out of town location food and drink, the staff are great and friendly.

We had a lovely meal provided by the friendly and efficient staff. It all provided a lovely atmosphere to celebrate our Ruby anniversary. By the end all of the 17 members in our party were complimenting the staff on the meal.

Great service, plenty of choice. I would return. Thanks for the extra you did for the 70th birthday we were celebrating. one small thing is that we came in the door that said restaurant and function room. when we entered the restaurant we were told how did you get in and told to go over to the the other door. That door should be closed or a sign to indicate to use the main restaurant door.

Excellent meal , first class service lovely atmosphere. I'm very glad our friends chose to meet up here worth a revisit when we are in EDINBURGH again. good selection on the menu and freshly cooked.

Very easily accessed with plenty of parking. Food good quality cooking with choice for everyone’s taste, using local produce. Important to book as it’s a very popular destination!

Reasonable cooked brunch selection with so-so vegan options. No cereal breakfast options. Portions are generous and nicely presented offering good value. Ambience is pleasant with different kinds of seating to suit all needs. Service is patchy; some of the staff 'serve the food' with little warmth; one was super-friendly; one other (who claimed he was a manager) was downright rude. Good luck!

Attentive staff and excellent food.

Attended reception after a funeral

We all thoroughly enjoyed our lunch.

Stopped in for lunch, had the soup Of the day (minestrone) and goats cheese focaccia roll. Absolutely delicious and ice cream sundae dessert 🍨 highly recommended

Staff were friendly and very attentive, food was good

Great meal and service. We had a lovely table at the window with lots of room. Really enjoyed our meal. Thank you

Long time since I have been here. Nice atmosphere, very pleasant staff. Very nice chips and lovely gravy. Chicken pie was okay, just a bit stodgy.

Great food, lovely place, happy staff!

We had a lovely meal here on Sunday evening. The steak pie was excellent as always.

Lovely morning roll, delicious coffee as well

Fantastic food and service ! Really, REALLY nice burgers too !

Friendly, cheery staff. Roast dinner was amazing!

The restaurant was busy when we visited but all the staff were polite and attentive and our meal was paced excellently. The food was also excellent apart from the blackberry and apple crumble which was stodgy.

There were two funeral wakes on and we arrived 25 minutes early but they managed to accommodate us quickly. Service was good but we had to ask for water for the table and not offered it ? We both emptied our plates of fish and chips and the desserts were delicious. We asked for our bill which had service charge already added but we had to ask if we could pay at the table or go up to the desk to pay It’s a lovely place really enjoyed it.

Excellent service. Friendly place though quiet. Food very good, my fajitas very filling though could have done with an extra wrap. A minor point. Decent prices too. Well worth a visit

Before we go inside the restaurant the staff are very friendly,and helpful and food are great 💯 the restaurant very clean

Far to expensive for the actual food that you are paying for. Just as good quality food can be found at the Toby Carvery and Wetherspoons at a much lower price. Very unimpressed.

Great choice of food at good prices and the food we had tasted good. Attentive waiting staff and didn’t wait long for food after order. Would definitely go back again.

Made a difficult day (mother’s funeral) a lot easier. Good food, great service. James and his staff were all over it. Thank you guys 🙏🏻

Lamb shoulder best I’ve ever tasted. Wine great, Crumble dessert also excellent. Friendly service, easy access, plenty of free on-site parking.

Stopped here for breakfast before going into Old Town. It's an ultra clean and stylish restaurant with a calm, relaxing atmosphere. The food was scrumptious with superstar presentation. I recommend going during off hours before the rush hour if you want to enjoy the wonderful five star peaceful zen-like vibe this restaurant has to offer. I say this because I noticed that the place gets packed later on in the day as people wait impatiently for tables and parking. Luckily, I was exiting at just the right time. It's a locals hot-spot located around a fairly busy residential area of Edinburgh yet outside of the nerve-wracking traffic area of Old Town.

Great food, service and atmosphere.... However as a party of 13 for a special birthday, having to pre- order starters and mains was faff, what happened to going to a restaurant, looking at a menu and ordering from a menu, prices charged were not the prices advertised when we made the reservation +10% Overall good experience

Wasn't overly impressed with this place. Definitely not for the price. It's just edging on being a bit too expensive for the quality of the food. Either up the quality or lower the prices. It wasn't bad by any means. I just can work out how people justify such an expensive menu for what amounts to pub grub. If your local it's definitely still worth giving it a try. I personally won't be back.

We booked the Charwood for my Husband's 80th birthday. We arranged a buffet for 50 people, which was well received and nicely laid out on a long table, easily accessible in the room. The staff were lovely and eager to help us with pre drinks for our guests. We were able to set up some background music through Bluetooth. Nothing was too much trouble and we had a lovely evening. 5-10pm. We would definitely recommend booking with The Charwood.

Had family visiting from Wales and they were staying in Mortonhall campsite not far from this restaurant so seemed like the obvious choice. We were not disappointed. 5 of us all had drinks, starters and mains. My son said the calamari starter was the best he had ever tasted. Mains were a mixture of steak pie, scampi, soup and lamb. Presentation was spot on and the meals themselves we could not fault. Obliging staff and a lovely setting. We will definitely return.

Excellent food and service When booking online why do you ask a second time for details of the reservation?

Family big birthday meal for 16, age range 4 to 70. Some family members hadn’t seen each others for years, some were new members and hadn’t met everybody. We used the Balfour Suite which met our needs in terms of space but would have been even better with more daylight (it was a beautiful day but we couldn’t see much of it unlike the main restaurant or other function suite). Booking couldn’t have been easier - all done on line / via emails although I’m sure you could do it in person / by phone if you preferred. Ordering food in advance meant the kitchen can be prepared. With hindsight I’d ask for a drinks menu to spare the staff the ordeal of trying to get a drinks order out of the initial chaos. No one got lost getting there, it was accessible by public transport and for someone with a knee injury and stick and the toilets were close by (also handy for the children). We were all able to sit at a large table together and have 2 small tables for the children to draw / play with Lego (we brought supplies). We were able to move around between courses and interact. It was a very relaxed and happy occasion. Everyone enjoyed the food - it’s a good menu with something for everyone including a vegan and vegetarian. The children were well catered for even if they were too excited and busy to eat much - the milk shakes and ice cream sundaes went down well, the fresh fruit (provided on request to help them get their 5 a day) not so much! Big parties (even if nice which I hope were) are a nightmare as I know from personal experience! Charwood’s staff managed our rather chaotic gathering with good humour, friendliness and professionalism throughout. Staff are a business’s greatest asset. Charwood’s are gold medal standard.

We had a lovely time as usual, thank you, we'll be back again soon!

We have a lovely dinner for a family event, (23 of us) in the function room. Everyone enjoyed their meal and the staff couldn't have been more helpful. Planning the dinner was made very easy and nothing was too much trouble. THank you to all the staff.

Very nice meal from nice friendly staff.

Lovely spread provided for my Uncles wake. Good service, friendly atmosphere.

Booked for a quick late lunch and was so impressed by the friendly, prompt service and the full gluten free menu for my coeliac friend! Soft serve ice cream was such a vibe too.

Lovely night, thoroughly recommend food good, service great

Superb lunch celebrating my father's birthday. Service was excellent and food delicious - thank you for making the event so enjoyable, we will be back.

Went here to celebrate a family members birthday, service was awful staff not helpful and was rude everything was an issue with the staff, they made us all feel unwelcome and that they did not want to serve our table of 17 people, their attitude was awful. Food was poor, fish was "swimming in oil", burgers were raw.... the attitude we got was "what would you like me to do about it" out of our party there was 1 child whose meal was last to arrive at the table 10/15 minutes after the adults were served! £400 on a meal that not one person enjoyed!! We have been here numerous times, sadly you can see this place is going down hill and we will not be returning, staff need to be trained in customer service as every member of staff lacked in it.

We tried the steak special - two portions of sirloin steak & chips and a bottle of house wine. The steaks were generous, cooked to perfection and the house wine was excellent. Finished off with a portion of cheesecake and lemon posset. Attentive staff followed my instructions to have a bottle of prosecco chilled on arrival. We will definitely be back to try other items on the menu.

Lovely food, good atmosphere and our table was near the window so plenty of room. Took a while to get any service but it was very busy so that's to be expected.

Ordered a charwood burger however it came with the plastic still on the burger. Which put us off our meal. Was disappointed as we had heard good things about the charwood. However the service was good

I can't say I'm happy about the service I got tonight. My Coca Cola was flat. I ordered a child's pizza, an adults pizza, a burger and chips. My child's pizza came out last and it was disgusting, so much so my child who loves pizza refused to eat it and my partner ended up giving her pizza to my son and daughter as they were hungry. She had 1 slice of her main course pizza as a result. I tried it and it was the worst pizza, dough was uncooked, hardly any sauce on the base. My local chip shop does better pizzas. Another member of the party I was with ordered a burger and it was raw. She returned it and was given another burger and was again raw,however did not want to complain again. It wasn't until after she got her 2nd burger back that I found out and noticed my burger was still pink. I hope for your sake I don't end up with food poisoning. The food quality of your award winning restaurant is severely lacking.

I am a "regular". That says it all.

Great little restaurant been a couple times always good service friendly staff and nice food

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Good food and service.

The young waiter was amazing and it was lovely talking to him about him going to uni soon. He was a credit to Charwood

Excellent meal and service. As we come here frequently, it would be good to see some more variation on the menu, and more choice for people with smaller appetites. Have you ever thought of doing a special lunch menu?

We had a great meal here on Saturday 10th of August, 4 adults and two pre schooler kids. The food was great and the pleasant family atmosphere was very relaxed. All the staff were professional, friendly and helpful. The management were attentive to our needs and addressed any requirements we had.

Sunday lunch, I’m a fan of lamb, is undoubtedly one of the best around. Perfectly cooked. Lovely staff. Plenty parking. What more could you want

Really disappointed by the food.. chicken and mushroom pizza with tinned mushrooms.. disgusting. The pizza base was like hard rubber. Really disappointed. Roast beef Sunday roast was ok but nothing special. Again really disappointing. The staff were really friendly and helpful. Just unfortunate with the food.

Fantastic restaurant. We had a delicious meal and plenty of choice. Will definitely be back.

Great, thoughtful staff and ideal being able to take dogs.

Lovely meal , staff were very friendly & efficient…cannot fault at all …thank you

Easy booking process and helpful staff. Food was great. Drinks not cheap but good service. Great set up for funeral party with tv monitor to plug laptop into for slideshow. 👏

Overall good! The food is of a certain standard and the price is commensurate with it. If the service is in place, there should be certain training.

Fab waiter who had lots of time to chat with us.....food was delicious..and the sun was shining so we ate outside. Really lovely afternoon with my friend and a glass of fizz.

We had a lovely early dinner. The staff were very helpful and efficient.

Enjoyable evening with 3 generations of family. Food was good and plentiful. Service was cheerful and prompt. Menu had something for everyone.

Wasn't my best experience I had ceaser salad no dressing on salad chicken was nice but a bit dry also the caramel brownie was very cold and hard.