Le Monde Restaurant in Edinburgh, City of

Really gorgeous bar and restaurant with a lovely club area upstairs. We had a cocktail making class with Euan/Ewan (sorry I don't know the spelling!). He was a great teacher, good fun and very accommodating, which just added to the experience for our friend's hen party! So big shout out to him. Thank you for a great time, we will definitely be back.

Wow. I have never been at a more disorganized and unprofessional restaurant. Our drink order was not submitted and we ended up fetching from the bar. Then the bar became a disco and we had to move to another area due to the noise level. The food was just average and some of the items ordered never delivered to the table.

Came here for cocktails prior to our dinner . Recommend to us . Great choice of cocktails lovely service . Normal prices for Edinburgh . Lovely relaxing afternoon.

We arrived slightly earlier than our table booking, a member of staff explained that they were training and all good explained the menu for the boozy brunch we received our cocktails (our starter) then came the boards with salmon belongs and cream cheese and croissant with fruit yum very filling they then took our order a small selection but honestly very good choices to be made I opted for eggs benedict delish then once done we got a choice of shots we all opted for Guinness shots along with this you also get 3 glasses each of prosecco all for £35 pp . Just wonderful, staff very attentive and would definitely head back

Unbelievable service from Rosie and Charlotte today. I held a business lunch for 20 people and the staff couldn’t have done more helpful or professional. I’ll definitely be back.

Cuando vinimos aquí para tomar algo, el personal del bar era muy presumido con nosotros y parecía mirar hacia abajo, haciéndonos sentir incómodos. Cuando pedimos sentarnos afuera, la camarera se burló y tuvo una actitud hacia nosotros. Vimos entrar a otros 2 hombres que se sentaron afuera y pronto se fueron, ya que claramente no se molestaron en esperar una edad para que alguien tomara su pedido. Los cócteles eran normales y el ambiente no era especialmente bueno. Ahorre el dinero de su "gente pobre" y vaya a otra parte

Reservé un té de la tarde ya que mis compañeros de trabajo me habían dado un vale para mi cumpleaños. Lo reservé en línea sin problemas, llegamos temprano y nos llevaron a nuestro stand. Presecco llegó y luego la comida, nos preguntaron si queríamos té / café en ese momento, pero dijimos más tarde que teníamos que llamar la atención del camarero para pedir que trajeran té después de unos 20 minutos. Las tazas de té eran normales, no de porcelana ni nada especial, ¡pero la leche se suministraba en una taza de espresso! Intenta verterlo, ¡va por todos lados! Todavía nos quedaba una hora de nuestro tiempo de reserva, nos sentamos y nos sentamos esperando que alguien viniera y preguntara si queríamos más té o un cóctel, pero parecíamos invisibles, ¡nos quedamos con 30 minutos de nuestra reserva para ir! Entiendo que debido a las restricciones y la licencia, tal vez haya escasez de personal, pero no debería tomar tantas reservas en una tarde de sábado. Le envié un correo electrónico y le dejé un mensaje en su página de Facebook, pero todavía estoy esperando saber de usted.

Llegó cuando pudimos pedir alcohol con nuestro brunch, ¡me alegro de haberlo hecho! El personal se adhiere a las pautas de COVID 19 y es muy amable y servicial. ¡Estéticamente, el hotel es precioso! Tuvimos un gran desayuno, unas copas y volveremos para una estancia, me encantó el personal y los alrededores

The young waitress and bartender were fantastic. Service was great and the drinks tasted fab. The atmosphere was good and the venue had relaxed vibes 5/5

Recientemente reservé una mesa en Le Monde para tomar algo con mi esposa para un fin de semana especial en Edimburgo. Al hacer la reserva, debe proporcionar los detalles de la tarjeta y luego avisar por correo electrónico que si no aparece, se tomarán 50.Nos sentamos en nuestra mesa y durante nuestro tiempo recibimos un excelente servicio al cliente y probamos algunos cócteles hermosos. La decoración era realmente elegante y relajante.Durante el tiempo que estuve allí, revisé mis correos electrónicos y noté que habían tomado 50 de Le Monde. que no pude entender mientras estábamos sentados en nuestra mesa. Hablé con el personal del bar, quien le pidió al gerente del bar que lo investigara. Luego se acercó y se disculpó y explicó que era un error del sistema y que el dinero se reembolsará lo antes posible. Le pregunté específicamente si tomaría de 3 a 5 días, a lo que ella respondió que no unas pocas horas, ya que esto le había sucedido antes. Esperé hasta el día siguiente y todavía no había ni rastro de mi dinero. Llamé al hotel y hablé con el gerente de ventas que fue realmente útil y se disculpó, ella se comunicó con la compañía que tomó el depósito para ver si podían acelerar la transacción, pero 2 días después y ahora en casa después de nuestro fin de semana, ¡todavía no hay dinero!Increíblemente decepcionante después de una visita agradable que se vio ensombrecida por un "error del sistema". No me ofrecieron ningún reembolso por las bebidas que compré a pesar de gastar mucho más del monto del depósito, esto podría haberse rectificado en ese momento modificando mi factura en consecuencia.

¡Fui a le monde para ponerme al día con las bebidas y recibí el MEJOR servicio! ! ! Nos atendieron de pies y manos, no podrían haber hecho más por nosotros. Pasamos el mejor momento. Si desea tomar unos cócteles INCREÍBLES y algunos tragos aún mejores, definitivamente debería reservar una mesa aquí. Aaron y Amy son los mejores ???

No tenía la intención de visitar Le Monde hoy, pero me alegro de haberlo hecho, encantador restaurante que estaba razonablemente ocupado para una visita a primera hora de la tarde, la comida era excelente y a un precio muy razonable, respaldada por un personal amable y atento, definitivamente una fórmula ganadora.

Un hermoso entorno con algunos cócteles inusuales. Protecciones de Covid implementadas y explicadas con sensatez por un personal amable.

Fui a tomar el té de la tarde durante el programa Comer fuera. Nada especial en absoluto. El personal era encantador, pero la comida no era nada especial. 3 sándwiches cada uno, 2 bollos cada uno con mermelada (sin crema coagulada) pero con crema espesa de lata. 8 pasteles del tamaño de un bocado muy pequeños, si se les puede llamar así. 50 por 2, siento que porque fue el plan de comer fuera lo que pusieron menos en el plato. Yo NO pagaría 50 si no hubiera sido el plan que me quitara 20. Recuerdo que el té de la tarde era deliciosos pasteles de crema, etc., no aquí, una tarta pequeña de limón, una pequeña rebanada de chocolate, una pequeña rebanada de vainilla y una pequeña magdalena cada una.

Mi amigo y yo fuimos a este lugar para tomar un cóctel cada uno. No habíamos estado desde su última remodelación. Ambos estuvimos encantados con el nuevo diseño, etc. Sigue siendo un bar encantador y relajante para sentarse y disfrutar de su bebida. Personal muy amable, profesional y eficiente. Definitivamente lo recomendaría. Volveremos pronto.

Lo he visitado varias veces anteriormente. Personalmente, preferí el interior antes de la renovación, pero ahora es más brillante. Sin embargo, anteriormente habría dicho que este lugar tenía un toque de clase, pero si este sábado por la noche tiene algo que ver, parece ser solo otro pub del centro de la ciudad. La parte más trasera del edificio era ruidosa y ruidosa. Podría haber hecho con algunos mayordomos para tratar con algunos grupos. Regresaré cualquier noche aparte de un sábado

My husband and I were given a Le Monde Luxury Afternoon Tea voucher as a gift so I booked a table for the afternoon of the day that suited us. The sandwiches, cakes, scones etc were nice enough but the service that we received was terrible. On arriving the waiter asked if he could get us a glass of Prosecco and when I said that it stated on the voucher that it was to be Champagne he said that he would go and check taking the voucher with him. He came back and we were given our two glasses of Champagne. Later we were served our cups of tea, coffee etc. At no point were we asked if everything was ok. The restaurant was not busy as there were only another two tables occupied. We have had afternoon tea many times before in various hotels and restaurants including The Dome next door and have always been asked if we would like more tea or coffee and it does state on Le Monde’s website that Afternoon Tea is served with plentiful tea or coffee. As we had only been served one cup at the start I asked the waiter when he came back to clear the table if we could have another coffee and tea. He came back with the coffee and a glass cup of tea (no saucer) with a teabag hanging over the side of the cup and milk not in a jug but in a small tumbler. Not what you expect to get with afternoon tea and certainly not a luxury afternoon tea!It was very disappointing considering the giver of the present wanted us to have a really nice time. Although we have enjoyed several visits to Le Monde in the past which we have enjoyed we will not be returning. I was there in December with a friend and again the service left a lot to be desired and we were also overcharged but we managed to get that rectified.

What a fantastic venue for a special occasion every thing went as planned by the lovely young lady we booked through staff excellent

Went for a meal with my wife and it was awful, firstly the bread with the hummus was rock hard and actually broke her tooth, not sure what century it had come from, then we found not 1 but 2 hairs in our meals, certainly won’t be back which is a shame as we looked forward to it

Visiting for the first time,Very good lunch, Service excellent,Staff very informative,Will certainly be back.

Good ambiance, comfortable, with good selection of drinks and plenty staff.... But not to accept American Express is a bit 1990’s. Everyone accepts it now. I would not encourage customers to spend elsewhere by limiting payment options, on way back from restaurant on George st we decided to go to Printing press rather , simply because of this backward Amex policy.

Went for lunch with friends. Food was good, and we all enjoyed our lunch, but when the bill came it was a lot more than we expected. There are various steaks on the menu (for an advertised £4 supplement). All good so far. However when offered chips and a sauce two friends chose these, thinking they were included. When the bill came the chips were a £4 supplement per person and the sauce £2 each. So actually the supplement for steak is £10 extra. This not clearly explained. When questioned the waitress agreed that in fact the steak would come (at a four pound supplement) with nothing else if one didn’t pay extra for chips or sauce. A shame because otherwise the food (both starters and mains) was tasty and nicely presented. No point in advertising a lunch deal and not being clear regarding the supplements.

We have been staying in the hotel and we decided to dine with Le Monde Restaurant. We weren't disappointed! Whoever made this food is a magician! Burgers were just amazing. I liked the idea of small plates - like tapas. Once we will be back to Edinburgh, we will dine there again!

We entered by the "wrong" door for the Restaurant but the surly downright rude Receptionist (with dark hair in case you are wondering) managed to make us feel stupid and unwelcome in the first few seconds of entering. Once through the "correct" door we were presented with the 5pm/Market Menu. Chorizo and and manchego croquettes were soggy and the braised chicken thigh was in a tasteless sauce. Would never eat here again and to whomever owns this place my suggest would be to taste test / spot check / mystery shop your establishment. I have given the mark of "poor" for the lovely waitress and barman.

It's all been done up looked good and had a buzz going on as very busy. Glad we had booked a table as people getting turned away. Service was very efficient and staff were lovely and helpful . Great to watch the barmen making up the cocktails which we had to try. Had to wait a wee while as everyone was ordering cocktails as they are sooo good.

Had a drink in here one Saturday night. Nice place and pretty busy. Quite posh and but expect that due to its location. Will probably visit again.

Group of 20 for our Christmas party, had organised the set menu 2 month prior and confirmed a month prior to date, entrees arrived a hour late, mains another hour late and some of the food was cold or raw pretty much un-eatable. Never even received the result, many of us emailed and complained and asked for a refund and received substandard responses saying they are viewing security footage for the event and will be in contact but of course with their many complaints by other Christmas parties we never heard back from them. Do not recommend and will not return, they take no responsibility for their lack of professionalism and service and obviously social media complains will not make a difference seeing as there are many negative fees backs but nothing to be done about.

My friends and I visited the front bar area for a quick drink before we went on a city tour, so didn’t have a lot of time. So we thought it would be quick there as it was not busy. The poor barman who had just started got a little flustered when we ordered a few cocktails, he went over to another barman who was sitting at a laptop doing god knows what, and asked him how to do a cocktail. As time was ticking my friend went over and asked if he could simply help the first chap.

We booked Le Monde having been unable to get into our first choice, The Dome. Good menu with the tapas style dishes that I love, but once our order was taken we seemed to be forgotten about. The food took a long time to arrive and we sat for 30 minutes with dirty plates in front of us after we had finished, despite the waiting staff attending tables next to us. When we asked for the dessert menu it came but the plates still, weren't cleared. Nobody came back to take our order so we just went to the bar to order coffee, which never came. When we managed to get someone for the bill, it came quickly enough, with the coffee on it that we hadn't had. The plates were then cleared as we were paying. I told the waitress that the food had been good and she never apologised for leaving us just sitting there.

WE both think the cocktail here are great. When we came in we couldn't believe our eyes. The old le Monde was gone. It has been modernized, and it has lost it's romantic sparkle. I know companies want to move with the times, but as they say"if it not broke, don't fix it"

Visited with family for drinks and the new refurbishment is lovely but being let down by little things. We arrived in around 1pm and were immediately seated waitress was friendly. Table was sticky and not been cleaned as was menu a big sticky mark down front cover. My niece went to the bar to order drinks and they were not brought to us we had to go to bar and collect them(there was only one other table in at this point). We were joined by my nephew and his partner my nephew found a price of glass on the floor at his feet and had to return his pint of Guinness to the bar as it tasted awful they immediately apologised and he was given an alternative drink. Overall a disappointing experience for an establishment like this.

I've visited Le Monde several times when visiting Edinburgh and always had a fabulous time, whether drinking or dining or both. I visited again with friends last weekend and this time it surpassed itself. We spent about 4 hours there just chatting and drinking and soaking up the Christmas / New Year atmosphere. Fortunately we had a booth and were looked after by the most wonderful waiter / server. Savanna from Canada - what an absolute star you are. From entering through to leaving Le Monde, she was there helping and advising us on wine, cocktails and nibbles. Her knowledge was vast. She chatted with us, got involved with our conversations and laughter, whilst still attending to every customer/table she was serving. Exceptional customer service from beginning to end. We left Le Monde feeling as though we had made a new friend. Le Monde ....... you got it soooooo right with this lady Spot on - she's a keeper for sure!!!

We visited on 3rd Jan 2020. Loved the 'old' Le Monde. It was classy with a great vibe. We can't see any improvement with the refurb. Unimpressed. The table we had was small and akin to a McDonald's restaurant. The ambiance was set by the staff who insisted on throwing bottles/glass into the bucket and smashing them. Jumped a few times. Food was lovely, but didn't enjoy the tapas type theme. Service was slow but servers were all lovely and knowledgeable. The place was noisy and certainly buzzing. Just not what we were searching for. Missed the old place.

Had a great time in le Monde. Sean made our night, he was friendly and attentive and ensured we had the best night. Highly recommend this bar.

Can’t recommend Sean enough. He went above and beyond to ensure our night was fantastic. Will recommend to all our friends and be coming back for sure!!!

A major health issue with my daughter prevented me from writing a review of the worst Christmas lunch I have ever had the misfortune to experience last year. It seems that things have not been improved upon, which is a shame for somewhere in this location. Everything was awful and the staff were completely out of their depth - possibly agency!

When deciding where to go for our Christmas Day lunch, we decided upon Le Monde for a change, as my husband and I love coming here. As a family who normally don’t dine out for Christmas - wow!! I felt so looked after, the food was delicious and the visit from Santa at the end of our meal really topped off a fantastic day! The staff and service were fantastic. For food I went for the salmon, turkey and the Xmas pudding. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food and really appreciated not having to cook for ourselves!! Would highly recommend Le Monde not just for Christmas, but for any occasion.

Le Monde, Le Monde, Le Monde.. come on guys.. what’s going on? Your Christmas Day lunch was a fiasco .. you can’t be charging £70 a head for a meal that I’d struggle to be happy paying £20 for. You should have read reviews about your food before Christmas Day and learned from the comments. Your reputation has seriously really taken a knock. So many things went wrong... pre ordered food arriving incorrectly, not once did I actually eat at the same time as my partner due to food being sent back for one reason or another.. it was cold, tough, tasteless and the Christmas pudding was so inedible there was no implement in the whole place that could be found that could slice it. I asked for butter for my roasties and got mayonnaise which wasn’t noticed until it was on the actual potato - another disaster. It was so shocking it was actually quite funny.. don’t get me wrong, the staff were a delight and we could not fault them.. they were so embarrassed but no free round of drinks could possibly make up for the terrible terrible meal that was presented to us. Bless you Le Monde.. but you’re never going to make your mark on the Edinburgh culinary scene with your food... stick to cocktails and champagne or sack your kitchen and get in people who actually care about doing a good job.

My friend and I have visited this restaurant several times for cocktails and have always been impressed with everything about it. We have eaten here once before and had an enjoyable meal so decided we would have our Christmas get together here a couple of weeks ago and were so disappointed. (The delay in the review is due to problems with my computer).

Food was poor quality, deep fried and soaked in grease!! Didn't expect fine dining as it was the market menu but was bad

Very busy in Edinburgh but managed to find this gem. Beautiful interior, the service was very good from start to finish, the pricing was reasonable considering how good the food was. The portion sizes slightly smaller than a Yorkshire lad like me would expect but it made up for it with top quality of the food. Would love to visit again

We had an amazing afternoon tea. Personnel was very friendly and pro active in a pleasant way. The modern but still relaxed decor makes the experience complete.

Beautiful surroundings. Food was fantastic, absolutely love the small plates menu with a great selection of dishes. We had some beautiful cocktails and the service from Kiera was first class.

We were in Le Monde last Saturday for a festive dinner. When we arrived we were greeted by a lovely young waitress (blond and tall with a Canadian accent) who has showed us to our table. The restaurant had a great atmosphere. When we ordered our drinks it did take slightly longer than expected. I have asked our waitress where our drinks were and explained that we have been waiting 15mins for this. She was very apologetic and has arranged for our drinks to be served almost immediately after. I understand that this is a very busy time for everyone so this did not affect our night at all. Our dinner was fantastic and our waitress was very attentive and helpful! We have thoroughly enjoyed our night and will definitely be back again in the future!

After doing our Christmas shopping me and my girlfriend decided to pop in for lunch. Food was delicious and our waiter was so friendly! We will definitely be back when we visit Edinburgh again!

Came in for a casual drink but ended up being a night to remember.

came for a drink and was delighted to get a seat at the champagne bar. the atmosphere was lovely and i was served by a very polite, professional, friendly (and extremely good looking) man. i don't know his name but he had caramel skin and a shaved head and dark brown eyes. stunning.

Truly awful. I ended the meal with an apology from the manager.

Fui por la comida de Navidad aquí y fue impactante. ¿Creen que no vamos a ningún lado ni hacemos nada para poder reconocer los malos estándares! No sé de qué se trata este "real la mode" en las respuestas de este foro, porque yo estuve allí y, desafortunadamente, ¡fue real!

The place looks amazing and it is in a great location but that really wasn't enough to save the evening.

This restaurant is lovely inside, a modern and chic feel. Exotic bar and great drink selection. The food is lovely and tapas style, however the service could be improved. It took a few minutes for the waitress to find us a table and we didn’t get a drinks order for 10 minutes! I feel the restaurant was understaffed. I would return in the hope that the service has improved

Went for a Christmas dinner as a party of three last night, having paid £35 per head excluding drinks. The table was not at all decorated, the service was appalling ( had to wait for ages for our starter, then it was about an hour between main and dessert and another 45 minutes till dessert). The food was disgusting- the main course, which was turkey with all the trimmings was dry and tasteless. Brussel sprouts couldn’t be identified due to changing their colour from green to nearly brown as a result of bad overcooking. It was very obvious that our plates were sitting in the oven for hours with all the food drying out, including the gravy, before being dished out. I honestly can’t remember a meal which was that bad - and it’s being a festive season is not an excuse. It’s also worth noticing that I wouldn’t call myself a gourmet or a very fussy eater. No one at any point came and ask us if everything was ok or if the food was nice. So we never had a chance to leave our feedback, not that anyone was interested of course. So as soon as we finished we left very promptly feeling very disappointed about the whole experience. Not coming back, that’s for sure.

We had afternoon tea booked on Sunday afternoon at 2pm. We arrived early ,bought a cocktail at the bar and were able to have our table. However from then on it was a shambles. A waiter explained we would get prosecco and tea with our food,a while later someone came over and asked if we were just having drinks!!. Eventually our food arrived,but it was much later before my tea arrived. Alovely waitress apologised and said they were having staff problems as a chef was ill. I fully understood this situation as l am in catering and have my own business. However the Afternoon Tea itself was of a very poor standard. The sandwiches and scones were acceptable,but the cake selection was awful. Clearly bought in Mincemeat Pies,Dried out Stollen Bites. The Chocolate Cups ...choc had been overheated and was white and the filling was indescribable,cream with the addition of crumbled xmas cake or similar. A stale gingerbread man[or person]. Looking forward to it but very disappointed and certainly will not recomend

We decided to pop into Le Monde on Saturday for an afternoon drink. We stood for approximately 15 minutes waiting to be served. During this time there was 5 bartenders behind the bar yet only 2 seemed to be serving. There was no awareness from any of them as to who was approaching the bar and in what order. There was no acknowledgement from them to anyone that was waiting to be served. In the end we decided to leave and go Milne’s on Rose St. Where it was exceptionally busy but served within an appropriate timescale. Sadly Le Monde your training is lacking.

So firstly the new “million pound fit out” as the waitress advised is gorgeous - a lovely Art Deco theme and it now competes well with the Dome next door.

My wife, 17 year old son & I had Dinner in Le Monde on Saturday night. The people watching was great! The perfumery at Jenners must have been cleared by the girls to our left - Clearly the cocktails were helping them enjoy the night too. Despite all the comings & goings (really busy food & bar area) the attention we got from the waiting staff was great. The new food Menu is great for staving off hunger & some of the steaks were particularly flavoursome. Slightly disappointed with restricted choices of puds though!

Had to wait a little while for booked table, no seats just standing which was a little awkward. Table for eight out if the main hub which was better as it was a little bit quieter. The food was delicious. I had spinach and cheese croquettes with beetroot sauce delicious and a vegan burger, both burger and roll delicious too. Not expensive.

Visited here as part of a birthday night for my partner. Booked a table in a advance for drinks. Turned up on time and had to stand and wait on the table. We were finally shown to a table. it took a full 20 minutes before we even had our drinks order taken and another 10 minutes before they arrived. The service was painfully slow.

New menu is good with a nice choice of tapas style food. Perfect for sharing too (but you won’t want to!) Indulged in both cocktails and ‘perfect serves’ (all gin based) and weren’t disappointed.

Absolutely wonderful food. We had six small bites between two people and they were all delicious. And good value - since we were there during the week we got three for two. Service was slow to start with but got better by the end.

Having tried next door at The Dome (Fully booked - No Room in the Inn) we thought nearby would be good - Walked into Le Monde and spoke to a young lady who invited us to sit down while they got a table ready for us - Positive start Couple of minutes we were taken through to another room which was very bright and lets call it Glitzy. There was one guy sitting at the next table/booth waiting on his partner I'm guessing. As we started to sit and remove coats and store bags a young man started to advise us if what was available - Only High Teal if you can I ask, No Problem. Went into the Speel again No Fizz Please we will order what we want to Drink. Price is not so important as what we get. What are the sandwich fillings. Insert the speel tape again by which time I am seated as are my two pals and I am started browsing the menu card trying to filter out the verbal - We kind of looked at each other and I stopped the young man, telling him not the worry we would just move on. He had talked us out of staying for what was promising to be a mediocre version of that we wanted or expected as a high tea Nice various filled sandwiched or Brioche rolls, scones and perhaps a choice of sweet treats. This venue according to one of the party had just had a huge makeover ? Lots of money sent - what a waste - Staff in ridiculous ill fitting uniforms, the young lady who welcomed us in to start was warm and charming but the uniform many sizes too small just took us into a cartoon comedy and that was before we were shown to the table that had to be made up, A huge glass and mirrored sparkling, Empty during our visit disaster -

Lunch as usual very good. They have changed the menu which was a bit daunting but I must say there should have been no concern. Food was excellent and staff brilliant as usual . We will certainly be back tomorrow on our last day in Edinburgh. Highly recommended.

We came for breakfast with the children after being told they would happily cater for the children - service was very slow even though it was empty, service was poor and the breakfast was cold in fact I went away hungry. Will never visit again

Me and my husband came here after a really wet and rainy afternoon exploring Edinburgh. We were only visiting as we had a connecting train but due to cancellations we were there for hours! After aimlessly walking around trying to find a nice looking and friendly place to have a drink a bite to eat we stumbled across le Monde. After already having an awful day due to the rain and cancellations me and my husband were in an awful mood as we came in but the waiter who was possibly called Fraser? (I cant quite remember, he had a beard and fair hair) made us feel so warm and welcomed instantly as he seated us and took our order.

Stopped for lunch only to learn the new menu is ‘tapas’

6 ladies out for cocktail week. Had a lovely night even with all the torrential rain until our final destination at Le Monde.

Have been to LeMonde 2 or 3 times since the refurbishment. Always welcomed by a nice team of waitresses / bar staff. A nice cocktail list and also some interesting small plates of food. My favourite is definitely the hanger steak. Don't bother ordering an extra sauce though, it already comes with one which is very nice.

Popped in for a drink last week as we were excited to see the recent refurbishment.

Went for dinner on 14 October. Offered only the Christmas menu or bar nibbles. Shocking disregard for customers. Needless to say, we left and went elsewhere. The fact that there were no other customers should be a clue to management.

2nd visit since the bar was refurbished and it’s just not the same! Le Monde always had that bit of class that nowhere else on George Street had. You didn’t mind paying that little bit more because of that but it’s lost that vibe completely. The new ‘table service’ offering doesn’t work. I asked what tonic they had and the barmaid looked at me like I was talking another language. The front area reminds me of a canteen with an attempt to give it a Gatsby look.

Are you pretentious? Do you like to be looked at? Are you happy to go to a bar with no one behind the bar serving? Step right up! This is the venue for you. High quality furnishings in a great location. However if you just want to get served a drink I’d go next door or try Rose Street.

First time we had visited and when we sat down we thought lets get out of here. Then a bubbly waitress came and made us feel at ease. She explained the menu as it is small plates at very reasonable prices. When the food arrived it was WOW we choose 2 steaks with sauces ,tomato and mozzarella salad, 2 fries and some bread with olives. Everything was so fresh and the tomato salad had a flavour i had not tasted before (that doesn't happen very often). The food was outstanding and the waitress was very attentive. I had a soft drink and the table had a constant supply of water. Great food, service and beautiful decor in prime location al for £42. It is as good as you can get. Well done to the whole team. It was a great effort.

Visited this place on Saturday evening and would advise anyone to go anywhere for a drink but here. Sitting at a table a young waiter who was serving drinks to other tables came to our table and I ordered 2 drinks, after coming over and taking our order he then informed me that it was bar service only. I asked him why he served others and not us he couldn’t answer.

We had dinner in the restaurant. Very good service and very good food. Served efficiently with style.

Service poor, food average, new small plates menu does not work in my opinion. Cocktails not to same standard as before. It just does not have the same feel. It’s a shame as was one of my favourite places to go but not anymore.

Where to start! I booked my daughters engagement party several months ago, I repeatedly went through every detail with the events girl then she left so I went over every detail once again with the new girl. I booked for 150 people, booked the buffet for 100 people and Prosecco for everyone to toast my daughters engagement, I was firstly asked to provide raspberries for each glass, even though we were paying over £30 a bottle which is probably worth £7 each! Luckily the new girl thought that was an unacceptable request so they provided the fruit, I then asked about non alcoholic drinks to be provided as a substitute and was firstly offered a soft drink, which I changed to mocktails. I was sending in a florist to decorate their stage area which was then removed and I was told the stage wouldn’t be there, the florist & I changed the design again! Only to find out the stage was still there on the morning we arrived, we gave in and just went with it as there was no time for anymore changes. When we turned up on the morning to decorate the hall, it still had furniture everywhere & the area where the buffet was to go was covered in crumbs and dirt. I asked the girl when this would be cleaned, she assured me this would be cleaned. I had to leave my sons partner to deal with the hall while I attended the hospital, when I was finished I was told that the events girls had sent a young girl up to dirty martini to move heavy furniture. My sons partner phoned him so he came down in his lunch break from work to help the both of them move furniture. Our florist was running slightly later than planned so I went to dirty martini 45 minutes earlier to double check everything, when I first arrived in le Monde I was greeted by a bunch of bar staff standing chatting, I asked if I could go upstairs and I was told ... well if you have a party go, he then turned to another staff member & said, why is she asking me! I was furious with the lack of customer service, made my way upstairs to be greeted by another 4 bar staff that were again standing chatting and looked like still cleaning the bar, I was shocked when one of them asked how to cut limes which was answered by, well it’s cut in a certain way but don’t bother for events. Then the bar staff started to chat about how they wanted to finish early to get downstairs to Shanghai, one stating it was a black club!! Yes completely unacceptable, I was sitting at the bar waiting for the events girl to arrive so I wasn’t impressed. The girl arrived and I checked the room, I asked her about turning the lights down, she showed one of the girls how to do it which was fine. I triple checked with her and the bar staff about having the drinks prepared and in peoples hands by 9pm for the speech which was followed by a surprise Sax player arriving for 30 minutes, I was told that the staff & manager was aware of this and it was all organised. Our photographer, Videographer and DJ arrived then family & friends, my daughter & her fiancé arrived which was great. The bar had 2 staff members, the dirty glasses were piled all over the bar, it was wet & smelling, people were queuing for some time to get their drinks. Then at 9.10pm i asked one of the staff to contact a manager, the manager came and I asked why the Prosecco and mocktails were not out and his reply was, we were waiting for you to notify us! I was absolutely furious, I may as well worked there, I spent all night double checking everything, why was I paying for any of this lack of organisation. I was absolutely shocked what happened next, they moved all our guests from the front to the bar, pushed the dirty glasses to the side and started laying out champagne glasses and opening each bottle of Prosecco, using their hands to pop the raspberries in each glass! This was now 9.20 and no one had their drinks, I asked the manager if they would compensate me for 20 minutes of the Sax Players Bill as he was booked for 30 minutes and had another event to attend! He said, no! I’m trying to get your drinks out. I actually picked glasses up & started to hand them out & eventually we got the speech done then the sax player played for a little extra time. The problem was that he had caused each person to now be running over 20 minutes, the Sax player, Videographer and photographer are paid by time and it wasn’t about the money it was that they had another venue to attend. We needed the buffet to be out and the cake to be cut before the children left at 10pm. I stopped the manager later and explained my frustration to him which he did kindly allow the children to stay 15 minutes later. My daughter & her fiancé had a great night and most of the guests only noticed due to me not being able to relax and sit down to enjoy the party. It was not my job to be triple checking on every detail, I gave the timings etc and I have spent so much time discussing the night with the events team. The venue is fantastic but the staff are so unprofessional and have no customer service. I am completely disappointed with the service of Le Monde. This should have been stress free but it caused me unnecessary stress due to their unorganised staff. I would also like to point out that my guests were refused cocktails in dirty martini which is ridiculous considering you promote a cocktail list?! I would suggest that you review your training and employ a better events team.

Had a girls weekend in Edinburgh and came here for cocktails. The cocktails were innovative, well made and so good we came back a second night! Highly recommended.

First time visit to Le Monde. Luxurious setting. Reminding me of old school class. Love the idea of small plates allowing to try many dishes. Not a vegan but the decorative beetroot dish was to die for.

3 of us visited the bar on Saturday afternoon. Looked great after a refurbishment. Toilets not looking good though, don't understand why they left them out? Staff friendly enough but got the drinks order wrong, forgot to bring us the menu.

Had a fantastic time cocktails to die for food also good staff were excellent will be back thanks to all the staff who were very busy jxr

Visited on reopening day and loving the new look. Ordered a couple of small plates, which were very tasty. It’s a fairly small menu, but offers vegetarian and vegan options and caters for everyone. The new cocktail menu is impressive, themed on different cities around the world. Service was very good. Looking forward to going back, perhaps to try out the new champagne bar! Ching ching.

We had a very delightful evening.sampled lots of the dishes from the new menu.

Reservamos una mesa para cuatro anticipando un buen servicio. Decepcionado por las lamentables porciones pequeñas y perplejo por la extraña manera de servir a los invitados de forma secuencial y no del todo, la hamburguesa sirvió en un punto, chips 10 minutos más tarde. Si se trata de una cena moderna, entonces no es para nosotros. Los mejores precios se pagaron por una comida pobre. Nuestra tarjeta de descuento de sabor Le Monde fue confiscada al final de la comida y se nos informó que ya no sería válida. Se dio un descuento, por última vez. En total, la experiencia fue decepcionante al haber disfrutado Le Monde muchas veces antes.

El restaurante es un poco extraño, pero la comida era excepcional y realmente disfrutamos de la novedad de los cócteles.

El lugar ha sido renovado pero se fue cuesta abajo, un servicio absolutamente impactante por parte del personal al que no parece importarle

¡Qué espacio impresionante y único después de la reciente renovación! !

17 "Hens" attended on Saturday for a masterclass and a few who had been to quite a few at other places, said this was the best one they had been to. Friendly service, delicious cocktails, thoroughly would recommend this. Well done

Attended this so called restaurant on Saturday with a group of 8 . From start to finish it was down hill all the way . One of our party requested a particular whisky , it took them 15 minutes before they returned to advise they would have to retrieve it from the basement . Some 15 minutes later they returned advising they couldn't supply this but fair doo,s they did offer an alternative and for free .

After a day walking round some of the sights in Edinburgh, returned here for a bit of a relax before heading on for a dinner reservation. Extensive drinks menu here and we slected a cocktail (for my wife, cant remember which one!) and I chose a glasl of Champagne. Staff are friendly and efficient, plenty of space to relax and people watch. It was early inthe week so was fairly quiet but has very pleasenat surroundings. Staff erved our dinrks and also some nibbles to our table. Really enjoyable and a pleasnat part of your day!

We booked a table for Cocktails ordered strawberry Daiquiris they were very disappointing and lack luster . We complained but were given no real explanation or offer of replacement . To add insult to injury we ordered other drinks to be advised no diet mixers tonic or coke . No bar snacks available . Very disappointing for a venue that classes itself as a high end .

Visited here on Wednesday after recommending it as had been before

Arrived in Scotland on a busy Saturday night with four adults and two kids. This was the one restaurant that seated us. Great food, nice cocktails and we cant thank them enough.

The waiting staff were very friendly. The restaurant was quiet but after 25 minutes the soup hadn't arrived. I had to chase it up and was told they thought that it was to come with a sled and main all at the same time. Who eats all that at the same time? The soup was excellent as were the two mains but they took another 15 minutes to arrive. So whilst the food was really good and the waiting staff were equally good the kitchen really needs to get its act together. The length of time to wait for food when the restaurant was quiet was just not good enough.

My friend and i visited this venue, and sat in the lovely lounge bar. As previously, we both enjoyed very nice cocktails. This is always a lovely place to sit and relax and enjoy your drink. The restaurant is closed meantime for refurbishment, however this did not stop the bar from still being welcoming. Looking forward to seeing the refurbishments. Would thoroughly recommend this venue. I visit this place on a regular basis and have never been disappointed yet.

Fish & chips were excellent, service was poor - we had to make efforts to get staff attention a few times. As the ground floor restaurant is being refurbished we were in the one on the first floor. It was very busy and extremely noisy. Won’t be back as there are several better restaurants around the city centre.

The food was pretty good and fairly priced (market menu is good value) but the prosecco is expensive. Good service but we were on a small table for 3 people, would be better for 2, so we asked to be moved to a larger table. We were told it wasn't possible. Very few of the larger tables were used while we were there.

Semi nice place. Asked for a well done steak and got a rare cooked beef instead. Would not recommend this place away all. It has no atmosphere and lacks atenttion to detail. There's better places in Edinburgh to eat

Esto tiene una gran decoración y el personal es muy amable, sin embargo, la comida es claramente promedio. Estuvimos allí como grupo y teníamos un menú fijo. La sopa era tan suave que no podía decir qué sabor se suponía que debía ser. Era de color naranja . . . Supuse que tal vez la zanahoria? ? El plato principal de pollo era bueno pero no muy cálido y el postre de pudín de caramelo pegajoso era encantador. No apresurando la espalda.

Had a fab meal here with a group of friends at the weekend. The restaurant had a lovely atmosphere and was nicely designed. The food was tasty and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend!!

Visited Me Monde with a group of friends. Very disappointed. I would definitely not recommend. It wasn't overly expensive but food and service were awful. Compared to other eating establishments around this area I would not rate this place at all.