Ratho Park Carvery in Edinburgh, City of

great food, great atmosphere, great service, acceptable prices, AMAZING music, just overall good vibes! fairly cheap for a good quality carvery although their meals are a little more expensive than for example wetherspoons, but i think the atmosphere makes up for it guitars all over the walls, feels like a 60’s-70’s american diner them with many classic songs playing, banish artwork on canvas prints around the walls just a great place to go out for a wee meal or drink

Stopped in for supper and it was great. Staff was very good and the fresh fish and chips was delicious.

We have regularly visited the ratho park as a family of 6 and always enjoy the food and service is always great. There is an outdoor park for the kids to play in, on our recent visit we learned there is a kids play area, sadly was closed (26/9) for repairs but would be great to keep kids entertained

Owners opened a pub in Dalkeith and closed it with no notice to the staff. Dont support these crooks.

Will not be returning. Food was dreadful.

Would never go bk again half meals finished before I got my first drink waited nearly an hour for meal then they got order wrong terrible service never again

Quality of food was good for the price. Service was a bit slow but the staff were very helpful and friendly. Nice family restaurant. Kids play area inside and outside

Service was shocking considering the place was quiet. The waitress taking our order looked like she couldn’t be bothered and walked away when we were giving our order. It took at least 20 mins for someone to bring our drinks over. Wouldn’t recommend

Just popped in for coffee and a desert. There was no one in when we got there at 1pm. The girl behind the bar was very pleasant and took our order in good time. I can recommend the millionaire shorbread and custard!!!! As the afternoon went on, there were quite a few patrons came. I would say it looked a bit dated, especially the very pink ladies' loos.

Amazing food and drinks and the girls there were really pleasant and nice. Will be a regular place for us whilst in Edinburgh. Couldn't recommend enough and the chicken and beef curry is amazing!!

Was with my daughter and grandson today.the food was good. The service at 1st was good. After we ate our main meal nobody came and asked if we wanted anything else. The empty plates laid on the table for well over 30 minutes. My daughter ended up asking for a dessert menu then ended up having 2 go up and put in an order. The place was not overly busy so no excuses. I have been before and everything was excellent. Will try again and hope its like the 1st time

Lovely place helpful people,foods are great

The food is okay, but I didn't like the employee's behavior. I asked her to cut the burger in half. The order came and she didn't cut it. I asked her to cut it. She said to me, "Do you have a knife?" I'm sorry, but that's your job.

Booked a table for 5 for a meal at 7pm. Told the restaurant was open until 9 pm but obviously on this occasion the staff were looking for an early night. A quiet evening with only one more table occupied. Everything was rushed and very little dialogue with the servers. Two popular items on the menu not available. Food mediocre. 7.40 asked for apple pie for dessert to be told not available as kitchen was closed and oven turned off. No offer of coffee and staff attempting to clear the table as some of our party still eating. Never felt so unwanted and certainly won't be back.

Unfriendly serving staff, no atmosphere , large plates of food but all just tasted the same , bland ....would never recommend and definitely won't be back...

Bit expensive but my father in law paid 😆 aside from that nice staff great food

Went to Gary's memorial, and the staff and owners gave us the best service and food that you could wish for. Thank you so much.

Fantastic experience, family friendly and the food was fantastic. Great indoor and outdoor play area.

The food was fantastic with generous portions sizes. Very reasonably priced too. Staff were brilliant and very friendly and helpful. There is an indoor kids activity room with lots of toys and outdoor play park. Plenty of free parking too.

Great find recommended by campsite. Food reasonably priced for decent portions. Just one issue - if you don't like onion don't order the steak pie (full of it). Lovely other than that. Waiter was very pleasant as well

We arrived one hour before the closing time and a girl put us out in a really bad mood.

The young guy who was working at the carving station was amazing. The food was great. The landscape around was breath taking.

Traditional Scottish cuisine. Staff is nice and friendly but when busy thinks take longer than expected. Nice carvery and menu options. Good place to go with family

Nothing vegan on the menu but the chef was really accommodating and cooked us a special vegan meal. Thank you again!

Really nice set of staff who make a special effort to look after dogs that come in.

Food was cold the carvery was all dry wouldn't go bk even the kids meal was disgusting

One of the best steak pies you will find anywhere.

Can't say much about this place other then when my wife and i along with another couple walked up to the entrance an apparent fist fight had broken out between what appeared to be two patrons and then staff standing outside got involved i believe. (They were wearing all black like wait staff). Needless to say wife and i turned around and left.

Great place to eat, portions very generous, friendly staff, reasonably priced

Nothing to do on a Monday evening or any evening tbh you wouldn't be wasting you're time with a wee trip here. Very inviting friendly staff and slightly elevated gastro pub food cooked well and served with a smile. We sampled the lasagne and fish and chips and they were both excellent nice portions and well cleaned up. We are going to start going regularly and will try everything on the menu thanks for a very tasty treat.

Good for kids, pity the beer choice is extremely limited

American 1950s/60s-themed pub/carvery style restaurant. Good food, good service and we didn't have to wait for a table when we went.

The carvery on a Saturday and Sunday is excellent good selection of vegetables and generous amount of meat

Tables sticky and all different styles . Upholstery worn and dirty . Not sure how a burger can be so tasteless. A portion of nachos on the main dish burnt to a crisp. Mum’s omelette looked good and was enjoyed. My partner’s Sizzling fajitas were not sizzling . The place is tired and fairy lights don’t make it special.

Exactly what you need for a Sunday lunch

Lovely food, very reasonably priced. We had carvery and plenty of it, very tasty.

My family and I have been regular visitors for a few months now, always friendly service and delicious food. Today was completely different. We waited quite a long time for the main course but it is Sunday a lot of work I understand we will wait. 10 minutes after the second course was finished the waitress came over and took away only part of the plates. No one came back for more and no one offered dessert. We waited another 20 minutes at the table. No one was interested in us. It wasn't the fault of the large number of guests because 3 waitresses were standing at the console and chatting, when we left another two waiters had free time. As guests we felt disrespected and are unlikely to return there again.

Great food. Casual dinner. Good music. We will come back when we visit eddinburgh again

Sunday carvery was delicious, great service from the chef and waiting team! Definitely be back.

Food was terrible I had chicken fajitas looked more like dog food full of grizzle and black meat the steak pie was salty and the kids nuggets were so dry.service was poor young girls working and not a smile In sight. I felt like I was asking for gold when I asked for cutlery as our dinner was sitting going cold. WILL NOT BE RETURNING

Went to this place had a fish when it came to table it smelt couldn't eat it so asked for a box to take it away was going to give it to the dog the service was rubbish the young girl was OK but rest was rubbish had to ask for desert menus and ask to clear empty glasses when home started to take batter off fish and it was really smelling made my freind sick didn't give it to dog threw it in bin

Lewis the chef was the king of meats great customer service and very friendly food is great and atmposphere lovley would recommend 👌

Staff very friendly not over the top helpful quick service I had the carvery. Excellent . I've been here before both times served excellent food.

Food was OK but nothing great potions size was not great came home and made a Sandwick was still hungry chips were cheap and nasty went with family.

Negatives: Kids play area closed so our disappointed kids got to sit and look at the area whilst they ate but couldn't go in. Kids macaroni stone cold. Haggis balls so overdone that I couldn't chew them. Soggy, untoasted panini. Service sin smile. Positives: Partner enjoyed a cold cider. We left.

Brilliant service, excellent food , brilliant price, lovely atmosphere, value for money, portions massive, will be going back

We went on Monday for food and drinks. The food came quite quickly and was nice with generous portions. The service was also very pleasant as were all the staff. I think that is due for a refurb as that is the only thing that I would say let tha place down. All in all good value and good quality for your money 👍

Very recommended Food was so delicious

Nice food, great prices and friendly staff. Had a carvery and a few drinks on New Years Eve before heading into the city in the bus for the Hogmanay party. No frills, family orientated restaurant.

We booked here for a group of 5 adults and a 4 year old child for a birthday Sunday lunch. We were given a nice welcome and seated in the conservatory. Most of us chose the carvery but one had steak pie and the child had chips and veg he had chosen. Everyone enjoyed their meal. The food was fresh, hot, and very tasty. The birthday cake was taken to the kitchen and brought to the table with candles lit on request. Thanks to the staff for a lovely experience and delicious food. Happy Christmas to them all.

Had a lovely lunch served by very pleasant and helpful young man

Best cheesecake Ever !! Myself and my girlfriend both had chicken fajitas and they were spot on 👍 but the biscoff cheesecake for dessert was fantastic 😋

had lunch with my family and it was fine. it was quite quiet when we were there, but were served quickly and the food was very good (pub food). I had the stake pie, and it was really good. the place is looking a wee bit tired, the kids were excited to play in the kids corner, only to find it was closed, and being used as a store room. The park outside was good, but showing its age. Dog friendly which was also very good! will be back

Place was really dirty and falling to bits. Food was practically inedible. I'm scratching my head at these good reviews honestly..

Excellent experience Alanna at the bar was wonderfully personable helping with local information. We got there as the kitchen closed and the chef offered to cook for us. Good food, large portions. Highly recommended.

Gluten free fajitas was served without wrap but they didn't tell that before. We had to order a side chips but it was billed separately. This is why the 4 stars. Apart from this the food was delicious

Really delicious food, helpful staff and speedy service. Good selection on main menu, very good portion sizes

Arrivati alle 18:45, il proprietario ha detto che la cucina era chiusa (da Google dava alle 8) ambiente brutto e sporco, cibo visivamente sgradevole. Arrived at 6.45pm, the owner said the kitchen was closed ( Google said at 8:00 pm) ugly and dirty environment, visually unpleasant food

I nearly was seriously injured when the staples came out from the seating and scratched my leg

1 7 people went to a carvery ,for my mums 90th birthday. the person who took our booking should have told me theres no carvery untill the weekend .everyone who had chips with there meal were all pissed because the chips were so the cheapest chips ever in our lives.They were burned.

First visit and was impressed with service , and food was great 👍

Called in at 7pm as it says closing time is 8pm. We were told the kitchen is already closed. So don't go there for dinner unless you go very early.

Good food, generous portions. Nice staff.

My wife and I went for lunch, we were first in. I had to ask the member of staff who was waiting on our table if it would be possible to turn down the volume of the music,it was pretty loud. the music was turned down to a suitable level. Our order was then taken ,my wife ordered a gammon steak and said to the lady taking our order that she had an allergic reaction to tomatoes so could she make sure that the meal had no tomatoes with it ,my wife then said just leave off any salad, the lady then confirmed that the meal would consist of chips with gammon steak and a slice of pineapple. 15 minutes later our plates arrived, my fish and chips looked great but my wife's plate came with salad and tomato... The plate was swiftly removed and returned a few minutes later It is a shame about the lack of communication. My meal was really nice and the portions are pretty big. I would go back , some attention to detail required

All our five meals were super good. Definitely coming back here

Great place for dinner. The steak, the meat pie and the Sunday were all amazing.

Only found out about this place through work. Lovely family feeling polite and punctual staff.

Food was absolutely disappointing. Kidd play area wasn't open either .

Great place to stay wonderful hospitality

This is what value for money looks like. Kids ate free, food quality was sensational, proces are superb and the staff are brilliant.

Nice atmosphere, lovely staff and good food

Nice food and good portion size. Will definitely be back! 🙂

Good food excellent staff family friendly recomend food still excellent staff very good food still excellent service excellent staff excellent

1st for me never again never had onions in a prawn cocktail before then main had dry burnt chips so its a place i will not be in again

My wife and I had a lovely meal last night. Both had steak pie after seeing recommendations and it was lovely. Puddings were huge but really nice. Good service and atmosphere. Will be back.

Food was lovely service was a tad slow we had a large group and all got our meals at different times however foos was delicious 😋

Lovely meal in pleasant surroundings

Always enjoyable at ratho park. Very lovely service and the carvery is second to none! Would definitely recommend.

4 of us went for the carvery. The chef was jolly generous with our slices and there was a good selection of vegetables to help yourself from. The restaurant was busy but there were no long waits. Good value.

Food hot, lovely. Service not so great

Food very hot and fresh Service not so great

Restaurant needs a refurb, looks run down in places. The floor was split at our table, didn’t look clean. Carvery food was poor luke warm and not very nice. We hardly ate a thing it was awful, kids enjoyed the play area.

This is normally a restaurant we would go to occasionally, not expecting anything special, but the food and service has always been fairly good. Today we decided to go there and found the service deplorable and the food, after waiting an hour, nonexistent. Yes, we sat at our table after ordering for three quarters of an hour waiting for our food. We asked a waitress what had happened to our order and told it would be another twenty minutes. The manager said they were sorry but they were extremely busy. Not true. They had been busy, but only around a quarter of the tables were occupied at that time. Obviously, they were under staffed like many places. But what really annoyed us was the fact that they did not warn us when we asked for a table that there would be a long wait for the food. The manager did not agree that we should have been warned. That says it all.

You have to try the steak pie, absolutely amazing, so tender it fell f my fork,more than once, the puff pastry everything you'd ever want, I asked for mash potatoes and the girl gave me them from the carvery, very accommodating friendly, my sister is disabled and was very tired,they came and got our order and couldn't be more helpful, wonderful staff and great atmosphere.

My husband and I are regularly there...and can't fault any of the service or food, and staff are all lovley

Good food pleasant staff , very accommodating at short notice

Really nice place for dining in, the service was really quick & host was friendly & helpful. Really enjoyed the fish I had, fresh veg, & very reasonably priced. Will definitely be visiting again, love the area outside for sitting in the sun dining 🍽

Smaczne jedzenie w przystępnej cenie. obsługa bardzo miła i pomocna. Porcje w sam raz,nie za duże albo małe. Gotuje kucharz ze smakiem. Lody też pyszne i świeże. Polecam, Ja na pewno wrócę jak będzie okazja

We had lunch today after a few years with friends. Very tasty food, I had chicken mushroom pie,we didn't wait long for food. for dessert we had ice cream.

Incredible food! You must try this place out!

The was lovely and the service was good. Staff is very friendly. Thank you

Food is way below standard, this used to be a great carvery, but it's gone so downhill.

Es como un Foster Hollywood . El ambiente tranquilo y la comida muy buena. Los platos son grandes y ponen mucha comida.

What a gem! We walked up from our hotel for dinner and enjoyed milkshakes, lasagna and kids Mac n cheese. We actually loved it so much we came back the next day for lunch which we all had a fantastic steak pie! The staff were all friendly, hard working and all around great! Would highly recommend this place if you’re passing through!

Great food and very friendly staff! The prices are very reasonable compared to the restaurants around here and you will find good taste with this lower price. We tried 2 beef burgers, 1 chicken burger, a panini with chicken and mozzarella and a soup of the day so far, and all the choices came with great taste and big portions. Also, the environment is so calm with nice people & good music.

Service very slow, appears to be understaffed, only 2 servers covering restaurant tables and bar. We were in a large party and some were finished their main before others had been served their main The food itself was excellent, well cooked, tasty and ample portions

Disappointed with the place after reading good reviews online. Went in at 6pm for dinner, got greeted and sat down quickly, then it went downhill. The staff seemed very impatient to take out order, and very abrupt. Asked for diet coke and mixed fruit cider, got full fat coke and raspberry cider instead. Then the food order, not many veggie options, so asked for Mac n Cheese, which in a few moments we were told is unavailable, then asked if the Veg Pasta Bake is, which was, so we enquired can they not use the pasta for pasta bake in the macaroni, which the response was negative, so under my assumption the food is made in batches and then reheated, as per requests, which doesnt strike me as a fresh home made food as they advertise themselves to be. Atmosphere was dull, not very busy, staff not exactly very pleasant, menus looked like they've not been replaced for about 30 years since i could hardly read anything on them. Overall, the experience was very poor from start to finish, most importantly staff being very abrupt and impatient. In the end we left without ordering any food, paid for the wrong drinks! and left somewhere else.I have spent over 10 years in hospitality business, and cant say there was any hospitality there at all. I would give 0 stars if i could.

Great place with great food. Very helpful and friendly staff. Nice outdoor play area for kids 😀

Food was excellent as was the service. Definitely be back there

This meal used to be one of the better carveries, but not now. The Turkey used to be a whole Turkey, but its now just a Turkey Joint. The vegetables were very hard , and cauliflower cheese was so stodgy even the gravy was cold, yet it was only 5pm, so still a few hours ro go. Its sad to see this to be honest. Only good thing was the laugh from a young lad called March. He was behind the food counter cutting meats etc, and he has the banter, and was very polite. Because the chap who showed us to a table, but I've seen more life on a bone comb. He had no manners, no conversation, nothing. Didn't even check if where he put us was ok? Never explained anything to us about, you now order at the table , and don't pay till after the meal now. Thank Goodness we have a Toby near us. xxx