Revolution in Edinburgh, City of

Been here a few times and always great, the staff are super friendly and helpful and the drinks are amazing too! We came for brunch before and the food was super tasty and came again for music bingo and the tunes were great! Definitely will be back again soon

Nous avons été déçus par ce bar/restaurant. Les cocktails était bons mais la nourriture vraiment médiocre… Nous étions deux et avons dû attendre 40 minutes entre le service de nos deux plats ! Et le pain de l’un des hamburgers n’était juste pas comestible.. De plus, il nous a même fallut réclamer des couverts ! La commande se faisait via une application et nous n’avions même pas de réseau dans l’établissement. L’un des serveurs nous a offert des cocktails pour s’excuser de l’attente, c’est pour cela que nous mettons 2 étoiles et non 1 … Je pense que c’est un bon bar mais je vous déconseille d’y manger !

Decided to use our voucher that we got for Christmas, upgraded it to include the grazers, and added a couple more. We were served by Cristian who was extremely helpful, and made my birthday special, food was great just enough so we could have extra drinks. Thank you Cristian and look forward to returning xx

Had a terrible experience in this bar all thanks to a lady that said she was a covering manager from revolution in glasgow. We had an issue with both our food & table and brought up these minor issues that could easily have been sorted but the sheer dismissivenes & arrogance she showed to paying customers was next level out of order, we decided to pay what we owed & left and found much better service & friendly staff literally 100 yards round the corner. Have since found out revolution are considering closing this bar & I have to say im not surprised. Seriously revolution your employee that claims to be a manager (nikki) from your glasgow restaurant please do yourself a favor and relieve her off her position.

We had a booking for food at the restaurant but there was no one to welcome customers. After waiting at the bar, uninterested staff said had to go an call a manager to sit us. Long wait to be seated, further wait for menus. When we went to order many things were not available; and staff struggled to put the table number and order. Again bar staff was struggling to process a promotional voucher and simply replied “is not reading it”. He had zero interest in providing a good service; not willing to find solutions or call someone who could. The place was quiet so no excuse there. In all business things can go wrong; what is really important is how staff react to things/solve problems. The member of staff behind the bar lacked any customer service skills and will benefit from urgent training. After painfully watching the bar staff indifference for minutes we left and went for dinner somewhere else.

Servicio genial y comida buena. El local está decorado muy chulo y el precio bueno. Tienen una gran carta de bebidas. 🍻🍺🥙🍔🌯🍺🍻

Service was top notch the guy dylan was BRILL made our experience so fun Athena, Ireland ☘️

Kerr logan, harvey and Lilith were exceptional very knowledgeable about the menu and I can’t wait to return

Our waiter Christian was amazing, nothing was a bother, will definitely be back, great service & lovely cocktails Fiona

My staff and i went for a work night out and the staff at revolution edinburgh were beyond exceptional, krystian especially he was so attentive and lovely towards all me staff and i. Would book here again.

For context, my experience of this place has been on a few Saturday evenings. The main upside of this place is that it's large, when you taking into account not only the ground level, but the basement level too. The main downsides however are a) the bar service is painfully slow (not enough staff behind the bars imo), and b) on Saturday's it leans heavily into attracting club-goers, which means it can be excessive loud in places and can attract some quite sketch characters. In short, there's a chance you might like this place, but no one wants bar service that takes 30-45 minutes, so that needs to improve no matter who the clientele are.

Took them more than an hour and a half to get our food and it was the most bland chicken of ever had

Absolutely the pits. So hilariously awful we will dining out on the anecdotes for years. 2 hour wait to serve 6 out of 7 meals pre ordered in advance, and what arrived was not edible. Photos speak a thousand words.

We ordered hamburger menu. Fries was very burned and they are too tasteless I had ever eaten. Also bacon was too salty. And staffs are unfriendly! We couldnt use the app

Really bad experience. There were various parties in for bottomless brunch and there weren't enough staff to cope. Our booking was 2-4 and we ended up staying til 5 because they couldn't give us our cocktails within the time frame. The majority of our meals came out about 3/3.30 but 3 of our party had to wait even longer for theirs. We did complain because we'd been sat for half hour without anyone taking our order and the staff quickly extended our time slot and gave us complementary prosecco because they were short staffed. To be fair to the staff, they were amazing and did everything they could to appease everyone (we weren't the only party complaining) so this review is aimed at management - if you can't accommodate that many parties at the same time, cut the staff some slack and don't sell as many slots

Everything was very good; good meals; good beer. Why do I need to write at least one hundred characters? Don’t people in Tripadvisor think I have something better to do?

Worst place ever an hour an a half here still no food booked in about 2 months ago don’t go

Had book a cocktail masterclass there over the weekend for my sisters Hen party It was brillant from start to finish definetly recommend to large groups

Decent place but insanely expensive. They charge you for salt and pepper.

We had a wonderful afternoon tea using a voucher which was a present. We couldn't complain about a thing. We sat in a booth which was lovely. We had the afternoon tea that had the burger sliders etc and also 3 desserts. The young women in the next booth had traditional afternoon tea and cocktails. So obviously there are different afternoon teas depending on which vouchers are bought. We preferred our one and had a lovely afternoon. The music wasn't up to much but we are older and not our taste but it was only background music. Logan was very attentive and made sure we were OK and had everything we needed. We will be back

Unbeatable cocktail deals, delightful ambiance, and tasty small bites make this spot a must-visit. Conveniently located near the museum, it's the perfect place to unwind and relax while exploring the city.

Awful, awful, awful! Everything was deep fried, except the deserts, which meant the cheesecake was still frozen in the middle. Even the 1/2 price cocktails couldn’t make up for it. We were in and out in 45 mins. Did feedback and were told that they’d let the kitchen know.

Had a a great experience with my family at this bar to celebrate my birthday. Couldn’t fault the service, food or drinks. Christian was our host and he was terrific, made us feel welcome and helped us enjoy our visit. Would highly recommend!

Went for a deluxe afternoon tea experience and the food, drinks and service was fantastic. Not your traditional afternoon tea but that is what makes it exceptional. Highly recommend

Had a very nice veggie afternoon tea with a pal. Lovely staff, great service, delicious cocktails! Would recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Had a fab time. Great place to catch up with a friend. Had an afternoon, which was nice and different to the usual you would expect.

Great day in Edinburgh topped off with a brilliant afternoon tea at Revolution. Food service and drinks were fantastic. If you want an Afternoon tea with a difference I highly recommend.

It's a nice place. Sadly, they were out of half the menu, and their beer selection is pretty sad, but they made up for it with the food. Do NOT try to use the App or the Free wifi. You will waste 10 minutes filling out forms.

The vegan options were great! I feel like i had a great choice, our waiter Loagn was amazing! He would pop by and ask of we were okay and needed anything else! Food and drinks were great, music was good! Not too wild!

Amazing food, tasty cocktails and fantastic service from Logan! Catering to all our needs. 10/10 service.

We went for afternoon tea. We were served by Logan who was really helpful and friendly. Katie cooked up a storm of delicious mains and desserts. Highly recommended.

Food was lovely. Cocktail making class with Dylan & Cat was brilliant. Lots of laughs! Bar doesn't accept cash which wasn't great and probably the worst dj I've ever heard but we had lots of fun here!

Lovely food. Great cocktails. Lovely staff. Great atmosphere.

Lilith was a great host and cocktail master on our cocktail class for a hen party. We all had great fun with a group aged 20's to 60's. Good value for money. Definitely recommend.

We had an event here Thursday. Big thank you to Katie and Dylan (and Caitlin if I remembered correctly) Katie made sure we were set and stayed overtime to make sure everything went smoothly. Nothing was too much trouble, she was professional and thorough. Dylan held the bar and team amazingly throughout the night. Making sure to remind us of our tab and they all stayed an hour extra as the party was still going. Brilliant staff and great to have the separate location and bouncers to make the night run smoothly. Only slightest issue was the wifi - but staff did everything to help with that!

Three customers and three servers yet extremely slow service. Drinks are cheap but watered down.

Amazing atmosphere and staff so helpful 👏👏👏👏👏

We done a cocktail masterclass yesterday with Lillith and it was great. She kept us all completely entertained throughout. Would highly recommend. Great value for money.

Where do we even start… afternoon tea needs a re-think. I’ve been to several of these bars before for drinks and they have been perfect. How wrong was I to assume revolution in Edinburgh would be the same! Afternoon tea was redeemed via a voucher which was a smooth process when we booked over the phone. It then went downhill from here. Upon arrival, the place seemed clean and tidy and I was thoroughly looking forward to it. After being seated, the first signs of demise were the blue sticky marks on the cutlery and plates. After the members of staff confirmed our order, the food arrived fairly quickly. However, expecting sandwiches, scones and all things typical British, a plater consisting of 1/4 burger each, 4 cheesy jalapeños fried, and a sharing bowl (rather small) of cheesy cheap chips arrived with a small portion of the toughest chicken strips I have ever attempted to take a bite of. This was shortly followed by the arrival of the desserts - a single, cold, hard waffle with pre-melted ice cream and a small serving of berries to add to the tasteless flavour. This also included a slither of chocolate brownie (also tasteless) and what tasted like a cheesy sock but was suppose to be a cheese cake. I think the only good part was the tea which I am pretty sure was an ‘additional extra’ - ironic considering the name of the package. Guess what, even the tea pot was sticky! After nibbling away at the monstrosity, we couldn’t wait to leave. Thoroughly gutted and I feel like the experience has completely flipped my views of the brand. I hope a representative from the company reads this review and decides to try afternoon tea for themselves. I would recommend a few stomach settlers after just for good measure. To be fair to the staff, they were friendly and welcoming but I think even they knew what a poor decision we were in for. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Revolution bar should not venture into afternoon tea. Stick to what you’re good at 🤦🏼‍♀️ There were no aspects of an afternoon tea, no scones, no sandwiches just a small burger, fries and some dessert options that were bland and tasteless. The cutlery was stickier than the floors, the plates had blue sticky substance around it, and the included strawberry vodka shots… I mean, what even are those?!? The chicken was clearly frozen and quickly shoved in a microwave. So tough and horrible you could throw it and make dents in a concrete wall. The only saving grace was the pathway to the exit. 100% would not recommend.

I can’t comment of the food as we didn’t have any. On arrival I had to call to make sure it was open as the doors were locked. After being let in the bar was relatively quiet. Unfortunately we were unable to eat as the kitchen had shut early due to being over run with booking, which I would understand had there been more than 2 tables actually full. I did try to book earlier in the day but the website said it was to short notice, but there were always a number of tables available for walk ins. I was left very disappointed and will not be returning!

So I didn't hate the venue but the broken toilets and missing toilet door has not been replaced since last year!!!!

Great service! Patrick was great :)

Went for Christmas dinner. Patrick served us, the team were fantastic. Made us feel very welcome. Class food

Patrick is just the coolest guy around!

Patrick and all the other staff have given us an amazing experience

Excellent service, excellent prices and great members discount. Specific thanks to the bar staff who created such a welcoming atmosphere with such good energy from the get go

After a last minute visit to Revs on Saturday it could not go without saying how helpful and excellent the staff are, a girl called Lilith (purple short hair). She was very helpful when members of my group asked what drinks she recommended and the drinks she made were nothing but pure perfection. Thank you Lilith for making our night!

Was greated by a lovley members of staff who goes by the name dylan and Lilith. Also great atmosphere with the music and vibes.

Came here for my birthday and the service is incredible 10/10 recommend ✨🙌🏻

Went for a night out here on Saturday and had a great time - the shots were amazing!

Stopped in on Saturday for to try their Bottomless Brunch and it was fantastic. I'm not a huge cocktail fan but the ones they have here are spectacular. I'd recommend upgrading to the premium brunch offer they have as that opens up your options a bit more while still being better priced than a lot of other brunch options in Edinburgh. Can't recommend it enough! I've been on a few nights out here for as well and they've all been wonderful. No complaints!

Super friendly staff and great prices for drinks! Highly recommend ❤️✨

came here for my friend's birthday. the service is fab and the staff are lovely!

I went for the festive masterclass on Saturday and had a brilliant time. Lilth was very happy to answer my questions when I got a bit confused which was super helpful. Planning on going again at some point. Would highly recommend

Places deserves less than 1 star from the experience I had in there.

My partner and I were gifted a voucher for afternoon tea which we endeavoured to redeem today. We were second to be seated after doors open. We sat for forty minutes watching potential patron stand by the door and leave, as others who had managed to be seated after ourselves were delivered food, admittedly it looked a lot like they were complaining about what had been served. The closest we got to putting in an order was when a member of staff wandered in our direction whilst hopefully calling out strawberry daiquiri. When we informed him that nobody had taken our order (so the daiquiri could not infect be ours) the penny did not drop and he continued on his anonymous liquid quest, I hope he found his intended target or he may well still be wandering now. When the clock struck the half way mark of or reservation we asked a member of staff if he could please take our order. He left for a further 6 minutes to check what we were eligible for. Upon his return I asked if he was able to offer us a timeframe for getting food which he was unable to. At which point we left, walked across the road to another restaurant where we received two mains, two sides, drinks and dessert in less time than we’d been seated in revolution at what felt much like the eerie Christmas song filled emptiness the precedes a primary school disco. Unfortunately this was pre paid

The doorman/bouncer was really rude. My sister who is 22 was spoken to really condescending and didn’t believe her age even though giving him, her actual ID. He was horrible and made non excusable jokes that were so wrong. Do not recommend going here.

Got dragged here by my mate three times in a row over three days because he wanted to try and hit on women truthfully would have preferred a scotch bar

We went with a few friends for some cocktails before heading somewhere for dinner and the service and drinks were excellent 🙂 we had been previously last year and they have really stepped their game up recently 👏🏻 Alex was wonderful and very attentive making our visit even better, we will be back!

They put a lot of effort in the drinks that are super! On Wednesday there is a big variety of drinks at a fixed price of 6 £ The atmosphere is so good! 5 stars place

Booked a table of 12 for a birthday, great value for money and good tunes if you’re looking for a wee dance

Loved the drinks, loved the service

Took more than 90 minutes for food to arrive, nearly everyone's order was wrong. Vegan items given instead of proper chicken breast. Volume of food served compaired to price charged felt like being at a 5 star restaurant, Terrible experience,

I had to organise an after-work food&drinks event on a short notice and contacted a few venues, only Revolution was as responsive and flexible as possible, so the choice was easy. Every step of the way our needs were met, from booking to sending out receipts and invoices after the event. Although the evening got really busy at one point, the duty manager was under control and made sure all food orders arrived on time. The guy behind the bar preparing the cocktails was in his element, serving the entire floor on his own. Overall impressive customer service!

The mocktails drink was lovely 😊

I bought a voucher from Groupon for ab Afternoon Tea. When I bought it, it didn't mention that it wasn't valid on a Saturday. The waitress came and explained that we couldn't use the voucher and that we were required to book. The voucher stated that no pre booking was necessary. The manager told us to get on touch with Groupon as there was nothing he could do about it. I asked if he could extend the voucher as it was only valid until 30th Sept, which didn't leave much time to reschedule. Again, he said he couldn't do that. We'll need to take this up with Groupon. He didn't offer us any help or assistance at all, just blamed Groupon. We feel that he couldve offered us an alternative, at least tried to suggest something to help. Perhaps his hands are tied, as Revolution is a chain and he's likely to have limited scope for helping customers. Between them and Groupon, I'd never bother with any of them again. I get that the voucher was basically useless on saturday, but the bar could've made an effort to help, rather than telling us to take it up with Groupon, as he'll know that that's pointless! The voucher definitely didn't say that it wasn't valid on a sat, as I specifically checked that before I bought it as I knew that the only day we could go was a sat! Pathetic that between Revolution and Groupon they can con people into buying deals that don't exist. If you ever see a Groupon deal for Revolution don't buy it! Who knows if you can even use it!

Prebooked a meal weeks in advance, when we arrived they had no idea what we ordered. The servers avoided providing service at all costs. They then wanted to accuse us of lying when only half our drinks arrived. Food was dreadful, microwaved. Ordered a katsu curry which was goujons and chips with curry sauce. A complete kip inside, all that was missing were heroin needles. You can do so much better.

Great hot food and drinks are nice

I think that's probably the worst pizza i've ever eaten, cold, small, tasteless and expensive. Waited like a whole hour for this

They would not accept cash, friend had to pay by card, left after one drink to find a place that accepted real money

The catering was surprisingly good. Straightforward service. A wide selection of "popular" alcoholic beverages e.g. WKD, lagers and fruit ciders.

Service awful, time waiting worse, wrong order 3 times wouldn't recommend

Cheap and pretty nice coctails but they don't take cash - i don't know how people don't see the ramifications of having a cashless society:/

Absolutely abysmal! We went to Revolution in Leicester recently and felt the service and the food would be similar in Edinburgh, how wrong we were. We went to have some lunch, together, we were the first to arrive as pointed out by the colleague himself. We ordered drinks, I showed by voucher which the representative said would be fine and would be redeemed at the end. We then ordered food. Please tell me why, a group of ladies that arrived well after us, were served before us with their food, only then to realise our food was sat on their table, it was then brought to us after a full 5 minutes. We specified what we’d like in our wraps and both meals were wrong. We sent one back, as we didn’t want to cause a fuss. This was only due to allergies. I had the other. A free cocktail was then given to the alternative table. Why not our table? The bar tender had made a cocktail for me, due to making so much, it was given to the other table. We then waited, and waited and waited for the second meal to return. Eventually in was brought out to us. Another colleague came to ask if everything was ok as the initial server recognised he had made a few errors. I made the colleague aware of the issues and she spoke to (what seemed to be) the manager for the day. She came and acknowledged the errors and stated she would give one meal for free due to the errors and the delay in service. Upon paying for the food, we were being charged for the cocktail that I had a voucher for, to be told it was not redeemable but they would put it through anyway. I was pleased to a degree with the final results, but the service was not to a Revolution standard that I’m used to or had recently experienced. It was then pretty obvious that there was a new member to the team, which was being used as an excuse for the errors. Overall, the food was great, but the service, poor. 💫

The only helpful member of staff is Patrick. Everyone else dissapears, food and drinks are as expected, nothing special. Good place for a casual, (usually) quick drink.

Lovely staff, great feel to the place. The food menu is decent though could have few more options but still a good varity and the drinks menu is supper. It also quite reasonable priced espically considering being located in Edinburgh.

Esto es un restaurante de la dictadura cubana, criminal que tiene un pueblo en total miseria, seguro de un familiar de los castros

The nice food , slow in the delivery of food , had 5 fish fingers on a roll nice but the price for the tiniest tin casserole dish of chips £6 total rip off , £10 for a cocktail just full off ice , yes it the festival , heard so much about it thought I’d give it a bash 1st & last . That’s my opinion

We had made a reservation for food but were never given a menu, just a simple “here’s your table” before the member of staff walked away. Instead we had to order everything via their app because not one member of staff came over to take an order from us, even for drinks. Over half the menu was not available and when our food arrived we had to ask for cutlery. When they brought it over they gave us one napkin between 2 people??? Cocktails were good but that’s it. Service was slow and terrible, and the tables around us were clearly unhappy too. It wasn’t even busy.

Swietne miejsce,polozone w niewielkuej oddali od samego centrum. Ale dla zwiedzajacych np muzeum..idealne na jedzonko i super koktajl. Koktajle najladniejsze jakue pilam w Szkocji.

Went for a work night out, tony (manager) and his team smashed it out the park from the welcome drinks, food and atmosphere everything was great! Would definitely recommend to anyone!

Do not go here if you want to dance, dj is not good I’m sorry

Food is a joke I’m afraid, tiny portions of nothing much.

£4. Waited for 40 mins. No words.

The place is nice. We can book for a group of people for a long time. However, the chicken curry menu need more salt, and the chocolate cake is too sweet. Overall, it is a nice place to have fun.

Les serveurs étaient désagréables, nous avons attendu 40 minutes pour un plat de nachos à 9£ qui était petit et froid... la déco est cool mais l'ambiance laisse à penser qu'on est pas les bienvenus...

Bar à l'ambiance agréable mais service très mauvais et serveur désagréable. A éviter sauf pour les cocktails qui sont très bons!

Waited almost an hour for our cocktails ordered through the app, they served everyone else first and by the time we got our cocktails everyone that was in here had already left.

Was here for hen staff very helpful in everything they did for us

Very pleasant experience. Good food and reasonable prices. Cocktails were amazing

The service was pretty quick considering it was a Saturday night and staff were polite. The food menu had a good selection and there was a good choice of cocktails too. However I was a bit disappointed after my visit. The cheese on the nachos did not taste nice and the guacamole was tasteless. One of my cocktails I paid £10 for was 90% ice and was more like a slushie. I could hardly get any liquid out using my straw because of the amount of ice in the drink. Lastly my table was not provided with any cutlery or napkins for our meal so eating was messy.

Good dance music and drinks menu. Only problem is the toilets were filthy with no sign of frequent checks. Someone had been sick in the sink however it was like that for 4hours.

Perfect for an office party or any other party you can think of or just chill with the pals!

I went to Revolution for a Bollywood night, and we haven't had the chance to try some food. Can't comment on the drinks as I don't drink, but the bartenders were so patient and good, they were really kind and also patient cause they managed all the people too well. The tables and seating were also good.

Very friendly staff Cocktails we’re great Food great We will return

Perfect place for students to hangout and organize any club nights

Booked a table for 15 for a hen party, it was for a bottomless brunch. Which is brunch and 5 cocktails pp. Good value for money however, all meals were pre ordered but still waited over an hour. Was 40 minutes before anyone even got a drink of the 5 cocktails. Cocktail orders got mixed up and we're still arriving 5 minutes before leaving time. Ended having to pass lots of drinks on to another group that were there. Food memu was limited for this deal and although a few were happy with food the majority didn't enjoy at all. Over all good value but just couldn't get servic3 right. Pity

Extremely Disappointed with the Security Team's Unprofessional and Harassing behavior during my recent visit to your club. I am appalled by the unprofessional and downright abusive conduct I witnessed, as well as personally experienced at the hands of your security personnel. I attended your club with a group of friends, looking forward to a fun and enjoyable evening. Unfortunately, our experience quickly turned into a nightmare due to the reprehensible behavior of your security team. Rather than ensuring the safety and well-being of the people there, they exhibited aggressive and harassing conduct towards individuals. Not only did your security team member engage in unwarranted physical manhandling, but he also displayed a complete lack of respect and disregard for personal boundaries. I would also like to highlight that the harassment extended beyond one incident, as multiple individuals were targeted that night. Such actions not only undermine the integrity of your establishment but also pose a significant risk to the physical and emotional well-being of your customers. I believe it is your responsibility to ensure that your security team upholds the highest standards of professionalism and respects the rights and dignity of every individual present. Regrettably, this was not the case during my visit, and it is evident that your security team requires immediate attention and reform.

I had a horrible experience at revolution last night. I was there for an event. The security kicked my friends and me out and verbally abused as well as man-handled one of my friend for just holding a vape in her hand. While I understand vaping was not allowed, if it's not being used, there should not be a problem and irrespective, there is a way to handle situations. He was extremely disrespectful, disgusting and completely out of line. The situation went out of hand and we even had to talk to the cops. I wouldn't recommend it to anybody.