The Balerno Inn Restaurant in Edinburgh, City of

Great local pub serving really nice food, staff very attentive and helpful Have been here many times and continue to go back due to quality of food and staff

Good restaurant for a family, as there was something for everyone. The food was good and the staff really helpful and friendly.

Lovey restaurant within the Community. Very friendly staff, excellent food and lovely atmosphere. We had nibbles as starters: olives and pretzel with alioli, our mains were large fish and chips, and roast chicken supreme. We shared the apple pie for dessert. All the food was delicious and well presented. Would highly recommended and absolutely would go again.

Very nice fish and chips in a relaxed environment. Efficient customer service. It’s great they allow dogs in part of the restaurant too.

Beautiful pub/restaurant , came here for Easter dinner with the family . Food was so good I would highly recommend. I wish we’d had enough room to try out the desserts , definitely will next time.

Another great family meal at the Balerno Inn. As usual food & service were fantastic & the kids loved the outdoor play area.

We booked for 32 people for a birthday celebration and every single person thoroughly enjoyed their meal. The food was excellent, the service was spot on and the ambience was great. The place is lovely and modern with beautiful decor and the outside space was excellent for the kids. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff and everyone left feeling very full and happy. We will all definitely return. Thank you!

Celebrated 40 year anniversary and could not have asked for a nicer place to mark this occasion! Wonderful food, amazing service and such a lovely atmosphere🤩👌

Waiting staff are always very friendly. Kitchen were able to accommodate gluten free option. Dinner was excellent as usual.

Popped in early to check if it was possible to have coffee later this morning. Owner was very friendly and exceptionally accommodating. Went back later with the family and had a lovely morning.

Lovely Monday night meal with family, including children. The staff were very attentive. The food was very good and enjoyed by all. Would certainly recommend.

Early Mothers day treat with my son. I had Fisn & Chips, he had the Steak. Both were lovely! Great service, good menu selection and lovely cocktails!

Perfect place for a family meal. We all had a great time at the Balerno Inn, great atmosphere which my wife and I both enjoyed and it was very nice to see our young teenagers smiling and chatting to the staff- so often teens are ignored when out for family food but the staff here all made efforts to engage with us all and we appreciated that hugely. Really tasty food, not cheap, more middle of the road but I'd sooner pay a bit more to have food that's both fresh and professionally cooked. Good drinks list, some great cocktails on list which we eyed as perfect for a future adults only visit! Nice draught pours, I especially enjoyed my pint of Harlaw IPA. Cracking playlist that took us back through the years. Keep doing what your doing Balerno Inn!

Exceptional value lunch menu at £16.95 for two great courses. I couldn't fault the fish pie, big chunks of smokey fish, rich creamy sauce, whipped potato topping with mature cheddar crust. Service spot on, nice atmosphere, great playlist.

I went to the Balerno Inn with my fiancée’s best friend visiting from the US. The staff were lovely, welcoming and helpful. The food - my fiancées best friend’s food was very nice and well presented. I ordered the steak, it was awful, badly cooked and so gristly half of it was inedible. Lastly the cost, their food is extortionately expensive, £28 for a steak with peppercorn sauce, the sauce was extra, and their burger was £19! We had eaten the night before in a very popular restaurant in Victoria Street, the food was infinitely better and cost less.

We went for a late lunch on Mothers Day. Food was delicious. We all went for the Sunday roast which is highly recommended. Melt in the mouth roast beef. Amazing 👍🏼

First time I have been here in 40 years. The new owners have done a great job in renovating it, bringing it up to date but still retaining the history of the old “honky” and the local area. The restaurant has a relaxed feel, the...

We met here for lunch with a group of friends having known the venue in a previous incarnation as 'The Honky'. What a transformation! The new owners have done a great job in creating a welcoming restaurant with good food, friendly, efficient service and a...

Lovely ambience and great food. Great place to catch up with friends. Food and preparation was of highest quality. We felt we were well looked after.

Excellent experience. Food was great all round particular highlights called out were the Bao Bun starter and the Chicken Curry Pie of the day. Staff very friendly and efficient. Highly recommend this restaurant.

I took the family for Sunday roast as have been telling anyone that will listen how amazing it is! Did not disappoint! We will be back again very soon!

I have no complaint about the quality of the food or the way it was cooked, i just have an issue with the portion size. I took my 88 yr old mother who lives alone out for dinner who given her age eats very small...

Another lovely meal at the Balerno Inn. We have eaten here several times and have never been disappointed. The staff are friendly, attentive, motivated and very well-trained and the food is excellent. Highly recommended... and there is many a city centre restaurant which could learn...

We have eaten here on number of occasions, generally as a family of 4 but other than drinks whilst eating we haven't ever visited specifically for beverages. I guess in part I was influenced by its previous carnation as a proper drinking pub where I...

Our flower club had a lovely Afternoon Tea at the Balerno Inn this week. There were 17 of us and we were very well looked after. A three tier of food between each pair certainly filled us up, washed down with plenty of tea. Some...

We booked to go to the Balerno Inn after a funeral. There were five of us booked in for lunchtime and although we arrived 15 minutes earlier that our booking the staff were very accommodating and offered us teas & coffees until the restaurant was...

A wonderful, friendly restaurant where you are made to feel welcomed and the food is delicious. We have recommended it to friends and family and will definitely be back.

Just a stunning dinner - outstanding menu choices and my bao bun starter and chicken supreme were some of the best cooked restaurant dishes I have had in some time. Friendly and attentive staff. Excellent. Worth a major detour.

Booked at short notice for an early evening meal we had, as expected, an excellent meal served by friendly and professional staff. (The Pentland Ale was an excellent accompaniment )

Staff are always friendly and welcoming and provide a great service! We love coming here. Would not go anywhere else in Balerno.

Great food and great service. We had 3 kids under 10 and were kept occupied by the play area in the rear garden. Staff spot on. Highly recommended

I wish every Sunday roast was like this! Like others we'd been recommended by lots of friends and colleagues to go and try the Balerno Inn. We had few attempts to book a Sunday lunch but this is place is popular so it was a challenge to get a table, luckily with a bit of telephone begging they managed to book us a table for late lunch. It's a beautiful place, well appointed, well staffed with a buzzing Pub / Inn atmosphere ( cracking playlist too!) Food service was swift and knowledgeable and totally personable. We all had the 9@hrs pot roast beef and it's was breath takingly great. I'm not sure I've ever eaten beef so soft and flavoursome. I expect it's 50% credit to chef and 50% to the farmer. Potatoes were crisp, veg was beautifully seasoned, Yorkie was crisp and light and the gravy was nothing short of sensational. I have never felt compelled to leave a review before but honestly these guys need to know what a great job they are doing and they need to keep up the very high standards. Simply great!

Excellent service as usual. Great food and atmosphere at a reasonable price. We've been a few times now and always consistent.

An excellent evening, great food, great service and good value for money. We visited as a family of 5, and the dog, for belated birthday celebrations. A good menu choice and considering the cost of living challenges we are experiencing, the cost was what I would expect from a local pub. The pork bao buns as a starter were excellent, the salmon bruschetta was lovely and fresh with hot smoked salmon instead of your usual smoked salmon, and the scallops from the valentines menu were very good indeed. I had the small fish portion, which was just right, we also had the heritage sausages, which were huge, the venison and the macaroni cheese. All main courses were excellent, the fish was very tasty and virtually nothing left on the plates. For puddings we shared the sticky toffee pudding, a very good size portion, hence sharing, the snowball cheesecake and the chocolate ice cream. We didn't resent paying the service charge, which was good value in our opinion. All washed down with a bottle of Chenin Blanc, a flavoured gin and zero Estrella. A very relaxing and pleasant evening, even the dog enjoyed herself by falling fast asleep under the table. A lovely couple of hours and we would definitely visit again.

Super first visit after a number of recommendations. Charming host, energetic and efficient waiting team with very tasty, great Scottish Inn food. Loved that the head chef, whilst passing by, stopped at a few tables to say hello and thank us for visiting. Value was...

We’ve visited here quite a few times for meals. The food is always amazing. The service is too. Great for couples/friends/family. It’s always our go-to place whenever we get the chance to get out!

Excellent food - high quality, lots of other room and nice option of having 2 course and 3 course deals which would make me more likely to go again. Excellent service and atmosphere.

Friendly staff, food typical pub. Rocket on top of sausages a no no, parsley if anything! Coley was on the menu, and pricey at that. Heard this pub is better to visit in the summer.

My partner and I visited for Sunday lunch. We were quickly shown to our table and the ordered drinks arrived very quickly.I had the Sunday roast which was nothing short of fabulous and my partner raved about her pie of the day.So good service and...

We headed here with high expectation given the 5* clearly evident across trip advisor- sometimes a dangerous starting place! The menu is essentially pub grub done well in cosy, well thought out surroundings. In keeping with that, fish and chips, cheeseburger and macaroni were the...

Had an excellent birthday dinner family of 6. Chilli nachos were delicious. Between us we had fish, burgers, balmoral chicken and fried coley. All the dishes were cooked to perfection and absolutely delicious

Loved our visit here. Warm, energetic greeting from the owner and staff- nobody who seen us arrive missed the chance to say welcome. Service was swift and professional. Food was hearty, tasty good pub food, which was exactly what we were hoping for. Prices felt...

The staff were excellent, the food was good , the wine was vert good and not too dear, overall good value for money Dr Peter Marshall

2nd time here, and will certainly be back! both times we couldn't fault the service, friendliness, and the food. what ALL gastropubs should be like. One of my friends is quite particular about her coffee, and when it came the waitress had not understood how...

First visit to The Balerno Inn. We were a family of 5. Very impressed by the venue, the service was excellent and the whole family commented on how much they enjoyed their dinner. The food was all served piping hot, very fresh. Perhaps a little...

This is the first time we have visited The Balerno Inn. We were greeted on arrival and shown to our table. Given time to peruse the menu and, once our choices were made, the service flowed very smoothly. Staff were all very friendly and welcoming....

We had lunch from the saver menu, very good value and a great product to be available for diners in this economic climate.

Really great food, that was reasonably priced and good value for it being such a delicious meal in par with some of the best in Edinburghs centre. Also had excellent alternatives and choice for our Gluten Free relative. The staff were so friendly and the...

Excellent venue for an evening out. Ben and his staff were so attentive and friendly. The food was excellent, large portions for contemporary twist on gastropub favourites and staff even went off menu to do special cocktails. Heartily recommended

Wide menu available but also great if just wanting soup and bread! Plenty of space and beer garden area would be good in Summer.

A group of friends met for lunch and enjoyed not only the tasty food and great service but the friendly atmosphere enhanced our visit. The restaurant was warm and very comfortable. We would highly recommend.

The atmosphere was great-casual and convivial. The service was excellent. The food and cocktails were incredible. It was my first trip to Scotland, and I went to The Balerno Inn for a low- key Burns Night dinner. I had their Haggis Bon Bons, Cullen Skink...

Relaxing with friends in a nice atmosphere, The staff are all very pleasant and look like they enjoy being there, there is a good variety of food on offer and they have a good stock of affordable wine and drinks. Although we weren’t there on...

Fantastic restaurant. Great food and great service. There were 11 of us and we all enjoyed it. Made to feel very welcome from the start. Lots of choice and food was lovely. Will be back

We had a great night out with friends to celebrate a significant birthday. Ben and the team laid on a personalised menu of our favourite foods which were cooked perfectly. We had excellent service and were made to feel very special. A big thank you...

We enjoyed a lovely selection from the lunchtime menu. The delicious homemade soup was especially welcome as a hearty warmer on a chilly day. The burger was another highlight, as was the steak pie, indeed all the dishes were tasty and well presented. Overall we...

After a chilly Pentlands walk lunch in Balerno Inn was just what we needed Brie Mac and cheese was exceptional and cheesecake was to die for Very friendly staff and excellent service 😀

Went with friends and everything was spot on! Mac & Brie was the best I have. Staff were brilliant and the music playlist was spot on 👍🏻 Will definitely be back And my ‘well behaved spaniel’ was made to feel very welcome

From the second you walk in the door you are made to feel extremely welcome and this value is embedded into every single member of staff, it’s a great feeling. The staff (and Ben) took time to talk to our 2 sons (not an easy...

The food was exceptional as was the selection of drinks. Loved the cosy setting of the bar and will definitely be visiting again.

Lovely food, and as usual the staff were friendly and super attentive. All 3 of us enjoyed our meals

My wife and I took my Dad here as a Christmas present. Although he's been before, it was our first time there, even though we live in Balerno. I can honestly say it's one of the best ever restaurant experiences we've ever had and we...

Had a wonderful two night stay in this friendly and homely village pub. The rooms are tastefully decorated and have everything you need. The owner and staff were very accommadating and friendly. The food was also excellent. Highly recommended - will definitely stay there again.

Great food and wonderful ambience. Ben and the team have done a great job, and they made the entire evening very enjoyable.

Ideal location for a weekend break to Edinburgh. Convenient and accessible to the great city and its surroundings. The Inn’s manager and staff are all welcoming and accommodating. The food is superb and the atmosphere vibrant yet homely. Rooms are comfortable and stylishly appointed. We...

The venue had a very relaxed and relaxing feel. We were not rushed but neither were we ignored. We met as a family group of 11 which included several children who were also made to feel welcome. The food choice was good as were drinks.

Excellent Xmas food with great portions, absolutely brilliant service from Ben and his team! would definitely recommend!

Reserved the table following the vast number of positive reviews. Lovely place. Kind and helpful staff. Food was tasty but: the nachos seem to have been missing the beef part, the main Mac and Cheese dish seems to be hugely overpriced for the portion (not...

Had a lovely Christmas Eve meal here with family & friends. Group of 15 is and we’re well catered to. Staff were so lovely: food was great & hearty portions. Have been to the Balerno few times now and always have been well looked after...

Friendly welcome and efficient service from each team member; delicious food and drinks. We look forward to a return visit.

10 of us had a lovely family meal on Christmas Eve. Even though there was 10 of us all the food arrived at the same hot and very good, with good size portions. Staff were excellent and when asked brought our small granddaughters dessert early,...

Food and service was great. Been lots of times now, and the standards never drop. You always get a warm welcome as soon as you step through the door. Great staff.

We had a great pre Christmas lunch here, food was absolutely fantastic and the service was just right. Lovely place to go.

Fantastic Restaurant. Never disappoints. Always Busy but never a long wait for food and drinks. Our favourite go-to restaurant

Excellent food in a delightful friendly atmosphere. Great service the staff all very polite , helpful and friendly

Always an enjoyable experience dining here, food always fantastic, service, ambience and location all make it special 😊. We had lunch from the Xmas menu and we all thoroughly enjoyed, service always on point 😃

I was given the task of organising our work Christmas lunch - oh the responsibility! I chose the Balerno Inn as I have visited a few times with my family, and we have always had a good experience. I am very fussy when it comes...

Excellent food and service. Highly recommended. Great atmosphere. We will definitely be back again soon.

Lovely festive lunch, great menu and good value with glass of fizz to start. Lovely staff all well managed. Will be back.

Lovely ambience. Staff were cheery and professional. Food was very good and great value. Would highly recommend.

Massive thank you to all the team at the Balerno Inn for a really lovely enjoyable Christmas meal. They were remarkably patient with a big group (25!). Excellent service and wonderful food. Thank you!

Lovely Christmas menu, the food was great, service was quick and staff were very friendly! Thank You!

My husband and I with a couple of friends met here on Monday to try the Christmas lunch menu. It was delicious We had soup or prawn starter both were lovely followed by Turkey and all the trimmings again this was really tasty my friends...

Absolutely fantastic, friendly staff and a lovely meal. Very well organised and lots of fun for the little one - especially meeting the big man himself. Brilliant Experience all round.

Wonderful atmosphere, high quality food, staff are so lovely and accommodating, would highly recommend this restaurant.

Such a cracking family friendly but also classy spot. We had the Christmas lunch menu which was delicious, and the children’s menu is sizeable and tasty. It’s fab to have swings just outside for restless small people as it means everyone can have a good...

The Balerno Inn has to be my favourite place to eat, the Inn itself is stunning, staff are super friendly and the food is just amazing. If you’ve never been, you should go and try their pies …. Out of this world!

This was not the first time we have dined in the Balerno Inn and, as always, it was very relaxed and enjoyable. There was a warm welcome from all staff, the food was delicious and we had a very good time. There were groups of...

We were at the roast with Santa last night and I just wanted to say how utterly fantastic it was! Everyone made it so special it was just the most magical experience. The food was superb as always and the team looked after us brilliantly....

Another fantastic meal. Lovely food, cooked to perfection and beautifully presented. Staff were very friendly and paid attention to my food allergy. We are so lucky to have Balerno Inn as our 'local'.

We enjoyed a lovely meal here with our family. The chicken parfait was delicious as was the fish and chips. Everyone enjoyed their meals and the service was friendly and efficient. Generous portions and great value for money. There was a lovely atmosphere in the...

This is the second time I’ve been recently and once again the food was delicious. The staff were brilliant, very attentive but not overpowering. We both had the turkey nachos which were really good. The poached pear was really good and so was the Baileys...

Food was exceptional, such a lovely meal in a lovely setting service was great, friendly and very attentive great price too

We went to the Roast with Santa experience with our 3 year old. This was a well organised slick event where the service was second to none. The food was amazing and kept us grown ups more than happy (unlike some kid centric events). The...

Wow...What an amazing visit. Surrounding, Staff, Food and service were 5 star abd throw in the fantastic Santa experience foe the whole family it is 100% worth a visit and Ben and the team even made it snow which really was magical for us all....

Me and my partner came for his birthday 2nd-3rd December, we stayed over night and booked a meal with the restaurant, the staff were so lovely and friendly, very helpful, rooms where super comfortable and lovely clean bathrooms and towels, free continental breakfast was brilliant,...

Lovely meal in a friendly and welcoming atmospheric local restaurant. Excellent value for money. We will definitely be back.

Very nice lunch at very reasonable prices. Warm friendly atmosphere and staff. Food was lovely and everything was very clean and well organised.

Staff are incredibly friendly which creates an amazing atmosphere and it is some of the best food I have ever had. Sunday roast is incredible and the burgers are top class. Highly recommend to anyone! We were in a group of about 30 people and...

What a fantastic pub. I visited as part of a large group (15) having been on a walk around the local area and we had the best time. The staff were professional, friendly and welcoming. The Sunday roast was excellent (many in our group said...