The City Restaurant in Edinburgh, City of

For some reason app had picked up my work location and only noticed courier called. He was super kind to deliver to correct address even though absolutely no fault of his! Many many thanks to the kind gentleman

Loved it. Lentil soup is the best. Lovely macaroni. Great pizza. Nice cocktails. Will definitely be back.

During our five-day stay in Edinburgh, we ate here twice and really enjoyed the experience. With so many Asian restaurants in the city—which was a bit surprising for such a compact place—it was nice to find a spot with a more traditional English style. Located on the main street leading to the city center, the restaurant offers delicious food and a friendly atmosphere. The staff was welcoming, and the overall experience was great. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a tasty meal in a cozy setting.

Courier forgot to ask for code first and gave our order to junkies in the street. one of the junkies had taken a bite out of my £15 pizza which I was looking forward to. Not entirely the couriers fault but it was a bit of a joke.

Very good restaurant. Fish and chips taste great

We took a large group to City Restaurant. The food and service was superb. The staff were very friendly and extremely efficient. Good communication to check our needs before we arrived too. We left with lots of happy, well fed people. Thanks to all, we will be back.

I really liked this restaurant. The food was very good and the service impeccable. We were very well received there! The waiter even offered us a better seat near the window, very nice! I also tried a new drink (a vanilla soda, a very good discovery). I highly recommend this restaurant!

Very nice restaurant with very friendly servers! The fish and chips were pretty standard, nothing to say about that aspect. The waiter was pleasant and even offered us, when the table became available, to sit near the window. I highly recommend this restaurant if you are in this area of ​​the city!

Food was great. Very tasty. Cooked well. Service was fast despite being a very busy night. Glad we had booked as there was quite the queue! Staff friendly and polite.

Quality/price ratio, very very good!

it's delivery not collection this is the second time it's happened

Amazing service,food and people highly recommend this restaurant!

Right next door to the thearte. Was busy but service was quick and food A1.

I never recieved my order my name Hazel Hawkins I need a refund

Best fish and chips I've had ever and my friends enjoyed the steak pie and light bites.

Lovely staff, very accommodating. Food arrived quickly and was delicious!

Great wee restaurant, food lovely and so are the staff.

The fish & chips was pretty nice, but I got burnt pizza😢

A great place to eat nice fish and chips. The booth was very posh, the table was shiny and plates and cutlery were quality. The staff were nice. The prices were very good. We booked in advanced. It is near festival theatre, so it can be fully booked around events there. The tables near the window have great views of the street. We had scampi and battered fish and chips, tea, ice-cream, brownie which were awesome.

Perfect place to eat lunch in Edinburgh. Very kins people. Food is great.

Our go to when we’ve visited the theatre for the last 4 years. However, tonight we needed to eat in a hurry….the best service I have EVER come across, thank you so much. Delicious food, lovely staff who couldn’t do enough for us. Thank you again.

Staff is friendly. Food is so fresh and you can tell. Enjoyed my food, but appears that I’m not the at fan of fish and chips it. Cheese fries were a bit disappointing.

Food was great service quick good meal before the theatre

Walked in to try some of their fish and chips. We were seated properly for a table of two in the upstairs section, which is very nice. The fish and chips itself was on the oiler side so if you like earlier food, then this would definitely hit the spot otherwise Would say that it was all right. They did offer some sauces on the side chips however, if you’re not a chip, you could substitute in onion rings for an extra cost. for two people to orders, efficient chips and a drink. It came up to around 40 pounds so pricewise it was decent but still on the more expensive side for what you got.

I had been to City Restaurant before and the food was decent. Tonight though I had a Haddock Supper to take away and to say it was disappointing would be an understatement. The fish was smelly and greasy and beginning to rot, giving off a sour smell. Surely the staff were aware of this? I am a forgiving customer, but there can be no excuses for that. Will never return.

Arrived within time, still hot and it was delicious - thank you

The burgers were so bad. absolutely horrible, neither of us ate them, the dogs had them. The burger meat was a slab of patê and the buns were soggy with the amount of sauce thrown over the side of them. Chips were fine but terrible burgers unfortunately, so expensive too!

Lovely service. Delicious food. Very kids friendly.

My first haggis was from @city_rest95 which is right next to the Festival Theatre…perfect for my dinner before going to a show! The staff were super friendly and the food was nice…the fish and chips that the table next to me was having looked yummy too 😆

Love coming to City Restaurant with my family for lunch. Atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, service is excellent and the food is great. Upstairs also serves beers, wines and cocktails. Thoroughly recommend!

i loved it. fresh fish what else. super ambiance on a adoré

Food very hot and very good quality.

Had the gluten free fish and chips, good size portion, food hot. Felt batter was very greasy, not sure about oil used. Staff were very nice service was great

Great fish and chips. Service with a smile too.

We stumbled across City Restaurant on our way to the National Museum. So glad we did! We shared the Haggis Bonbons as a starter. They were delicious. Piping hot, beautifully seasoned and served with a lovely sauce. Our mains were a burger with bacon and grilled pineapple, and battered prawns with chips. All very good. My cappuccino and my husband’s milk shake were excellent. Friendly service and fresh, bright decor. We will visit again.

A great place to stop for lunch while exploring Edinburgh! The food is fantastic and the atmosphere is lovely!

Really excellent restaurant, remarkable fish and chips. Waiters helpful and very friendly. Very good cleaning. I highly recommend it also because it has more than good prices.

Excellent venue and just around the corner from museum 👌

Great place for Fish and chips. Highly recommended.

It was our first meal in Edinburgh and it was perfect . Both Food and service !!

Friendly service, great food with large portion sizes. Would recommend!

Delicious food, nice service, clean location

We went for some food and we were not disappointed. The staff were very friendly and nothing was a bother for them, I had the raspberry ripple milkshake and it was delicious. Food was just as good. Didn't have to wait long. Will definitely go back 😁

Food is always freshly made. Large portions and very tasty. Staff are lovely and attentive.

Food was fine but nothing special. Service was good. A comfortable neighborhood restaurant with nothing fancy.

Everything perfect! Excellent food! Super service! Top environment! Nothing to say...everything super! 👍👍

The food was great, the people were super friendly and helpful

Very lovely place with very delicious food .. specialy thier fish and chips the (batter does not include alcohol)

The pizza here is absolutely incredible. The quattro formaggi pizza is the cheesiest pizza I've ever had, and their macaroni cheese side is also very good. Fair prices for food too! My only complaint is that £3 for a small glass of fizzy drink is a bit excessive. Will definitely visit again!

I had the City Burger and was a bit disappointed with the taste and there was something indefinable on top that could only be achieved with a lot of struggle with the knives 😁 so I definitely won't be a regular here and can't recommend it from my side. The service was very friendly, hence the third star, otherwise it would only be two.

Very good food! The fish and chips were a massive portion and the cocktails are nice as well.

I ordered my food at roughly 13:12 and didn’t get it until about 16:10 this is ridiculous when I tried to cancel my order it wouldn’t give me the option to cancel it just kept saying your food is being prepared by the time the food came it wasn’t needed anymore as my colleague had left work

Perfect vibe, food, and staff. Love it.

City Restaurant never disappoints. The food won't blow your socks off, but it's tasty, fresh, and always good. The portion sizes are great, and it's more or less average price for the area. It's basically a chippy you can sit in. What's not to like? The service is good and the staff are all friendly, it's always busy which gives it a good atmosphere. It's very handy for a pre theatre meal if you're seeing a show next door. The highlight of the meal was the honeycomb cheesecake, which was phenomenal. Definitely recommend.

The City Restaurant is an Edinburgh institution. A sit-in chip in the middle of the city, they have been serving up delicious chip shop favourites and more for longer than I can remember On the menu are the usual fish and chips, pizzas, and burgers you can normally find in most chip shops. With some other tasty treats thrown in, too. The menu is stacked with all manner of different dishes, and it may take you a little while to decide on exactly what you want!! Our table of 5 ordered some haggis bon bons for a starter. Then fish and chips, chicken and chips, and a pizza. All the food went down a storm with us. It was all piping hot and served up quickly. The Staff are all very friendly and happy to serve food with a smile The restaurant can be found next door to The Festival Theatre. So if you are in town for a theatre trip it's the most convenient place to enjoy some pre show dinner. I'd recommend this place to anyone who likes traditional chippy food aswell as burgers and pizzas Top quality tasty food at great prices

Turned up at 6 o clock on a Thursday without a reservation, but luckily they had a free table. Welcomed well and shown to our table speedily as we were going to the festival theatre for a show at 7.30. Order taken quickly and efficiently, arrived within about 15 minutes, I had a great tasting and sizeable portion of breaded fish and chips which was delicious and my partner had an equally good sized portion of haggis, needs and tatties with a whisky sauce, which was also delicious. I had a sugar free irn bru and my partner had a latte. £36 all in, such great food and service I volunteered a 10% tip, so about £40. All done and dusted by 7pm. Happy customers, great food.

We stopped in for dessert only. The warm brownie with ice cream and toffee pudding were delicious. Our serve Lizzy was fantastic and very nice!

Best fish & chips in town. Great selection, good sides - awesome milkshakes. All that to say: if you crave the British staple, look no further.

Excellent food, friendly staff, great location

Quite small and busy and has more of a take away vibe than a proper restaurant..the food is average..if you need a table for 1 you won't get a window table..not my kind of restaurant

Fantastic restaurant, very clean, staff very friendly, helpful. I had there king rib supper & fried mars bar. Honestly I have had deep fried mars bars in various restaurants /chip shops... This was the best fried mars bar I have ever had, I was expecting the food to be slightly greasy... They definitely do not use trans fats in there oil. My only reservation is that it is very busy, with lots of chatter from surrounding tables... Apart from that I will definitely be visiting again. I will take photos of my food during my next visit

Delicious food large portions and reasonable prices. Good selection of gluten free items. Really enjoyed the GF haggis. The regular haggis is not GF. also nice selection of alcoholic drinks

Good chip shop food, and good atmosphere. 👍

We visited without booking and we were seated in the 2nd floor in 5 minutes. The atmosphere is great and the service is good, food came fast and was very good fish and chips (regular and sweet potatoes). Would recommend

Been here a couple of times now and always during the Fringe. Place was very busy but despite this the service and food was great. Had fishcake starter was very tasty and good portion for starter. Then had the the fish and chips which was equally delicious good portion size and the piece of fish was excellent and fresh. Couple this with friendly effeciant service whilst very busy and under pressure means 5 stars for me. They have good sized menu and choice aswell as drink options. Highly recommend.

This place was recommended to me and now I know why. Great friendly service and one of the best fish and chips I've had in years.

The best tradittional haddock and chips. The fish taste really good and cooked just right. The chips are fried to perfection the tarta sauce is very nice and the curry sauce is amazing. Really impressed with the quick service. The staff are very friendly. This place as nice seating very clean. If i could give thos place a 20 star review i would. Really tasty and fresh. Best place and not too pricey seing though it is in edinburgh. A must visit if you need some food on your visit to edinburgh

Staff were great. Had the steak pie and it was ... Ok. Meat was very fatty and the pastry was chewy. Chips were nice though

Wont give scottish breakfast as takeaway

Only downside they don't serve garden peas, only mushy peas.

Lovely family restaurant, friendly helpful staff, and most importantly the food is top class, tip try and book before you go or you may need to wait for a table

Superb fish and chips. Best in the City.

The fish and chips is amazing. Really big and plenty enough for a good meal! You wont go out hungry. The mac and cheese is basic but it's also a very basic dish. They serve it with some kind of bacon wich makes it better but it's also 2 pounds extra. The service is very quick ! The menu has a wide range from fish to burger to some normal dishes. This is definitely a good place to stop for Scottish food at really reasonable prices.

Quite close to the Festival theatre. Took my teen and her friend for brunch and we really enjoyed the food. The children had omelette and cheesy chips. All the dishes were tasty and very happy with the polite staff and service as well. Definitely will be going back again soon.

Relaxed atmosphere with really tasty food. The staff were very welcoming and it's dog friendly too. It was the perfect end to our day in Edinburgh.

Tasty food for a good price Nice service and you get your food served quickly

Convenient, good dishes, affordable prices Friendly staff

Very good restaurant for celiacs. Very delicious gluten-free fish and chips. It has gluten-free bread to accompany the soup.

Comfort food but more. Food was delightful. We had the Hagis and gluten free fish and chips. Ended with vegan cheesecake and ice cream. All of it was really good.

you get here what you are searching for friendly, not overcrowded, decent food

A regular diner with a good range of diner food

Very good place to eat fish and chips (they also have a gluten-free option which is great), the portions are huge and the staff are very friendly and attentive. It has a wide variety of gluten-free dishes. Everything is a 10. We will return for sure.

The servers are only kind for white. They asked me order but left me… Even though they talked to other customers and could afford to serve food to customers who came later than me. It seems that my order was forgotten, but it's also a pity that they didn't talk to me even when they saw me at the empty table…Some of them were gareing at me. They may have thought it was a customer after accounting, but it was uncomfortable anyway. I was so angry and disappointed. I can’t recommend this restaurant anymore.

I’ve been coming here on and off for years and it was still great on my most recent visit. Good fish n chips, washed down with Innis and Gunn original, and the prices fair enough for standard and the fact central Edinburgh increasingly a tourist Disneyland.

fantastic quality as always...5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.best fish in town ... beautiful!!

The food is average but for a fine price in the city centre. Not great, not bad, good service. You can find here some typical local food, burgers and pizzas.

Decent place to eat and dine, if you are looking for good fish and chips this is a good place. As for the price, according to the center of Edinburgh, in my opinion, a little expensive.

Had a short stay in Edinburgh and went here with my 5 year old. Amazing, friendly service, and the food was outstanding with huge portions and reasonably priced. Was a hit with my fussy 5 year old too

My husband and I had a lovely lunch here today, the pizza was delicious! Service was great and staff very accommodating with us bringing in our little one in the pram. Good baby change facilities too. We look forward to coming back again soon :)

Simply delicious battered haddock and best chips

This restaurant is a very solid performer in a city where food quality may often be a hit or miss, like in many other tourist oriented cities. The food is great. They really put effort into bringing to your table a good dish. The menu has plenty of options. The service was very friendly and efficient. The atmosphere is casual and welcoming. My sea bass was delicious. That brownie was worth it. If you are looking for a good meal after a long walk in the city, you will not be wrong coming here. Enjoy!!

Best local chippy! Always great quality and fast delivery

My pizza had no topping on it the time it came it had all slide off my pizza just laying in the box the chips were very greasy

Very friendly staff and fast service! And of course excellent lunch! I had the Caesar salad and sweet potato fries! It was delicious ! The next time I am in Edinburgh I will come back with great pleasure! Best wishes !

Coeliac heaven!! THE best GF battered fish I have ever had!! Across several continents, and numerous countries, nothing comes close to the perfection of this GF battered sea bream with skin on. Clever. And expertly cooked 👌This is the stuff of dreams 😋

Fish below expectations The burger is delicious The lack of interest of one of the employees in the customers, while the rest were polite

food not delivered still waiting it's flat 2

A cozy restaurant, we tasted one of the typical dishes, fish & chips

good food nice staff fast serving

It used to be an amazing place years ago when the prices were fair. The food is nice but it is overpriced. Fish and chips should cost £7-9 not £12. Update July 2024: It is now £15:50 for fish and chips!! Staggering price increase. As a result it is a once a year visit to this place now.