The Melville Inn in Midlothian

Our server Brikaih a lovely girl so pleasant Thankyou Had lovely food and service excellent 👍

Lovely meal - excellent service from Rebeccah.

Gillian and the rest of the team were excellent and the food tasted great

Food and service was excellent. Gillian was very pleasant and helpful.

I thought the service by loren and Blair was very excellent they came across as being really helpful and polite and very good at what they do it will be a pleasure to be served by them again thanks again for the excellent food and service

Rebecca S was a great host, thanks!

Amazing food and atmosphere. Our waitress Rebecca S went above and beyond.

Great food and great service from Rebecca S.

Amazing meal at the Melville Inn. Great service by Rebecca S. 😃

Rebecca S was our server, very attentive and helpful. Food was delicious and very comfortable surroundings. Highly recommend.

Superb meal and great service and help from our server Brikaih. She is a very happy soul 😀 thank you

Great meal tonight - Rebeccah was really lovely and attentive

I visited for lunch on my birthday. It was a beautiful day so we decided to eat al fresco. The service was disappointing. Our meal was brought out and the waitress past the cutlery whilst bringing the food. She pointed to the cutlery and walked back to the kitchen. I guess people don’t tip in this scenario and it was evident. I would recommend eating indoors.

I loved my latest visit to The Melville. The food was lovely and piping hot. Emma made me the nicest flat white I have had in a long time!

It was one of the best English breakfasts I have ever had, beautifully cooked and presented. The staff are so cheerful, and this is reflected in the ambience of the dining area. The following night, I had the Beef and Ale pie with vegetables, and my husband had the steak, and we both thoroughly enjoyed our meal. I honestly give 10/10 for the quality of food and service. Two very happy and satisfied Aussie travellers!

The food is good, the atmosphere pleasant, and the service staff are friendly. However, the restaurant is poor at accommodating special requests. I requested a small dessert with a candle for my husband’s birthday (noted in the booking form), but this was completely ignored. On another visit, my niece—who has allergies—was refused plain boiled pasta.

Chloe has done a brilliant job of looking after us

Always love coming here… never disappoints! Thank you for fantastic service as always, Shannon is always super helpful and friendly.

We enjoyed a great meal last Friday. Great food and amazing service from Brianna.

We as a family of 6 including a 3 year old visited The Melville for a birthday meal. Service was first class and food was delicious. Made even better by 33% off our mains. Briyaih was our waitress and was fantastic making sure everything was just right. Would definitely recommend and will be back soon.

Great breakfast. I'd love to go again...

The location is great as we are close to the Gilmerton area. There are many empty parking spaces there. Inside the restaurant is clean and gorgeous. They have some real fireplaces there. We found the staff very nice. We needed to change our table, and they helped us immediately. The food was so nice and beautiful. The fish and chips were so crispy. They had the best tomato ketchup that I could eat for dinner. I highly recommend it. We visited it again. We had fish and chips and a burger. The burger was extraordinarily great.

Lovely food served hot and fresh!

Delicious food, friendly staff and excellent service !

Yes very good restaurant breakfast and dinner

We visited and enquired about a gluten free menu. We had to read through a page of info on the servers tablet before we got to the free from gluten offerings. The information we got back was poor and confused and was serious enough for us just to leave. Not good enough.

Beautiful day sat in the garden for lunch. Brisket sandwich was delicious!! And the doggy treat table is a great idea 😎

The food was excellent, good sized portions and very reasonable prices for the meal and drinks

Warm flat pint of cider, would not refund when I returned it. Admittedly, this was years ago, but I've not been back since

Nice meal and waitress was very nice and helpful

So, to this 2 star review of Vintage Inns. The food was solid, with an excellent steak and decent accompaniments. The service was polite and reasonably swift. Prices were on a par with other chain gastropubs, as was the curated atmosphere. All in all, a 4 star performance. So, why only 2? Because of the petty restriction on using a voucher 24 hours after registering for it on the vintage app. Petty, I acknowledge, so my response is also petty and ignorable by the huge company. A 2 star review and a choice to avoid Vintage Inns for my next, say, 3 meals to deprive it of my meagre profit.

The food was great and the service even better, Louise was amazing!

Excellent Service from Gillian, thank you!

For a chain, the way it's been kitted out and decorated, it feels individual. Staff were all friendly, service was quick, food nice. Very dog friendly. We went mid week, it was fairly busy but didn't need to book. Drinks prices are perhaps a little on the high side, but that didn't spoil the visit.

Delicious Sunday lunch. Lauchlan looked after us brilliantly. Relaxed and enjoyable afternoon. We weren't rushed. Perfect.

Brikaih was fantastic with us and the food was excellent.

Good quality pub food, reasonable prices, lovely staff. Great parking

We have to visit every time we’re up in Edinburgh, food is great, service is fab and the atmosphere is amazing.

First time in here, staff were really friendly and helpful, food was amazing too!

Lovely dinner with friends, their dog was made very welcome and fussed over as well as benefitting from the free snacks and supply of water bowls. Our waitress Brinaih was absolutely amazing, so friendly and helpful - and supportive when my friend got confused by all the coffee choices! I've only given a 4 for the food as my orange chocolate bomb was described as having popping candy but there was a disappointing lack of popping sensation. Everything else was very tasty and well presented.

Thank you Brikaih and colleagues - such excellent service! Food delicious too. Couldn’t fault a thing.

Excellent service from all staff including Lisa.

Walked in without booking and was made very welcome food hot and freshly prepared 👍

Great food/service, Lisa who served was very friendly🙌🏻

Never been before .food was good and reasonably priced.staff friendly .good clean pub and car park

Have been here numerous times, and it remains one of the best places to eat in Midlothian. Easter Sunday lunch 2025 was especially fantastic, made more so by Aleetzia our server who was friendly and so attentive. It has been a long time since we've had a server of such high quality. Thanks for making the day even more special.

We ate here whilst on holiday. The staff were very friendly and helpful. One of the best places we’ve eaten. Food was plentiful, hot and cooked lovely. Well presented and such a lovely decor. Menu is great. Something to suit everyone.

Rebecca K was very friendly and fun.

Lovely food and very welcoming great service. Marta was very welcoming and Rebecca K was very helpful and cheerful serving our food. Blair was very cheerful at the bar.

Food not so good, the service was shocking, didn't get our drinks till our meal was almost finished after asking for them twice, looking around at other customers they all looked fed up with the service, just awful I'm really awful

Came here for a birthday meal on Easter Sunday and the food and service was brilliant! Our server Aleexzia was great and went over and above to make sure we were well looked after from start to finish. The portions are a good size and couldn't fault the quality of the food. Will definitely be back and recommending to everyone!

Excellent service, very friendly staff with a warm welcome. Very light and airy eating area, also plenty of seating outside when weather is good. Excellent food and would recommend a visit to this lovely place

Lovely food, service a bit slow, but very friendly and lovely staff.

Absolutely fantastic. Couldn't be better. Well done to Aleetzia.

Another brilliant restaurant from Village Inns, the food was delicious, let down slightly by slow service. Still recommending for a decent, filling meal.

High quality food, friendly and helpful staff

Friendly team, quick & efficient service. Thank you! 😊

We stayed there for two nights and spend both our evenings there. The staff is very friendly. Rebecca our waitress was a ray of sunshine. The meals were 10 out of 10. Nothing overly fancy, just really really tasty. The bar serves a nice amount of drinks, beers and spirits. And again the bartender was a joy and knew his stuff. We’ve had a few whiskies and a more than friendly chat. Would go there again if we ever get the chance. 100%.

I want to thank the amazing staff at the Melville Inn, for looking after our group so kindly last weekend. We were a group of 13 on a hen party, and the team could not have been more accommodating - they helped us put up a banner and balloons, and even laid out our gift bags and party favours on the table ahead of our arrival. The waitress was so attentive and took great care of us all night. So, a huge thank you to everyone who was working on Saturday 4th April - you gave us a fantastic night!

Great atmosphere good food and drinks 🍸 staff warm and friendly 👌 😀

Overall a very pleasant experience, our waitress Aleetzia was amazing, always making sure we had everything we needed. Will definitely be back again. Also highly recommend the chocolate orange dome.... Delicious

Very kind staff. Thanks Aleetzia for the welcome. Excellent quality of raw materials. Fast and precise service. Must try.

food was amazing would definitely go back

Took my family out for dinner to Melvile Inn ,starters where very good ,4 of us had got fish and chips ,my opinion and the rest of family felt the fish was well and truly over cooked , chips some where nice on my wife plate her chips where like the well and truly over cooked and only had 5 normal sized chips ,we did say to the waitress but never had any body cone back to us to give explanation, very poor ,the ice cream was first class my grandson said my family always vote with our feet and sorry to say we will not go back ,

Very clean good service friendly customer service enjoyed food

Very welcoming for us and our dog. Food was very good and service was excellent (Blair was very good making sure my wife's allergy wasn't a problem)

Excellent Sunday roasts. Great atmosphere.

Great food and service. Special thanks to Aleetzia who provided excellent service.

We had a wonderful dining experience at The Melville Inn for the Mother's Day lunch today. The food was absolutely delicious, beautifully presented, and full of flavor. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, making it the perfect place for a special celebration. A special mention to Lauchlan and Terri, who provided outstanding service. They were friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed. Their professionalism and warmth truly enhanced our experience. Highly recommend The Melville Inn for a fantastic meal – we’ll definitely be back!

Mother’s Day meal was excellent - food first class and service was the best thanks to our waitress Bernaih! Would recommend the Melville Inn - 5 star!

Brilliant meal! Brilliant staff! Brilliant atmosphere!!! Absolutely love this place!!! 10/10 ❤️

Lovely family dinner celebrating a special birthday. Food lovely and service was fab.

Food amd service were amazing Chloe was very friendly

Excellent food and service. Highly recommended.

All 4 of us really enjoyed the visit tonight. All the food was excellent, really tasty well presented and generous portions! Really nice place inside and very comfortable. The staff are great, all are very friendly and helpful. Shout out to Shannon, she is just fab and very impressive.

Very friendly staff. Bar manager extremely knowlegeable.

Just had coffees but they came with a delicious piece of flapjack!

Great service and very friendly server Rebecca K.

Rebecca K was our waitress and she was exceptionally attentive and helpful

We loved our visit this afternoon for Sunday dinner which was excellent. All the meats were top quality and veggie option was declared delicious! Lovely feel to the pub and thank you for having the fire on, very happy to get the table next time to it! Finally, great friendly staff who were top notch and in particular Lisa.

We were here to celebrate a family birthday. We had a lovely evening with fantastic food for all. Great service from Lisa, the right balance of attentive without being intrusive. It's also great we could bring the dog too. It won't be long before we're back

Food was wonderful. I ordered delivery and it came piping hot and very well presented. One bit of feedback I'd like to give though. I was very disappointed to see the only thing keeping the delivery bag closed was some stickers. So there is no guarantee whether the food will be tampered with or not by the delivery driver. In future I really hope you guys consider using staplers or something like that to seal the bag properly as every single restaurant or cafe I've ordered delivery from has used some kind of stapler or something to seal the bag to fully ensure if the food does get tampered with then the customer will 100% know it was the driver and not falsely blame the restaurant.

Superb service and food! Amazing value and portions and quality were first class.

Rebecca S who served us was excellent, very polite and helpful. Food was lovely too.

Our table was served by the wonderful Rebecca who welcomed us all with a smile. Asked if we had any allergies and gave us a rundown of the Menu. She was most attentive. Thoroughly enjoyed our experience. Five Stars!

We were very well looked after by Blair and Loren today for our friends 60th Birthday, great food and service thankyou.

Excellent service every time i visit. Food is top notch

Really good customer service , calm atmosphere and lovely food !!

Fantastic meal, great service from Blair and Loren, would highly recommend

At a party service by Blair and loren was excellent thanks 😊 👍

Ordered 3 snacks for lunch and wines enjoyed and good portions on food

Love this place. Food is fantastic as are the staff. Our little girl is Ceoliac and the staff are very knowledgeable and go out of their way to make sure you are accommodated. They can get busy weekends and during holidays, so make sure to book ahead. Highly recommend 👌🏻

Fantastic Sunday roast!! Good quality food and great service. Shout out to Rebecca for hosting us so well - would highly recommend to others!!

Great hotel with fantastic local transport links into city centre

The Sunday roast wellington was amazing! Our server Rebecca was brilliant and very attentive, would definitely recommend the Melville!

Waitress very slow to take order. I was served a chicken burger by mistake instead of a vegetarian chickpea burger. Had to wait for my meal to be remade and then ate it once all my family had finished their own meals. Waitress never apologised for this mistake. Also we were sitting with empty glasses for a long time and nobody asked if we needed any more drinks. We had to get up from the table to ask for them. Waiting staff appeared disinterested and bored. Very poor service and we won’t be returning.

Went for lunch with my husband. Very nice area for dining. Food was delicious. Staff were friendly and helpful. Will be back soon. Highly recommend. Served by Terri who was pleasant and helpful.

Room was lovely after two nights stay only downfall was on Sunday at 11.15 we got refused breakfast we were under impression that breakfast/brunch was served until 11.45 So no food we ended up at elighaugh for food to your response we were told ovens were busy for Sunday roast

Visited for drinks and food as staying in the Innkeeper hotel next door. Friendly welcome from staff, we njoyed their bar snacks, scotch eggs and sausage rolls with our afternoon drinks. Evening visits, fish n chips, hamburger and chips, sirloin steaks with extra garlic mushrooms, all our food was delicious, we sat in bar area, a nice relaxed atmosphere with a roaring fire. For Breakfasts we sat in restaurant area, it was bright and spacious with nice views of the outdoor seating area. we njoyed a full Scottish and poached egg with avocado on toast with extra bacon added, again food was delicious, and at £10 it was well worth it, fruit juice and coffee/tea. All staff were luvly, chatty and welcoming, they all work very hard. Worth a visit, dog friendly to. :) :)

Lovely pub, has all the hallmarks of a cosy country pub with the food being of high end restaurant quality