The best restaurants in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

Food was unbelievable we had to go back the next day! Staff were all lovely such a warming environment.

Absolutely shocked and dismayed that a massive hotel group can justify well over £130 a night for a room that has a TV the size of a postage stamp, does not have a lift in working order, even though there are 5 floors. We were beleived that all rooms had been updated, modernised, and a hotel you could rely to bring comforts. Absolutely shocking. Travelodge are..... Good at ripping people off. Would have been cheaper staying outwith the city and paying for a bus, tram or Taxi. We will do next time.

The food is excellent and the service exceptional. We really enjoyed the overall experience especially with how they treat us. Kudos to the whole team!

Lovely restaurant in picturesque setting. Service was good and staff very pleasant. Overall experience was good. What let it down was the steak pie. The pastry was very soft and quite soggy as if it had been heated in a microwave. Such a pity.

Quick, efficient and lovely team members working today. Not once have I visited and had an unpleasant journey here. Always get my drink right and great chat!

Costa always has good coffee, but its employees are the best in the area. Very friendly service, very good professionals.

I love it with my husband for many years but recently some smaller portions plus we waited last time for delivery for 2 hours and only Uber helped me cancel because they did not answer the phone 🥹

Went to see the amazons last night, staff were all great. Very friendly and accommodating. Venue was clean with a nice vibe.

Opened (much) later than advertised hours, service was poor, food was great. Edited for detail: Service was confrontational, just a weird vibe for such a small venue. I was waiting politely to order and watching the TV for no more than a few minutes but the server 'corrected' me to call him if I needed something. If staff are busy, I'll wait. A delivery driver had put their bags on an empty table for pickup. Server came out, said nothing, put the bags on the floor and went behind the door again. Drivers all looked at each other and shrugged. As customers, we were uncomfortable. I'm not going to knock on a door to see if a venue is open when I can see staff taking down chairs from the night before. If they're not ready, they're not ready. We stood around for a few minutes and nobody came out. So we tried again half an hour later or whatever it was.

Good food, good prices , good staff.

TRAGIC Had a long day fighting the crowds in Edinburgh & we fancied a dram of Whiskey to make our trip to Scotland official. The place was dead but we really needed a sit down. I asked the lady behind the bar (she was not English) what Whiskey did she recommend & she brought over Dissarano so i just pointed to a bottle i recognised & asked for 2 which she tried to put in the same glass! It was cold, dingy & just not very nice. No need to revisit ever

We just had their lemon chicken, chow mein, chicken fried rice and side dishes. Everything was delicious! Highly recommend this place. Food came quickly and was hot and fresh. Thank you Star Garden. 5/5 Christmas Day. Enjoyed with my family a truly delicious meal of various dishes and every mouthful was a pleasure. Thank you Star Garden . Your food is awesome.

The courier stood and argued with us for 10mins telling me the last 4 digits off my mobile was wrong so the result the food was freezing

Our visit was a little while ago now, but we remember it well. I am not going to say it is the most exciting Chinese food I have ever eaten, I am also sure that it was food prepared with great care and attention. We had plenty to eat, enjoyed really fresh flavours, and just felt very well looked after by the staff and particularly the chef. The menu had a good selection of different dishes and what we chose was beautifully prepared and presented. I'm not often in that part of the country, but I would definitely go again if I have the opportunity.

Reservado para una cena de Navidad y estaba tristemente decepcionado por la calidad de la comida. Los dos tuvimos la sopa que era muy agradable, pero la principal fue decepcionante, el pavo estaba seco y las verduras y patatas estaban mal cocidas. Nos gustaría haber dado una buena crítica para el personal, pero al salir un miembro del personal nos gritó preguntándonos si habíamos pagado la cuenta que yo y mi pareja nos sentimos mortificados como todos en el bar lo oyeron. Sí, habíamos pagado la factura, pero creo que el miembro del personal necesita capacitación en servicio al cliente. Soy gerente de bar y estaría reprendiendo a mi personal si hablaran con un cliente así. No volveremos.