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The food is good here and it is a reliable local spot for brunch/lunch. Just visited but complained when we were served our smoothies in small, part-ful takeaway cups instead of a brimful large glass as usual. Both staff shrugged and one said "it's been like that for a year", while the other "we've lost a lot of glasses and that's how the boss serves it now". I get it, times are tough for small businesses but making the portions smaller and denying it is a bad look.

Solo esperando en el autobús y contento con el servicio. Muy agradable y sin problemas con los baños en absoluto. Tenía una cerveza de 80 chelines y mi esposa un bacardi. Precio razonable y buen servicio

I come to this starbucks 3 x a week for the last year and a half I need to say all the staff are amazing but especially Pavlina she's always. Gone above and beyond her customers her service is so so good it's so natural for her her smile lifts my day we have amazing conversations please acknowledge her if your ever in store she's absulutely amazing thanks so much she knows most regulers by first name and goes out her way to say hello even if she hasn't served you absolute LEGEND wish staff were like her all over business would be thriving

Hace dos días vinimos a cenar la comida era agradable y el personal era muy dulce hablado y amable. Así que volvimos al día siguiente, pero la otra camarera era grosera y molesta. Ayer fue nuestro último día en Edimburgo, volvimos a cenar y la chica nos atendió el día anterior estaba allí, era extremadamente amable y su voz es tan dulce tratando con los clientes.

Was recommended here as I am celiac and they have a gf menu. As we were unsure what time we would be going (prior commitment before hand) I did not book. We arrived at 2.45pm and there was a sign outside saying 'bookings only, no walk ins' This was NOT on their website. We went in and spoke to a female member of staff who advised exactly what the sign had said. I then spoke to a male member of staff and asked where on their website it stated what the sign said, he said it didn't. Advised that due to rugby being on, they were unusually busy. The restaurant is large and they were not full to capacity. Asked if there was anyway we could have a table for 2 for an hour, point blank told no. We won't be returning.

Wow The service here was shocking 7/10/2022 Firstly girl behind counter you could fit a carpet in her bottom lip Looked depressed No please no thank you Anyways on to the next girl Blonde hair I waited like 5 mins for my order 😩 I thought they had forget about it. When I approached the counter to ask they put there hand up and says you'll get yr drink when it's ready I run my own shop just up road and would never or never even thought about treating a customer like that even when it's quiet nevermind busy

My daughter chose here for her 17th Birthday meal as she’s GF and heard the range was great. She wasn’t wrong! The food was all really tasty and freshly cooked to our specifics. Also, the service was excellent! From Adam who met us at the door with a genuine friendliness to Margaret who served us with a real ease. It was a really lovely, and unexpectedly special, experience. Highly recommend and we’ll be back. It was a 100 mile round trip which was totally worth it. Thank you 🍕

Ordered a large cup of latte . The texture of the milk was just not right. The barista didn’t pay attention at all. Very disappointed.

Friendly and relaxing atmosphere. Eclectic seating in spacious surroundings. Delicious hot coffee and food. The croque norwege packed with smoked salmon is terrific as was the side salad of lettuce, close cut cucumber, tomatoes with dressing. Portions are generous with thick toast bread/sourdough, butter and jam. Gluten free bread/ options available with SIX gf cakes. Impressive and tasty. Thankfully very close to where we stay as we tend to go there often.

We approached the café at 9am with laundry and were greeted by four Scottish Terriers who were apparently running the place, until Graham arrived up the stairs to ask what the heck we wanted...and we knew immediately we were in the right place! I've read some of the reviews, and if you don't understand Graham in the first 5 seconds of him opening his mouth, you don't deserve to be there...and I am pretty sure Graham will know/sense it himself. I think he relishes poor reviews. But we felt immediately at home, and once we passed the "test", Graham was the perfect host. I had to put up with insults on my lack of fashion sense and some uncomfortable history lessons regarding the villainy of George Washington, but my wife and I would not trade our experience for anything! Graham practically did our laundry for us, made us coffee, and even gave me a lovely (empty) can of haggis. Thank you for the experience Graham! I hope you enjoy the US Dollar Bill (with Washington on it)...and I won't forget that American history is really Scottish history!

After reading lovely reviews about the afternoon tea served at The Glasshouse, I booked the 'Scottish Afternoon Tea' for 2 as a treat for my daughter-in-law's 30th birthday for her and my son. As I was in Edinburgh the week before, I called in and paid for this in advance. Unfortunately, on the day, my daughter-in-law who was 32 weeks pregnant, was unwell and unable to travel to Edinburgh, so the booking had to be cancelled. I emailed the duty manager on 2 occasions to ask if a refund would be possible. If I hadn't prepaid there wouldn't have been an issue about a refund and the hotel would have simply had to acknowledged the cancellation, which I'm sure happens from time to time. I had an initial response from the duty manager saying he/she would look into it but on sending a second email a week later, I have yet to have either a response or a refund. I appreciate last minute cancellations must be annoying and costly for hotels but sometimes they are completely unavoidable. Top tip - don't pre-pay for services unless you have to!

Tuve una muy buena salida de Delta. Todo estaba bien - preparado y delicioso: excelente Tandoori Tikka Massallam y Tandoori Murgh, muy buenos platos de verduras: Sabzi Jalfrezie y Mater Paneer, delicioso Tarka Dal y Nan de Ajo, y maravillosamente ligero arroz Pilau. Gracias - ¡volveremos!

Too expensive for what it is. The servers are nevertheless top notch.

Este lugar está casi siempre ocupado, al menos en el verano. El sistema funciona bastante bien, así que incluso si la fila es larga, no toma demasiado tiempo pasar. El servicio no es muy personal, te pasan de empleado en empleado y no tienes mucho tiempo para pensar en tu pedido. El helado que tuve siempre fue bueno, sin decepciones. Tienen sabores interesantes la mayor parte del tiempo.

I was up working nightshift at Cockenzie and looked for a nearby chippy first night I was there. Found this place it even had a wee car park outside to eat your meal. The staff were very friendly and extremely polite I had a fish supper it was absolutely delicious no after taste of grease at all. The fish supper was also very cheap over £1.00 cheaper than my local chippy but the fish was 10 times better in quality and twice as good in quantity. It was that good i was there every night i was in area working. The public in Port Seton are so lucky to have such a cheap but quality takeaway. Well done Carlos and staff I will be back