The best restaurants in City Centre Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

It’s really, really delicious! ! ! None of the beef, salmon and mussels are delicious🥹🥹The portions are large and the desserts are also great!

Not nearly good as it used to be. Disappointing really. Not bad just not very memorable anymore.

Magnificently twisty and spooky, it even includes a small cinema!

Cracker wee spot just out of the way enough to not bustle like the other tourist traps! Great beer selection! Could do with some snacks but that from a boozy muncher lol! Staff super engaging and knowledgeable!

Love this place, excellent selection of whisky and knowledge staff. The Scottish tapas is a real hit. Don't bother with the whisky experience, go to a proper distillery instead.

Excellent breakfast, had bacon waffles, flat white and berry smoothie. All excellent, great service too.

Christofer was the best server! We had a great time at Divino because of him. Definitely recommend and we will sure be back!

We happened to take a seat here and have a lovely lunch while we waited for the rain to pass and what a lovely experience for our family. I'm still thinking of the delicious pasta I had and the friendly and helpful service. We will definitely return.

Fantastic pub... one of my favorites during our entire trip. Lots of folk, lots of energy... fun place

Had an excellent lunch at Holy Cow. Really nice cosy little cafe with great vegan food. Ruben sandwich was awesome

Amazing, best vegan pizza I’ve ever had and I’m not even vegan! Quite pricey but you get what you pay for. Clearly a lot of thought and effort has gone in to creating their menu and it shows. We’ll be back for sure.

The first time I visited Café St Honoré I thought I’d wandered into late 19th Century Paris. I half-expected to see Toulouse Lautrec in a corner sipping absinthe. I noticed that the clientele seemed mainly to be local residents - always a good sign - but that business people and tourists were also welcome. The menu was brief and to the point. Dishes were seasonal and locally produced items, including drinks, were highlighted. Over a period of years I’ve visited many times and enjoyed consistently good cooking. This time, I chose the set lunch menu. On the day I visited, the menu sounded rather plain (Soup, Cottage Pie, Mousse) but I saw the opportunity to discover how much flavour this team could extract from modest ingredients. As usual, a plate of beautiful sourdough bread arrived shortly before my bowl of cauliflower and Lanark Blue cheese soup. The soup, made from simple ingredients, was outstanding. The vegetable must have been roasted very slowly, carefully and patiently to extract flavour of such depth. The velvety texture was complemented by a garnish of sweet, crunchy toasted hazelnuts. Comforting and satisfying, my two-hundred-mile round-trip to Edinburgh seemed worth it for this bowl of soup alone. A dish as straightforward and traditional as Cottage Pie needs no fancy embellishment and it wasn't given any. The pie was served in an individual gratin dish with a portion of sautéed green-leaf vegetables alongside. Once again, the modest menu description and simplicity of presentation could lull the diner into anticipating plain food. Every item on the plate was seasoned perfectly and the flavour of the pie's meat base had a gratifying depth. I felt beaten into submission. My homemade Cottage Pie doesn't come close to this! To finish the meal, another simply presented dish arrived: crème fraîche mousse with poached pear and a shortbread biscuit. The silky mousse expertly balanced richness with freshness and the fragrant, sweet pears complemented it very well. I tasted the biscuit and mused that this little piece of confection well represented the blended French and Scottish influences of this restaurant. Had I eaten this dish in France, I might have expected a Sablé biscuit on the side. Here, in Scotland's capital city, I enjoyed this national speciality made from a very short list of good quality ingredients. Accessibility: The dining room is at ground floor level. The toilet/washroom is on a slightly lower level a few steps down from the main cafe area. Prices: The daily set menu is priced at £25 for two courses and £32 for three at lunchtime. (£28.50 / £36.50 for evening service.) The menu which I would call A La Carte offers starters at £14 - £15, main courses ranging from £27 to £35, and desserts at £10 - £15. Wines are priced starting at £7.45 a glass and from around £30 a bottle. In Summary: The "Frenchness" of this cafe is not just about its decor. Classical French Cooking techniques are used in its kitchen. The atmosphere in the dining room is relaxed and the service friendly. Café St Honoré has adopted the French Bistrot mindset of people being there to enjoy the food and wine and not to stand on ceremony.

Had the worst experience. Their staff has no manners or any training in hospitality. They are rude and don’t know how to treat customers. Don’t go there. There is a much better restaurant just around the corner called Kabuli kitchen which is more clean and has really nice staff and food is good too . Avoid these rude and ill mannered people if you don’t want to ruin your day!!!!!

I used to come here years ago when I lived in Edinburgh, and am delighted that the quality hasn't declined at all. The food is a bit pricey but worth it for the quality of ingredients and cooking. The restaurant is a beautiful place to be, and the service was attentive. One of my favourite places to eat in Edinburgh.

Got to say, ignore Vikrants review, we were staying at the Kimpton and decided to head over to the painted rooster on a whim for breakfast. The staff were bloody brilliant, turned up..no bs from the lady that told us a table for two would be available in 5-10 mins. Ok so a table of 4 turned up and because they had one of those free they went ahead of us in the queue...but I understand that in these times you allocate tables based on numbers rather than people just wanting breakfast. Once seated, staff were really attentive the Haggis Benedict was absolutely bloody amazing! As was the Scottish breakfast...great Lorne sausage! Also loved that the staff remembered another table that had visited previously based on the coffee order! This place is brilliant and we'll be definitely back once we return to Edinburgh!