The best restaurants in Liberton / Gilmerton Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

Hidden gem in gilmerton lovely restaurant food beautiful staff really friendly great cocktails highly recommended

Great selection of locally produced organic produce plus meat, dairy and artisan bread and cake produce as well as a good supply of basics such as pasta, rice etc. Ideal for provisions during your stay on Mortonhall campsite with the famous Buffalo farm meat and sausages.

Been going here since it opened. Food excellent and staff helpful and friendly. Has maintained great service and reliable food.

Una cálida bienvenida por parte de los anfitriones de este precioso bed and breakfast de Edimburgo. Habitación excepcionalmente limpia y acogedora. Ropa de cama y toallas de muy buena calidad. No hay nada que pueda criticar a Aaron Lodge. Estamos muy contentos de haber encontrado esta "joya" y sin duda no dudaríamos en recomendarla a cualquiera que desee un lugar limpio y cómodo para disfrutar explorando la ciudad. Gracias Ted y Dot por darnos la bienvenida a su encantador establecimiento ????

Fab scones, soup, quiche, lasagne, bacon rolls not forgetting the Lemon Drizzle cake plus plus. Real community cafe with lots of fab people.

Heads up, if you're getting food here, make sure to keep an eye on it as it's being prepared. I went to get lunch here and as I was waiting I noticed the chef cough into his bare hand and immediately used the same hand to assemble burgers and make pizzas. It was a hard phlegmy cough, not just a quick or light cough, as if that necessarily matters. When I brought this to the attention of the others, one of which I believe was the owner, they acted as if I had inconvenienced them somehow and said that I should have said sooner if there was a problem, as though it was my job to monitor their employees. I was trying to be discreet and wait for the customers inside to leave rather than make a scene but they immediately drew attention to it of everyone in the shop and asked what I wanted them to do about it. They offered to make another one and bring it to me after but I declined and asked if a refund was possible as I'd spent my lunch break waiting for a meal I didn't feel comfortable eating and I wouldn't have had time to eat it (even if I was willing to trust them to make it again without spit). They reluctantly agreed but I could feel everyone staring daggers at me. I don't feel as though I was being rude or unreasonable at any point, any other shop would have taken the matter seriously and offered compensation without the awkward spotlight or taking offense. As someone who has many years of experience in food and service, I felt that the whole encounter was unprofessional. Restaurants should be expected to maintain proper hygiene and food safety standards at all times. They may have just been having a bad day and hating work, or they just didn't expect someone to complain about the way they normally do things. I'm sure the staff there are great people, as I've heard a lot of good things about them from others, so it's definitely nothing personal but this interaction definitely left a bad taste in my mouth. Unfortunately being that this was my first experience with them, I don't think I'll be visiting them again.

We were a party of 7, booked in for lunch. All seated by 12.30 (our reservation time) but it took about 15 minutes for us to be asked what we wanted to drink and that was only because I caught the waiter’s attention and told him we were ready order. Fast forward to 1pm, the drinks arrived and again I told the waiter we were ready to order our food. The food was tasty but my own order arrived with chips instead of the mashed potatoes I had asked for - not the end of the world. Once we all finished our mains our dishes sat in front of us for quite a long time. They were cleared and we expected to be brought the dessert menus - they didn’t arrive so I asked for them. Service was poor. The lunch menu is much reduced with only 4 main courses on it to choose from (but there are light bites to choose from as well) Don’t know that we will return - at least, not if the same team are serving

Got a Christmas eve meal prompt service considering the time of year and food was excellent.

Always belting food, decent service - enough said!

This was my place to go for fish and chips etc, popped in last Thursday for a fish supper I actually saw the guys reaction after the girl who was cooking but unfortunately never looked at my meal until I got home, smallest fish I've ever been served and the chips were cold, I won't be back but I hope for all the regulars this was a one off.

superb excellent delivery driver ⭐

Recently moved to the area and fancied trying this place out for the first time. We ordered a mixture of appetisers and mains. Every single dish was so disappointing. The salt + pepper chicken wings were in a thick and overly salty batter. The spare ribs were over done and dry. The quarter aromatic duck was over done and dry. The Szechuan main dish had prawns in it despite not being mentioned in the menu! Red flag from an allergy perspective! Worst of all, the Thai starter prawns were not properly cooked through. Straight from the freezer, into the deep fat fryer and not piping hot inside. What an absolute disappointment. Definitely not going back.

Food was very average - definitely over priced! Only order with a discount (if you must)...

Where do I start? I booked a table for 8pm on 15th December 2024 for my family and I. Upon arrival we were shown to our table and told someone would be with us shortly. The restaurant was relatively quiet at this point. After 15 minutes of staff ignoring us a young staff member who’s personal hygiene was questionable approached us and asked if we would like some thing to drink. We all ordered soft drinks. At this time we asked to be moved tables as we felt quite cramped in the area we were in. I didn’t think this would be an issue as the restaurant was quiet. I was told there were no other tables available. A short time later the staff member arrived and put down 5 bottles of coke and 7up. At this time we realised there was a slug on one of the bottles. The staff member apologised and removed the slug but left us with the bottles. He did not supply glasses so I assume he expected My wife to drink out of the bottle that the slug had just been attached to. I then informed another member of staff of this who told the original staff member to supply glasses. He did this but offered no apology and offered no ice for the drinks. The next issue - I approached the food service area and ordered my selection of food. I noted that there were hardly any selection of vegetables or potatoes. I also noted that the service area was filthy with food that had clearly spilled over and had been sat there for some time. I then had the unfortunate experience of approaching the gravy counter. Again this was filthy (photo attached). I then realised that we hadn’t even been supplied cutlery. Once sat down to begin my meal, after I had to approach the bar staff as there was not any waiting staff to be seen to collect cutlery I looked around me and noted that the walls were covered in stains and had clearly not been cleaned in a long time. (Photo attached). I then looked up to see that the ceiling was mouldy. (Another photo attached). We were then pretty much ignored again by staff and were not approached until we asked for the bill. We then had the pleasure of paying over £92 for this experience. This experience has quite possibly been the worst experience I have ever had at any restaurant I have ever been too. My wife holds a food hygiene certificate due to her line of work and noted that staff overalls were dirty, staff were behind the serving counter, not wearing protective equipment with their hair not covered. I think I would have preferred to have eaten at Fawlty Towers.

When things go well it's very good - plenty of seating outside in the nice weather and there will be plenty space inside when (if?) they get they Saddle Room finished. However, when it is busy things can go downhill. Staff are pleasant but could be better organised and there doesn't seem to be anyone in charge. As a result it can often run out of things including beer and glasses (be prepared to get served in a plastic container if you are sitting outside at busy times). Booking is essential at peak times and the kitchen closes quite early.