The best restaurants in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

What a great find ….. travelling with allergies gf-df is hard but these guys made it easy… great service experienced staff who took the time and checked things out but above all great tasting food fav dishes meatballs & prawn heading back again before leaving town

Good place to get a quick bite: sandwich, bagels etc. I recommend.

This food is Art!!!! Absolutely amazing sandwiches, wraps, toasties or salads Staff are so Friendly and helpful Food is epic Dog friendly 🐾

A great place if you want to mingle with locals! The staff are adorable! The breakfasts are plentiful and delicious! Between the filled omelette, the full Scottish breakfast and the full Turkish breakfast, we don't know what to choose! In addition, you will have the chance to chat with Mr George, an adorable regular here for 12 years!

Fantastic little shop with so many amazing sweets. Having read other reviews I don’t know if we caught the owner on a bad day as he was a little rude asking why we’d left it until 4.50 to visit and making us feel like we were too much trouble. His wife? On the other hand rectified how he made us feel she was kind and welcoming. If we’d know they were there we probably would have visited earlier in the day but we’d only just arrived in Edinburgh and walked by and saw the shop. Still a fab little place and definitely worth a visit !!

Tony is a lovely man, very friendly and full of beans. Always welcomes you with a smile and happy to help. He makes my day when I collect my breakfast

It is a very nice experience. There are different tour types. The silver tour takes about 1 hour. It is a great place visually. It talks about whiskey production and its history. The explanations and presentations in English are very nice. There are 20 language options but unfortunately there is no Turkish. I hope the Turkish language option is added. If you have come here, I recommend you to experience it.

We had a lovely evening - meal delicious, grandsons loved it as did their 80 year old papa! Service was perfect - delightful young waitress and the ‘meat servers’ were charming too!

I'm a 53 year old man. Who got given a gift card to eat here . This place was not good it was simply amazing. The best food and eating out experience I've had in my 53 years. Well done, staff and chefs outstanding. Can't wait to digest and return.

We got the Aubergine Stir Fry and Pad Thai Loaded, both were absolutely sensational😍 service was excellent and fast. One of my favourite places now! Total came to about £44 for 2 people, so a bit on the pricey side, but absolutely recommend :)

A thoroughly enjoyable experience. The staff, atmosphere, and food were all spot on. The hostess, Dumi, warmly welcomed me and quickly got me seated. My server, Divya, was not only friendly and helpful, she was simply impeccable throughout the evening. The food was fresh, tasteful, and beautifully presented. I highly recommend and will return.

This is a super late review as my girlfriend and I were in Edinburgh September, 2023, but we just ordered Indian at home and remembered how amazing the food and atmosphere was at Pakora. The owner came over to chat with us (or wasn't busy at that time of day) and talked to us for 15 minutes or so about the restaurant, food, and India. Absolutely worth going to if you live in the area or are travel to Edinburgh from abroad. If it were possible, I'd order from here weekly!

Delicioso café, arte muy satisfactorio, servicio encantador y una buena gama de deliciosos dulces para acompañar. Muy impresionado. Un poco apretado.

While the food is good, avoid this place on Friday evenings. Service is subpar, slow, and requires chasing staff for action. It's cash only. We ordered two mains, and they asked if we would accept the second after the first. If two people order simultaneously, we expect food to arrive at a similar time, not after one person finishes. They need more staff.

Had a terrific, rapidly delivered meal from Pataka tonight. Mixed starter, pakora, pathia, butter chicken and sides, he'll even the salad was much better than most places. All really tasty, came super quick, best delivery we've had in a decade from all the local Indian take aways!!!