The best restaurants serving American food in Edinburgh and Lothian

Bell's Diner opened in St. Stephen Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh in 1974, the same year my wife and I moved into Stockbridge. They served the best burgers I've ever tasted. And no sweetish American-style buns and slobbery 'mayo'. The wine list starts at £21 a bottle. We now live 20 miles away but travelled in to have our final Bell's meal last week as the restaurant will soon be closing down. So, probably too late now for folks to get a table. Sad news indeed.

Too noisy, too small, one of us has a visible disability & we were given the smallest table in the joint. The ‘music’ was far too loud, so all the diners had to shout to each other. The place describes itself as being dog friendly & there was a chance that we’d have had a dog with us but there was no room for a dog of any size to lie down. If we had brought said dog, there’s no way we’d have stayed. I checked out the menu online & nowhere does it say they serve Halal meat. It only says “all meat is halal” on the paper menu in the restaurant. Very disappointed in that, halal killings are very upsetting & the animal suffers for a long time before eventually dying. I don’t support Halal so I won’t be back.

Lovely place for everyone to enjoy the tasty food. And even to buy extra at the counter that's if you'll need it. I doubt that

Food is amazing, manager Simon is an absolute legend, best customer experience ever.

Steak was perfectly cooked, the decor could use some updating - menus a little worn. Staff very friendly and attentive.

Pretty good taste and fair price. I’ve ordered the fried chicken and wings many times and never met any issue.

Best of service. I am coeliac and so impressed with the gf options and mocktails to go with, thanks guys 👏

You would be laughed out of Argentina if you were served a steak like this. I ordered a fillet steak and it came like a flat minute steak around 6mm thick and tasteless. For almost £30 it was a joke. I won’t be back

Absolutely shocking! We turned up at the door and the place was CLOSED! We had a reservation and even on google it told us it was open?!? No calls or emails to tell us anything and they even sent us an email reminding us of our upcoming reservation 2 HOURS BEFORE OUR RESERVATION! absolutely ridiculous and raging

Muy inusual estilo de tomar té por la tarde, pero lo disfrutamos todos el mismo! Un total idea mágica para recorrer los principales lugares de interés de Edimburgo desde la comodidad de un asiento con té y tarta y una copa de Prosecco! !

I came in yesterday for a quick drink, and was so impressed by the attentiveness and kindness of the server Charlotte. She was so sweet and her recommendations were spot on. We thought she was great! Thought the cocktail was delish and will be back !!!

The Dean is a great place to go for food and beverages before or after a tour of the National Mining Museum in Newtongrange. We had their special house pasta and pizza. Both were very tasty and service was quick and friendly. This is a local place, so prices were very reasonable.

La comida era muy buena, con el personal feliz de hacer algunos cambios. El servicio era mediocre, sentía que estábamos apresurados y que nos querían fuera.

Gran pastel y café. Sí, creo que es mejor helado en Edimburgo. Mi amigo probó su fideo especial de cerdo picado, precio increíble y delicioso!

Divertida tienda de donuts. Buen café y donuts. Servicio muy amable y rápido. Sin embargo, con asientos limitados, puede encontrar mucho en la plaza de enfrente.