The best restaurants serving British food in Edinburgh and Lothian

The cafe is now 'permanently closed' as part of Sainsbury's disastrous cost cutting measure. It may be that Livingston will be one of the supermarkets to get one of the promised replacements (it's a big Sainsbury's) but as of April/May 2022, there is no café.

What an awesome Country Pub. The staff are warm friendly and really treat you well. I’ve just finished off a lovely Sunday Roast thanks to Chef Lee. The flavours were amazing. I had the meat mix and it was delicious. All In all a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Thanks Guys Ash

I visited Sycamore with my two friends for dinner and WOW!... the food was absolutely delicious and amazing quality!! The menu is amazing with a nice variety of small plates & main dishes. The service was very professional and the staff had a very good knowledge of the food and drink. The restaurant itself has been recently renovated and looks gorgeous, with a lovely warm & cosy feel. I will defiantly be recommending Sycamore to my friends & family and cannot wait to return!

I've eaten here a fair few times and the food has also been consistently good, and the service ok. However, 4 of us went for dinner Sat 31/08, and the food was ok (some main dishes are a bot overpriced for what you get), BUT the service was shocking. We arrived at 7.30pm for our 7.30pm reservation. Waited a good 15 mins 7 had to keep waving to order drinks. Took them a wee while to take food orders too. I was the only one who had a started (big mistake). We basically then waited until 8.50pm when our mains were served. We very nearly stood up & walked out. Then we had to chase the bill - the staff who were on knew we were unhappy, and deducted the price of 2 drinks from our bill, but there was no communication when we paid the bill, no 'I'm sorry, we're short staffed' or anything like that. My 3 friends had never been here before & are very unlikely to return having got such a poor initial impression. As for me, I probably will return, but if the service hasn't vastly improved, that'll be the final time.

Cheap tea - bitter and horrible Carrot cake had very little carrot in it and was absolutely full of sugar! Far tooooo sweet! Yuk. Left a horrific after taste in my mouth.

This bar is great for both Birthdays and Sports! I came here on the Carabao Cup Final day for lunch and it was a great experience other than the Tv had a bad view from the table right of the door! The toilets are very clean and sanitary, and our lunch was very large and filling. The food was delicious, especially dessert and I would come here again, behind Italian restaurants! Lovely.

A bit disappointed throughout my read as the reader mobile phone went off a few time which to wasn’t very professional and this was distracting see messages coming through on the phone

Visité aquí esta noche - se reunió con un servidor grosero, masa de pescado que parecía que había sido cocinado en aceite sucio y patatas fritas mal cocidas. No es necesario ser grosero con los lugareños que apoyan a las empresas locales. No volveré. Basura.

Dopo la passeggiata a Edimburgo, abbiamo cenato comodi nel ristorante sotto l'hotel, bellissimo ambiente, personale gentile e cucina di buon livello a prezzi giusti

This was my first time here, and It was very good! My only complaints were that the drinks came a while before the food & that the small breakfast egg was quite greasy. The food tasted great though & the presentation was lovely. The tables were cleared efficiently as customers left & it was overall a rather peaceful atmosphere. Would recommend.

Property located about 1 and a half miles from Waverley Station. Hostel accommodation with dormitory style rooms and bunks. Staff are friendly and welcoming, I stayed for 2 nights and felt safe as a solo traveller. There is a bar and a kitchen downstairs. No lifts here and 3 floors so be prepared for stairs!! I was in room 8, which had 10 bunks, room not huge and was hot and stuffy, window only opened a few inches!! There was a fan, but stand was broken and No Where to plug it in!! Above each bed is a night light and phone sockets for charging. There are small security lockers in each room. CCTV in public areas. Toilet and Separate shower room a little cramped, my shower was tepid in the morning but not a bad thing. Could do with a bath mat outside as tiled floors where slippery when wet. Overall the place was very clean, saw staff cleaning all the time! 👍 Naomi on the bar very helpful and friendly! Would stay here again and recommend 👌 Thanks Naomi 😊

Ordered 2 Fish Suppers. Service was quick. Fish was freshly cooked but the batter wasn't crisp. Chips were soggy. 'I'm no expert' but I think an oil change may be needed. At £8.50 each, it was edible & reasonable value.

The best bar in New Town! Had such a great time here and the bar staff are lovely. Would recommend their tequila selection.

Been there several.times in the past and always been good food and brilliant service but last time I went was 29/08/15 was very disappointing food was just mediocre wouldn't go back if had choice

Lekker gegeten in deze bar. Vriendelijk personeel, snelle service en gezellige sfeer. Gelegen aan de grassmarket. We waren er voor de drukte. Lekkere Haggis, mooi opgediend. Dochter vond de Cajun kipburger ook heerlijk! We zouden zeker terugkomen.