The best restaurants serving British food in Edinburgh and Lothian

Classic pub. Old Scottish pub. Faces the execution site for old Edinburgh. I can only imagine....

The pub was well designed and loved the Frankenstein coming down from the ceiling. The drinks were delicious but for a gothic pub we found that the music was awful. It was the type of music you'd expect to hear being played at a club for people in their late teens early twenties. Not the music you'd expect in a gothic pub

Friendly staff, very nice music! I asked for recommendations and got a very nice and sweet whiskey that’s not on the menu!

Didn't eat here,but a great pub,service to match.Orkney Bitter is ace.

Busy little pub with nice atmosphere

Awful treatment,the blonde woman waitress said there is a low that they don't serve you drinks if we don't order food but the table next to us they were with a dog and drinks,no food, so they treat you better if you are with animals than with kids,don't recommend this place.

Great gastro pub - excellent food, drink & service. Best work Christmas meal I think I've ever eaten. Hardly mass catering as we'd been reduced to a table of four and all had the veggie haggis Wellington. Only one proper vegetarian amongst us but it really was excellent. A consolation in troubled times.

My Wife and I have visited this lovely pub many many times on our visits to Edinburgh. But we were really disappointed on our last visit - the atmosphere has been totally spoilt by huge TV screens showing silent BBC news! Why break up the lovely architecture with something so unnecessary. The service is still perfect…you will never meet such friendly staff. But the food menu has also been simplified a little by easy to sell burgers at the detriment of the previously more choice of bar snacks. We won’t be going back …what a shame atmosphere and uniqueness has been sacrificed for blandness.

Always go here for breakfast you can't get any better for the range and price

Great service and advice from Ryan!!

Fantastic place with fantastic service!

Food was delicious butterfly chicken spicy rice and macho peas...service was fab super speedy..

I hope the staff have woken from their slumber by the time tourist season hits the Royal Mile. It wasn't even that busy with customers. Maybe 5 covers. We were acknowledged quickly with menus. 👍 We pointed out to them that something had been spilt on one if the chairs at our table. Nothing was done about it or even acknowledged. 👎 Then part of our order had been forgotten about. I had to chase this up. 👎Then the table next to us sat the entire time we had eaten, and drank... and used the restrooms before leaving and they still hadn't even had a menu put in front of them. 🤦‍♂️They also had to chase them up. The food itself was nice.👍 (Albeit you're paying tourist royal Mile Edinburgh prices). So a bit of a shame really. Could definitely do better.

First time in Edinburgh with this wonderful hotel 🏨 😍. The room with amazing view, the stuff in the main reception they are really wonderful, kind, friendly 😀. The breakfast was delicious delicious 😋 😍. Thanks a lot for this amazing hotel 🏨 ❤️.

Love this beautifully quaint bistro. Retraced my steps of 40 years ago, where I used to visit this beautifully quaint bistro after walking from the college at Costorphine hill. Happy to say the freshly made hot buttered scones were just as delicious! The tea and cakes too. The staff and service was so lovely and friendly. Thank you for the warm welcome. You all made my day.