The best restaurants serving British food in Edinburgh and Lothian

Lovely experience! Mags is the best!

Visitamos Antico para un almuerzo tardío con la familia, nuestra mesa, como hemos solicitado y aunque no pueden garantizarlo, tenía una hermosa vista del puente ferroviario. La comida era buena y también el servicio, le faltaba un poco de ambiente, pero era bastante tranquilo, estoy seguro de que estaría ocupado. Sin duda volveremos, preferiblemente, con un día soleado : )

Lovely breakfast. Friendly and polite staff. Good value for money Variety on lunch menu which is also good value. Food served fast and piping hot

We chose this place for its historical building. Food was good and there was plenty of tasties and cakes. The thing that we didn't like about this place was its expensive bill and the fact that there were few staffs to take care of customers orders. Wouldn't like to return.

Prima afhaal restaurant met een onverwacht zitgedeelte met prachtig uitzicht. Eten smaakt prima, medewerkers vriendelijk.

Fantastic atmosphere and lovely staff Always happy to pop in

We booked this afternoon tea as a treat whilst away for a few days in Edinburgh but can honestly say it is the worst customer service we have received anywhere. To start, we were kept waiting for 20 minutes, after being seated, before anyone came to speak to us and the room was freezing cold. Food was reasonably nice but when asking for another pot of tea, which we had been advised was included in the extortionate price of the afternoon tea, they simply topped up the existing tea bag with hot water. When we asked for a new tea bag you would have thought we had asked for the world! Everything seemed to be too much trouble and made us feel as though we were making a fuss. There was a teaspoon of jam provided to accompany two scones and when we politely requested more jam we were told this was not possible as it had all been measured out according to the bookings for the day....unbelievable! A little more thought and consideration about the customer experience would have made all the difference but sadly we would not recommend this afternoon tea at all, you would do better in the regular cafe with a sandwich, piece of cake and cup of tea.

Fabulous well kept garden centre, beautifully set out, a wander around before lunch in the conservatory. De orated with lots of local art. Food was really good, plenty of options for allergies. And the wee art shop next door was gorgeous

Booking made for food and drinks for five people for Hogmanay on 3 December. Received email on 30 December checking that we would still be attending which was confirmed. Arrived to be told that the kitchen was closed - no explanation given. There was no one in the place - says it all. The Balencrieff next door were thankfully able to accommodate us. Give Urban Cocktail Kitchen a miss - I won't be back.

Visitamos para tomar unas copas y una comida. Fui a pedir comida, pedí pescado y papas fritas, no pescado, pedí pastel de carne y papas fritas, no pastel, finalmente terminó con una hamburguesa muy mediocre que parecía que acababa de ser arrojada al plato. . 2 miembros del personal no tenían habilidades de servicio al cliente en absoluto. Muy decepcionante.

Ate here whilst staying the night. The menu was ok but would have liked to see some more regional dishes like Cullen Skink and Haggis. I had the haddock and chips and sticky toffee pudding for desert. It was all fine although the plate for the main was very small and there was too much coleslaw for my liking. The pudding was also supposed to come with cream or ice cream and they never asked me which I wanted. It came with neither, just lots of glacé cherries for some reason!!

Over priced and food was under whelming definitely not worth the money. Staff clearing tables were trying hard to keep on top of things but were very obviously under staffed. Staff serving behind the counter were rude and insisting people pay by card as they had no change. If you can't accommodate people paying by cash put up a sign advising people before they choose their food. Would not use again.

La comida es buena aquí y es un lugar local confiable para el brunch / almuerzo. Solo visité, pero se quejó cuando nos sirvieron nuestros batidos en pequeñas, en parte - tazas para llevar lleno en lugar de un vaso grande ala como de costumbre. Ambas plantillas se encogieron de hombros y una dijo "lleva un año así", mientras que la otra "hemos perdido muchas copas y así lo sirve ahora el jefe". Lo entiendo, los tiempos son difíciles para las pequeñas empresas, pero hacer las porciones más pequeñas y negarlo es una mala apariencia.

Extremely Disappointing Experience at Costa Coffee I’ve always been a fan of Costa Coffee, but my most recent visit was truly unsettling. While I was in line, I witnessed Kelly, the manager, loudly yelling at one of the employees in front of customers. It was shocking to see such behavior, and it created a tense, uncomfortable atmosphere for everyone in the café. The employee seemed genuinely stressed, and it was clear they were doing their best to handle the busy rush. Watching Kelly publicly berate them felt completely unprofessional and unnecessary. It’s one thing to provide constructive feedback behind closed doors, but publicly humiliating your staff is unacceptable. This experience completely soured my visit, and I’m really disappointed in how things were handled. I won’t be returning anytime soon, and I sincerely hope Costa Coffee addresses this issue and ensures that their staff is treated with more respect. No one should have to endure that kind of treatment at work—especially not in front of customers.

I work in Musselburgh so I often go to costa for coffee. Went today after work the guy who served me was vile. So rude and could tell me ordering a coffee was a problem for him. Always found female staff lovely. He has put me off going back.