The best restaurants serving British food in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

We had been told by others that we should look forward to a high quality meal in an exceptional location overlooking our home city. From the very beginning we sensed that the restaurant was not going to live up to our expectations. The dining area did enjoy good views in all directions, but the furnishings were sparse with hard chairs and no table coverings. We were advised that we would have the table for a strict maximum of two hours. There was no à la carte menu, only a single choice for each course. The description of each course may have been appetising, but the portions were minimalistic, defeating even nouvelle cuisine in terms of their smallness. The service was very slow at times, with the result that we were informed that we would very shortly have to leave as our time had run out, even though we were still awaiting the dessert, not to mention the coffee. To make matters worse, the restaurant was noisy. For such an experience, the price was exorbitant, and it is possible to enjoy much better food in more comfortable locations in Edinburgh. As for the view, that is available for free.

Hermosa tarde fabulosa con sándwiches deliciosos y frescos, bollos pasteles con un montón de té o café acabada con una copa fuera de Prosecco. El personal cálido y acogedor agradable. Recomiendo encarecidamente este encantador salón de té. Sin duda volveremos. Una pequeña joya

No puedo explicar lo asquerosa que era la comida - pedí patatas fritas de salchicha y salsa - que costaba casi £ 10 y había algo realmente malo con la salchicha y la salsa. Tenía el sabor más horrible.

Llamamos para almorzar y quedamos muy gratamente sorprendidos por el extenso menú. Personal muy agradable! ! ¡Gracias chicos! !

a quaint little cafe attached to a lovely, though expensive, gift shop. The food is very good and always made freshly once ordered. It's a tad pricey but no different tio the average decent cafe these days.

This was our last meal in Scotland on a week's holiday, and, I have to say, that we have eaten very well. Still, I think we saved the best for last. I have read some of the not so glowing reviews here, and I am sure that they are honest. All restaurants have off nights and some clients do not like the way the food is prepared. All I can say is that we were five adult family members and our experience was brilliant. The young staff were friendly yet professional. My starter, a special that day, was a chicken liver parfait. I will honestly say that it was one of the best things that I have ever eaten. The cod enteree also received rave reviews. One fellow diner was not so happy with the fish pie, which turned out to have hard-cooked eggs, that were not welcome. Otherwise, everyone enjoyed their food. Desserts were also very good.

I decided to have dinner at the hotel because I arrived tired and it was a pleasant surprise! I was very well attended to and the food was excellent, at a very good price! I had a starter of breaded mushrooms that were perfect and a main course of a steak that was perfectly cooked with peas and fries that were also perfectly cooked. There are good options for beer, beer and wine. Excellent service and cuisine!

What a fantastic experience! The staff were great and more than happy to answer any questions. The food was amazing with such great options to chose from and also a great wine selection. It was our Wedding Anniversary and it was made to be very special. Will definitely be coming back to experience the Garden Room next time.

Best roof in Edinburgh, inside the botanical gardens very peaceful, but you need it to restore dangerously high blood pressure if you try to get food, has improved but still a challenge

Would thoroughly recommend Breakfast with Santa! Reasonably priced. Decent food. Santa was wonderful!! Engaging and great fun for the kids - big and small! We were lucky to be sat beside him and he managed to beat my wee superhero geeks in a Marvel quiz!! Lovely morning. Thank you.

I ordered extra anchovies.. no all covered anchovie.. wtf.. they argue is what i ordered

The sandwich or panini was very tasty. Simple but just right for a quick snack. Friendly and attentive service. Since there were no other guests on site apart from us, things went very quickly. If you don't expect star cuisine, we can highly recommend it.

Visitamos el domingo por la noche, no necesita reservar, era bastante tranquilo. Informado de las ofertas especiales, buena selección de comida en el menú menú infantil. Pan de Ajo para los niños, pedimos salchichas con puré de patatas y hamburguesa y n fichas del menú de niños, la gran hamburguesa/patatas fritas, el jalapeño queso se derrita y el pollo fajita hamburguesa, pinta de cerveza fría, vino de la casa de cristal y refrescos para los niños. Y Chic brownie tarta fudge y helado para el postre.

Stopped off for a quick lunch on our way to the markets and was met by such friendly staff. Lovely food and wine before we headed into town. Will be back!

It would be nice if they could provide what is on the menu, but was told "We can only serve what we're sent". Lots of things not available