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

Restaurant located next to Holyrood Palace, it is convenient to be close to this very touristy place. I ordered a salmon fillet, and as is normal when meals are exposed on the buffet, they soon get cold. When I asked for it to be heated, and they said they wouldn't, and considering that I don't like cold salmon...it wasn't a good culinary experience. The customer is always right...except at The Cafe at the Palace. It's the typical problem of such touristy places.

A gem in the city. Some of the best service I have experienced. Always very helpful, attentive and friendly. The food was just the cherry on top. A great selection all very well presented and amazing flavours. Top end food and service for not top end Edinburgh prices! A must if you are in the city.

At first glance, we thought this would be just a basic breakfast buffet, however it is supplemented nicely with various menu items. Food was fine, and I might have given three stars, except that our server Nick made me the most incredible cappuccino with almond milk. He also had good suggestions for what to order. Truly exceptional service and I am bumping it up to four stars. Excellent almond milk cappuccino. Thank you Nick!

Service was excellent, I think Jason was our servers name and he made us feel very at home. Food was lovely. We got the Wellington and burrata to start. Wasn't anything mind blowing but we enjoyed it. Desserts were lovely too, nothing out of this world, the salted caramel icecream should be showcased more as it was the highlight of the chocolate fondant dish

Amazing wonderful, a perfect place to enjoy proper whisky 🥃

The Doric is well placed and near to Waverley Station. The restaurant was warm and welcoming with a nice ambiance. We had fish & chips, the batter was lovely and crispy and it was a huge portion. We chose chocolate cheesecake for dessert to share. It didn’t come with cream or ice cream so we ordered a scoop of vanilla ice cream as we found it quite heavy. I think this should have come along with the cheesecake rather than being an extra £3.15. That said the prices were reasonable enough and the staff were very attentive.

Lovely little pub, close to the castle. Really enjoyed it here

Muy recomendable. Teníamos comida que era muy sabroso Una hamburguesa clásica y alitas de pollo La cerveza caliente más increíble un buen calentador de invierno 9% que era agradable y tostado en un día frío como el viento. El personal era muy educado y servicial, nada demasiado problema y no tuvimos prisa en absoluto

Gran comida y muy buen servicio! Liam y Joshua hicieron un trabajo increíble cuidando de nosotros. El filete se iba a morir y mi esposa disfrutó de su langosta.

This cafe is inside the Castle and we were quite surprised by how decent the food was and that the pricing was so reasonable. Normally this type of cafe has poor food and high prices.

We were walking the Royale Mile, down one side and up the other. The restaurant we had chosen to eat in was already closed, so we decided to eat in the next open one we came to which was Cafe Vivo. It was a great choice. The service was excellent and the food was good. It is a storefront restaurant without a lot of ambience, but the friendliness of the staff and the good food made it work. We would definitely eat there again.

Nice little cafe just opposite the cathedral on the royal mile. A tad pricey but a nice little find for a quick coffee and bite to eat whilst exploring.

Hadn't been here since it changed its name. Strange sort of entrance with a lot of steps. Very very dark back room. Still, staff were friendly and drinks were reasonable!

Dropped in for lunch after visiting the castle. Nice menu. I had Cullen skink which is a fabulous smoky fish chowder. Caesar salads fine. Service kind and attentive. Steak sandwich flavorful but had a large piece of unchewable gristle, dropping restaurant rating for us. Still, overall a fine experience and definitely recommend.

Mi marido y yo tuvimos una experiencia maravillosa alojándonos en el Glasshouse para mi cumpleaños esta fue nuestra 3a visita y por mucho la mejor x Olivia (Gerente) nos había actualizado a una suite era increíble que era tan encantadora que no podíamos haber pedido más, era hermoso x También Isacc (conserje) era muy servicial, es un personal del hotel tan amable no puede hacer lo suficiente por usted, el desayuno también era muy bueno, nada era un problema