The best restaurants serving British food in Edinburgh and Lothian

We live locally and have visited from time to time since this bistro opened. It’s been a while but what a disappointment today! Great location on the edge of town, next to the canal with countryside views. That, unfortunately, is where for me the positives end. Beautiful day today and so there was lots of outdoor seating. We sat outdoors. Outdoor seating is basic, to say the least. Lacking imagination and uncomfortable. What’s not made clear by staff is the indoor and outdoor service and, I assume, menus are different. We were asked to order online, using the QR code on the menu. The food was delivered to our table in sealed tubs in a brown paper carry out bag. Nothing was reusable. Wooden cutlery, plastic lids and plastic-lined cardboard boxes (hence, not practical to recycle). The food - sandwiches and fries - was very mediocre and not helped by being delivered in sealed containers or by the presentation. This felt like an office carry out, not a bistro experience in the countryside on a fine day. What were they thinking when they introduced this? It’s not cool and it’s not enjoyable. It’ll be a long time before we return. (I provided polite, discrete verbal feedback to staff about our experience).

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.

Gran ambiente acogedor del personal amable gran música en el fondo hermosa olla de té y cócteles y una pizza súper casera! Recomiendo este lugar. Éramos huéspedes en el hotel contiguo

nice spot in town centre for a quick bite to eat and lovely coffee. i got the vegan toastie which was served with coleslaw and it wasn’t until i asked if it was vegan that i learned it wasn’t vegan. ideally i would be told this when i was ordering so i could ask to not have it, so just a heads up for anyone with a dairy allergy make sure to say !

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

Tristemente el desayuno no era bueno en absoluto. El tocino estaba duro, las tostadas se desmenuzaron mientras trataba de comerlo, la salchicha se quemó, la cuña de papa estaba muy aceitosa y sin embargo dura. Todo parecía estar sentado bajo una lámpara de calor durante varias horas. Huevo frito era bueno al menos. Quizás se necesite algún control de calidad antes de que los alimentos salgan de la cocina.

Got chips cheese and curry and it looks like vile never again and a frappe caramel that is horrible never ordering from here again first time and never again

Caché de Princes Street et accès rendu très difficile par des travaux de rue mais magnifique et typique. Plafond et décor sublime. Repas pris en bas au pub pas au haut restaurant . Wings et chips sympa bien servis. Bières excellentes, il y avait un festival de bière. Personnel efficace et sympathique. Beaucoup d'habitués locaux. Bonne ambiance et bon service pour un prix correct.

✨️Stopped here for a couple of cocktails as recommended on social media however wasn't overally impressed. I had a blood red martini and to be honest it just tasted like cherryade.. my friend was supposed to have an eyeball in her glass shot alongside her drink but before she could ask the guy at the bar he had moved off to serve a large group and was the only one serving. Maybe we came at the wrong time in the early evening, but the vibes weren't there, unfortunately for us

Sunday roast, you might think beefeater but think again, undercooked hard almost raw potatoes and parsnips, cold sirloin with lots of fat and cold turkey, staff on phones and kitchen cook wanders out and uses his phone at the dining area window, hands in pockets.

We always love coming to this Wetherspoons when we're visiting Edinburgh. I think now it's become even busier. I spotted 2 adult males trying to hide the fact they were vaping inside, I couldn't say anything to the staff as they knew I had seen them, but it's not right, they were too lazy to go outside. Otherwise the pub is great.

I was there on a Sunday. We had the roast and potatoes along with a couple beers. Service was very good.

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.

Had a very enjoyable afternoon with ex colleagues. The staff simply couldn't do enough for us.

A nice pub, busy, so ordered food (fish pie) Disappointed, very little fish & mostly mash & goop, yes goop & a vinegary taste. Had far better Ok for a drink