The best restaurants serving French food in Edinburgh and Lothian

Myself and three friends stumbled on this lovely place on our way to the Grassmarket. We received a warm, friendly welcome from the staff on arrival and were seated immediately. We chose breakfast items which were all freshly prepared and of high quality. You get good, homemade food and there is plenty to choose from on the menu. We were so impressed that we returned for more on the following day!! Lovely, friendly staff and a very pleasant vibe to the place. Can highly recommend x

Couldn't fault any part of the dining experience. Food excellent, wine excellent and service the best you can get.

Fui al bistró el miércoles para almorzar con mi mamá, de 3 años y 1 año. Gran comida, gran ambiente, gran servicio al cliente. Así que complaciente con los niños, me pongo bastante nervioso llevando a los niños a comer tiende a ser uno frustrarse o tirar comida de trona, pero no les importaba in bistro tan comprensivo. Proporcionó crayones y papel para dibujar y también algunos juguetes. También pedí comida a los niños de inmediato para que se mantuvieran ocupados y llegó tan rápido. Luego pasamos a pintar nuestra propia maceta de plantas - mi hijo de 3 años tuvo la mejor época pintando su maceta esto fue genial y nos permitió a mi mamá y a mí disfrutar de un poco de pastel y un café en paz. ¡Sin duda volveré!

Visité aquí el miércoles para un café y pastel / rollo. La camarera vino por nuestra orden, pero no estábamos listos. Luego esperamos 20 minutos sin que nadie viniera a ofrecer servicio. Mientras tanto, estábamos viendo a un miembro del personal trabajando de plano para hacer cafés mientras otros 4 coqueteaban, se reían y bromeaban entre sí detrás del mostrador de servicio. Intentamos llamar la atención del grupo que no trabaja detrás del mostrador sosteniendo el brazo en alto, etc., pero fuimos totalmente ignorados. Eventualmente subí al mostrador para pedir servicio (perdón por consentir a sus chicos divertidos) informándoles que en realidad estábamos a punto de irnos ya que habíamos sido ignorados durante tanto tiempo. Entonces todos se separaron y desaparecieron y alguien más apareció por nuestra orden. Esto llegó rápidamente y era de un buen nivel. Antes de terminar, una de las chicas del grupo de coqueteo se acercó y se llevó un plato y una taza. No había terminado y mi amigo acababa de tragarse su última boca llena de café. Definitivamente estaba ‘en un suspiro’. Más tarde intentamos llamar la atención para pagar la cuenta. ¿Adivina qué? Al final acabamos de subir al mostrador. No volveremos a pesar de que somos locales. 3 estrellas es para la comida y el café - 0 estrellas para el personal en particular.

Excelente calidad. Todo en las eclairs está hecho desde cero y la calidad y el sabor son excelentes. Esta es una de las joyas escondidas culinarias de Edimburgo.

Abbiamo apprezzato tutto!!! Persino un uovo diventa una ricetta gourmet incredibile in questo poso…..originale in tutto, 8 commensali di fronte agli chef in un atmosfera magica. In ogni piatto la personalità del giovane chef e del suo staff, esperienza unica Consiglio

Yummy. Lovely range of home made Greek savoury pastries. Generously sized and ours were still warm. Took them home and heated them up as a lockdown treat from a local shop. Worth a stop buy - you can quickly park right outside if you watch out for wardens and they are currently serving from the door. Will be back again to try some different ones.

This Cafe 'formerly 'the Thistle' Now 'THE MAISON' is Like finding a golden nugget to me, I like a morning roll such as egg sausage bacon etc. And if there is one thing that annoys me is the dreaded 'dry roll' without spread of some sorts. One of the things i like about this new cafe is ‘They do this... without you having to ask’.. Now after warning 3 Other cafes in the area if they continued the practice of the 'dreaded dry morning roll , I would go elsewhere. Unfortunately they continued to give me thee old Gordon Ramsey trick of sticking the roll on the hot plate & Ignored my customer feed back.… So what did i do?… Well being a man of my word, I do not accept ‘second best’ and Loe and behold the next again Day…. I find this Diamond of a cafe' THE MAISON' who believe in giving the customer what they want … So let me say... this this is the best Cafe in the Tollcross area, so give them a try I guarantee you will not be disappointed and will surely become a regular. Apart from morning rolls & breakfasts they have an Excellent lunch and dinner menu, you will walk away completely satisfied with the food and thee Delightful helpful and polite staff Staff.

Exceptionally good food and service and a lovely atmosphere for our valentines night out. Shout out for Mara and Tasmin who helped make out evening very special.

The winter menu was delicious: every single dish was fabulous and several were truly memorable. The staff were very genuine, helpful and attentive. This experience was definitely worth the money.

Great food and service could do with some wine glasses though.

As a wedding photographer I have loved working at the Bonham Hotel. It has a great boutique feel, it's location in Edinburgh's new town is a great backdrop. The bedrooms are lovely and light and the public spaces are full of period charm.

The food was delicious, everything we ordered was great. Highly recommend the steak tartare. The service was great from start to finish, a friendly welcome by the host and wonderful table service by Georgia our waitress. She was friendly and attentive. It was Valentine’s Day so the restaurant had a nice vibe. Would highly recommend cote as you know you’ll be getting a great meal. Thanks guys

Picked up a couple of times on TGTG and the food is delightful. The staff are very polite and professional, I would definitely visit again.

The presentation was stunning, with flawless pastries. Sadly, the croissant was already a bit dry, and while the macarons looked perfect, they were rock hard, with the filling gone bad. We ended up tossing them, which was an expensive waste.