The best restaurants serving Scottish food in Edinburgh and Lothian

We three friends had an excellent lunch in La Potinere. There is a choice of two items for each course two having one of the starters & I had the other. There was a similar choice by my friends for the main course of chicken en croute while I had baked salmon. One of my friends treated us to a very fine bottle of Montrachet which we relished. The cooking & service were of high quality . Would we go back ? Indeed we would.

We never would have came across this place if not for TripAdvisor! It is hidden away in a library called the storytelling centre and is a little hatch in the wall but the food is AMAZING! Staff very lovely and helpful, offering us advice on what to go for. Went with traditional haggis neeps and tatties with whiskey sauce and practically licked the plate it was delicious. Make the effort to go!

Ordered online via Scoffable for my daughter and I. I ordered the Chicken Cheese Bacon & Hash Brown Burger. Omg this was amazing! The burger was sooo tasty and the chips were fab too! The estimated time was 1hr, but came in 20mins. I was caught short and forgot to tip my driver - apologies! Its a shame your own order website appears down and having to use Scoffable instead. Great local cafe. Thanks again.

Fantastic little place, excellent homemade food. Superb ambience. Strongly recommend.

Super hyggeligt sted med den bedste skotske morgenmad/frokost til en god pris. Det var ventetid da jeg kom ind omkring kl 10. Men der blev hurtigt en bord ledigt. Anbefales på det varmeste.

Best Mac and cheese ever. Burgers to die for. Excellent service and lovely setting, on a great part of the city. Best vegan restaurant we’ve tried so far.

Very attentive and friendly waiters, good food, good price and good drink

Food was very good. Very good customer service from Ewan

Went to watch the rugby with friends and have food. Staff were very attentive and helpful. As a vegan the menu was good with plenty of choice . Will be back for sure . Our waiter was rob and he couldn’t have been more helpful

We have often eaten in Mason Belles Kitchen so it seemed a natural choice when we were having a special birthday celebration for a large group of family and friends. We weren’t disappointed - the food was delicious and the service attentive without being intrusive. From planning stages to the day itself, Hannah and the team did an amazing job in ensuring we had a wonderful celebration, enjoyed by all.

The owner of this restaurant can't take criticism and instead resorts to calling their patrons fake. I don't see the need to spend my time or mental energy reliving a poor experience to write a review for a place I didn't like. But because of a thin skinned owner, who probably shouldn't be in the restaurant business bc they don't have a constitution to handle any kind of negative review has insulted my integrity. I do not tolerate bullies and will always stand-up for myself. Apparently the owner doesn't understand how reviewing works bc you don't have to create a review immediately. Also just bc reviewed 8 places today doesn't mean they were all restaurants. They all deserved the 1 or 2 rating and the owners rude reply is evidence of why the restaurant earned the low rating. Now even if they were all restaurants why are you trying to shame me for the volume of food I eat, I like going to restaurants and eating food, this especially coming from a restaurant that claims they are accepting of all patron's food requirements. Due to your response I'm updating my review appropriately to the star rating you deserve. The food was nothing special, it was presented with some thought but that also was dependant on the dish, some where put together ok, others looked like it was just tossed into the bowl. Given the price being asked, I'm expecting a bit more effort. The service was friendly but at best it was haphazard, at worst careless. The atmosphere, well I'll let my audience be the judge. I found myself in a semi basement that you tried your best to make it look nice but that doesn't mean that the "view" isn't a back alley and some emergency fire stairs. They are also on top of a rowdy bar where you can hear all the drunken ruckus, such great ambiance!😝

I visited this restaurant with a friend after a long day out. There was musing playing and the place was calm and relaxing. The food was delicious; we both had the linguini with prawns and pesto. We also order a side of garlic bread and a glass of rose. It was a good way to finish the day, fill up, and talk about the plans for the next day.

Came for the quiz. It was brilliant. John the quiz master was ace. Dunno what the boy Dave is on about. He couldn’t be further from the truth. Dave sounds like a c@*#t

Not great, staff unhelpful and not exactly following food safety. Witnessed a member of staff for a good 10+ minutes handling paper coffee cups and simultaneously wiping there nose with the palm of their hand and then wiping their hand on their jeans and back to holding the cup not only by the rim but also the inside of the cup and then using the coffee grinder machine. Extremely grim.