My girlfriend and I just had an amazing and fun meal at this local restaurant. We were simply…read morewalking up the beach, enjoying holding hands and talking. There was a bon fire going on the beach that just happened to be right in front of this place. We opted to stop in check it out and we are glad we did. This place is incredible and just infused with the beach vibe. It could very easily been in Venice, California and fit right in. The interior decor is so much and beachy. Our server was a fun woman named Sid and she was just dripping with spunky personality. Friendly, fast, efficient and always smiling. She made our meal even getter just being herself. The fish and chips were tasty, hot and fresh. The real star of the day was the tomato soup. I've never tasted anything quite like it and I figure they make it in house. I suggest ordering a bowl if you find yourself on Portobello Beach. Big thump up for this local eatery.

Excellent service; wonderful cappuccino. Music at a bearable level…read more One complaint - very cold, and the management wouldn't put the heating on. It IS winter now.

Located on Portobello High Street and only a couple of hundred of metres away from the beach,…read morePortobello Bar is not tailored for families and is very much a typical old man's bar, not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just that I'm not an old man and as such, I don't really have much use for this place at this point in my life, but I will know where to tell my Grandad to come if he ever ventures into Portobello. There seemed to be a very homogeneous crowd in the pub that seemed to be from the surrounding neighbourhood, over 60 and male. The inside of the pub is tailored very much in the style of the "traditional" British pub and there is a good selection of drinks to pick from including ales and spirits.

Like all the pubs on the high street.there very much locals pubs.If you dont mind being starred at…read morealot then u.ll probubly enjoy it.its not an uncomfortable feeling pub but it is full of older people.but its ok for a few beers and a bit football on the telly i tried 3 pubs on the high st.and this pub was the better of the 3.

A few friends brought me there in 2015 to jam some music. Prior to that we had some amazingly fresh…read moreplaice and chips whilst walking along the boardwalk. The male servers wore kilts. I had a magical evening playing music hanging with great friends in this amazing building overlooking Portabello Beach in the Dalriada! This will alway be a highlight in my soul.

In all my years coming to this area I didn't know that this place even existed, I was with a friend…read morefrom my local club and we ventured here for a nice hot cup of tea. The exterior looks more like someone's home than a bar / tearoom, I'm not sure if this is a tearoom that also serves alcoholic beverages or is it the other way around. You order and pay at the bar then a server will come and serve you with your refreshments & food. I got the feeling that this was more of a cafe than a bar with all the cakes on the counter, with the server forgetting who to give the order to. Seems a nice place but I have been in friendlier places.

Excellent lattes, millionaire's shortbread, and service. It is a nice spot to look at the water and…read morepeople watch

Best pizza I've had in Edinburgh, or maybe the world. Highly recommend ordering with extra…read morepepperonis.

The Galleon is one of the few original bars left on portobello high street this is definitely a…read morelocals bar where everyone knows each other and when a new face walks in they all seem to stop talking and look around to see who's just walked in. Drinks All the usual suspects are sold here with the less popular ones being sold out of the bottles. But all the brands sold here are known brands not like the pub across the road where l didn't recognise anything sold there. Weekends I've seen karaoke here towards the weekend and usually when l see them start to set up l know that's my cue to leave. Overall half descent bar if you don't mind the odd old geezer starring you down.

The Gallion is a pub on Portobello High Street, it is generally a local pub so all the old cronnies…read moreof Portobello but on a Monday and Sunday ngiht it does an excellent pub kareoke. Pat and Charlie who do the kareoke are great fun and Charlie is quite a good singer if there is a a dwindle in performances. The pub has great staff and really cheap drinks but do be prepared to be stared at a bit at first if you are not a familiar face!

A great spot in Porty for dinner and cocktails after a stroll on the promenade or bonfire on the…read morebeach! I ate here with my friends that live in the area and come here regularly. The service was friendly and vibe inside is very cool, there's even a map of Portobello on the ceiling! I got the Braised Borders Feather Blade of Beef, it was so tender I'm not sure I even used my knife! We all got cocktails and I very much so enjoyed the Bramble. We shared a sticky toffee pudding for desert, also well done!

It was cold and rainy, so we decided to stop into this place for some dinner. It was warm and very…read morequaint. It looks like they have about 30 beers on tap. I ordered the steak and chips, it was well seasoned and very reasonably priced 15 GBP. My wife got the fish and chips with homemade tartar sauce. She normally hates tartar sauce, but she decided she would try this. She absolutely LOVED it. Looks like they have e some awesome deserts, but we will have to try them next time. Total bill including a couple of cokes was less than 30 GBP. Would highly recommend if you are in Edinburg Scotland.

Super friendly pub with welcoming locals and awesome service, and also reasonably priced. Highly…read morerecommend!

Staff was friendly. It is dog friendly. Just hard to get used to having to pay for each drink…read moreindividually instead of in the states we can run a tab and only pay once at the end of the visit.

The Skylark coffee shop/bar is conveniently located off Portobello High Street, near the local…read moreSainsbury. As I was exploring the street, looking for the next ideal place to enjoy lunch I came across this Bistro. Luckily I avoided the masses of school children, who also appeared to stroll the roads for their preferred lunch. Looking at the menu displayed in one of their large front windows, I was satisfied to enter and took a seat. The waitress was quick to hand me their lunch menu. They offered croissants with different fillings, soup, egg variations, salads......nothing really that called out to me. However, the Hot Chocolate with marshmellows and cream sounded delightful enough. I also ordered a slice of marble cake. For both items I paid £5.40. Personally I thought this to be a bit overpriced as the Hot Chocolate was served in a regular cup and the cake a bit dry. Having said this, I loved the milky Hot Chocolate and it would be fab to see it served in a mug. I also noticed that in the evening the place might convert into a bar and saw all the various cocktails on their drink list: Mojito, long island tea....the typical cocktail list! Besides individual glasses they also offer cocktail jugs from £16 upwards. I think that's definitely worth trying out! The staff is really friendly. Not sure if they have toilets. I could not see a sign. The place is ideal for locals and tourists meeting up with friends or just a wee rest from a stressful day.

The Skylark has a really nice, laid back feel to it. I wish their food was better, though, as the…read moredishes I had just didn't quite hit the mark. Portobello has a number of good little places, and this is one to add to that list, but it's perhaps better just to pop in for a coffee or a drink. Overall, we said: "I thought that The Skylark had real potential, particularly as a relaxing Sunday afternoon spot, as the place has a smart and understated charm. However, the food needs marked improvement. It was just all too meek for its own good. It was rather reminiscent of Cafe Milk, in that regard. With a significant dose of chutzpah, they could develop a really attractive offering. For now, there are other places in this neighbourhood that make a better case for meriting a visit."

Walking in to The Devil's Advocate in Advocate Close, just above Market St, the large bar greets…read moreyou. We chose the Scottish Road trip whiskey flight. As someone who truly loved little about Scotch, it was a wonderful way to taste and compare smoky vs peaty whiskeys. Fun. Our table was upstairs and we sat next to an open door which allows for fresh cool air. It was a warm day in Edinburgh. Our server was wonderful, patient and really helpful. Our choices were truly delicious. We started with the fish board, olives, and mushroom skewer. We loved them all. I enjoyed the cod main dish, while my wife finished the starters. The side of asparagus was also excellent. The mouse dessert was delicious but very rich, it's enough for 4 people. The cost of dinner was also totally reasonable. I recommend this place highly.

I don't really understand why the ratings are so high at this restaurant. We tried going here one…read moreevening and I messed up the reservation. I'm not used to seeing it in blocks and our end time was bolded but not the start time. We showed up at the end time. We were charged obviously because you have to give a card for a guarantee. I get that. I was fine with it since it was my fault. What I wasn't fine with was the rude (dare I say bitchy?) hostess who I spoke with upon arriving. She was awful to me and looked at me like I was garbage. Even after that, I decided to rebook and pay attention to the time. The restaurant had been recommended to us by a relative as the "best place they had eaten" while in Edinburgh and I wanted to try it. I booked for lunch and when we arrived the male host was lovely. We were sat early (because I always show up to a reservation early) and then we waited almost a half an hour for the one waitress there to come and help. It was fine. I can understand they are understaffed and busy. But then the food, it was also just fine. It was decent but not great. Like a lot of things in the UK, it's understated and seasoned. My husband had the pappardelle and my two children and I had the flat iron steak. His pasta had zero flavor. It was a cream based sauce. It needed more salt. As for the steak, it was fine. It was cooked well. Mine was medium rare and the kids both had medium. It was also not seasoned well. However the steak was served with a dipping sauce (a garlic sauce, a peppercorn or lemon mint). We tried all three since we had three steaks and those were all good and kept the steak from being bland. On the plate were chips (fries), which were not salted well but we had the dipping sauces. Also on the plate was plain arugula and a couple on the vine cherry tomatoes. Nothing spectacular. The waitress didn't come back once the entire time we were eating. Overall, it just wasn't worth it for the money we paid.