food: my girlfriend said it's the best french food she's had outside of France. that's all that…read moreneeds to be said i think service: nice staff ambiance: such a cool vibe, definitely a big highlight of the restaurant

In terms of cuisine, Chez Jules was a breath of fresh air during my Edinburgh trip. I highly…read morerecommend you make a reservation online. Since I hadn't, I had an hour's wait. That was totally fine though; I walked around the nearby museum that was on my list. I really liked the menu options. Even more, I loved their lunch menu options. I got the 1 Course Lunch. I was expecting just getting the entree I ordered (Steak Fritte). I was so pleasantly surprised to receive complementary items for the table. There were olives, bread, butter, salami, and salad. The steak and sauce had amazing flavor, although it was a bit tough/hard to chew. The house red wine was also delicious. I will say, the place is very cramped and very loud. It's cozy with a curated decor though!

Truly excellent food in such a cute, and hidden away, setting - there a few superb French…read morerestaurants in Edinburgh, with this being close to, if not, the best. Hidden down Thistle St, this restaurant packs a punch which will be leaving you desiring more. Yes, this restaurant is really moreish.

Cracking dinner on NYE. Great service from attentive and fun staff. Gave me very mild static about…read morethe notion of serving a birthday cake we had brought with us to someone in our party (of ten people paying more than £100 each!) but eventually reason won the day and they brought it out candles and all. Fabulous beef and croquettes in particular.

Enjoyed a croque monsieur and a good cappucino here one Saturday back in January (I was just…read moreslightly too late to get the breakfast menu). It seems to be a popular haunt for couples with young kids so be warned if that has the potential to ruin your mood or whatever. Try to get the seat right at the back by the window so you can watch the Water of Leith going by. The service was good although I initially had to get up to get a copy of the menu myself (had the impression the staff were just enjoying a small amount of quiet before the expected lunchtime rush).

I got into Edinburgh at 10:30am and wasn't able to check into my Airbnb until 3. I went here for a…read morequick bite to eat. The croque Monsieur was great and super cheesy. The servers were lovely and when they noticed that I was going to be lugging my bag around with me, they let me leave it in their storage room so I could explore. I loved this place!

Incredible brunch experience here! I had the most delicious, very fresh juice and a croque…read moremonsieur. The sandwich was incredible. My husband had the granola bowl which was quite small and really more of a side than a breakfast item. The service was good and the interior was gorgeous!

Everything about Côte was perfect. The friendly staff and craft drinks were top notch. The food was…read moreexcellent.

Yet another great meal on this tiny street. So glad we didn't skip it. Would love to go bs lread more

Quaint and tucked away, this restaurant is easy to miss. Probably visited about half a dozen times…read moreas a student as their lunch menu was lovingly put together and very fairly priced. Main courses across visits were consistently delicious and plated with care, but what I must really highlight was a cheesecake that was once on the menu because gosh was that delicious. Wonderfully pillowy in texture, and a tart flavor profile with a delicate honeyed sweetness. I'd visit again just for that cheesecake.

Truly a superb dining experience in this small restaurant on the grass market…read more The ambiance is just beautiful with small rooms in this ancient building. The walls are stone but they have been whitewashed beautifully and then hung with fin de cicle French advertising posters. The service was impeccable without being clingy. They have a short but very nice wine list. We went with the red table wine (house wine) and it was very good. If you are there for lunch or before 7 pm they an excellent play du jour special. We were there later so we started with the escargot. Very good version of this dish and came out piping hot served with a very good baguette (what else do you expect at a French restaurant?). I had the salmon in a fume blanc sauce with crayfish. The salmon was perfectly cooked and the sauce was excellent. Both dishes came with very very good potatoes. The wife had a sea bass which was served with veggies, olives and balsamic reduction l. Truly amazing. They have a very nice list of desert and after diner wines (sauterne anyone ?) as well as aperitifs. But we were just too full as the portions were very filling. This is a gem of a restaurant. Highly recommend

Let's start off with the good: the food is lovely. The chef knows what they are doing and produce a…read moresolid range of French fare. You'll enjoy the flavors. The service is atrocious. The staff is rude, dismissive, and only wants to move you out as fast as possible so they can turn the table. Food either takes forever; or comes out all at once when you aren't ready -- depending on how busy the staff is pushing other people out of the restaurant. There are a few solid places on Grassmarket and this is among the options at the bottom.

The food was fine but the service was absolutely dreadful. The waitress was surly and then ignored…read moreus for 20 minutes after we finished. When we mentioned that to her she didn't even bring the bill. We needed to get it from someone else.

This restaurant in housed a pretty magnificent building, which is called Tudor House, so go figure!…read moreIt's one of the two "little madnesses" situated in New Town, and the dishes are extremely french! I haven't had any main meals here, but did take a glance at the menu and saw duck, risotto and some pretty pricey filet. My friend and I had decided on a whim to go have dessert at some fancy restaurant, and chose this one. I'm hoping to take my parents back there one day, so they can treat me to a FULL dinner, because all I've had so far was their creme brulee which was absolutely delicious. The restaurant itself isn't intimidating at all, and was quite laid back when I was there.

This small bakery/coffee shop has both dine in and takeaway options since there aren't lots of…read moretables inside. Both the chocolate eclair and scone were really good. We also got an iced flat white which was strong and refreshing.

Best cafe in Stockbridge. Friendly staff. Good seating arrangements, excellent selection of food…read moreand drinks. I've already been 3 times now.

So I leave Melbourne. Fly away, halfway across the world, snug in my little village that is…read moreStockbridge. Then, Smith and Gertrude arrives. I've had my suspicions about the name for a while and tonight, my suspicions were confirmed- this idea was formulated in Melbourne, the bright light-bulb flashing into the owners mind whilst sipping a glass of wine on the iconic corner of Smith Street and Gertrude Streets in Melbourne. The hipster trend is spreading globally people! And you know what? I'm on board! The service, ambiance and style so reminds me of my hometown (whats that I feel...pride?) This might just become the place for meat, wine and cheese. For the past year Henri's of Stockbridge has been my go-to for my Sunday wine and charcuterie but Smith and Gertrude will closely rival this. So lets talk wine. The list is extensive and impressive. I'm actually not too much for Australian wine myself, but the list of Australian wines available almost made me want to yell out 'woo! represent!' but I didn't do that because I'm a grown up of course. I instead ordered a lovely Argentinian wine at the recommendation of our very helpful server which paired the meal nicely. Meats and cheese. Well. I feel like there could have been more on the board (or maybe have smaller boards so it looks fuller?) Nonetheless, whilst it looked simple to begin with, the mixed board was more than enough for two people, though I did add the gorgonzola cheese along with bread with oil with dukkah. All delicious but not foreign to me. The cheese is sourced locally and I buy it all weekly so I essentially paid to have it plated and to eat it somewhere with better lighting. If you don't know cheese, then you might enjoy the ever-changing cheeses to try until you find a favourite. Then you can go buy it in bulk from the local cheesemongers if you so wish. The interior is very trendy and Melbourne-like. The atmosphere, quality of food and service was nothing short of great. . If you're really just wanting the meat and cheese without the ooze of hipster-mess, I would suggest the buying the cheese and meats from local stockists. Thy also stock wines which I will certainly return to purchase. I give five stars as a fellow Melburnian seething with pride for this new local business. They've taken a simple concept and done it well, using local product and supporting other small businesses which I highly commend. Highly recommended for a place to just sit, eat, chill and plain enjoy, whether alone or with company. The only thing that was missing was the excellent barista-made coffee I have come to adore from Melbourne (read: its the minimum standard I expect.) Steampunk in a french press guys, really? I'll keep an eye out on this development and will probably move in when this changes.

I'm surprised that no one has snapped up this FTR, seeing as this place seems to be more or less…read morehopping around the clock (or at the very least, most days after 5pm). Tucked in the space of the old cat cafe, I didn't even realize this place was there until Julie G suggested we meet there for a glass. If you had visited the cat cafe previously, this new venture has more or less gutted the place and it's unrecognizable. They've done a great job with the room, with lots of wood detailing, vintage inspired knick knacks and communal seating... it's basically a hipster coffee shop, but with wine. Eye roll all you want, that's a damn good combination of trendy. I only had two glasses on my first trip here, so I can't speak to the food or the flights, but the wine (though pricey... ack!) was interesting and the wine flights that went past us, with four little glasses and the option to pair with cheese almost had us falling off our seats to get a better look. Well worth heading back for more investigation. So far, I deem this place a cute little addition the the neighbourhood. Welcome Smith & Gertrude!

The staff here were so nice and accommodating. That made the meal. I enjoyed some local Haggis…read morewhich was good especially how it was prepared. Then came a fish dish with a delicious sauce. Finally, I finished it off with a creamy cream brûlée. The staff help pair the meal with a delicious French white (Sauvignon blanc). The restaurant is in this old townhouse with a very cool decor and cozy setting. Very enjoyable.

Very cute restaurant with a reasonable meal course. I had a potato soup, mushroom risotto and…read moresticky pudding and they were all good! I am not sure what happened but it took like 30min between finishing a starter and getting an entree. The service was friendly but very slow. According to my coworker, she had never seen such a slow service here, so hopefully it was just that particular night.