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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

sometimes a shop just absolutely fits the bill - if you want beer (and a few wines and spirits, but…read moremainly awesome beer) then this tiny shop on Porty High Street is for you. Great constantly evolving stock of "craft" beers served by people who know what they are talking about. Nothing much more to say really.

One thing for sure is that I'm not a wine sort of person, we just never hit it off, more of a…read moresingle malt whisky person. From the outside I could see well stocked shelves with various wines from around the world, but l could also see a selection of bottled beers nicely on display and that's what originally bought me in. These guys stock a wide variety of beers a bit like hippo beers but not as big, there must have been at least 6 or more from innis & gunn to choose from. Some items may be pricy but you are supporting an independent and not a chain. Staff are knowledgable & helpful, will advise if you are unsure what to buy.

Over the years I have grown to appreciate a good glass, or make that a bottle of wine. Red, white…read moreor rose, I will happily give it a go. This has led me to visit a number of wine shops during my time in Edinburgh. And so when I came over the Fine Wine Company shop on Portobello High Street, I had to give it a go. From the outside, through the large panels of glass, you can tell the shop is very well stocked. When I entered the shop has a modern, laid back fell, where you can easily select a few bottles. As I wondered round the store I noticed that a lot of the wines that were on display were not your usual main stream, supermarket wines but were actual from smaller producers (something which they strive to do). The wines are more expensive here than your local supermarket, but this shop does do good deals on multiple buys, something which is always a positive. The staff also seemed very knowledgeable and were very eager to help. A great place to buy a few bottles.

My review update…read more In the quieter months this place was ok. Come the summer months and this place is run wild with dogs and their mess and that's just the inside! The bar due to its position attracts unsavoury characters out of the woodwork where fights are common here fuelled by drink and bar glasses being thrown. From being a welcoming bar in the quieter months has turned to the opposite, I've witnessed the peroxide blonde woman in her late 50's give verbal abuse to customers for not paying to use the toilet facilities and l think she was the manager! . The toilets here need industrial strength bleach as l do not think they have been cleaned in some time and for the bar there is dog's mess on the floor that staff don't even bother cleaning up, the general odour of the bar is of mild rotting sea weed, l thought it was the smell of the sea but soon realized it was the smell of dog excrement. All you can hear over the music it the swearing by bar staff and the dogs barking. The food here is no more than a microwaved scotch pie and beans. If you are ever in the are this is the place to avoid.

Pub with a beer garden…read more Now the weather is slowly warming up, I'm looking forward to sitting outside and sipping a drink while out walking my dog along Portobello promenade, i stumbled across ( cropleys bar) to my surprise the bar was dog friendly i am delighted :) had a glass of wine and a cheese toastie (perfect afternoon) heated up a little and chilled, there was a tv on in the bar also. the bar was really clean as was the beer garden, gorgrous view of the beach from the beer garden, The lady behind the bar was really nice she was so keen to start a conversation,fantastic customer service, if you are out walking along the beach this is the place to be :-) over all the place was very welcoming visited march 2014