Really nice Scottish restaurant in the heart of Edinburgh. Haggis, Neeps, and Tatties (10 GBP) - These little haggis balls were surprisingly tasty, especially with the whiskey peppercorn sauce (didn't taste like whiskey at all). The neeps and tatties (mashed potatoes and rutabaga) were also pretty good. Three Little Pigs (23 GBP) - The pork belly was a bit dry on the inside, and I don't happen to be a big fan of black pudding, but the rest of the dish was quite good. I thought the apple puree on the side was a nice light and sweet complement to the pork belly. The restaurant is on the 2nd floor of this building on Princes Street and it is beautifully decorated on the inside with lots of historic Edinburgh framed photographs and a classy environment. I had a bit of a late dinner, but it was actually kind of empty in there with plenty of tables available. The staff are very friendly and attentive. The service speed is also fast. Overall, I thought Twenty Princes Street was a very high quality Scottish restaurant and I would highly recommend to both visitors and locals. read more

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During a recent stay in Edinburgh at the Hotel Indigo, I had the chance to dine here several times for dinner and breakfast and I found it to be quite charming with solid food and service. Some of my favorites at dinner were the venison carpaccio, the superfood salad (really refreshing as food in general is quite heavy) and the ravioli. Cocktails were also quite satisfying and I found that the whole staff was kind and helpful. At breakfast you can order a dish on their hot menu and take advantage of accompanying things like pastries, yogurts, cereal and smoothies. I had the traditional Scottish breakfast and loved it. Huge portions I couldn't finish. If you have a table by the window the view is amazing looking over Waverly market into the historic backdrop of the city. Vibes are so posh and modern, loved being able to spend several days eating here! read more

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I had the Pan Fried Salmon. Delicious! So good! I highly recommend. Washed it down with two White Ladies. They were so good I couldn't have just one. read more

Twenty Princes Street - Pan Fried Salmon - Scottish Near Me - Edinburgh, MLN

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We sat down at around 615PM for our reservation. By 740PM we had not received our mains. The starter came out relatively fast and the the waiter was accommodating when we asked to switch one of our mains early into meal service. The waiters were all prompt and polite. The view as well as the interior are wonderful with many paintings and pretty decor. I am giving a two star rating because of the treatment by, I assume, the manager. We were on a time crunch and assumed almost two hours would be enough time to eat. We started to check on our food approximately 30 minutes into service, multiple times, and were consistently told it would be out of the kitchen shortly. We eventually waited for over an hour to no avail. When we asked for the check to leave because we could not longer wait for food, we were treated as a nuisance and burden. Some memorable quotes: "Chicken takes at least 30minutes to cook as we want to make it safe" - I understand delays in the kitchen and certain mix ups, but there were tables seated significantly later after us that were already half way into their food. Although this logic is relatively sound, it does not make sense in the context of our specific circumstances. "If you eat really fast you can make it" - once again, logic is sound, but we ordered a nice meal at a nice restaurant where we wanted to actually enjoy our food. The food wasn't even out by 740PM despite multiple promises of the food being "on the bus." No reasonable person wants to go inhale a 50$ steak(adjusting for conversion) with their whiskey, once again, at a nice restaurant. I understand there are kitchen issues and general logistics hiccups, but I expected better service at a nice restaurant. We were made to feel like horrible people for wanting our food after an hour of waiting and watching many others receive food. There was no courtesy apology or even an illusion of thought or care. Essentially, we were gaslit into thinking we were in the wrong for ordering chicken and expecting the bare minimum courtesy. If it was indeed a kitchen error, that's fine, but be transparent instead of laying the blame on your customers who have been patient enough to wait over an hour for food. I did not expect such poor treatment and rudeness at such a nice place(this should not be a standard anywhere). Maybe the manager was having a bad day? That's fine and I hope whatever troubles he faced has been resolved and he feels better. I am adding one star for the nice decoration and ambience. The mackerel salad starter was also quite delicious! Please see my pictures for the interior. read more

Twenty Princes Street - Lovely interior! - Scottish Near Me - Edinburgh, MLN

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We ate here for breakfast and between the open buffet and the options for ordering, I was extremely impressed. Left every morning very full and content. The service was also very nice. read more

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Walking distance from our W Hotel and located on second floor of another hotel. Beautiful table on the windows allowed us to watch the mayhem across the street at transport station. We wanted fish and the server recommended a few to try. Delicious! Best part was the sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Sooooo Goood! read more

Fantastic food and service. The inside of the restaurant is super nice and classy. I highly recommend the pea soup and Sticky Toffee Pudding! read more

Twenty Princes Street - Chicken entre with side of mashed potatoes - Scottish Near Me - Edinburgh, MLN

Was worried with no recent reviews. We went and enjoyed this place. Good menu and very good service. Location was good off Royal Mile though can walk easily through train station. Excellent choice for visitors. Enjoy. read more

Amazing city view with a huge Gin selection! Beautifully decorated with marble accents. The best thing on the menu by far would be the garlic butter scallops ! The ribeye was almost just as good! Service was outstanding with lots of sound advice for pairing our gin with the perfect mixer !!! Great place for date night!!! read more

By far our best meal in Edinburgh! Very luxurious but comfortable interior, but manages easily to also be child-friendly and relaxed. I had a tomato and beetroot soup that was perfectly prepared served with soft and simply herbed bread. The bread was so good we asked for more for the table! My salt encrusted sea bass was so tender and flavorful, and my husband's' lamb had a perfect crust and rare interior. Drinks were high quality as were all the linens, glassware, and flatware. It was elegant without being pretentious, superbly cooked and delicious with the perfect portions. Even the kids meal cheeseburgers were expertly crafted! The views from the restaurant were lovely and the location just right for exploring downtown Edinburgh. My whole family recommends this to all travelers. read more

Had a wonderful dinner tonight. Enrique was amazing. We started with mussels that were delicious and fresh and then ordered the Chateaubriand. AMAZING!! Our table had a wonderful view, the bar has a very extensive whiskey selection and everyone was friendly and accommodating. What more could one ask for? Will definitely be recommending to friends. Slainte! read more

Had dinner here earlier this week and have to say, the food was absolutely fantastic. We also dined on a voucher but was never made to feel 'lesser' because of it. Black pudding and pulled pork roll to start.. I was envisioning some kind of bun and thinking that wasn't overly glamorous but what arrived was more akin to a spring roll and having the crunch of the crispy skin on the roll was great to offset the rich texture of the pork and black pudding. The steak was cooked to perfection and the triple cooked chips were perfectly crunchy on the outside and delightfully fluffy on the inside. The peppercorn sauce was rich without being overpowering and I even ate all the grilled cherry tomatoes even though I don't usually like cooked tomato. The jaffa cake dessert was slightly over de-constructed making it difficult to piece together all the flavours but the chocolate souffle is quite possibly the best I've had in town. Amazing crust at the top and indulgently rich and gooey in the middle. The chocolate shot that accompanies it is devilishly alcoholic and delicious. The room itself is gorgeous, high ceilings with modern fixtures, a mix of booths and tables, all with a fantastic view out the floor to ceiling windows looking out over Waverley Hotel, Waverley Station and Princes St. I was disappointed as when I arrived, I stood at the host stand for about 5 minutes and noone was there to greet me. Service was otherwise friendly and attentive if sometimes a bit curt. A la carte price point looks fair and I would say good for the great quality of food. Overall, would happily return for another meal. read more

Twenty Princes Street - Scottish Near Me - Edinburgh, MLN

As far as restaurant themes go, this one really does one of the best jobs, from literary themed menus the literary references across the walls. The drinks were also beyond unique and delightful -- I was particularly fond of the strawberry cocktail for three with strawberries and cream. I ordered mussels and steak. Though my order of mussels was given with the wrong sauce it was still beyond delicious and I have no complaints whatsoever. I did find the steak a touch lacking in flavor, and lightly on the tough side -- I do, however look forward to going back to try out other dishes that may be more signature than the sirloin. read more

Twenty Princes Street - The sirloin steak - Scottish Near Me - Edinburgh, MLN

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On arriving at the bar with friends we were all served drinks barely fit for consumption. This was a result of the soda in the post mix system being nonexistent. Vodka & lemonade was literally lemonade syrup with vodka. This was not rectified nor replaced when pointed out. Simple cocktails, in particular an Aperol Spritz, where laughable. I don't know the particular level of incompetence you have to have to get one wrong, hell, the recipe is on the bottle, but apparently, Twenty Princes Street have the staff to make it doable. Their "bartender" tried again, using the proverbial "if you have a particular recipe..." excuse. To this day it is the only bar I have ever seen, despite me reading out the recipe, to use apple juice and bitters in an Aperol spritz. We then went through to the restaurant to find that, despite the group size booked as 15, we were to be on 2 separate booths, despite there being ample tables to have accommodated us together. Despite asking, we ended up having to adjust a table ourselves. We sat at the table at 20:45. It took over 45 minutes to get wine to the table. It took an hour and a half before stale bread and starters arrived. One could excuse it if the restaurant was busy, but it wasn't. The last booth had long since finished, their table sat for over an hour before being cleared. On several occasions, we asked both the waitress and restaurant manager how long food would be. We were constantly just told "soon". It is also worth noting our second set of cutlery arrived whilst starter plates were still on the table. We started timing orders... a Bramble took an hour to arrive. At no point was any apology or reason given. When main courses did arrive, a large proportion of them were not hot or even warm. This was pointed out but again, no apology was given, but this time, we were told, "well they've come out the oven". Dessert, tea, coffee or even a cheeseboard were not even attempted for the aforementioned reasons. We have tried to address this with the restaurant directly on the night and in further emails but unfortunately the only thing worse than their food and service is the attitude of the General Manager. To quote him verbatim "I do not wish to give it any more consideration." Go figure. read more

A voucher deal is always a good way to get introduced to new venues and restaurants. Twenty Princes Street is one of the places we never really thought of visiting. - It actually has one of the 2 only Josper Grills in Edinburgh (the Black Room has the other one) It shares the building of an hotel and Juniper Fondue is on the same floor. The entrance is quite decorative, candles in lanterns placed on the carpeted stairs and a great parquet flooring at the reception. The restaurant has several booths and mixes 2-4 seater tables in the middle of the room. It overlooks the Balmoral and the Mount. Quite a sight at night. Possibly even better during Christmas on Princes Street. We were shown our table and our coats were taken to be hung. Looking around it suddenly occurred to me that the flooring (short parqueted) is extremely suited for dancing (no I didn't). This notion made me look at the way the tables were placed and it just looked like a dance/ ballroom floor flanked by private booths and with tables added to be swiftly removed when the band starts playing. Great place for a wedding, not so for a restaurant. It felt like a posh pop-up restaurant. The service though efficient, was a little lacklustre. No real attention was given to the presentation on the table . We were invited to get a drink and we took a glass of Shiraz and Innes & Gunn. We got our Bread & Butter and I decided on a starter. Pigeon Breast and Pear with a 'granola' of hazelnut crumble and pistachios. This was very nice, well presented and that 'granola' worked very well. Very enjoyable. The deal was for a Josper Oven Grilled Rib-eye Steak with Triple Cooked Fries and a sauce of our choice. I chose the Peppercorn and Anita had her Bearnaise. Both steaks were cooked medium rare and came out as expected. However we got potato wedges and not fries (which technically are potatoes too, granted) and my Peppercorn Sauce was a jus with some black peppercorns. Again technically correct. It just wasn't exciting, not very tasty. I wasn't looking for outstanding, I didn't need to be wowed. I was not very .. eh.. whelmed with the dish on my plate. Steak was juicy, though lacking the promised chargrilled flavour I was expecting. The location and view is stunning, service was allright. The starters are delicious their steak mains less so. A solid 3 stars. read more

Nice little place. Took a bit to get service, but this could just be my personal perception, coming from another country and all. :) Visited the bar a few times since I was staying in the hotel above it. Drinks were nice and smooth. Dessert wasn't bad either. Nice ambiance, especially in the room on the end with the big cozy chairs (looked like an over-large living room with tons of cozy seating). Nice knowledgeable staff as well. read more

A Josper grill, some impressively sourced beef, and an exquisite city centre dining space are the keys to success for Twenty Princes Street. It served the best burger and the best steak sandwich we've found in the city, and their current lunch deal (two main courses, two glasses of house wine for £20), which runs until the end of November, is excellent value. With a rather smart cocktail bar, Juniper, just across the hallway, for your pre and post-dinner drinking needs, it's an altogether impressive place. Overall, we said: "it's a resounding thumbs up for the food at Twenty Princes Street. This current lunchtime deal is quite exceptional, so do make every effort to visit, in the next couple of months. I'll be back again, soon, and look forward to trying other things on the menu, then spending a little time in their cocktail bar, too." read more

We walked in during the week at about 7pm with no dinner reservation, during the week, at the end of April. The upscale stylish space was set for a large group; but there were plenty of tables open. We think they were short staffed because it took a while to get things rolling. We had a fresh tomato salad (yum), grilled ribeye (ok), and lamb (good). Then we had the baked Alaskan (nice flaming show, the cake was eh) and a fruit souffle (excellent). The facilities needed attention; but like I said - probably short staffed. read more

Here for price fixe Christmas Day lunch. Outstanding! Service great, restaurant beautiful & airy. Food superb. Starter chicken & rabbit terrine was so fresh, ribeye steak served with superb peppercorn sauce. Chips tasty but just a tad greasy. Christmas pudding w homemade ice cream dense hot and fruity. I'll be back! PS also about 10 times better than my Christmas Eve dinner @ Hadrian's in the Balmoral yesterday! read more

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I arranged an early dinner here with my Husband and Grandparents. They were in Edinburgh for the day and wanted somewhere for dinner that was close to the bus station. I had heard good things about Twenty and after looking on their website, found a deal that is £20 for a main course and a glass of wine or a beer for two people, that was very reasonable indeed. I requested one of their lovely round marble tables in the window as it boasts a beautiful view out over Princess Street and the mound. The choice from the set menu deal was fine for the rest of my dinning party but not so great as I am a strict vegetarian and after enquiring about the pesto linguine, I was advised that it had parmesan cheese in it which isn't veggie as it uses calves stomach lining rennet in it. I instead opted for a Thai vegetable & noodle salad with tempura & coriander chilli corn on top, it was delicious. I had been worried about it being to spicy but they kindly put the sauce in a small pot on the side so I could add what I wanted. The other food ordered at our table was the burger and the Steak Sandwich, all seemed to be well received and all plated were cleared, which is always a good sign. I was pleased to see the beer option was a Peroni, sometimes with deals you can end up with obscure brands you have never heard of, but not this time. The ladies bathroom had little glasses of fresh flowers which was a lovely touch. Very good service and it was a nice dinner. I have rated it 4 stars rather than 5 due to the veggie option not actually being fully veggie and me then being restricted to one option on the menu. The ajoining cocktail bar Juniper looks inviting and I would like to come back to check it out. read more

2 visits in a 7 day trip. Very friendly staff, lovely food. I was very pleased with the pictures of literary figures around the restaurant. Being a Sherlock fan was really happy to see a 2 different pictures of A C Doyle. read more

Ate here for graduation dinner. On our reservation we requested a table by the window and were quite happy with the view. Food and drinks were great, but the view definitely took the cake. Highly recommend. read more

Had a fantastic dinner here the other night. It's my favourite resteraunt in the world. I had the tomahawk stake and it was amazing as always! Pleasant staff and the usual wonderful atmosphere. Can't wait to come back. read more

Twenty Princes Street - Our dinner - Scottish Near Me - Edinburgh, MLN

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I very nice started fish ( beam ) well cooked vegetables and Mash best I have had for a long time atmosphere really nice cocktail lovely