The food was pretty good! The goat cheese Benedict was amazing! We also got asparagus and the…read morespinach and potato patties which weren't bad. The French toast was pretty good! Homemade lemonade turned out to be strawberry lemonade which we were never made aware of and tasted more like a virgin strawberry daiquiri. Waited a bit to give our drink order and after food was dropped off had to flag a table cleaner to ask for our bill to go since our server wasn't seen again. The ambiance gives busy coffee shop vibes.

Awesome breakfast spot in Edinburgh! They offer breakfast and lunch all day, great coffee, and…read morepastries. Staff were very friendly and prompt. The setting was very clean and offer inside and outside seating. We tried the smashed avocado toast and cappuccino, both were delicious. Highly recommended! Pro tip: make reservations

Our first day in Edinburgh and as usual our first order of business is to ride the hop-on-hop-off…read morebus. Today when the Red route took us to old town and I saw The White Hart Inn I said to Jan let's do an early dinner there and she agreed. We continued the route and stayed on back to the stop in old town. We love Alfresco dining but it was too cold and windy today. We went inside and the restrauant was packed. It's open seating. No hostess, no sign in. We were lucky and just happened to be standing next to a table that opened. We had been there about 5 minutes. The restaurant/ pub is rich in history, established in 1516. It's small with limited bar seating and prehaps 8 to 10 tables. It is noisy from conversation, tosting and music, but we didn't have a hard time communicating. It has a great vibe. It's a fun venue and popular with the locals. The menu is not large and has several Scottish offerings. To start, Jan was cold and wanted an Irish coffee. I ordered an Innis and Gunn larger. Innis & Gunn is an acclaimed Scottish brewery founded in 2003 in Edinburgh. It had a slightly citrus flavor. Jan ordered muscles and I ordered the steak and ale pie, served with a charred Hispi cabbage wedge, buttered mash and Merlot beef dripping gravy. It was very tasty, very robust flavor. I loved the cabbage; great flavor. I had to look up hispi cabbage and it is a variety of green cabbage. The muscles were good and the broth very nice. We had a lovely time and a good meal. Our good luck at freelancing dining venues while we explore Ireland and Scotland continues.

We chose this place for being one of the oldest establishments in Scotland dating back to the 18th…read more Century and a place where poets like Wordsworth, Burns etc gathered for a sip. The setting still looked ancient and the overall ambiance was befitting. Small place though. The food and drinks however disappointed. They could have put more efforts to turn the place into something much more than it is. Service was efficient without being really excellent.

Truly a rustic pub with delicious food and live music that doesn't drown out your conversation…read more Not only is the food delicious but the portions sizes are large as well as their drinks. The staff is exceptionally helpful and friendly. We paid around £10-12 each, which for the area is pretty decent. Honestly, I could have stayed and hung out all night. Enjoy!

3.5/5 Service was…read moreslow and not super friendly. My husband tried to order a whisky but got extreme sass from the barman so we cancelled that order. Food was quite good! The best vegetarian traditional Scottish food we've had yet. I would have ordered more but didn't want to give them more money due to our ordering experience.

Really enjoyed this special pub! Located on the Royal Mile, you might easily walk past this small…read moreentrance- but it's worth a visit! Definitely book reservations as they are a small pub and highly visited. This pub is literally on the Flodden Wall - very special. Our servers were super friendly and fun as well. They were out of all burgers and quite a bit of other food, so come with an adventurous spirit and ask before sitting down if you have your heart set on something on the menu. Having said that, everything we ordered was delicious- whisky with gingerale, beer, sodas, as well as the main courses of wild boar's sausages with cabbage and mash, macaroni and cheese (homemade, came with a beautiful salad), and steak and ale pie (basically pot roast meat in a flaky bun, with cabbage and mashed potatoes) - all completely delicious. Definitely come here for a pint and some great food!

I love love love this place. It's really quite tiny but amazingly inviting! I went here 3 times…read moreafter work (3 days of work). The Belhaven Black is the best stout I've ever had. You can practically rest a spoon on the foam! Not too chocolatey, not bitter at all! Amazing! I can live here and can't wait to return!

Food for a Fiver list:…read more Steak Salad - £5 or Turkey Burger £4.50 There are others, but this is what I usually get - Teviot is a great student union building. It looks medieval on the outside, and no linoleum or florescent lights on the inside. It's basically a few bars and multi-purpose rooms, so if you need to meet up or have an event on campus, its a great place. Library Bar is probably the favorite, it's definitely the default one we go to. The sports one is great for matches and something like the Superbowl. Gets busy, so service can take some time, but it's not too bad. Looks great, cheap booze, cheap but decent food. It's just what students want.

Back in the 70's, I played in a band called Cold Spring Harbour and we played several times at…read moreTeviot Union. It had a great atmosphere and was usually hoochin' with people. We had trumpet, sax, organ, guitar bass and drums as well as a vocalist. We did a lot of Chicago songs as well as Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blodwin Pig, The Faces, Neil Young and the Ides of march. Fond memories and so happy to see this place rise once again from the ashes. I've visted several times for a coffee and often have one of their large Pain au raisins........much larger than any others in Edinburgh ! The staff are all very pleasant and I really love the laid back atmospphere in this new and much improved building. The builders did a really splendid job of the renovation. As Arnold used to say, "I'll be back !" Gordon Nicol

I'd live here if I could. The full vegan breakfast is everything, literally. You get a taste of all…read morethe savory delights you can handle, including grilled tomatoes and a small mushroom cap, a slice of both meatless haggis and black pudding, tofu scramble, garlicky cabbage, beans in tomato sauce, and a slice of potato scone. Every single bite is delicious, and I'm impressed that even the beans taste homemade, perfectly cooked and not at all mushy. Easily the best meal I've had in town so far! My omnivorous dining companions were just as pleased with their selections as well. The pancakes looked super fluffy and beautifully presented, stacked high with all sorts of fresh and candied fruits. Even the scones are something special, glossy on the top and packed full of plump sultanas. We made reservations but it doesn't seem necessary if you go for breakfast. It was pretty quiet and easy to get a prime table right away.

Fantastic breakfast! I thought the eggs Benedict looked a bit small but it was so rich I couldn't…read moreeven finish it. It was absolutely delicious with the goat cheese and beet. I ordered I fruit scone to go with it and it was probably the best scone I've ever had- and topped with clotted cream. I highly recommend this relaxing atmosphere for a meal. They have a large patio to sit on, too.

A very nice spot to have a brunch or a coffee (but how to resist to toast, eggs or waffle ?) ! The…read morecafe is comfy and well decorated and you can have good food for a good price. Recipes are classical, with Scottish twists. The nice plus is that games are available and you seem to be authorized to spend as much time as you want in this place. It is worth it to walk from the center there :)

Amazing brunch spot in Edinburgh…read more The reviews to this little spot do not lie. The brunch food was incredibly high quality and had the right amount of Scottish twang. I had a mocha to go along with my meal which was smooth and sweet. For the main, I "built my own bear". I went with 2 eggs poached with granary toast, bacon, pork sausage, black pudding, and a hash brown. It was a large amount of food for good value. During my short stay here I visited twice. It was just that good.

When I arrived at the Edinburgh University catered halls of residence, I was surprised to learn…read morethey had a license to sell alcohol on the premises, and furthermore had also had a bar to do it in! Adjoined to the catering facility, the John McIntyre Centre bar was a convenient place to grab a meal if we felt too lazy to venture into town, or go grab a pint and hang out with your friends. One of the bar's greatest attributes is its cheap alcohol.. a pint of beer was just a £1 and I hope it stays that way for the new batch of students! The entire JMC building underwent an £8 million refurbishment in 2009, so the bar is fully decked out with nice furniture and a HUGE flat screen tv; I've got memories of watching the British craze the X-Factor in there! While most of the food served here (paninis, bagels and salads) is passable, I'd recommend the University Library Bar instead, as the menu is pretty much identical and the meals are of better quality. During the semester time, great for students, but unless you're taking a day trip to Arthur's Seat, anyone else would seem out of place!

Bar @ JMCC is certainly not the first place one might think of when considering where to go for…read moredinner, but the food is surprisingly good. Like most bars, burgers make up a significant part of the menu. The portions are quite large, and the prices are good too. For food, I have little negative to say. Unfortunately, the bar lacks any atmosphere at all. I don't know if they are trying hard to attract in the huge student population in Pollock Halls, but as far as I can see, they are not succeeding.There is a pool table, and a television for sports matches, but it's unfortunate that there is never a crowd in here. Overall, food good, drinks prices okay, atmosphere lacking.

Gangha was out charming, cheerful server. Lasagne, salmon, carbonara -all good. Best part of the…read moreevening- warm, delicious, sticky toffee pudding served with vanilla ice cream. Peach Bellini, Hugo Spritz with fresh mint, and Bailey's Irish coffee to settle things out.

The food was decent. Ambiance and service were great! Large space and good for groups.read more