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    Angels with Bagpipes

    4.4 (136 reviews)
    PriceyBars, British
    Open 8:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating

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    Sara G.

    I found a charming spot on the Royal Mile, initially drawn by its intriguing name, "Angela with Bagpipes." My experience, however, exceeded my expectations. The ambiance was delightful, offering a cozy atmosphere. I opted for the sea trout, which was impeccably cooked to a perfect pink hue. So good! This dish was beautifully presented as well. I also had the crab salad which was on this perfect cloud of bread. The broccoli was smoked over a bed of ricotta cheese. Great experience! Loved it!

    Food was awesome!!! But Service was even better!! Lucy was wondeful- pleasant, kind and caring. She made our last evening in Edinburgh just a top notch finished! We shall be back!!! Thank you Lucy!!!

    Missy B.

    I was feeling hungry for some lunch while I was doing some shopping and happened to walk into angels with bagpipes. I'm so glad I did because the food ended up being so incredible. All of the plates served are small plates intended for sharing and they recommend you get around three plates per person. I was there by myself so I opted for the fresh made bread with butter, the beef tartare, and the broccolini. The bread was amazing, but the beef tartare came with chips (or I guess as they call them in the UK, "crisps"). The salty crisps with the creamy tartar was the perfect combination. These three dishes were enough to fill me up and I was able to order a couple of glasses of wine to wash it all down. The service was perfectly attentive and the atmosphere was welcoming. I would definitely come back to dine here if I'm ever in the area again.

    Noanya S.

    Not expected in the middle of royal mile. I was feeling a little peckish and needed a small but quick bite. Saw what seemed to be a wine bar with food and I was sold. Yes I know I'm in Scotland, yes I know Scotland has no wine of their own but I wasn't in the mood for pub so this hit the mark. I ordered the battered cod and a Caesar and it was the perfect size for a hold me over meal. If you're into anchovies I'd ask for extra on the ceasar. FYI They add 12.5% gratuity, which many places in Scotland now do. Being from the US we're accustomed to gratuity but it still slightly annoys me when outside of the US. Hoping the rest of the world doesn't pick up this horrible American habit as it takes away from the charm of other countries. Fish, crispy - salad, fresh - view, yes YES PLEASE!

    Best ever hot toddy.

    It's cold out. You need something to warm your face/body/bones. The bartender at AWB made me the best hot toddy I've ever had in my entire life. Had their house smoked salmon plate to accompany. Can't wait to go back and try some other dishes.

    Oysters

    I ordered oysters and Scottish crab here the other night. I had thought it was a special crab in Scotland, but turned out to be crab cake. That was a shocker. I do like the oysters. Very unique flavor.

    Beef tartare

    Service is impeccable. Food quality is excellent. Highly recommend. This is an Edinburgh tradition for travelers

    Kate C.

    This restaurant is five stars all around. Delicious Scottish and British cuisine. My personal favorites were the eggplant, the cod fritters, the oysters, the crab crumpet and the haggish. Net/net: I loved everything. It's a beautiful space too with great service. If we had more time, I'd probably come here again!

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    Tomaszek C.

    Yes, five stars even though the place sits on such touristy road. Had the smoked salmon. Excellent. Great presentation. Had the fillet steak. Appearance similar to filet mignon served at an upscale American restaurants. Taste exquisite. Mine was prepared "medium". Tasted amazing. Glass of Malbec helped seal the deal. The restaurant experience was glorious

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    Rupi K.

    The food was delicious, server was good, the vibe relaxed. We just the starters mini haggis, cheese platter, and goat cheese with roasted hazelnut and beets. Must try place

    Jason G.

    One of the nicest restaurants, most elegant and peaceful ambiance, on the Royal Mile. The food is very delicious and worth the price, though they do have limited hours.

    Battered cod was fresh and not oily at all. Scottish crab, lemon and crumpet was super fresh and delish.

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    Elegant foodie restaurant. Imaginative presentations and flavor combinations. Sorry we didn't have room for dessert. Very good value.

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    great food - called in for lunch and it was lovely, really friendly service and would highly recommend. will be back!

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    The Outsider

    The Outsider

    4.1(278 reviews)
    0.1 miGrassmarket, Old Town
    ££

    Such a cute place. And the view of the castle from here was amazing…read more Super helpful staff! I am a member of a flight crew and as I was eating dinner I was asked to get catering for a flight literally the next morning. I asked the manager if he could make me some take away (to-go) steaks cooked rare to be cooked further on the plane. (I'm a private flight attendant and we cook and plate everything onboard). He went out of his way to make sure I recieved all the items cooked perfectly. Passengers left raving about the food!!! And these are passengers that definitely eat the best steaks. The manager even talked me through a playing game plan and I ran my thoughts of the dishes with him and wow, perfect outcome. I personally got the coley fish dish and started with some cheese. I am a big bleu cheese/stilton girl and it was all amazing. Everything was so good I used the bread from my cheese to mop up every ounce of juice left from coley plate. Great service, great views, and incredible food. All local and ever changing menu to fit what's in market. You'll see handwritten additions to each menu like the cheese and fish. The steaks were the 35 day dry hung flat iron steaks.

    Three of us stumbled upon The Outsider while out looking for a place for dinner. It was so good we…read morewent back with 2 more friends a few nights later. Nice pleasant room with good size tables and very helpful, friendly courteous wait persons. Very good steaks, and fish, and affogato for dessert. Go to read the creative food descriptions on the menu!

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    The Ivy On The Square Edinburgh - Toast

    The Ivy On The Square Edinburgh

    4.3(71 reviews)
    0.3 miNew Town

    Was looking for high tea while in Edinburgh and was very glad I picked The Ivy on the Square. It's…read morea bit past the National Gallery and in New Town (as opposed to Old Town). Ambiance was super cute and upstairs even cuter I think (we were seated downstairs) and service was excellent. - Afternoon tea - 5/5 and I've been to had 50 or more high teas in my life in places such as London, Hong Kong, NYC, San Francisco, Honolulu... What was great about this high teas was the unlimited tea and coffee and they had many dairy milk alternatives: soy, oat, almond which is very unusual and appreciated! I had: - iced vanilla turmeric lychee matcha - 5/5 so delicious! And so unusual! - The Ivy English breakfast tea - 4/5 solid tea offering - truffle chicken salad sandwich on small roll - 5/5 - egg salad on wheat bread - 5/5 - smoked salmon on cream cheese on top of pastry puff pastry - gave this to my husband who downed it in a second so must have been good! - two raisin scones - 5/5 delicious! With clotted cream and strawberry jam - lemon poppyseed muffin - 4/5, husband ate it, was a little too sweet for me but super cute with bee on top - raspberry crème brulee - 4/5, solid offering - chocolate mousse in a pot - 5/5 super adorable presentation of the dessert in a little flower pot with chocolate cookie crumble "dirt" and mint leaves as the "plant" I almost didn't want to eat it! For all of this the price was very reasonable and my husband who does not appreciate high teas could order his beer and some smoked salmon off the à la carte menu. I highly recommend The Ivy on The Square for high teas!

    A couple of our traveling companions tried the Ivy in Dublin. The Edinburgh location was close to…read moreour hotel. Service from hostess to chef was excellent. I have to say that at least every restaurant we ate in the first question from servers are there any allergies? Every restaurant was super accommodating with an unusual allergy. Food was excellent and the drinks were on point. Great experience and highly recommend The Ivy.

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    The Cellar Door

    The Cellar Door

    3.9(28 reviews)
    0.1 miOld Town
    £££

    Had 7 pm reservation. Showed up on time. Plenty of seats. They put us at the table by the door…read morewhere everyone would bump into us passing by us getting to their table. I said for the size of our group can we get the other tables towards the back. There were other tables available and all right behind us. The hostess said no absolutely not guests were to be assigned to their tables. There were people behind us but they were after us; plus they were of smaller size than ours, clearly our skin color is the main issue. They sat us down, and quite a few minutes pass, others trickle in and promptly everyone bumps into me. At which point I told the hostess this is not acceptable. They sat 2 people at a table for 4, in the back while this table of 4 is really too small for 4 people. One thing stood out to me, we were the only non whites. When the last group again bumped into me, I asked to be moved; she then said due to short of staff they cannot change the seating but seeing seriously everyone is bumping into me, she begrudgingly moved us to a corner table with no lights - and not surprisingly no service. I understand the importance of trying to make the white people feel comfortable about not being seen with non whites - the best way is tuck the non whites away - but this is 2022. I am from California and no, this is absolutely unacceptable. Like MLK junior or Rosa Parks, we protected, first by requesting to be moved away from the hallway, then by my two teens and I walking out of the restaurant and finding more tolerant non racist restaurant to eat, and we spent a lot of money on the other restaurant. You too can make a decision to either eat or not eat at this place. The choice is entirely up to you. And this will define who you are.

    Made a reservation via Fork. Evening started well drinks…read morewere excellent Order sparkling water never came to the table neither did a pitcher of tap water. We stared at empty water glasses all night. I order the carrot risotto d arrived so under cooked it had to be sent back It took more than 20 minutes to clear our table ams another 15 minutes to produces dessert menus All in all a very disappointing evening The bottom line-go somewhere else!

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    Very nice and open

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