This was a very average experience at a place that should be better. The food was good, but nothing stood out. The Corn Brulee sounded interesting and fun but is ultimately a miss. The tableside presentation is the thing that sounded fun, but really should just be done in the kitchen, unless a more deft hand can prepare it at the table. Ours was just clumps of sugar and uneven. Service was nice, but it was just not great. Everything took so long! Also, we were asked when we were seated about food allergies and preferences, and we mentioned tomatoes, yet they ended up on our plates. Additionally, upon booking, I mentioned a birthday but zero acknowledgment. That's not a huge deal, but it was noticed. The getting to choose a steak knife was fun, and the ambiance is nice, but I wouldn't go back. read more

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Very nice staff. Location was great. Ambience was fine. Food was dull and uninspired. This was my first dinner in Scotland - is all the food so bland? According to the server, Scottish law requires hamburgers to be "cooked through". Believe him. This means well, well done, which basically means your $36 hamburger isn't worth finishing. French fries were hot, thick and crispy, but lacking anything special. Bread was not great. Beef Wellington was nicely presented, but lacking in flavor. Blooming onion and ribeye were good, as were the potato soups. read more

We had a good time at the Kyloe. We meant a group of 10 people that arrived for a late dinner. The staff was friendly and efficient and kept up well with the special orders and constant drink delivery for the group. What I didn't understand was why the staff gave one little sip for tasting with the first bottle of wine but then just poured the second open bottle into our glasses right away. Maybe some staff training is required after all. However, the food was good, with slightly overcooked meat though. Something that can be almost forgiven considering the number of people and time of the day, but not quiet. read more

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Honestly was one of the best experiences I've had in a very long time. The waitress was amazing! Spent a ton of time telling us about Edinburgh, and where we should go next. She answered all the questions we had and was super friendly. The food was really good! I tried things I would have never tried elsewhere. The steak was perfection. We were all comfortable there and it was overall an amazing g experience. read more

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The food was basic, with a few flourishes, like creamed corn brulee, with brown sugar torched at the table. The steak choices were varied. I had the prime, dry-aged, bone-in sirloin (in the US, that's a bone-in NY Strip). One fun item was a choice of weapon (steak knives), which included a basic, non-serrated French, a cleaver (mostly for show), and a huge serrated thing. read more

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This was an experience! I made a reservation as I went here on a Thursday. It quickly became busy there, so I would recommend making a reservation. The servers were very friendly and accommodating. I had a maple old fashioned that was excellent and boozy with a hint of maple. The seating was comfortable and the ambiance was cozy with an upscale vibe. The beef Wellington was delicious. The beef was cooked perfectly and the pastry was flaky and buttery. This would be a great spot for a date night or celebration. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Whisky Nut cocktail - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Our first dinner here at Edinburgh after arriving 1 day later than planned because British Airways cancelled our flight 30 minutes prior to boarding. Rebooked us on a flight much later so ended up stuck at LHR for 14 hours. Restaurant just around the corner from our hotel and make dinner reservation for 6pm. Seated in a comfortable booth table for two. Wine list did not have Riesling so ordered two cocktails to celebrate finally arrived In Edinburgh. Wife ordered the cod and I ordered the ribeye steak. A server then brought out a butcher block exhibiting the different cuts of steak and characteristics of each cut. Then another server show us 6 different steak knives and explained which is best for different kind of meat. Cod was delicious as wife ate the whole dish (she usually never finished and I end up finishing). The ribeye was cooked and seasoned perfectly. For sides, we had the salad, corn brûlée and roasted potatoes. For dessert, we had the sorbet to finish the evening. During our meal, I converse with one of the server and found out her parents immigrated from the same village where I'm from. We might have been neighbors back in the old country! read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Ribeye, cod, roasted potatoes, corn brûlée & salad - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I had a really delicious dinner + glass of red wine at Kyloe. I ordered the filet with bone marrow gravy + the rocket & beet salad. Chefs kiss! So, so delicious. The only reason I'm not giving 5-stars is because the service wasn't 5-star. I had to flag somebody down to ask for a dessert menu. I had to flag somebody down to get my bill. But most notably, two staff members started rearranging the table directly behind me while I was still enjoying my wine. It wasn't a big deal (rather just a disruption) until they pushed a chair up against mine and left it there. Lol. Who does that? Overall, I will go back and hope for better service. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Filet with bone marrow gravy + rocket & beet salad. - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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This steakhouse could be amazing if they fixed a few major things: (1) do not charge for sauces if your sauces aren't good! (2) toss your parmesan fries and truffle sauce so it isn't collected at the bottom with flavorless fries on top and (3) make better sauces or season your meat better. The high quality of the steaks and excellent service were wasted on this restaurant when the food flavor is just lacking. We tried the bearnaise, chimichurri and cafe de Paris butter and only the latter had any decent flavor (but still not good). The steak itself is not good enough on its own so it needs a sauce, but either let guests try as many as they want until they find one they like or fix the sauces to make it worth it. read more

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We went for a very special date night. The steaks were amazing melting your mouth cooked to perfection. Wine list is extensive and priced as you would expect for a restaurant of this caliber. The service was great and stunning views. Can't wait to go back. read more

Food was very average. My Lamb tasted like it was boiled. Wife had fish and said it was average. Service was awesome. Table of 5 noisy young boys next to us ruined it. Food disappointing but service was great. Cook gimmick with the choose your steak knife. They need to focus on the food. Great Gin bar in basement. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Made my dog sleepy - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Expectations are dangerous. Especially when reality crashes hard into them. This place was recommended by a colleague as a good place to take a friend who was visiting town for a conference. I looked it up and was captured by the blurb: 'Gourmet Steak Restaurant', 'best possible steak experience', 'innovative', 'compelling'. I rang them up. '7pm, sir? I'm afraid we have nothing then. How about 6.45?' Wow, I thought. This place must be popular. 6.45pm is all that's available on a Tuesday night? We arrive on time through the ground floor entrance. The restaurant is up the stairs. A man in a blue shirt with an earpiece impedes our way forward. 'Good evening," he says. "Hi," I reply. "We've got a booking at 6.45pm. Name of -" He nods, then starts speaking to someone else. He raises a hand, showing we should wait. My friend and I look around. There's no one else in the vicinity. It then becomes clear he's talking to whoever is on the other end of the line. This carries on for fifteen seconds. My friend and I stare at each other for half that time. Then, the man speaks to us. "The name?" he says. I repeat what I said earlier. He nods, raises a hand again and speaks into the ether. "Right up the stairs," he says. Needlessly. I'm expecting a major security operation: cameras, bodyguards, maybe even a metal detector. Instead, we are met by a lady who leads us to our table. The decor is perfectly fine, lots of dark wood and leather, somewhat let down by a non-living wall of artificial greenery. The place is almost empty. I think back to the earlier booking. I'm expecting a stampede to rush through the doors in exactly 10 minutes. Our server appears, a wan young blonde with the demeanour that suggests that she is only doing this job part-time until her novel/art/acting career hits the big time. Her manner is lukewarm. She runs through the specials with as little enthusiasm as she can muster. She disappears. We peruse the menu. We've come for the 'Steak Me Out': Tuesdays to Thursdays, 60 quid for two, chateaubriand, sirloin or ribeye with two sauces and two sides. Sounds a steal. She reappears. We order, along with a bottle of Georgian red. We talk. After fifteen minutes, another server arrives, this one bearing a great wooden stand. With a flourish, he clears some space on the table and places the stand in the centre. Expectations are rising. How much food is there going to be that it requires a special stand to hold it all? A few minutes later, our server reappears with the food. With another flourish, he placed it on the stand. "Chateaubriand," he says. My friend and I stare at it. A small oval dish stares back at us. It's about the size of a large shoe. It contains six slivers of meat, with a deployment of green leaves to conceal the yawning gap. "That's it?" I say, poking at it with a fork. "Looks like we'll need chips after," replies my friend. The steak is perfectly fine, cooked medium rare, as requested, but it, like the service, is lukewarm. We console ourselves by fishing chips out of the small pen-holders and dipping into the thimble-sized portions of sauce. The chips are fine. Not great, just fine. The sauce is good, but really only sufficient for a dip or two, almost an amuse-bouche, rather than an accompaniment. Perhaps annoy-bouche might be more accurate. The server reappears for the obligatory "Is everything alright?" "This doesn't look like a lot of food for chateaubriand," I say. "Oh," she replies, brightening up a little. "Well, we have all our weights on the menu." I nod. "Sorry. I didn't bring my scales with me. I'll do that next time." She smiles slightly, then withdraws. My friend looks at the menu. "475 grams it says here. That's a lot of meat. That's not 475 grams." He's probably right. I think back to the steaks you buy in the supermarket. There is no way what's huddled in the dish before us is close to half a kilo of meat. The server appears later. My friend engages her in conversation. He lives in London. He's been to Hawksmoor several times. He knows what he's talking about. That's not proper chateaubriand. The server smiles, nods, apologises, retreats. She flits about, checking on unoccupied tables. She has a slight smile about her now. The wine is the absolute consolation. The Georgian red is excellent and we down it all. When the server reappears with the bill, she's the most animated she's ever been. Perhaps she's discovered kindred souls who, like her, can't wait to get out of this place. There's a 10% service charge. I don't feel the level of service warrants it (we had to pour our own wine and ask for the water jug to be refilled) but I don't ask to have it taken off the bill. In a strange sort of way, I feel some compassion for the girl and pay the bill, wishing her much happiness elsewhere. As we leave, the restaurant is barely half-full. I wonder what happened to the 7pm hordes? Maybe they got wind of what was on offer and went elsewhere. Lucky them. If you go, bring your scales. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Find the meat. Go on. I dare you. - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

went to this restaurant in search of a good steak one night in Edinburgh but while I don't want this to seem like a negative review, it was not as good as most steak houses I frequent in the USA Service was very attentive. We enjoyed the young lady server. I guess i was not moved to jump for joy here. read more

I had dinner here last Friday evening and didn't really have any expectations of the restaurant. I normally find British speciality grills to be hit or miss, with miss becoming a more regular occurrence. We arrived and were say down quickly. Happy with the table, but when I looked around I would have been happy at any of the tables. Nothing like a bad table to disrupt a pleasurable meal. The waiter introduced several options and discussed with us the farms and different types of beef. I chose the sirloin on the bone with a beer and chips. I probably could have gone the red wine and salad, but hey, some times you feel like steak, chips and a beer! :) The steak took about 30 minutes to cook and bring out, which was understandable given the size of the thing! The steak was absolutely delicious ... To die for incredible. I only expect beef like this to come out of countries and restaurants in the States, South Africa or Argentina. The service, was fantastic also, with the gentlemen serving us being attentive, courteous and knowledgeable. I will make one small complaint, however it doesn't register enough for a drop in a star. An irritant I found was spending £50 on a steak and then being asked to pay £2 for a relatively small amount of sauce. I found this quite cheapening. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - The sirloin on the bone. Deliciousness! - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Concierge at hotel recommended this trendy steak house restaurant. The interior was funky, but not too out there. The food was seriously delicious! Probably one of the best steaks I've ever put in my mouth. And the lobster mac and cheese - wow. Great service and the food was some of the best we had while traveling in Europe. If traveling in Edinburgh, I would HIGHLY recommend this restaurant. read more

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delicious meal, steaks cooked perfect, nice atmosphere, could have given us more attention....interesting side dishes. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Good steak! Cooked just right! - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Kyloe is an outstanding steakhouse by any standard. The service is excellent, with the head waiter paying very close attention to detail. The steaks are aged at least 28 days and were as tender as butter. Our waiter, Frederico, listened and made perfect recommendations. read more

Great steakhouse in the middle of Edinburgh, with fantastic and attentive service. Cowhide seats were a quirky and fun addition! Food wise, the steak was cooked perfectly to order and was absolutely great. Beef dripping chips were heavenly Hhmmm! Top tip for readers, there's 20% discount if you subscribe to their newsletter! read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Medium rare sirloin on the bone for 2 to share. Perfect! - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Omg suck a great spot!! Suck a good time here, selection of liquor is amazing same with wine and whatever you want. The bone marrow Gravy completed everything for me. Oban was delightful as always and the steak filled me up. read more

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Just. finished sunday roast beef meal. This was another one on my wish list. The beef was superb. The roasties crispy, yorkshires tasty, fluffy and the vegetables well seasoned. We got red wine and an apple crumble with custard and icecream and white chocolate flakes. The whole experience was a so good that I was about to fall into a post dinner snooze there and then. Service was terrific and I am so glad we have a restaurant like that! We went with fellow yelpers and this was organised by jenny. Hopefully we will join in a lot more. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

We came to Kyloe last weekend for what was a fantastic Sunday lunch, one that I could safely say is one of the best I have had! Located at the far West end of Prince's Street, Kyloe is extremely central and basks below the castle with stunning views up at it. We sat upstairs in the spacious dining area and enjoyed these brilliant castle views throughout our meal, which definitely complemented and added to the experience. We had the traditional Sunday roast, which was absolutely delicious and extremely plentiful. Shared amongst four people, the roast is carved at the table and served with Yorkshire pudding while tatties, green veggies, and sweet root veggies were all served family-style. The meat was perfectly cooked and was some of the best I have had in a long time, and the wine complemented it well. Even though we were quite full, we did not regret the dessert. The apple crumble was made even more delicious when served with vanilla ice cream and white chocolate. Wow, to say the least. It was amazing. Even though £25 is a bit more than I would normally spend for a Sunday lunch, this was a fantastic treat and is fantastic for groups of four to indulge and enjoy an afternoon together taking in the trendy ambiance of Kyloe. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Kyloe has an amazing castle view' - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Absolutely overrated. It was recommended to us by multiple people was a real miss. We had the Tuna appetizer, which was good but not great, followed by the Sirloin for 2. Really quite disappointed by the Sirloin. Was not anywhere near one of the greatest steaks I've had and my boyfriend, a chef, was completely turned off by it. We ended with the Sticky Toffee Pudding which was good, but again not the best I've ever had. read more

Highly recommend this place! We are American and we were so tired of the bland food in England. We loved the food, wine and the service here!!! We loved our waiter David from NY!!! Well done David!!!We would give more stars if allowed! read more

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Came here on the recommendation of a California Scotsman. It was worth it. We had charcuterie to start, two types. The Chateaubriand to share for mains with mustard sauce, snap peas, hand cut chips all for sharing. Now it's hard to impress me with steak as I believe I cook a mean steak myself. These guys did an excellent job. Every part of the meal was memorable. I have no hesitation recommending this venue. read more

I really, really wanted to love Kyloe. We had booked ahead of time for Hogmanay (in hindsight, we should have booked another night) and even put down a hefty deposit. First the positives: I loved the look and feel of the restaurant. Booking ahead of time via email was pretty seamless. Some of the appetizers that came with the set menu were super yummy. Honestly, I think my expectations were for a typical NY style steakhouse and this was very different and I should have known better..... The low point of the meal was when the waiter came buy before even taking our drink orders and said "Meat? Pink or not pink?", implying there were only two ways to order your meat cooked, I guess. unfortunately, I was disappointed in the flavor or the steak, but didn't say anything... the waiter helped us find our jackets which were on a massive hanger two feet from our table.... I turned around 5 seconds and realized I forgot my scarf at the table... I saw the waiter walking briskly with the scarf towards the back room without even attempting to look in our direction or return it (he had literally helped us find coats seconds before)..honestly, I don't blame him for not having a great view of Americans... read more

World class steakhouse, located right at The Rutland Hotel where we were staying. This was a Wednesday night and Monday - Wednesday they offer meals for 2 with 2 sides and 2 sauces for 40 Pounds. Wednesday was Beef Wellington night which we ordered alongside sweet potato and asparagus. We opted for the bone marrow as one of the sauces and it was an excellent choice. Bread also came with the dinner. Everything was superb, We bought a bottle of wine to go along with the meal. Extensive menu, and looking at the other diners' orders appeared every bit as tasty as what we had asked for. Nice setting, attentive staff. would definite return if we're in Edinburgh again. read more

Kyloe has style to spare. Now style is great if you're driving a sports car in a blizzard, or you're wearing a suit made out of bottle caps to a wedding reception, but it's only half the equation when it comes to a full dining experience. The rest comes from the food, and while Kyloe's kitchen cannot match the top-notch atmosphere its dining room and staff provide, this is still an essential place to grab a meal at in Edinburgh. We were next door at The Caledonian and were coming off of days of walking, hiking and all manners of discovering the majesty of the Scottish countryside. Because I had gotten my exercise in for the year and did not feel like hoofing it through the streets of Edinburgh another night, I suggested hopping in to Kyloe. It ended up being a fantastic idea, as this is a place that can be as fancy or as casual as you want it to be. The three of us walked up the stairway from the ground level as a poised hostess took us to our seat not too far from a window. Along the way, I noticed the cow paintings. The cartoon cows are a fun touch to the otherwise chic dining room - I spotted a Van Gogh, Warhol and Dali style parody, but there are probably more dotting the lush booths, tables and bars. (If Hieronymus Bosch has a parody here, that might be difficult to eat across from.) Shortly after being seated, our server, Maralisa, greeted us. She was an absolute joy, helping point us in the right direction with some menu recommendations and walking us through an elaborate cut of meat presentation on an accompanying board that looked like it outweighed her. Our meal was enjoyable, well-paced and overall wonderful thanks to her service. (Speaking of wonderful developments, this place has Hitachino Nest beer. Because I've probably wasted large chunks of my life wandering bars, liquor stores and breweries, I'm always impressed when I see Hitachino Nest for sale in places. By the time you read this, they may no longer offer it, but know that at one point they did serve bottles with red, cartoon owls on them!) Food was the only slight bump in the road here. The bread before the meal was a perfect introduction to the meals to come, and the beef-and-bacon appetizer was almost as good. The prawn, shrimp and avocado cocktail appetizer was probably the best item before getting down to the business of devouring steaks big enough to make our Texas cattle blush. Here's the problem: these were no Texas steaks. The ribeyes were delicious, sure, but I had a hard time willing myself to finish the dry-aged cut that started to feel like it was more than living up to its name the more I chewed it. Fortunately, side dishes were superb, with the smoked mac and cheese and garlic green beans definitely being great additions to the meal. And the parmesan gnocchi is a terrific alternative meal if steak is not your thing. All in all, Kyloe is definitely a solid place to go for a date, a business dinner, a family meal or a round of drinks. The food may be a trifle bit inconsistent but should not be enough to dissuade you from giving Kyloe and its cow paintings a chance. read more

When Jenny L told me that Kyloe was having a half priced steak "sale" if you will, I was in. As an omnivore, I do love a good steak, and love it even more when it's half price. My first note is that half price in Kyloe is normal price in my favourite steak house (I think I waxed poetic enough about Los Argentinos last night so I'll do my best to leave it out of the review). My second note, is that Kyloe is much more centrally located than the place I'm leaving out of the review, and also has a wider array of menu options than unmentionable place of Argentinian persuasion. Our waitress was lovely and had definitely had a lot of teaching about steaks. We opted to get the full course on each bit of steak on the menu, where it came from, how best to cook it, etc. It was very eye-opening and will definitely help next time I'm in the butcher's. She definitely sold me on the steak board when she said that it featured cuts of steak that are not widely known and therefore are at times thrown out. The steak board arrived on a warm slab of slate (ooo fancy) and each piece was explained to us. Awesome. The table favourite was the onglet, with the feather steak coming in second and the bavette coming in a (very) distant third, due to a funny flavour to be discussed later. Each piece was apparently medium rare, except that they were all a bit *too* rare for me. Much more on the rare side than the medium. Jason M ordered what the rest of us were originally going to choose before going for the board, the sirloin. It arrived a dull tan colour (not rich brown) and was practically cooked through. Medium rare? I think not. As a side, I ordered the hand cut chips, Jason had the shoestring fries (they didn't appear all that shoestring to me...), Gillian had the onion rings and Jenny opted for the healthy choice of garlicy tomatoes. My fries were neither here nor there and I felt that the onion rings were under seasoned and too greasy. When we finished our meals we all reflected, in true Yelper style, on how we woule rate our experience. We all enjoyed ourselves but that was more due to company than food. The waitress was lovely though ultimately became a bit inattentive as I eventually had to go looking for someone to sort our bill. This was of course compiled with the fact that my stomach was rumbling in an unhappy way at this stage (and still is), a fact that I'm not sure could be attributed to the odd tasting bavette or maybe to the rareness of the steaks. If I'd paid full price, I wouldn't have been pleased. So, no repeat trips for me, I'm afraid. I'll keep my steak eating to certain not-to-be named Argentinian steak houses, thankyouverymuch. Oh, and the toilets were baltic. read more

I've been to Kyloe a number of times, and it has always been very good - so good that I wouldn't rate it anything less than 4 stars. I do think it's worth more than 'just' 3 stars, maybe 3,5 stars. Tempted by the 40% January offer, I decided to book a table for two on Friday night and was looking forward to some good steak.. The restaurant was full already at 6.30 pm so I guess we weren't the only ones making use of the offer. We ordered our main courses: steak, chips and a butternut squash salad. I had the rump steak, cooked medium rare. It was cooked nicely, and the good bits of the steak were tender. However there were quite a few fatty and gristly bits. The salad was ok-ish, just too much dressing for my personal preference. The chips were amazing, but too salty for me. Again, perhaps just a matter of taste. Some like their chips saltier than others.. It was time to check out the dessert menu. Didn't want any but I asked the waiter if we could have some irish coffees. It wasn't on the list but they accepted my request and the coffees were brought with some complimentary chocolate truffles and sweets. I thought it was a nice touch. All in all, a good experience but I've had better steak in Kyloe and elsewhere.. read more

I came here last Sunday night for dinner. The decor, low lighting and immaculate table settings was a welcome sight. I had heard great things about the service here, so that drew me in. I had the beef carpaccio for my starter, and a nice glass of Malbec. The main I chose was the fillet steak with a side of creamed spinach. The steak was a nice cut, but a bit overcooked for medium. The creamed spinach was swimming in cream, almost like a soup. For dessert I had the banana bread pudding. By far, the best dessert I've had in a long, long time. Light, fluffy, and just the right amount of chocolate. Waitstaff were attentive, polished, and very polite. A welcome change from most UK restaurants. The only major downside was the manager. She was unkempt, kept playing with her hair and then running food/drinks (yuck!), chewing on her nails, and her tattoo on her back was hanging out. Not that I have anything against tattoos, it just seemed a bit out of place for a restaurant with such a reputation to uphold. As a former waitress at a 4-star restaurant outside of boston, this was all a major turn-off and made me question the integrity and cleanliness of this place. read more

I was planning to give Kyloe three stars as it's a nice place, but as I walked home I got more and more annoyed with myself for being too much of a wuss to send my steak back. I give myself one star as a customer for not speaking up, so let's split the difference and call it two stars. And you know what? If a steak restaurant can't cook a steak properly then they have no business being in business. We were a group of four (see the other reviews on Yelp); three got the steak board and I had the sirloin. I do think the steak board is a great idea, a way of trying three different cuts that you don't normally see: feather, onglet and bavette. I was very tempted to get that, but I knew I could try Gillian's, so I went for the sirloin. I would normally get a fillet steak but we were there for their 50% January deal and only some steaks qualified (another minor annoyance, but hey ho). So. The steak boards only come medium rare, because that's how the chef recommends cooking those cuts. I also ordered my sirloin medium rare. Now, I like to claim that consistency is the defence of a small mind, but one would think that as all the steaks were ordered medium rare, they should have come out the same. Not so! All the steak board cuts were cooked beautifully. Lovely seared dark brown on the outside and juicy red, even verging on rare, inside. Perfect. My supposedly medium rare sirloin was grey on the outside and in, with a thin section of very light pink in the middle. Lord knows how they managed to cook it right through without achieving any colour on the outside. It wasn't medium, it wasn't rare, it wasn't medium rare. I don't know what it was, but it wasn't a good steak. So, sure, it was half price (=£10), but to be honest, if I paid a tenner in a pub for a steak then I would expect something like that, or indeed better. In a specialty steak restaurant, this was unacceptable. They obviously thought so too because they forgot to deduct my 50% from the bill, until we notified the staff. Probably a mistake, but it really didn't help. Likewise (see Jen's review), the sides were all extra so the total does add up. So yeah, nicely styled place (in a sort of 1980s bachelor chic, or maybe "Gentleman's Club chic" - lots of black and shiny things, but suited to their goal of being an upmarket steak house), has potential, the other menu options looked good, and the steak boards are a great idea and they do them well, but it could be much better. How you can bring four medium rare steaks to a table when one was clearly nothing like the others is a bit beyond me. I feel stupid for not complaining, but you shouldn't have to complain to get what you ordered. And that's why we have the internet! So like I said, I was edging towards three stars but . . . nope. read more

Kyloe! I'd been there before for a business lunch and really enjoyed my fillet steak (well, I wasn't paying). So, when Jenny proposed we go for their half price steak, I was really keen. Apart from anything else, I wanted to take Jason there, as I thought he'd like it. I really like the restaurant itself, with all its dark wood and cow-hide covered furniture. The serving staff are lovely and friendly, and really seem to know their stuff, explaining all the cuts and how best to cook them. So we ordered - three 'steak boards' of unusual cuts, and one sirloin. The steak boards were great - I loved tasting the different flavours, and confirming that onglet really is an amazing cut - I'd had it once before and raved about it. The meat was verging on rare, rather than medium, but I like that. The outside was charred and scrumptious, the inside deep red. But. How could I enjoy it fully when Jason was sitting beside me with a pallid slab of overcooked grey sirloin? The moment it was put down we all just stared and said... "oh". I don't know how the waitress served it alongside those delicious steak boards without realising something was wrong! As I've said before, we're both very British about complaining. What would you say? What would they do? It should be right in the first place. So I just fed him as much as I could spare of my own nice steak. Which wasn't a huge amount, I admit! Ah well - it's too dear for us, anyway - the price of the steaks is bad enough, but once you add a couple of sides it gets a bit silly. So I'm glad I've tried it, but probably won't be back. read more

Dear Kyloe, I visited your fine dining establishment with a rather large group of people, all of us eager to feast on your fine selection of quality Scottish meats. Having visited your restaurant twice, I have to say: I cannot praise your decorator, chef and waiting staff enough. The restaurant has just the right vibe to it (location is a huge bonus), the meat is of superb quality and cooked to near perfection, and the waiting staff catered to our every need politely and efficiently. Plus, the meat platter. The meat platter is the funnest thing I have ever done in a steak house, and is tremendous help in deciding what cut one wants to go for. I cannot commend this enough. The price tag is of course hefty, but you get what you pay for - quality dining on the posher part of the city. Now, I tried, but no matter how much I wanted to, I couldn't give you the whole five stars, and that is for two reasons. Firstly, sides pricing. I am not into the seafood trade, but I think that a fiver is a little too much to ask for 3 extra prawns on a steak - let alone the £2 charge for 30 ml of peppercorn sauce, which is just absurd. Secondly and most importantly, the mandatory service charge. I am just not getting this. I understand this is 'take-it-or-leave-it' restaurant policy, I am all for awarding good service (and I got plenty of this at Kyloe) and tipping is part of the UK restaurant culture, but how are you so sure that every waiter that has ever worked, or will ever work, for you, deserves a 10% service charge? How do you know that this is how much people rate the service they get? How have you come to the conclusion that every customer who eats at Kyloe has to tip your staff as much? It is presumptuous at best, and policy that should be reconsidered. That said, that steak and that peanut butter & jelly cheesecake were worth every single penny. Yours faithfully, Nik read more

I really wasn't expecting such a smart looking restaurant when my husband suggested lunch there. I have to mentione the waiter service which was just exceptional and the waitress was very informative of their produce. I had to opt for a steak and i wasn't disappointed very tender and cooked perfectly. The only negative was the chips which just weren't that nice. I am very tempted to book the sunday lunch! read more

Solid steak and sides. To be honest, I liked our apps and sides better than the steak which was perfectly cooked but somewhat lukewarm. My husband asked for medium rare and got rare and his was also lukewarm. He ate it anyway. Fabulous onion rings. Super attentive to our kids for dinner and they loved all of their food including their banana split. Great wine and super cool atmosphere on the second floor. First floor bar looked fun too although we didn't experience it. read more

Kyloe Restaurant & Grill - Fillet medium with onion rings - Steakhouses Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Three stars for Kyloe. I'll explain. Came here for Sunday lunch - about £100 for roast dinner for four and included dessert. Roast was v good, yummy veggies so happy bunny there. Surroundings great - vegetarians probably wouldn't like the full on cowness but I loved the cow prints, cow hide furniture, barrels and cow ornaments. However, for the roast experience and being gluten free, it wasn't great. Despite being warned in advance that there were two coeliacs in the party we saw/experienced errors galore. Gravy brought which wasn't gf. A gf option was brought after checking. The non-gf yorkshire puds were placed by staff on plates using utensils that then cut the beef and arrived on the same tray (and touching) so contamination potential galore. Even when we mentioned this, separate utensils were not used even though they could have used one set of utensils to do the puds as we had two roasts and therefore staff had two sets of utensils. Dessert looked promising with a meringue top but the suspect base turned out to be wheaty based so non gf. Had we tucked in without asking (having now mentioned the gf thing multiple times by now), then two of us may have had an uncomfortable night. So it wasn't gf, we got offered ice cream, so not great. So, a nice idea and could be executed well if more care taken over us gf people but not the best first impression for me. read more

The Rutland Hotel's restaurant has recently transformed itself into Kyloe, a gourmet steak restaurant. The chic stylings have been replaced by wood and cowhide, although some vestiges of the old place remain. This and some other quirks will be put right as the place matures, no doubt. Overall, "what we can say about Kyloe is: it's good. My fillet was the best steak I've had in a restaurant in the UK, and I don't think my cattle baroness friend would have been angry had I taken her to have lunch there, but they still seem to have some kinks to iron out." read more

Lazy long weekend off with my boyfriend, what better to do than go for steak?! Itison had a voucher for Kyloe recently, sirloin and chips with a glass of wine for two for £29 - not bad! So off we trotted to Kyloe to eat our steak, having made sure to book in advance. Not that we probably needed to, as the restaurant was very quiet. However this did mean we got a pretty cool cowskin booth with a great view of Prince St! Our wine serving size was on the mean side, probably due to being there on a voucher (as we saw someone else order a glass from the menu, much bigger!), but it was perfectly nice wine so we weren't too bothered. A jug of tap water too, which was refilled part way through without even needing to ask. The steak was lovely - verging more on medium-well done than medium as I'd asked but didn't bother me really as it was still very tender. Oh, and the chips were delicious too - small and chunky, and only a few of them, but actually it proved to be a perfect serving size, any more of the beef fat dripping lovelies and you'd start to feel a bit too full. Very good bearnaise too, perfectly seasoned (this cost an extra £2). Because the restaurant was so quiet we were served very quickly and had finished in just under half an hour, though we drew this out at the end finishing wine/water to make it a more acceptable 45 minutes. Needless to say we were impressed, although I'll hold off on a higher rating til I've been back to try more of the menu. read more

Few Sundays ago Steph and I both awoke with throbbing heads but safe in the knowledge that Jenny L, the Edinburgh Community manager for Yelp had organised a great deal for us at Kyloe. The emergence of steak restaurants in Edinburgh has heightened competition in the city with Kyloe and Steak Edinburgh being the big dogs to date. Kyloe has launched a fantastic Sunday roast option, 4 people, roast joint of your choosing, all the trimmings, a desert and a bottle of wine for £100. You do have to preorder, no last minute decisions unfortunately but it is a great idea. The joint is brought to the table and carved in front of you, served with a large Yorkshire pudding. Cooked to medium the meat is of fantastic quality. The portions are huge and you need four very hungry mouths to get near to finishing the lot. Deserts are homemade classics, on our visit it was apple crumble served with cream, we asked for ice cream additionally and this was no issue. I need my vanilla ice cream when having crumble, surely it's a law somewhere? In any case the meal was superb and a visit come highly Jd Reommended! read more

Kyloe's Sunday roast - I'll do that again! The food was great with the meat being tender and veg roasted to perfection. Cooked white cabbage has never been my favourite item but when you add cream and easy spices to it..bring it on, yummy! The apple and berry crumble cake is a must, once again spot on. I'm going back! read more