I had a delightful meal. I was walking the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival, when I saw this spot. I was craving curry so I popped in for a bite. I was seated outside on the street immediately, which was perfect since I was in the mood to people watch. I ordered the butter chicken and some naan. The butter chicken was delicious but the naan was dry and not very good. Overall my experience was good. I scored low because naan makes the dish. And in this case the naan made the meal less than it could have been. read more

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On our first visit to Edinberg and walked the Royal mile. Were thrilled to see Indian Street food sign. The excitement faded quickly when the hosts greeted us by yelling at us to leave umbrella's outside. Fair enough. We ordered Lamb dish that said it's a street food. Nothing like any street food I've had before. Curry dominated Tomato taste. They might as well rename it as Itialian Lamb Marsala. The portion was less than half of any other Indan Restaurant. To their credit, they warned us to order 2 dishes between two of us. The Garlic bread was Regular Naan with green chutney lathered on it. What a disappointment. read more

Treacle - Interior. - Bars Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Vegan? Allergies? Particular? Priyanshi was the most helpful, kind server. She had extensive notes written on a menu that she brought over for me to investigate myself so my tummy wouldn't have any surprises. She was informative too about other wonderful places to go in Edinburgh. She felt like an old friend! I will come back again and again next time I'm in Edinburgh. (This was sitting in my drafts forever because when I hit publish two months ago I didn't have a connection. I'm so sorry Priyanshi that I didn't realize this until now. I wanted to give you the review right away!) read more

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I needed warm, filling food and this place delivered. The lamb saag was amazing! Super tasty. read more

Treacle - Lamb saag - Bars Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Unexpectedly great Indian street food! I would have expected the royal mile to mostly have inauthentic tourist trap food but I was persuaded to try by a group of South Indian diners and me and my friends were so impressed we returned a few times. The haka noodles were a standout, particularly when made extra spicy! read more

I had the spicy garlic chicken with rice. The food was excellent and very hot and the portion was good for a hungry person. Servers were polite and prompt. Really enjoyed it! read more

My cousins and I decided to grab a quick lunch here before heading out to do more sight seeing. The restaurant itself is cute and has a modern appeal to it. I ordered the sweet potato and spinach pie. It was very tasty as the sweet potato and spinach complemented each other very well. The crust on the pie was divine and was flaky, crispy, and buttery! These guys sure know how to make their pies! I was in heaven. The potato wedge chips that came on the side were not as good and were on the bland side. They were quite ordinary and needed some serious seasoning and flavor. These could have been a lot better. It tasted like someone just chopped up potatoes and put them in the oven without any preparation! They also seemed a bit charred too. Overall, I'd come back here again for another pie and ask for a different side! read more

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Eclectic menu with crazy dishes, funky ambiance, and amazing service. Treacle has a trendy, quirky interior with great table spacing. We came here three times and had outstanding food and service each time. On my first visit, I went with the tonkatsu banh mi, which was exquisite. The bread was the real deal fresh French baguette, Japanese panko breading was perfect on the pork, cucumber could be cut up more and pickled more plus could add pickled carrot to the mix. The presentation of the sandwich is a bit daunting - it required some fork eating to widdle it down to edible size with your hands. Chips (fries) were perfectly cooked, and with some self-seasoning and sauce, they hit the mark. On a second occasion, I went with the Bibimbap with smoked salmon. Just outrageous flavor on the salmon and a huge amount of food packed into this regular sized plate. Wife did the sweet potato and goat cheese spinach pie, which was delicious and filling, rich with goat cheese and flaky crust. Nice plating here on wooden cutting boards and a nice touch of putting the chips in a Belgian style frites basket. Cucumber water for the tap water was another nice touch. Overall, highly recommended. read more

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Great bar/resto on Broughton St. Friendly & helpful staff. Great for drinks, especially cocktails. The bar staff know their stuff. Food menu looks good too. Haven't eaten here in a while but will definitely be back now I'm resettled in Edina read more

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Rumor had it that there was Vietnamese food served here. So I came, anxious for some good eats. But, what kind of place is this? Seems like a fusion Asian (Vietnamese and Japanese) with Western flavors. Not what I expected and I am not entirely sure the mix works. Got the chicken breast bahn mi (traditional Vietnamese sub) and my buddy got the pork katsu bahn mi. (Note that pork katsu is Japanese.) The sandwich had some nice flavors, with a relish with a kick. But the breast meat was dry and without flavor. Buddy's pork katsu was amazingly tender. But like I said, not sure if the mix works. May have to come back when my expectation levels are lower! read more

Treacle - Bahn Mi Chicken Breast - Bars Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

The Treacle is fantastic and fun, whether it is for a relaxed and cosy lunch on the sofas, for working from here in the afternoon, for midweek evening drinks in a relaxed atmosphere, or for the extremely crowded after-work drinks packed with trendy young professionals on a Friday night. I have come twice for lunch and really enjoyed the Chicken and Peanut Pad Thai with a whole chicken breast on top. It is really delicious. I was told they had experimented with a super spicy sauce for a while, but they are now back to their regular and manageable level of flavorful sauce, which is perfect for me. I would come here to work from 'home', sitting at a table with my computer (although I don't believe they have internet) or sitting on the sofas by the door for reading/editing work. I have also been twice for drinks. The cocktails are a bit pricey but often worth it since they are done so well and have a great (and long!) cocktail menu. The Peach Daisy was delicious and the Piña Colada was fantastic (unlike many bad imitations that you find in the UK). I will definitely be back to the Treacle. read more

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I'm not entirely sure what the official definition of brunch is. For me, it's breakfast with booze. And Treacle is the place to go. I'm a bit of a creature of habit, so when going for brunch I always get Eggs Benedict and a Bloody Mary (extra spicy). Fantastic the morning after the night before, and indeed at any other time. Both come out perfectly every time. Treacle succeeds at walking the fine line between cafe, bar and diner (it must be a three dimensional line), but I've no idea what it's like in the evenings as for me it's always been my brunch place. Really, Broughton St should be renamed Brunch St. What a great part of town. But I digress. I've been told that "any day you eat Eggs Benedict is a good day" and I have to agree. But even though I'm not much of a food snob, it's one of those dishes that is easy to screw up, and on first glance Treacle looks like more of a bar than a proper dining establishment. But fear not - it's top notch. I've also been for lunch more than once and tried both a beef and a chicken burger which were excellent, but 99% of the time I go for my usual combo. As some others have said, the service can be a little slow but they're always nice and friendly and it's a pleasant place in which to ease into the weekend, so I forgive them. That's big of me, don't you think? read more

Treacle - Best Bloody Mary in town. - Bars Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Treacle is much different than its counterpart, Hamiltons, in Stockbridge. Hamiltons is where the beautiful people go for cocktails on a weekend night, Treacle is where equally beautiful people go but for brunch and lunch over the weekend. so being beautiful people, Nikki A and i headed here for some lunch on a sunny Edinburgh Sunday. i was pleasantly surprised on entering at just before 12:30pm that the place wasn't very busy and the very friendly (and cute) waiter told me to choose a table anywhere. i happily chose a nicely placed table for two in the raised part of the restaurant. what i like about this place is the stylish interior that is cosy and trendy but without trying very hard. it makes me feel welcome but not that i'm entering a super hipster zone where i need chunky black glasses just for a fashion statement. the menu isn't huge, but there is a large variety in choice and they serve breakfast until 5pm on weekends. but i decided it was lunch for me and i went for the philly steak and cheese sandwich and a ginger beer with lime. my lovely sunday lunch companion went for the veggie nachos with extra sour cream (a girl after my own heart!). drinks arrived promptly followed shortly after by our food which was fantastic as i was starving!! my cheesesteak sandwich was pack full of tender strips of steak cooked to a perfect medium rare with yummy melted swiss cheese on top. the hand cut fries were equally as tasty and clearly freshly cooked as they were absolutely piping hot! the plate was finished off by a lightly dressed salad that added a nice fresh touch. i happily ate every last bit on my plate as it was just all sooooooo delicious!! we finished our meal with some coffees...a flat white for me that was of similar quality to the amazing coffees from Artisan Roast! it was thoroughly enjoyed and made me want to return to the restaurant again asap. they also have a seriously awesome looking cocktail list that i may need to sample on my return... read more

I enjoyed my Pad Thai so much all I could hear were the Nom nom nom's of my inner voice over the banter of my table. It came in a cute take-away box and if I hadn't finished it there I would have taken it home and laid it next to my pillow with a protective arm over it while I slept. 3 scoops of ice-cream for dessert: pistachio, chocolate and coconut - with actual coconutty bits - mmmmmm! I was really impressed by the menu: full of familiar dishes but also food combo's I haven't heard of or seen anywhere else e.g. steak, chorizo and olive pie; and pleasantly surprised to see an Asian influence after expecting just typical pub grub. The cocktails too are the funkiest I have had in the city and with an extensive menu, I'm so coming back to make a night of these! I love how the food is served, the comfy cosy setting, music, artistic style and friendly staff. I love Treacle! I just wish it was bigger! read more

This was the first meal I took my boyfriend out for - we live in a fantasy, delayed-feminism world when it comes to paying for dinner and this really hurt when the figure on the bill came out of my bank account. Attention in the detail is one thing, really bad food is another. Instead of mash it was Smash. the entirety of the burger and chips meal tasted like, and was as satisfying as eating, cotton wool. We were also lucky enough to experience a scientific miracle of when the spoon didn't manage to get through the mousse. I won't be going back to experience any more of these bland, pointless delights. You can't deny that the team behind Treacle (also responsible for Hamilton's in Stockbridge) have tried really hard to create a unique style experience. There's a lot of similar looking bars around Edinburgh and a part of me is glad that it's stepping out on it's own. . However, they've gone for what can only be described as a "youth club" interior with that hideous mural on the wall which is supposed to represent the Last Supper.. certainly fitting at least. Every cloud has it's silver lining as it's alright for a drink, remarkably good looking members of staff swan around and in fear of sounding shallow, I like that in a bar. Another plus side you can sit out on the street in the sun in summer, as both of which are becoming rarer.. being able to sit outside and the Edinburgh sun. Drink? Yes, perhaps. Food? No, hell no! read more

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We had an hour for lunch, saw this place and just went in... OH MY GOD! 4 of us ate and no-one had food envy because all the dishes were awesome. The beetroot hummus is AMAZING and so are the soups. Definitely going back to try other dishes. read more

Treacle - Smoked salmon cream cheese brioche with fries and a mug or veg and chilli soup. - Bars Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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The owners of Treacle have definitely gone for the cool, stylish feel. The decor is stylish and contemporary, but it doesn't have that relaxed feel that you get with some other bars in Edinburgh where you can just slouch on a sofa all afternoon. The seating is comfortable and all, but it just doesn't have that same feel. The staff are friendly, quick and most of the drinks are reasonably priced. The all day menu is extensive and most of it looks delicious, but some of the main courses are steeply priced for what you get. I paid £9 for a chargrilled chicken breast with cheese and chips. For £9 I was expecting a hefty portion, but I was still hungry after it and the chicken was chargrilled, whilst the cheese was virtually Dairylea! As a bar, you can't help but feel that Treacle should somehow be better than it actually is. read more

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Monkey shoulder is the house whisky. If you have never had one, I would highly recommend it. It's one of the lesser known yet quite underrated scotch IMO. Blended malt but worth a glass of rocks. Anyways, The food was good. The pies were decent but I was blown away by the desserts. Their fried brioche jam sandwich was incredible: crunchy with sugar flakes layer on the outside and sweet strawberry jam on the inside with vanilla ice cream on top. Mmm. I would've have appreciated more ice cream to be proportional to the big sandwich serving. read more

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Visited Treacle for a Sunday brunch and was pleasantly surprised. Really good food and coffee. Order the black bean burger and sweet potato fries. So good! The place was really packed so make sure you make a reservation before you go otherwise it'll be a long wait for a table. read more

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Essentially not a lot other than the colour scheme has changed here since it took on its current persona, apart from the Friday Happy Hour that looks to have bitten the dust. Comfy couches, good, efficient bar service and a well stocked and varied bar are the staples. £4.50 for a large bottle of Grolsch? Pardon? read more

We came here over the weekend for lunch - I had the pulled pork sandwich and my husband had the prawn. The food was delicious - would have been five stars, but the service was a little slow and we had to ask for menus. Other than that though this was an excellent choice for lunch, great food and reasonably priced - would recommend read more

Treacle - Pulled pork sandwich - Bars Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I hadn't been here in aaaages but as I live in Leith and my friend lives in Stockbridge we decided that this was roughly halfway (though actually much closer to me!) and worth a revisit. Treacle (or as my OH calls it 'The I heart monkey place') hasn't changed. The weird faux anime on the walls and faux/real anime on the TV are still there though I personally thought the crowd was slightly older than any of my previous visits (again, I haven't been in ages). Around us were mainly dates, middle agers out to meet their friends and groups of women with copious amounts of wine. I'd booked in advance just in case and we were quickly shown to our table. The crowd was pretty loud so we were lucky to be in a corner by ourselves. The service was a bit slow but very friendly. I ordered the seared beef salad with broccoli, pine nuts, orange, watercress and a dash of manuka honey along with the coconut chicken and peanut dip. The salad was DA BOMB. The beef was perfect and the manuka honey tasted like heaven. The coconut chicken was delicious and went perfectly with the peanut dip. I was one happy monkey. Across from me steak and ale pie with chuky chips looked smashingly presented and I was assured it was tasty. For afters we seared the *famous* deep fried brioche jam sandwich with ice cream and berries. I definitely could have eaten one alone, though I'm sure I would have regretted it. The sandwich was wonderful. There is a reason why it is the main picture for this business! Overall it was lovely meal and a great catch up, but unfortunately one of my peeves reared it's ugly head! When the waiter took out order I commented to my friend about how waiters in trendy places never write down your order and how it must be uncool to do so 'these days' (I'm a granny!). Low and behold, some of my order was forgotten, that added to the fact that our waiter checked his hair in the mirror every time he came to our table lost this review a star. First class food, slightly image obsessed service! read more

The plan was to come here for food and it had been highly recommended. Sadly I only made it for beers and I may have not reviewed it at all, but I thought you yelpers deserve a warning. First. Before the warning. It's a cool looking modern bar. Comfy seats and a laid back atmosphere. It does craft beers and has funky murals on the wall. All sounds good eh? It is actually a nice place for a beer or two. The kicker in the story is the bill. Three bottles of Ipa. Ordinary size bottles. They cost 15.10. The barman might as well have had a mask and asked for our wallets!!! So in sum. Nice place for a beer. Just be ready for the bill to be far higher than anywhere else on Broughton street that I visited. Alright treacle? read more

There something about Treacle that could be bottled and sold. Yes, it can be noisy and yes, at times the service can be slow, but you get the sense that in one way or another, its all been designed to be part of the very specific 'Treacle' experience. As a Broughton resident, Treacle is my local haunt and so I've spent many a post-work Friday and lazy Sunday working my way through both the food and cocktail menu. The weekend all-day breakfasts can, at times, be a Godsend and with main courses priced in the region of £10, it's affordable for a week-day meal out. I've never been disappointed by the food in Treacle, and particularly love the noodle dishes. Presented in New York-style cardboard boxes, the generous portions are packed with flavour and there's options for both carnivores and herbivores. They also have a great line in smaller dishes and are very accommodating of both vegetarians and coeliacs - most of the menu can be adapted to be gluten free. Word about Treacle has spread, so I would almost always recommend booking a table if it's food your after - I've struggled to get fed in there on a Monday night at times, it's that busy. But even if you're not that organised and don't book ahead, it's still worth sipping on something cold at the bar. My current favourite is Treacle's Russian Roulette cocktail, which is a combination of Stoli flavoured vodkas, and tastes almost exactly like lemon sherbet. read more

Was cruising around Edinburgh late afternoon and decided to try Treacle. Glad I did. Have the crispy pork sandwich, where they put it on a bed of kimchi. Great sandwich and the coffee was excellent. Worth a stop if you are in the area. Folks running it were very nice read more

Treacle is one of those places where I have a chip on my shoulder about it but can't understand why. Whenever I've been here I've had a good meal, drinks or catch up and the experience has been positive, so I'm not sure why there's this little voice in my brain going "meh". So in short, my logic and reasoning says this is a good option for Broughton Street. It's always busy and has a buzzing atmosphere, the food is good and not too expensive, the service quick and friendly. The chef forgot to put noodles in my lunch on my most recent visit, but it was sorted in a jiffy and dealt with really well. I would never choose to eat here though, and that's the shoulder chip kicking in. For no reason at all. It's a good place. So shut up, emotional side of the brain - there's really no reason for me to be turning my nose up! read more

Treacle has a good cocktail menu, and this place is typically busy with an afterwork crowd. However, I've eaten here several times and have yet to have decent food. On the last visit, the vegetarian tempura was so horrible that we sent it back. It was a random mix of veggies. I have never had a spring onion tempura'd before. Really?! ... We had to complain to the bar staff because the waitress didn't return to check on us. we didn't receive any apology from her or the bar staff, but the waitress later said that's why she's not vegetarian, she only orders meat herself. Again, Really?! Two stars for the drinks menu, and a max of one star for the food and service. read more

Almost every time I find myself in Dunedin, I visit this very fine bar and fill my face with spectacular cocktails and sometimes some scrummy foodstuffs. The food menu tends to be seasonal, but there are staples that never change much to the delight of patrons, and the cocktail menu is extensive and full of luscious libations to get you salivating. If you know me, you'll realise that I do love a bar that will set things on fire (oh no, my inner pyro is showing), which is why I'm always so enthused to sample one of Treacle's Zombie cocktails! Fire and rum... YAY!!! Make sure you blow it out before drinking, as a friend of mine almost lost her eyebrows that way. Tis not for the faint of heart, but it is a firm favourite of mine. If you don't fancy having a meal, you'll want to try the sharer platters. It's not your average fare, and there'll be something to keep everyone happy and prevent stomachs from rebelling while you test your mettle against the cocktail menu. I also like the cosy atmosphere, and the retro cartoons that are ever playing on the TV. The last couple of times we were treated to the Samurai Pizza Cats and the Visionaries. Fantastic stuff! ^^ read more

Ok the fourth star is back. I keep giving Treacle another shot because I SO want to like it. I think the food has some serious yum power and it's very conveniently located. On this most recent trip (With Jason M and Gillian L), I was treated with friendly and attentive service, and a really yummy margarita. It was a *really* yummy margarita. So, good job Treacle. Maybe you read your reviews and provided some customer service instruction to your staff, or maybe we just got lucky. I'm really hoping for the former. read more

In the pantheon of Edin-burgher (see what I did there?) joints, Treacle stands somewhere mid-table for me. It was a pre-theatre bite and my first experience eating at the bar. The burgers had been recommended on several occasions by friends so I went for it. In hindsight, I saw LOADS more on the menu that interested me over the burger but went for it anyway. Get it out the system so to speak. And now I'm hankering for another go at that menu to see what I missed out on. As burgers go, I can immediately think of at least 4 bars I'd sooner go to to get my burger on. In its old incarnation as Baroque, Treacle was a previous after work local. They (used to) do some decent Friday happy hour deals, and their cocktails are awesome (try the Margherita... ridiculous!), but with happy hours being abolished in our fair capital, that asset has unfortunately flown from Treacle's portfolio. Located on Broughton Street, not too far from the likes of 12 Picardy Place, GHQ, the Basement, etc. it's a no-brainer that Treacle falls into the trendy and attractive area of the scale, but thankfully it's well enough away from George Street so as not to become completely rife with posers and ponces comparing their bright-whites like a bunch of girls dancing round a handbag (don't worry Amicus Apple... you're review is coming...!). When it was Baroque and an after work regularity, I was a massive fan. As Treacle, I'm not quite convinced as yet. It's an attractive bar with attractive staff, no qualms or complaints there. They do impressive cocktails and an interesting menu, both plusses. Is the music funky? Yes, but also too loud for this kind of venue. Are the drinks a little pricey? Yes, considering the likes of Lloyds and Walkabout (if you're not too fussy) are considerably cheaper and a stones throw away. So I'm on the fence. I don't throw out 3 star reviews very often largely because there's never usually enough to say about them... hence the 3 stars (vicious cycle much?!). But I suppose for a bar with a menu that includes Crispy Coconut Chicken or Griddled Pear Salad or Bounty Bar, Mascarpone & Lime Cheesecake, I WANT to say more about them. And so for now, I hope I can ramp up that rating a star or two after I've had another crack at that menu. See you soon, Treacle. Round 2.... ding ding! read more

*sigh* If ever a place defined the phrase "trying too hard"... Staff who barely look at you, and seem more concerned about comparing their tattoo collection than serving you your drink. Don't get me wrong - I love a random tattoo, but you know, give me my drink first, eh? Drinks when they eventually come are served in trendy tins, which as cool as they look, had a hole at the bottom so you lost most of the drink. Which was then very slowly refilled. I did like the 80s cartoons on the tele, but found it odd that not one member of staff knew what the toons were. Obviously there more to make the place look hip, than any genuine interest from the team working there. Overall, I find more soul in a Wetherspoons... (Their noodles are decent though) read more

I love this place. I've been a couple of times before for food and both times it has been delish! This time is no different. Ok it was a busy Saturday afternoon and the rubgy was on too. Although we had to wait for a table, no more than 30 mins - the waitress offered us to drinks while we waited on a window seat. Both of us had sandwiches. i have the smoked salmon on brioche which was orgasmic. It was filing and really good value. Although the service was patchy I'd still give it 5 stars - the food combos are really good. Staff are super friendly and give good service. I'd defo return as it's a handy food and drink joint to know! read more

When in a new city, I tend to go to many different places to sample all kinds of food. I wasn't able to do that while here in Edinburgh because we just kept coming back to Treacle. The food is high-quality and delicious, and the service super friendly. dog-friendly, artisanal cocktails, vegetarian, gluten-free (on request), great atmosphere and fun furnishings make it a perfect place to relax and meet the locals. read more

Treacle - michael trying to look busy - Bars Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I love this place for grabbing a quick bite to eat before going to the cinema or to The Playhouse for a show. The food is great and very affordable (the Sweet Potato Fries are amazing!) and the service is always really quick, too! The only negative is it's quite small with not that many tables so I'd recommend booking ahead if you're in a rush to go somewhere else after. read more

Treacle is a lively bar at the top of Broughton Street, serving a wide ranging menu of well-presented dishes. They've clearly put a good deal of thought into presenting their dishes in an eye-catching style, and that's very much to their credit. Sadly, the food I sampled tasted nowhere near as good as it looked, which was a shame. Overall, we said: "while I liked Treacle's schtick, I'm not sure that their food really delivered, flavour-wise. A few little tweaks (a little more filling, a little less bun, a little tangier cheese) and I dare say they could have things working much better, but for now I'd say go for drinks, bask in the happy vibe of the place, but think about popping elsewhere for food." read more

I've been to Treacle a few times for drinks (who can resist that cocktail list?!) but had never eaten here til now when we popped by for lunch. We'd originally headed out with the hopes of getting a late breakfast somewhere but it being a weekday and bumping into a friend and nattering for a while meant we missed Treacle's breakfast by 5 minutes. Never mind, we thought - lunch it is then! My boyfriend went for the steak sandwich which looked really good and he easily finished. I wasn't sure what to have, part of me still wanted breakfast, and whilst the noodles sounded good I'm not a big noodles person so I went for a couple of the small plates instead - Crispy coconut chicken with chunky peanut dip, and beer battered tiger prawns with hot and sour cucumber and lime aioli. These were... okay. Absolutely nothing wrong, but a little underwhelming. I couldn't taste the coconut and whilst the peanut dip was tasty (very like satay) the chicken pieces were a bit meh. The prawns themselves were lovely, but there was nothing hot or sour about the cucumber and aioli. A tiny bit of chilli in with the cucumber had had no discernible effect. Pity as I loooove hot and sour tastes! It's four stars though as I do like Treacle. The cocktail list is extensive (bit unsure about the inclusion of drinks for girls though...) and the general vibe is cool. Drinks are expensive mind. And the steak sandwich looked tasty, I was just a little disappointed by my small plates. Okay, but nothing amazing. Overall though Treacle's pretty good. read more

I came to Treacle because of all the rave yelpings. I like it but i was super disappointed because they no longer have sweet potato chips! Which was one of the dishes people talked most about in their reviews! My friend and I shared a noodle soup and a sampler pate with fried tofu, chips, coconut shrimp, and some other goodies. We really enjoyed our food plus we had delicious drinks! Defintiely a place to meet up for drinks with friends. read more

Treacle - A share platter with coconut chicken, tofu, shrimp , yummy chips - Bars Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Why 5 stars : - the service : really friendly, willing to advice you in your complicated choices of cocktails and quantity of food needed. - the cocktails : except two, all of the others were really fabulous ! - some of the food : the share plateau where everything was delicious, and the pad thaï which was also really tasty - most of the prices are OK Why 3 stars : - the place : I loved the banquettes and the sofa, really warm atmosphere and comfy, but I totally dislike the tables on the left (where we ate), because it was cold and not comfortable. - the cauliflower : thought it would be grilled cauliflower with sesame, and it was straight cauliflower with little toasted sesame. Simple cauliflower with industrial asian sauce.. Good to eat but not 5£ worthy ! - also the price of the 1/2baguette banh mi was really overrated : 9£ for not that many food. Maybe 1/2baguette would be more convenient for a main course ! Why 1 stars : - superfood salad : NO TASTE AT ALL. The dressing was supposed to be "Ginger&blueberry", but it had no taste, really, even tasted on its own, while ginger should be felt at least ! The additionnal chicken was cooked straight : nor seasoning at all, nor crispy nor anything. Really really disappointing... As the description sounded SOOOO GOOD ! - the cocktails : TANG GA BANH and PORTOFINO : both were really low in alcohol. The first one was just a gin&tonic taste whereas it sounded so much more creative on the menu. Both weren't not suggested by the barman. Thanks to the feeling, the atmosphere, the cocktails and the bites I stole from my friends meals I had a 4* evening (nearly 5*), but when I think about reality, I can't for the moment, grated them more than 3*. I highly recommand the place, but try to take the sofa, and AVOID the superfood salad and the two cocktails I quoted ! En réalité mon avis est moins tranché que "3 étoiles" car j'ai adoré certaines choses et presque détesté d'autres... Ce qui lui vaudrait largement 5 étoiles : - le service ! J'ai été très surprise par les autres avis, ici tout le monde a été aux petits soins, gentils mais pas insistants, toujours volontaires pour donner des conseils (cocktails, quantité de nourriture, etc), que ce soit les deux femmes ou l'homme que nous avions ce soir-là ! - le plateau de starters : c'est le premier dans le menu, et tout est délicieux ! Il y en a assez pour deux, voire pour trois petits appétits par exemple, pour 14£. - le pad thaï très bon et à un prix honnête pour le travail et la quantité. - les cocktails (sauf deux) qui étaient vraiment très bons, parfois très originaux, à des prix corrects ! Environ 8£ pour la plupart. Là où je suis mitigée : - la salle : autant j'adore le coin de droite : banquettes chaleureuses et la partie canapé qui est juste géniale, autant la partie de gauche (où nous avons mangé) est trop froide et inconfortable pour moi. - le starter de CAULIFLOWER: ça avait l'air chouette "sesame roasted cauliflower". Moi j'avais compris ça comme du chou-fleur grillé au sésame. En fait c'est du chou-fleur avec trois graines de sésame qui elles, sont grillées. C'est bon, mais ça reste du chou-fleur nature, en fait. Et la sauce est de la sauce toute prête qu'on retrouve dans tous les resto asiatiques et qui couvre complètement le goût tout doux du chou-fleur (puisque nature). Aucun intérêt pour la sauce. - certains prix : notamment celui du starter de cauliflower (quasi 5£) et celui du banh-mi (9£) car il s'agissait de tout juste 1/3 de baguette ! Trop cher pour l'absence de cuisine du premier, et trop cher pour la quantité pour le second. Là où je ne mettrais qu'1 étoile : - ma SUPERFOOD SALAD: elle avait du potentiel, en plus j'avais ajouté du poulet. Sauf qu'en fait j'ai rarement mangé quelque chose d'aussi FADE. La sauce annoncée "blueberry&ginger" n'avait absolument AUCUN goût (pourtant le gingembre...) et était vraiment en minuscule quantité. Le poulet était simplement cuit "à la vapeur", aucun assaisonnement, aucune saveur ! Grosse déception. - les cocktails TANG GA BANH et le PORTOFINO : vraiment trop trop faiblement dosés en alcools, et le premier avait simplement le goût d'un gin&tonic pour annonce bien plus élaborée que ça. (aucun de ces deux n'avait été conseillé par le serveur !) Pour le ressenti de ma soirée, je mettrais bien 4 étoiles, mais vu que le contenu entier de mon repas ne m'a pas du tout satisfaite (et oui je cumule cauliflower ET superfood salad), je m'en tiens à 3*. Je vous conseille néanmoins d'y aller, l'atmosphère est chouette et tout le reste est super top ! read more

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The bartender is a true mixologist, which seems rare in this country of 400 year old pubs and sellar temperature ale. He took loving care in each cocktail, deftly cutting the pith away from the lemon rind for my sidecar, then fashioning it into a sort of lemony arrow. The waitress sold me on some sort of beef noodly thing that was actually quite tasty, though if I had had the good sense to read Jenny L's review I would have gone for the burger. Noodles were well spiced, though the tempura beef served over them was just sort of bizarre. Who deep fries beef (well they do in the south of America, but they call it chicken fried steak)? Service was top notch, and the bartender was friendly and knowledgeable. I'll definitely be back. read more

I was initially a bit put off visiting Treacle - it's monkey logo and manga cartoons made me suspicious that it was going to be a bit studenty but I gave it a go and it's now one of my favourite places to go for brunch on the weekend. I'd definitely agree with other reviewers that it's a counterpart to sister restaurants Hamiltons and the Blackbird in that it's a perfect daytime place to enjoy your meal with a drink or two. They've got a great breakfast selection, a good selection of pies and some pretty healthy salads too! I love the sweet potato and spinach pie with chips and on the other side of the coin, the superfood salad with green tea dressing makes me feel super healthy! The noodles are great and the desserts are amazing too, if you can fit them in. The cocktail list is pretty extensive and I'm a sucker for a girly cocktail so really enjoy the pear and violet mule. The service can be patchy but on the whole is pretty decent. It does get busy so it's best to go before 1pm on a weekend - well deserved success for them! read more