The best restaurants in Edinburgh and Lothian

First visit for all of us….fantastic! Staff were very friendly, very attentive! We were shown all the different cuts of steak. Order was taken very quickly, prawn starter I had was very tasty. Three of the party had steak, everyone enjoyed them. One person had salmon which she said was good. Everyone enjoyed their dessert.

This is a lovely restaurant serving delicious food.- try the Indo-Chinese chili fish - so tasty! As is the sea bass. All plates beautifully presented. Can't wait to go back!

This is a really great little cafe, people are friendly and helpful but most of all it has great food and coffee with a genuine continental atmosphere . Love it

We went for our pre-wedding dinner in December (just the two of us) and had a great experience! The dishes prepared by Brian were absolutely beautiful and Glen was attentive with great knowledge of wine (went for wine pairing and highly recommend it) and good amount of stories to share about their origin-which was great to listen to! Highly recommend the format (intimate) and to try the amazing food! Ah! AND PS. espresso at the end was top notch- something that you get hardly ever in the restaurant.

Lovely little cafe, with friendly and helpful staff and a great selection of food. It was a perfect place to meet friends from Rome and the Netherlands. Our group ordered a wide variety of choices from the menu including the soup, Scottish breakfast, scrambled eggs and salmon, smoothies, waffles, carrot cake and tea - all delicious. The atmosphere is warm and inviting and the owl cushions very comfy. You could miss it walking by, but well worth searching it out and popping in. It extends a way back - a bit of a tardis for seating.

Went based on a recommendation from friends. It was simply brilliant, great staff, food and atmosphere, this will definitely become our go to for nights out either on our own or with groups of friends. Brilliant to have such a quality venue in West Lothian! I can’t believe it’s taken us so long to discover this gem

What a great vibe.. perfect pairings with great taste. The ambience is lovely and sitting at the kitchen bar is so much fun.. they change their tacos every week so be there to taste.. great service so friendly and they make it very enjoyable. The flavor of the food is super good and the sauces are to die for.. you can just buy them also.. lovely music to get you in that vibe. Go as a group of friends or on a date or with family.. its lovely.. well worth it

Imagine the horror of staring out of the window of a soulless Seattle coffee template of a location while underpaid staff stress behind you only to see a charismatic indie across the road. So, if you fancy a coffee and are on Leith Walk then cross over and go to Tepuy instead. You'll find a welcoming and popular choice nook. The Columbian coffee is simply fantastic. It makes you regret those other coffee choices made previously. Well, some of them, let's not be too dramatic. Let's be practical instead and point out you can eat in or get the coffee to go. I did on my first trip and had finished the whole recyclable cup after only one block. I also picked up a lovely slice of Victoria sponge. That was fresh and decadent in all the good ways Food is something the website doesn't make here. You can come here to buy coffee to grind. You can also come for a sit down, coffee to drink and a cake. [July 2023 - I visit as often as I can, generally around once a week. I've not seen food on sale in months. The good news is the coffee is great and this ethical independent now lets you pick from a range of Columbian beans thanks to their single shot grinder.] [October 2023 - They've a loyalty card that gives you a free coffee fairly quickly. Worth asking for one!] [March 2024 - really good for people who care about their coffee] [November 2024 - have been stocking biscuits recently, Ideal for a snack with a coffee]

We had early breakfast in this small deli with our family of 5. Menu and the whole experience were something out of the ordinary. Everything was made to order and really good, for example the wonderful toasted strawberry and brie filled croissant. We enjoyed also the thoughtful service as we ordered even something outside of the menu. Prices reasonable.

What a lovely wee find of a cafe to have a cuppa and you missy have one of there lovely cakes .. Just what we needed on a cold Sunday afternoon . Thanku ++++

We visited during covid times for a takeaway coffee and cake. Excellent selection of cakes and excellent service with a smile. Best Victoria Sponge I've had in ages! Great value as well. Will definitely be back to try more! Also very well done during Covid - was takeaway only when we visited, with a plastic screen at the door.

Instagram photos don’t always tell the truth. While service and wine were very good, the food was a big disappointment. Look very pretty on the plate (for instagram) but none of the dishes were memorable or flavourful.

Stopped off whilst on an evening visit to South Queensferry. Loads of ice cream flavours to choose from despite some being sold out from earlier in the day. Gentleman who was serving was very professional and thanked us for stopping by as we were leaving.

Friendly staff, excellent pastries, above-average coffee. Not advisable for groups of more than 4, but perfect for couples or single people.

Fantástico ambiente. Maravillosa selección de tés y tartas caseras, todas servidas en servicios de té antiguos que luego puede comprar si lo desea. De hecho, todo está a la venta a un precio negociable. Me encanta este lugar sin pretensiones escondido a pocos pasos del centro de la ciudad. Asegúrate de reservar. Uno de los mejores lugares de Edimburgo.