Edinburgh Restaurant Guide
Metro West End Brasserie
Located within the four star Apex European Hotel, The Metro West End Brasserie is a clean and bright place replete with soft furnishings and delicate artwork. The focus in on fresh ingredients all sourced and prepared with care.
Sunday Roast Menu: 2 courses for £13 or 3 courses for £16
- Address: Apex Hotels, 90 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5LQ (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Brasserie
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £23.00, Dinner: £31.00
Pompadour Restaurant
This grandiose structure was originally built in 1903 and was part of the old Caledonian Railway Station, and then the Hilton Group decided to give it a new lease of life by transforming it into a stylish hotel as a result of which it now stands as a distinguished landmark on Edinburgh's skyline.
Celebration Afternoon Tea £19.95 per person served with a glass of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne.
- Address: Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2AB (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Buffet, Modern
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £40.00
The Exchange
Champagne Afternoon Tea (including glass of Mumm Champagne) - £ 21.95 per person
Royal Afternoon Tea - £17.95 per person
- Address: Sheraton Hotel, 1 Festive Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR (Map)
- Cuisine(s): International
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00
Zucca at The Lyceum
A restaurant within a theatre always seems romantic and in Zucca, at The Royal Lyceum the emphasis is uncompromisingly Italian, so there's even more romance around. The moving spirit behind this enterprise is Richard Glennie, formerly head chef at the Santini Restaurant at Edinburgh's Sheraton Hotel, and Channings Hotel, where his 2 AA rosettes were generally seen as more than well earned, and Giacomo Drago Ferrante, also previously at the Sheraton, where he was Food and Beverage Manager.
Fixed price Lunch menu - 2 courses for £8.95, 3 Courses for £10.95.
Fixed price pre-theatre menu - £14.95 for 2 courses or £17.95 for 3 courses
- Address: 15-17 Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AX (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Italian
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £25.00
9 Cellars Thali
Chef Thakur, the winner of the International Chef of the Year competition in 2007, is perhaps as well known as this eatery itself. Rather than being called an Indian restaurant, they like to refer to themselves as a team that specialises in Indian food.
- Address: 1-3 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EB (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Indian
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £18.00
A Room in Leith and Teuchters Landing
Located in a building that takes us back in time, Teuchters Landing was the waiting room for steamship passengers, who used to embark at Leith Docks for the ferry to Aberdeen. The whole place has now had a major facelift, and, having cleverly retained the really historic bits, they then added an elegant conservatory, which has become the restaurant 'a room in Leith', promising a warm welcome to locals and visitors to Edinburgh.
- Address: 1c Dock Place, Edinburgh, EH6 6LU (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Scottish, Seafood, Steak
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £30.00
A Room in the Town
This excellent restaurant is located in the heart of Edinburgh's architectural showpiece, the New Town. With 50 covers it is not big, but very cosy, and they operate a BYOW policy, even though they are licensed, in the light of which they take a very modest corkage fee.
- Address: 18 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6TG (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Bistro, Scottish, Seafood
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £26.00
A Room in the West End and Teuchters Bar
This is the 'little sister' to A Room in the Town, and there are some similarities, though not the fact that here they are located under Teuchters Bar in William Street, part of Edinburgh's West End.
- Address: 26 William Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7NH (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Bistro, Scottish, Seafood
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £26.00
Abbotsford, The
- Address: 3-5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Seafood, Steak
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £18.00
Abstract Restaurant - Edinburgh
The Abstract Restaurant is a stylish and relaxed venue to enjoy good French cuisine prepared from the finest Scottish ingredients. The entrance facing Castle Street leads to a chic piano bar which features tempting malt whiskeys and an extensive cocktails and wine list.
- Address: 33-35 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2EL (Map)
- Cuisine(s): French, Modern
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £38.00
