Lunch with Castle views
4.5
4.5
Date of visit: November 2020
Overall Rating
Excellent
This is one of my favourite restaurants in Edinburgh. I agree with the earlier review, it is quite pricey so it is a nice spot for a special occasion. The lunch menu is a bit cheaper.
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
There is a slight ramp at the entrance. Usually staff are around to welcome guests so they could help open the doors. Most of the tables are on the same level as the entrance, but there is some upstairs seating so it is worth letting them know you'd like a table on the ground level. There is also a mix of fixed booth seating and movable tables and chairs, so let them know of you don't want a booth. I agree with an earlier reviewer that it can get noisy in here, particularly in the evening and if you are sitting at the entrance side of the restaurant, where sound seems to carry much more. I like sitting nearer the back, that way you also get nice Castle views! The menu is not the easiest to read, it is a mix of typed and hand written. I'm sure the staff would be happy to talk through the options.
Parking & Transport
Average
There are some bus stops on George IV Bridge, the number 23, 27, 41 and 42 stop there. I think it might be on some of the tour bus routes too. Parking isn't great nearby. You might be lucky and get a space on Chambers Street. The restaurant is walkable from Waverley Station but it is up a steep hill.
Accessible Toilets
0Reading the earlier review it seems like there is an accessible toilet but I have not noticed it when I've visited. The other toilets are all down a steep set of stairs and are very dark inside.
Staff
Excellent
I've always had a nice experience here. Staff seem very knowledgable on the menu.
Additional Information
Visitors are asked to sign in for track and track when they arrive by using a QR code at the entrance. You are also asked to wear a mask when moving around the restaurant. Waiting staff also wear masks. There is hand sanitiser at the entrance. No alcohol is served in line with the restrictions when I visited, they do have a nice range of non-alcohol drinks. It is not a particularly spacious restaurant so it does feel hard to maintain social distance from other tables, particularly when moving around the restaurant.
