Eating Out in Edinburgh
Here I have put together a list of some good restaurants, pubs, and inns to eat at while you stay in Edinburgh. They are listed below with their postal and phone address and also a small comment on the food and atmosphere.
The Caledonian Hotel
Cramond Gallery Bistro
Drum & Monkey
Igg's Restaurant
The Round Table
Sheraton Grand Hotel
The Witchery by the Castle
Dalhousie Castle
The Hawes Inn
Norton House Hotel
The Caledonian Hotel
Location
Princes Street
Edinburgh EH1 2AB
Fax: 0131 225 6632
Just off A8, 6 miles from Edinburgh city centre, 2 miles from airport, on the road to Glasgow.
Comments
The Caledonian hotel is said to be one of the best hotels in Edinburgh. No doubt the food is just as good. It is a grand hotel in the city center with traditional and modern cooking with French influences. It is said to be
"A grand hotel of charm and character which offers excellent cuisine that is both imaginative and inspirational."
Cramond Gallery Bistro
Location
4 Riverside Cramond, Cramond Village
Edinburgh
EH4 6NY
Tel: 0131 312 6555
Follow Cramond Glebe Road down to harbour front.
Comments
The Cramond Gallery Bistro is a small but charming restaurant by the sea. It is a village restaurant with apartments and offers simple, and fress cooking. "Good use of local produce, cooked fresh in a lovely situation."
Drum & Monkey
Location
80 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4NF
Tel: 0131 538 8111
Fax: 0131 220 5077
Corner site in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town at west end of Queen Street.
Comments
The Drum & Monkey is a sophisticated city bistro. Located in the heart of Edinburgh's 'New' town it offers innovative bistro cooking. With a Georgian ground floor and basement restaurant its "prime ingredients interestingly prepared with style."
Igg's Restaurant
Location
15 Jeffrey Street
Edinburgh EH1 1DR
Tel: 0131 557 8184
Fax: 0131 441 7111
An attractive small restaurant off the Canongate.
Comments
The restaurant is an elegant 'L' shaped building which offers a continental style. It offers Spanish and Scottish food and is "A delightful melange of Scottish produce and Spanish cuisine."
The Round Table
Location
31 Jeffrey Street
Edinburgh EH1 1DH
Tel: 0131 557 3032
Off the Royal Mile and less than 5 minutes walk from Waverley Station.
Comments
an unpretentious and inexpencive place to eat. It is an ideally located city-centre restaurant/bistro which offers good traditional cooking. "Traditional Scottish fayre prepared by a chef who is clearly passionate about his home grown produce."
Sheraton Grand Hotel
Location
1 Festival Square
Edinburgh EH3 9SR
Tel: 0131 229 9131
Fax: 0131 229 6254
Entrance off Festival Square. 500 yards from junction of Princes Street and Lothian Road.
Comments
The Sheraton Grand Hotel is a luxury hotel with two high class restaurants. It caters for all functions and needs. It is a French restaurant with a very strong Scottish influence. "A superbly trained restaurant staff led by a very talented chef, presents meals which are a gastronomic delight."
The Witchery By The Castle
Location
Castlehill, Royal Mile
Edinburgh EH1 1NE
Tel: 0131 225 5613
Fax: 0131 220 4392
Situated at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle.
Comments
The Witchery is an unusually atmospheric restaurant in the historic Old Town. It is a formal restaurant which stands at the entrance to Edinburgh castle. It uses innovative Scottish cooking. "Modern Scottish cooking using the freshest of produce."
Dalhousie Castle
Location
Dalhousie Castle
Bonnyrigg, nr Edinburgh
Midlothian EH19 3JB
Tel: 01875 820153
Fax: 01875 821936
A7, 7 miles south from Edinburgh or north from Galashiels. Turn right/left at B704 Junction - 1/2 mile journey.
Comments
Not in the centre of Edinburgh but it is so fine it is certainly worth a look. It is an elegant castle which offers fine traditional Scottish food and the historic building is not to be missed. "An enjoyable and unique dining experience in the castle's ancient dungeons."
The Hawes Inn
Location
Newhalls Road, South Queensferry
Edinburgh EH30 9TA
Tel: 0131 331 1990
Fax: 0131 319 1120
At east end of the village, under the Forth Rail Bridge.
Comments
A quaint and certainly charming 16th century Inn. It is a village inn of rare characture and offers high quality pub food. "Charming 16th century inn steeped in Scottish history."
Norton House Hotel
Location
Ingliston, Edinburgh
Midlothian EH28 8LX
Tel: 0131 333 1275
Fax: 0131 333 5305
Just off A8, 6 miles from Edinburgh city centre, 2 miles from airport, on the road to Glasgow.
Comments
Just out of Edinburgh this country estate offers gourmet Scottish cooking. It is a victorian style mansion set in its own park grounds. "A stylish country house hotel set in beautiful parkland."