Reviews in Edinburgh

I booked a table on line for Wednesday 4th January and received confirmation of my booking only to turn up to find the Ravelston was completely shut. We then had to find another restaurant to go to for dinner. Surely if you are closed then customers should not be able to book a table. We have used the restaurant on several occasions as take my very elderly father out for dinner every Wednesday so was very disappointed .

Always great in here. Food superb, staff lovely - wine is fabulous !

Food and service was super. Thanks x

Great food Great service Definitely go again

Food was excellent, very friendly service and dog friendly in the bar too!

The food was of very good quality &plentiful I had steak pie all meat pastry was fluffy &cooked to perfection my wife had the fish I’m sure sourced locally it was a perfect full size of plate staff then said you could have a half fish as it was too much for my wife’s appetite we ate from the set dinner menu so 4 choices starter&Main will return for sure

Our first visit for lunch and chose the set menu, food was excellent portions we're really good, chicken and leek pie was fresh made. All the staff were lovely very friendly even though the hotel was extremely busy for a lunchtime. Will definitely visit again

Christmas dinner for 4 pensioners on 16/12/22. Food pre-ordered but on hearing what the soup of the day was, one of our party asked to change to the prawn cocktail - absolutely no problem at all. The courses were served timeously and there was no pressure for us to vacate the table afterwards (which can sometimes be a pain after spending a fair amount on meals and drinks). The staff were friendly, efficient and courteous. Certainly getting back to it’s pre covid high standards.

First time at the Ravelston, booked a table for 2. Greeted by a young lad very friendly and polite. The waitress and waiter take took food order were nice and friendly. The food ordered was hot and very tastey. Defo would go back again..

Booked for Christmas lunch for 6. Had to amend to 4 on day. Arrived 5 minutes early table was not ready but just went to bar. Table ready in 10 minutes. Had pre ordered meals as requested but nothing had appeared after 25 minutes. Had to ask then food arrived quickly. Starters were delicious mains -all Turkey and trimmings-were lacking the pigs in blankets but delicious just the same. Desserts again were lovely. Bill arrived without drinks round but that was rectified when asked. Staff were friendly and helpful but having ambient music was quite loud. Good value meal all round

First time visiting Ravelston House on 10th December 2022. The waitress that greeted us was rude and unfriendly then walked away when i said we had a table booked. Another waitress then came over and showed us to our seats who was more friendlier. The first waitress who greeted us came to take our drinks order and again was rude and unfriendly. I think some training on customer service would be beneficial. The food was lovely, I had the half haddock which was a generous portion size whilst the other two in our party had burgers which they both enjoyed too.

Lunch for three, food was delicious and staff couldn't do enough for us. Lovely atmosphere, small negative was that we were seated under the jukebox which was a bit loud.

A very disappointing meal, moved to the bar area a week prior to 9th December which was fine but the bar was extremely cold that my mum had to eat her meal with her coat on. There were no menus on the table nor place settings. We had to pay for our meal when we ordered again something we would not have done if dining in the restaurant. We made 2 orders of sea bass, the vegetables were so crunchy you couldn’t cut through them, the mushy mint peas lacked mint (no mint whatsoever). The potatoes as described on the menu we had 3 half potatoes per portion and the poached eggs were rubbery, cold and yolk solid. We also ordered the pork fillet again the vegetables undercooked and mash potato cold. We reserved my grans 90th for 38 people last January and I personally have been back but after my experience on Friday I would certainly be reluctant on returning and recommending. Truly disappointing.

Saturday 10th December went for a meal at the ravelston. Staff friendly and service was great. Both had steak pie which was the best I have had in a very long time. Well done to the chef as this was lovely especially when having to cook for Xmas party which was going on in function room at the same time. Had drinks afterwards in bar which was really busy, staff pleasant and polite. Would definitely recommend x

Attended for Christmas lunch with a party of 19. The food and presentation were superb. The staff were very attentive and friendly. We will definitely go back I would certainly recommend it

I met a friend for lunch 1/12/22. Staff very friendly and polite. Calm efficient service so lovely relaxed atmosphere. We both opted for the chicken balmoral, delicious and served with a nice selection of veg. We both enjoyed dessert, mine was sticky toffee pudding and ice cream. It had been a while since I was last in the Ravelston but hope to be back again soon