Encouraged by some complimentary reviews I had read about the Kweilin I was happy and organised enough to telephone in advance of our long weekend stay in Edinburgh to book a Saturday evening table for two. I wish I hadn't. The ambience and surroundings were tired and second rate but nevertheless it is the food that is important, isn't it? However, even the simplest of dishes proved a great disappointment. Egg fried rice with little trace of egg and of an unpleasant consistency, lemon chicken with a 'synthetic' flavour and crispy chicken that was completely soggy instead of crisp, all meant that this was not a occasion or a meal that we want to repeat.
The disappointment was certainly not alleviated by a waitress knocking over a full glass of wine on the table. Accidents will happen I know and as she and colleagues fussed around I assumed they were about to replace the table cloth, reset the table and so on. But no. Within seconds and without a single expression of regret or comment the wine was mopped up with paper napkins and they were gone. It was then I realised the table cover was plasticised. Maybe they knock a lot of wine over! We did not stay for a third course and will never return.
When paying, we were told the water we had was complementary because of the wine lost.
Chin
The staff are fantastic and so is the food and beverage. This is the only place in the world apart from the famous Harry's Bar which has the bestest Cosmopolitans!!! The menu has plenty of choose and fab food all day long. Darcys is also child friendly! Go here, you will not be disappointed!