Cafe Royal - Edinburgh

Cafe Royal - Edinburgh reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Ian

   Edinburgh3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   My partner and I had the roast which wasn't good value, the yorkshire pudding overwhelmed the other food on the plate, however our friends had the haggis which they said was very good. The service was good and the waiting staff very attentive.
   

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   Joanne

   Detroit3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great experience. Food and service excellent . Would recommend.
   

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   Naoko

   Edinburgh1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very friendly and warm atmosphere. Thank you for the hospitality shown.
   

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   Edd

   Aberdeen2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best seafood in Edinburgh, everything about this place is great, always get here when visiting Edinburgh
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Fort Lauderdale1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 10 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   the food was absolutely delicious. the wait staff was so sweet and attentive. i got the mussels and the halibut and those were the best things i ate since being in scotland. 10000/10
   

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   Mark

   Minneapolis69 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 10 May 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Staff and kitchen were overwhelmed this Saturday evening. We waited a long time for all of our food and drinks. Nice historic surroundings, but too crowded and noisy for us. The staff were working hard and gave us a nice table, but it went downhill from there. It took at least 20 minutes to get the bread which was 6.50, rather than included in a meal that was about 180 pounds. We had to ask a few times on the status of things
   

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   Michael VIP

   Raleigh18 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 9 May 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Good pub food. Noisy and busy, so service can be a bit slow. The worst part of our experience was the entry. Finding the right door to enter from outside was confusing and, worse, once inside, there is no clear place to check-in and, since we had made a reservation and the place was packed, I was sure that we should not simply take any vacant table. I found my way to the bar side and asked a gentleman who appeared to be staff where we check-in. Rather than answer my question, he asked if I had a reservation. We did and I said “Yes, sir” in reply. He simply walked away (it was loud, so maybe he did tell me to follow him) toward a spot at the end of the bar and walked behind the bar. Not knowing what else to do, I followed him to the end of the bar where I saw a stack of menus and realized that must be the place to check-in! He did, in fact, check us in and show us to the one vacant table on the bar side. Very unsettling beginning to our visit.
   

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   Joyce VIP

   Greater Boston5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 8 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful food and atmosphere! We had the lamb and haggis Wellington and filet and both were cooked to perfection. And the atmosphere in such a historic restaurant was amazing!
   

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   annemarie

   Orlando1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 7 May 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We had booked cafe royal to celebrate a birthday, which had been noted on the reservation. When we arrived we were told that there were no oysters or steaks available. Unfortunately we had booked because of the availability of both of these items. However we decided to stay and order something else, as otherwise we would have had to find somewhere else at a moments notice and was hugely inconvenient on a birthday. Two of the party then places orders for lamb which we were then told was also not available. We did eventually all place orders that we could eat, but we were very disappointed, and did not fully enjoy the experience.
   

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    Jeremy

    Edinburgh2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 7 May 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    love the Cafe Royal, favourite place BUT on the basis that we came for oysters and guinness zero and they had run out of both, it wasnt the lunch we had hoped for also, the moules were a little so so
    

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