The Devil's Advocate Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambiance

Pros:

• "Fabulous atmosphere, location and standard."
• "Brilliant atmosphere."
• "Loved the atmosphere of the restaurant."
• "Very pleasant atmosphere fit for conversation."
• "Nice atmosphere with jazz music as a background, quite many people, and affordable prices."
• "The atmosphere with the candles and decor is also lovely."
• "Lovely atmosphere in the restaurant, candle lit with a good soundtrack. A warm and cosy feel, just right for Old Town Edinburgh."

Cons:

• "Only disappointment was the tight spacing between tables and the very loud lady sat nearby."
• "What maybe brings down the overall rating is the a bit too noisy bar just next to the dining area."
• "The bar area was very small and with only 15 people in it was overly crowded."
• "There was a lack of seating later at night, which is to be expected in a small bar."
• "Quite dark inside."
• "There was also very loud club music playing."
• "Very loud and busy downstairs."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was brilliant, so polite and efficient."
• "Staff were extremely attentive and very high standards of cleanliness."
• "Service was very attentive!"
• "The staff was knowledgeable and friendly."
• "Staff super friendly and attentive."
• "Service was great, friendly and the very kind waitress was happy to recommend dishes according to our taste."
• "The waiting staff were friendly and knowledgeable."

Cons:

• "The member of staff (young guy) who was there at the time couldn't have been seen to care less."
• "The American waitress was rude."
• "When we asked politely if the music could be turned down or changed to something that was as clubby, a female server gave a very rude 'no, i like it' and walked away to talk and point about our table to the other servers."
• "However when I asked about what whiskey the bartender would recommend I was just blanked."
• "VERY slow table service and somewhat aloof servers....that was the oddest part."
• "Service was also very slow and sub par."
• "The staff were very unpleasant from the moment we got to the restaurant up until we left."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and creative, the specialty drinks were very well crafted."
• "Food wonderful, great starters, and my main was a beautiful cod steak on garden peas and cabbage."
• "Food was lovely, cod was fresh and so well cooked (crispy batter) and the burger was succulent and just the right size."
• "Food was fantastic and a great atmosphere."
• "Everything was tasty and very well presented."
• "The food was beautiful and they cater very well for gluten free food."
• "Food was amazing, the sweet potato and coconut curry was excellent."

Cons:

• "Overpriced and overrated for young people who just want to catch a drink so would suggest a proper original Scottish bar to drink in than here."
• "Anything else was a little off at best - the lamb was tough and the actual meat dry."
• "But the food especially the vegetarian options were not very great or interesting."
• "The food was good but not memorable."
• "The food was really bad. We ordered the butternut squash with curry and the tempura haddock with curry, and both were unsavory."
• "The butternut curry was a bit weird. It had a lot of pickled onions which was overpowering and it didn’t come with any rice."
• "The food lacking flavors."