Hawksmoor Edinburgh Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The waiter was excellent and yes it very expensive but it was worth it."
• "Finally, the service was extremely friendly and welcoming."
• "The service was excellent, and a big thank you to Tiago who was amazing, efficient, professional and friendly."
• "Amazing surroundings and such lovely staff. Made to feel very welcome."
• "Hawksmoor excels in every aspect of its service."
• "Staff very attentive, friendly and knowledgeable."
• "Staff were very welcoming and helpful, including our waiter who completely forgot my cheese order, came back to the table and owned up to his mistake which was extremely refreshing!"
• "We had a very nice meal here on Saturday evening. The service, whilst pleasant, was a bit erratic due I suspect to the fact that the restaurant was busy."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere is great, but the service was very poor."
• "The waiting time for a starter was almost one hour and we were not informed by the waiter before ordering."
• "Waiter service was excellent. Only other thing I didn't like, I'd rather leave a tip myself instead of it being added on automatically."
• "Unfortunately, our steaks arrived but my fillet was overcooked and the side sauce didn't arrive."
• "Service was good overall, but off-putting to see so many in t-shirts and very casual attire."
• "We had to remind our server for our drinks and we waited an hour for the food to arrive."
• "The staff were attentive and friendly; I can't find fault with them at all. What I can find fault with is the dose of food poisoning I got from eating here."
• "Service right from the start with the bartenders through to the table was faultless. A friend had arranged to buy wine and beer for the table so that was all ready for us upon arrival. Had a table of 8 for a friend’s birthday. All the food was absolutely great. 300g fillet steak cooked rare was perfection. The place itself is amazing too."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every dish was perfect and delicious I honestly couldn’t fault it."
• "A brilliant steakhouse with delicious food and service."
• "The food was just gorgeous, and the happy birthday on my plate, a lovely touch 😊 we will definitely return."
• "The starters were the best I've had. Scallops with garlic butter, amazing!"
• "Great tasting steaks cooked to complete perfection."
• "Food was delicious and beautifully presented. After so many years, I finally discovered my favorite dessert, passion fruit pavlova."
• "Delicious meat dishes, we went for the Porterhouse to share."
• "The food was absolutely superb!! The cocktails were the best I have EVER had!!"

Cons:

• "However, the only reason it was not perfect was that the food had a little more ambition than finesse and that left some of the dishes/sides lacking."
• "The steak we ordered was good too; the chateaubriand cut was extremely tender but lacked a distinct beef flavor I was yearning for."
• "Food was average and on pricy side. Grilled bone marrow was absolutely tasteless."
• "Ordered two steaks both were undercooked I asked for a medium well and the steak had come out rare."
• "Steak served with no vegetables or sauce for 10-15 mins and I had to ask for it. Consequently, everything was cold."
• "The food could have been great, but the service was so slow and chaotic that everything seemed a bit cold and either underdone or overdone when it arrived."
• "Food was ok but not so good we will go back. Disappointing after a big build up."
• "Atrocious. The worst steak I've ever had, it was grey and bland, looked like it was frozen before grilling, but tasted worse than it looked."