Address: 44-46 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441312264155
Rating: 4.3
based on 166 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The haggis bon bons were amazing."
"The venison haunch and it was absolutely delightful!"
"Every dish was delicious, presentation, taste exceeded all expectations- literally the best meal we’ve had out in a very long time - if not ever!"
"The food was absolutely delicious!!"
"The food was spectacular all the courses were clever and innovative."
"The food at The Cellar Door is simply delightful, with each dish reflecting the rich culinary heritage of Scotland."
"The food was delicious, prepared perfectly from the fish to vegetarian dishes."
Cons:
"The food was expensive and only a child potion."
"The food was not prepared well and was very bland."
"I ordered the vegan risotto and it was incredibly bland. It had 0 flavour - not even salt!"
"The ‘taste of Scotland’ tasting menu was really quite stingy."
"The most disgusting food ever this wasn’t ribeye."
"The Venison was tough, tasteless and cold, the bread was stale, the butter was unspreadable."
"Food was teastless!!"
Service
Pros:
"The servers were really attentive and polite."
"Staff attentive too, they don't seem to have their own tables so several will ask if everything ok with the meal."
"The service was warm, welcoming and friendly. It was considerably fast."
"Staff were perfect, just attentive enough without hanging about."
"The staff was really kind, precious and professional ever since we entered."
"Our waitress was friendly and made sure we were fine throughout the meal."
"Nicola the girl that served us was very pleasant & looked after us very well."
Cons:
"Provision of the wrong food, provision of poor quality food and being consistently lied to and misled by waiting staff."
"To start, it took 28 minutes for us to order our meals which was a bit annoying, trying so hard to get the waitress’ attention."
"There was a different person waiting our table each time something was brought out, and they never seemed to know where to bring the food or what was going on."
"Two of the members of staff began to argue, not very subtly, and more than once, which became very awkward."
"The service was the main detractor. Other tables came in after us but got their last courses before we had gotten our mains."
"The complaint resolution process was appalling – the owner denied the problems, insulted us, refused to engage further with us."
"Unfortunately the food is let down by the incompetence of the manager."
Ambiance
Pros:
"It's a nice and cosy restaurant."
"We loved everything about this place!"
"The environment is nice: the music, lightning/illumination, decoration by itself, with comfortable chair and table."
"The cellar door is a small space but by no means did we feel cramped."
"This small and cozy bistro is wonderful for a night out."
"The music and playlist brought back some old memories and really made out night."
"Space has the feel of a romantic secret cave, perfect for date night."
Cons:
"They initially put us in a dim corner round the back away from the main room next to a large noisy table."
"We sat on the platform under the arch and it was noticeably dirty."
"Only - is that its very noisy so don't expect a romantic dinner."
"Loud dining room with loud noise of bottles from the bar."
"The room is noisy (forget quiet dining) the table was sticky and wobbly as well."
"We were seated next to people’s feet… see picture…"
"Booked a table at this restaurant for Saturday evening, got there and there was no table available, waitress offered us a shelf and two kitchen stools to sit and have an expensive meal at."
Value
Pros:
"Total meal for 2 people inc. 2 drinks was 33 pounds, and that included a cocktail."
"The cost/benefit is for sure worth it."
"For a foodie night out, with staff that were equally enthusiastic about the wine and food, the price was unbeatable."
"The price was perfect and balanced for the quality of the cuisine and of the service."