Browns Edinburgh Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing and everyone loved every course we ate."
• "At least the food was good quality."
• "Lovely dinner with family, and the food is delicious and finger licking good."
• "The food is delicious. I ordered the burger (which was customised for me due to my allergy requirements) and I had no problem at all polishing it off."
• "The steak was medium although I asked for medium rare but it was still delicious, tender and juicy."
• "Our starters and desserts were superb including the calamari, scallops, sticky toffee pudding and chocolate trio."
• "Food is delicious!"

Cons:

• "Starter portions were small."
• "The usual tasty dressing had been replaced with a huge amount of mustard seeds mixed with a lot of olive oil."
• "Food was suboptimal. Chicken club no flavour. Burger was burnt."
• "The food stayed a bit under the hot light as the black pudding was a little bit dry."
• "By the time we were ready for our chicken and avocado main courses, the chicken was really dried out mostly inedible."
• "VERY ordinary food. For these prices you would expect much more."
• "The food falls very flat. For the price you would expect chef prepared dishes to wow."

Service

Pros:

• "We were served by a lovely man called Jean who was very attentive when it came to tending to my allergen requirements."
• "After the fantastic food, brilliant atmosphere and some of the best service I've ever experienced came to a price far lower than I expected!"
• "Great atmosphere and lovely service as well."
• "The food was perfect for a 15 year old granddaughter and the service was amazing."
• "Great food at great prices. The service was also brilliant."
• "Quality venue. Always has been. Oozes class. Our server, Jesus was immaculate and attentive."
• "Matthew our waiter handles these issues amazing and did everything her could to make these issues not spoil our evening."

Cons:

• "Service is shocking in this place. I came in for a quick pint and had to wait nearly 21 minutes before I got the drink."
• "By the time someone came there were three parties waiting at the entrance, not a great start."
• "We asked for the bill 3 times and finally got it at 20:50."
• "She didn't seem like a pleasant lady at all and the other staff seemed very tense around her."
• "The food was amazing but the service was horrible from the minute we stepped foot in the restaurant to when we left."
• "The cocktails were the worst I've ever had for the price."
• "Service from the whole team is outstanding, but I would like to mention Arturo in particular, he is such a great asset for this restaurant."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Visited for a beer on a luvly sunny Thursday. Sat outside in a covered area, with luvly flowers albeit not real but still nice."
• "An outstanding brasserie right in the heart of Edinburgh."
• "Good food, lovely atmosphere."
• "From the get-go, the ambiance of Browns was captivating."
• "Great service and ambience."
• "Service and the restaurant decor was fantastic."
• "Christmas crackers were a nice touch."

Cons:

• "In addition young children were permitted to run throughout the restaurant which, in my opinion was a significant collision hazard with potentially extreme consequences."
• "Atmosphere was really nice, but it got very dark and you could struggle to see (waiter commented on it too)."
• "Gorgeous decor, sophisticated atmosphere and polite staff."
• "The decor was lovely and an ideal location being on George Street."
• "Drinks were nice and they had a couple of festive options."
• "The atmosphere inside is lovely, the lighting, music and ambience sets a very relaxing vibe for enjoying your meal/night out."
• "Lovely ambience and location right in the heart of George St."