Scotts Kitchen Reviews Summary

Location and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely restaurant with outdoor terrace overlooking Victoria Street."
• "Great place on a Victoria Terrace with view over the Victoria street."
• "The view of Old Town from the outdoor tables is spectacular."
• "The outdoor terrace area is perfect for enjoying the summer rain."
• "Terrace view right next to Royal Mile."
• "You can sit outside on a nice day and people watch on Victoria St (aka diagon alley)."
• "Perched overlooking the picturesque Victoria Street with a stylish and relaxed vibe."
• "The environment is very good, the service is very polite, this aspect is full of praise."

Cons:

• "Only thing that dampened the experience was construction noise...but can't fault the restaurant for that."
• "Scotts is on the terrace overlooking Victoria Street, one of Edinburgh's most picturesque when it isn't lined with vans and scaffolding."
• "Don't be fooled by the location."
• "The Outsider is far superior quality and worth what you pay."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Gnocchi with pesto, goat cheese and pine nuts was rich and flavorful."
• "The food is amazing. I have visited this place several times and never have been disappointed."
• "The smoked salmon eggs benedict!"
• "Came here on a whim to get lunch on a Saturday. The casserole which is amazing."
• "Great Bloody Marys, I'd have to say the best in Edinburgh during our time there."
• "The full Scottish breakfast was by far the best we ever had. Each component was absolutely on point - not too greasy and unbelievably delicious."
• "Had an absolutely lovely breakfast with an Irish Coffee - nicest poached eggs I have tasted."
• "We tried out the Scottish breakfast in here quite nice and the vibe’s was good too."

Cons:

• "The food was under-salted and under-spiced."
• "The food is not good. We ordered Scottish big breakfast, Scottish veggie breakfast and pain au chocolat."
• "The food is relatively expensive especially considering the very small portions of the main course."
• "The burger felt cold, was too tall to eat without demolishing it, and was served on a cutting board."
• "Over priced, poor quality food and slow service."
• "Not worth it. My coffee was not what I ordered. To much foam and not much coffee. More a latte than a cappuccino, staff really ok, the lady was amazing, but the guy, it was like I was doing a favor going there."
• "Food was ok but nothing Special or what I would Pay twice."
• "Poor organisation. I booked a table for last Saturday night only to be told that it would be cancelled because the restaurant was closed with a days notice."

Service

Pros:

• "Francesca provided attentive and friendly service."
• "The atmosphere is lovely and the service is great, all the servers we interacted with were adorable!"
• "They have professional, helpful staff who seem to care about doing their job well and they do."
• "The staff were really lovely and attentive, nothing felt rushed at all, nice vibes."
• "Service was fantastic, may I add as well."
• "The service is fantastic. The food is simply amazing from the taste to the quantity on the plate."
• "The service was exceptional, food was delicious and we were adding things to our orders and this was no problem at all."
• "The staff were so friendly here. They had no tables inside so we sat outside."

Cons:

• "Food was good, but the service could be improved. It took them about 30 minutes for them to give me the bill."
• "Service was a little slow, Had difficulty catching the attention of the servers despite being seated in the middle of the restaurant."
• "Even though the food was good, it took almost 2 hours for us to receive it even though the restaurant was not busy."
• "The manager was running around like a headless chicken and not managing the staff, this created a stressed feeling."
• "The menu said the salad had rocket, zuchinni and pinenuts. Found one pinenut and no rocket."
• "Service very slow at midday on Wednesday. Ordered at 12.00. It took 45 minutes for 1 starter of soup to arrive."
• "Waited till 9 for the advertised opening hours and were told abruptly that they were opening at half 9."
• "The mac and cheese was the best I have ever had... Only thing is the staff forgot about us, they said because they tucked us away in the corner, which made no sense."