Amber Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really outstanding food at an amazing price, considering the time and care that clearly goes into preparation."
• "The food and desserts were delicious and the drinks were amazing!"
• "The food was packed full of flavour. The neeps and tatties had a well-balanced creamy flavour that complimented the haggis exquisitely."
• "Food was by far the best I had on a week long stay in the UK."
• "The mains of the goulash-type beef was very tender and soft with a bright taste of flavor."
• "The food is mouth watering and flavoursome!"
• "Food phenomenal."

Cons:

• "The beef in our beef casserole was extremely tough."
• "The food was forgettable and the service appalling."
• "I pick a plate to share, the fish and the meat were mixed and tasteless."
• "But it's not a lot of food and you will probably leave wanting more and hungry."
• "Dishes like the salmon and chive cream cheese sandwich left something to be desired."
• "Vegy main was a bit disappointing with one of the 3 things being not very roasted Mediterranean veg and another being butternut squash in pastry which was very dry."
• "However, we ordered 2 portions of the steam shetland mussels and they don't seem to be fresh."

Whisky Selection

Pros:

• "Staff have a vast knowledge of the selection of whiskies and are there to assist."
• "The selection of whiskey Is second to none."
• "The best place to drink whiskey in Edinburgh. There are numerous choices of whiskey from Scotland."
• "A massive selection of Scotch from around the region."
• "Choice of Whiskey and Scotch is top notch."
• "A wonderful place for whiskey drinkers (and starters)."
• "They have a phenomenal selection of whiskeys."

Cons:

• "The selection of scotch is indeed excellent, but really only true connoisseurs will notice."
• "When the waitress clear it she don't even bother to ask why we left that particular plate intact!"
• "If you want to try some new and exotic whiskey's, can't recommend this place enough."
• "No other alternatives for milk except soya and cows milk."
• "Disappointed that there was no explanation of the Scotch Whisky production process, and little explanation about the differences among the whiskies we tasted."
• "Went there and me and my friend ordered one whisky each. Both of us was not given what we ordered but different bottlings from the same distillery instead."
• "However food Menu didn't reflect what they had and considering its in the Whisky Exchange, the selection was a bit limited."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is extremely helpful."
• "Our server, Natalia, was so kind and helpful."
• "The staff were lovely and friendly, we could not fault this place."
• "Friendly, engaging and respectful staff."
• "The staff are helpful and polite as well as knowledgeable when it comes to the foods origins and the whisky you might want to try."
• "The wait staff were the most well-mannered, helpful and attentive I have experienced in a long time."
• "The staff are very friendly and accommodating."

Cons:

• "The cook kept on staring at her and making weird facial expressions."
• "The whole experience was very rushed. It felt as though the servers and the 'instructor' had more important places to be."
• "Overall the staff seemed a little bit green in terms of knowledge and experience."
• "The waitress didn’t even describe the dish we were having, she never refilled our glasses and completely ignored me the first time I inquired about the whisky we had been served."
• "Service from start was not good, the one who lead us to our table was ignoring our call for the order and act really rudely."
• "Service was SO slow that we had to keep feeding ourselves bread while waiting for our mains."
• "I had to wait 20 minutes each time between the starters and other courses and then for the bill."