The Witchery by the Castle Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "One of the best meals we've had in years."
• "The food is delicious. Well presented."
• "The deer was beautiful, buttery meat that melted on the tongue."
• "The food was incredible, everything I ordered was delicious - 5 star!"
• "The food was just superb."
• "The food was absolutely incredible. Beef tartar starter was so flavourful and smooth."
• "The food was excellent with a good variety of savoury and sweet."

Cons:

• "The quality of the food was satisfactory, but it was disproportionately costly for the portion size."
• "Food was very overpriced for the quality."
• "The seafood bisque unfortunately was super bland."
• "We ordered everything vegetarian on the menu and it was not good."
• "The small portions of food for the starters we ordered and main courses were not worth the £150 bill we had to pay."
• "The food is okay but not worth the money, we ordered the roe dear Wellington which didn't meet our expectations, good quality meat but no seasoning in the dish."
• "The drinks are watery, and the food is uninspired, bland, and arrives in minuscule portions."

Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter was lovely and knew what he was doing."
• "Service overall was great it was a lovely afternoon."
• "Our server was great and treated us very well."
• "The waitress/waiters were the best, always seem to know when you needed them for something like extra drinks!"
• "The staff in the Witchery were absolutely fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble, they were always helpful, efficient and friendly and certainly not stuffy."
• "Service is friendly and professional."
• "The staff were attentive, genial and helpful."

Cons:

• "Not only was this MICHAEL rude, but also an arrogant racist."
• "Service was fair, our waiter went off duty and was replaced by another. I think we got lost a bit in the shuffle."
• "Service was also lacking. Our waitress barely made eye contact and no one ever came to refill our wine."
• "Service wasn’t great- we had 4 different servers throughout the meal."
• "Our waiter sort of neglected our table and we had to keep calling him over to refill our water glasses, clear our plates, etc."
• "The wait staff and manager were dismissive and rude."
• "Our server could not have been less interested in serving us."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was amazing, with candles and beautiful decor."
• "Absolutely delicious and a beautiful atmosphere to have a meal in."
• "The interior of the restaurant is undoubtedly a sight to behold. The ambiance exudes a certain charm with its tasteful decor, creating a pleasant atmosphere for diners."
• "The atmosphere was dark elegance... I thought a very magickal and mysterious type vibe."
• "The ambiance of this place is great."
• "It was a special atmosphere, the darkness, the lights and the decor."
• "The entire experience was enhanced by the fact that the restaurant was lit by just candles, creating a romantic and intimate ambiance that was truly special."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was non existent, background music was good but we felt like everyone was whispering and were treading on tiptoes."
• "As we’re getting in the place the atmosphere was good but it didn’t take too long to swap from medieval romantic to medieval tourist trap."
• "Nice venue, but ambience was a bit too quiet so we could hear everyone's table conversation."
• "The ambience and decor are lovely but that’s about it."
• "A lot of hype about candles."
• "The setting was lovely, nice atmosphere."
• "The food is not that great and not worth the price."

Value

Pros:

• "Super value for money — the fish pie and pork belly were delicious!"
• "The price was very reasonable and what I would expect for this calibre of restaurant."
• "Lunch set menu was of very good value especially."
• "Affordable in the context of a high end meal."
• "Booked the Lunch for 2 with glass of champagne for £69. Good value."

Cons:

• "It was expensive which was expected, and we of course had extras - dessert and pre-lunch cocktails."
• "You might need to go to McDonald's before or after just to be full."
• "If you come for the set lunch, definitely expect to spend more than the 30 quid advertised."
• "Meal so much expensive for the quality and the price of the wine ??!!! Are you serious ?"
• "Food is very expensive. Not worth it unless special occasions."
• "The portions were incredibly tiny, even by European standards."
• "We did feel it was very overpriced for what it was."

Location

Pros:

• "The location is incredibly beautiful and unique."
• "The restaurant is located incredibly close to Edinburgh castle and it's entrance is so beautiful that people regularly stop on the street to taking photos of and in the little laneway that leads to the entrance."
• "It's located on the route up towards the castle so it's quite hilly, you'll have earnt your food if you've walked there."
• "The location near the castle is excellent, cannot be denied."

Cons:

• "One slight problem is that if you have a table by the window, you constantly have passers-by bending and cupping their hand to see inside - it felt like being a goldfish after a while."