Aizle

Trick or treat? … Definitely trick. Presentation and service is great, but not supported by flavors. All courses looked amazing, but I liked only 3 out of the 9 different dishes that were brought to us. I feel tricked because the pictures on google look amazing and the restaurant’s website looks so great. The waiters are great. Just the food is lacking. Another reason I feel tricked, because the menu lists ingredients, not the description of the dishes. For example , beetroot- it is actually ‘beet root leather’ stuffed with goat cheese and nuts. None of the stuffing ingredients on the menu. Desert was good, main dish was good, and one of the starters was good. Rest were not good. I was especially put off by black caviar being put on hot piece of fish.

The price of the set menu (£85 per person) might scare you off, but it is absolutely worth it! The setting is beautiful - a glass house style room full of plants - the staff is incredibly helpful and elaborate with every dish. The vegetarian options (you should notify them in advance) were superb, and with such special and local ingredients. They were truly pieces of art with incomparable tastes. Only star less is for that it may not be an affordable experience for all, but otherwise all my credits.

A lovely meal, all the dishes were excellent and fit well in the garden environment of the restaurant. The wines were mainly well paired, however the whites were rather on the sweet side, which for some may be off-putting. As may the lack of continuity on service staff, which sometimes causes a small amount of confusion. However on the whole the restaurant was a lovely environment, with an excellent balanced tasting menu. And I would definitely recommend it to anyone eating in Edinburgh.

High quality ingredients, varied tasting menu, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. Just make sure you tell them beforehand if there is anything you specifically don't like as there is no choice. Perfect for the adventurous though!

The food was outstanding. I loved every dish and the presentation was lovely too. Its perfect if you're looking for fine dining that isn't stuffy. I liked that the wine pairing included a cocktail to start with. The setting is great. Overall a wonderful experience and would highly recommend. My only two small negatives are that the dishes are served a little too quickly. On a few occasions I didn't have time to finish my glass of wine before the next wine and dish were served. The waiters were all lovely. But the explanations of the dishes were a little quick, with masks and noise, it was hard to catch all of it. But these two small negatives didn't hamper our wonderful experience there.