The Broadsheet Bistro

Popped in just to grab a sandwich at lunchtime. It was ok but nothing more than that. Ciabatta roll was a bit past its best and the portion of chips for £1 was pretty small. Then again the service was very good and it didn't...cost the earth.

we thought we would stop for tea and cake. the service was soon slow. tees took about 10 minutes, they were not too bad. the cake lasted another 15 minutes. the swamps were very dry and the victoria sponge was the worst I had in...years. it tasted like a Tesco value that had just been defrosted and the sponge was so dry.

Poor service, had to ask for menus and ask to order. The waitress clearly didn't have a clue about food or drink offered. We waited 30 mins just to be served and another 30 for the food. When the food finally arrived it was dire,...cold fatty congealed bacon in my BLT. Fishcakes that were suspicious and soup that looked like water. Avoid like the plague as Edinburgh has far better restaurants on offer! Ver carta

Ordered a salad on one of the hottest days of the year. mayonnaise than anything else, to the poinbt where the croutons were wet and slimy. Barely any salad leaves at all, a tiny bit of tomato, soggy cucumber and tasteless red onion. All...for the bargain price of £9. Horrible, barely edible food. Could have something to do with having only three (lovely) staff covering far too many tables. I won't be back.

The food is over-priced, it take too long to arrive, they were massvely under staffed, I felt because I was ion my own I was being ignored. I waited so long for the bill to come after asking for it I had to go to...the bar and get them to ring it up there and then. I was up for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and it was getting close to the time my next I needed to start queing for it. The food quality was O.K, but the menu was misleading (listing Haggis Fritters when there's only one), and they ran out of the drink I ordered.

a completely round decent eating experience. we came to lunch on Monday after the visit of edinburgh castle. first we were insecure when it was open when the doors were closed, but after the sound of their phone were let in. the menu was simply directed with some Scottish who we tried. the haggis starter was quite tasty, served in deep fried balls it wasn't even fat. the plate was well presented and well flavored. for that we had the fried roast chicken. it was served on a bed of slender neps and tatties (massed puddies and carrots to those who do not know). it was especially delicious with the whisky cream sauce, but the tiny portion spinat meant that we had to order side by side. Ver carta

We arrived at our reserved table at 5:15 pm and had to wait 10 minutes, which was not a big deal. We only ordered our main courses as we had a show to attend at 6:25 pm. We had to remind the staff about our meal, which arrived promptly afterwards with no communication from them. We ordered a bottle of prosecco but they did not have any chilled, and we never received it even though they were supposed to be chilling it. The restaurant was not very busy, but the service was extremely poor. When I paid the bill, I mentioned to the manager that they lost money because they did not serve the drinks and the meal was not quick enough for us to have a dessert. The manager shrugged his shoulders, whic...

Don't be fooled by its smart exterior. When we arrived we asked if they were still serving food as it was late afternoon. They did not understand the question which in retrospect should have made us run for the hills. However we asked for menus...and duly ordered. My partner order a starter and we both ordered main courses. Everything arrived together. No cutlery was on the table and the waitress arrived back with one set of cutlery for the three meals. My meal was stone cold my partners soup was luke warm. When I complained the waiter said sorry I will let the chef know and went to walk away. I had to call him back and hand him my meal. It was eventually replace. We watched other dinners an...

I am loath to write poor reviews as I know how difficult it is to please everyone but I wish that I had checked Tripadvisor before entering this establishment. We visited during the Fringe Festival and therefore when our waiter told us of the list...of beers that were not available on their menu we were not too upset. We chose our meals and we did not wait too long for our food to arrive. That was when things started to go wrong. My Tomato and mozzarella salad starter was described as a taste of summer with four varieties of tomatoes marinated in a balsamic dressing with italian mozzarella and micro basil. What I received was a large bowl of salad leaves with small chunks of a fairly tastele... Ver carta