The Bridge Inn - Edinburgh, City of

Decided to go today for brunch but were disappointed to find the place closed till March.Doesn’t say that on the web site.Obviously needs updated

Booked for daughter in laws birthday 4 adults 3 children. 4 year old ordered pasta, basically macaroni with a sauce that looked like straight from a jar, his comments were that’s discussing, didn’t eat. As for the rest of meal was good but well over priced. Asked in the bar for 2 glasses of rose wine £19.40 thought we were drinking in George Street in Edinburgh not in a small village pub/restaurant. They have got to think about pricing.

Very nice traditional Sunday roast lunch 3 meat choices). Good plateful and friendly attentive staff.

Very disappointed. We had heard good things about this place. Very noisy atmosphere; basically a crowded pub. The food is very “artistic”, which we found to mean small portions and inflated prices. I had to send my hake back as it was undercooked; second portion arrived, smaller but still undercooked. Tiny amounts of vegetables and dots of things on the plates. We also felt very rushed indeed; three courses and we were out within a hour and a half! For the price we paid we could have enjoyed much better food and a much better atmosphere elsewhere. Very sad, as this was my birthday! One or two highlights: our waitress was very friendly and polite, so thank you to her. Also the cocktails were good; we would never come back for dinner, but we would come back for cocktails on a sunny day, sitting outside by the canal.

My wife and I went to The Bridge Inn after a very tiring day walking around Edinburgh during The Fringe it is always a good sign when, on arrival, the car park is full! On arrival, we were greeted in the most friendly and enthusiastic way by the staff and were immediately made to feel at home. A table was not available straight away but we were served with drinks while a table was prepared quickly, despite the restaurant being almost full the barman signposting, in a very friendly manner, exactly what he was doing. The menu is fairly simple but with a lot of variety and choice it caters for pretty much any taste and we were shown to our table quickly and introduced to our waiter who again, welcomed us. We chose a simple steak for myself and a pea risotto for my wife. Being from a retail background, it is always the little things that I look for when I go to a restaurant. Can they do the simple things well? How do they really treat their customers? Are they genuinely interested or just paying lip service? Okay .....Firstly, I would go as far as saying the sirloin steak that I chose was quite possibly the best prepared, best cooked, piece of steak that I have had in a very long while. It is very easy to ruin a good piece of meat but the chef here shows exactly how it should be done perfectly cooked to my preference. My wife 's risotto was also extremely flavoursome and again very well prepared and overall all, the food was excellent in every way. The little things that made our evening just that bit special was the welcome on arrival, the attentiveness of the waiting staff, the willingness of the manager and the chef to come and speak with us and the overall feeling that nothing was too much trouble even helping us to sort out a taxi when our own failed to turn up. In the current times where many establishments are struggling following COVID, it was a pleasure to see a restaurant that puts its customers experience to the forefront of everything it does and understands the importance of true customer service. I wouldn 't usually bother to review a restaurant as most really don 't understand this and therefore would end up with a 'it was okay ' comment but I felt everybody at The Bridge really understands and encompasses the whole ethos of customer service and therefore deserved a little recognition. To the owners of this small chain of inns, your team at The bridge are an absolute credit to you and provided us with the perfect end to our day in Edinburgh. Thank you guys!