Hendersons Salad Table - Edinburgh

Lots of room in this massive but cosy basement cafe. You order from a cafeteria style counter which makes things nice and quick. I went in at lunch time on a weekday and there were lots of tables free which is nice- I had tried to go to Holy Cow but as it’s so tiny is was full. Vegan haggis, neeps and gravy was good, the haggis wasn’t quite what I was expecting but tasty all the same. I then had vegan pumpkin cheesecake which was really yummy. Price was a little bit high but not too bad.

A little bistro like restaurant serving vegan fare with a Scottish flare. The haggis was quite yummy while the pasta was a bit disappointing. I found it a bit dry and boring. We asked for bread and were given two slices from a store bought loaf cut diagonally, was not to the standard of a restaurant, especially since we were charged for it.

Well I dont want to be unkind about a veggie place so will just be honest. Restaurant prices but cafe grill food and vibe. Place looked like a messy cafe, woman quite scruffy and a bit abrupt. Toilets pretty yuk. We had veggie burger and all super greasy, chips were skinnys but so thin seemed like no potato and couldn 't eat them with cutlery as crunchy and just broke under your fork, had to eat with hands. Curry stew which was tasty so given extra star. Daughters had pasta thing which we thought was ok but didnt eat all as not the best. Now to the bad bit... omg the place was so smokey with frying it hurt my eyes. We had dressed up to go out for the evening as going onto drinks and party after and we completely stank ! My daughter had a new coat and almost ruined by the stench of smokey cooking fat, took a month of airing as dry clean only, I had to go outside halfway through meal to sooth my eyes and get a breath. The waitress asked if we wanted dessert menu, no way was I staying a second longer, I couldn 't get the bill quick enough to get out to clean air. We stank so bad it spoilt our night out. Got to friends party and felt embarrassed we smelt so foul. Door was open at the back of 'cafe ' and to toilets so staff aware, Just sort out your extraction !!! Greasy spoon cafe at more than classy restaurant prices. Would never go again or recommend. Sorry. Also, if I compare the service, quality, price and taste to my local restaurants Fellinis and Zefferellis in Ambleside, Lake District your place sucks in every way. Go try sometime as food is exemplary and exquisite and cheaper with luxury decor and surroundings and in the middle of a national park. This place was very disappointing... and smokey as hell.

The foods very good and usually the service is good too however I brought my mum here and it wasn't a good experience. We visited around 11am Saturday 28/12. She explained to our waiter who I think was the manager that she was gluten free vegan and couldn't eat onion, garlic and mushroom. The manager begrungingly went back to speak to the chef and said there won't be any of that in the her scrambled tofu. She then got given her food and there was onion through out her tofu. We then addressed the situation with the manager and he went back to the chef where they had a very loud argument that everyone could hear. There was nothing the chef would do to cater to her needs. I had already gotten my food at this point so I had to finish it quickly so we could find somewhere she could eat. It was disappointing because I love Hendersons and my mum is visiting from Australia and it was dissapoitning for me and her.

Disappointing There was hardly any fresh veg in the Buddha bowl and the flavours were not very nice. The rice was hot but the rest of the dish was ice cold. The sliders were greasy and again no fresh vegetables just deep fried food. For dessert I had the chocolate cake and it was overly dry. The cake didn't come with any vegan cream or vegan ice cream. Not sure what went wrong, I've been to the other Henderson's before and the food there was nice. Won't be going back