The Cafe Royal Edinburgh, Cafe Bar

Fantastic food. The oyster were delicious especially the hot oysters. And the sauce that was served with the mussels was very tasty. Brilliant service as usual can’t recommend this place enough food and drinks are always excellent.

A recent business trip brought me to Café Royal three times — solo, with a friend, and for a proper business lunch. Not once did it put a foot wrong. The seafood is rather extraordinary. The oysters are in a league of their own, the seashells with young asparagus are a genuinely lovely touch, and the scallops are the sort of thing you find yourself thinking about on the flight home. The fish and chips, meanwhile, manage to be both reassuringly classic and rather elegant. No mean feat. The staff are an absolute delight. Friendly without being fussy, attentive without hovering. I stayed in the restaurant throughout, though I'm told the pub is equally worth your time. I'll be rectifying that on my next visit. Do book ahead, particularly for dinner. You'll thank yourself for it.

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