Maison Bleue - Edinburgh, City of

A lovely cosy restaurant with a quirky edge that we liked. Unfortunately, there seemed to be a few things that meant the food wasn't quite elevated to a higher rating for this review. The squid surprise was by far the nicest starter. Main courses were okay but nothing particularly special. The staff were all really welcoming and friendly, but on balance the restaurant was not for us.

We happened upon Maison Bleue today quite by chance and wow what a find!? The food was absolutely incredible and the service was superb. We both chose haggis to start, rabbit for main and shared a cheese selection for dessert. All accompanied by a lovely Tempranillo red. The setting is sublime with nice calm lighting, beautifully decorated for Christmas and a warm and welcoming feeling. The staff made us feel very welcome and were attentive without being pushy. It was a wonderful surprise to my birthday and I would definitely like to return. A truly wonderful experience- thank you.

Myself and my partner recently visited this restaurant as part of our mini moon to Edinburgh. The first thing that stood out to us was that they had actually read the booking and congratulated us as soon as we arrived with a complimentary glass of fizz which was lovely. The waitress couldn’t do enough for us and was so lovely and chatty from start to finish. I’ve been to this restaurant twice before back in 2015 and it was fabulous then. I have to say it’s still just as brilliant 8 years on. We had the pigeon and the venison carpaccio to start both of which were outstanding and so delicious. For mains my partner had the lamb tagine which he hasn’t stopped talking about since we left and I had the chicken which was so tasty. Desserts were equally amazing my husband loved the baileys creme brûlée and I enjoyed the cheese. Overall this was such a lovely experience. Very cosy and organised and the food and drinks were second to none. Thank you for such a wonderful evening!

Really disappointing. Starter of french onion soup was watery and bland, oeufs cocottes had uncooked egg white and bland creamy sauce, main course fish didn't have crispy skin and chicken leg was tiny and sinewy. Real shame as I remember it being good but won't be back.

With a 25% off food we could not resist another visit to one of our favourite French restaurants in the heart of Edinburgh. It has a homely, quirky atmosphere. We chose the two course menu. Starters were delicious. I had the aubergine tower and hubby had the oof cocotte leek fondue. For main I had Tagine of lamb boulettes and hubby had steak. I don’t often eat meat but these meatballs in a lightly spiced bean sauce was amazing. Definitely recommend. In fact hubby wishes he had chosen that instead of steak! Service was excellent. Anna was brilliant. Knew when to chat and when to leave us. She’s multi lingual and can speak Spanish fluently with some German. All in all a very nice afternoon leaving us with nice memories