Metro West End - Edinburgh

My husband and I recently dined at Metro and unfortunately, I cannot recommend this restaurant. The portion sizes of the steak with vegetables and chips were extremely small, leaving us feeling like we had ordered a child's meal. The steak was no larger than three fingers, with a minimal amount of French fries and what appeared to be roasted tomatoes as the accompanying vegetables for 18 euros. The chicken Caesar salad was also disappointing, with dry chicken and wilted lettuce. Although there may have been Parmesan cheese, I cannot confirm. Overall, we were very disappointed with our experience at Metro.

During our stay at a B&B on West Coates, we discovered a great dining spot just a five-minute walk away. Metro West End on Haymarket Terrace, a restaurant attached to the Apex hotel, impressed us with its modern decor and friendly staff. The ambience was very pleasant and the food was absolutely delicious. I had the grilled chicken, cabbage, and fries while my wife ordered the haddock and chips, both of which were mouth-wateringly tasty. Our bill came to £41.30 for both meals, sweets, and drinks, which we found to be reasonable considering the quality of the food. We will definitely be returning to this restaurant on our next visit to Edinburgh for dinner. Highly recommended.

Booked for last minute Mother’s Day lunch on their ‘wine and dine’ £40 deal for two and it was perfectly pleasant. The place was empty except for one business woman having a late lunch, which is a shame as the place was pleasant enough, the title of this review. The wine was standard Italian fare, lightly bodied rather than a Merlot or Primitivo. The squid rings were actual squid and the haggis bonbons were very meaty. The main meals of the burger (with haggis) was good, with a home made thick burger. The fish and chips were of a good standard, light batter but slightly tasteless fish (perhaps some extra seasoning or paprika would have lifted the dish). The fish was however not ‘wet’ as it can be elsewhere so cannot really complain. The dessert were HUGE, the star being the sticky toffee cake with soft caramel centre. The staff were pleasant enough, with a shift change half way through. The only big downside would be that, given it was late afternoon, the sun was streaming through. So we could not really understand the rationale behind having the heating turned up, with the radiators being right up against our window fronting table. We came out of there thinking we’d spent lunch in a sauna.

I am always hesitant about trying hotel restaurants, but we were pleasantly surprised by this one. We enjoyed our meals here so much that we ate here on both nights of our stay. I would highly recommend the flat iron steak, as well as the burger and fish and chips.

This place was located walking distance from where I was staying near Haymarket Station. The menu is very appealing...wide variety. I enjoyed a steak and some side items which were all very good. It was a very laid back restaurant. I did have to call over the waiter once or twice because it was not that busy. That is understandable.