Ondine Restaurant

May be dramatic considering I’ve lived here my entire life but Ondine is one of the best dining experiences I’ve had in Edinburgh. Wonderful service and gorgeous food that arrived very quickly after ordering. The restaurant itself has a really chill ambiance, I cannot wait to go back and try more items off the menu! 10/10 across the board!

Me and my husband booked this restaurant for our first evening meal in Edinburgh on our honeymoon! The staff were so kind, welcoming and took a genuine interest in speaking to us. The food was absolutely gorgeous and they had a great wine selection! We ordered the Crab on brown butter crumpets and Fish soup to start, then Turbot Steak and Lemon Sole Meuniere for our mains. The atmosphere was great, even though the restaurant was quite busy and music was playing, you were still able to hear each other speak and wasn't too much! We really enjoyed it and would definitely visit again!

The food is great I can say that much. The atmosphere is buzzing so that’s great. The food arrives at the right time however it’s very pricey. I knew it was high end but £8 for an additional plate of bread is extortionate. However two things happened towards the end of the meal which spoiled it for me. First was the squabbling over the service charge which wasn’t included in the bill when it arrived but for me I was going to tip anyway. The staff then swiped the bill from the table before I looked at it to replace it with another bill with it included. I already seen it so being sneaky wasn’t needed. Furthermore having spent £350 as it was my wives 50th birthday she didn’t even get a complimentary glass of wine or a small dessert. The ending made me think they are a bit tight as a company. I gave it 4 stars because of this when I would have given 5 as the food is first class but didn’t want to give less incase it was an off night

One sentence; everything is pretty good, but not great. Expecting a bit more from this type of restaurant at that price point. Food is well made and the seafood is fresh. Service could be better but no complaints. I'm a seafood lover so my expectations might be on the high side. Overall on the lower end of the 5 star but didn't cross over to the 4s.

Obviously, the food served is good, the fish and seafood well cooked so the food in itself is really fine, but terribly overpriced for what it is compared to other fine fish restaurants. For example, fish is sold for £40-50 without sides. We're willing to pay rather high prices for fine restaurants but here we felt it was not good value for money. We were nicely welcomed and the service was irreproachable but we were a little put out when we left and no one answered (but clearly noticed us) when we said goodbye.