Reviews of The Waterside Bistro (482)
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wonderfull service could not do enough for my husband and I food was amazing ♥️ ♥️
The food and staff where amazing and the place is very nice
Nice place. Good food Will definitely be back. R r
As ever, delicious food and wonderful service. Fantastic menu, cosy interiors and a warm welcome.
The food is always delicious here and the staff are friendly, professional and attentive. Highly recommend.
Food was lovely and service was fantastic. Would deffo go again in summer as the location is beautiful.
We really enjoyed the atmosphere and service but were a little disappointed with the food. Meat in the mains (Guinea fowl and pork loin) were a bit over cooked and dry. Really lovely atmosphere though and friendly, efficient staff.
Decent variety of food options on the menu, friendly and timely service.
Wonderful location, terrific staff and great atmosphere and location. The food was excellent !! 10/10 experience.
Quiet, friendly, great staff. Just the place to meet friends and eat and drink tasty food at reasonable cost.🍸
Efficient friendly service - good food. Nothing negative to say.
Lovely restaurant Food was beautiful Staff very attentive Would defo go back
First class food, drinks and service in this friendly restaurant.
Fab night for a family gathering. Standards always consistent and staff very attentive
Lovely meal in a nice setting; served by attentive staff Top marks
Great atmosphere and superb food. Very good service and delivery.
A warm welcome as soon as we arrived. Staff attentive. Cosy atmosphere & great food.
Always good at Waterside Bistro. Definitely will be back again
We arrived early but the staff were very helpful and found us a table and also moved us to a downstairs one as our baby was sleeping in the buggy. The Sunday roast was delocious
The food, service and atmosphere is always fantastic at the Waterside and this visit did not disappoint. Great to have a change of menu too. Thanks all!
Amazing food, staff and views. Most definitely return and recommend
Very enjoyable birthday treat. Table by the window in a corner was just right for my husband's deafness and disability. Good varied menu. Attentive service. But the lettuce Salad with our SeaBass was not appetising or well presented. Overall lovely meal.
Great food and excellent cocktails would go back again for sure
Great food in a nice setting.Good experience all round. Staff were great.
The Waterside Bistro is in a lovely location, it has a comfortable and cosy interior. The food was very tasty, my only criticism would be that there was a lot of meat and only a little bit of broccoli, I would have liked some more veg to provide a more balanced dish. But it was good.
Good choice, delicious food, generous portions, friendly helpful staff. Consistently good.
Great service, lovely food we will definitely be back again.
Excellent setting and wonderful food. Service was a little slow at first but they quickly got on top of it and it was an excellent night!
The food was good and the service was very good
Beautiful food, lovely atmosphere, great staff! Will be back again soon
We always have a great visit, food and service good really good
While the staff were friendly and helpful and the food was very good we were disappointed by the amount of time we sat waiting for our meal order to be taken and then the time that it took to bring our food. We had to cut our experience short because of this as we had a later engagement.
Lovely food and great service. Looking forward to our next visit.
We regularly visit the Waterside Bistro and always receive excellent service and outstanding food. Highly recommended.
A warm personal welcome, friendly staff, excellent meals. Great service.
We had fantastic food and service, as usual at the Waterside tonight.
Wonderful food and exceptional service from James and his staff.
The Waterside never disappoints. Good food excellent service and a lovely atmosphere. We always enjoy our meals there.
The Waterside has a lovely atmosphere and situation. The menu is varied and interesting; starters delicious, particularly the potted crab and prawns. The main courses were well cooked full of flavour and very generous. I found the desserts a little too sweet for my taste. Overall a very enjoyable experience.
Excellent food, wonderful setting. Will be back. Thank you. 😁
The staff were friendly, polite, helpful and efficient and the food was absolutely delicious. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be going back.
Some nice touches which made us feel good and catered really well, such as the free cup of soup for our child and the bread they gave to feed the ducks with. The complimentary soup was nice to receive. We love coming here.
I brought 2 American Rotarians as a farewell meal and they were very impressed with the setting and food. The lasagne was “almost as good as my own” Well done Waterside
Great service. Tasty food. Lovely location. We will go back.
This was our first trip to The Waterside since it was taken back over but the Finlay’s and it did not disappoint. The ribeye steak was fabulous - very tender and tasty. It came with a good sized portion of pepper sauce, tomato, mushroom and chips. There was also a large bowl of salad which we thought was a bit over the top. A small portion of pea shoots/ rocket/ watercress would have been much nicer. The breaded fish and chips were excellent. The breadcrumbs were very light and stayed crispy even after squeezing the lemon over it. The fish was very fresh and very tasty. Pudding were good portions and very scrumptious. The tablet which came with the coffee was to die for! A very small thing which we thought could improve the eating experience was to have salt and pepper mills rather the the table salt and ground pepper in a crust set. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and will definitely be back!
Food was fine. Staff couldn’t have been more helpful and friendly.
Arrived an hour early because of rain and walk to restaurant taking less time. First time visit. Staff couldn't have been more friendly and found us a table. Overall service was polite and the servers smiled but what I liked is that they weren't over friendly - professional and helpful and left us alone. Thank you it was a great experience and we'll be back.
We had a fantastic to celebrate two birthdays. As usual the service was impeccable and the food was amazing. Our favourite restaurant in the Lothians!
Superb service. Beautifully cooked main courses with plenty of delicious vegetables. Definitely visit again.
Fantastic location, amazingly friendly staff and lovely food. We went for my wife's birthday and the staff couldn't have made it feel more special. Thank you to Stuart and the team.