The Palmerston

Fantastic food, fantastic hosts, great atmosphere. Would highly recommend

Amazing!🤩

Chaotic. Unfortunate responses from staff. We arrived about 10.15, 45 minutes before the end of the “pastries and coffee” service on a Sunday. Tables were first come, first served. Fine. We waited nearly 30 minutes for our coffee to arrive. The pastry was quite good; however, the selection was poor considering there was still 45 minutes to run. When commenting to staff about the level of service and the chaotic nature of it, we were told “it’s just busy.” No, no. It is possible to be busy and organised. 2 minutes after receiving our long-awaited coffees, we were told, “you have about 20 minutes left and we need the table back.” 3 different members of staff came to the table to tell us this, highlighting a lack of communication. Don’t think we’ll be rushing back, sadly.

One of the best meals we’ve had, truly delicious. Thanks to excellent manager Rebecca who got us a table last-minute!

Good food and atmosphere

Everything was incredible! This was our first night in town and we enjoyed it. Highly recommend.

Everything was very nice: food tasty, ambience very classy and in good taste, staff very helpful. Would like to mention Holly and Alana who were so nice to us

Lovely lovey pastries, and would recommend but coffee is medium or maybe not to my taste.

I had dinner at Palmerston with high expectations, given its excellent reputation. Unfortunately, the food didn't quite live up to the hype for me. That said, I appreciate that this is very much a matter of personal taste rather than any fault with the restaurant. What truly stood out, however, was the service. Every member of staff was exceptional—warm, attentive, knowledgeable and genuinely welcoming without ever being overbearing. Their professionalism made the evening a thoroughly pleasant experience, even if the food wasn't entirely to my taste. While I may not return for the menu, I certainly wouldn't hesitate to commend the team for delivering first-class hospitality.

Had such a great lunch at The Palmerston. If dinner feels a little too expensive for you, go get the three course lunch. You can tell how good the ingredients they use are. The pasta was a top tier dish. I also stopped by a couple mornings for some pastries and coffee.

Great food, great service including being very attentive towards allergies. First time visit for my parents and they really loved it.

Tasty food. Original dishes. Will come again when we next visit Edinburgh