The Waterside Bistro

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.

Quality place, quality food, quality staff 👌🏻 highly recommend 👌🏻

Great lunch, good food served by attentive staff. Will certainly come again.

On arrival we were greeted and welcomed... always a good start The setting and style of the bistro makes for a relaxing trip back in time We were with two olderlie types who take a bit longer to process things and can't take too much information onboard. The staff were very patient and understanding. The menu and specials meant there was plenty of choice to suit everyone

Had a great time. The food was delicious and really good value. Staff were friendly and helpful. Will certainly go back.

The food was great, the portions are large. Everything was great value for money. We were in the small bar area and it was quite busy and a bit noisy but it was a Sunday evening. I would recommend a visit here.

Very enjoyable lunch, good food, good atmosphere. Certainly be back.

Nice post-Easter meal - good food, attractively presented. But service was a bit slow: I think they may have been short of a member of staff. We were also surprised that a group at an adjacent table had been allowed to bring a dog into the restaurant - this was in the restaurant area, not the bar (and it clearly wasn't an assistance dog).

Delicious Sunday Lunch, relaxed atmosphere, great with children and dogs

Great service and amazing food. Really enjoyable experience. Thank you