Victor Carina Contini Cannonball

The food : Amazing. I had the Outlaw cocktail, a very good and tasty discovery (good idea, well mixed , the Pigeon with pistachios may have a been a tiny dry but maybe I don't know how pigeons should be eaten ! The venison was very good, the red wine excellent, and the Lanark blue also very good. My friend had the fish and the sticky toffee pudding which was one of the best I ever tasted (even if a tiny bit too sweet . The location : we had the chance to sit next to a window with a direct view on the castle. By night, this is very romantic. In general, the restaurant is very romantic, classy, chic, clean. It was a cold evening in January so the restaurant was very calm, but warm : and has a lot of space. The service : absolutely perfect. Someone attends to you when you arrive, offers to take your coat (there's a place for it downstairs , then you go upstairs to eat and someone else takes care of you for the entire evening. They were all very nice, available and give you good advice on the food and drinks. A pleasant meal in a nice place with great service !

The food at this restaurant is decent, not exceptional but acceptable and matches the description. However, the atmosphere leaves much to be desired, resembling a deserted train station waiting room. It lacks the charm and warmth of its sister restaurant on George Street. I was disappointed with the experience.

We had dinner on our anniversary in this wonderful restaurant on a Saturday night, it was a super experience from start to finish, I have chronic back pain and we requested comfortable seats and they did not disappoint, there is even a lift which you would not expect in such a historic building. The food was delicious, I don't even like beetroot that much but the beet starter sounded so good I ordered that, we had 3 courses each and we can't fault anything, James looked after us, he was incredibly professional and knowledgeable and every interaction we the other staff was excellent too, they even said Happy Anniversary when we arrived which was a lovely touch. So rare these days to go somewhere for dinner and find everything perfect.

Booked Cannonball Restaurant following the good reviews received on Tripadvisor, and we weren't disappointed. The restaurant it in a lovely location and the atmosphere inside is great. The young waiter was very well informed and spent time going through the menu with us. After choosing our meal, we let him pair a wine for us, and he got it perfect. We chose from the dinner menu and what turned up was amazing. The quantity of the food was perfect too. A great restaurant and food and experience was worth every penny.

Fabulous views of Edinburgh castle, impeccable service by James and the other staff, and the food was very high quality- if you’ve never tried haggis, this is the place to do it!