The Blossom - Edinburgh

Great restaurant was a beautiful evening for me a partner, eating was absolutely beautiful without problems. a very good price.

Paper napkins. Not a place I will return. Now I know why I was able to make a reservation last minute.

Whilst the food was nice and reasonably priced, the service left a lot to desired. We had a table booked for 8pm all as we’d expect by this point. We ordered a pint of Stella and a glass of lemonade plus a jug of water for the table, so nothing too exotic or taxing to prepare. 15 minutes later our drinks arrived, minus the jug of water and our food order was taken. So it’s now just a few minutes after 8pm and we order, again nothing to difficult, just 2 sirloin steaks; one medium and one rare. Fast forward a while to 9:20 and our food still hasn’t arrived, neither has the jug of water we ordered 1 1/2 hours ago. Now I don’t expect to be eating within 5 minutes of sitting down but neither do I expect to be waiting 1 1/2 hours for my first course. I called a waiter over to ask if he could find out how long our food was likely to be and it must’ve been some kind of divine intervention because within about 10 seconds our food was on the table. I decided to risk it and ask for another pint of Stella, big mistake. We ate our main course and our dessert was brought out about 5 minutes later. Luckily we had the foresight to order dessert at the same time as our mains. We finished our desserts at no great pace, just relaxing and chatting while we ate and still waiting for the beer I’d ordered which never materialised. Paid the bill and left around about 10:20. Whilst the venue was pleasant as was was the food, the service left little to be desired. Will I go back? Perhaps, perhaps not. We left satisfied with the food but very disappointed with the service.

Fast forward to 9:20, and our food still hadn’t arrived, nor had the water we ordered an hour and a half earlier. I don’t expect to be served within five minutes, but waiting an hour and a half for the first course is excessive. I called a waiter to check on our food, and miracle of miracles, within about 10 seconds, our meals appeared at the table. I made the mistake of asking for another pint of Stella. We finished our main courses, and our desserts came about five minutes later—thankfully, we had ordered them at the same time as our mains. We enjoyed our desserts without much fuss, just relaxing and chatting while we waited for the beer I had ordered, which never arrived. We settled the bill and left around 10:20. While the atmosphere was pleasant and the food was good, the service was disappointing. Would I go back? While I appreciated the food, the service definitely left something to be desired.

They are not listed on OpenTable, so don't make a reservation through that platform. I didn't want to rate them since I didn’t get to experience the restaurant due to the unprofessionalism of the staff.