- Overall 5
- Food 5
- Service 5
- Ambience 5
My favorite restaurant in Edinburgh. The food is exquisite, artfully prepared, beautifully presented, in appropriate serving sizes, and on artistic dishes. The service is exceptional. After my first visit, I was greeted personally by several of the waitstaff each subsequent visit, remembered for past orders and preferences, and treated as if I was a favored guest. In a major city, along a street frequented by tourists and locals alike, during a busy time of the year, this is quite touching.
For comparison, I spent two weeks in Edinburgh, eating out each night. The other restaurants were quite good, along a spectrum from local pubs to Indian chains to high end Italian and French, and none was as perfect all around as Angels. I came back to Angels twice, and I have one more night in town ... I may find myself here again tonight, as a parting gift to myself.
Other notes: I dine alone, and the staff welcomed me solo; not all restaurants are able to do that. The sound level is quiet, but the conversations of other diners joyful. The decor subtle and elegant. I cannot recommend this restaurant more highly.
