The Broadsheet Bistro

afternoon tea is a bit of a british insitution and a lovely wee treat for a girls get together at the weekend.

I think giving The Cosmopolitan only two stars is a bit harsh, but I can understand where they're coming from. The food was delicious, but I couldn't help but wonder where the alcohol was.

lunch here today (saturday afternoon). the place was empty so we had our selection of tables and the staff was very attentive. three of us all had sandwiches with suppe or chips. all enjoyed our meals and the price was very reasonable.

that is a really good restaurant. most of the areros along the royal mile were packed and we went a block of the royal mile and this place was comparatively empty. the food was excellent and well prepared. the service was also excellent. her stick...open pudding is to die.

we thought we would stop for tea and cake. the service was soon slow. tees took about 10 minutes, they were not too bad. the cake lasted another 15 minutes. the swamps were very dry and the victoria sponge was the worst I had in...years. it tasted like a Tesco value that had just been defrosted and the sponge was so dry.

it took a while until the waiter showed up, and as we ordered suppee and sandwiches, we expected a 10/15min wait. After 40 minutes I asked the bar staff if there was a problem with the order. she was very pleasant and recommended she would hunt after order. another 10 minutes later a passable suppe and sandwich appeared without an excuse or a discount or even a free cup of tea. very disappointed.

We made a reservation on our phone for a convenient time, but upon arrival, the waitress informed us that they were fully booked. Despite telling her three times that we had left a table for two at the Penny Drop, we were eventually seated. The service was very slow, and we later noticed an advertisement on the wall for New Year's Eve offering stovies for £7.50 from 8 to 11 pm, free with the purchase of a bottle of wine. We had booked for 8 pm, but when we arrived and ordered a bottle of wine, we were informed that the stovies were not ready. We ended up receiving our potatoes at 9:15 pm.

We arrived at our reserved table at 5:15 p.m. and had to wait 10 minutes, which was alright. We only ordered main courses as we had a show at 6:25 p.m. to attend. We had to rush through our meal, which arrived promptly, but there was a lack of communication from the staff. We ordered a bottle of Prosecco which was not chilled, despite the fact that it should have been. The restaurant was not very busy, but the service was extremely poor. When I settled the bill, I mentioned to the manager that they had lost money by not serving us drinks and the food not being quick enough for us to have dessert. He shrugged, which was disappointing because the food was actually good. Unfortunately, we were...

We arrived at our reserved table at 5:15 pm and had to wait 10 minutes, which was not a big deal. We only ordered our main courses as we had a show to attend at 6:25 pm. We had to remind the staff about our meal, which arrived promptly afterwards with no communication from them. We ordered a bottle of prosecco but they did not have any chilled, and we never received it even though they were supposed to be chilling it. The restaurant was not very busy, but the service was extremely poor. When I paid the bill, I mentioned to the manager that they lost money because they did not serve the drinks and the meal was not quick enough for us to have a dessert. The manager shrugged his shoulders, whic...