August 2025 by Jose Ferri Tarricone
I went to the one at Princess Street (just below Calton Hill). Loved the atmosphere, service and food
August 2025 by Didem Aksaray
It was our first dining experience in Edinburgh, and the food was amazing at Howies. We had haggis, cullen skink, mushroom soup, and smoked salmon & trout ? all of them were starters. I had previously read a comment here saying that Howies doesn?t allow customers to order starters only, but we had no problem with that. I had never tasted haggis before, but I loved it ? it was so flavourful. In my opinion, the starter portion was enough since it was quite a rich dish. We?ll definitely visit Howies again on our next trip to Scotland.
August 2025 by Chamut Kifetew
Had an early dinner here and it was truly delicious, the service from Chris and his fellow team members was above and beyond, and it had a lovely vibe and in a central location! Was our first time trying some traditional Scottish food and it was very fresh and tasty. Overall would highly recommend here to anyone especially visitors from outside Edinburgh.
August 2025 by simon stones
Really good food and service! Would highly recommend.
August 2025 by Gareth Thomas
Amazing food and service. The bread alone is with a visit!
August 2025 by Helen Cracknell
Extremely small portions and over priced.
August 2025 by Shai Lysk
Overrated. Everything I?ve read about this place did not really come true.
Onion rings were tasteless.
Presentation was just ok.
The room was so loud and had an echo when a friend said he heard music I didn?t believe him.
The soup of the day and venison stew was pretty good though but otherwise not worth the hype or the price.
August 2025 by Merna
10 out of 10 for style, service and the food. We went Saturday early evening and were treated like very valued customers .The best Scottish Salmon I've ever had.
August 2025 by Richard Watson
A lovely restaurant with good food in a relaxed atmosphere.
August 2025 by Jacopo Baroni
Nice venue to eat a traditional Scottish dish
August 2025 by Georgia
Amazing food. Not from Scotland but would fly back just to experience it all over again, can?t get over it.
August 2025 by Ari Kestenbaum
Had a mixed experience. The apps of haggis neeps and tatties (and suggested Glengoyne pairing) and the smoked mackerel pate were delicious, but the mains took nearly an hour to bring out (though all the staff kept very busy) and were just ok to boot (we got the venison casserole and catch of the day of cod). Dessert of banoffee pie and vanilla sky cocktail were pretty good. I would rate this 3.5 stars if Google would allow it.
August 2025 by Russin \u0026 Vecchi
Great spot for date night.
July 2025 by Laurence Forgue
Nice place - I?m sorry we made the reservation too late to be served in the main room. I enjoy the soup of the day and the salmon.
Thank you to the adorable crew.
Laurence - France
July 2025 by Jane Neill
Excellent lunch and service from Kris who was courteous and efficient
