A perennial disappointment. The food is good, very good. Fresh ingredients, imaginatively put together. I have eaten here several times and keep going back, simply because it is so convenient for my kids after picking them up from school nearby. But I think I'm now finally going to give up. I am forever astounded by the stupidity of the service....
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Cuisines: Contemporary
Neighbourhood: Stockbridge
Description: With commanding views over the beautiful gardens beyond, The Gateway Restaurant is located within the heart of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's iconic and unique new John Hope Gateway building. The Gateway Restaurant is the perfect location for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, as well as the ideal space for corporate, business and private evening events of all sizes. The restaurant aims to offer a first class service and dining experience, harnessing the ethos and values of the garden to ensure locally sourced ingredients of the highest quality are used. Start your day with a selection of hearty and lighter choices to suit all tastes for breakfast, followed by delicious sharing platters and seasonally changing courses for lunch during the week, alongside a traditional roast with all the trimmings at weekends. You can also treat yourself to an indulgent afternoon tea, featuring a range of irresistible cakes and chilled champagne.
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Neighbourhood: Stockbridge
Description: With commanding views over the beautiful gardens beyond, The Gateway Restaurant is located within the heart of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's iconic and unique new John Hope Gateway building. The Gateway Restaurant is the perfect location for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, as well as the ideal space for corporate, business and private evening events of all sizes. The restaurant aims to offer a first class service and dining experience, harnessing the ethos and values of the garden to ensure locally sourced ingredients of the highest quality are used. Start your day with a selection of hearty and lighter choices to suit all tastes for breakfast, followed by delicious sharing platters and seasonally changing courses for lunch during the week, alongside a traditional roast with all the trimmings at weekends. You can also treat yourself to an indulgent afternoon tea, featuring a range of irresistible cakes and chilled champagne.
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Beautiful oasis in the heart of the city. The Gateway restaurant is in a stunning building with excellent staff and good food. It is also an exhibition centre and shop
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Georgina Hood, Senior Sales and Events Coordinator at The Gateway Restaurant, responded to this review
22 March 2012
Glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. Please do come and visit us for some al fresco dining on the beautiful terrace now that spring is here!
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Had a winderful salmon tortilla sandwich for lunch, the views are pretty amazing, and staff friendly! Highly recommend
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Setting with a view of the Botanic Gardens is superb and the Carvery is good value at £15. Carvery meal was served hot apart from the Yorkshire puddings which were uncovered and soon went cold. Overall a very good lunch.
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I thoroughly reccomend a visit to the gardens for anyone coming to Edinburgh however I must warn others about the service (or lack of) in the new 'John Hope Gateway' restaurant. The staff are very rude and look down their noses at (1) those with small children and (2) lone customers. After a lovely spring morning walk around the gardens...
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The restaurant is beautiful and modern with excellent staff. Most of the food is good, but the roast vegetable platter to share is really mean : a spoonful of tired rocket surrounded by varied roast vegetables (mostly out of jars I suspect) - I had one to myself with a bowl of soup for lunch, and I was still hungry.
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