Scottish Cheeses
Afternoon Tea @ The Bonham

Afternoon Tea @ The Bonham

35 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh, EH3 7RN, United Kingdom

Steak • French • Hotels • Venues


"We had afternoon tea on 6th December at Bonham 's. As I have a variety of medical conditions I clearly and fully stated my dietary requirements on the booking. On arrival these were checked with the waiting staff, who assured me that the kitchen was aware of them and had complied with them. I requested no meat. When the food arrived, the sandwiches were wholly meat based. We asked for them to be replaced, which they were eventually with soft cheese and cucumber and some vegtable wraps. We had said that fish was ok but were not offered smoked salmon as stated was included on the menu. The scones were of a rock like and dry consistency and insufficent preserves for two people. The cakes included one that was chocolate (specific request no chocolate) and one that included chocolate in the decoration. When this was pointed out to the waiter, I was told 'chef presumed that only one person was asking for no chocolate '. Perhaps next time chef could ask? When I reminded the waiter that I wasn 't just being awkward, I had asked for alternatives because of medical reasons, he said he 'd see what he 'could do '. He returned with two very small macaroons. In addition, service was slow. I was both disappointed and upset. A small discount was negotiated from the bill but it didn 't make up for the appalling migraine that I woke up with the next morning because of Bonham 's failure to treat my request for dietary changes for medical reasons seriously."

The Broadsheet Bistro

The Broadsheet Bistro

12-26 St Giles Street Edinburgh, EH1 1PT, United Kingdom

Bars • Fish • Steak • British


"I am loath to write poor reviews as I know how difficult it is to please everyone but I wish that I had checked Tripadvisor before entering this establishment. We visited during the Fringe Festival and therefore when our waiter told us of the list...of beers that were not available on their menu we were not too upset. We chose our meals and we did not wait too long for our food to arrive. That was when things started to go wrong. My Tomato and mozzarella salad starter was described as a taste of summer with four varieties of tomatoes marinated in a balsamic dressing with italian mozzarella and micro basil. What I received was a large bowl of salad leaves with small chunks of a fairly tasteless tomato and cubes of what tasted like the type of mozzarella used to top cheap pizzas. There was very little dressing not enough to cover the leaves) and it was disappointing. Not as disappointing as my friends peppered mackerel fillets salad which was supposed to be accompanied with artisan bread. The portion for the main course looked smaller than my starter portion, it was not peppered mackerel and it was only one small piece not the fillets described in the menu. We queried whether they had made a mistake and served a starter but we were told that it was correct, we were given a bowl of salad leaves when requested. I then ordered the chicken wrapped in bacon served with haggis fritter and mash. The chicken arrived minus the fritter, when I queried this with the waiter he questioned whether there should have been a fritter with it but he did return with a fritter and an apology ten minutes later. In fairness my chicken was tasty but you have to ask what is going on here. The food that is being served is not as described on the menu. A couple who came in after us left when there order was not taken. We would not return here, we did feel sorry for the waiting staff who were friendly and helpful, this is a management problem which needs urgent attention."