The Olive Branch Bistro

A very warm welcoming place with enjoyable music, delightful plates with a big variety of choice and a smiling personnel

Stunning full Scottish breakfast and a great place in general. Would highly recommend for brunch. Coffee also unusually good for a food place.

Excellent brunch! We all enjoyed our meals and I had the best meal that I’ve had during my first week in Scotland. We had the rosti (one with haggis, one with bacon), the eggs Pacifica, and the avacado toast with salmon. All were reasonably priced and delicious. View menu

We stopped in at the Olive Branch for lunch and the whole experience was fantastic. We sat outside in the sunshine and were served by very welcoming staff, particularly Carina who was lovely! The food was fantastic, I highly recommend the fish and chips! We will definitely be back

Food is always brilliant and staff are very attentive. It has a good mix of dishes as well with special mention for the chicken burger easily one of the best I have ever had. The pasta special is very good and all food is fresh. I have never had an issue with food or service. Only gripe is that it can get very hot inside due to lack of ventilation.

We went for a late lunch on a Sunday afternoon, and although we were the only people eating inside, we were made very welcome by the waitress, Rachel. She was also very patient when dealing with our dietary needs and we ended up with a delicious spread of adapted food from the starters and side menu. There were some wonderful combinations on the menu. My daughter had duck with orange and watermelon and I had the salmon with poached egg and roasted asparagus. All delicious! View menu

We booked dinner here on a Saturday night. We were a bit surprised as we approached the restaurant, as all the large windows around the restaurant were completely obscured with condensation. I had haddock risotto, and my partner had scallops. Both dishes were excellent. However, the layout was extremely cramped, to the extent that I frequently had to move to allow customers from the tables behind me to get in and out of their seats. This did not make for a relaxing evening.

Restaurant was only about one third full when I arrived. Was shown to a table hidden away and out of sight of staff. Waited ages but no one came to take order, despite attending to customers at nearby table. Eventually I gave up and left. As I went out I told member of staff I was leaving because they were ignoring me. She said she had been very busy heaven help them if the restaurant had been full! I am fed of up of single people (particularly single women) being treated as pariahs in restaurants. Went across road to L'Escargot Bleu's wine bar, where I was welcomed warmly and served quickly.

It was a cold Sunday February evening we had a reservation for 6.30pm. There were customers at only one other table, so reservations were probably not necessary. The young ladies in charge of service were very courteous and attentive, without fussiness. Always nice to experience welcoming service in a restaurant. Food here is unpretentious, and has a 'home-cooked ' feel to some dishes (I had the pasta special). However, that 's not a complaint, because the prices reflect the straightforward nature of what 's on offer. We recommend phoning for reservation, as we had no responses from the restaurant to emails beforehand (the staff were apparently on holiday in the new year), so had to use the... View menu