Victor Carina Contini

My dining experience at this restaurant was part of a package deal for the Tattoo. The food, service, drinks, and the host (who is also the owner) were all fantastic. In summary, everything was excellent. Kudos to the entire team for a wonderful evening.

We came to the restaurant for a special birthday lunch. We loved everything! From the first class service to the outstanding food. An original, tasty food menu. We both had the fish option and it was cooked to perfection. Thank you James and Eric for the attentive service. We will definitely be back!

The food at this restaurant is decent, not exceptional but acceptable and matches the description. However, the atmosphere leaves much to be desired, resembling a deserted train station waiting room. It lacks the charm and warmth of its sister restaurant on George Street. I was disappointed with the experience. View menu

as a tourist we had a long tour through the castle and this place was the perfect restaurant to sit down and enjoy the view of the castle we ordered oysters, squid with pommes, washes it with beer, and overall it was a great experience the oysters were raised, and with a zeste of lime they taste delicious. we loved the service and how they explained the different points in the city to see and we will definitely pay it another visit on our next trip there

each so often a fantastic invite pops in our post-entry and to this occasion it was fiona invite us along to contini cannonball to try the taste scotland menu. miss edinburger has the privilege to try this fantastic menu. the idea behind the menu is to give the diners attention, the local products are available directly in front of our doorstep and to help local producers. when I looked at the reviews online, I felt very privileged to be invited together to try 5 fantastic courses. contini cannonball is practically next to edinburgh castle and at sunset it offers a spectacular view of the sun behind the castle (definitiw a...read more

we decided to enjoy a small evening on the halloween evening and fortunately we were able to book a table. before booking I had only heard good things until we were gone, I became a supporter. from the moment when we arrived and was brought from the door to the restaurant, and in the evening, all the staff could not take care and thought to have been excellent service. then there was the food I had heard from again. I started with amazing cannonball haggis, I loved the whisky jam, wow. then on the braided bark, cooked to perfect with a good green. then I finished with an amazing whisky afrogato. a great thanks to the whole team to this...read more View menu

Being a food blogger is a tough gig at times. The amazing food. The amazing food. Oh wait, actually, it’s a fantastic gig and I’m ever-grateful for the folks to who continue to read my words on feelings about meals here, there and everywhere. One of the best bits is always being ‘in the know’ as to what’s happening on the food scene in my dear ‘burgh. Closings are a sad affair, but there’s such a vibrant dining scene in this city now, that thankfully we can always be tempted by new openings, often-times supporting independent restaurateurs in what is a tricky ol’ business. Victor and Carina Contini need no introduction other than to say that this couple have always...read more

This was probably one of the best dinners I've had in Edinburgh ever!! The building is beautiful and the stairs lead up to a fantastic dining room with beautiful views of the castle. Make sure you're there at sunset as it really is something to be seen. When I dined here I tried the taste Scotland tasting menu. It was delicious. Each course packed full of local ingredients and mouthwatering flavours. My only complaint was it was so good I could have eaten the same all over again The tasting menu contains all sorts of flavours and is easily the best way to try what contini cannonball has to offer The staff are fantastic and the service is second to none Definitely make it a stop...read more

We had dinner on our anniversary in this wonderful restaurant on a Saturday night, it was a super experience from start to finish, I have chronic back pain and we requested comfortable seats and they did not disappoint, there is even a lift which you would not expect in such a historic building. The food was delicious, I don't even like beetroot that much but the beet starter sounded so good I ordered that, we had 3 courses each and we can't fault anything, James looked after us, he was incredibly professional and knowledgeable and every interaction we the other staff was excellent too, they even said Happy Anniversary when we arrived which was a lovely touch. So rare these days to go somewh... View menu